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A18711	Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God, & man A treatise compendiously describing the nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies. Containing much variety of matter ... and apt applications singular for brevity, and perspicuity. By Henry Church.	Church, Hen. (Henry), fl. 1636-1638.	1637 (1637)	STC 5217; ESTC S107879	200,401	392

Man was made with true faculties of the soule and true members of the body and a true conformity in both to the Will of God Man fell by falsehood but is redeemed in Truth and renewed againe in Truth Ephes 4.24 The earth is reall earth the water is true water all Gods workes are done in Truth Sect. 3 Thirdly Of the Truth of God HE is the essentiall Truth Truth flowes from him He is the onely true God Iohn 17.3 Hee is a God of Truth Psal 31. ● The Father is Truth so is the Sonne * John 14.6 So is the Holy Ghost † John 16.13 God is a true Essence true in his Attributes he is truely Eternall truely Omnipotent Daniel 10.21 Iohn 17.17 truely invisible and incomprehensible * His Scriptures are the Scriptures of Truth being true in the precepts promises and threatnings not a jot shall faile Here is the heavenly verity 2 Cor. 1.20 Math. 5. above nature sence and reason Nature and Sence are Reasons servants and Reason must stoope to Truth and Truth must be beleeved by Faith beyond Nature Sence and Reason for as the light availes not unlesse we have eyes to see so God and his Word are not rightly discerned but by faith without which a man still is ignorant and demands with Pilate what is Truth Iohn 18. Sect. 4 Fourthly Applications to edifie distributive FIrst this distinguishes the true God from false Gods In respect of God as Idols which are not true Gods for they are no Gods Ier. 2.11 Our God is the living and true God 1. Thes 1.9 And the onely God Iohn 17.3 As for Angels or Magistrates that are called gods † Psal 8. and Psal ●2 because the Magistrates execute the Judgements of God 2. Chron. 19.6 And God hath given them his Word Iohn 10.34 35. And Angels are Princes Dan. 10.13 Yet the Angels are messengers Heb. 1. last And Magistrates are mortall Psal 82.6 The eternall Iehovah is the true God and these are his servants Secondly is the Word the Truth In respect of the Word then wee should 1. Buy it Prov. 23.23 2. Keepe it In buying are three things first we see our need secondly wee goe where the commodity is to be had thirdly we give something for it by way of exchange Thus we must buy the Truth 1. We must see our need of it without the Truth we are in bondage and in darknesse and in the shadow of death and miserable The Truth will make us free set us at liberty give us light and life it will direct us and enrich us these considerations should cause us to prize it because it is of worth and we neede it 2. We must goe where it is to be had not to the Iewish Talmud nor Turkes Alcoran nor the Papists Legend but got to God who gives it who is the Author of Truth goe to the holy Bible where 't is printed to the congregations where 't is preached unfolded and applied goe to the society of the godly where it is professed and the power of it expressed read Commentaries and Expositions labour and enquire digge and search be studious and industrious let spare houres here be spent and vacant time be this way imployed 3. We must part with something for the Truth wee must part with some sleepe with some pleasure with some gaine nay if we part with all that we have for the Truth we shall be wise bayers and great gainers we shall be wise Merchants and obtaine the best bargaine Secondly as the Truth is to be bought so it is to be kept with Mary to lay it up in our hearts Iohn 2.51 Psal 119.10 The Word is kept by witnessing to it John 18.37 and by professing it for by professing it the Truth is knowne and spread abroad in the world We should witnesse in our profession three things of the Truth 1. That it is able to worke a through change * James 1.18 and to bring a man to a holy frame of heart and life † John 17.17 that the Word hath a regenerating power to make us new men 2. That the Truth hath a power to governe and guide a man in his place to make him a good Father or master a good servant a loyall subject a loving Husband a kinde neighbour a faithfull friend a mercifull Christian a just dealer c. 3. That the Truth is able to support him in reproaches under crosses and troubles that there are