The mystery of the Christian faith and of the Blessed Trinity vindicated and the divinity of Christ proved in three sermons preach'd at Westminster-Abbey upon Trinity-Sunday, June the 7th, and September 21, 1696 / by the late Reverend William Payne ... ; in the press before his death, and by himself ordered to be published.
THE MYSTERY OF THE Christian Faith AND OF THE Blessed TRINITY VINDICATED. SERMON I. 1 TIM. iii. 9. Holding the Mystery of the Faith in a pure Conscience.
THE MYSTERY OF THE Christian Faith AND OF THE Blessed TRINITY VINDICATED. SERMON I. 1 TIM. iii. 9. Holding the Mystery of the Faith in a pure Conscience.
THIS Advice which is here given to Deacons, does almost equally concern all Christians; for tho' here are some Duties peculiar to the Ministers of Religion, relating to their Office, yet the common Duties of Christianity are bound upon Them and the People with equal tyes and obligations.
THIS advice which is Here given to Deacons, does almost equally concern all Christians; for though Here Are Some Duties peculiar to the Ministers of Religion, relating to their Office, yet the Common Duties of Christianity Are bound upon Them and the People with equal ties and obligations.
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and known only to the Priests, to the Mystae and Adepti, by a sort of Disciplinâ Arcani, but is by the Gospel Revelation discovered and communicated to All:
and known only to the Priests, to the Mystae and Adepti, by a sort of Disciplinâ Arcani, but is by the Gospel Revelation discovered and communicated to All:
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and other Canonic Writers speak so much as well as St. Clement, Polycarp, Ignatius and the earliest Writers who renounced both the Faith and the Communion of those Heretics, notwithstanding, they owned Christ to be the Messiah;
and other Canonic Writers speak so much as well as Saint Clement, Polycarp, Ignatius and the earliest Writers who renounced both the Faith and the Communion of those Heretics, notwithstanding, they owned christ to be the Messiah;
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But it may be asked, Are ordinary Christians then to believe the Mysterious, and Abstruse Doctrines of Christianity? Such as the Trinity, the Divinity and Incarnation of Christ,
But it may be asked, are ordinary Christians then to believe the Mysterious, and Abstruse Doctrines of Christianity? Such as the Trinity, the Divinity and Incarnation of christ,
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are these to be accounted Fundamental and Essential Articles of Faith necessary to be believed by the meanest and most ordinary Capacities, which are so puzzling and so intricate to the highest?
Are these to be accounted Fundamental and Essential Articles of Faith necessary to be believed by the Meanest and most ordinary Capacities, which Are so puzzling and so intricate to the highest?
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I Answer, Whatever is Essential and Fundamental to Christianity, and as such is plainly Reveal'd by God, upon which the Peculiar Faith, Hope and Worship of it is built, however incomprehensible and Mysterious it is, which shall be considered immediately, is to be believed by every Christian;
I Answer, Whatever is Essential and Fundamental to Christianity, and as such is plainly Revealed by God, upon which the Peculiar Faith, Hope and Worship of it is built, however incomprehensible and Mysterious it is, which shall be considered immediately, is to be believed by every Christian;
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and also the Divinity of the Holy Ghost the Comforter and the Sanctifier, and so consequently a Divine Trinity, this is as necessary to be believed by every one as Christianity,
and also the Divinity of the Holy Ghost the Comforter and the Sanctifier, and so consequently a Divine Trinity, this is as necessary to be believed by every one as Christianity,
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I. Why the Christian Faith is call'd a Mystery? Which it is upon Three Accounts. 1. As it was not knowable by Natural Reason without an Express and Immediate Divine Revelation. 2. As it was very obscurely and imperfectly Revealed before the Gospel,
I. Why the Christian Faith is called a Mystery? Which it is upon Three Accounts. 1. As it was not knowable by Natural Reason without an Express and Immediate Divine Revelation. 2. As it was very obscurely and imperfectly Revealed before the Gospel,
and the coming of Christ. 3. As it is Incomprehensible to our Reason and what we cannot fully conceive and Apprehend even after it is clearly Revealed.
and the coming of christ. 3. As it is Incomprehensible to our Reason and what we cannot Fully conceive and Apprehend even After it is clearly Revealed.
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and Save and Redeem Mankind according to this Mysterious Method, Oeconomy and Dispensation of the Gospel, this is what Reason could never have found out,
and Save and redeem Mankind according to this Mysterious Method, Economy and Dispensation of the Gospel, this is what Reason could never have found out,
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His Power and Wisdom and Goodness are sufficiently manifest to our Thoughts and Reason by the admirable Structure and the commodious and beautiful and orderly contrivance of the World and all the things that are in it,
His Power and Wisdom and goodness Are sufficiently manifest to our Thoughts and Reason by the admirable Structure and the commodious and beautiful and orderly contrivance of the World and all the things that Are in it,
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and communicate the same Divine Nature and Godhead to him that belong'd to himself, this which the Scripture Revelation acquaints us with, is so far from being known by Reason, that That staggers at it,
and communicate the same Divine Nature and Godhead to him that belonged to himself, this which the Scripture Revelation acquaints us with, is so Far from being known by Reason, that That staggers At it,
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and asks two bold questions about it, How this can be? And to what purpose it is? And Mahomet in his Alcoran offers several reasons against it, among which this is one, That God and his Son would make two Gods,
and asks two bold questions about it, How this can be? And to what purpose it is? And Mahomet in his Alcorani offers several Reasons against it, among which this is one, That God and his Son would make two God's,
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if not for the designs of Creation and Providence, yet for the Redemption of the World by this Son of God, which is a work as great and as Divine if not more so than the other two.
if not for the designs of Creation and Providence, yet for the Redemption of the World by this Son of God, which is a work as great and as Divine if not more so than the other two.
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'Tis the peculiar Character, Frame and Scheme of Christianity to reveal this Mystery fully to us, this adorable Mystery of Divine Love and Wisdom, God's Saving Lost and undone Mankind by his Son Jesus Christ;
It's the peculiar Character, Frame and Scheme of Christianity to reveal this Mystery Fully to us, this adorable Mystery of Divine Love and Wisdom, God's Saving Lost and undone Mankind by his Son jesus christ;
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and hidden Reasons of the Divine Wisdom which made this either absolutely necessary, or to be sure the most fit and convenient Method to Save and Redeem Mankind.
and hidden Reasons of the Divine Wisdom which made this either absolutely necessary, or to be sure the most fit and convenient Method to Save and redeem Mankind.
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This is such a Mystery of State, such a Secret of the Heavenly and Divine Policy and Management, that whether God could have Effected and Accomplished this any other way is unknown to us,
This is such a Mystery of State, such a Secret of the Heavenly and Divine Policy and Management, that whither God could have Effected and Accomplished this any other Way is unknown to us,
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and our Reason must cry out upon the Thoughts of it, O the Depth of the Riches both of the Wisdom and Knowledge of God, how unsearchable are his Judgments,
and our Reason must cry out upon the Thoughts of it, Oh the Depth of the Riches both of the Wisdom and Knowledge of God, how unsearchable Are his Judgments,
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Further, The Christian Revelation discovers to us another Divine Person besides the Son, to wit, the Holy Ghost, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
Further, The Christian Revelation discovers to us Another Divine Person beside the Son, to wit, the Holy Ghost, who Proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
and was to Sanctifie, and Fit, and Qualifie all Christians for that Salvation which Christ had Purchased and Obtained for them, without whom Christianity could not have been spred and established in the World,
and was to Sanctify, and Fit, and Qualify all Christians for that Salvation which christ had Purchased and Obtained for them, without whom Christianity could not have been spread and established in the World,
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nor in the Hearts of Men, and who was therefore to bear a Peculiar and Distinct part and Office in the Accomplishing the great work of our Redemption, which was to be Performed by the Fathers sending his Son,
nor in the Hearts of Men, and who was Therefore to bear a Peculiar and Distinct part and Office in the Accomplishing the great work of our Redemption, which was to be Performed by the Father's sending his Son,
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nor did the Purposes of Creation and Providence require this, and therefore the Deists and others think more than one Divine Person, and one Infinite Being Unnecessary;
nor did the Purposes of Creation and Providence require this, and Therefore the Deists and Others think more than one Divine Person, and one Infinite Being Unnecessary;
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One with him in the same Divine Nature and Essence, and All Three together Accomplishing, Effecting and Perfecting the Redemption of Mankind and bearing distinct parts in that Great and Blessed Work.
