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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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5. The fifth and last thing is to prove, That Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three distinct Subsistents, or Persons. Concerning the name Person, I shall not speak of it, because Mr. Danson intendeth to vindicate that word from the cavils of W. P. in answer to what concerneth him p. 10. That there are three such distinct Persons in one Divine Essence, is evident from the Scripture, See Math. 3. 16, 17. And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water, and to the Heavens were opened unto him; and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a Dove, and lighting upon him; And lo a voice from Heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Here is a distinction of all the three Persons, the Son was clothed in flesh, and came up out of the water; the Spirit was in the shape of a Dove, which came down from heaven; the Fa- was in the voice, saying, This is my beloved Son.
5. The fifth and last thing is to prove, That Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three distinct Subsistents, or Persons. Concerning the name Person, I shall not speak of it, because Mr. Danson intendeth to vindicate that word from the cavils of W. P. in answer to what concerneth him p. 10. That there are three such distinct Persons in one Divine Essence, is evident from the Scripture, See Math. 3. 16, 17. And Iesus when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water, and to the Heavens were opened unto him; and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a Dove, and lighting upon him; And lo a voice from Heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Here is a distinction of all the three Persons, the Son was clothed in flesh, and came up out of the water; the Spirit was in the shape of a Dove, which came down from heaven; the Fa- was in the voice, saying, This is my beloved Son.
Another Scripture which holdeth forth this distinction, is Joh. 16. 17. I will pray the Father, and he shall give them another Comforter, even the Spirit of Truth. The Son prayeth, the Father giveth; The Spirit of Truth is the Comforter that is given. I shall add a third Scripture,