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The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded
The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propounded : more largely & clearly handled and explained / published by John Downame ...The summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded : more largly & cleerely handled and explaned / published by John Downame ...
London: printed by Willi, 1625
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.
To the Son, is proper to be begotten, to the Holy Ghost, to proceed, the Father is of himself, neither begotten nor proceeding, but which from all Eternity hath begotten his Son, and he and the Son together send forth the holy Spirit. Of the Father we shall not need to speak. But that the Sons proper subsistence is to be begotten, as the name of Son importeth (given unto him of God, Mark 3. 17. This is my well beloved Son, and so called before he took flesh, Psal. 2. 13. Kiss the Son, lest he be wroth. But most clearly in the fProverbs, What is his Name or his Sons Name?) So the Scripture in many places showeth, John 1. 18. The only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father. And a glittle before, We beheld his glory, as the glory of the only begotten of his Father. The like we say of the Holy Ghost, who is sometimes called the Spirit of God, sometimes the Spirit of Christ, Rom. 8. 9, 10. 11. But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be the Spirit of God dwell in you, but if one have not the Spirit of Christ, this man is not his. But if the Spirit of him that raised Jesus from the dead, dwell in you, he that raised Christ from the dead, will also quicken you by his Spirit dwelling in you.
To the Sonne, is proper to be begotten, to the Holy Ghost, to proceede, the Father is of himselfe, neyther begotten nor proceeding, but which from all Eternity hath begotten his Sonne, and hee and the Sonne together send forth the holy Spirit. Of the Father wee shall not neede to speake. But that the Sonnes proper subsistence is to be begotten, as the name of Sonne importeth (giuen vnto him of God, Marke 3. 17. This is my well beloued Sonne, and so called before hee tooke flesh, Psal. 2. 13. Kisse the Sonne, lest hee be wroth. But most cleerely in the fProuerbs, What is his Name or his Sonnes Name?) So the Scripture in many places sheweth,