One with him in the same Divine Nature and Essence, and All Three together Accomplishing, Effecting and Perfecting the Redemption of Mankind and bearing distinct parts in that Great and Blessed Work.
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yet was but a Shadow of these good things to come, and Moses had a vail over his face, by which the Children of Israel could not see to the end of their own Typical Institution, till the vail was taken away in Christ.
yet was but a Shadow of these good things to come, and Moses had a Vail over his face, by which the Children of Israel could not see to the end of their own Typical Institution, till the Vail was taken away in christ.
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And the Mystery which was kept secret since the World began , which had been hid from Ages and Generations , and which in other Ages was not made known unto the Sins of Men , was by the Gospel revealed and manifest and made known to all men, to the Gentiles as well as to the Jews .
And the Mystery which was kept secret since the World began, which had been hid from Ages and Generations, and which in other Ages was not made known unto the Sins of Men, was by the Gospel revealed and manifest and made known to all men, to the Gentiles as well as to the jews.
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Adam immediately after his Fall had this Mystery of Gods sending the Messiah into the World for the Salvation of Mankind promised and revealed to him in those words, The Seed of the Woman shall break the Serpents head, Gen. 3.15.
Adam immediately After his Fallen had this Mystery of God's sending the Messiah into the World for the Salvation of Mankind promised and revealed to him in those words, The Seed of the Woman shall break the Serpents head, Gen. 3.15.
And no doubt he transmitted this great and comfortable Tradition to all his Posterity, and there seem to be the broken remains and Characters of it in some parts of the Religion of all Mankind, especially in the general if not Universal Custom of Sacrifices,
And no doubt he transmitted this great and comfortable Tradition to all his Posterity, and there seem to be the broken remains and Characters of it in Some parts of the Religion of all Mankind, especially in the general if not Universal Custom of Sacrifices,
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and the secret Cabala and mysterious design seems to run through the Gentile Theology, which was a corruption of the Patriarchal Religion, from whence some Marks and Footsteps of this Original Mysterious Tradition were preserved and continued among the Gentiles,
and the secret Cabala and mysterious Design seems to run through the Gentile Theology, which was a corruption of the Patriarchal Religion, from whence Some Marks and Footsteps of this Original Mysterious Tradition were preserved and continued among the Gentiles,
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as appears in the Prophesies of Balaam of Old, and the Sybils afterwards, and in the Notion of a Trinity among the Platonists and others, which outdoes any thing to be found about that matter in any Jewish Writer,
as appears in the prophecies of balaam of Old, and the Sybil's afterwards, and in the Notion of a Trinity among the Platonists and Others, which outdoes any thing to be found about that matter in any Jewish Writer,
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though in some of those we have, there are remarkable intimations of it, as in the Caldee Paraphrase the Messiah is often called the Mamra Jehovae, the Word of God, the NONLATINALPHABET,
though in Some of those we have, there Are remarkable intimations of it, as in the Caldee paraphrase the Messiah is often called the Mamra Jehovae, the Word of God, the,
and several of their Rabbies interpret that of 110 Psalm, The Lord said unto my Lord, of the Messiah; and so that of Jeremy 23. where he is called the Lord, or Jehovah our Righteousness;
and several of their Rabbies interpret that of 110 Psalm, The Lord said unto my Lord, of the Messiah; and so that of Jeremiah 23. where he is called the Lord, or Jehovah our Righteousness;
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and in their Prayers and Liturgies, particularly in a Collect used at the Feast of Tabernacles, God is invoked as Sanctified with three Sanctifications;
and in their Prayers and Liturgies, particularly in a Collect used At the Feast of Tabernacles, God is invoked as Sanctified with three Sanctifications;
and in a Famous Book among them, called The Gate of Righteousness, this Sanctification is called a Mystery, whereby, they say, is meant the Procession of the Emanations from the Corona, which is the Mystery in Isa. 6.3. Holy, Holy, Holy.
and in a Famous Book among them, called The Gate of Righteousness, this Sanctification is called a Mystery, whereby, they say, is meant the Procession of the Emanations from the Corona, which is the Mystery in Isaiah 6.3. Holy, Holy, Holy.
Galatinus, and Voisin, and other Rabbinical Writers, produce many such Instances out of the Jewish Writers to this purpose, notwithstanding which I doubt the Notion of the Messiah as a Divine Person,
Galatinus, and Voisin, and other Rabbinical Writers, produce many such Instances out of the Jewish Writers to this purpose, notwithstanding which I doubt the Notion of the Messiah as a Divine Person,
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and though in many places of the Old Testament, and especially in the Book of Psalms, there are several Proofs and Authorities for the belief of a Trinity,
and though in many places of the Old Testament, and especially in the Book of Psalms, there Are several Proofs and Authorities for the belief of a Trinity,
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and therefore notwithstanding all imperfect and obscure Revelations of it before, it is called there a Mystery, which hath been hid from Ages and Generatiins,
and Therefore notwithstanding all imperfect and Obscure Revelations of it before, it is called there a Mystery, which hath been hid from Ages and Generatiins,
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but is now made manifest, Colos. 1.26. Which was kept secret since the World began, but now is made manifest, Rom. 16.26. Which in other Ages was not made known unto the Sons of men, as it is now revealed unto us, Eph. 3.6. Our Socinian Adversaries will allow the Christian Faith to be a Mystery upon these two Accounts I have mention'd.
but is now made manifest, Colos 1.26. Which was kept secret since the World began, but now is made manifest, Rom. 16.26. Which in other Ages was not made known unto the Sons of men, as it is now revealed unto us, Ephesians 3.6. Our Socinian Adversaries will allow the Christian Faith to be a Mystery upon these two Accounts I have mentioned.
namely, whether there be any Truths in Religion Incomprehensible to our Reason? And this is the Third Reason why I would have the Christian Faith called a Mystery which they so much Expose and Ridicule,
namely, whither there be any Truths in Religion Incomprehensible to our Reason? And this is the Third Reason why I would have the Christian Faith called a Mystery which they so much Expose and Ridicule,
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3. Something Incomprehensible and Ʋnconceivable, and Ʋnaccountable to our Reason and Ʋnderstanding, even after it is the most fully and clearly revealed by the Gospel.
3. Something Incomprehensible and Ʋnconceivable, and Ʋnaccountable to our Reason and Ʋnderstanding, even After it is the most Fully and clearly revealed by the Gospel.
