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The arraignment of the Arrian. His beginning. height. fall In a sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, Iune 4. 1624. Being the first Sunday in Trinitie terme. By Humphry Sydenham Mr. of Arts, and fellow of Wadham Colledge in Oxford.
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Sydenham, Humphrey, 1591-1650?
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nature_n where_o we_o coast_n daily_o about_o sense_n and_o reason_n how_o can_v we_o but_o dash_v against_o untimely_a error_n but_o if_o we_o keep_v aloof_o in_o principle_n of_o religion_n where_o those_o wind_n of_o doubt_n and_o distrust_n swell_v and_o bluster_v not_o faith_n will_v be_v at_o last_o our_o wafter_n unto_o truth_n let_v we_o not_o then_o any_o long_a root_n our_o meditation_n in_o valley_n under_o we_o but_o look_v up_o to_o those_o hill_n from_o whence_o our_o salvation_n come_v let_v we_o converse_v a_o little_a with_o prophet_n and_o evangelist_n and_o those_o other_o register_n and_o secretary_n of_o the_o almighty_a in_o te_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la praeter_fw-la te_fw-la esay_n 45.5_o infidel_n either_o deny_v a_o divinity_n of_o father_n or_o son_n or_o confess_v a_o unity_n of_o both_o for_o one_o thou_o must_v do_v of_o the_o son_n thou_o can_v not_o for_o there_o be_v a_o god_n in_o he_o the_o father_n pater_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o i_o manet_fw-la ipse_fw-la loquor_fw-la the_o father_n that_o be_v in_o i_o he_o speak_v and_o the_o work_n which_o i_o do_v be_v do_v joh._n 10._o of_o the_o father_n thou_o dare_v not_o there_o be_v a_o god_n in_o he_o the_o son_n i_o be_o in_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n in_o i_o joh._n 14._o here_o then_o be_v both_o a_o propriety_n of_o nature_n and_o unity_n of_o consent_n god_n in_o god_n yet_o not_o two_o but_o one_o fullness_n of_o divinity_n in_o the_o father_n fullness_n in_o the_o son_n yet_o the_o godhead_n not_o diverse_a but_o the_o same_o so_o that_o now_o there_o be_v no_o less_o a_o singleness_n of_o name_n than_o operation_n and_o therefore_o those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n though_o in_o the_o first_o encounter_n and_o survey_v they_o offer_v a_o show_n of_o contradiction_n yet_o search_v to_o the_o quick_a and_o kernel_n be_v not_o without_o a_o mysterious_a weight_n rom._n 8.32_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o father_n filio_fw-la 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he_o deny_v not_o the_o father_n to_o be_v lord_n so_o by_o say_v one_o god_n the_o father_n he_o deny_v not_o the_o son_n to_o be_v god_n in_o te_fw-la igitur_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la unitatem_fw-la naturae_fw-la &_o non_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la praeter_fw-la te_fw-la propter_fw-la proprietatem_fw-la substantiae_fw-la ambros_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la ad_fw-la gratian_n 2._o cap._n with_o what_o sacred_a inscription_n do_v we_o find_v he_o blazon_v the_o engrave_v form_n of_o his_o father_n the_o image_n of_o his_o goodness_n the_o brightness_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o with_o these_o three_o of_o a_o apostle_n 9.6_o esay_n 9.6_o a_o prophet_n rank_n other_o three_o not_o subordinate_a in_o majesty_n or_o truth_n as_o if_o the_o same_o inspiration_n have_v dictate_v both_o matter_n and_o form_n counsellor_n the_o almighty_a god_n the_o everlasting_a father_n the_o everlasting_a father_n in_o a_o double_a sense_n either_o as_o he_o be_v author_n of_o it_o as_o 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his_o reason_n build_v too_o slender_o do_v buttress_n as_o it_o be_v and_o back_o it_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o apostle_n â—…_n 1_o cor._n â—…_n such_o a_o apostle_n as_o be_v sometime_o a_o persecutor_n and_o therefore_o his_o authority_n most_o potent_a against_o a_o persecutor_n where_o he_o style_v christ_n the_o power_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n if_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v the_o power_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o that_o god_n be_v never_o without_o power_n and_o wisdom_n how_o can_v we_o scant_v the_o son_n of_o a_o coeternity_n with_o the_o father_n for_o either_o we_o must_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v always_o a_o son_n or_o that_o god_n have_v sometime_o no_o wisdom_n and_o impudence_n or_o madness_n be_v never_o at_o such_o a_o growth_n of_o blasphemy_n as_o to_o belch_v the_o latter_a if_o the_o reverend_a allegation_n of_o a_o learned_a prelate_n or_o those_o
