Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God, & man A treatise compendiously describing the nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies. Containing much variety of matter ... and apt applications singular for brevity, and perspicuity. By Henry Church.

[Sect. 1] First, of divers names given to fire.

SOmetimes fire is attributed to God. Heb. 12.29. Our God is a consuming fire: so Christ in purging the elect, is like a purging fire, Mal. 3.2. and the holy Ghost is like fire, Matth, 3.11. and the word is as fire to perplexe the carnall, Luke 12.49. and fire to try and ex∣amine mens doctrines, 1. Cor. 3.13. so afflictions are fire, Psal. 66.12. And fire is that which is made with com∣bustible things, as wood, Acts 28.2, 3. and coales, Isai. 54.16. But all fire may be ranked to two heads: pro∣per, or improper fire; fire naturall, and fire meta∣phoricall.

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