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for then it would be just such a Mystery as it is to those who know nothing at all of it, a Thing perfectly unknown, a Nullity, a Non-Entity, which is no manner of Object of our Faith,
for then it would be just such a Mystery as it is to those who know nothing At all of it, a Thing perfectly unknown, a Nullity, a Nonentity, which is no manner of Object of our Faith,
The doing this, or endeavouring to do it, has wretchedly perplext our Christian Faith, and made it be called by its Enemies, a Mystery of Nonsense, Absurdity and Contradiction,
The doing this, or endeavouring to do it, has wretchedly perplexed our Christian Faith, and made it be called by its Enemies, a Mystery of Nonsense, Absurdity and Contradiction,
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as Christ calls him, not exclusively, but eminently, and by way of Excellency, and Prerogative, by which the Name and Title of God is peculiarly praedicated of God the Father in Scripture, as Calvin ingenuously delivers it, to use his own words, Ingenue tradimus NONLATINALPHABET Dei nomen Patri proprie ascribi:
as christ calls him, not exclusively, but eminently, and by Way of Excellency, and Prerogative, by which the Name and Title of God is peculiarly predicated of God the Father in Scripture, as calvin ingenuously delivers it, to use his own words, Ingenue tradimus Dei Nome Patri Properly ascribi:
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And another Protestant Divine his Follower, Patrem sic vocari (Ʋnum & solum Deum) NONLATINALPHABET quia totius est Deitatis fons, which is the great Reason given by the Fathers of the Divine Unity,
And Another Protestant Divine his Follower, Patrem sic vocari (Ʋnum & solum God) quia totius est Deitatis fons, which is the great Reason given by the Father's of the Divine Unity,
and meant of him, when it is said both in the Old Testament, and the New. The Lord thy God is One God, and there is none other but he, or besides him; we had not given occasion for that objection of our Adversaries, against our Faith, of its implying a Contradiction,
and meant of him, when it is said both in the Old Testament, and the New. The Lord thy God is One God, and there is none other but he, or beside him; we had not given occasion for that objection of our Adversaries, against our Faith, of its implying a Contradiction,
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and he hath an onely begotten Son, of the same Nature and Essence with himself, who is the brightness of his Glory, and the express Image of his Person;
and he hath an only begotten Son, of the same Nature and Essence with himself, who is the brightness of his Glory, and the express Image of his Person;
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and that there is no such thing as particular Essence, distinct from particular Beings; so that there is no multiplication of Essence in several Divine Persons, or Beings.
and that there is no such thing as particular Essence, distinct from particular Beings; so that there is no multiplication of Essence in several Divine Persons, or Beings.
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but there are other places of Scripture, and there is a connexion, and analogy of our Faith from all places compared together, which oblige us to believe that the Son, and Holy Ghost have the same Divine Nature and Essence with the Father, derived,
but there Are other places of Scripture, and there is a connexion, and analogy of our Faith from all places compared together, which oblige us to believe that the Son, and Holy Ghost have the same Divine Nature and Essence with the Father, derived,
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and as a great many , and particularly Bishop Pearson upon the Creed, observes, That the Name of God taken absolutely is often in Scripture spoken of the Father, and is (in many places) to be taken particularly of the Father,
and as a great many, and particularly Bishop Pearson upon the Creed, observes, That the Name of God taken absolutely is often in Scripture spoken of the Father, and is (in many places) to be taken particularly of the Father,
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and generally if not alwayes in Scripture taken absolutely, and spoken so of one God, it is meant of God the Father, which may give us such an account of the Trinity,
and generally if not always in Scripture taken absolutely, and spoken so of one God, it is meant of God the Father, which may give us such an account of the Trinity,
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and the like, and therefore Transubstantiation cannot be true, nor can that be the Sense of those words, this is my Body, but now in the Trinity there is nothing contrary to any Natural Truth or to any Principle of Reason,
and the like, and Therefore Transubstantiation cannot be true, nor can that be the Sense of those words, this is my Body, but now in the Trinity there is nothing contrary to any Natural Truth or to any Principle of Reason,
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The only thing that can be pretended is that of the Divine Unity, which is thought to be such a Natural Notion as to be inconsistent with any more Divine Persons then one,
The only thing that can be pretended is that of the Divine Unity, which is Thought to be such a Natural Notion as to be inconsistent with any more Divine Persons then one,
and therefore has been objected against the Trinity by all the Adversaries of this Doctrine, by the Jews, and Mahometans, by the Samosatenians, the Photinians, the Arrians, the Macedonians, and the Socinians who have all charged it with Tritheism,
and Therefore has been objected against the Trinity by all the Adversaries of this Doctrine, by the jews, and Mahometans, by the Samosatenians, the Photinians, the Arians, the Macedonians, and the socinians who have all charged it with Tritheism,
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and Polytheism, contrary to the Divine Unity, but this has been from not understanding, what the Divine Unity was and wherein it truly consisted according to the Scriptural account I have given of it, which wholly takes off this Objection;
and Polytheism, contrary to the Divine Unity, but this has been from not understanding, what the Divine Unity was and wherein it truly consisted according to the Scriptural account I have given of it, which wholly Takes off this Objection;
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and to the Divine Spirit, power, and Energy, and in allusion to these the Schoolmen would have the Son to be begotten per Intellectum, by a direct act of the Divine Mind conceiving an Idea of ' its Self,
and to the Divine Spirit, power, and Energy, and in allusion to these the Schoolmen would have the Son to be begotten per Intellectum, by a Direct act of the Divine Mind conceiving an Idea of ' its Self,
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for the two sacred Originated Persons are not two faculties, but two substantial Persons, and Real Beings, the Scripture ascribing as distinct Properties, Relations, Attributes, Characters, Acts,
for the two sacred Originated Persons Are not two faculties, but two substantial Persons, and Real Beings, the Scripture ascribing as distinct Properties, Relations, Attributes, Characters, Acts,
or operations, or only as variously considered two ways, nor are they one thing, or one Being diversified only with three Names, Titles, Offices, Characters, Capacities, Respects,
or operations, or only as variously considered two ways, nor Are they one thing, or one Being diversified only with three Names, Titles, Offices, Characters, Capacities, Respects,
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or any three differences whatever belonging to one Person, or Being, but three true, proper, real, Divine Persons, The One the Father, the other the Son, the third the Spirit of both.
or any three differences whatever belonging to one Person, or Being, but three true, proper, real, Divine Persons, The One the Father, the other the Son, the third the Spirit of both.
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or the other parts of it besides the Mystery of the Trinity, and the Christian Faith. 6. I shall add that the Socinians, and other Adversaries to Mysteries, run into greater Difficulties,
or the other parts of it beside the Mystery of the Trinity, and the Christian Faith. 6. I shall add that the socinians, and other Adversaries to Mysteres, run into greater Difficulties,
But these, and what remains upon the second General Head of Discourse, to wit, how we are to hold the Mystery of Faith in a pure Conscience, I shall leave to the Afternoon.
But these, and what remains upon the second General Head of Discourse, to wit, how we Are to hold the Mystery of Faith in a pure Conscience, I shall leave to the Afternoon.
The Socinians, and other Adversaries to Mysteries, and to the Doctrine of the Blessed Trinity, are for Believing nothing which they cannot Comprehend and Understand,
The socinians, and other Adversaries to Mysteres, and to the Doctrine of the Blessed Trinity, Are for Believing nothing which they cannot Comprehend and Understand,
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that there is nothing else we know to which we can compare it, nor have any perfect likeness or resemblance of it by any thing in visible Nature or in our own Minds;
that there is nothing Else we know to which we can compare it, nor have any perfect likeness or resemblance of it by any thing in visible Nature or in our own Minds;
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and such a Complex Idaea or Connexion of Idaeas that we have no other Idaea, Similitude or Representation that exactly answers or comes perfectly up to,
and such a Complex Idaea or Connexion of Ideas that we have no other Idaea, Similitude or Representation that exactly answers or comes perfectly up to,
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and therefore it is Incomprehensible and Unconceivable by us, and an Object too great and too big for our weak Reason and Imperfect Faculties fully to understand.
and Therefore it is Incomprehensible and Unconceivable by us, and an Object too great and too big for our weak Reason and Imperfect Faculties Fully to understand.
