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diversity_n	divine_a	nature_n	unity_n	374	5	10.1849	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89737	The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.	Norton, John, 1606-1663.	1654 (1654)	Wing N1320; Thomason E734_9; ESTC R206951	276,720	371

is to proceed from the Father and the Son Ioh. 14.26 15.26 The manner of the workings of the three Persons upon the creature is answerable to the manner of their subsistence in the divine Nature The Father worketh of himself the Son worketh from the Father Ioh. 5.19.30 and 8.28 The Holy Ghost worketh from the Father and the Son Ioh. 16 13. Hence though all the Works of God concerning the Creature are wrought joyntly by all the three Persons yet is the work principally ascribed unto that person whose manner of subsistence doth most eminently appear therein Beginning works as Creation are ascribed principally unto the first Person the carrying works on to perfection as Redemption unto the second Person The perfecting of them as the application of Redemption unto the third Person That speech of Hierome What Terms we are to avoyd in speaking of the Trinity Heresies spring from inordinate expressions is especially to be attended to in this subject in speaking whereof if we see not cause to hearken to their advice who commend a prescribed form yet that we may keep far from the Heresies of Arrius who taught a Trinity of Essences answerable to the Trinity of Persons and of Sabellius who acknowledged but one person according to the unity of Essence and from all other errors concerning this great point of Religion we must not use promiscuously any words of Identity i. e. sameness or diversity but in our speech thereof we must carefully abstain from Terms of 1. Diversity and Difference Which take away the Unity of the Essence 2. Seperation and Division Which take away the Simplicity of the Essence 3. Disparity Which take away the Equality of the persons 4. Discrepance Which take away the Similitude of the divine nature or the persons 5. Singularity Which take away the Commonness of the divine nature to the persons 6. Unity if we may so speak Which take away the Number of the persons 7. Confusion Which take away the Order of the persons 8. Solitariness Which take away the Communion of the Persons Obj. 1. There are four relations in the divine Nature viz. Satisfaction to some Objections to beget proper to the Father To be begotten proper to Son to breath forth common to Father and Son and to proceed proper to the Holy Ghost therefore there are four persons Ans 'T is not a relation but a relative property that constitutes a person A person is an Intellectual Individual and singular substance therefore necessarily infers property and incommunicableness But breathing forth though it be a relation in respect of the person breathed forth yet it is not proper to any person but common both to Father and Son Obj. 2. There are more properties then three in the divine nature because the number of the properties is according to the number of the personal notions therefore there are more then three persons Ans A relative property constituteth a person not so a relation without a property nor a property without a relation The Personal Notions 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are in number generally accounted five 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jun. sum loc com l. 2. c. 20. though some mention divers more 1. Paternity or Fatherhood 2. Filiation or Sonship 3. Proceeding or being breathed 4. Innascibility or not begotten 5. Spiration or breathing common to Father Son and Holy Ghost They are called notions because they notifie or make known the distinction of the Persons and the Order of their Original one from another The three first were used against the followers of Sahellius who denyed the distinction of the Persons The other two were used by Augustine against some who acknowledged the distinction of the Persons but denyed the Order of their Original one from another The last hath been of much use against the Greeks who acknowledged the Holy Ghost to proceed from the Father but denyed him to proceed from the Son Negative Notions as Innascibility c. cannot constitute a person because a person is that which is positive Negative properties suppose a person constituted but they do not constitute a person they are incommunicable properties but secondary not of themselves being founded in a positive property that is in personality They are founded in this that there cannot be more processions of the same nature i. e. there can be but one Paternity one Filiation one Proceeding in the Divine Nature Spiration or Breathing is not a property being common both to the Father and the Son Paternity Filiation and Proceeding are considered as relative properties so they constitute the persons or as meer properties that is not constituting the persons only notifying their distinction and Order of Original and so looked at they are also called Notions Obj. 3. The Holy Ghost is said to proceed from the Father John 15.26 but no where is he said to proceed from the Son therefore it may seem he proceeds not from the Son and consequently not from the Father and the Son Ans Proceeding signifieth the being of one person of another John 15.26 14.26 Now though the Holy Ghost's being from the Son is not expressed by the word Procession yet it is by the word Mission or Sending which concludes the same in effect That is Scripture which is contained therein by express terms or by sound consequence Hence he is called the Spirit of Christ Rom. 8.9 And the Spirit of his Son Galat. 4.6 The Mission or sending of one person from another is the determination of one person by another unto their operations concerning the creature according to the order of their subsistence As the Son in regard of the Order of Being is of the Father so doth he depend upon the Father in regard of the Order of his operation The Son can do nothing of himself but what he seeth the Father do John 5.19 And as the Holy Ghost in respect of the Order of his Being is of the Father and the Son so doth he depend upon the Father and the Son in respect of the Order of his Operation Hence as the Son is of the Father so in this sence he is said to be sent from the Father John 5.24.30 And as the Holy Ghost is from the Father and the Son so he is said to be sent from the Father and the Son John 14.26 and 15.26 The Essence of the three Persons is the same 1 John 5.7 To Vsefulness of the Doctrine of the Trinity John 10.30 The manner of the Existence or Essence though as a personal property it be incommunicable is communicated in respect of its Original from one person to another The Father is not without the Son the Son is of the Father the Holy Ghost is of the Father and the Son The Essence absolutely considered is common to all the three Persons but not communicated for the Son is God of himself Filius est 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sed non 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 F. Hom. disp