A treatise of novatian concerning the trinity.

 A treatise of novatian concerning the trinity.

 Chapter i. argument. —novatian, with the view of treating of the trinity, sets forth from the rule of faith that we should first of all believe in god

 Chapter ii.  argument. —god is above all things, himself containing all things, immense, eternal, transcending the mind of man inexplicable in discou

 Chapter iii. argument. —that god is the founder of all things, their lord and parent, is proved from the holy scriptures.

 Chapter iv. argument. —moreover, he is good, always the same, immutable, one and only, infinite and his own name can never be declared, and he is inc

 Chapter v. argument. —if we regard the anger, and indignation, and hatred of god described in the sacred pages, we must remember that they are not to

 Chapter vi.  argument. —and that, although scripture often changes the divine appearance into a human form, yet the measure of the divine majesty is n

 Chapter vii.  argument. —moreover, that when god is called a spirit, brightness, and light, god is not sufficiently expressed by those appellations.

 Chapter viii.  argument. —it is this god, therefore, that the church has known and adores and to him the testimony of things as well visible as invis

 Chapter ix.  argument. —further, that the same rule of truth teaches us to believe, after the father, also in the son of god, jesus christ our lord go

 Chapter x.  argument. —that jesus christ is the son of god and truly man, as opposed to the fancies of heretics, who deny that he took upon him true f

 Chapter xi.—and indeed that christ was not only man, but god also that even as he was the son of man, so also he was the son of god.

 Chapter xii.  argument. —that christ is god, is proved by the authority of the old testament scriptures.

 Chapter xiii.  argument. —that the same truth is proved from the sacred writings of the new covenant.

 Chapter xiv. argument. —the author prosecutes the same argument.

 Chapter xv. argument. —again he proves from the gospel that christ is god.

 Chapter xvi. argument. —again from the gospel he proves christ to be god.

 Chapter xvii.   argument. —it is, moreover, proved by moses in the beginning of the holy scriptures.

 Chapter xviii.   argument. —moreover also, from the fact that he who was seen of abraham is called god which cannot be understood of the father, whom

 Chapter xix. argument. —that god also appeared to jacob as an angel namely, the son of god.

 Chapter xx. argument. —it is proved from the scriptures that christ was called an angel. but yet it is shown from other parts of holy scripture that h

 Chapter xxi.   argument. —that the same divine majesty is again confirmed in christ by other scriptures.

 Chapter xxii.   argument —that the same divine majesty is in christ, he once more asserts by other scriptures.

 Chapter xxiii.   argument. —and this is so manifest, that some heretics have thought him to be god the father, others that he was only god without the

 Chapter xxiv.   argument. —that these have therefore erred, by thinking that there was no difference between the son of god and the son of man becaus

 Chapter xxv.   argument. —and that it does not follow thence, that because christ died it must also be received that god died for scripture sets fort

 Chapter xxvi.   argument. —moreover, against the sabellians he proves that the father is one, the son another.

 Chapter xxvii.   argument. —he skilfully replies to a passage which the heretics employed in defence of their own opinion.

 Chapter xxviii.  argument. —he proves also that the words spoken to philip make nothing for the sabellians.

 Chapter xxix. argument. —he next teaches us that the authority of the faith enjoins, after the father and the son, to believe also on the holy spirit,

 Chapter xxx.  argument. —in fine, notwithstanding the said heretics have gathered the origin of their error from consideration of what is written:   a

 Chapter xxxi. argument. —but that god, the son of god, born of god the father from everlasting, who was always in the father, is the second person to

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