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That there is something in it beyond all our Knowledge and all our Conceptions, and yet that it is not upon that account to be rejected and disbelieved by us;
That there is something in it beyond all our Knowledge and all our Conceptions, and yet that it is not upon that account to be rejected and disbelieved by us;
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but since the Truth and Reality of it is made known and discovered to us by Revelation, the Difficulty and Incomprehensibleness and Mysteriousness of the thing is not a sufficient Argument or Reason for our not believing it.
but since the Truth and Reality of it is made known and discovered to us by Revelation, the Difficulty and Incomprehensibleness and Mysteriousness of the thing is not a sufficient Argument or Reason for our not believing it.
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To Prove and Maintain this, and to Defend the Mystery of our Christian Faith, and the Doctrine of Mysteries in General, I proposed to show and make out that there are a great many other things which are Mysterious and Incomprehensible to us,
To Prove and Maintain this, and to Defend the Mystery of our Christian Faith, and the Doctrine of Mysteres in General, I proposed to show and make out that there Are a great many other things which Are Mysterious and Incomprehensible to us,
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3. In Arts and Sciences. 4. In Natural Religion. 5. In Revelation, I mean the other parts of it besides the Mystery of the Trinity, and the Christian Faith.
3. In Arts and Sciences. 4. In Natural Religion. 5. In Revelation, I mean the other parts of it beside the Mystery of the Trinity, and the Christian Faith.
6. Lastly, To these I shall add, That the Socinians, and other Adversaries to Mysteries, have as many Difficulties and Incomprehensible Things in their Schemes as those they oppose.
6. Lastly, To these I shall add, That the socinians, and other Adversaries to Mysteres, have as many Difficulties and Incomprehensible Things in their Schemes as those they oppose.
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The Earth also beneath, where are so many Animals of such curious Make and Structure, that the formation of them, their Life, Motion, the Composition and Uses of all their Parts are things to be admired, not comprehended by us;
The Earth also beneath, where Are so many Animals of such curious Make and Structure, that the formation of them, their Life, Motion, the Composition and Uses of all their Parts Are things to be admired, not comprehended by us;
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and hardness or softness, or the like, but its inward substance, and what is the subject and Substratum of these accidents and qualities we know nothing of.
and hardness or softness, or the like, but its inward substance, and what is the Subject and Substratum of these accidents and qualities we know nothing of.
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How the parts of Matter are united, what makes them so close and inseparable in a solid Stone or Diamond more than in a heap of Sand, whither rest and juxta position,
How the parts of Matter Are united, what makes them so close and inseparable in a solid Stone or Diamond more than in a heap of Sand, whither rest and juxta position,
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whether the parts of matter are divisible or indivisible, is such a puzzling Problem, that both sides have a Demonstration though it be for a plain Contradiction.
whither the parts of matter Are divisible or indivisible, is such a puzzling Problem, that both sides have a Demonstration though it be for a plain Contradiction.
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indeed how any of our Senses perceive these Objects, and how we have such Conceptions and Phantasms raised in us by them, which are not in the Objects themselves, (for Bitter and Sweet, Pain and Pleasure, Heat and Cold is not in any of them,
indeed how any of our Senses perceive these Objects, and how we have such Conceptions and Phantasms raised in us by them, which Are not in the Objects themselves, (for Bitter and Sweet, Pain and Pleasure, Heat and Cold is not in any of them,
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We must resolve all these things, and all the Phoenomina of Nature into the will and appointment of the first cause, thither we must bring and there we must leave all the Laws of Matter and Motion:
We must resolve all these things, and all the Phoenomina of Nature into the will and appointment of the First cause, thither we must bring and there we must leave all the Laws of Matter and Motion:
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and we feel and perceive in our selves something that is above body, that thinks and reflects and considers, that reasons and discourses and deduces one thing from another,
and we feel and perceive in our selves something that is above body, that thinks and reflects and considers, that Reasons and discourses and deduces one thing from Another,
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or the Divine Natures being united to the Humane thought more unintelligible than the Soul being United to the Body without any commensuration of parts or equal Extension? And why is the Sacred Trinity Condemned as so absurd a Mystery,
or the Divine Nature's being united to the Humane Thought more unintelligible than the Soul being United to the Body without any commensuration of parts or equal Extension? And why is the Sacred Trinity Condemned as so absurd a Mystery,
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or three Divine Persons so inseparably united together, when so many Philosophers of old have thought that every Man had three Immaterial Principles or Souls in him;
or three Divine Persons so inseparably united together, when so many Philosophers of old have Thought that every Man had three Immaterial Principles or Souls in him;
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Thus in Physicks, in Mathematicks, in Chymistry, in Astronomy, in Navigation, and other Sciences, how many strange and extraordinary and wonderful things are there which those who are ignorant would hardly believe,
Thus in Physics, in Mathematics, in Chemistry, in Astronomy, in Navigation, and other Sciences, how many strange and extraordinary and wondered things Are there which those who Are ignorant would hardly believe,
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and who does not think them so still, and who can give a full account of them by striate Particles and the Magnetism of the Earth, which is going very little further then to an occult quality.
and who does not think them so still, and who can give a full account of them by striate Particles and the Magnetism of the Earth, which is going very little further then to an occult quality.
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And a great many such occult qualities and unaccountable Appearances there are in Nature, and Phylosophy, which are much like Mysteries in Religion and in Revelation, which when our knowledge is improved we shall know better.
And a great many such occult qualities and unaccountable Appearances there Are in Nature, and Philosophy, which Are much like Mysteres in Religion and in Revelation, which when our knowledge is improved we shall know better.
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The believing there were Antipodes was not many Ages ago thought to be Heresy, and Virgilius a Bishop in Germany was condemned for it by Pope Zachary in the 8th.
The believing there were Antipodes was not many Ages ago Thought to be Heresy, and Virgil a Bishop in Germany was condemned for it by Pope Zachary in the 8th.
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and yet never touch one another, tho' drawn in infinitum. The like Instances might be given of other Mysteries in Arts and Sciences, which are as Incredible and Unreasonable to those who do not know them,
and yet never touch one Another, though drawn in infinitum. The like Instances might be given of other Mysteres in Arts and Sciences, which Are as Incredible and Unreasonable to those who do not know them,
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and have no doubt about them. And so it is in the Mysteries of Religion; 'tis the shallowness and weakness of our Faculties makes them difficult and incomprehensible to us:
and have no doubt about them. And so it is in the Mysteres of Religion; it's the shallowness and weakness of our Faculties makes them difficult and incomprehensible to us:
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When we come to know God better, especially in another World, these reveal'd Truths concerning his Nature will be better understood and comprehended by us,
When we come to know God better, especially in Another World, these revealed Truths Concerning his Nature will be better understood and comprehended by us,
though now to deny and disbelieve them after they so are fully revealed because they are Incomprehensible, is as if an Ignorant Person should call in question all Truths of those Arts and Sciences which he does not understand,
though now to deny and disbelieve them After they so Are Fully revealed Because they Are Incomprehensible, is as if an Ignorant Person should call in question all Truths of those Arts and Sciences which he does not understand,
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God who is known by Nature, and whose Being and Perfections are the great objects of natural Religion, is as Incomprehensible and as much too big for our finite Reason and Faculties fully to Comprehend as any of the Articles of Revealed Religion or Christian Faith.
God who is known by Nature, and whose Being and Perfections Are the great objects of natural Religion, is as Incomprehensible and as much too big for our finite Reason and Faculties Fully to Comprehend as any of the Articles of Revealed Religion or Christian Faith.
