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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.
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Chapter 5: The Doctrine of the Trinity of distinct persons in the unity of the Divine Essence, ass…
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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, 1 Joh. 5. 7. There are three that bare record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one. They are the distinct Persons, but one undivided Essence.
Another Scripture which holdeth forth this distinction, is Ioh. 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 adde a third Scripture, 1 Ioh. 5. 7. There are three that bare record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one. They are the distinct Persons, but one undivided Essence.
But further to confirm this truth denied by the Adversaries, I shall prove from the Scripture that there are three distinct Persons in one Divine Essence, 1 From the distinct. Names given to them. 2 From their distinct personal Acts. 3 From their distinct personal Properties.
1. From their distinct Names, they are called Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Math. 28. 19