so_o many_o age_n with_o embracing_z error_n and_o nonsense_n and_o contradiction_n for_o mystery_n of_o faith_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v suppose_v it_o possible_a for_o the_o christian_a church_n to_o be_v so_o early_o so_o general_o and_o so_o miserable_o deceive_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o such_o moment_n by_o what_o light_n they_o have_v discover_v this_o great_a error_n have_v they_o any_o new_a book_n of_o scripture_n to_o judge_v by_o true_o they_o have_v need_v for_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o weary_a of_o the_o old_a one_o because_o they_o find_v they_o will_v not_o serve_v their_o turn_n 30._o therefore_o they_o muster_v up_o the_o old_a objection_n against_o they_o and_o give_v no_o answer_n to_o they_o they_o find_v fault_n with_o copy_n and_o say_v they_o be_v corrupt_v and_o falsify_v to_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o the_o church_n they_o let_v fall_v suspicious_a word_n as_o to_o the_o form_n of_o baptism_n as_o though_o it_o be_v insert_v from_o the_o church_n practice_n they_o charge_v we_o with_o follow_v corrupt_a copy_n and_o make_v false_a translation_n without_o any_o manner_n of_o ground_n for_o it_o and_o do_v not_o all_o this_o discover_v no_o good_a will_n to_o the_o scripture_n at_o least_o as_o they_o be_v receive_v among_o we_o and_o i_o despair_v of_o meeting_n with_o better_a copy_n or_o see_v a_o more_o faithful_a translation_n than_o we_o be_v so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o scripture_n for_o these_o exception_n be_v such_o as_o a_o malefactor_n will_v make_v to_o a_o jury_n he_o be_v afraid_a to_o be_v condemn_v by_o but_o what_o then_o be_v the_o peculiar_a light_n which_o these_o happy_a man_n have_v find_v in_o a_o corner_n the_o want_n whereof_o have_v make_v the_o christian_a church_n to_o fall_v into_o such_o monstrous_a error_n and_o contradiction_n nothing_o they_o pretend_v but_o the_o mere_a light_n of_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n which_o they_o call_v after_o a_o more_o refine_a way_n of_o speak_v clear_a idea_n and_o distinct_a perception_n of_o thing_n but_o lest_o i_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o misrepresent_v they_o i_o will_v produce_v some_o of_o their_o own_o expression_n in_o one_o place_n they_o say_v we_o deny_v the_o article_n of_o the_o new_a christianity_n or_o the_o athanasian_n religion_n not_o because_o they_o be_v mystery_n or_o because_o we_o do_v not_o comprehend_v they_o we_o deny_v they_o because_o we_o do_v comprehend_v they_o we_o have_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a perception_n that_o they_o be_v not_o mystery_n but_o contradiction_n impossibility_n and_o pure_a nonsense_n we_o have_v our_o reason_n in_o vain_a and_o all_o science_n and_o certainty_n will_v be_v destroy_v if_o we_o can_v not_o distinguish_v between_o mystery_n and_o contradiction_n and_o soon_o after_o 4._o we_o be_v not_o to_o give_v the_o venerable_a name_n of_o mystery_n to_o doctrine_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n and_o reason_n light_n or_o which_o destroy_v or_o contradict_v our_o natural_a idea_n these_o thing_n i_o have_v particular_a reason_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o here_o because_o they_o be_v publish_v as_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o forego_n sermon_n about_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o this_o show_v the_o general_a ground_n they_o go_v upon_o and_o therefore_o more_o fit_a to_o be_v consider_v here_o to_o which_o i_o shall_v add_v one_o passage_n more_o wherein_o they_o insinuate_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n have_v be_v support_v only_o by_o interest_n and_o force_n their_o word_n be_v after_o they_o have_v call_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n a_o monstrous_a paradox_n and_o contradiction_n this_o be_v that_o 4._o say_v they_o which_o because_o all_o other_o argument_n fail_v they_o in_o their_o disputation_n with_o the_o photinian_o and_o arian_n they_o at_o last_o effectual_o prove_v by_o the_o imperial_a edict_n by_o confiscation_n and_o banishment_n by_o seize_v and_o burn_v all_o book_n write_v against_o it_o or_o they_o by_o capital_a punishment_n and_o when_o the_o papacy_n of_o which_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a article_n prevail_v by_o fire_n and_o faggot_n this_o be_v a_o new_a discovery_n indeed_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n as_o it_o be_v general_o receive_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n be_v the_o chief_a article_n of_o popery_n although_o it_o be_v embrace_v and_o defend_v long_o before_o popery_n be_v know_v and_o i_o hope_v will_v be_v so_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o popery_n leave_v in_o the_o world_n but_o if_o every_o thing_n which_o displease_v some_o man_n must_v pass_v for_o popery_n i_o be_o afraid_a christianity_n itself_o will_v not_o escape_v at_o last_o for_o there_o be_v some_o who_o be_v build_v apace_o on_o such_o foundation_n as_o these_o and_o be_v endeavour_v what_o they_o can_v to_o remove_v out_o of_o their_o way_n all_o reveal_v religion_n by_o the_o help_n of_o those_o two_o powerful_a machine_n viz._n priest-craft_n and_o mystery_n but_o because_o i_o intend_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a discourse_n concern_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n as_o it_o have_v be_v general_o receive_v among_o we_o i_o shall_v proceed_v in_o these_o four_o inquiry_n 1._o whether_o it_o be_v account_v a_o monstrous_a paradox_n and_o contradiction_n where_o person_n be_v not_o