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abſolute according alſo anſwer Arminians Beatifical becauſe Beleever believe bleſſed body called Command common grace confidered conſequently conſiſts converſion creature Curſe Decree Diſpenſation Divine Effence Doctrine doth effect Elect eſpecially Eſſence eſſentially eſtate Eternal Father felf firſt Cauſe followeth foul glory Gods Gospel habit hath Heaven himſelf Holy Ghost increated infuſed inſtrument Jeſus Chriſt John juſt Juſtification laſt leſs Lord loſt Luke manifeſt manner meaſure Mediatour meer mercy moſt muſt neceſſarily neceſſary obedience obſervation paſſive Pelagians perfect perſon pleaſed pleaſure preparatory preſent Promiſe Propoſition punishment reaſon repentance Reprobation reſpect reſt righteouſneſſe ſaid ſalvation ſame ſaving grace ſay Scripture ſecond cauſe ſee ſelf ſelves ſence ſenſe ſenſible ſhall ſhould ſin ſinner ſome Soul ſpeak ſpecial Spirit ſpiritual ſtate ſubject ſubſiſting ſuch ſuffering ſufficient thereof thereunto theſe things thoſe tion truth ture underſtanding union unto uſe Viſion Vocation whereby whoſe willeth wrought
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Page 53 - But it is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself, as for a thing to be and not to be at the same time.
Page 133 - Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they fhould repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Page 76 - The liberty of man, though subordinate to God's decree, freely willeth the very same thing and no other than that which it would have willed if (upon a supposition of impossibility) there had been no decree.
Page 218 - Therefore prophefy and fay unto them, Thus faith the LORD GOD ; Behold, O My people, I will open your graves, and caufe you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of...
Page 34 - There are three that bare record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
Page 34 - ... the acknowledgment of the myftery of God, and of the Father, and of Chrift.
Page 201 - ... Lazarus to arise ; as in the creation he said, ' Let there be light ;' for the word and the Spirit go together. Having taken them off from trouble, he shews a way how to raise them, which is by faith, ' Ye believe in God, believe also in me.' The object in believing is God, and Christ Mediator. We must have both to found our faith upon. "We cannot believe in God, except we believe in Christ. For God must be satisfied by God, and by him that is God must that satisfaction be applied, the Spirit...
Page 146 - God, permitteth not any defect or alteration concerning the execution of his decree after lIe had once decreed it; notwithstanding before the decree He was free to have decreed, or not to have decreed that decree. Relative or Moral Justice is an external Work of God, whereby He proceeds with man according to the Law of Righteousness freely constituted between him and them; rendering to every one what is due unto them thereby, either by way of recompense, in case of obedience, or by way of punishment,...
Page 147 - ... continuation. Besides, were God bound to continue the creature in actual being for one year, by the same reason He were bound to continue them forever. Neither can He owe unto the creature in actual being, annihilation ; for then neither could the godly enjoy eternal life, nor the wicked be punished with eternal death. To owe annihilation is to owe nothing. The worth of the creature in order unto God is not intrinsical ; " For who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him...
Page 147 - He can owe any thing, it must either be the continuation of it in its being, or annihilation. If God doth not owe unto the creature its creation, He cannot owe unto it its continuation ; continuation being nothing else but the continuance of creation. He that is not bound to give a creature its being for one instant, which is done in creation, is much less bound to give unto a creature its being for many instants, which is included in continuation. Besides, were God bound to continue the creature...