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A43607 Syntagma theologicum, or, A treatise wherein is concisely comprehended, the body of divinity, and the fundamentals of religion orderly discussed whereunto are added certain divine discourses, wherein are handled these following heads, viz. 1. The express character of Christ our redeemer, 2. Gloria in altissimis, or the angelical anthem, 3. The necessity of Christ's passion and resurrection, 4. The blessed ambassador, or, The best sent into the basest, 5. S. Paul's apology, 6. Holy fear, the fence of the soul, 7. Ordini quisque suo, or, The excellent order, 8. The royal remembrancer, or, Promises put in suit, 9. The watchman's watch-word, 10. Scala Jacobi, or, S. James his ladder, 11. Decus sanctorum, or, The saints dignity, 12. Warrantable separation, without breach of union / by Henry Hibbert ... Hibbert, Henry, 1601 or 2-1678.; Hibbert, Henry, 1601 or 2-1678. Exercitationes theologiae. 1662 (1662) Wing H1793; ESTC R2845 709,920 522

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the_o church_n which_o she_o make_v in_o our_o behalf_n he_o perfume_v our_o prayer_n with_o the_o odour_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n and_o so_o present_v they_o to_o his_o father_n the_o consideration_n of_o christ_n perpetual_a intercession_n in_o heaven_n for_o we_o may_v be_v singular_a comfort_n to_o all_o christian_n calv._n preces_fw-la sacrisicii_fw-la sai_fw-la odour_n sanctificat_fw-la calv._n we_o count_v he_o happy_a that_o have_v a_o friend_n in_o the_o court_n then_o how_o happy_a be_v we_o that_o have_v such_o a_o friend_n as_o christ_n in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n say_v on_o my_o mother_n say_v solomon_n to_o bathsheba_n i_o will_v not_o say_v thou_o nay_o so_o say_v god_n the_o father_n to_o christ_n say_v on_o my_o son_n make_v intercession_n for_o thy_o member_n i_o will_v not_o say_v thou_o nay_o bless_a be_v we_o that_o have_v such_o a_o intercessor_n let_v we_o fly_v to_o he_o only_o let_v we_o not_o grieve_v he_o with_o our_o sin_n but_o glorify_v he_o by_o a_o 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personis_fw-la concern_v person_n four_o time_n rom._n 8.29_o 30._o and_o eph._n 1.5_o 11._o and_o so_o significat_fw-la non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la praedestinare_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquid_fw-la say_v mr._n leigh_n out_o of_o zanchy_a sed_fw-la ita_fw-la praedestinare_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquam_fw-la rem_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la sin_n terminos_fw-la constituas_fw-la wendelinus_n qu●tenus_fw-la pro_fw-la objecto_fw-la habet_fw-la homines_fw-la est_fw-la aeternum_fw-la et_fw-la immutabile_fw-la dei_fw-la decretum_fw-la de_fw-la suturo_fw-la hominum_fw-la statu_fw-la aeterno_fw-la wendelinus_n quibus_fw-la ad_fw-la rem_fw-la consequendam_fw-la certò_fw-la deducatur_fw-la be_v quem_fw-la praedestinasti_fw-la puta_fw-la media_fw-la omne_fw-la tempus_fw-la loca_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la id_fw-la genus_fw-la they_o say_v it_o be_v never_o apply_v to_o reprobate_n however_o divine_n under_o predestination_n do_v usual_o consider_v the_o decree_n both_o of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n it_o will_v not_o be_v good_a for_o any_o to_o teach_v this_o doctrine_n till_o they_o have_v well_o learned_a and_o digest_v it_o for_o about_o it_o have_v be_v many_o dispute_n with_o unhappy_a issue_n and_o it_o be_v a_o doctrine_n which_o have_v be_v if_o it_o be_v not_o by_o some_o at_o this_o day_n much_o misuse_v and_o exagitated_a in_o rom._n 8._o we_o see_v our_o call_n be_v according_a to_o god_n purpose_n sacr._n crit._n sacr._n so_o i_o say_v our_o call_n justification_n glorification_n do_v depend_v upon_o predestination_n not_o predestination_n upon_o they_o before_o augustine_n time_n prelate_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n some_o i_o mean_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o enter_v into_o a_o exact_a handle_n of_o this_o point_n teach_v that_o man_n be_v predestinate_v for_o the_o foresight_n of_o some_o thing_n in_o themselves_o of_o which_o opinion_n be_v augustine_n at_o first_o but_o after_o reclaim_v but_o it_o seem_v the_o will_n of_o the_o arminian_o have_v make_v a_o ford_n 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not_o what_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o as_o we_o ought_v the_o spirit_n itself_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o inform_v we_o what_o we_o shall_v ask_v for_o or_o ●od_a know_v the_o spirit_n intention_n grant_v we_o what_o indistinct_o and_o indirect_o we_o beg_v by_o the_o spirit_n hence_o he_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o supplication_n zech._n 12.10_o i_o will_v pour_v upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n hence_o he_o be_v call_v again_o a_o intercessor_n for_o he_o make_v continual_a intercession_n for_o the_o saint_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n rom._n 8.27_o and_o in_o the_o 15._o vers_fw-la of_o that_o chapter_n the_o apostle_n certify_v the_o roman_n that_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o they_o cry_v abba_n father_n wherefore_o when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n perceive_v the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o satan_n