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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.
And as a blind man is not able to conceive the distinction of colours, although the skilfullest man alive should use all the art he had to teach him; because he wanteth the sense whereby that object is discernible: sos the natural man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God (for they are foolishness unto him;) neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Whereupon the Apostle concludeth, concerning himself and all his fellow-labourers; thatt God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts; to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ: but we have this treasure in earthen vessels; that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. Our Mediator therefore (who mustu be able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him) may not want the excellency of the power, whereby he may make us capable of this high knowledge of the things of God, propounded unto us by the ministry of his servants: and consequently, in this respect also, must be God as well as Man.
And as a blinde man is not able to conceive the distinction of colours, although the skilfullest man alive should use all the art hee had to teach him; because hee wanteth the sense whereby that object is discernible: sos the naturall man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God (for they are foolishnesse unto him;) neither can hee know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Whereupon the Apostle concludeth, concerning himself and all his fellow-labourers; thatt God who commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, hath shined in our hearts; to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ: but wee have this treasure in earthen vessels; that the excellency of the power may bee of God, and not of us. Our Mediatour therefore (who mustu bee able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him) may not want the excellency of the power, whereby hee may make us capable of this high knowledge of the things of God, propounded unto us by the ministery of his servants: and consequently, in this respect also, must bee God as well as Man.