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The foundation of God standeth sure, or, A defence of those fundamental and so…
The foundation of God standeth sure, or, A defence of those fundamental and so generally believed doctrines of the Trinity of persons in the unity of the divine essence, of the satisfaction of Christ, the second person of the real and glorious Trinity, of the justification of the ungodly by the imputed righteousness of Christ, against the cavils of W.P.J. a Quaker in his pamphlet entitled The sandy foundation shaken &c. : wherein his and the Quakers hideous blasphemies, Socinian and damnably-heretical opinions are discovered and refuted ... / by Thomas Vincent.The foundation of God standeth sure, or, A defence of those fundamental and so generally believed doctrines of the Trinity of persons in the unity of the divine essence, of the satisfaction of Christ, the second person of the real and glorious Trinity, of the justification of the ungodly by the imputed righteousness of Christ, against the cavils of W.P.J. a Quaker in his pamphlet entituled The sandy foundation shaken &c. : wherein his and the Quakers hideous blasphemies, Socinian and damnably-heretical opinions are discovered and refuted ... / by Thomas Vincent.
London : s.n., 1668
Chapter 5: The Doctrine of the Trinity of distinct persons in the unity of the Divine Essence, ass…
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2. It followeth hence that all things being made by him, that he is the Creator, that he is Infinite in Power and Wisdom, and Goodness, as his works of Creation do demonstrate.
3. It followeth that all things being made by him, that he was before all things, as it is said expressly, Col. 1. 17. And he is before all things; that he was before the beginning of time, when creatures received their beings, it being necessary that he which made creatures, should be before the creatures he made, and therefore he must be eternal, and by consequence that he must needs be God, none being eternal a part ante in respect of heretofore, but God.
3. It followeth that all things being made by him, that he was before all things, as it is said expresly, Col. 1. 17. And he is before all things; that he was before the beginning of time, when creatures received their beings, it being necessary that he which made creatures, should be before the creatures he made, and therefore he must be eternal, and by consequence that he must needs be God, none being eternal a parte ante in respect of heretofore, but God.
II. Joh. 8. 58. Jesus said unto them; Verily, verily I say unto you, Before Abraham was I am. That the Jews did apprehend him to assert himself to be God, is evident by their taking up stones to cast at him for the Blasphemy, which they through their unbelief of his Deity, did think he had spoken. And that he did really hereby assert himself to be God, is evident from the words themselves: I Am is the Name whereby God made himself known to Moses, and the children of Israel,