sway_v by_o force_n and_o interest_n 2._o whether_o there_o be_v any_o ground_n of_o common_a reason_n on_o which_o it_o can_v be_v just_o charge_v with_o nonsense_n impossibility_n and_o contradiction_n 3._o whether_o their_o doctrine_n about_o the_o trinity_n or_o we_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n and_o antiquity_n 4._o whether_o our_o doctrine_n be_v admit_v it_o do_v overthrow_v all_o certainty_n of_o reason_n and_o make_v way_n for_o believe_v the_o great_a absurdity_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o be_v mystery_n of_o faith_n chap._n ii_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n not_o receive_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n by_o force_n or_o interest_n as_o to_o the_o first_o it_o will_v lead_v i_o into_o a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n as_o to_o this_o doctrine_n long_o before_o popery_n be_v hatch_v and_o at_o a_o time_n when_o the_o main_a force_n of_o imperial_a edict_n be_v against_o christianity_n itself_o at_o which_o time_n this_o doctrine_n be_v own_v by_o the_o christian_a church_n but_o disow_v and_o dispute_v against_o by_o some_o particular_a party_n and_o sect_n and_o the_o question_n than_o will_v be_v whether_o these_o have_v engross_v sense_n and_o reason_n and_o knowledge_n among_o themselves_o and_o all_o the_o body_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n with_o their_o head_n and_o governor_n be_v bereave_v of_o common_a sense_n and_o give_v up_o to_o believe_v nonsense_n and_o contradiction_n for_o mystery_n of_o faith_n but_o in_o order_n to_o the_o clear_v this_o matter_n i_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o sense_n and_o reason_n be_v no_o late_a invention_n only_o to_o be_v find_v among_o our_o unitarian_n but_o that_o all_o mankind_n have_v such_o a_o competent_a share_n of_o they_o as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o judge_v what_o be_v agreeable_a to_o they_o and_o what_o not_o if_o they_o apply_v themselves_o to_o it_o that_o no_o man_n have_v so_o little_a sense_n as_o to_o be_v fond_a of_o nonsense_n when_o sense_n will_v do_v they_o equal_a service_n that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o bias_n of_o interest_n to_o sway_v they_o man_n will_v general_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o evidence_n of_o reason_n that_o if_o they_o be_v very_o much_o concern_v for_o a_o doctrine_n oppose_v by_o other_o and_o against_o their_o interest_n they_o be_v persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o by_o other_o mean_n than_o by_o force_n and_o fear_n that_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o reason_n to_o believe_v a_o doctrine_n to_o be_v true_a on_o the_o account_n of_o divine_a revelation_n although_o they_o can_v comprehend_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o that_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o believe_v those_o to_o be_v man_n of_o sense_n above_o other_o who_o have_v show_v their_o ability_n above_o they_o in_o other_o matter_n of_o knowledge_n and_o speculation_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n to_o suspect_v the_o integrity_n of_o such_o man_n in_o deliver_v their_o own_o sense_n who_o at_o the_o same_o time_n may_v far_o better_o secure_v their_o interest_n by_o renounce_v their_o faith_n last_o that_o the_o more_o person_n be_v concern_v to_o establish_v and_o defend_v a_o doctrine_n which_o be_v oppose_v and_o contemn_v the_o great_a evidence_n they_o give_v that_o they_o be_v persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o these_o be_v postulata_fw-la so_o agreeable_a to_o sense_n and_o common_a reason_n that_o i_o think_v if_o a_o affront_n to_o human_a nature_n
inconsistent_a with_o the_o divine_a perfection_n but_o of_o this_o at_o large_a in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n i_o do_v not_o lay_v any_o force_n upon_o this_o argument_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o ground_n of_o the_o distinction_n between_o the_o three_o substance_n 262._o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o substance_n in_o the_o godhead_n as_o some_o have_v do_v because_o the_o same_o substance_n can_v both_o unite_v and_o distinguish_v they_o for_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o distinction_n be_v not_o the_o substance_n but_o the_o communication_n of_o it_o 264._o and_o where_o that_o be_v so_o free_o assert_v there_o be_v a_o reason_n distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n itself_o which_o make_v the_o distinction_n of_o person_n but_o the_o difficulty_n still_o remain_v how_o each_o person_n shall_v have_v a_o substance_n of_o his_o own_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v but_o one_o entire_a and_o indivisible_a substance_n for_o every_o person_n must_v have_v a_o proper_a substance_n of_o his_o own_o or_o else_o according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n he_o can_v be_v no_o person_n and_o this_o peculiar_a substance_n must_v be_v real_o distinct_a from_o that_o substance_n which_o be_v in_o the_o other_o two_o so_o that_o here_o must_v be_v three_o distinct_a substance_n in_o the_o three_o person_n but_o how_o then_o can_v there_o be_v but_o one_o individual_a essence_n in_o all_o three_o we_o may_v conceive_v one_o common_a essence_n to_o be_v individuate_v in_o three_o person_n as_o it_o be_v in_o man_n but_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v the_o same_o individual_a essence_n to_o be_v in_o three_o person_n which_o have_v peculiar_a substance_n of_o their_o own_o for_o the_o substance_n belong_v to_o the_o person_n be_v the_o same_o essence_n individuate_v