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A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…
A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Usher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoined a tract, entitled Immanuel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore written [sic] and published by the same author.A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Vsher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoyned a tract, intituled Immanvel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore writen [sic] and published by the same authour.
London: printed by M.F. for Tho. Downes and Geo. Badger, 1645
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Sixthly,1 the sweet concord between these writings, and the perfect coherence of all things contained in them, notwithstanding the diversity of persons by whom, places where, times when, and matter whereof they have written; for there is a most holy and heavenly consent and agreement of all parts thereof together, though written in so sundry ages, by so sundry men, in so distant places, one of them doth not gain-say another, as mens writings do; as our Saviour Christ confirmeth them all, Luke 24. 44.
Sixtly,1 the sweet concord between these writings, and the perfect coherence of all things contained in them, notwithstanding the diversity of persons by whom, places where, times when, and matter whereof they have written; for there is a most holy and heavenly consent and agreement of all parts thereof together, though writen in so sundry ages, by so sundry men, in so distant places, one of them doth not gain-say another, as mens writings doe; as our Saviour Christ confirmeth them all, Luke 24. 44.
- 16 The concord of the several writers one with another.
Seventhly,1 a continuance of wonderful prophesies foretelling things to come so long before, marked with their circumstances; not doubtful like the Oracles of the Heathen, or Merlin's prophesies, but such as expressed the things and persons by their names, which had all in their times their certain performance, and therefore unto what may we attribute them but to the inspiration of God? Vide Calvins Institut. lib. 1. cap. 8. Thus was the Messiah promised to Adam 4000. years before he was born,