A89732:864
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. 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] Gal. 2.21. notes the manner, not the matter; obedience unto the Law neither ceaseth nor can cease to be the matter of justification, only it is the obedience performed thereunto by Christ, not by us, that is, not our own, but the obedience of another imputed to us by grace, and received by faith the effect of grace. We have the righteousness of the Law, but we have it not by the Law.
Answ. Christs inherent righteousnesse and active obedience is an essentiall part of our justification, but not all our justification; Christs active and passive obedience make up our righteousnesse; Original justice and active ⟨p. 191⟩obedience was sufficient to justifie man innocent, but not to justifie 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] Gal. 2.21. notes the manner, not the matter; obedience unto the Law neither ceaseth nor can cease to be the matter of justification, only it is the obedience performed thereunto by Christ, not by us, that is, not our own, but the obedience of another imputed to us by grace, and received by faith the effect of grace. We have the righteousnesse of the Law, but we have it not by the Law.