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A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledge of God, and of our selves. First…A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledg of God, and of our selves. First…
A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledge of God, and of our selves. First composed, and improved, for the private instruction of the younger sort in Cambridge in New-England. / By Thomas Shepard late faithful Pastor of the Church of Christ there. ; And now published at the earnest desire of sundry well-affected persons. ; Together with the doctrine of conviction of sin, and righteousness, and judgment. Delivered in divers sermons upon John 16. 8, 9, 10, 11. and thence summarily drawn into quest: and answers by the same author. ; [Three lines from Peter]A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledg of God, and of our selves. First composed, and improved, for the private instruction of the younger sort in Cambridg in New-England. / By Thomas Shepard late faithfull Pastour of the Church of Christ there. ; And now published at the earnest desire of sundry well-affected persons. ; Together with the doctrine of conviction of sin, and righteousness, and judgment. Delivered in divers sermons upon John 16. 8, 9, 10, 11. and thence summarily drawn into quest: and answers by the same authour. ; [Three lines from Peter]
printed by Samuel Green, 1654
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.
2 That therefore when any work is Attributed to any one of the three Persons, Father, Son, or the Holy-Ghost, it is not because any Person is excluded from the work, but because the manner of the working of one Person appears chiefly in that work, and hence Election and Creation, is given to the Father, Redemption to the Son, Sanctification to the Holy-Ghost.
2 That therfore when any work is Attributed to any one of the three Persons, Father, Sonn, or the Holy-Ghost, it is not because any Person is excluded from the work, but because the manner of the working of one Person appeares chiefly in that work, and hence Election and Creation, is given to the Father, Redemption to the Sonn, Sanctification to the Holy-Ghost.
3 That their manner of working is according to their order of subsisting, hence the Father being of himself, works from himself by the ⟨p. 8⟩Son and the Spirit, the Son from the Father by the Spirit, the Holy-Ghost from them both.
3 That their manner of working is according to their order of subsisting, hence the Father being of himselfe, workes from himselfe by the ⟨p. 8⟩Sonn and the Spirit, the Sonn from the Father by the Spirit, the Holy-Ghost from them both.
Quest What are you to know concerning the sixth thing viz: the manifestation of them to man?
Quest What are you to know concerning the sixt thing viz: the manifestation of them to man?