Purchas his pilgrimage. Or relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered, from the creation vnto this present. Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the floud, the heathenis, Iewish, and Saracenicall in all ages since ... / by Samuel Purchas.

  • Samuel Purchas
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1626
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Credit: Purchas his pilgrimage. Or relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered, from the creation vnto this present. Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the floud, the heathenis, Iewish, and Saracenicall in all ages since ... / by Samuel Purchas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    inhimasaroote,frotnwhence itisfirft in the being; next in the vnderftanding; thirdly, in the writing or faying of the creature. True he is in himlelfe, in his \Yorkes ordinal y, and ex¬ traordinary, and in his Word reuealed by tiie Prophets and Apoliles. What flaould I adde of hh gocdnejpygracey lone, Jtfercie^ lujifcct a»d other his Kttvihuits and names not yet mentio¬ ned ^ as which hgnificth the dominion of Gon due to him, by Creation, by pur- chaie, by mntuall couenant i Saddaiy which fignifieth his All-ltfSciencie, and others. Yeain o P. Gal 1. a.c. one Chapter» Fetrm Galatinmxthc^tkth threefcore and twelue names of G o d out of the Rabbines workes, multiplyed and diuerlified in tenneforts,which make inall leuen handled velma^m- * twenty names. To dilate of thefe at large would askc fo many large Commentaries,and prieefi ipfumv- yet euen then Ihould we ftill find this God incomprehcnGble; of whom vye may,in relpeft lo hiq^, Trelcat. & of our capacitie, rather lay what he is not, then what he is; v/heCegdodnej]} is not to bee di- vtT{. MtfDem (^inguifhed by cjualitie, or dilcernedby cjuantitie, or his eternitie mealured by ^wmdfnonmm. hxsprefence bounded by place : P of whom all things are to bee CQHceiucd, 9 beyond whatfoeuerwecanconcciue. em. The Perfons which communicate in this Diuine Nature, are three ^; This is their owne q J^'cquidsm~ witnefle of them felues ; There are three which beare record in Heatten, the Father^ the Wd, and nim dnUr. retu. Spirit, and thefe three are one. This myllery was manifefted in the ^ baptifme of Chriil, and in our Baptifme in the name of the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghoft. The Angels V’nto this virMtcfn,qudm glorious Tnnitie«fing their Holy, Holy, Holy; the Scripture it felfe applying that which ippm expl.caue- there may be interpreted of the Father, both to the Sonne, loh.i a.41. and to the Spirit, jift. 20 m-suidenm 28.2^. Thefe with other places doe alfo fignifie their perfonall diftinilion. The Creation deeo aut Fathers worke, but alio of the other Perfons,as appeareth by that No wne plui'all, loyned to a Verbe lingular, in the firll v/ord of Afofes,znd other like plurall appcllati- ons, £7:44.»4. and £7:54. j. z.Sam.j.iS^ and many fuch places. The Apoftles apply the ^ fenftbnsma- couenant, worfhip, and workes of G o d mentioned in the OldTefiament, To tjgo Sonne,and iorcfl i ’lertid. jjoljf Ghoji in the New, neither can the one be the Sonne, or the other the Spirit of God, ^^atuorl^Beo ^^-^t^tally and in proper manner of ipecch, but they mud: alfb fubliil in the lame Nature with rmontnda. Cor- Father, vvhich being infinite, fpirituall, immutable, can be but one, which mull wholly, poreitas^tnmbi- or not at ail, be communicated. In a word, the equalitie,the names,the properties,thc works, litas,priuatio,<ir the worlhip peculiar to G o d ,are applyed to the Sonne and Holy GhoJl,ccp.\z\[y with tlij 3Q efsmi’atioad ther. Wliich they that lill, may learnc in fuch as efpecially treat of this lubiefl; where this %^op^reh'l 1 rnyfterie ofthe is auerred againft all Heretikes, lewcs , and Infidels: Yea, by feme 54. & 57. iAft- * “ out of their owne authentike Authors, whether they receiue Scriptures, Rabbins.Phi- quamdeKegedi- lofophers, or any other. I intend onelyto anoint the doore-pofls of this houle with this ceretur hahtnte Difeourfe, that I may make a fitter entry thereinto, leauing the fuller handling pf this ray- miUksmlle ta. to Inch as purpofely frame their whole Edifice with large Common-places hereof; l^ntaam,qiiod ygj. j,iore certainely receiued by Faith,then concerned by reafon;accor- Lleml'Mmfu ^o that oflvsxiN Martyr, Vnittu in Trinitateintelligttur, ^ Trtnitas inVmtate r Deus vma in nofeitur: idvero qmmodo fiat, nec alios ferutari velim, nec ipfe mibi pojfum * fatisfacere. Thinke 'iYmtate,tr'mm of Y one, a threcfoldlight v/ill dazeil thec; diftingnifli into three, and an infinite Vnitiewill 40 viiMitatt. Ar- j(\yalIow the,e. *Umi*,dt'fidicidebet, Thi^mus, izith^ Bernard. Hauing thus with trembling hand written of that dreadfull Mylleric of the Trinitic, of 1 EBay t'zanck. which.we may fay, Cmt dicitur. Non dicitur: It is not told with telling, nor can be deferibed deq.Elohmhiec by defeription; The next tobcconfideredare the Works of God, which arc either in- f»sf. ward and immanent, or outward and tranfient. The inward are eternall and vnchangcable, “ ^^orn.dc vtr. j,., jgg^j j^q himlelfe, although accounted and called workes, in regal'd of their effedls J\Gal.l.izX' World, and of our cOnceiuing. For * all the proprieties of G o d are infinite, as they f^piitlmi. arc immanent in himfelfe, yet in their tranfitiue and ferren elfedlsare dinted and limitted to X luflln. tK- the modell and Hate of the Creature, wherein the fame efife^s are wrought. Such an imma- jjgfjf worke we conceiue, and name that b Decree o/G o n touching the Creation of the World, 50 y updaytDTd prouident difpofing all and eucry part thereof, according to the Counfcl of his own vvill, and efpecially touching tlic reafonable creatures, Angels and Men, in relpeft of their e- fiKdiivoiisJ. « ternall ftate in Saluation or Damnation, The outward works of G o d are, in regard of Na- p9a.V® Tct Tf/ct ture', Creation and Promdence: in regard of Grace, Redemption andSalmtion, in the fulnelfc of \tt ‘ (j^g perfeimed by our Emanuel, G o d manifelled in the flelh, true God and perfedl Man, 'ucutl‘^lan' in the Vnitie of one Perfon, without « contufipn, conuerfion, or reparation. ^ This is verie 2 Bcrn^d ^ G o D and life eternall, Iesvs Chris t, the Sonne of G o d , our Lord, which was Eugeni. , conceiued by the H o L t Ghost, borne of the Virgin Mary, fuffered vnder Pontius .1D. Abbot, par. filatc, who was crucified, dead and buried; defeended into Hell: rofe againe the third day; he ^J^tfenpag.g. al’cended into Heauen; where be fitteth at the right hand of G o D the Father Almightie, 6q iib^s whence he lhall come to fudge the quicke and dead. And to 1 lich as arc Ibnnes, 'God I Trclcat.Zmh.deNa.VdA c.i.i, c etVuyveT«f,«’TfW7TOj, ^ idoh.q.io. c GaU C.