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father_n	ghost_n	holy_a	trinity_n	34,129	5	10.2134	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20225	A platforme, made for the proofe of Gods prouidence that is, for examining of the truth of this doctrine, whether God by his prouidence rule all things generally, and euery creature and action particularly / by Arthur Dent.	Dent, Arthur, d. 1607.	1608 (1608)	STC 6646.7; ESTC S332	15,893	48

A PLATFORME MADE FOR THE PROOFE OF Gods prouidence That is for examining of the truth of this doctrine whether God by his prouidence rule all things generally and euery creature and action particularly By Arthur Dent LONDON Printed by Ed. Allde for Henry Gosson and are to be solde in Pater-noster-rowe at the signe of the Sunne 1608. A platforme made for ●he proofe of Gods prouidence ●hat is for the examining of the truth of this doctrine whether God by his prouidence rule all things generally and euery creature and action particularly IT were to be wished that all Christians did vnderstand that which with mouth they confesse when they rehearse the articles of their faith ●thered out of the Apostles doctrine The Confession is breife and euery ●orde in it very significant and well ●nderstood would roote all heresies out ●our mindes The principles of Religion are therein contayned and if hee bee but a weak● Philosopher that is ignorant in th● principles of Philosophy and it bee a shame for all artificers to bee ignoran● in the groundes of those arts they professe it is a greater shame for vs Christians to make shew of christianity an● yet to bee ignorant in the rudiments o● our Religion I would to God that euery one tha● hath the name of a christian did throughly vnderstand and were fully instructe● in them then needed not I labour 〈◊〉 much for the proofe of this doctrine For euery one of vs when we do confesse God to bee almightie do acknowledge that hee by his prouidence rule● euery thing and that wee may kno● what wee say I purpose cheifly to hand these two points First that Christ the Sonne 〈◊〉 God hath the selfe same prouiden● that God the Father hath Second● that the prouidence of God doth g●uerne all things generally and eue● speciall thing specially And yet in handling these two I 〈◊〉 not recite all that may be said touching this matter but onely touch some chiefe pointes summarily which may helpe you the better to vnderstand the large and learned tracts that many notable men haue written hereof For the first That Christ the Sonne of God doth gouerne all things as well as God the Father is proued by reason example and aucthoritie BY reason if God by his wisdome made the worlde that is if that the Eternall wisdome of God which is his worde the euerlasting Sonne of God was present with God when he made the worlde he is also with him in gouerning the worlde but he was with God ●hen made the worlde therefore he is ●ith him in gouerning of it The equity of the first proposition is grounded vpon most strong reason For as God created the worlde by his wisdome so it is not to be beleeued that God gouerneth the worlde without his wisdome otherwise he should gouerne by chance The second proposition is proued by the testimony of the Apostle Hebr. 1. by whom also he made the worldes By example Gen. 48. verse 13. 14. 15. Then tooke Ioseph them both Ephraim in his right hand towards Israels left hand and Manasseh in his left hande towarde Israels right hand so he brought them vnto him But Israell stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraims head which was the yonger and his left hand vpon Manassehs head directing his handes on purpose for Manasseh was the elder Also he blessed Ioseph and said the God before whom my fathers Abrahā Izack did walk the God which hath fed me all my life longe vnto this day In which wordes Iacob acknowledgeth Gods prouidence to stretch to particuler men euen to himselfe Then it followeth as vers 5. 16. The Angell which hath deliuered me from all euill blesse the children and let my name be named vpon them and the name of my fathers Abraham and Izack that they may growe as fish into a multitude in middes of the earth In these wordes the holy Patriarke Iacob giueth that particular prouidence to the Angell which in the former verse hee had giuen to God And that by the name of Angell he vnderstandeth no ●reature is hereby proued in that he affirmeth that this Angell had power to blesse saying to him Blesse the children Hee then is the Angell whome Iacob was wont to call the Angell of the Lord that is the Sonne of God Therefore in this place Iacob attributeth a prouidence ouer all things and persones to the Angell that is the Sonne of God as well as to God the Father By authoritie Iohn 5. verse 17. My Father worketh and I worke This worke that Christe speaketh of is not to be vnderstood of the creation onely but also of y e gouerning of al things created For this particle hitherto sheweth that he ment not onely that first worke of his in creating all things with his Father but also another worke which he dayly excerciseth which cannot be vnderstood of any other then of gouerning all things with his Father But here wee must obserue this rule that the workes of the Trinitie are vndeuided Therefore that which is the Fathers worke is the worke also of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost That the Sonne of God doeth the same workes that the Father doeth is alreadie proued the same is to be affirmed also of the holy Ghost by the warrant of Gods worde as by that I reade in the 139. Psalme Whether shall I goe from the Spirit or whether shall I flie from thy presence If I ascende into Heauen thou art there If I lie downe in Hell thou art there let me take the winges of the morning and dwel in the vttermost partes of the Sea yet thether shall thine hand leade me and thy right hand holde me Thus is the first point breifly proued that Christ the Sonne of God and the holy Ghost doe gouerne all things as well as God the Father Now to the seconde that God by his prouidence gouerneth all and euery thing There are very many that can willingly graunt that God by his prouidence gouerneth all things in generall but that euery particular thing is ruled by the same they denie with these men therefore I minde to deale somewhat largely though not so learnedly as the cause requireth who is able to hādle it worthily Philosophers haue in this point had sundry opinions Epicurus said that all things were ruled by chaunce and fortune and that God liued idlely and at ease in the Heauens which opinion as impious all men in wordes condemne and yet so we liue that our liues are euident proofes against vs that in heart and soule wee embrace it For surely if wee thought better of God then Epicurus did wee would not walke so directly in Epicurus pathes as we do or liue so licentiously as though God regarded vs not The Peripatetickes and other sort of Philosophers broched another opinion teaching that those things which are aboue the Heauens are moued guided and gouerned by God himselfe but those things that are vnder the circle of