consolations to be had in the Scriptures for every condition in all changes and alterations Thus shall we shew our selves children of the Truth begotten by the Truth James 1.18 Nourished by the Truth 1. Pet. 2.1 2. And those that have the Truth dwelling in them * 2. Joh. 2. vers whereby they are enriched guided quickened emboldened strengthened and rejoyced Sect. 5 Fifthly Questions answered Quest 1 WHat duties doe we owe to the God of Truth Answ 1. To labour to know him Iohn 17.3 2. To give him a true worship Iohn 14.24 3. To commend our soules continually into his hands Psal 31.6 Quest 2 When doe we know the true God with a true knowledge Answ First when we know him in Christ Iohn 17.3 Secondly when wee know him our God that loves us Thirdly when we so know him that we doe flye to him in all our needs and troubles * Psal 9.11 Fourthly when this knowledge increases more and more Quest 3 How may we know the Truth from Errour Answ 1. The Truth makes God the highest and man the lowest 2. The Truth brings peace with it to that soule which imbraceth it 3. The Truth maketh the most sound professors and substantiall Christians 4. It seeks not violent meanes to uphold it nor base meanes and shifts as Hereticks and Tyrants 5. God preserves the Truth and sides with it and often manifests visible Iudgements on the opposers and gaine-sayers of the Truth Quest 4 May a Christian know that he is in the Truth Answ He may on sound grounds David knew that hee had chosen the way of Truth Psal 119.30 1. John 5. And St. Iohn saith Wee know that we are of God The high-way is light the by-wayes are darke and doubtfull Quest 5 What be the symptomes of an upstart Hereticke that opposeth the Truth Answ 1. He preaches ambiguously in darke phrases that so he may win disciples to his lodging 2. Hee delivers some Doctrine against the fundamentall points of Religion 3. He opposes the faithfull preachers as Iannes and Iambres withstood Moses 4. They are not in the same tale in their chambers and in the Pulpit to their followers and to others 5. They boast of illuminations and revelations 6. They challenge Dispures in which they falsifie the Scriptures and learned Authours pretending they are on their side 7. Their followers bewray them the hollow hypocrite the idle that live without a Calling or negligent in a Calling the unstable and giddy-headed they make a

MISCEL●●●●● PHILO-THEOLOGI● OR GOD MAN A Treatise compendiously describing the Nature of God in his Attributes with a lively pourtraiture of his Wisedome in ordering and disposing of the Celestiall and terrestriall Bodies Containing much variety of Matter Theologicall and Philosophicall wherein many secrets in Scripture and in Nature are unbowelled with solid Proofes and apt Applications singular for brevity and perspicuity By HENRY CHURCH Joell 2.28 I will poure out of my Spirit on all flesh Psal 8.1 3 4. O Lord our Lord how excellent is thy Name in all the world w●● hast set thy Glorie above the Heavens c. When I consider the Heavens the Worke of thy Fingers Moone and the Stars c. What is man c. LONDON Printed for JOHN ROTHWELL and are to be 〈◊〉 the Sunne in Pauls Church-yard M.DC.XXXVII TO THE LEARNED READER I Humbly desire your Charitable Construction of my poore endeavours being willing to be convinced and reformed I confesse my impotencie and desire my errours may be purged and all truths allowed TO ALL whomsoever I Confesse my spare time hath beene this way employed in methodicall Meditations the Reason why I so much exercised my penne was because a drowsinesse fell on mee when I did reade and wrighting kept me awake if any be offended I writ not to offend them if any be in the least measure edified for their sakes I have taken this paines and thinke my labour well bestowed HENRY CHURCH Imprimatur THOMAS WEEKES An Advertisement to the Christian Reader concerning the scope of the Booke with some passages of the Life of the Authour TRVE and solid knowledge layes its foundation in God he that will know himselfe and the sublunary Creatures as they are must first see and know him by faith that is invisible The studie of the knowledge of God in his Attributes gives a man a possession of heaven on earth Its life eternall to know thee c. This knowledge is the basis and foundation of that precious Faith the Apostle speakes of They that know thee trust in thee So that before a man can with the wise Builder build on the Rock he must beleeve that God is This godly Man Mr. HENRY