in_o those_o person_n and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o avoid_n make_n three_o individual_a essence_n and_o one_o specific_a or_o common_a divine_a nature_n and_o maimonides_n his_o argument_n be_v considerable_a against_o more_o god_n than_o one_o if_o say_v he_o there_o be_v two_o god_n 1._o there_o muâ—t_v be_v something_o wherein_o they_o agree_v and_o something_o wherein_o they_o differ_v that_o wherein_o they_o agree_v must_v be_v that_o which_o make_v each_o of_o they_o god_n and_o that_o wherein_o they_o differ_v must_v make_v they_o two_o go_n now_o wherein_o do_v this_o differ_v from_o the_o present_a hypothesis_n there_o be_v something_o wherein_o they_o differ_v and_o that_o be_v their_o proper_a substance_n but_o maimonides_n think_v that_o wherein_o they_o differ_v sufficient_a to_o make_v they_o two_o go_n so_o that_o i_o fear_v it_o will_v be_v impossible_a to_o clear_v this_o hypothesis_n as_o to_o the_o reconcile_n three_o individual_a essence_n with_o one_o individual_a divine_a essence_n which_o look_v too_o like_o assert_v that_o there_o be_v three_o god_n and_o yet_o but_o one_o and_o the_o author_n of_o this_o explication_n do_v at_o last_o confess_v that_o three_o distinct_a whole_a inseparable_a same_o be_v 30._o be_v hard_a to_o conceive_v as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o now_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v new_a explication_n start_v and_o dispute_v raise_v and_o carry_v on_o so_o warm_o about_o they_o if_o after_o all_o the_o main_a difficulty_n be_v confess_v to_o be_v above_o our_o comprehension_n we_o have_v much_o better_o satisfy_v ourselves_o with_o that_o language_n which_o the_o church_n have_v receiuâ—d_v and_o be_v express_v in_o the_o creed_n than_o go_v about_o by_o new_a term_n to_o raise_v new_a ferment_n especial_o at_o a_o time_n when_o our_o unite_a force_n be_v most_o necessary_a against_o our_o common_a adversary_n no_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n can_v be_v fond_a of_o any_o new_a invention_n when_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n be_v hazard_v by_o they_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v as_o dangerous_a to_o make_v new_a heresy_n as_o new_a explication_n if_o any_o one_o deny_v the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o the_o nicene_n creed_n that_o be_v no_o new_a heresy_n but_o how_o can_v such_o deny_v the_o son_n to_o be_v consubstantial_a to_o the_o father_n who_o assert_v one_o and_o the_o same_o indivisible_a substance_n in_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n but_o they_o may_v contradict_v themselves_o that_o be_v not_o impossible_a on_o either_o side_n but_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o heresy_n be_v not_o three_o substance_n and_o but_o one_o a_o contradiction_n no_o more_o say_v they_o than_o that_o a_o communicate_v substance_n be_v not_o distinct_a from_o that_o which_o do_v communicate_v but_o this_o whole_a dispute_n we_o find_v be_v at_o last_o resolve_v into_o the_o infinite_a and_o unconceivable_a perfection_n of_o the_o godhead_n where_o it_o be_v most_o safe_o lodge_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o real_a contradiction_n in_o the_o doctrine_n itself_o be_v part_n of_o the_o design_n of_o the_o discourse_n afterward_o but_o here_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o the_o unitarian_n have_v object_v against_o this_o new_a explication_n 12._o viz._n that_o it_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o ancient_n in_o the_o person_n of_o philoponus_n in_o the_o middle_a age_n in_o the_o person_n and_o write_n of_o abhor_v joachim_n but_o more_o severe_o since_o the_o reformation_n in_o the_o person_n of_o valentinus_n gentilis_fw-la who_o be_v condemn_v at_o geneva_n and_o behead_v at_o bern_n for_o this_o very_a doctrine_n to_o these_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o distinct_a answer_n 1._o as_o to_o joh_n philoponus_n i_o do_v free_o own_v that_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n when_o in_o the_o six_o century_n he_o broach_v his_o opinion_n that_o every_o hypostasis_fw-la must_v have_v the_o common_a nature_n individuate_v in_o it_o this_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o doctrine_n of_o dangerous_a consequence_n both_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o trinity_n and_o incarnation_n the_o latter_a be_v the_o first_o occasion_n of_o it_o for_o as_o leontius_n observe_v 5._o the_o dispute_n do_v not_o begin_v about_o the_o trinity_n but_o about_o the_o incarnation_n and_o philoponus_n take_v part_n with_o those_o who_o assert_v but_o one_o nature_n in_o christ_n after_o the_o union_n and_o he_o go_v upon_o this_o ground_n that_o if_o there_o be_v two_o nature_n there_o must_v be_v two_o hypostasis_n because_o nature_n and_o hypostasis_fw-la be_v the_o same_o then_o those_o on_o the_o church_n side_n say_v leontius_n object_v that_o if_o they_o be_v the_o same_o there_o must_v be_v three_o distinct_a nature_n in_o the_o trinity_n as_o there_o be_v three_o hypostasis_n which_o philoponus_n yield_v and_o ground_v himself_o on_o aristotle_n doctrine_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o common_a substance_n and_o several_a individual_a substance_n and_o so_o hold_v it_o be_v in_o the_o trinity_n whence_o he_o be_v call_v the_o leader_n of_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o tritheius_fw-la this_o be_v the_o account_n give_v by_o leontius_n who_o live_v very_o â—ear_v his_o time_n a._n d._n 620._o the_o same_o be_v affirm_v of_o he_o by_o nicephorus_n 47._o and_o that_o he_o write_v a_o book_n on_o purpose_n about_o