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and Immensity without Extension, and clear himself from that Contradiction, if applyed to any thing but God, that what is past or future is yet present, that he now exists, to morrow,
and Immensity without Extension, and clear himself from that Contradiction, if applied to any thing but God, that what is past or future is yet present, that he now exists, to morrow,
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and that a thousand years ago his Duration was the same as now, and nothing is added to it, he may improve these into as puzling and incomprehensible difficulties if he pleases,
and that a thousand Years ago his Duration was the same as now, and nothing is added to it, he may improve these into as puzzling and incomprehensible difficulties if he Pleases,
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or else rob Man of his Will and Freedom, and so destroy all Moral Good and Evil. Since there are then so many Mysteries and Incomprehensible Truths even in Natural Religion, which our Deists I hope do sincerely believe,
or Else rob Man of his Will and Freedom, and so destroy all Moral Good and Evil. Since there Are then so many Mysteres and Incomprehensible Truths even in Natural Religion, which our Deists I hope do sincerely believe,
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and his Attributes and Perfections are as hard to be distinguished, and as irreconcileable with the simplicity of the Divine Nature as multiplicity of Persons.
and his Attributes and Perfections Are as hard to be distinguished, and as Irreconcilable with the simplicity of the Divine Nature as Multiplicity of Persons.
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and which must be acknowledged by all those who admit it, and are not at all question'd by our Socinian Adversaries, these are as Incomprehensible and Unintelligible to us as any Articles of our Faith;
and which must be acknowledged by all those who admit it, and Are not At all questioned by our Socinian Adversaries, these Are as Incomprehensible and Unintelligible to us as any Articles of our Faith;
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and if we could comprehend perfectly how the others are true, and how those several Ideas are connected and agree together, we might compound them our selves;
and if we could comprehend perfectly how the Others Are true, and how those several Ideas Are connected and agree together, we might compound them our selves;
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as Revealed Articles are above us as to Truths and known principles of Reason, and as to any other comparative Ideas and representations of things which are Familiar to us,
as Revealed Articles Are above us as to Truths and known principles of Reason, and as to any other comparative Ideas and representations of things which Are Familiar to us,
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It does highly aggravate and increase this difficulty and absurdity, and no way lessen and abate it, to ascribe as they do all the Divine Perfections of Almighty Power and Infinite Goodness and Vertual Omnipresence to this mere Man and born Creature, which is not only robbing God of his Incommunicable Attributes,
It does highly aggravate and increase this difficulty and absurdity, and no Way lessen and abate it, to ascribe as they do all the Divine Perfections of Almighty Power and Infinite goodness and Virtual Omnipresence to this mere Man and born Creature, which is not only robbing God of his Incommunicable Attributes,
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2. That we do not out of Vanity or Singularity, or from any faults of the Will or Sinister Ends and Designs pervert or corrupt or deny this Mystery of Faith.
2. That we do not out of Vanity or Singularity, or from any Faults of the Will or Sinister Ends and Designs pervert or corrupt or deny this Mystery of Faith.
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1. That out of regard to, &c. Otherwise we take away both the Truth and the Authority of Divine Revelation, and make it with a late Author, Not a motive of Assent but only a means of Information.
1. That out of regard to, etc. Otherwise we take away both the Truth and the authority of Divine Revelation, and make it with a late Author, Not a motive of Assent but only a means of Information.
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This is setting aside the Infallibility and Authority of Divine Revelation, and Judging the matter over again by our own Reason, and making that Superior to it:
This is setting aside the Infallibility and authority of Divine Revelation, and Judging the matter over again by our own Reason, and making that Superior to it:
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though there be no other Evidence in the thing, nor any other ground of perswasion for the Truth of it but only that; and sure we are as much bound to bring our Reason and Understandings to submit to the Truth of what God says,
though there be no other Evidence in the thing, nor any other ground of persuasion for the Truth of it but only that; and sure we Are as much bound to bring our Reason and Understandings to submit to the Truth of what God Says,
as from the strength and Obstinacy, the Corruption and Depravity of the Will, and it has had its chief tincture of Malignity and poyson from this root of Bitterness and from this corrupt fountain from whence it sprung and arose.
as from the strength and Obstinacy, the Corruption and Depravity of the Will, and it has had its chief tincture of Malignity and poison from this root of Bitterness and from this corrupt fountain from whence it sprung and arose.
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or of being the Heads of a Party, and giving the Name and Denomination to a New Sect of Followers, this has made a great many in former and latter Ages set up for new Opinions in opposition to the Antient Faith,
or of being the Heads of a Party, and giving the Name and Denomination to a New Sect of Followers, this has made a great many in former and latter Ages Set up for new Opinions in opposition to the Ancient Faith,
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but if they would judge themselves, and search impartially into their own Hearts, they would find the Truth and meaning of what the Apostle says, Tit. 3.11.
but if they would judge themselves, and search impartially into their own Hearts, they would find the Truth and meaning of what the Apostle Says, Tit. 3.11.
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and the sinister and by-ends and designs which were the secret Springs and corrupt Causes of his Heresie, of his Espousing such a singular and Novel Opinion out of a spirit of Contradiction,
and the sinister and by-ends and designs which were the secret Springs and corrupt Causes of his Heresy, of his Espousing such a singular and Novel Opinion out of a Spirit of Contradiction,
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or a proud Conceitedness of his own Parts, Wisdom or Learning above others, or perhaps for some more Worldly and Carnal Reasons to serve a Party or carry on an Interest, according to the Character the Apostle gives of such an Heretick of old, 1 Tim. 6.4, 5. He is proud, knowing nothing,
or a proud Conceitedness of his own Parts, Wisdom or Learning above Others, or perhaps for Some more Worldly and Carnal Reasons to serve a Party or carry on an Interest, according to the Character the Apostle gives of such an Heretic of old, 1 Tim. 6.4, 5. He is proud, knowing nothing,
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And in our days I doubt some mens opposing the Faith, and others contending about it, is more contending for this World and some Interests in it, then for any thing else;
And in our days I doubt Some men's opposing the Faith, and Others contending about it, is more contending for this World and Some Interests in it, then for any thing Else;
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or at best some useless Opinions, and overnice and subtle Controversies about it. This has been the fault of those who have contended more for Victory than Truth,
or At best Some useless Opinions, and overnice and subtle Controversies about it. This has been the fault of those who have contended more for Victory than Truth,
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And as they never are like to convince their Adversaries, so they give others just ground to suspect that they apply want of better Reason and stronger Arguments with weak and impotent Calumny,
And as they never Are like to convince their Adversaries, so they give Others just ground to suspect that they apply want of better Reason and Stronger Arguments with weak and impotent Calumny,
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and that this is kindled not from the Altar but some other place, and blown up by some private pique and sinister designs, that thus blazes out to such an outragious degree as to consume and destroy not only its Adversaries,
and that this is kindled not from the Altar but Some other place, and blown up by Some private pique and sinister designs, that thus blazes out to such an outrageous degree as to consume and destroy not only its Adversaries,
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and however precious the Faith be, yet the Apostle tells us, 1 Cor. 13.2. if we had all Faith, and understood all Mysteries and all Knowledge, yet without Charity we are nothing, however great we may be in our own Thoughts;
and however precious the Faith be, yet the Apostle tells us, 1 Cor. 13.2. if we had all Faith, and understood all Mysteres and all Knowledge, yet without Charity we Are nothing, however great we may be in our own Thoughts;
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For what does the most Pure and Orthodox Faith signifie, if our Lives are Heretical and Unchristian? For there is no Heresie so damnable and destructive,
For what does the most Pure and Orthodox Faith signify, if our Lives Are Heretical and Unchristian? For there is no Heresy so damnable and destructive,
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and so contrary to Christianity, as a bad Life, and living by Principles of Immorality, and no Orthodoxy is comparable to a good Life and a Christian Conversation.
and so contrary to Christianity, as a bad Life, and living by Principles of Immorality, and no Orthodoxy is comparable to a good Life and a Christian Conversation.
