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A discussion of that great point in divinity, the sufferings of Christ; and the…
A discussion of that great point in divinity, the sufferings of Christ; and the question about his righteousness active, passive : and the imputation thereof. Being an answer to a dialogue entitled The meritorious price of redemption, justification, &c. / By John Norton teacher of the church at Ipswich in New-England. Who was appointed to draw up this answer by the general court.A discussion of that great point in divinity, the sufferings of Christ; and the question about his righteousnesse active, passive : and the imputation thereof. Being an answer to a dialogue intituled The meritorious price of redemption, justification, &c. / By John Norton teacher of the church at Ipswich in New-England. Who was appointed to draw up this answer by the generall court.
London: printed by A.M. for Geo. Calvert, 1653
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Answ. We are to distinguish of the Law, it's taken sometimes more largely either for all the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, Luk. 16.17. Joh. 15.25. or for all the Books of Moses, Matt. 7.12. sometimes more strictly for the Moral Law, Rom. 7.7. So Paul opposeth the Law of works to the Law of faith; and Luke the Law of Moses unto Christ, Act. 13.39. because by him all that believe are justified from all things from which they could not be justified by the Law of Moses.
Answ. We are to distinguish of the Law, it's taken sometimes more largely either for all the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, Luk. 16.17. Joh. 15.25. or for all the Books of Moses, Matt. 7.12. sometimes more strictly for the Moral Law, Rom. 7.7. So Paul opposeth the Law of works to the Law of faith; and Luke the Law of Moses unto Christ, Act. 13.39. because by him all that beleeve are justified from all things from which they could not be justified by the Law of Moses.
The Law of Moses taken strictly, and the Law of works (usually known by the name of the Decalogue or ten Commandments) are the same and differ no ⟨p. 189⟩