the_o union_n of_o two_o nature_n in_o christ_n out_o of_o which_o he_o produce_v his_o own_o word_n concern_v a_o common_a and_o individual_a nature_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o can_v agree_v to_o none_o else_o and_o the_o main_a argument_n he_o go_v upon_o be_v this_o that_o unless_o we_o assert_v a_o singular_a nature_n in_o the_o hypostasis_n we_o must_v say_v that_o the_o whole_a trinity_n be_v incarnate_a as_o unless_o there_o be_v a_o singular_a humane_a nature_n distinct_a from_o the_o common_a christ_n must_v assume_v the_o whole_a nature_n of_o mankind_n and_o this_o argument_n from_o the_o incarnation_n be_v that_o which_o make_v roscelin_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o dispute_a age_n a._n d._n 1093_o to_o assert_v that_o the_o three_o person_n be_v three_o thing_n distinct_a from_o each_o other_o as_o three_o angel_n or_o three_o man_n because_o otherwise_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o second_o person_n can_v not_o be_v understand_v as_o appear_v by_o anselm_n epistle_n 3._o and_o his_o book_n of_o the_o incarnation_n write_v upon_o that_o occasion_n but_o as_o aâ—selm_n show_v at_o large_a if_o this_o argument_n hold_v it_o must_v prove_v the_o three_o person_n not_o only_o to_o be_v distinct_a but_o separate_a and_o divide_a substance_n which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o this_o new_a explication_n and_o then_o there_o be_v no_o avoid_v tritheism_n but_o to_o return_v to_o joh._n philoponus_n who_o say_v nicephorus_n divide_v the_o indivisible_a nature_n of_o god_n into_o three_o individual_n as_o among_o man_n 48._o which_o say_v he_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o he_o produce_v the_o testimony_n of_o gregory_n nazianzen_n against_o it_o and_o add_v that_o leontius_n and_o georgius_n piside_v confute_v
that_o there_o be_v three_o distinct_a eternal_a spirit_n or_o mind_n in_o the_o trinity_n and_o genebrard_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o same_o heresy_n with_o they_o but_o genebrard_n with_o great_a indignation_n reject_v the_o doctrine_n of_o valentinus_n gentilis_fw-la 91._o because_o he_o hold_v a_o inequality_n in_o the_o person_n and_o deny_v the_o individual_a unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n in_o they_o but_o he_o say_v he_o follow_v damascen_n in_o assert_v three_o real_a hypostasis_n and_o he_o utter_o deny_v tritheism_n 159._o and_o he_o bring_v a_o multitude_n of_o reason_n why_o the_o charge_n of_o tritheism_n do_v not_o lie_v against_o his_o opinion_n although_o he_o own_v the_o hypostasis_n to_o be_v three_o distinct_a individual_n but_o then_o he_o add_v 153._o that_o there_o be_v a_o indivisible_a and_o inseparable_a union_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o all_o three_o person_n now_o to_o deal_v as_o impartial_o in_o this_o matter_n as_o may_v be_v i_o do_v not_o think_v our_o understanding_n one_o jot_n help_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o trinity_n by_o this_o hypothesis_n but_o that_o it_o be_v liable_a to_o as_o great_a difficulty_n as_o any_o other_o and_o therefore_o none_o ought_v to_o be_v fond_a of_o it_o or_o to_o set_v it_o against_o the_o general_a sense_n of_o other_o and_o the_o current_a expression_n of_o divine_n about_o these_o mystery_n nor_o to_o call_v the_o different_a opinion_n of_o other_o heresy_n or_o nonsense_n which_o be_v provoke_a word_n and_o tend_v very_o much_o to_o inflame_v man_n passion_n because_o their_o faith_n and_o understanding_n be_v both_o call_v in_o question_n which_o be_v very_o tender_a thing_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o difference_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n of_o valentinus_n gentilis_fw-la and_o the_o opinion_n of_o such_o who_o maintain_v the_o individual_a and_o indivisible_a unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n but_o withal_o believe_v that_o every_o person_n have_v a_o individual_a substance_n as_o a_o person_n and_o that_o sabellianism_n can_v be_v avoid_v otherwise_o wherein_o i_o think_v they_o be_v mistake_v and_o that_o the_o father_n be_v of_o another_o opinion_n and_o that_o our_o church_n own_v but_o one_o substance_n in_o the_o godhead_n as_o the_o western_a church_n always_o do_v which_o make_v such_o difficulty_n about_o receive_v three_o hypostasis_n because_o they_o take_v hypostasis_fw-la for_o a_o substance_n but_o yet_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o those_o who_o assert_v three_o hypostasis_n and_o mean_v three_o individual_a substance_n shall_v be_v charge_v with_o the_o heresy_n of_o valentinus_n gentilis_fw-la or_o so_o much_o as_o with_o that_o of_o abbaâ—_n joachim_n or_o philoponus_n because_o they_o all_o reject_v the_o individual_a unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n which_o be_v constant_o maintain_v by_o the_o defender_n of_o the_o other_o hypothesis_n but_o it_o be_v say_v and_o urge_v with_o vehemency_n that_o these_o two_o thing_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o each_o other_o that_o it_o be_v go_v forward_o and_o backward_o be_v orthodox_n in_o one_o breath_n and_o otherwise_o in_o the_o next_o that_o all_o this_o look_n like_o shuffle_n and_o conceal_v the_o true_a meaning_n and_o act_v the_o old_a artifices_fw-la under_o a_o different_a form_n for_o the_o samosatenian_o and_o arian_n when_o they_o be_v pinch_v seem_v very_a orthodox_n in_o their_o expression_n but_o retain_v their_o heresy_n still_o in_o their_o mind_n and_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o suspect_v the_o same_o game_n be_v play_v over_o again_o and_o we_o can_v be_v too_o cautious_a in_o a_o