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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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That speech of Hierome, 1Heresies spring from inordinate expressions, is especially to be attended to in this subject; in speaking whereof, if we see not cause to hearken to their advice, who commend a prescribed form; yet that we may keep far from the Heresies of Arrius, who taught a Trinity ⟨p. 29⟩of Essences answerable to the Trinity of Persons, and of Sabellius, who acknowledged but one person according to the unity of Essence, and from all other errors, concerning this great point of Religion; we must not use promiscuously any words of Identity, i. e. sameness, or diversity; but in our speech thereof we must carefully abstain from Terms of 1. Diversity and Difference. Which take away the Unity of the Essence. 2. Separation and Division. Which take away the Simplicity of the Essence. 3. Disparity. Which take away the Equality of the persons. 4. Discrepance. Which take away the Similitude of the divine nature or the persons. 5. Singularity. Which take away the Commonness of the divine nature to the persons. 6. Unity, if we may so speak. Which take away the Number of the persons. 7. Confusion. Which take away the Order of the persons. 8. Solitariness. Which take away the Communion of the Persons.
That speech of Hierome, 1Heresies spring from inordinate expressions, is especially to be attended to in this subject; in speaking whereof, if we see not cause to hearken to their advice, who commend a prescribed form; yet that we may keep far from the Heresies of Arrius, who taught a Trinity ⟨p. 29⟩of Essences answerable to the Trinity of Persons, and of Sabellius, who acknowledged but one person according to the unity of Essence, and from all other errors, concerning this great point of Religion; we must not use promiscuously any words of Identity, i. e. sameness, or diversity; but in our speech thereof we must carefully abstain from Terms of 1. Diversity and Difference. Which take away the Unity of the Essence. 2. Seperation and Division. Which take away the Simplicity of the Essence. 3. Disparity. Which take away the Equality of the persons. 4. Discrepance. Which take away the Similitude of the divine nature or the persons. 5. Singularity. Which take away the Commonness of the divine nature to the persons. 6. Unity, if we may so speak. Which take away the Number of the persons. 7. Confusion. Which take away the Order of the persons. 8. Solitariness. Which take away the Communion of the Persons.