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 Both |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page
... things explained towards the end , which I spoke doubtfully of at first , as particu larly the difference between the Eternal Generation of the Son , and the Proceffion of the Holy Ghoft ; and I hope this is a pardonable Fault . The ...
... things explained towards the end , which I spoke doubtfully of at first , as particu larly the difference between the Eternal Generation of the Son , and the Proceffion of the Holy Ghoft ; and I hope this is a pardonable Fault . The ...
Page
... things . 4 It is abfurd to difpute against the Being of any thing from the diffi- calty of conceiving it . 5 9 ΙΟ What the natural Boundaries of Human Knowledge are . SECT . II . The Athanafian Creed contains nothing but what is ...
... things . 4 It is abfurd to difpute against the Being of any thing from the diffi- calty of conceiving it . 5 9 ΙΟ What the natural Boundaries of Human Knowledge are . SECT . II . The Athanafian Creed contains nothing but what is ...
Page 2
... Things , we may eafily fancy Contradictions where there are none : For a Contradiction in the nature of Things , is fuch a Notion or Idea of any thing as im- plies a Contradiction and then it is impoffible any fuch thing can be , as it ...
... Things , we may eafily fancy Contradictions where there are none : For a Contradiction in the nature of Things , is fuch a Notion or Idea of any thing as im- plies a Contradiction and then it is impoffible any fuch thing can be , as it ...
Page 3
... things of nothing , and to reduce all things to nothing again ; to know all things , past , prefent , and to come , especially the most contingent Futuri- ties , the freeft Thoughts and Counfels of Men , be- fore they think them , or ...
... things of nothing , and to reduce all things to nothing again ; to know all things , past , prefent , and to come , especially the most contingent Futuri- ties , the freeft Thoughts and Counfels of Men , be- fore they think them , or ...
Page 4
... thing we fpeak of : A Contradiction in the Nature of Things , is what is contrary to the Nature of that Being of which we speak : Now fo far as we understand the Nature of any Being , we can certainly tell what is contrary and ...
... thing we fpeak of : A Contradiction in the Nature of Things , is what is contrary to the Nature of that Being of which we speak : Now fo far as we understand the Nature of any Being , we can certainly tell what is contrary and ...
Other editions - View all
A Vindication of the Doctrine of the Holy and Ever Blessed Trinity, and the ... William Sherlock No preview available - 2018 |
A Vindication of the Doctrine of the Holy and Ever Blessed Trinity, and the ... No preview available - 2020 |
Vindication of the Doctrine of the Holy and Ever Blessed Trinity and the ... William Sherlock No preview available - 2014 |
Common terms and phrases
abfolutely perfect abfurd againſt alfo Anſwer Apoſtle Arian Athanafian Creed Athanafius baptized becauſe begotten believe Body Catholick Faith Caufe cauſe Chrift Chriftians Church confcious confefs Contradiction created Spirits Creatures difpute Divine Nature Doctrine Effence effential Eternal expound Extenfion faid Father faved feems felf fenfe fent feparate fhall fhew fhould fignifies Filioque firſt fome fomething fpeak fubfift fuch fufficient fuppofe fure Ghoſt Glory Godhead Goodneſs Herefie Hereticks himſelf Holy Ghoft Holy Spirit Human Nature impoffible Incarnation infinite Mind itſelf Jefus John Knowledge lefs Lord Miletian moſt muft muſt mutual conſciouſneſs Myſtery neceffary neceſſary Notion numerical obferve Paffions plain Power prefent prove Reaſon Salvation Saviour ſay Scripture Senfe ſeparate Socinians Subſtance Supreme tells thefe Three themſelves ther theſe thofe thoſe Three diftinct Perfons Three Divine Perfons Three Gods Three infinite Minds Three Perfons Trinitarians Trinity in Unity true Uncreated underſtand Union unleſs uſe Wiſdom Word World worship
Popular passages
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?