matter_n of_o such_o consequence_n i_o grant_v very_o great_a caution_n be_v needful_a but_o the_o mixture_n of_o some_o charity_n with_o it_o will_v do_v no_o hurt_n why_o shall_v we_o suspect_v those_o to_o be_v inward_o false_a and_o to_o think_v otherwise_o than_o they_o speak_v who_o have_v show_v no_o want_n of_o courage_n and_o zeal_n at_o a_o time_n when_o some_o thought_n it_o prudence_n to_o say_v nothing_o and_o never_o call_v upon_o their_o superior_n then_o to_o own_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n and_o to_o do_v their_o duty_n as_o they_o have_v now_o do_v and_o that_o in_o no_o very_a oblige_a manner_n and_o if_o the_o same_o man_n can_v be_v cool_a and_o unconcerned_a at_o some_o time_n when_o there_o be_v so_o great_a reason_n to_o be_v otherwise_o and_o of_o a_o sudden_a grow_v very_o warm_a and_o even_o to_o boil_v over_o with_o zeal_n the_o world_n be_v so_o ill_o nature_a as_o to_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o conclude_v there_o be_v some_o other_o cause_n of_o such_o a_o alteration_n than_o what_o open_o appear_v but_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o bitter_a zeal_n which_o be_v so_o fierce_a and_o violent_a that_o it_o rather_o inflame_v than_o heal_v any_o wound_n that_o be_v make_v and_o be_v of_o so_o malignant_a a_o nature_n that_o it_o spread_v and_o eat_v like_o a_o cancer_n and_o if_o a_o stop_n be_v not_o give_v to_o it_o it_o may_v endanger_v the_o whole_a body_n i_o be_o very_o sensible_a how_o little_a a_o man_n consult_v his_o own_o ease_n who_o offer_v to_o interpose_v in_o a_o dispute_n between_o man_n of_o heat_n and_o animosity_n but_o this_o move_v i_o very_o little_a when_o the_o interest_n of_o our_o church_n and_o religion_n be_v concern_v which_o ought_v to_o prevail_v more_o than_o the_o fear_n of_o displease_v one_o or_o other_o party_n or_o it_o may_v be_v both_o i_o do_v hearty_o wish_v that_o all_o who_o be_v equal_o concern_v in_o the_o common_a cause_n 48._o will_v lay_v aside_o heat_n and_o prejudices_fw-la and_o hard_a word_n and_o consider_v this_o matter_n impartial_o and_o i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o they_o will_v see_v cause_n to_o judge_v as_o i_o do_v that_o the_o difference_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o our_o adversary_n for_o their_o own_o advantage_n make_v it_o to_o be_v and_o since_o both_o side_n yield_v that_o the_o matter_n they_o dispute_v about_o be_v above_o their_o reach_n the_o wise_a course_n they_o can_v take_v be_v to_o assert_v and_o defend_v what_o be_v reveal_v and_o not_o to_o be_v too_o peremptory_a and_o quarrelsome_a about_o that_o which_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v above_o our_o comprehension_n i_o mean_v as_o to_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o three_o person_n partake_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n it_o will_v be_v of_o the_o most_o fatal_a consequence_n to_o we_o if_o those_o weapon_n which_o may_v be_v so_o useful_o employ_v against_o our_o common_a adversary_n shall_v still_o be_v turn_v upon_o one_o another_o i_o know_v no_o manner_n of_o advantage_n they_o have_v against_o we_o but_o from_o thence_o and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o make_v they_o write_v with_o such_o insolence_n and_o scorn_n towards_o those_o who_o be_v far_o their_o superior_n in_o learning_n and_o wit_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o cause_n and_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o some_o of_o our_o most_o skilful_a fencer_n shall_v play_v prize_n before_o they_o who_o plain_o animate_v they_o against_o each_o other_o for_o their_o own_o diversion_n and_o interest_n sometime_o one_o have_v the_o better_a sometime_o the_o other_o and_o one_o be_v cry_v up_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o other_o but_o take_v alone_o be_v use_v with_o the_o great_a contempt_n one_o man_n work_n be_v say_v to_o be_v learned_a and_o accurate_a and_o the_o more_o 12._o because_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o concern_v not_o himself_o with_o the_o socinian_o the_o wise_a man_n no_o doubt_v for_o that_o reason_n at_o another_o time_n it_o be_v call_v the_o birth_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o the_o author_n parallel_v with_o no_o less_o a_o man_n than_o don_n quixot_n 13._o and_o his_o elaborate_a write_n with_o his_o adventure_n and_o they_o ridicule_n his_o notion_n of_o modes_n as_o if_o they_o be_v only_o so_o many_o gambol_n and_o posture_n 22._o and_o then_o for_o his_o adversary_n they_o hearten_v and_o encourage_v he_o all_o they_o can_v they_o tell_v he_o he_o must_v not_o allow_v to_o the_o other_o the_o least_o title_n of_o all_o he_o contend_v for_o lest_o their_o sport_n shall_v be_v spoil_v and_o to_o comfort_v he_o they_o tell_v he_o 23._o that_o his_o adversary_n be_v a_o socinian_n at_o bottom_n and_o do_v not_o know_v it_o 25._o that_o all_o his_o thingum_n modes_n property_n be_v only_o a_o addition_n of_o word_n and_o name_n and_o not_o of_o person_n proper_o so_o call_v and_o that_o his_o whole_a scheme_n be_v nothing_o but_o socinianism_n dress_v up_o in_o the_o absurd_a cant_n of_o the_o school_n that_o his_o book_n have_v much_o more_o scurrility_n than_o argument_n 19_o that_o his_o usage_n of_o he_o be_v barbarous_a and_o a_o great_a soloecism_n in_o manner_n than_o any_o he_o accuse_v he_o of_o in_o grammar_n or_o speech_n and_o in_o short_a that_o
