manner from GOD, and
the Spirit in a peculiar
manner from GOD; the
Son from the Father by ge-
neration, the Spirit from God
Again: But the Title of
Unbegotten, [or Self-exi-
ftent,] no man can be fo
abfurd as to prefume to give
to any other than to the Su-
preme GOD; no, not even
And Theod. Abucara,
cited by Bishop Pearfon:
The Apostles (faith he) and
almoft All the Scriptures,
when they mention GOD
abfolutely and indefinite
ly, and commonly with
an Article [ds, and
without any perfonal diftinction; mean the Father.
And, among modern

πνεῦμα ἀῤῥήτως ἐν τῇ Θεῖ
Homil. 27. contr. Sab. &
Arium.

in an ineffable manner. ̓Αγέννητον ἣν ἐδες ὕτως ἔξω TarTERES be To Regev, äse avtenās ba τολμήσαι ἕτερον πλὴν τὸ Θεῖ Η ὅλων προσαγορεύσαι· ἀλλὰ rèir contr. Eunom.l. 3. to the Son himself. "Oder of Stósono, xãσа Ὅθεν ἀπόςολοι, καὶ πᾶσα gedor i åɣía reaçi, ötav An, Eds, ŸTWS STORÚTWS » adiceisas, xj is cπiñav oùr υποςατικῶν ἢ πατέρα δηλοῖ. ἄρθρῳ, καὶ χωρὶς ἰδιώματG Abucara Opufc.

Ingenuè tradimus ×æð

Divines, Calvin: We free-sex Dei nomen Patri

ly confefs, (faith he,) that the Name, GOD, by way of Eminence, is properly afcribed to the Father.

And Flac. Illyricus: 'Tis to be obferved, (faith he, that St Paul in his epiftles commonly files the Father, GOD; and Chrift or the Son of God, Lord: Becaufe, in the mystery of our Redemption, the Supreme Dignity is a fcribed to the Father, as the True God. And

propriè afcribi. Calv. in Valent. Gent,

Obfervandum autem eft, quòd plerumque Paulus in fuis epiftolis nomen Dei, Patri; Domini autem, Chrifto feu Filio Dei tribuit:- Ideo quòd in myfterio Redemptionis, Patri fumma dignitas ut Vero Deo tribuitur.. Hæc eft caufa quòd in novo Teftamento pleruni

que

This is the reafon, why in
the New Teftament the First
Ferfon only is ufually filed
GOD.

que tantùm prima perfona vocetur Deus. Clavis Script. in voce, Deus.'

And the learned Bishop Pearfon: It is to be obferved, (faith he,) that the Name of GOD, taken abfolutely, is often in the Scriptures Spoken of the Father; As when we read of GOD fending his own Son; of the grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift and the Love of GOD: And generally where foever Chrift is called the Son of GOD, or the Word of GOD; the name of GOD is to be taken particularly for the Father, because be is no Son but of the Father. From bence be is ftiled One God, the True God, the Only True God, the God and Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift. Which, as it is moft True, and fo fit to be believed, is also a moft Neceffary Truth, and therefore to be acknowledged, for the avoiding multiplication and Plurality of Gods: For if there were more than One which were from None, it could not be denied but there were more Gods than One. Wherefore This Origination in the Divine Paternity, hath antiently been looked upon as the Affertion of the Unity. p. 40.

Again: As we believe there is a God, and That God Almighty; as we acknowledge That fame GOD to be the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and in Him of Us: So we alfo confefs that the fame GOD the Father, made both Heaven and Earth. pag. 47.

And again: I acknowledge This GOD, Creator of the World, to be the fame GOD who is the Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift.

And the learned Bishop Bull: God the Father,(faith he;) who was usually by the Catholicks of that Age, [viz. in Origens time,] called, by way of diftincti

Deum Patrem, qui diaxeTxas folebat ab ejus ævi Catholicis i Tì Tão eÒS, univerforum Deus, appellari. Sect. 2. cap. 9. § 12.

on

on, The Supreme GOD, [or, The GOD of the Universe.] And again: For which reafon alfa, viz. because the Father Alone is God of Himself, or Self-exiftent;] the Writers before the Time of the Council of Nice, when they mention the Father and the Son together, generally give the Name, GOD, to the Father; filing the Second Perfon, either the Son of God, or our Saviour, or our Lord, or the like.

Quam etiam ob caufam, [fcil. quia Solus Pater a Je Deus eft,] Scriptores ifti, (viz. Ante Nicani,) quoties Patrem & Filium fimul nominant, nomen DEI Patri ferè attribuunt; alteram perfonam titulo vel Filii Dei, vel Servatoris, vel Domini, vel aliâ fimili appellatione defignantes. Id. Sect. 4. cap. 1. § 2.

And the learned Dr Payne: I doubt not but the Great GOD, and my Blessed Saviour, and their Holy Spirit, &c. Letter from Dr P. to the Bp of R. in Vindicat. of his Serm. on Trinity-Sunday, pag. 21.

S XII.

The Son (or fecond Perfon) is not Self-exiftent, but derives his Being or Essence, and All his Attributes, from the Father, as from the Supreme Caufe.

See the Texts, No 619, 769, 798, 801, 937, 95o, 953, 986, 992.

Notes

Notes on S 12.

whence fuch things as thefe [víz. ridiculing the distinction between God Self-exifting, and God of God,] do proceed.

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