The truth of Christian religion in six books / written in Latine by Hugo Grotius ; and now translated into English, with the addition of a seventh book, by Symon Patrick ...
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The truth of Christian religion in six books / written in Latine by Hugo Grotius ; and now translated into English, with the addition of a seventh book, by Symon Patrick ...
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Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.
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London :: Printed for Rich. Royston ...,
1680.
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Catholic Church -- Apologetic works.
Christianity -- 17th century.
Indifferentism (Religion) -- Early works to 1800.
Apologetics -- 17th century.
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"The truth of Christian religion in six books / written in Latine by Hugo Grotius ; and now translated into English, with the addition of a seventh book, by Symon Patrick ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A42238.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.
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SECT. XI. Also of outward Circumcision.
IN the next place let us come to Circumci∣sion, which certainly is Elder than Moses: For it was given in command to Abraham and his Posterity.
Howbeit the commandment thereof was the introduction or beginning of the covenant published by Moses: For thus we read, that God spake unto Abraham, Gen. 17. saying, I will give unto thee, and to thy Seed after thee, the Land wherein thou art a stranger, all the Land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God. And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant there∣fore, thou and thy Seed after thee: every man∣child among you shall be circumcised. But now we know by what hath been already said, that
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in the place of this covenant, a new covenant was to succeed, which should be common to all People: For which cause the necessity of that note of distinction, ought to cease. Be∣sides, in the precept of circumcision there was a mystical and more excellent signification con∣tained, which the Prophets do plainly shew in that they command the circumcision of the heart, which all the commandments of Jesus aim at.
Wherefore the promises also annexed to cir∣cumcision, are in like manner to be referred to some greater thing: As that of earthly posses∣sions, to the revelation of a possession truly eternal; which was never made more mani∣fest than by Jesus: So that promise of making Abraham a Father of many Nations, hath re∣ference to that time, when not a few, but an infinite number of People dispersed thorow∣out the whole World, should imitate Abra∣ham's Faith and confidence in God, which is so often mentioned in Scripture; and this ne∣ver came to pass, but in the time of the Go∣spel. Now it is no marvel, if the shadows of an intended work be taken away, when the matter it self is accomplisht. Lastly, that the grace of God was not tied to this sign, we may easily discern, because not only the more an∣cient, but Abraham himself having not as yet received circumcision, pleased God: The He∣brews also, during all the time of their jour∣ney
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through the Desarts of Arabia, omitted circumcision, and yet God found no fault with them for it.
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