A89732:933
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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The Dialogue it self acknowledgeth some Mediatorly acts before thirty years of age, viz, many Mediatorly prayers, and his incarnation, though incarnation is not a Mediatorly or office-act, but an act constituting the person called to that office. If that his meaning be of public actions of a Mediator: Our Question is not, Whether there were any public Mediatorly acts of Christ before his Baptism, but whether his Legal obedience was Mediatorly obedience?
The Dialogue it self acknowledgeth some Mediatorly acts before thirty years of age, viz, many Mediatorly prayers, and his incarnation, though incarnation is not a Mediatorly or office-act, but an act constituting the person called to that office. If that his meaning be of publike actions of a Mediator: Our Question is not, Whether there were any publike Mediatorly acts of Christ before his Baptism, but whether his Legal obedience was Mediatorly obedience?
Dialogu Yea, when Christ began to be thirty years of age, he was publicly installed into the Mediators office, by the joint consent of all the Trinity; and so our Saviour doth explain the matter unto John, saying, Thus our Desire is (or thus it becometh us) to fulfil all Righteousness, Mat. 3.14. These two terms, 1. our desire, 2. our fulfilling all righteousness had need to be ⟨p. 206⟩explained: the term us or our desire must have relation to some other, namely, to the joint desire of the Trinity: all the Trinity desired to fulfil all that righteousness which appertained to the Mediators Person and Office: at this time they desired to fulfil that part of righteousness which appertained to his public Instalment.
Dialogu Yea, when Christ began to be thirty years of age, he was publikely installed into the Mediators office, by the joint consent of all the Trinity; and so our Saviour doth explain the matter unto John, saying, Thus our Desire is (or thus it becometh us) to fullfill all Righteousnesse,