A89732:914
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. Legal obedience consists not in performing personal obedience to every branch of the Law formally: But in performing all that the Law requireth as the Law requireth, actually or habitually.
The Law of works, and the Law of the Mediator differ not as two Laws, but as the whole and the part of the same Law. The will of God concerning the Mediator was that he should obey the Law of works,1 and more: Pareus commenting upon those words, Heb. 10.8. speaks thus: If it be enquired (saith he) what obedience Christ performed unto God; we must answer, both the universal obedience of the whole Law given to man, and the special obedience imposed upon the Mediator alone: Christ faileth not of fulfilling the least iota unto either. By the Law Psa. 40. (saith Rivet) he understands as well all the Commandments of ⟨p. 202⟩God common to all men, as the singular command of laying down his life.
- 1Quando igitur quaeritur qualem obedientiam Deo praestiterit. Pareus in loc. Rivet. in Psal. 40.8.
Dialogu. M. Calvin observeth rightly, that some of the actions of Christ were proper to his God-head only; and some of his actions were proper to his humane nature only; and some of his actions were common to both his natures, and this observation (saith M. Calvin) shall do no small service to assoil many doubts, if the Reader can but fitly apply it.