A05817:122
The Practice of Piety
The practise of piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God.The practise of pietie directing a Christian how to walke that he may please God.
London: printed for John Hodgets, 1613London: printed for Iohn Hodgets, 1613
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Of all these Attributes we must hold these general Rules.
Of all these Attributes wee must hold these generall Rules.
1 NO Attributes can sufficiently express the Essence of GOD, because it is infinite and ineffable. Whatsoever therefore is spoken of God, is not God: but serveth rather to help our weak understanding, to conceive in our reason, and to utter in our speech the Majesty of his Divine Nature: so far as he hath vouchsafed to reveal himself unto us in his Word.
1 NO Attributes can sufficiently expresse the Essence of GOD, because it is infinite and ineffable. Whatsoeuer therefore is spoken of God, is not God: but serueth rather to helpe our weake vnderstanding, to conceiue in our reason, and to vtter in our speech the Maiestie of his Diuine Nature: so farre as hee hath vouchsafed to reueale himselfe vnto vs in his Word.
2 All the Attributes of God belong to every of the three Persons, 1as well as to the Essence it self, with the limitation of a Personal propriety: as the Mercy of the Father is Mercy begetting: the Mercy of the Son is Mercy begotten: the Mercy of the Holy Ghost is Mercy proceeding: and so of the rest.
2 All the Attributes of God belong to euery of the three Persons,