Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Presence, Real In the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist after the consecration of the bread and wine, our Lord Jesus Christ, True God and True Man, is truly, really, substantially, and abidingly contained under the species of these sensible things, i.e., bread and wine. This doctrine is opposed to the various Protestant teachings of a … Continue reading “Presence, Real”

Presence of God Everywhere, according to reason and faith, God is actually present, else He would be neither infinitely perfect nor incapable of change. In all creatures He is present, that is, He is with them, as a cause is present in its effects. By His essence which they imitate He gives them being, by … Continue reading “Presence of God”

Presence-money is the small daily payment in specie made by Roman Catholics to the canons for their presence in the choir at defunct cathedral or collegiate churches. After the dissolution of the communal life of those ecclesiastics, the bulk of the revenue of the chapters was divided into individual portions, to be distributed partly as … Continue reading “Presence-money”

PRESENCE, DIVINE (1) A Comfort to Saints See FELLOWSHIP (2) A Terror to Evil Does Gen 3:8; Job 23:15; Psa 68:2; Psa 139:7; Jer 5:22; Jon 1:3 –SEE Guilty Fear, FEAR Concealment, CONCEALMENT Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Presence In the apostolic writings the following Greek words lie behind our English term presence, , , , (prepositions = in the presence of, and frequently rendered before); and (nouns). There is no need to dwell on such common expressions as the presence of Pilate (Act 3:13) or of the Council (5:41), or even on … Continue reading “Presence”

Prescription in Civil Jurisprudence Prescription “in some form and under some name” is said to have existed as a part of the municipal law of every civilized nation, except the Jewish [Angell, “A treatise on the limitations of actions” (Boston, 1876), 5; Broom, “A selection of legal maxims” (London, 1911), 690; Domat, “The Civil law … Continue reading “Prescription in Civil Jurisprudence”

PRESCRIPTION In theology, was a kind of argument pleaded by Tertullian and others in the third century against erroneous doctors. This mode of arguing has been despised by some, both because it has been used by Papists, and because they think that truth has no need of such a support. Others, however, think that if … Continue reading “Prescription”

prescribed prayer In general special prayers to be said at Mass in addition to the regular Collect of the Mass, when rubrics permit, e.g., those prescribed by the pope or bishop for a special cause (oratio imperata) as, for instance, prayer for the pope during his jubilee year, a prayer in time of persecution; those … Continue reading “prescribed prayer”

PRESCIENCE OF GOD Is his foreknowledge, or that knowledge which God has of things to come. The doctrine of predestination is founded on the prescience of God, and on the supposition of all futurity being present to him. Properly speaking, indeed, prescience follows that of predestination; for if we allow that God from all eternity … Continue reading “Prescience of God”

Prescience (Lat. praescio, to know before it happens) is all attribute of God popularly known under the term Foreknowledge, and ascribed to him in different degrees and extent by Arminians and Calvinists. The doctrine is deduced from the perfection of God’s nature. But as man has no analogous faculty, it is difficult, if not impossible … Continue reading “Prescience”