gospel_n be_v add_v by_o the_o greek_a translator_n s._n matthew_n write_v his_o gospel_n in_o hebrew_n when_o it_o be_v translate_v into_o greek_a the_o translator_n prefaced_a it_o with_o a_o genealogy_n and_o narration_n that_o our_o saviour_n be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n and_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n but_o this_o genealogy_n and_o narration_n say_v symmachus_n and_o the_o ebionite_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n nay_o be_v the_o mere_a invention_n of_o the_o translator_n as_o for_o the_o other_o gospel_n the_o ebionite_n and_o symmachian_o do_v not_o receive_v the_o gospel_n of_o s._n luke_n and_o for_o that_o of_o s._n john_n they_o say_v it_o be_v indeed_o write_v by_o cerinthus_n to_o confirm_v his_o platonic_a conceit_n about_o the_o logos_fw-la or_o word_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o christ_n or_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o rest_v on_o and_o inhabit_v the_o person_n of_o jesus_n let_v we_o now_o but_o join_v to_o this_o another_o passage_n which_o be_v this_o those_o who_o we_o now_o call_v socinian_n be_v by_o the_o father_n and_o the_o first_o age_n of_o christianity_n call_v nazarene_o and_o afterward_o they_o be_v call_v ebionites_n minean_n symmachian_o etc._n etc._n if_o this_o be_v true_a they_o must_v have_v the_o same_o opinion_n as_o to_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o hereby_o we_o see_v what_o sort_n of_o man_n we_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o who_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o old_a ebionite_n undermine_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o to_o s._n matthew_n gospel_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n to_o question_v its_o be_v first_o write_v in_o the_o language_n then_o use_v among_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v mix_v of_o hebrew_n syriack_n and_o chaldee_n since_o this_o be_v affirm_v not_o mere_o by_o papias_n who_o authority_n never_o go_v far_o but_o by_o origen_n irenaeus_n eusebius_n 3._o s._n jerom_n and_o other_o but_o i_o must_v distinguish_v between_o s._n matthew_n authentic_a gospel_n which_o pantaenus_n see_v in_o the_o indies_n and_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o gospel_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o nazaren_a gospel_n s._n jerom_n in_o one_o place_n seem_v to_o insinuate_v that_o s._n matthew_n gospel_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o library_n of_o pamphilus_n at_o caesarea_n matth._n and_o that_o the_o nazarens_fw-la at_o berrhaea_n in_o syria_n have_v give_v he_o leave_n to_o transcribe_v it_o but_o if_o we_o compare_v this_o with_o other_o place_n in_o he_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o question_v whether_o this_o be_v the_o authentic_a gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n or_o not_o he_o say_v 12._o it_o be_v so_o call_v by_o many_o but_o he_o confess_v it_o be_v the_o same_o which_o the_o ebionite_n and_o nazarene_o use_v in_o which_o be_v many_o interpolation_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o collection_n out_o of_o it_o in_o s._n ierom_n work_n and_o other_o ancient_a writer_n which_o some_o learned_a man_n have_v put_v together_o and_o s._n jerom_n often_o call_v it_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n 18._o and_o so_o do_v other_o ancient_a writer_n from_o the_o lay_n several_a passage_n together_o erasmus_n suspect_v 1._o that_o s._n jerom_n never_o see_v any_o other_o than_o the_o common_a nazaren_n gospel_n and_o offer_v a_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o viz._n that_o he_o never_o make_v use_n of_o its_o authority_n to_o correct_v the_o greek_a of_o s._n matthew_n which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v fail_v to_o have_v do_v in_o his_o commentary_n and_o he_o produce_v the_o nazaren_a gospel_n upon_o sleight_n occasion_n but_o how_o come_v the_o preface_n to_o be_v curtail_v in_o the_o ebionite_n gospel_n of_o which_o epiphanius_n give_v a_o account_n and_o show_v what_o be_v insert_v instead_o of_o it_o no_o say_v the_o ebionite_n the_o preface_n be_v add_v by_o the_o translator_n into_o greek_a from_o what_o evidence_n and_o to_o what_o end_n to_o prove_v that_o christ_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n this_o than_o must_v be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o mere_a forgery_n and_o those_o ebionite_n be_v in_o the_o right_n who_o hold_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n and_o mary_n what_o do_v these_o man_n mean_v by_o such_o suggestion_n as_o these_o be_v they_o resolve_v to_o set_v up_o deism_n among_o we_o and_o in_o order_n thereto_o to_o undermine_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o it_o be_v not_o only_a s._n matthew_n gospel_n but_o s._n luke_n and_o s._n john_n which_o they_o strike_v at_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o represent_v the_o argument_n of_o these_o wretched_a ebionites_n if_o their_o argument_n be_v mean_a and_o trifle_a and_o mere_o precarious_a why_o be_v they_o not_o slight_v and_o answer_v by_o such_o as_o pretend_v to_o be_v christian_n if_o they_o think_v they_o good_a we_o see_v what_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o these_o man_n it_o be_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n so_o much_o as_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o we_o be_v to_o maintain_v against_o they_o and_o not_o those_o only_o for_o the_o ebionite_n reject_v all_o s._n paul_n be_v epistle_n and_o call_v he_o a_o apostate_n and_o a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n what_o say_v our_o unitarian_n to_o this_o why_o true_o 35._o this_o come_v from_o epiphanius_n and_o because_o he_o quote_v no_o author_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v one_o of_o his_o