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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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Dialogu. As for example all the Actions of Christ from his birth until he began to be thirty years of age, must be considered as natural actions, or as Legal acts of obedience: for till he began to be thirty of years of age, he led a private life with his parents.
Dialogu. As for example all the Actions of Christ from his birth until he began to be thirty years of age, must be considered as natural actions, or as Legal acts of obedience: for till he began te be thirty of years of age, he led a private life with his parents.
Secondly, When he began to be thirty years of age he did then begin to declare himself to be the Mediator, for when he was baptized of John in Jordan, the holy Ghost lighted upon him in visible manner before ⟨p. 204⟩all Johns Auditory, and the Father by his voice from Heaven declared that he was the Mediator.
Secondly, When he began to be thirty years of age he did then begin to declare himself to be the Mediaatour, for when he was baptized of John in Jordan, the holy Ghost lighted upon him in visible manner before ⟨p. 204⟩all Johns Auditory, and the Father by his voice from Heaven declared that he was the Mediator.
Thirdly, In the upshot of his life, as soon as he had fulfilled all things that were written of him he sanctified himself, and sacrificed his oblation by the joint concurrence of both natures; and this was the masterpiece of his Mediatorial obedience. Having thus distinguished the actions of the Mediator, we may and must rank his acts of obedience accordingly; his obedience to the Law of works must be ranked among the actions of his humane nature, and his obedience to the Law of Mediatorship must be ranked among his Mediatorial actions, which he performed by the personal union of both his natures.