A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Hodge, Charles, 1797–1878 • SECTION 16

THE NATURE AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD.

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§ 1. Definitions of God 366

§ 2. Divine Attributes 368

Relation of the Attributes to the Essence of God. — The Divine

Attributes do not differ merely in our Conceptions . . .371 The Divine Attributes cannot be resolved into mere Causality. —

They differ virtualiter 373

§ 3. Classification of the Divine Attributes • * 374

§ 4. Spirituality of God 376

Consequences of admitting God to be a Spirit . . . .379

§ 5. Infinity 380

The Idea of Infinity not merely negative. — The -Infinite is not the All. — Infinitude of God in relation to Space . . .383

§ 6. Eternity . 385

Scriptm-al Doctrine. — Philosophical View. — Modern Philosoph- ical Views 389

§ 7. Immutability 390

Philosophical Statement. — The Absolute Attributes of God not

inconsistent with Personality 391

§ 8. Knowledge 393

Its Nature. — Possibility of Knowledge in God precluded by the Pantheistic Theory. — Knowledge and Power are not to be confounded. — The Doctrine of the Scriptui-es on the Subject. — The Objects of the Divine Knowledge. — The Actual and the Possible. — Scientia Media. — Origin of the Distinction . . 399 The Objections urged by Augustinians. — Foreknowledge . . 400

The Wisdom of God 401

$ 9, The Will of God 402

Meaning of the Term. — Freedom of the Divine Will. — Decretive and Preceptive Will. — Antecedent and Consequent Will. — Ab- solute and Conditional Will. — The Will of God as the Ground

of Moral Obligation 405

§ 10. The Power of God 406

Origin of the Idea of Power. — Omnipotence. — Negation of Power. — Absolute Power. — Potenlia Absoluta and Potenlia Ordinata. — Will and Power not to be confounded . . . 410

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