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A75804	Scripture manifestation of the equalitty of the Father, Sonne, and Holy-Ghost. VVherein is above an hundred particulars by parralell places of Scripture, this truth is clearely confirmed; namely that the Scriptures manifest the Sonne, and Holy Ghost to be God equall with the Father, by ascribing to them such names, attributes, works, and worship, as are proper to God alone. / By Beniamin Austin, pastor of the Church of God at Castle-Ashbey in Northamptonshire.	Austin, Benjamin.	1650 (1650)	Wing A4242; Thomason E1218_1; ESTC R210122	135,284	243

speaketh 2 Pet. 2.7 to be God doe peculiarly give to the Father stiling him in opposition to the Sonne and Holy-Ghost the great God when as they are of one Power Majestie Glory and Essence with him First the Father is stiled the great God by Daniel Dan. 9.4 who prayed to the Lord the Father of our Lord as the sonne of Syrach speaketh Ecclus 51.14 who beseecheth God to heare him for the Lords sake Dan. 9.17 Secondly the Sonne is stiled the great God by Paul Tit. 2.13 looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and Saviour Jesus Christ First the Lord Christ is that blessed hope He is the hope of Israel Act. 28.20 and also him in whom the Gentiles trust Rom. 15.12 Secondly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Zanch. Piscat Beza shew is wholly and alone attributed to Jesus Christ in the New Testament Thirdly if by great God should be understood God the Father and Saviour onely have relation to Jesus Christ then there should be a double Article in the Greeke to distinguish them but here is onely one single Article which pointeth out one onely subject even the Lord Jesus to whom these belong Wherefore if Jesus Christ were not God by Nature but onely by Office as some blasphemously affirme he had not beene a great God Thirdly the Holy-Ghost is stiled a great God so saith the Psalmist The Lord is a great God Psal 95.3 That this was the Holy-Ghost the Apostle sheweth by citing that following part of the Psalme as spoken of him Heb. 3.7 He is the great God whom he introduceth speaking which was the Holy-Ghost But if this Verse be not spoken Personally of him but essentially of God yet this Title is due to him as he is one with the Father and the Sonne and even so in that and other places where the Name of God is taken essentially it is to be referred to him together with the Father and the Sonne CHAP. XVIII Great King is a Name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy-Ghost Great King is a Title properly ascribed to the Lord who is the blessed and onely Potentate the King of Kings and Lord of Lords 1 Tim. 6.15 and is God alone of all the Kingdomes of the Earth 2 Kin. 19.15 Isai 37.16 God challengeth this title Mal. 1.14 I am a great King saith the Lord of Hosts yet this onely great King who is God alone of all Kingdomes is First the Father he is a great King Mat. 5. and hath a great Kingdome Mat. 26.29 Secondly the Sonne he is King of Kings and Lord of Lords Rev. 17.14 It is his Name Rev. 19.16 He is the King of Israel Joh. 12.15 Zac. 9.9 Psal 45.5 11 13 15. who hath an eternall Throne a Scepter an Anoynting a Kingdome Heb. 1.7 8. who reigneth as a Conquerour in regard of his Victories over Sinne Death Hell Antichrist and all his enemies It being the honour of earthly Kings to rule over their Subjects with a golden Scepter to shew their riches But it is the honour of the Lord Jesus to rule over his enemies with a Rod of iron Rev. 2.27 Psal 2.9 to manifest his power and strength Thirdly the Holy-Ghost is a great King Psal 95.3 with Heb. 5.7 as I shewed afore who appointeth his inferiour Officers in the Church Act. 13.2 Act. 20.28 and who maketh Lawes for his people Act. 15.28 Yea Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost are one King Rev. 11.17 John treating both of the Lord and of Christ doth adde speaking as of one He shall reigne They have one Throne which is confirmed unto us by the mouth of two Evangelicall Prophets the Prophet Isaiah in the Old Testament and the Evangelist John in the New First Isaiah saw the Lord of Hosts sitting on a Throne Isa 6.1 whom in the fifth verse he stileth a King which did send Isaiah to the people of the Jewes which was not onely the Father which did send Isaiah but the Sonne also Isa 48.16 and so John affirmeth Ioh. 12. 