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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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Positive Attributes,1 are such which so ascribe some perfection to God: as not inferring any respect unto the creatures existing, or in present being; by these, our understanding is helped in our meditation of God, by way of eminency; The more principal of them, are in number Six: 1. Holiness. 2. Wisdom. 3. Will. 4. Liberty. 5. Omnipotency. 6. Perfection. To which, or some of which, the rest of like nature may conveniently be referred.
- 1Positive Attributes.
Holiness is God, conformable to himself, 1 Sam. 2.2. Hab. 1.13. As created holiness (which some call moral goodness or perfection of manners) is the conformity of the reasonable creature to the Rule; so (God being his own Rule, and the Fountain of all created perfection) we may conceive of increated holiness, as of Gods Conformity unto himself.
God is holy essentially, and so is none but he, 1 Sam. 2. There is none holy as the Lord, the creature is holy only by participation. He is the Author of all created holiness; both of the Moral Law, which is the rule of holiness; and of the infused grace of holiness, whence the reasonable creature is made conformable to that rule, and of all other holiness whatsoever: therefore justly called, the Holy One of Israel, Isai. 41.20. Wisdom is, God understanding all things intelligible by his Essence,