fly_v about_o their_o ear_n on_o 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the_o mental_a cry_n only_o conceive_v in_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o spirit_n be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o confidence_n and_o assurance_n which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v that_o they_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v they_o in_o christ_n jesus_n or_o more_o plain_o it_o be_v the_o elevation_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o god_n in_o a_o secret_a manner_n prefer_v their_o petition_n unto_o he_o with_o confidence_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v they_o what_o they_o humble_o and_o earnest_o sue_v for_o according_a to_o his_o will_n altogether_o this_o cry_v be_v internal_a clamaret_fw-la moses_n egit_fw-la vacis_fw-la silentium_fw-la ut_fw-la cord_n clamaret_fw-la yet_o god_n to_o who_o all_o heart_n be_v open_a hear_v it_o as_o a_o cry_n when_o moses_n speak_v not_o a_o word_n to_o god_n but_o only_o desire_v in_o the_o secret_a cogitation_n of_o his_o heart_n his_o aid_n and_o protection_n at_o the_o red_a sea_n against_o the_o egyptian_n the_o lord_n sard_n unto_o he_o wherefore_o cry_v thou_o unto_o i_o exod._n 14.15_o when_o hannah_n pray_v unto_o god_n for_o a_o manchild_n she_o speak_v with_o her_o heart_n only_o her_o lip_n move_v but_o her_o voice_n be_v not_o hear_v 1.13_o 1_o sam._n 1.13_o when_o nehemiah_n make_v request_n unto_o king_n artaxerxes_n concern_v the_o city_n which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o his_o father_n sepulcher_n he_o have_v not_o at_o that_o instant_n any_o time_n to_o pray_v to_o god_n with_o his_o voice_n to_o prosper_v his_o suit_n yet_o say_v the_o text_n he_o pray_v to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n such_o indeed_o may_v be_v the_o sorrow_n and_o anguish_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o that_o the_o tongue_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o utter_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o this_o doubtless_o be_v the_o case_n wherein_o moses_n stupent_fw-la nehem._n 2.4_o curae_fw-la leves_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la tngentes_fw-la stupent_fw-la hannah_n and_o nehemiah_n be_v david_n profess_v as_o much_o psal_n 77.4_o i_o be_o so_o trouble_v that_o i_o can_v speak_v bodily_a infirmity_n may_v cause_v this_o silence_n for_o we_o see_v that_o man_n at_o the_o last_o gasp_n when_o the_o soul_n be_v ready_a to_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o they_o in_o a_o manner_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o speech_n not_o able_a to_o utter_v one_o syllable_n they_o lift_v up_o their_o eye_n to_o heaven_n thereby_o signify_v the_o heart_n raise_v of_o this_o cry_n unto_o god_n hence_o proceed_v those_o groan_n in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n when_o their_o speech_n fail_v they_o which_o be_v the_o only_a messenger_n of_o their_o thought_n and_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o spirit_n groan_n in_o their_o heart_n whereby_o intercession_n be_v make_v for_o they_o they_o be_v call_v unspeakable_a groan_n unspeakable_a say_v some_o for_o their_o greatness_n and_o so_o indeed_o they_o be_v great_a in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n unspeakable_a say_v other_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o weakness_n cause_v either_o by_o outward_a cross_n or_o inward_a pressure_n of_o the_o soul_n expression_n they_o be_v certain_o of_o a_o good_a heart_n list_v up_o to_o god_n and_o though_o weak_a proceed_v from_o the_o special_a instinct_n and_o proper_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n and_o albeit_o they_o be_v weak_a and_o confuse_a in_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n child_n so_o that_o they_o themselves_o can_v hardly_o discern_v or_o utter_v they_o in_o themselves_o 8.27_o rom._n 8.27_o yet_o god_n who_o be_v the_o searcher_n of_o the_o hide_a thing_n of_o the_o heart_n know_v the_o mind_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o that_o by_o the_o cry_n sigh_n or_o sob_n to_o god_n never_o so_o small_a and_o in_o a_o manner_n insensible_a and_o seeble_a
like_o the_o saint_n pulse_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n yet_o if_o they_o thereby_o by_o the_o spirit_n make_v request_n unto_o god_n it_o shall_v be_v hear_v of_o he_o and_o albeit_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o sigh_v after_o be_v not_o always_o manifest_o and_o the_o spirit_n move_v thereunto_o distinct_o see_v of_o they_o yet_o god_n who_o be_v infinite_a in_o knowledge_n do_v perceive_v their_o desire_n or_o rather_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o they_o this_o mental_a cry_n be_v not_o common_a to_o all_o but_o proper_a to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o regeneration_n 12.3_o 1_o cor._n 12.3_o without_o which_o none_o can_v hardly_o call_v god_n father_n as_o none_o can_v say_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o lord_n but_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o next_o kind_n of_o cry_v be_v that_o which_o be_v only_o vocal_a consist_v only_o of_o word_n thus_o hypocrite_n cry_v and_o pray_v for_o fashion_n not_o for_o conscience_n sake_n vox_fw-la &_o praeteria_fw-la nihil_fw-la 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