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 and end whereof was to contain the rude multitude within the compat of obedience by ome religious exercie, be what it will. But Theologie properly o called, is either Original or derived. Original, is that knowledge whereby God knows himelf, which really differs not from Gods eence. Derived, is a certain image or repreentation of that Original, primarily in Chrit our mediator, econdarily in Chrits members. Now whereas a part of Chrits members is triumphant in heaven, another part militant here on earth, that Theologie of the triumphant part is cal'd the Theologie of the bleed Saints; that of the militant, is tiled the Theology of Travellers.

II. Theology in this place is conidered not as a habit reiding in the intellect, but as a Syteme or collection of precepts: therefore it is defined by the word Doctrine.

For Theology, as it is comprehended within certain precepts, is different from the habit of Theology, as the efficient caue from the effect. Now the quetion is, if we confider Divinity as a habit of the Intellect, what genus shall we aign for it out of all the intellective habits? urely there is none, which if it taken olely and apart, is not of a narrower compas than the thing defined. For that habit which apprehends the Principles, called Intelligentia; and that habit which demonstrates the Conclusions out of the Principles, called Scientia, and that habit which arieth out of the two former call'd Sapientia, are habits meerly contemplative;