A89732:976
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. True, yet not of mercy only, but of mercy tempered with justice, and in some sense, with the highest degree of justice.
The Geneva note on Psa. 130.3. is excellent, 1&c. speaketh thus, he declareth that we cannot be just before God, but by forgiveness of sins, for Gods forgiveness is a part of his merciful Atonement.
The Geneva note on Psa. 130.3. is excellent, 1&c. speaketh thus, he declareth that we cannot be just before God, but by forgivenesse of sins, for Gods forgivenesse is a part of his merciful Atonement.
- 1Dialogu,
Answ. Forgiveness of sin is inseparable from our righteousness, being the immediate effect thereof. We saw before that Atonement is sometimes taken for the forgiveness of sins strictly, sometimes it is taken for the expiation of sin, comprehending both the forgiveness and the meritorious cause thereof: The Atonement mentioned in the Geneva Bible is to be interpreted according to the doctrine of Geneva, which acknowledgeth and teacheth the meritorious satisfaction of Christ to divine justice, to be the cause of the pardon of sin, a truth which the Dialogue denieth.
Answ. Forgivenesse of sin is inseparable from our righteousnesse, being the immediate effect thereof. We saw before that Atonement is sometimes taken for the forgivenesse of sins strictly, sometimes it is taken for the expiation of sin, comprehending both the forgivenesse and the meritorious cause thereof: The Atonement mentioned in the Geneva Bible is to be interpreted according to the doctrine of Geneva, which acknowledgeth and teacheth the meritorious satisfaction of Christ to divine justice, to be the cause of the pardon of sinne, a truth which the Dialogue denieth.