The Nature of God 1.5
To be sure, God’s many names are used neither to signify that various different things are in Him (since He is most simple) nor to perceive what He is according to His essence (since He cannot be perceived). All of this is most true. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine […]
The Nature of God 1.4.3
I am of the opinion that many of the things corporeally predicated of God in the Old Testament are not so much pre-dicated figuratively of the divine essence as properly with respect to the Son who would take on flesh and personally perform these corporeal works. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn […]
The Nature of God 1.4.2
Thus, the name “Spirit” is common to the three persons, but if you add “Holy” then it is proper to the third person. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 4, Part 2 Volume 1 is available for order […]
The Nature of God 1.4.1
I reckon that all the [divine] names can be assigned to the following classifications, which are contained in ten divisions. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 4, Part 1 Volume 1 is available for order now from Merchant […]
The Nature of God 1.3.2
It is not without cause that we say that two orders of divine names exist and that the former hold a greater dignity and majesty than the latter. Girolamo Zanchi Tweet Five Books on the Nature of God, or On the Divine Attributes By Girolamo ZanchiTranslated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 3, Part […]
On the Nature of God 1.2
For God has named and described Himself with many names in His Holy Scriptures, and He did so for our sake, so that by them He Himself might indicate to us how useful it is for us to know who He is and what He is like. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of […]
On the Nature of God 1.3.1
As far as we are concerned, we call those names divine that are not only about God but also from God, that is, those whereby God has named Himself in the Holy Scriptures and deigned to reveal to us who He is and what He is like. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of […]
On the Nature of God 1.1.2
For what would the benefit be of knowing who God is if we were ignorant of what He is like? Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo ZanchiTranslated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 1, Part 2 Volume 1 is available for order now from Merchant Royal Press […]
On the Nature of God 1.1.1
Indeed, although God is a most simple essence in which clearly no compositeness or accidents exist, nevertheless, for our sake, so that we might better understand what He is like, He is accustomed to attribute many things to Himself, as if they were multiple qualities. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the […]
A Partial Explanation of Psalm One
Blessed is the man who…. by Girolamo Zanchi From Blessed Is the Man: Orations on Theological Education The “Partial Explanation of Psalm One” is the shortest of Zanchi’s orations and the broadest one thematically. Dated June 21, 1568, it was published originally in the Two Books of Letters (Hanover, 1609) following a brief oration in which […]