40 41. These things said Isaias when he saw Christs glory and spake of him yet the Holy-Ghost also sent and spake by him Isa 48.16 and Paul witnesseth it Act. 28.25 Well spake the Holy-Ghost by Isaiah the Prophet Secondly John describeth Gods Throne Rev. 4. Rev. 5. where is not onely God the Father but also the Sonne our Redeemer who is stiled a Lambe who is said to be in the midst of the Throne Rev. 5.6 even equall with the Father And the Lambe being there the Holy-Ghost also must be there For the Holy-Ghost called the seven Spirits is the seven Eyes of the Lambe Rev. 5.6 which is in the midst of the Throne with the Father and whose Throne it is with the Father Rev. 22.1 3. CHAP. XIX The God of Israel was the Father the Sonne and the Holy-Ghost THe God of Israel is a Name which the Lord is oft pleased to assume to himselfe Isai 45.3 and is so called of his Church and people Act. 13.17 He is so called in two respects First in regard of his love towards them they being his peculiar enclosure taken out of the Commons of the world Deut. 7.6 Secondly in respect of his service which he expecteth from them and they willingly give to him God will reigne over the wicked in spight of all their oppositions Psal 99.1 But he ruleth over the faithfull in his Church more especially that willingly offer themselves Judg. 5.9 This title distinguisheth the true God from false the Lord Jehovah from Idols and Devils This Name in holy Scripture is ascribed to First the Father he is the God of Israel Act. 3.12 13. Ye men of Israel the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob the God of our Fathers hath glorified his Sonne Jesus The Father of Christ was the God of the Fathers of the Israelites the God of Israel Secondly the Sonne he is the God of Israel So the Angel intimateth to Zachary Many of the Children of Israel shall John turn to the Lord their God And he shall goe before him in the Spirit and power of Elias Luke 1. 16 17. whom did John goe before but Christ whom the Angel calleth the Lord God of Israel Mal. 3.1 Mar. 1.2 Luke 1.76 Luke 7.27 who was also the King of Israel Joh 12.13 The Prophet Zephany maketh them equivalent one to the other Zeph. 3.15 And Ananias an Israelite acknowledgeth to Paul the Lord God of our Fathers hath chosen thee That this was the Lord Jesus Ananias affirmeth Act 9.17 The Lord even Jesus that appeared unto thee in the way hath sent me unto thee and Paul giveth thanks to Christ for choosing him 1 Tim. 1.12 Yea the Lord Christ that appeared to Moses and is called an Angel Act. 7.30 34. who was the Angel of the Covenant Mal. 3. stileth himselfe the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob Exod. 3.6 He it was that sent his Angel to

his pleasure So true is that of Tertullian Testimonium Divinitatis est veritas divinationis The Lord onely to whom all things are present knoweth these things that are future in respect of us and doth reveale them to us when the knowledge of them is for our good and so First the Father doth reveale and keep secret future things according to his holy will and Divine pleasure And therefore our Saviour checking the curiositie of the Disciples demanding the time of his restoring the Kingdome to Israel saith Act. 1.7 It is not for you to know the times and seasons which the Father hath put in his owne power Secondly the Sonne revealeth future things Mar. 13.23 he fore-told his Disciples all things he fore-shewed the destruction of the Citie and Temple of Jerusalem and the manner of it fortie yeares before it was accomplished Mat. 24.25 Luk. 19. the Lord Jesus who is the Lambe in the midst of the Throne can alone open the Book with seven seales Rev. 5. which can manifest what shall be to the end of the World and can reveale it to his Church He knew all the answers and passages that men should give to his Disciples and they should meet withall when he sent them Mat. 21.2 3 Mar. 14.13 14. Luk. 22.10 11 12 13. he saw what should happen to himselfe Joh. 18.4 who should betray him Joh. 13. Joh. 6.64 the houre of his death Joh. 2. Joh. 19.28 30. yea for this end he telleth it to them as he saith Joh. 13.19 that ye may know that I am a Name peculiar to God Exod. 3.14 he testified what was fore-told in the Revelations Rev. 22.16 Prophesies which many of them were not accomplished a thousand years after as God he knew all things although as man he was ignorant of the day and houre of judgement Mar. 13.32 Thirdly the Holy-Ghost revealeth future things The things that David spake before of were spoken by the Holy-Ghost Act. 1.16 he fore-told the generall famine Act. 11.28 as also the binding of Paul and the place where it must be done although Paul was many hundred miles distant from that place and much disswaded from going thither Act. 21.11 Act. 20.23 he it was that revealed to Simeon that he should not see death till he had seen the Lord Christ Luke 2.27 he fore-sheweth the departure from the faith in the latter dayes 1 Tim. 4.1 he testified before the sufferings of Christ 1 Pet. 1.11 in the Old Testament he told the Jewes and divers other Nations what should happen to them Nehem. 