malicious_a tale_n this_o be_v a_o very_a short_a way_n of_o answer_v if_o it_o will_v satisfy_v any_o man_n of_o sense_n but_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v remember_v that_o within_o a_o few_o page_n 40._o they_o allege_v epiphanius_n as_o a_o very_a competent_a witness_n about_o the_o ebionite_n because_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o palestine_n and_o live_v very_o near_o it_o but_o we_o do_v not_o rely_v whole_o upon_o epiphanius_n in_o this_o matter_n for_o those_o who_o they_o allow_v to_o be_v the_o best_a witness_n as_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o nazarene_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n concern_v they_o 274._o as_o the_o most_o learned_a origen_n as_o they_o call_v he_o who_o live_v a_o long_a time_n in_o syria_n and_o palestine_n itself_o and_o he_o affirm_v that_o both_o sort_n of_o ebionite_n reject_v s._n paul_n be_v epistle_n and_o theodoret_n 1._o who_o they_o say_v live_v in_o coelesyria_n where_o the_o nazarene_o most_o abound_v affirm_v of_o they_o that_o they_o allow_v only_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o call_v the_o apostle_n a_o apostate_n by_o who_o they_o mean_v s._n paul_n and_o the_o same_o be_v say_v by_o s._n jerom_n who_o converse_v among_o they_o 12._o that_o they_o look_v on_o s._n paul_n as_o a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n and_o receive_v none_o of_o his_o write_n have_v we_o not_o now_o a_o very_a comfortable_a account_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n from_o these_o ancient_a unitarian_n and_o if_o our_o modern_a one_o account_v they_o their_o predecessor_n we_o may_v judge_v what_o a_o mean_a opinion_n they_o must_v have_v of_o the_o write_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o if_o they_o have_v any_o concernment_n for_o they_o they_o will_v never_o suffer_v such_o scandalous_a insinuation_n to_o pass_v without_o a_o severe_a censure_n and_o a_o sufficient_a answer_n but_o their_o work_n seem_v to_o be_v rather_o to_o pull_v down_o than_o to_o establish_v the_o authority_n of_o reveal_v religion_n and_o we_o know_v what_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v gratify_v by_o it_o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o considerable_a man_n they_o pretend_v to_o have_v be_v of_o their_o opinion_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n i_o now_o come_v to_o consider_v the_o man_n of_o sense_n they_o pretend_v to_o among_o these_o ancient_a unitarian_n the_o first_o be_v theodotion_n who_o they_o make_v to_o be_v a_o vnitarian_n but_o he_o be_v say_v eusebius_n from_o irenaeus_n 8._o a_o jewish_a proselyte_n and_o so_o they_o may_v very_o much_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o unitarian_n by_o take_v in_o all_o the_o jew_n as_o well_o as_o proselyte_n but_o must_v these_o pass_v for_o man_n of_o sense_n too_o because_o they_o be_v against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o much_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n with_o our_o modern_a unitarian_n for_o they_o cry_v out_o of_o contradiction_n and_o impossibility_n just_a as_o they_o do_v i._n e._n with_o as_o much_o confidence_n and_o as_o little_a reason_n symmachus_n be_v another_o of_o their_o ancient_a hero_n he_o be_v if_o epiphanius_n may_v be_v believe_v 16._o first_o a_o samaritan_n and_o then_o a_o jew_n and_o eusebius_n say_v indeed_o 17._o that_o he_o be_v a_o ebionite_n and_o therefore_o for_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n s._n augustin_n say_v 31._o that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o symmachiani_n be_v both_o for_o circumcision_n
philoponus_n but_o in_o that_o divide_a time_n 49._o there_o be_v some_o call_v theodosiani_n who_o make_v but_o one_o nature_n and_o one_o hypostasis_fw-la and_o so_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o sabellian_o but_o other_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v one_o immutable_a divine_a essence_n but_o each_o person_n have_v a_o distinct_a individual_a nature_n which_o the_o rest_n charge_v with_o tritheism_n which_o consequence_n they_o utter_o reject_v because_o although_o they_o hold_v three_o distinct_a nature_n yet_o they_o say_v they_o be_v but_o one_o god_n because_o there_o be_v but_o one_o invariable_a divinity_n in_o they_o nicephorus_n say_v that_o conon_n follower_n reject_v philoponus_n but_o photius_n mention_n a_o conference_n between_o conon_n and_o other_o 24._o aâ—out_a philoponus_n wherein_o he_o defend_v he_o against_o other_o severian_n photius_n grant_v that_o conon_n and_o his_o follower_n hold_v a_o consubstantial_a trinity_n and_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o so_o far_o they_o be_v orthodox_n but_o say_v they_o be_v far_o from_o it_o when_o they_o assert_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a substance_n to_o each_o person_n the_o difference_n between_o conon_n and_o philoponus_n about_o this_o point_n 23._o for_o conon_n write_v against_o philoponus_n about_o the_o resurrection_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v partly_o in_o the_o doctrine_n but_o chief_o in_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o for_o these_o reject_v all_o kind_n of_o tritheism_n which_o philoponus_n see_v well_o enough_o must_v follow_v from_o his_o doctrine_n but_o he_o deny_v any_o real_a division_n or_o separation_n in_o those_o substance_n as_o to_o the_o deity_n isidore_n say_v trinit_fw-la that_o the_o tritheist_n own_v three_o god_n as_o well_o as_o three_o person_n and_o that_o if_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v triple_a there_o must_v follow_v a_o