appareret_fw-la nobis_fw-la quod_fw-la lex_fw-la &_o prophetae_fw-la cum_fw-la euangelio_fw-la congruentes_fw-la sempiternum_fw-la dei_fw-la filium_fw-la quem_fw-la annunciaverant_fw-la revelarent_fw-la but_o that_o it_o shall_v appear_v unto_o we_o that_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n go_v hand_n in_o hand_n with_o evangelicall_a truth_n for_o under_o christ_n and_o moses_n and_o elias_n saint_n augustine_n also_o shrine_v those_o three_o 6._o aug._n in_o orat_fw-la ad_fw-la catech._n cap._n 6._o shall_v reveal_v unto_o we_o the_o everlasting_a son_n of_o god_n who_o they_o have_v both_o foretell_v and_o show_v and_o lo_o yet_o as_o if_o these_o be_v not_o oracle_n loud_a enough_o for_o the_o promulgation_n of_o such_o a_o majesty_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o almighty_a fill_v it_o up_o with_o a_o hic_fw-la est_fw-la meus_fw-la dilectissimus_fw-la this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n my_o son_n of_o eternity_n ego_fw-la ex_fw-la utero_fw-la ante_fw-la luciferum_fw-la genui_fw-la te_fw-la psal_n 34._o and_o a_o son_n of_o my_o own_o substance_n exit_fw-la ore_fw-la altissimi_fw-la prodivi_fw-la wis_v 7._o primogenitus_fw-la before_o the_o day_n be_v i_o be_o he_o esay_n 43.13_o vnigenitus_fw-la a_o just_a god_n and_o a_o saviour_n there_o be_v none_o beside_o i_o esay_n 45.21_o a_o son_n beget_v not_o create_v not_o of_o grace_n but_o nature_n before_o not_o in_o time_n hereupon_o christ_n take_v his_o farewell_n of_o his_o disciple_n john_n 20._o show_n they_o this_o interuallum_fw-la and_o distance_n of_o generation_n and_o adoption_n i_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o your_o father_n and_o to_o my_o god_n and_o your_o not_o to_o our_o father_n but_o to_o i_o and_o you_o this_o separation_n imply_v a_o diversity_n and_o show_v that_o god_n be_v his_o father_n indeed_o but_o our_o creator_n and_o therefore_o he_o add_v my_o god_n and_o your_o god_n mine_n by_o a_o privilege_n of_o nature_n you_o of_o grace_n my_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n as_o it_o be_v of_o everlastingness_n your_o out_o of_o the_o jaw_n of_o time_n yet_o the_o heretic_n will_v fain_o sell_v we_o to_o unbelief_n and_o error_n by_o cheat_v christ_n of_o a_o eternal_a birthright_n toss_v it_o on_o the_o tide_n of_o time_n and_o so_o make_v he_o a_o creature_n and_o no_o god_n here_o to_o dissent_v mere_o be_v both_o perfunctory_a and_o dull_a such_o a_o falsehood_n merit_v rather_o defiance_n than_o denial_n supra_fw-la amb._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la negamus_fw-la potius_fw-la horremus_fw-la vacem_fw-la error_n that_o be_v so_o insolent_a be_v to_o be_v explose_v not_o dispute_v and_o spit_v at_o rather_o than_o control_v confutation_n sway_v not_o here_o but_o violence_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n drive_v this_o blasphemy_n to_o the_o head_n coloss_n 1.15_o where_o we_o find_v christ_n style_v primogenitus_fw-la universae_fw-la creaturae_fw-la the_o firstborn_a of_o every_o creature_n not_o the_o first_o create_v ut_fw-la genitus_fw-la pro_fw-la natura_fw-la &_o 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sumus_fw-la joh._n 10._o i_o and_o the_o father_n be_v one_o vnum_fw-la to_o show_v a_o consent_n both_o of_o power_n and_o eternity_n sumus_fw-la a_o perfection_n of_o nature_n without_o confusion_n again_o vnum_fw-la sumus_fw-la not_o unus_fw-la sum_fw-la so_o augustine_n descant_v 5._o orat._n ad_fw-la catech._n cap._n 5._o vnum_fw-la to_o confute_v the_o arrian_n sumus_fw-la the_o sabellian_n the_o one_o disjoint_v and_o sever_n the_o time_n of_o son_n and_o father_n the_o other_o confound_v their_o person_n vnum_fw-la then_o to_o show_v their_o essence_n one_o sumus_fw-la the_o person_n diverse_a i_o can_v wish_v that_o we_o be_v now_o at_o truce_n but_o with_o these_o there_o be_v neither_o peace_n nor_o safety_n but_o in_o victory_n we_o be_v still_o in_o the_o front_n and_o violence_n of_o our_o adversary_n who_o put_v on_o here_o as_o philip_n do_v to_o christ_n with_o a_o domine_fw-la ostende_v nobis_fw-la lord_n show_v we_o the_o father_n and_o it_o suffice_v we_o but_o 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