Body of
A Body of Divinity, Vol. 1 (of 4) Wherein the doctrines of the Christian religion are explained and defended, being the substance of several lectures on the Assembly's Larger Catechism
作者：Ridgley, Thomas, 1667?-1734; Wilson, James P. (James Patriot), 1769-1830 [Annotator]
体例：段 章数：68
字数：1,377,037 来源：Project Gutenberg
章节目录
共 68 段- _Christ as Mediator below, yet equal with the Father_ 374
- (2.) Believers shall enjoy him perfectly and immediately in
- 7. The differing features of different bodies, so that we sc
- But since we are arguing, at present, with those who deny a
- “III. Nor, thirdly, would it bring any uncertainty into the
- “Again; if there be those who think, that the contractedness
- And since none but God can give us such an one, it is incons
- That we might discern his will and conform to it, he has set
- (5.) All the examples proposed to our imitation therein, are
- _Answ._ 1. The answer that may be given to this objection, t
- If the scriptures are not the word of God, then the penmen t
- 2. As to what is said concerning the historical parts of scr
- “Since God has been pleased to leave us the Records of the _
- “IV. St. Paul’s history, I mean so much of it as may be coll
- It is an amazing instance of condescension, and an inexpress
- (5.) When we doubt of the truth, or certain accomplishment o
- _2dly_, This would render the condition of the best men, in
- This knowledge of God, which has the creature for its object
- _2dly_, When God designed to govern his church by those rule
- 2. There is his vindictive justice, whereby he punishes sin,
- _Answ._ The grace of God doth not lead to licentiousness, th
- _Secondly_, How easily might he bring ruin and destruction u
- (4.) The faithfulness of God should be improved by us, as a
- Having considered the unity of the Godhead, not only as evin
- “But the earth, as great as it appears to us, complicated in
- But if we speak of that which is infinite, we must conclude
- _Answ._ But to this it may be replied, that when we say the
- II. We shall now consider in what sense we are to understand
- 2. Most of those passages of scripture, where personal chara
- 2. We shall now consider the scriptures that are generally b
- 2. If we suppose Christ had the character of a Son before he
- Again, there are other scriptures, in which this name Jehova
- _Answ._ It may be replied, that the Father is never called i
- _Answ._ In defence of our translation of these words, it may
- 2. That they farther suppose that our Saviour is called God,
- Thus the apostles Paul and Barnabas, when the people at Lyst
- 2. Our Saviour is said to be unchangeable, which perfection
- That power, such as is properly divine, is attributed to Chr
- 6. That the creation of all things is ascribed to the sovere
- _Lastly_, He will not only pronounce the sentence but execut
- We have another instance, not only of his being worshipped,
- _Object._ 1. To what has been said concerning a right to rel
- _Object._ It is objected, that it is not the Holy Ghost who
- There is another scripture, in which it is still more eviden
- “That which is taught in the scriptures concerning the
- “2. We are obliged to believe those mysteries that are plain
- “The more ancient Jewish writers declare, that two persons w
- “The divine nature and perfections indeed, (as they are far
- “Once more: Sonship, it is said, implies _posteriority_, or
- “It is said, ‘God _was manifested in the flesh_.’ 1 Tim. iii
- “3. It is not agreeable to scripture to suppose that the fir
- “To be the true God, and to be under God, to be the Infinite
- I could not but premise these things in our entrance on this
- This leads us to consider the properties of these decrees of
- 2. We shall proceed to consider how _election_ is taken in t
- _Object._ The prophet seems to speak, in this scripture, of
- _Answ._ To this it may be replied, that a few single instanc
- 5. God’s purpose to deny the grace of faith to those whom he
- _2dly_, The first act of saving faith does not consist in ou
- But we must have recourse to some methods to reconcile this
- And shall this doctrine be judged of hereby, when it is very
- That the sense of these scriptures cannot be, that God desig
- _Answ_. To prepare our way for a reply to this objection, le
- 2. No one, who preaches the gospel, has any warrant from God
- (4.) Let us take heed that we do not peremptorily, without g
- Footnote 211:
- 5. Setting aside this doctrine, or supposing it not true, wh
- 8. If we would know how this is consistent with the actual f