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and be joined with probity and sincerity of Mind, rather than one Act of wilful Wickedness and Immorality, which is committed always against the Light of a Mans own Conscience as well as against the Light of the Gospel,
and be joined with probity and sincerity of Mind, rather than one Act of wilful Wickedness and Immorality, which is committed always against the Light of a men own Conscience as well as against the Light of the Gospel,
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Christian Faith, in the whole compass of it, is designed to be a powerful and operative Principle upon our Hearts and Lives, to be a Seed that is not to be sowed in barren ground,
Christian Faith, in the Whole compass of it, is designed to be a powerful and operative Principle upon our Hearts and Lives, to be a Seed that is not to be sowed in barren ground,
Now 'tis a matter of very great importance to be satisfied in both, to know and believe that that great Person, whom we call our Saviour, in whom we put our trust,
Now it's a matter of very great importance to be satisfied in both, to know and believe that that great Person, whom we call our Saviour, in whom we put our trust,
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And this was the Ground and Reason of their charge of Blasphemy against Christ, that he made himself God by making himself one with the Father and the Son of God;
And this was the Ground and Reason of their charge of Blasphemy against christ, that he made himself God by making himself one with the Father and the Son of God;
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Now he would certainly have done this both to have corrected their Error, and to have defended himself against their Charge, had it not been true, that he made himself God by those words of his, as they understood them.
Now he would Certainly have done this both to have corrected their Error, and to have defended himself against their Charge, had it not been true, that he made himself God by those words of his, as they understood them.
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Had his words been to be taken in the sense which our Socinian Adversaries would now put upon them, That he was One with the Father only by Consent and Agreement and not by Nature,
Had his words been to be taken in the sense which our Socinian Adversaries would now put upon them, That he was One with the Father only by Consent and Agreement and not by Nature,
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and the Son of God only by Adoption and Favour, or upon the account of his extraordinary Human Birth, his Resurrection from the Dead, his Mediatorial Office,
and the Son of God only by Adoption and Favour, or upon the account of his extraordinary Human Birth, his Resurrection from the Dead, his Mediatorial Office,
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and great Authority to which he was advanced after his Ascension, though it had been a strange Prolepsis to have called himself so then upon the three last accounts,
and great authority to which he was advanced After his Ascension, though it had been a strange Prolepsis to have called himself so then upon the three last accounts,
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and not as the True, Proper and Natural Son of God, our Saviours words had then given no ground or occasion for such a Charge as they laid against him,
and not as the True, Proper and Natural Son of God, our Saviors words had then given no ground or occasion for such a Charge as they laid against him,
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because I said, I am the Son of God? These were called Gods in the stile of the Jewish Scriptures, and particularly Psal. 82.2. who were called by God to be his immediate Ministers and Officers, as Moses and other Magistrates;
Because I said, I am the Son of God? These were called God's in the style of the Jewish Scriptures, and particularly Psalm 82.2. who were called by God to be his immediate Ministers and Officers, as Moses and other Magistrates;
therefore whoever used that Name was not, according to them, to be charged presently with Blasphemy, much less he whom the Father hath sanctified, chosen and appointed to the great Office of Messiah,
Therefore whoever used that Name was not, according to them, to be charged presently with Blasphemy, much less he whom the Father hath sanctified, chosen and appointed to the great Office of Messiah,
and that there is also an Emphasis in the words, And sent him into the world, after he was first sanctified and appointed by God the Father in Heaven, where he was before his Natural Begotten Son ,
and that there is also an Emphasis in the words, And sent him into the world, After he was First sanctified and appointed by God the Father in Heaven, where he was before his Natural Begotten Son,
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This I shall not insist on, but only allow that this was Argumentum ad homines, as we say, such as Christ thought the fittest and properest to offer at that time to those gross,
This I shall not insist on, but only allow that this was Argumentum ad homines, as we say, such as christ Thought the Fittest and properest to offer At that time to those gross,
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and stupid, and ignorant Jewish Accusers, and that was indeed only a minori ad majus, whereby he designed only to wipe off the blackest and foulest parts of this Charge,
and stupid, and ignorant Jewish Accusers, and that was indeed only a minori ad Majus, whereby he designed only to wipe off the Blackest and Foulest parts of this Charge,
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And if this be not proved from these words of his here, yet it is no way disproved, any more than when he was asked, whither he were the Christ or Messiah, his not answering directly proves that he was not;
And if this be not proved from these words of his Here, yet it is no Way disproved, any more than when he was asked, whither he were the christ or Messiah, his not answering directly Proves that he was not;
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The Son of God, and his making God his Father, which is to be meant in a proper and most excellent and natural sense, upon the account of his Divine and not his Humane Nature,
The Son of God, and his making God his Father, which is to be meant in a proper and most excellent and natural sense, upon the account of his Divine and not his Humane Nature,
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and to Christ himself upon other accounts; as God calls the Children of Israel his Son, and his First-born, Exod. 4.22. as being in a state of Favour and Covenant with him.
and to christ himself upon other accounts; as God calls the Children of Israel his Son, and his Firstborn, Exod 4.22. as being in a state of Favour and Covenant with him.
And Christ himself is called the Son of God upon several other accounts; as upon his Extraordinary Humane Birth and Conception by the Holy Ghost, Luke 1.35. upon account of his Resurrection, his being the First-born or First-begotten from the Dead;
And christ himself is called the Son of God upon several other accounts; as upon his Extraordinary Humane Birth and Conception by the Holy Ghost, Lycia 1.35. upon account of his Resurrection, his being the Firstborn or Firstbegotten from the Dead;
upon this very account, Acts 13.33. and as afterwards upon his Ascension, he was made Heir of all things, NONLATINALPHABET, Col. 1.15. The first-born and heir of the whole Creation.
upon this very account, Acts 13.33. and as afterwards upon his Ascension, he was made Heir of all things,, Col. 1.15. The firstborn and heir of the Whole Creation.
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for nulla res generat seipsam, as St. Austin sayes, de Trin. l. 1. c. 1. produced or begotten in the same Nature and Likeness with its Father or Producent.
for nulla Rest generate seipsam, as Saint Austin Says, de Trin. l. 1. c. 1. produced or begotten in the same Nature and Likeness with its Father or Producent.
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and that is when Christ is call'd not only the Son, but the only Son, and the only begotten Son of God, as John 1.14. John 3.16. 1 John 4.9. NONLATINALPHABET, is a verbal signifying as much as NONLATINALPHABET, and NONLATINALPHABET, or uni-genitus, is one who has no partner or sharer in that Sonship which is ascribed to him;
and that is when christ is called not only the Son, but the only Son, and the only begotten Son of God, as John 1.14. John 3.16. 1 John 4.9., is a verbal signifying as much as, and, or Unigenitus, is one who has no partner or sharer in that Sonship which is ascribed to him;
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or a Son upon the other accounts only, neither the Love of the Father, nor the Condescension of the Son would appear in such Great Characters as the Scripture designedly sets them out by.
or a Son upon the other accounts only, neither the Love of the Father, nor the Condescension of the Son would appear in such Great Characters as the Scripture designedly sets them out by.
And in others, especially those taken from the Old Testament, and applyed to Christ in the New. Now what can our Adversaries say to this? Sometimes they say, The Word is not meant of Christ:
And in Others, especially those taken from the Old Testament, and applied to christ in the New. Now what can our Adversaries say to this? Sometime they say, The Word is not meant of christ:
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And therefore they say, Christ, though having only the Humane and not the Divine Nature is called God in a certain sense, viz. by Office as Moses and other Magistrates, who were the Ministers,
And Therefore they say, christ, though having only the Humane and not the Divine Nature is called God in a certain sense, viz. by Office as Moses and other Magistrates, who were the Ministers,
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so that they may date his NONLATINALPHABET, and know exactly how many Years and Dayes he has been God in their Ridiculous, Blasphemous and Heathenish Sense of the word God: But God is an Eternal, Infinite, All-perfect Being, who was, and is,
so that they may date his, and know exactly how many years and Days he has been God in their Ridiculous, Blasphemous and Heathenish Sense of the word God: But God is an Eternal, Infinite, All-perfect Being, who was, and is,
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if they were only Creatures though of the highest Dignity and Quality, and were not truly God and of the same Nature Honour and Dignity with the Father.
if they were only Creatures though of the highest Dignity and Quality, and were not truly God and of the same Nature Honour and Dignity with the Father.
