Academia scientiarum, or, The academy of sciences being a short and easie introduction to the knowledge of the liberal arts and sciences, with the names of those famous authors that have written on every particular science : in English and Latine / by D. Abercromby ...

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Title: Academia scientiarum, or, The academy of sciences being a short and easie introduction to the knowledge of the liberal arts and sciences, with the names of those famous authors that have written on every particular science : in English and Latine / by D. Abercromby ...
Author: Abercromby, David, d. 1701 or 2.
Publication: London :: Printed by H.C. for J. Taylor, L. Meredith, T. Bennet, R. Wilde ...,; 1687.
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Sectio Vigesima nona. Theologia.

THologia ad Dei gloriam, salu∣temque animarum tota dirigi∣tur. Speculativa pars proponit nobis credenda, ut quae spectant ad attri∣buta divina, immortalitatem animae, quaeque in symbolo Apostolorum con∣tinentur. Pars practica facienda no∣bis proponit, quaecumque scilicet De∣calogus nobis exhibet.

Theologia prout spectat Christianos, immediatum habet objectum quicquid refertur ad Christum directe, aut indi∣recte ut in genere tum Antiquum, tum novum Testamentum; & magis specia∣tim Prophetias ad ipsius adventum spectantes, miracula, doctrinam, homi∣numque ab Apostolis conversionem: Quocirca si nullum quis aliam nove∣rit Theologiam quam quae divinorum

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attributorum reddit rationem non hoc nomine Christianus Theologus, sed Philosophus potius, aut Deista merus dici debet.

Theologia Christiana praeter supe∣rius commemorata docet omnia virtu∣tum genera, humilitatem, patientiam, castitatem, adorationem, orationem, laudem Dei, fidem, obedientiam, pae∣nitentiam, &c. Vult insuper nos non tantum remittere injuriam, sed & di∣ligere inimicos: Quod nulla nisi Chri∣stiana religio injungit. Proponit nobis religionis Christianae fundamenta, Christi Deitatem, passionem, mortem, resurrectionem, &c. atque ut superius dicebam quicquid in symbolo conti∣netur.

Authores.

Majister Sententiarum, Thomas A∣quinas, Johannes Duns Scotus a patria, Hamm••ndius, Lightfootius, aliique quam plurimi Ecclesiae Anglicanae Doctores.