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A scheme and abstract of the Christian religion comprised in fifty two heads, with…A scheme and abstract of the Christian religion comprized in fifty two heads, with…
A scheme and abstract of the Christian religion comprised in fifty two heads, with the texts of scripture, on which they are grounded : and some short indications, how they were more largely handled / by a lover of truth and peace.A scheme and abstract of the Christian religion comprized in fifty two heads, with the texts of scripture, on which they are grounded : and some short indications, how they were more largely handled / by a lover of truth and peace.
London: printed by J.P. for Samuel Sprint, 1684
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.
God is a Spiritual Being, infinite in all Perfections. A Spiritual Being; and so without Body, Parts, or Passions. Infinite; and so without Cause, without defect, and without limit. In all Perfections; so remove all imperfection from any thing, and you see God. And conceive a Spiritual Being, abounding with all Perfections, and that is God. VI. (3.) The Divine ATTRIBUTES. Isa. 57.15. Thus saith the high and lofty One, that inhabiteth Eternity, whose Name is Holy, &c. Princ. The Excellent Nature of God is declared to us by his Divine Attributes. And these are 1. His Immensity, whereby he fills, and consequently sees all things. 2. Immutability, whereby there is no change in his Nature, or Will. 3. Eternity, whereby he hath a boundless Duration, No beginning; nor end; nor succession. 4. Blessedness and Glory, whereby he is perfectly happy in and by himself: His Glory is the result of his Excellency. 5. Wisdom. 6. Power, and Greatness. 7. Goodness. 8. Holiness. 9. Justice. And 10. Mercy, &c. VII. (4.) In God there is a TRINITY in UNITY. 1 John 5.7. For there are Three that bear record in Heaven, The Father, The Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these Three are One. ⟨p. 4⟩Princ. There is but One God, but in the Unity of the Godhead, there are Three Persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Here is showed 1. That there is but One God, and can be no more: Proved from the Perfection, Immensity, and Omnipotency of God. 2. That there are more Persons than One. 3. That there are no more than Three. 4. These are Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 5. These Three have a distinct manner of Subsistence. 6. These Three are One. Co-essential, Co-equal, & Coeternal. VIII. Next consider God in his Works; which were (1.) From Eternity, His DECREES. Eph. 1.11— Who worketh all things, after the Counsel of his own Will. Princ. All Events in Time, depend upon the Counsel of Gods own Will. In the opening hereof, these Conclusions: 1. All Divine Decrees are the Acts of his own Will. 2. They are most free. 3. Most wise and holy. 4. Are from Eternity. 5. Unchangeable. 6. Do respect whatsoever comes to pass. 7. Reach Persons, as well as Things. 8. Extend to the Means as well as the End. 9. The true Cause of a mans Happiness is Gods Will; of his Ruin, his Own. IX. (2.) Gods Works in Time are 1 CREATION.