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and have the same acknowledgements and Oaths of Fidelity made to them, as that God the Father should be joyned with two mere Creatures in such Solemn Religious acts of Christianity:
and have the same acknowledgements and Oaths of Fidis made to them, as that God the Father should be joined with two mere Creatures in such Solemn Religious acts of Christianity:
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Baptism is the Highest and most Solemn Devoting, and Dedicating our Selves to God, and professing the Christian Faith by the special and distinguishing Characters of it,
Baptism is the Highest and most Solemn Devoting, and Dedicating our Selves to God, and professing the Christian Faith by the special and distinguishing Characters of it,
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as containing the Belief of Father, Son and Holy Ghost; which are the Fundamental NONLATINALPHABET of Christianity, as distinct from natural and Jewish Religion:
as containing the Belief of Father, Son and Holy Ghost; which Are the Fundamental of Christianity, as distinct from natural and Jewish Religion:
but this was only Mystically and Figuratively and almost into the Religion delivered by Moses; they were not Devoted to Moses, but to the God of Israel, nor were Baptized in the name of the God of Israel and of Moses joyned together,
but this was only Mystically and Figuratively and almost into the Religion Delivered by Moses; they were not Devoted to Moses, but to the God of Israel, nor were Baptised in the name of the God of Israel and of Moses joined together,
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and in the incommunicable rights tenders and acknowledgments of Divine Honour payed to Him, or in the Grants and Donations of special Favour that flowed and issued from himself alone.
and in the incommunicable rights tenders and acknowledgments of Divine Honour paid to Him, or in the Grants and Donations of special Favour that flowed and issued from himself alone.
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So that I take this Form of Christian Baptism, and Christian Blessing to be a very strong Evidence to all but perverse Unbelievers of the Divinity, both of the Son,
So that I take this From of Christian Baptism, and Christian Blessing to be a very strong Evidence to all but perverse Unbelievers of the Divinity, both of the Son,
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4. The Divinity of Christ is fully proved and Demonstrated from such Divine Acts, and operations, such Divine Excellencies, Attributes and Perfections as belong only to God and the Divine Nature,
4. The Divinity of christ is Fully proved and Demonstrated from such Divine Acts, and operations, such Divine Excellencies, Attributes and Perfections as belong only to God and the Divine Nature,
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and which are expresly ascribed to Christ in the Holy Scriptures, as to Create and make the World to be Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Eternal, and the like:
and which Are expressly ascribed to christ in the Holy Scriptures, as to Create and make the World to be Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Eternal, and the like:
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The Notion we have of a God, is a being endued with these Infinite Persections, which cannot belong to a Finite and Limited Creature however excellent,
The Notion we have of a God, is a being endued with these Infinite Persecutions, which cannot belong to a Finite and Limited Creature however excellent,
For by him were all things created that are in Heaven, and that are in Earth, visible and invisibe, — all things were created by him, and for him. Colos. 1.16. and by him God made the World, Heb. 1.2.
For by him were all things created that Are in Heaven, and that Are in Earth, visible and invisibe, — all things were created by him, and for him. Colos 1.16. and by him God made the World, Hebrew 1.2.
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even those that describe the Creation in Genesis, and Christs Birth in St. Matthew, and the whole Scripture History to be liable to be rarefied away by a strained and forced Allegory.
even those that describe the Creation in Genesis, and Christ Birth in Saint Matthew, and the Whole Scripture History to be liable to be rarefied away by a strained and forced Allegory.
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That Christ is Omnipresent appears by his Promise to his Disciples, Mat. 18.25. that where two or three of them were gathered together in any part of the World, there he was in the midst of them.
That christ is Omnipresent appears by his Promise to his Disciples, Mathew 18.25. that where two or three of them were gathered together in any part of the World, there he was in the midst of them.
That he is Omniscient is testified by St. Peter, Lord thou knowest all things, Joh. 21.17. and that he knoweth the hearts of all Men, and will judge all Men at the last Day.
That he is Omniscient is testified by Saint Peter, Lord thou Knowest all things, John 21.17. and that he Knoweth the hearts of all Men, and will judge all Men At the last Day.
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That He is Eternal and was not only before Abraham, but in the beginning before the World, which is a Jewish Phrase for Eternity, is plain also from Scripture, notwithstanding all the little Cavils of our Adversaries:
That He is Eternal and was not only before Abraham, but in the beginning before the World, which is a Jewish Phrase for Eternity, is plain also from Scripture, notwithstanding all the little Cavils of our Adversaries:
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If Christ then be the Omnipotent Maker of the World, who upholdeth all things by the Word of his Power, by whom all Things subsist, who is an Omnipresent, Omniscient and Eternal Being, He is a God by Nature of whom we cannot have a higher Idaea and Conception, only that He is not from himself or from none, which belongs only to the Father from whom he received his Being,
If christ then be the Omnipotent Maker of the World, who upholds all things by the Word of his Power, by whom all Things subsist, who is an Omnipresent, Omniscient and Eternal Being, He is a God by Nature of whom we cannot have a higher Idaea and Conception, only that He is not from himself or from none, which belongs only to the Father from whom he received his Being,
or a Being that has the Divine Nature and Perfections, Thou shalt Worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve, is a standing Rule both of the Jewish and Christian Religion, Deut. 6.13. Mat. 4.10. and of Natural too;
or a Being that has the Divine Nature and Perfections, Thou shalt Worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve, is a standing Rule both of the Jewish and Christian Religion, Deuteronomy 6.13. Mathew 4.10. and of Natural too;
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and the Infinite distance between God and Created Beings, who however Excellent, yet are Infinitely below the supream and transcendent Excellencies of the Divine Nature makes Creatures uncapable of Divine Worship,
and the Infinite distance between God and Created Beings, who however Excellent, yet Are Infinitely below the supreme and transcendent Excellencies of the Divine Nature makes Creatures uncapable of Divine Worship,
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And when Socinus had perswaded his Disciples to Dis-believe Christs Divinity, Davidis, and several of them rightly concluded that then he was not to be Worshipped;
And when Socinus had persuaded his Disciples to Disbelieve Christ Divinity, Davidis, and several of them rightly concluded that then he was not to be Worshipped;
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and the Virgin Mary; and that they can no way come off, but by the same distinctions of NONLATINALPHABET and NONLATINALPHABET Sovereign and Inferior Worship, which are equal,
and the Virgae Marry; and that they can no Way come off, but by the same Distinctions of and Sovereign and Inferior Worship, which Are equal,
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but very weak Pleas to Defend Popery, Paganism and Socinianism. But how bold and rash an Assertion is it on the other side, to deny that Christ is to be Worshipped,
but very weak Pleasant to Defend Popery, Paganism and Socinianism. But how bold and rash an Assertion is it on the other side, to deny that christ is to be Worshipped,
when all the Angels are Commanded to Worship him, Heb. 1.6. and when all Men are to Honour the Son, even as they Honour the Father, Joh. 5.20. and he that doth not thus Honour the Son, Honoureth not the Father that sent him.
when all the Angels Are Commanded to Worship him, Hebrew 1.6. and when all Men Are to Honour the Son, even as they Honour the Father, John 5.20. and he that does not thus Honour the Son, Honoureth not the Father that sent him.