9.30 2 Pet. 1.21 and in the New did shew all things to the Apostles what should come Joh. 16.13 Thus Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost First doe know the thoughts and hearts of men Secondly doe know all the wayes and works of men and of all creatures Thirdly doe know all things that are to come and are one Omniscient Lord God equall in essence and Omnisciencie Therefore as the eye of the Lord is on us so likewise let the eye of our soules be ever fixed on him for our comfort and for our direction And let us pray that he would guide us with his eye Psalm 32.8 his eye directeth men when no eye beholdeth them his eye oft terrifieth them when no eye seeth them his eye comforteth them when no eye looketh on them and his eye counselleth them when no other eye is nigh them CHAP. VII The knowledge of the Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost is incomprehensible and unsearchable GOD is incomprehensible comprehending all things not being comprehended himselfe Well might Zophar demand Canst thou by searching find out God canst thou find out the Almightie to perfection it is as high as heaven what canst thou doe it is deeper then hell what canst thou know the measure thereof is longer then the earth and broader then the Sea Job 11.7 8 9. he sheweth the infinitenesse of Gods knowledge to be every way past finding out Yea the Apostle that could sound as deepe as any man yet findeth this bottomelesse depth to be infinitely beyond his reach and therefore breaketh out into an admiration Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisedome and of the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgements and his wayes past finding out Rom. 11.33 Job is driven to acknowledge his ignorance and to confesse his errour that he uttered things that he understood not things too wonderfull for him Job 42.3 and David doth tell us that the Lords greatnesse is unsearchable Psal 145.3 and his knowledge too wonderfull for him Psal 139.6 his Majestie is infinitely transcending our knowledge for we are rather knowne of God then doe truly know God Gal. 4.9 First the knowledge of the Father is unsearchable Agur putteth this as an unanswerable question to all unbeleevers Prov. 30.4 What is his Name if thou canst tell there being nothing but the nature and essence of God but may be comprehended and explained by some Name No man knoweth the Father but the Sonne and them to whom the Sonne will reveale him which excludeth not the Holy Spirit of God for he searcheth out the deep things of God 1 Cor. 2.10 but creatures onely Mat. 11.27 Luk. 10.23 Joh. 1.18 yet the Disciples of the Lord and all true Beleevers see him and know him Joh. 14.7 Joh. 6.46 Joh. 14.9 Secondly the knowledge of the Sonne is unsearchable Agur likewise putteth this as an unanswerable question to all unbeleevers Prov. 30.4 What is his Sonnes Name if thou canst tell he hath a Name which no man knoweth but himself Rev. 19.12 and those which have this knowledge revealed of the Father Mat. 16.17 None knoweth the Sonne but the Father Luke 10.23 Mat. 11.27 whose love is described to his Church to be passing all knowledge Ephes 3.18 19. who is yet according to that measure of grace given them of God both seen and known of them Joh. 14.9 Joh. 10.14 and who are to grow in the knowledge of him as they grow in grace 2 Pet. 3.18 Thirdly the knowledge of the Holy-Ghost is unsearchable he is unknown to the men of this world who are out of Christ Joh. 14.17 but he revealeth himselfe to his Church 1 Cor. 2.12 who both see him and know him John 14.17 and God by him 1 Cor. 2.12 Thus Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost is one incomprehensible Lord God whose incomprehensible Majestie can be no otherwaies knowne of us but as in his Divine pleasure he hath manifested himself in his Word Oh that men would therefore submit their reason to the Scripture and beleeve these Divine truths of the incomprehensible God which are discovered to them by the Word although the things which are there laid down are not onely beyond their apprehensions but seemingly contrary to their corrupted reasons then would not men wilfully oppose truth which they are willingly ignorant of but would amongst other truths see Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost to be equall in the Incomprehensibilitie of their Majestie and glorie CHAP. 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