Arrowsmith - Houston-Packer Collection BT70 .A776 1659

2/67., Aph. 4. fo?. 17.` Rev.*. 3.1,5. Indonte purpts- rata merctracis ('crip:um e!t a- men blaphernis, id eft, Rornt fEterr e. Hieromoad Algufiam quæt}. 1Elerna CUM dicitur quæ temporalis utique nomen eft vtafrtheinicr. --cismfuçplices dicunt, Altari- bus veftris, I'e- rennitati ve/trre Oc. Proip. de prædic, 8; p..o- rniP,;in Di;rid. ce.np, cap,7. a Gain of Principles. nor will, for his mercy is fo too, as Da- vid tefifieth, The mercy of the Lord is from everlafling to everlafling upon them that fear him. §. 6. Themore toblamewere forme overweening Ions of Adam for daring to affume unto themfelves, and afcribe to other perfons and things this in- communicableperfe&ion of God. Of old the heathenith peopleofR.ome were wont to ftyle their Emperours,vea and their city Eternal. Concerning which pradife.of theirs, twoancient. writers, Hierome and Proffer interpret thofe names ofblafphemy mentioned in the Re- velation. They accounted fuch no leis then blafphemers as called *me the E- ternal city and faluted the Emperour thereof by the title ofyour Eternity. A thing ufually done among them. Yea this ,Calenture had taken the brains of fore even amongfl the Chrii$ian Er perours : fo exceedingly contagious are words and examples that contain blafphegny in them. 4ramianuus Ma:rcel- linu

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