Meaning of incircumscriptible | Babel Free

Definitions

Capable of being uncircumscribed or limitless; illimitable.

uncommon

Examples

“Against whom St. John Chrysostom writeth thus: “ When thou speakest of God, thou must consider⟳ a thing, that in nature is single, without composition, without conversion, that is invisible, immortal, incircumscriptible, incomprehensible, with such-like. […]””

“He took flesh; and doth not also think⟳, after the doctrine of true divinity, the same divine nature, after the assumpting of flesh, to remain⟳ notwithstanding incircumscriptible ; let⟳ him be holden as accursed.”

“This was the body which was given for them, betrayed, crucified, humbled to the death ; not the glorious body of Christ, which should be capable of ten thousand places at once, both in heaven, and earth ; invisible, incircumscriptible.”

“And Damascen, following the doctrine of the same Council, says, ‘It is as great impiety, as it is folly, to make⟳ any image of the Divine Nature, which is invisible, incorporeal, incircumscriptible, and not to be figured by the art of man.’”

“Now, whosoever shall come⟳ to know⟳ his owne soule, and the place⟳ thereof, meerly by the power & worke of it selfe, shall confesse himselfe to be absolutely ignorant thereof. Therefore if nature & reason⟳, with the powers & affects of the soule & reason⟳, commeth short to know⟳ it self ; much more must it come⟳ short, to discouer or vnderstand the incircumscriptible nature, essence and place⟳ of the Holy Trinitie.”

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