A30242:1180
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole…
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgess ...The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for T.U., 1659
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.
For the first, The Holy Ghost is God. There have not only Heretics of old, as the Macedonians, or of late in other Countries, as Polonia, and Transilvana, Servetus, and the Socinians; but even some in this land very lately, not only maintained privately, but have published Books on purpose to prove the Holy Ghost not to be God of the same essence with the Father and the Sonne. Indeed, there was a long contention, whether verbal or real, it's disputed between the Greek Churches and the Latin Churches, about the procession of the Holy Ghost, whether from the Father, and the Son also, or Father only; but no doubt at all about the Deity of the Holy Ghost.
For the first, The Holy Ghost is God. There have not only Heretiques of old, as the Macedonians, or of late in other Countries, as Polonia, and Transilvana, Servetus, and the Socinians; but even some in this land very lately, not only maintained privately, but have published Books on purpose to prove the Holy Ghost not to be God of the same essence with the Father and the Sonne. Indeed, there was a long contention, whether verball or real, it's disputed between the Greek Churches and the Latin Churches, about the procession of the Holy Ghost, whether from the Father, and the Sonne also, or Father only; but no doubt at all about the Deity of the Holy Ghost.
I intend to handle this point Practically, yet so, as first Doctrinally to inform your judgments about the truth of it: and that I may do it the more orderly, you must know, that those who have denied the holy Ghost to be God, have been divided into two ways. Either
I intend to handle this point Practically, yet so, as first Doctrinally to inform your judgments about the truth of it: and that I may do it the more orderly, you must know, that those who have denyed the holy Ghost to be God, have been divided into two waies. Either