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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86226	Herberts beleefe and confession of faith made in CLX articles. For th'instruction of his wife & children.	Herbert, William, fl. 1634-1662.	1646 (1646)	Wing H1537; Thomason E1207_1; ESTC R208783	30,491	60

things more then he hath done as to Create new Worlds and likewise destroy his own works yet from his infinit power nothing must be affirm'd as done or to be done unles his Will be prov'd XXVII By Gods Will I Conceive that most simple infinit perfect act by which he eternally Will himself all things for himself so that God hath not two nor contrarie Wills but one onelie constant immutable yet to help our weaknes in the imperfect conception of the incomprehensible God we have manie nominall but not reall distinctions of Gods Will chiefely soure the VVill of Good Pleasure of Signe Absolut Conditionall XXVIII By the VVill of Signe I understand those meanes by which God manifests what is pleasant or displeasant to him as his injunctions prohibitions promises threatnings And so I call both Testaments the VVill of Signe or the Revealed VVill because we see in them what is secret and hid in God XXIX By the VVill of Pleasure I Conceive Gods onely VVill by which he most freely for himself eternally decrees what must be done I say eternally for Gods VVill hath no first nor last yet in respect of things decreed God is said to have decreed that they should come to passe in that order and succession we see XXX I Beleeve Gods VVill Absolute because it is grounded on his sole good Pleasure depends in no-wise upon things made or done in time but is the Cause of whats'ever is made or done of beings actions yet not of the malice of the actions XXXI And I call it Conditionall because Gods commandements prohibitions promises threatnings have a condition of obedience or disobedience joyn'd with them XXXII I Beleeve that God is so absolut Lord and Master of the whole world that nothing is nor can be done against his free onelie will of Good-Pleasure For although manie things be done against the VVill of Signe yet they are not nor can be done against the VVill of Good pleasure but all creatures are govern'd all things doe happen by according to the eternall will or Providence of God which consisting not onely in knowledge but also in government those verie things which in respect of second causes we call Contingent or of Chance are most necessarie so necessarily happen in regard of Gods absolute immutable VVill yet not by a necessitie of compulsion chiefly in the rationall creatures but of immutabilitie XXXIII As I Beleeve there is a God such as I have describ'd yea farre above all my apprehension So I Beleeve in him Father Son Holie Ghost in the unitie of Essence putting my whole confidence in his Name for whatsoever concernes me in goods friends reputation bodie soule XXXIV I beleeve that the Name of God is admirable reverent but by this word I understand not onely those Names Jehova God Lord Father Christ Saviour Jesus Comforter c. but the Divine Essence represented me by those Names I therefore tremble not nor bow at the sound or sight of those Names but I feare and adore the Majestie of God his pow'r wisdome justice love and the rest which I conceive in hearing or seeing those Names XXXV I beleeve that God being incomprehensible to us because he 's infinit and we finit there 's no proportion of a finit to an infinit thing he hath yet in some sort reveal'd himself to man in the Creatures Scripture for both in part declare his eternitie wisdom power goodnes and perfection Then concerning the Creatures XXXVI I beleeve Confesse that God to communicate his goodnes for his will and good pleasure made immediatly by himselfe all things invisible visible some of nothing others of a matter alreadie created by him but naturally unapt to produce the thing made thereof first separating that matter then giving it a better forme more perfection greater Ornament XXXVII I Beleeve that God although wanting nothing as being a compleat essence which can receive no perfection by the creature did yet for his glorie praise make all things for himself for the good helpe felicitie of the rationall creature to which all other things yea it selfe manifest the excellence of the maker XXXVIII God being the soverain good I beleeve that all his creatures were good perfect in their kind I make not therefore two principles or beginnings of things good ill for these ill things were not so in themselves but verie good for the use end they were made XXXIX I Beleeve that the Trinitie did concurre in the Creation the Father as the first cause of all things making the World by the Son who is his Word Wisdom by the holie Ghost his power vertue And all these three Persons in one Essence I love serve and adore with equall affection fidelitie respect feare XL I Beleeve that though the Heavens declare the glorie of God the whole world be a faire glasse to behold therein his greatnes wisdom goodnes c. Yet Angels and Men onely were made in Gods Image hereupon XLI I Conceive Beleeve that this Image was not in the shape of mans bodie for Angells are but Spirits God himselfe hath no bodie though the Scripture for our capacitie speakes of Gods eyes eares hands to shew he knowes all can do all Seeking then that Image of God in man I find it chiefly in the Soules invisible immortall substance having a wise understanding this with the will memorie yea with the whole bodie just upright besides that Majestie and pow'r over all these inferiour creatures by which he was Gods lieutenant on earth so represented him in some sort above all the rest XLII I Beleeve that Angels being all made in Gods Image which consisted in their invisibilitie immortalitie uprightnes some fell voluntarily from God others did remaine in their integritie assisted confirmed in it by Gods grace in Christ who is their Head if not by redemption yet by creation and Adoption or gracious union with God for he 's the Image of the invisible God the first borne of everie creature by whom for whom were created all things in Heaven Earth visible invisible therfore without whom Angels nor Men could be neither created in the Image of God nor adopted for Sons XLIII Angels being thus confirm'd in Gods grace eternall felicitie I Beleeve them glorious diligent faithfull Ministers of Gods will for his glorie the good of his Church faire miroirs of the riches of his mercie wheras others who fell being confirm'd hardned in malice doe what they can against that Church being in their most wretched state of everlasting damnation wofull spectacles of Gods justice anger towards sin XLIV I Beleeve that Adam having a will free indifferent both to good evill did willingly reject the first embrace the second