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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 2 › Chapter 1 › Section 1: Of the eternal Generation of our Jesus.
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4. For the mutual kindness and lovingness of him that begets, and of him that is begotten, we say this brings forth a third person or subsistence in God. Now for the understanding of this matter, we must consider two things; first, that in the Essence of God, besides his understanding there is a Will. Secondly, that this Will doth work everlastingly upon it self, as his Understanding doth.
For the first, that in the Essence of God, besides his Understanding, there is a Will, is very clear; for he that gives a will to all rational creatures, cannot want it himself; how should he be without will, whose will it is that we will? of necessity it is that there should be some prime or chief will, on whose will all other wills should depend; but the Scriptures are plain, I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me. 1— My Counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.
For the first, that in the Essence of God, besides his Understanding, there is a Will, is very clear; for he that gives a will to all rational creatures, cannot want it himself; how should he be without will, whose will it is that we will? of necessity it is that there should be some prime or chief will, on whose will all other wills should depend; but the Scriptures are plain, I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me. 1— My Councel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.