William Ames
William Ames
William Ameswas an English Protestant divine, philosopher, and controversialist. He spent much time in the Netherlands, and is noted for his involvement in the controversy between the Calvinists and the Arminians...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
english-philosopher god hearing means receiving whether word
Hearing here, therefore, means any receiving of the word of God whether it be communicated to us by preaching, reading, or any other way.
approved best counsel english-philosopher god manner understanding
The counsel of God is, as it were, his deliberation over the best manner of accomplishing anything already approved by the understanding and the will.
perfection joy contentment
In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.
starting-over sin corruption
The starting point of sanctification is the filthiness, corruption, or stain of sin.
divine-will pleasure divine
The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things.
mind contentment acquiescence
The virtue of contentment is the acquiescence of the mind in the lot God has given
church today helping
Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for us today, for then Abraham and the other prophets would not have given assent to those things which were revealed to them from God without any intervening help of the church.
afterlife heard knows
Everyone who understands the nature of God rightly necessarily knows that God is to be believed and hoped in, that he is to be loved and called upon, and to be heard in all things.
blessing faithful unions
Participation in the blessings of the union with Christ comes when the faithful have all the things needed to live well and blessedly to God.
special ordinary inward
Sanctification is not to be understood here as a separation from ordinary use or consecration to some special use, although this meaning is often present in Scripture, sometimes referring to outward and sometimes to inward or effectual separation.
yield firsts concern
The first act of religion, therefore, concerns those things which are communicated to us from God. The other concerns those things which we yield to God.
father son essence
The relative property of the Son is to be begotten, that is, so to proceed from the Father as to be a participant of the same essence and perfectly carry on the Father's nature.
attributes attributes-of-god
The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is.
hearing receiving gods-will
Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.