System of Sacred Theology · §3.23.3 · Ludwig Crocius

Against Socinus and Photinians on eternal generation

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Against these things Johannes Crellius the Frenchman, with his Socinus, in vain argues, denying the eternal generation of the Son of God from the Fathers essence — (1) because the son would be son of himself, (2) because there would be infinite sons, (3) because the Son of God from eternity both would have been and would not have been, (4) because the Son of God would still be being generated and would have to be generated into all eternity — which absurdities arise from a sinister confusion of finite and infinite nature.

To these with his Socinus also contradict Smalcius, Ostorodius, and before them Servetus, Valentinus Gentilis, Alciati, Blandrata, Franciscus Davidis, and the patriarchs of all these, Photinus bishop of Sirmium condemned in the year 351 by the Sirmian council, and Paul of Samosata. Compare Sozomen, Epiphanius, Augustine on heresies; among juniors Ursinus, Calvin, Zanchi, Junius, Polanus, Tarnovius, Gerhard; among pontificals Bellarmine book 1 on Christ chapter 18.

Latin

Quibus frustra oggannit cum Socino suo Johannes Crellius Francus, negans aeternam Filii Dei ex essentia Patris generationem, 1. quia filius foret sui ipsius filius, 2. quia infiniti forent filii, 3. quia Filius Dei ab aeterno et fuisset et non fuisset, 4. quia Filius Dei adhuc generaretur et in omnem aeternitatem generandus esset — quae absurda ex sinistra confusione finitae et infinitae naturae oriuntur. His vero cum Socino suo contradicunt etiam Smalcius, Ostorodius, et ante illos Servetus, Valentinus Gentilis, Alciatus, Blandrata, Franciscus Davidis, horumque omnium patriarchae Photinus episcopus Syrmiensis anno 351 a concilio Syrmiensi damnatus et Paulus Samosatenus. Confer Sozomenum, Epiphanium, Augustinum de haeresibus; e junioribus Urzinum, Calvinum, Zanchium, Junium, Polanum, Tarnovium, Gerhardum; e pontificiis Bellarminum lib. I de Christo cap. 18.

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Ludwig Crocius's System of Sacred Theology (Bremen, 1636), all four books: theology and its rule in Scripture; man's last end, death and the resurrection; God, the Trinity, creation, providence and sin; and the grace of Christ, the Word and sacraments, faith, the Christian life and prayer.

Ludwig Crocius (1586–1655) taught theology and philosophy at Bremen and sat as a delegate at the Synod of Dort (1618–1619). A Calvinist of the irenic school, he spent his career seeking common ground between the Reformed and Lutheran churches.

His System of Sacred Theology (Bremen, 1636) is a full Reformed dogmatics in the high-orthodox style: precise definitions, ordered questions, objections raised and answered.

Date1636 AD (Bremen; Reformed professor)

EditionSyntagma sacrae theologiae (Bremen: Berthold Villerian, 1636)

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