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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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Had Adam stood he had merited life for himself; much more Christ by virtue of the Promise, whereby God hath freely indebted himself to give life according to the order of Justice, Mediatorly satisfaction unto the Law for the Elect, whereunto he was no debtor, must be acknowledged to have merited.
Had Adam stood he had merited life for himselfe; much more Christ by vertue of the Promise, whereby God hath freely indebted himselfe to give life according to the order of Justice, Mediatorly satisfaction unto the Law for the Elect, whereunto he was no debtor, must be acknowledged to have merited.
Christ hath procured a right of remission of sins,1 yea such a right whereby they not only may be remitted, but whereby they ought to be remitted unto all those for whom he satisfied by his death, otherwise God should be unjust, who should not do with his Son Christ according to the exigence of his Merits. Christs merit is absolute in respect of its efficacy, though the obedience could not have merited absolutely, i. e. of it self, without Gods acceptation.
Christ hath procured a right of remission of sins,1 yea such a right whereby they not only may be remitted, but whereby they ought to be remitted unto all those for whom he satisfied by his death, otherwise God should be unjust, who should not doe with his Son Christ according to the exigence of his Merits. Christs merit is absolute in respect of its efficacy, though the obedience could not have merited absolutely, i. e. of it selfe, without Gods acceptation.
- 1Christus nactus est jus remittendorum peccatorum, sed non ojusmodi jus quo possint remitti, sed quo remitti debent omnia [illis] pro quibus per mortem ejus satisfactum est, alioquin injustus esset Deus qui non ageret cum Christo filio suo, secundum exigentiam meritorum ejus, Twiss. de permiss. l. 2. cr. pag. 79. Vide etiam, p. 84. & 85.