A89732:907
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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First, God appointed the Mediator to fulfil the Law of works, I mean, so much of it as fell within the compass of his humane course of life, not as a proper ⟨p. 200⟩condition belonging to the Law of Mediatorship: [as Mediator] but as true man only, for he was bound to observe the Law of works as he was true man, as much as any other Jew, by a native right, Gal. 4.4.
First, God appointed the Mediatour to fulfill the Law of works, I mean, so much of it as fell within the compasse of his humane course of life, not as a proper ⟨p. 200⟩condition belonging to the Law of Mediatorship: [as Mediator] but as true man only, for he was bound to observe the Law of works as he was true man, as much as any other Jew, by a native right, Gal. 4.4.
Answ. That God appointed the Mediator to fulfil the Law of works, as a proper condition belonging to the Law of Mediatorship as Mediator, and not as man only is already proved. Of the difference between the obligation of Christ and another Jew to Legal obedience, there is no need here to speak: they were both bound by native right, and otherwise: but not altogether upon the like grounds, and for very unlike ends: the obedience to the Law whereof Paul speaks, Gal. 4.4. was the obedience of Christ not as man only, but as Mediator, which is plain in that it was to redeem us that were under the Law, ver. 5.
Answ. That God appointed the Mediator to fullfill the Law of works, as a proper condition belonging to the Law of Mediatorship as Mediator, and not as man only is already proved. Of the difference between the obligation of Christ and another Jew to Legal obedience, there is no need here to speak: they were both bound by native right, and otherwise: but not altogether upon the like grounds, and for very unlike ends: the obedience to the Law whereof Paul speaks,