A89732:863
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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Dialogu If Christs Legal obedience imputed were sufficient to justify a sinner from all kind of sin both original and actual, then Christ made his oblation in vain, for it had been altogether needless for him to give his soul as a Mediatorial sacrifice of atonement for the procuring of our justice in Gods sight, if his Legal righteousness performed by his life had been sufficient to justify us from all sin in Gods sight; for if righteousness could have come to sinners by the Law, then Christ died in vain, Gal. 2.21.
Dialogu If Christs Legal obedience imputed were sufficient to iustifie a sinner from all kinde of sinne both originall and actuall, then Christ made his oblation in vain, for it had been altogether needlesse for him to give his soul as a Mediatorial sacrifice of atenement for the procuring of our iustice in Gods sight, if his Legal righteousnesse performed by his life had been sufficient to iustifie us from all sin in Gods sight; for if righteousnesse could have come to sinners by the Law, then Christ died in vain, Gal. 2.21.
Answ. Christs inherent righteousness and active obedience is an essential part of our justification, but not all our justification; Christs active and passive obedience make up our righteousness; Original justice and active ⟨p. 191⟩obedience was sufficient to justify man innocent, but not to justify man fallen. The law in case of innocency required only doing, Lev. 18.5. but in case of sin it cannot be satisfied without suffering, Gen. 2.17. and doing Gal. 3.10. that is, without both passive and actual obedience; the particle [by]