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A94223 Prometheus Christianus, or, A treatise shewing the folly and vanity of atheism and containing the solution of the main arguments of the Socinians, the Arrians, the deists, and other unitarians ... : whereunto is annex'd the refutation of some dogmatical points of a modern author relating to the trinity / by John Sauvage ... Sauvage, John. 1695 (1695) Wing S768C; ESTC R42539 10,289 31

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Prometheus Christianus OR A TREATISE Shewing the FOLLY and VANITY of ATHEISM AND Containing the Solution of the main Arguments of the SOCINIANS the ARRIANS the DEISTS and other Vnitarians which have a direct and immediate Tendency to the Utter Ruin and Subversion of the very Foundation of Christianity Whereunto is annex'd The Refutation of some Dogmatical Points of a Modern Author relating to the TRINITY By JOHN SAVVAGE Gent. LONDON Printed and are to be Sold by Rich. Baldwin near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane 1695. THE PREFACE FInding the Innumerable number of Heterodoxical and Prophane Errors which in these dissolute Times make the Novellists to Swarm with the frequent new Accesses of their Proselytes I deem'd it expedient to Propose the Grounds of their several Errors and so to Refute them which here I undertake THE CONTENTS SECT I. SHewing the Nullity and Vanity of the Atheists Page 1 SECT II. The Main Objection of the Heterodox Unitarians is fully propos'd and solv'd by the Orthodox Trinitarians p. 5 SECT III. A farther Attempt of the same Adversaries is propos'd and solv'd p. 11 SECT IV. The Objections against Circumincision solv'd p. 13 SECT V. Wherein the rest of the Unitarian's Arguments are propos'd and solv'd p. 16 SECT VI. Certain Absolete Opinions of another Author are propos'd and solv'd p. 19 SECT VII Two other Opinions of the same Author are propos'd and solv'd p. 23. Prometheus Christianus OR A TREATISE Shewing the FOLLY and VANITY OF ATHEISM SECT I. Shewing the Nullity and Vanity of the Atheists THIS Prophane and Pernicious Error hath drawn many a Soul to their utter Ruine and Perdition for their Position is That there is no Supreme Deity nor Godhead existent to govern and regulate the Natural and Moral Transactions of this Universe The Grounds of their Doctrine are setled upon their insatiable Avidity to satisfie the Suggestion of their Sensual Appetite not invoking the least Dictamen of Reason to their support and conduct Hence they let the Reins loose to all Lasciviousness Delight and Pleasure that Sence can dictate to them To convince these Miscreants of their dull and stupid Error I must first desire them to take a survey of the admirable Products and stupendious Variety of this inferiour Orb. Let them consider that there can be no Effect without a Cause and where will they find a Cause that is impower'd to produce such variety of Creatures as do embellish the Globe of the Earth with such due Subordination Stability and Natural Instinct for the preservation and propagation of each Species in their kind Let them consider that there is no created Power that hath any Proportion to be is no created Power that hath any Proportion to be the Cause of such admirable Effects for it exceeds the Capacity of all Created Power whether Human or Angelical to produce one Blade of Grass or one Leaf of a Tree in perfection much more to create such a copious number of Vegetables and Animals as furnish this World for the use of Man All this argues the Certainty and Infallibility of the Existence of the Original Cause of such variety of Products and convinceth that it must be an Omnipotent All-wise Prudent and Provident Creator Then let the dull and stupid Atheist cast his Eyes up to Heaven and contemplate the Variety of the superiour Orbs of the Sun and Moon with the rest of the Planets and their Attendants with the fix'd Stars that are immovably seated in the Firmament which are more in number than the Sands of the Sea Let the Atheist consider how all these by their rapt morion are daily carried in their Sphere round this inferiour World once every day without leaving their stations where they were first fixed let him consider moreover the regular and constant motion of the wand'ring Planets and their Concomitants how they are all rapt by the First Mover round this World once every day while at the same time by their natural motion they are in progress of effecting their natural course which the Moon accomplisheth in Eight and twenty Days the Sun in one Year the rest of the Planets in a longer time and thus by their various Aspects and benign Influences communicate to us all the Blessings of a munificent and benign Creator as Corn Wine Oyl and all the Fruits of the Earth which are abundantly sufficient not only for Man's necessary support and maintenance but also for his pleasure and delight Which made St. Chrysostom say In paginis Coelorum legitur divinitas In the Book of the Heavens is read the Divinity And St. Augustine crys out O altitudo sapientiae scientiae Dei O the altitude of the Wisdom and Science of God! Add to this the general and universal Consent and Agreement of all Nations contain'd in the whole extent of this Universe whereof there is not one Nation that denies the Existence of a Deity Now if this general Perswasion should prove false or deceitful to whom could this Error and Deceit be imputed but to Him that imprinted this general Belief and Perswasion into the Minds of all Nations it being wholly impossible that the Great Omnipotent Creator of the Universe whose Providence is infinite and who is Veracity and Truth itself should deceive any one and by reason of his Omniscience should be deceived himself who penetrates the most abdit and most secret Recesses of the superiour and inferiour World by his Omniscience Yea it is the Opinion of most learned Divines that it is impossible that any one Person having attain'd to the perfect use of Reason should be ignorant of the Being of a GOD. Now if all this will not convince the Atheist of his black Error I will give him a Metaphysical Demonstration à priori for the Being of a GOD. And first I will settle the true Notion of a Deity or Godhead secondly I shall prove the Possibility of the Object of this Notion and thirdly I shall demonstrate the real Existence of it As to the first a True GOD is that and only that which hath all Perfections possible and no Defect and whatsoever hath all this is compleatly God and whatsoever faileth of any part of this is not nor cannot be GOD. This being presuppos'd as the Ground and Subject of my Demonstration I thus proceed to prove the possibility of it which was the second thing propos'd All that which is not a Chymerical Fiction is possible This Object is no Chymerical Fiction Therefore this Object is possible Nothing can be here deny'd but the minor or second Proposition which I thus prove A Chymerical Fiction hath a great Defect to wit its impossibility to exist This Object hath no Defect Therefore this Object is possible Now for the third thing propos'd which was to demonstrate the Real Existence of it All that which is possible and hath no Defect is existent This Object is possible and hath no Defect Therefore this Object is existent The major or first Proposition of this