CHURCH began here his maine studie was this saving Knowledge and this he did not by starts and fits but daily as his calling did permit him Great was his wisedome and his industrie in the husbanding of his time for as he chose Maries Part so hee was carefull of Martha's a good Christian and a provident Husband Those that knew his Employments many urgent in the world and wondered how he could spare time or find time for these Contemplations I may answer for him he loved much and therefore with Marie was resolved to doe much Hee denied himselfe in his pleasures in his diet and in his sleepe hee bare the yoke of the Lord in his youth I have heard that when hee had libertie to sport himselfe as others his pleasure his delight was in his Closet with the Law of GOD hee prevented the dawning of the day and with DAVID meditated of GOD in the night-watches hee could not intend to be idle hee had learned of his Master CHRIST who went about doing good hee filled-up his vacant houres either with doing or receiving good as if hee had exactly learned that charge of the Lord by Moses These words which I command thee thou shalt * Iunius Whet them or p●int th●m in m●morie rehearse them continually to thy Children and thou shalt talke of them when thou tariest in thy house and as thou walkest by the way and when thou liest downe and when thou risest up Hee knew not onely for himselfe but for others his light was on a candle-stick not under a bushell hee did not with the Idle Servant hide his Talent but improved it to a good increase Hee was greedy of all advantages to glorifie God if hee was covetous this was his covetousnesse hee coveted the best things He was of a compassionate spirit ready to doe good both to the Soules and Bodies of others Hee lived as lent to himselfe and given to others How sedulous he was to instruct the Ignorant to reclaime the wandring to releeve those that were in want to settle the unstable soule those that knew him can judge He withstood errours hee was an Enemie to errour for hee received the truth in the love of it Hee was a Friend to truth Hee endeavoured to comfort afflicted Consciences for by observing his owne heart and Conference with such he attained a singular dexteritie this way In his Booke you may heare him yet speake that is now dead His Religion lay not in Tongue but in his Heart not in a forme of godlinesse but in power as if he had learned to doe what once Minutius said Non multa loqui sed vivere The scope and end of this good Mans studies I suppose in this Booke was chiefly for himselfe and his Familie that it might like a fruitfull Spring supplie himselfe and them Againe his friends knowing his desire hee had to the publicke good as also the favourable acceptance of his two former Bookes in the hearts of good men viz. The Good mans treasury Divine letters already printed gives us good incouragement to adventure againe on a publicke Censure Reade it through before you judge I hope you shall find it profitable and abounding with much varietie under briefe Heads drawing on the Reader to delight to studie God in his Attributes and to inlarge them in thine owne Meditation as also hee represents God to thee in the glasse of the Creature and among the rest Man the Epitome of all that while thou art poring after curious speculations and secrets of Nature hee endeavours wisely to divert thy thoughts by apt application heaven-ward To satisfie the Iudicious If thou shalt except against any thing consider its a Posthumus issue then I hope you will pardon both the Author and the Printer For Censorious Criticks I care not to satisfie The Blessing of the Almightie be with it Imprimatur THOMAS WEEKES A TABLE OF THE SEVERALL Heads contained in this ensuing Treatise I. OF Saving Knowledge page 1 II. What GOD is p. 6 III. What it is to glorifie God p. 11 IIII. Of Admiration p. 12 V. Of Praising God p. 15 VI. Of Gods Subsistence p. 18 VII Simplenesse p. 20 VIII Eternitie p. 25 IX Omnipotencie p. 32 X. Immutabilitie p. 39 XI Infinitenesse p. 45 XII Omni-science p. 47 XIII Omni-presence p. 51 XIV Perfection p. 56 XV. Invisibilitie p. 62 XVI Wisedome p. 69 XVII Truth p. 77 XVIII Mercie p. 82 XIX Iustice p. 88. XX. Life p. 95 XXI Blessednesse p. 101 XXII Hatred p. 107 XXIII Love p. 112 XXIV Patience p. 122 XXV Will p. 130 XXVI Grace p. 136 XXVII Glorie p. 143 XXVIII Of the Lord of Hosts p. 148 XXIX How God is made an Idoll p. 153 XXX How to conceive of God in Prayer p. 158 XXXI Of the