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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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When we say the first Cause concurreth immediately with the second, the meaning is, that in the co-operation thereof, it so works with and upon the second cause, as it intimately reacheth it; and so, as nothing is interposed: as it is with two things that touch one another, between which there is nothing.
Immediateness of presence is, when things so act one upon another, as that the beings, or substances of the things, are present with one another, and touch one the other: So fire burning the stubble doth immediately touch it, not only with the immediation of its virtue, but also with the immediation of its present substance.
Immediateness of virtue, is, when notwithstanding the things that act one upon another, touch not one another in respect of their beings; yet the virtue of the one reacheth, and as it were toucheth the other, (otherwise there could be no working of one thing upon another, all acting being by contact, i. e. mutual touching either really and virtually, or virtually, though not really:) So, the fire that warmeth, though it reacheth not him that sitteth by it with its substance (for then it would burn him,1) yet it reacheth him with its virtue, otherwise it could not warm him.
- 1Deus agit indistanter. Deus corporeus non est, sed incorporeus. Et ubique diffusus omnia penetrans & ad omnē effectum, non mod, immediatione virtutis, sed & immediati ne suppositi pertingens. Twi. Cr. 3. l. 2.Deus agit indistanter. Deus corporeus non est, sed incorporeus. Et ubique diffusus omnia penetrans & ad omnē effectum, non mod, immediatione virtutis, sed & immediati ne suppositi pertingens. Twi. Cr. 3. l. 2.