A Vindication of the Doctrine of the Holy and Ever Blessed Trinity, and the Incarnation of the Son of God: Occasioned by the Brief Notes on the Creed of St. Athanasius, and the Brief History of the Unitarians, Or Socinians, and Containing an Answer to BothW. Rogers, 1690 - 272 pages |
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... lefs a Schifm be- tween the two Churches : The Greek Church ac- knowledges , the Distinction of Perfons , and their Unity and Subordination ; That there is One Father , not Three Fathers , One Son , not Three Sons , One Holy Ghost , not ...
... lefs a Schifm be- tween the two Churches : The Greek Church ac- knowledges , the Distinction of Perfons , and their Unity and Subordination ; That there is One Father , not Three Fathers , One Son , not Three Sons , One Holy Ghost , not ...
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... lefs : but then we must distinguish between Subordination and Equality : Perfons who are equal may be fubordinate to each other and though there be not a greater or lefs , yet there is Order in the Trinity : Equality is owing to Nature ...
... lefs : but then we must distinguish between Subordination and Equality : Perfons who are equal may be fubordinate to each other and though there be not a greater or lefs , yet there is Order in the Trinity : Equality is owing to Nature ...
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... lefs we will call any thing a God , which has no real Being , as that has not , which has not a real Nature and Effence , whereas all Men grant there are no Ac- An . Shh . p 284 cidents , or Qualities , or Modes in God , but a pure and ...
... lefs we will call any thing a God , which has no real Being , as that has not , which has not a real Nature and Effence , whereas all Men grant there are no Ac- An . Shh . p 284 cidents , or Qualities , or Modes in God , but a pure and ...
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... lefs than that which contains it , and therefore for two Beings mutually to comprehend , and to be compre- hended by each other , is to be greater and less than each other , greater as they comprehend each other , and lefs as they are ...
... lefs than that which contains it , and therefore for two Beings mutually to comprehend , and to be compre- hended by each other , is to be greater and less than each other , greater as they comprehend each other , and lefs as they are ...
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... lefs do any other Vertues and Qualities of Bo- dies deferve the Name of abfolute Perfections , and therefore we must seek for abfolute perfection only in a Mind ; perfect Wisdom , Knowledge , Power , Good- nefs , ness , Justice , make ...
... lefs do any other Vertues and Qualities of Bo- dies deferve the Name of abfolute Perfections , and therefore we must seek for abfolute perfection only in a Mind ; perfect Wisdom , Knowledge , Power , Good- nefs , ness , Justice , make ...
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Page 13 - Lord. And yet not three Lords: but one Lord. For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity: to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord; So are we forbidden by the Catholick Religion: to say, There be three Gods, or three Lords.
Page 158 - Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him, to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, (which is King of peace,) without father, without mother, without descent having neither beginning of days nor end of life ; but made like unto the Son of God, abideth a priest continually.
Page 54 - Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth : for he shall not speak of himself ; but whatsoever he shall hear that shall he speak : and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me : for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine : therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you.
Page 93 - no one, who believes the Scriptures can doubt this." " And is not this," he said, " the very doctrine of the first part of the Creed ; ' that the Father is GOD, the Son is GOD, and the Holy Ghost is GOD; and yet they are not three GODS, but one GOD?
Page 170 - Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Page 159 - Jefus : who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God : but made himfelf of no reputation, and took upon him the form* of a fervant, and was made in the likenefs of men. And being found in fafhion as a man, he humbled himfelf, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the crofs.
Page 223 - When he gave to the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment. When he appointed the foundations of the earth., then I was by him, as one brought up with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him, rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sons of men.
Page 15 - The Father is made of none : neither created nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone : not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son : neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
Page 232 - But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
Page 201 - But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?