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The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…
The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian catechism in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy labourer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian catechisme in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy laborer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...
London: printed by T. Mabb for Thomas Davies, 1659
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Doct. 2. The divine essence, and all its essential attributes, and all divine works external, equally agree to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is gathered from the Text.
Doct. 2. The divine essence, and all its essential attributes, and all divine workes external, equally agree to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is gathered from the Text.
Reas. 1. Because the same name, the same honour, the same power and glory is attributed to the three.
Reas. 2. Our Faith is here in like manner directed towards all, as the same in Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Reas. 3. All things that belong to the divine essence, are such, as can neither be multiplied, nor divided, nor admit of variety of degrees, for their immensity and perfection. If therefore at all they agree to the Son and Holy Ghost, as that they do is apparent from what hath been said; it must needs be that they agree to them identically, that is, in the greatest equality they are one and the same.