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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
At nos non erubescimus ea ignorare, quae superant humanum captum. Most certain it is that in this matter of reconciling Providence (which in effect comprehendeth also the reconciliation of the Decree therewith) of God, with the contingency of free actions, that there are many things in which we ought humbly to acknowledge the weakness of our understanding, retaining what we have certain out of the Scripture, notwithstanding difficulties, the solution & perspicuous understanding whereof we find by experience, is not given to man in this life. | Certissimum est in hac mat. ria de providentia & ejus conjunctione cum actionibus• humanis,1 conciliatione item cum actionum liberarum contingentia, multa esse in quibus humilitèr agnoscere debemus mentis nostrae imbecilitatem, retinentes quod ex Scripturâ certum habemus, non obstantibus difficultatibus quarum solutionem & perspicuam intelligentiam homini in hac vitâ, datum non iri experimur. ⟨p. 78⟩In Logic an Argument begets faith,2 but in Divinity Faith makes Argument. | Argumentum dr. in Logicis ratio rei dubiae, faciens fidē. In Theologicis veroest è contrario, quod fidesest faciens argumentū.
At nos non erubescimus ea ignorare, quae superant humanum captum. Most certain it is that in this matter of reconciling Providence (which in effect comprehendeth also the reconciliation of the Decree therewith) of God, with the contingency of free actions, that there are many things in which we ought humbly to acknowlege the weakness of our understanding, retaining what we have certain out of the Scripture, notwithstanding difficulties, the solution & perspicuous understanding wherof we find by experience, is not given to man in this life. | Certissimum est in hac mat. ria de providentia & ejus conjunctione cum actionibus• humanis,1 conciliatione item cum actionum liberarum contingentia, multa esse in quibus humilitèr agnoscere debemus mentis nostrae imbecilitatem, retinentes quod ex Scripturâ certum habemus, non obstantibus difficultatibus quarum solutionem & perspicuam intelligentiam homini in hac vitâ, datum non iri experimur.