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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
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.
The Lord by the Prophet Jeremiah also promiseth to give his Law into their minds, and to write them in the hearts of his children, Jer. 31. 33. And S. John saith to the faithful, that by the anointing of the holy Spirit which is on them, they know all things, 1 Joh. 2. 20.
The Lord by the Prophet Jeremiah also promiseth to give his Law into their mindes, and to write them in the hearts of his children, Jer. 31. 33. And S. John saith to the faithfull, that by the anointing of the holy Spirit which is on them, they know all things, 1 Joh. 2. 20.
This testimony of Gods Spirit in the hearts of his faithful, as it is proper to the Word of God, so it is greater then any humane persuasions grounded upon reason or witnesses of men, unto which it is unmeet that the Word of God should be subject as Papists hold, when they teach that the Scriptures receive their authority from the Church; for by thus hanging the credit and authority of the Scriptures on the Churches sentence, they make the Churches work of greater credit then the Word of God, whereas the Scriptures of God cannot be judged or sentenced by any; and God only is a worthy witness himself in his Word, and by his Spirit, which give mutual testimony one of the other, and work that assurance of Faith in the Elect, that no humane demonstrations can make, nor any persuasions or enforcements of the world can remove.
This testimony of Gods Spirit in the hearts of his faithfull, as it is proper to the Word of God, so it is greater then any humane perswasions grounded upon reason or witnesses of men, unto which it is unmeet that the Word of God should bee subject as Papists hold, when they teach that the Scriptures receive their authority from the Church; for by thus hanging the credit and authority of the Scriptures on the Churches sentence, they make the Churches work of greater credit then the Word of God, whereas the Scriptures of God cannot bee judged or sentenced by any; and God onely is a worthy witnesse himself in his Word, and by his Spirit, which give mutuall testimony one of the other, and work that assurance of Faith in the Elect, that no humane demonstrations can make, nor any perswasions or inforcements of the world can remove.