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.
according english-philosopher nor ordering
The world has not been in existence from eternity nor could it have been according to the present dispensation and ordering of things.
conceive duty english-philosopher good joined known perfect whatever
For this is our most perfect duty and yet least known to us by nature: Whatever we conceive or will should be joined with the good of our neighbor.
either english-philosopher god good itself ours regards toward worship
The worship which directs itself toward God as our good regards him either as he is ours at present, in faith, or as he is to be ours, in hope.
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.
spiritual heart men
The inward offer is a kind of spiritual enlightenment, whereby the promises are presented to the hearts of men, as it were, by an inward word.
agents action creation
Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually but not formally transitive because it makes, not presupposes, an object.
spiritual men grace
The passive receiving of Christ is the process by which a spiritual principle of grace is generated in the will of man.
perfection use goodness
The goodness of a thing created is the perfection of its fitness for the use which it serves. Now that use is either particular or universal.
hearing receiving gods-will
Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.
teaching doctrine theology
Theology is the doctrine or teaching of living to God.
attributes attributes-of-god
The attributes of God tell us what He is and who He is.
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.
may creation efficiency
The efficiency of God may be understood as either creation or providence.