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and calling upon his name as the first Christians did, Acts 9.14, 21. and St. Stephen, Acts 7.59. and St. Paul, Acts 12.8. and the whole Christian Church afterwards.
and calling upon his name as the First Christians did, Acts 9.14, 21. and Saint Stephen, Acts 7.59. and Saint Paul, Acts 12.8. and the Whole Christian Church afterwards.
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It can never free it self from one of those streights that will ruine and destroy it, Either to throw off wholly the worship of Christ, which is to throw off Christianity,
It can never free it self from one of those straights that will ruin and destroy it, Either to throw off wholly the worship of christ, which is to throw off Christianity,
and which will never be born by any number of Pious Christians, or to own that Idolatrous Principle, That a Creature may be worship'd, which will never be admitted by Protestants.
and which will never be born by any number of Pious Christians, or to own that Idolatrous Principle, That a Creature may be worshipped, which will never be admitted by Protestants.
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and from the Testimony of the greatest Adversaries to Christianity, who alwayes supposed and charged this as the Sentiment of Christians, that they held Christ to be God.
and from the Testimony of the greatest Adversaries to Christianity, who always supposed and charged this as the Sentiment of Christians, that they held christ to be God.
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and from its Zeal against all those early Hereticks that opposed this Doctrine and its determinations both in Private Synods and General Councils for the maintaining and asserting it.
and from its Zeal against all those early Heretics that opposed this Doctrine and its determinations both in Private Synods and General Councils for the maintaining and asserting it.
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and this Socinus even frankly and openly owns, Patres omnes ab ipsis dissentire, in his Answer to Wiekus, ( Tom. 2. Resp. ad 2 Cap. Wieki Clas. 7. c. 9. p. 618.) and sayes, Haec authoritatum & testimoniorum ex Patribus & Concilii congeries, nullas vires habet, praesertim adversus nos, qui ab istis Patribus & Conciliis, quae extant nos dissentire non diffitemur.
and this Socinus even frankly and openly owns, Patres omnes ab Ipse dissentire, in his Answer to Wiekus, (Tom. 2. Resp. ad 2 Cap. Wieki Class. 7. c. 9. p. 618.) and Says, Haec authoritatum & Testimoniorum ex Patribus & Concil congeries, nullas vires habet, Especially Adversus nos, qui ab istis Patribus & Councils, Quae extant nos dissentire non diffitemur.
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and to prove the Divinity of Christ from the Antient Church, and from the universal suffrage of its Writers in all Ages, that has been done beyond all possibility of an Answer from the boldest Pretender.
and to prove the Divinity of christ from the Ancient Church, and from the universal suffrage of its Writers in all Ages, that has been done beyond all possibility of an Answer from the Boldest Pretender.
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and Julian writ to this purpose to Photinus, agreeing with him that Christ was but a Man against the Churches Doctrine of a Galilean God, as he blasphemously speaks;
and Julian writ to this purpose to Photinus, agreeing with him that christ was but a Man against the Churches Doctrine of a Galilean God, as he blasphemously speaks;
and a great Man sent of God, as well as Socinus. The Christians would have disowned this charge had it not been true, especially when in the hands of their Enemies and under Persecution for it,
and a great Man sent of God, as well as Socinus. The Christians would have disowned this charge had it not been true, especially when in the hands of their Enemies and under Persecution for it,
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and the as great Subtleties of the Socinians in opposing them darkened, and obscured the plain Christian Doctrine, which we are Baptized into, of Father, Son and Holy Ghost;
and the as great Subtleties of the socinians in opposing them darkened, and obscured the plain Christian Doctrine, which we Are Baptised into, of Father, Son and Holy Ghost;
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and even Christianity it self as it is a distinct Religion from Natural, and as it obliges us to such peculiar Articles of Faith as well as to such common Rules of Morality.
and even Christianity it self as it is a distinct Religion from Natural, and as it obliges us to such peculiar Articles of Faith as well as to such Common Rules of Morality.
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A poor finite Creature, like our selves, is not a fit object of our hope and trust for so great a matter as an Infinite Divine Being, who has all Power and all Goodness.
A poor finite Creature, like our selves, is not a fit Object of our hope and trust for so great a matter as an Infinite Divine Being, who has all Power and all goodness.
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Our Redemption is a greater Work than our Creation, and the Lord that bought us deserves as great Thanks and Gratitude, Praise, Honour and Acknowledgment from us, as he that Made us;
Our Redemption is a greater Work than our Creation, and the Lord that bought us deserves as great Thanks and Gratitude, Praise, Honour and Acknowledgment from us, as he that Made us;
Could this great and Mysterious Work have been accomplished any other way than by the Son of God, a God Incarnate and made Flesh, the Divine Wisdom which does nothing in vain would in all likelyhood have found out an easier and a cheaper Method,
Could this great and Mysterious Work have been accomplished any other Way than by the Son of God, a God Incarnate and made Flesh, the Divine Wisdom which does nothing in vain would in all likelihood have found out an Easier and a cheaper Method,
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God the Father shewed his utmost Love to Mankind, and exhausted the Riches of his Mercy to Sinners, in sending his Son, his only begotten Son into the World to save us,
God the Father showed his utmost Love to Mankind, and exhausted the Riches of his Mercy to Sinners, in sending his Son, his only begotten Son into the World to save us,
and this Condescension of the Son, on both which the Scripture layes such a particular weight and Emphasis, had been lost and sunk and dwindled into very little,
and this Condescension of the Son, on both which the Scripture lays such a particular weight and Emphasis, had been lost and sunk and dwindled into very little,
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if Christ had been only a Creature and a meer-Man, and had not been truly and properly the Son of God, begotten of him from all Eternity as well as of the Virgin afterwards,
if christ had been only a Creature and a meer-Man, and had not been truly and properly the Son of God, begotten of him from all Eternity as well as of the Virgae afterwards,
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and One with the Father in respect of his Divine Nature and Original. To him, God blessed for ever, be all Honour and Worship, Praise, Glory and Thanksgiving, now and for evermore, Amen. FINIS.
and One with the Father in respect of his Divine Nature and Original. To him, God blessed for ever, be all Honour and Worship, Praise, Glory and Thanksgiving, now and for evermore, Amen. FINIS.
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Azoarâ 12. cap. Helmon. in Alcoran. Nec Christum Deum adorare confessus est (sc. Mahomet. ) ne forte duos Deos adorare deprehenderetur. Cantacuzen. in Mahomet. Orat. 3.
Azoarâ 12. cap. Helmon. in Alcorani. Nec Christ God adorare Confessus est (sc. Mahomet.) ne fort duos Gods adorare deprehenderetur. Cantacuzen. in Mahomet. Orat 3.
Observandum est quod plerumque Paulus suis Epistolis no nen Dei Patri tribuit in Novo Testamento plerum { que } tantum prima persma vocatur Deus. Flac. Illyric. Clavis Scripturae in verbo Deus.
Observandum est quod plerumque Paulus suis Epistles no nen Dei Patri tribuit in Novo Testament plerum { que } Tantum prima persma vocatur Deus. Flack Illyric. Clavis Scriptures in verbo Deus.
Quod alii ad humanium tantum Naturam restringunt ego extendo ad totam Christi Personam, nam ex tribus Persnis in Coelo hic unus fuit selectus ad hoc Officium Mediatoris. Zanch. de trib. Eloh. p. 124.
Quod alii ad humanium Tantum Naturam restringunt ego extendo ad Whole Christ Personam, nam ex tribus Persnis in Coelo hic Unus fuit selectus ad hoc Officium Mediatoris. Zanchius de Trib. Eloah. p. 124.
