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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29969	The Divine Being and its attributes philosophically demonstrated from the Holy Scriptures, and original nature of things according to the principles of F.M.B. of Helmont / written in Low-Dutch by Paulus Buchius ... ; and translated into English by Philanglus.	Buchius, Paulus, b. 1657 or 8.; Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, 1614-1699.; Philanglus.	1693 (1693)	Wing B5299; ESTC R19628	111,522	255

nothing where it is said Who quickneth the dead and calleth those things that be not as tho' they were The word in Greek are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which properly is calling the things which are not as things that are and is not That God calleth the things that are not as if they to wit the things that are not were and so he speaketh here of two sorts of things of things that are and of things that are not and these he sets in opposition to each other as in the issue shall appear And when we joyn divers places together where 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 things that are not occur we shall find that this manner of speaking does not intimate things that are not in Being but things that are not present or which are not in esteem as is most evident from 1 Cor. 1.28 where we find the same manner of Speech to wit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God hath Chosen things that are not to bring to nought things that are In this place 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 things that are not cannot signify things that exist not Because the whole Reasoning of the Apostle shews that he aims at the quite contrary For the intent of the Apostle is to exhort the Corinthians not to make Sects and Divisions supposing Wisdom to consist in a fine quaint Gingle of Words as may be seen verse 10. compared with verse 17. But that the true Wisdom is simple and plain not gaudy and therefore seems foolishness to the Wise ones of the Word v. 15. But these wise Men are says he become Vain and on the contrary the Wisdom of God which the wise Men of the World judged foolishness is Salvation to them that believe v. 19.20 21. But in this wisdom of the World both Jews and Greeks went astray but to them that were called both Jews and Greeks was given the Wisdom of God v. 24. and these called ones are not wise Men according to the Flesh but were esteemed as foolish and weak v. 25.26 27. Yet these Base and Despised ones it was that God chose to confound and bring to nought the wise ones yea the base and these which are not that is them which have neither the Wisdom Honour nor Riches of the World as may be seen from v. 26. hath God chosen and on the contrary the wise Men of the World Which are that is who are esteemed Wise Noble Mighty c. he bringeth to nought From which concatenation is as plain as the Sun that the Apostle in this place does not mean the things which are not in Being but such things as are despised by the World For the Apostle speaks here of two sorts which are both in Being to wit the wise Men of the World and the foolish of the World and of these he says that they are chosen and the other confounded and brought to nought From hence then the Apostle concludes v. 29.30 31. and shews that no flesh that is neither Worldly wise which are nor foolish which are not may boast but in God alone and not in the World And if we will thus Examine the Argument of the Apostle Rom. 4. we shall find that the words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 have the like signification as in 1 Cor. 1. For as the Apostle had there said that both Greeks and Jews without distinction were called of God viz. Those of them that sought not after the Wisdom of the World the scope of the Apostles is to shew Rom. 4. that the Gentiles as well as the Jews are justified by Faith and not by the Works of the Law or carnal Wisdom as may be seen Chap. 3.28 29 30 31. whereupon the Apostle then Chap. 4.1 proves by a Question that they viz. the Jews were not justified by their Works nor have any more priviledge thereby than the Gentiles the reason is because their Father Abraham obtained nothing after the flesh to wit by which he acquired his own Salvation that Abraham ganied nothing after the Flesh the Apostle shews from the 2. to the 9. verses For if Abraham be justified by works saith he then is God obliged to reward him and then is Abrahams righteousness not of Grace But this O ye Jews is most certain according to the Testimony of Holy Writ that Abraham is justifyed by Faith and not by Works and that those only do obtain Salvation to whom God gives it of Grace and not according to their own Merits wherefore ye Jews by being the Children of Abraham after the Flesh have no Prerogative above the Gentiles that you can be justified by the works of the Law And to shew you that the Works of the Law can give you no more Salvation then the Gentiles let us see when it was that God justified Abraham viz. before he received the Law of Circumcision or after v. 9. God pronounced him happy before his Circumcision that is while he was yet a Gentile v. 10. And the Law of Circumcision was unto him but a Sign that he was justified by Faith while he was yet a Gentile v. 11. Wherefore ye Jews go astray from the way and your boasting is vain that ye are Circumcised and the Gentiles Uncircumcised and that ye can attain unto Salvation by that for your Father Abraham was not justified by Circumcision but before it and consequently altho' the Gentiles be Uncircumcised they are not therefore a whit below you but as well Children of Abraham as you if they walk in Father Abrahams Faith because they being Uncircumcised believe as he being Uncircumcised believed For the promise that he should in his Seed possess the World was not given him by the Law of Works or of Circumcision but by Faith and therefore all that Believe are Children of Abraham v. 11.12 13. Let us moreover see whether ye Jews have any more Prerogative then the Gentiles from the Nature of the Law it self to obtain thereby Salvation But if you be Heirs by the Law of Works you have then no need of Faith and you know that you cannot fulfil the Law perfectly but that you do transgress it and consequently cannot thereby receive any reward but punishment and wrath and the Gentiles are not punishable because the Law was not given to them so that the Law is your Burthen and not that you should thereby be justified so your Boasting in the works of the Law in vain because the Law cannot give Salvation and therefore both Jews and Gentiles must receive Salvation of Grace and thus all Believers are Children of the believing Abraham as the Argument runs v. 14.15 16. But it may be said How can the Gentiles possibly become the Children of Abraham The Apostle Answers this Objection v. 17. and shews that that God that set Abraham for a Father of many Nations is able even to cause the dead to live and how does he this thus Only by calling the things which are not as the things which are that is he commands and it