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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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All creature-effects (i.e. all such effects, as proceed from the creature, according to the order of second causes, whether acts, or habits, for acquired habits follow acts) presuppose a principle, virtually, or formally, containing such effects. But supernatural life-operations are creature-effects, whose principle is the same with an habit, as hath been cleared in the explication of an habit) therefore supernatural life-operations presuppose a principle foregoing such acts. That supernatural life-operations are creature-effects is manifest; grace, the new-creature (whether considered in part, or whole) is a creature.
That creature-effects presuppose a principle in the subject, formally, or virtually containing such effects, appeareth by this induction. All creature-effects, or actions, are either supernatural, proceeding from a supernatural principle infused, or inspired; or moral, whose principle is the Law written in the heart, Rom. 2.14. hence are actions of external conformity to the Law; or artificial, whose principle is right reason; or natural, which flow from inclination, or instinct.
That creature-effects presuppose a principle in the subject, formally, or virtually containing such effects, appeareth by this induction. All creature-effects, or actions, are either supernaturall, proceeding from a supernatural principle infused, or inspired; or moral, whose principle is the Law written in the heart, Rom. 2.14. hence are actions of external conformity to the Law; or artificial, whose principle is right reason; or natural, which flow from inclination, or instinct.
Obj. 1. Acquired habits (as Arts and Sciences, ex. gr. the knowledge of a Physician, the faculty of a Scrivener, the skill of a Tradesman, &c.) are gotten and caused by multiplied acts, therefore all creature-effects do not presuppose principles in the subject, formally or virtually containing such acts.