The first principles of the oracles of God collected

Name: The first principles of the oracles of God collected
Author: Thomas Shepard

The first principles of the oracles of God collected by Thomas Shepherd ...The first principles of the oracles of God collected by Thomas Shephard ...

Thomas Shepard 1605–1649London: printed for John Rothwel, 1655

[5], 17 p. · 6.6k words · Wing S3112 · ESTC R37142

Title page typeset from the transcription.

THE SUM OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, In way of Question and Answer. › Part › Q. What is God?

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.

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Q. What is God?

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A. God only knoweth himself, no man can so know him and live: Yet he hath manifested himself unto us in his backparts, according to our manner or measure of knowing things: and we need know no more than these, that we may live. 1 Tim. 6. •6. Exod. 33. 19. 23.

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Q. What are Gods back-parts?

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A. They are two, First, His sufficiency. Psal. 36. 9. Secondly, His Efficiency. Rom. 4. 21

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The first principles of the oracles of God collected

Q. What is God?

Q. What are Gods back-parts?

Q. Wherein stands and appears Gods sufficiency?

Q. What is Gods Essence?

Q. Can you sufficiently conceive of the Glory of this one most pure Essence, by one act of Faith?

Q. What are Gods attributes?

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Q. What is God?

Q. What are Gods back-parts?

Q. Wherein stands and appears Gods sufficiency?

Q. What is Gods Essence?

Q. Can you sufficiently conceive of the Glory of this one most pure Essence, by one act of Faith?

Q. What are Gods attributes?