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A90870 A serious exercitation upon, or an impassionate vindication of 1 John 5.20. This is the true God--in reference to a printed conference between Mr. Samuel Eaton, and Mr. John Knowles for the beating out of the truth concerning the divinity of Jesus Christ. / By Thomas Porter M.A. Minister of the Gospel at Whitchurch. Decemb. 26. 1650. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy. Porter, Thomas, d. 1667. 1651 (1651) Wing P2998D; Thomason E621_9; ESTC R206411 19,159 28

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be so called here the place being somewhat doubtful and ambiguous Somewhat doubtful and ambiguous to whom Sir Reply Not to Beda q Quid apertius hic verbis quid dulcius Verum Deum dixerat esse filium verum Deum HUNC esse multoties repetit Bed loc who saith What is more plain then these words what is more sweet He viz. the Apostle cals the Son of God the true God he repeats it over and over again This is the true God nor to Calvin who saith r Tamersihunc locum eludere ARRIANI conati sunt illis hodie subscribunt QuIDAM Hîc tamen insigne habemus Divinitatis Christi Elogium Calv. loc Although the Arrians have endeavoured to elude this place and some at this day subscribe to them yet here we have a notable proof of Christs Divinity Nor to Beza s Continet etiam hic locus EXPRESSVM Divinitatis Christi testimonium Beza in loc Piscat who saith This place containeth an expresse testimony of Christs Divinity Nor to Zanchius who saith t Hic APERTE Apostolus Christum vocat verum Deum Locus est insignis ad asserendam Christi Divinitatem Zanc. loc Praedict 1. Here the Apostle clearly calleth Christ the true God A notable place to prove the true and eternal Deity of Iesus Christ But is the place doubtful and ambiguous to your self I do not beleeve it because of your mincing the matter being SOMEWHAT doubtful I cannot but think in writing this your heart check't your hand The place is plain he that runs may read it The water is clear enough if the Elephant would not mud it But your second reason shall now be examined Which is this Iesus Christ is no where in Scripture called the true God 1. Sir Many things are so and so though not called so in Scripture to say nothing of the Christian Sabbath which is nowhere in Scripture called Sunday is it no' therfore Sunday or may it not be so called by us as well as by Diodate 1 Cor. 16. 2. and Iustin Martyr u 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c SOLIS DIE communiter omnes conventum agimus Iust Martyr Apol. 2. that most ancient and incorrupt Writer as learned Gomarus w De investigatione Sab. c. 6. s 39. stiles him But Baptisme and the Lords Supper are nowhere in Scripture called Sacraments are they not therefore Sacraments 2. Nowhere in Scripture it is said there are only two Sacraments of the New Testament Are there any more or therefore are there not only two Sacraments of the new Testament 3. The whole Church of Christ is nowhere in Scripture called Catholique is there not therefore a Catholique Church Though the terme is not yet the thing is in Scripture Eph. 3. 15 Of whom the whole Family in heaven and earth is named 4. Christs death is nowhere in Scripture called satisfactory or meritorious is it not therefore satisfactory or meritorious 5. A sinners justification is nowhere in Scripture called justification by faith only is it not therefore by faith only 6. It s observed to my hand by Camero x Certè nusquam legas vera fides vera spes vera charitas Cam. Resp ad epist viri docti c. 19. p. 777. that nowhere in Scripture is a Christians faith called true faith his hope a true hope his charity true charity is therefore his faith not a true faith his hope and charity not true 2. Are you such a great stranger in Israel that you know not that received and undoubted maxime There are sundry things but once mentioned in Scripture were it granted that Jesus Christ is no where else in Scripture called the true God it s enough if he be so called here y Pronomine illo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 significatum fuisse as most certainly he is This one text if there be no more is a sufficient foundation for a Saint to bottome his faith upon The Christian Sabbath is but once in the New Testament called the Lords day Revel 1. 10. a Johanne Christum ipsum CERTO CERTIVS est Zanch. ib. I was in the Spirit on the Lords day Is it not therefore the Lords day I confesse indeed Beza saith in his Annotations on 1 Cor. 16. 2. upon the first day of the week he found in an ancient copy added 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 being the Lords day to wit on the first day of the week being the Lords day but we find it not so in our books in the forenamed place of the Corinthians Again Church-officers are but once in the New Testament called The Church Mat. 18. 17. Tell the Church Are they not therefore the Church but because those instances are liable to exceptions and men of parts and Piety differ in their opinion and exposition I shall wave them and give you some few pregnant and pertinent instances among many e. g. The Lattesse in Cant 2. 9. shewing himself through the Lattesse is nowhere else used in the Hebrew if Mr. Ainsworth may be beleeved Nor that casting down of the lapsed Angels to hell or hel-ward 2 Pet. 2. 4. is no where else used if Mr. Mede z The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in S. Peter is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vide los-Medes works 4o. p. 101. 102. may be beleeved and I ammuch deceived if that word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in 1 Tim. 2. 12. Nor to usurp authority over the man be any where else in Scripture used Are these things therefore any whit the more questionable Secondly Though a Ames explicatio Analytica in 1 Pet. 2. 13 Superiority of Power Civil Government it self be simply and absolutely commanded by God and therefore called an Ordinance of God Rom. 15. 1 2. yet this or that forme of Government or special manner of Power is not determined by God but by men therefore called in 1 Pet. 2. 13. an ordinance of man or as it might be rendred b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So the Vulg. and Erasm an humane creature or creation a phrase used nowhere else is it therefore the more questionable whether a Magistrate or Magistracy be an Ordinance of man 3. The Church compact of Jews and Gentiles is but once called one new man Eph. 2. 15. to make in himself of twain one new man is it therefore the more questionable Fourthly To put all out of doubt because the matter in agitation is about Christ Christ himself is but once said to be in the forme of God Phil. 2. 6. The expresse image of his Person Heb. 1. 3. or as the words may be read The Character of his substance The beginning of the Creation of God Rev. 3. 14. The first-born of every creature Col. 1. 15. The true bread John 6. 32. The true vine cap. 15. 1. Is it therefore any whit the more questionable whether Iesus Christ may be so called I trow not 3. Admit for Argument sake that Iesus Christ