The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, William ... - Adkinshorton.net

74 TLezMeritorhuiFricei/eur Parti.
shirigim Qoi\\i\{Q. like p. 160. and what do thcfe contradictions
argue clfc, but that they were in a great uncertainty in their own
mindj, how to explicate the true meritorious price ofour Redemption.
TraHef. I ccufefs I nmat alofsivhat t$ thinkj, that none of
aU thbfe Scrijutires fijoi !d hit, Vchich I haveAlledged, a»d nhich
m/injf leaned 'Divines do dlledge^M the mofi pri»cipall Scriptures
fu pKTi'e that Chrift didjtifftr the wrath of Godfor our Redempti^
Ofl.
divine. Wc (ct but in parr, and know but in pirt ^
God hath
fome truth to bring to light in every age; the common dcdrine of
imputation hath much obfcur'd the rrtritorious price of our Redemption
and Juftification;, lo that Tome Scholars do alledge fbmc
Scriptures to prove that Chrift fuffcr«d the wrath ot God, and yet
they fpeak nothing at all of any part of his fuffering, as EK,tk^ 63.
7,. I have trodxfi the yvirre-prefs ofGods wrath alone-^ but ihey greatly'
miilaks the meaning of this text, for this text fpeikcth nothing
at all of any partofChriftsfufferings, neither from Gods wrath,
nor from mans wratli -• it (peaks only of the tryumpbant vidories
cfChrift over his and his Churches enemies: others allcdgc, Rev.
19. 15. which hath no more aftinity with Chrif^s fuffering then
the former. Otheis aliedge the Article of Chrilt defcentinto
Htil to prove that Chrift iuffcred the torments of hell in his foul
for our redemption: But the truth is, that Article fpeaks only of
hii foul* pafTage from his bodytcHWfx, which haih a double
A m:cc.;r;>r.fii- lotCwhcn it isapplycdto fouls departed) a place of ]0j, and a place
nno.thcAiticic ^^ formc^t j fo that all fouls f both good and bad J go to
JtS^""''' '"' Haides alToon as they are feperated trom the body : the bad do go
to thi
place of torment in Haides, and the good do go to the place
ofpl^ afure in Haides ; therefore feeing Chrift was a good man, e-
vcn theHolj one ofGodM muff needs go to the place of plcafure in
Haides, evm to ilit paradife Lnl^e 23. 43.and that Haidesdoih
o mprc! end under i: a double lot (as gnat ^riV^xwr doth comprehcr.d
Sr^gland^v.u Scotland ) i evidtni by the ufc of the Greek.
v.C'id in iiudiygicck Authors, ai.daccording to thisftnfc Mr.
Rohtrt fi'ilmct hath expcuiidcd this Article, wherein he doth
alio approve c' thj judgcnKUt of Mr. 'Brafighton in hi^ e.^^ fi;ion
upon ihii zViticl:.
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