The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 271

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ROME, SOCINUS, ARMINIUS, CALVIN and express

his being; not as tho this

tive without steam,

human being were

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a locomo-

posing as a model, but a living and active

organism exerting influence and power. As a being man is not defective, but perfect; not in a state of becoming, but of being /. e. he was not to become righteous, but was righteous. This is his original righteousness. Hence, that God created man in His image signifies 1. That man's being is infinite form the impress of the infinite Being of God. 2. His attributes are in finite form the impress of God's attri-

—

,

butes. 3.

His state was the impress of the

4.

The dominion which he

felicity of

exercised

God.

was image and impress

of

God's dominion and authority.

To which may be added

that, since man's body is calculated for must contain some shadows of that image. This confession the Reformed churches must maintain in the pulpit, in the catechetical classes, and above all in the recitation-

the

spirit, it also

halls of theology.

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