plurality_n of_o go_n but_o there_o be_v other_o called_z triformiani_fw-la of_o who_o s._n augustin_n speak_v 74._o who_o hold_v the_o three_o person_n to_o be_v three_o distinct_a part_n which_o be_v unite_v make_v one_o god_n which_o say_v he_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o divine_a perfection_n but_o among_o these_o severian_n there_o be_v three_o several_a opinion_n 1._o of_o philoponus_n who_o hold_v one_o common_a nature_n and_o three_o individual_a 2._o of_o those_o who_o say_v there_o be_v but_o one_o nature_n and_o one_o hypostasis_fw-la 3._o of_o those_o who_o affirm_v there_o be_v three_o distinct_a nature_n but_o withal_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o indivisible_a godhead_n and_o these_o differ_v from_o philoponus_n in_o the_o main_a ground_n of_o tritheism_n which_o be_v that_o he_o hold_v the_o common_a nature_n in_o the_o trinity_n to_o be_v only_o a_o specific_a nature_n and_o such_o as_o it_o be_v among_o men._n for_o philoponus_n himself_o in_o the_o word_n which_o nicephorus_n produce_v do_v assert_v plain_o that_o the_o common_a nature_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o individual_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o mere_a act_n of_o the_o mind_n so_o that_o he_o allow_v no_o individual_a unity_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n but_o what_o be_v in_o the_o several_a person_n as_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o man_n be_v a_o notion_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v abstract_v from_o the_o several_a individual_n wherein_o alone_o it_o real_o subsist_v so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o apparent_a difference_n between_o the_o doctrine_n of_o joh._n philoponus_n and_o the_o new_a explication_n for_o herein_o the_o most_o real_a essential_a and_o indivisible_a unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v assert_v and_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v no_o species_n 19_o because_o it_o be_v but_o one_o and_o so_o it_o can_v not_o be_v condemn_v in_o joh._n philoponus_n 2._o we_o now_o come_v to_o abbot_n joachim_n who_o doctrine_n seem_v to_o be_v as_o much_o mistake_v as_o it_o be_v represent_v in_o the_o decretal_a where_o the_o condemnation_n of_o it_o by_o the_o lateran_n council_n be_v extant_a but_o here_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v what_o great_a authority_n these_o unitarian_n give_v to_o this_o lateran_n council_n as_o if_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o set_v up_o transubstantiation_n by_o it_o which_o they_o so_o often_o parallel_v with_o the_o trinity_n thence_o in_o their_o late_a discourse_n they_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o the_o most_o general_a council_n that_o be_v ever_o call_v 4_o and_o that_o what_o be_v there_o define_v it_o be_v make_v heresy_n to_o oppose_v it_o but_o by_o their_o favour_n we_o neither_o own_o this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o general_a council_n nor_o that_o it_o have_v authority_n to_o make_v that_o heresy_n which_o be_v not_o so_o before_o but_o that_o council_n may_v assert_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n true_o as_o it_o have_v be_v receive_v and_o condemn_v the_o opinion_n of_o joachim_n just_o but_o what_o it_o be_v they_o do_v not_o or_o will_v not_o seem_v to_o understand_v joachim_n be_v a_o great_a enthusiast_n but_o no_o deep_a divine_a as_o man_n of_o that_o heat_n seldom_o be_v and_o he_o have_v many_o dispute_n with_o peter_n lombard_n in_o his_o life_n as_o the_o vindicator_n of_o joachim_n confess_v 66._o after_o his_o death_n a_o book_n of_o his_o be_v find_v tax_v peter_n lombard_n with_o some_o strange_a doctrine_n about_o the_o trinity_n wherein_o he_o call_v he_o heretic_n and_o madman_n 2._o this_o book_n be_v complain_v of_o in_o the_o lateran_n council_n and_o upon_o examination_n it_o be_v sound_a that_o instead_o of_o charge_v peter_n lombard_n just_o he_o be_v fall_v into_o heresy_n himself_o which_o be_v deny_v the_o essential_a unity_n of_o the_o three_o person_n and_o make_v it_o to_o be_v unity_n of_o consent_n he_o grant_v that_o they_o be_v one_o essence_n one_o nature_n one_o substance_n but_o how_o not_o by_o any_o true_a proper_a unity_n but_o similitudinary_a and_o collective_a as_o they_o call_v it_o as_o many_o man_n be_v one_o people_n and_o many_o believer_n make_v one_o church_n whence_o thomas_n aquinas_n say_v 24._o that_o joachim_n fall_v into_o the_o arian_n heresy_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o my_o purpose_n that_o he_o deny_v the_o individual_a unity_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n which_o can_v be_v charge_v on_o the_o author_n of_o the_o new_a explication_n and_o so_o this_o come_v not_o home_n to_o the_o purpose_n 3._o but_o the_o last_o charge_n be_v the_o most_o terrible_a for_o it_o not_o only_o set_v down_o the_o heresy_n but_o the_o capital_a punishment_n which_o follow_v it_o yet_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o appear_v notwithstanding_o the_o very_a warm_a prosecution_n of_o it_o by_o another_o hand_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o doctrine_n of_o valentinus_n gentilis_fw-la and_o that_o which_o be_v assert_v in_o this_o explication_n 1._o in_o the_o sentence_n of_o his_o condemnation_n it_o be_v express_v 132._o that_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o vile_a scurrility_n and_o most_o horrid_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o glorious_a mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n but_o can_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v charge_v upon_o one_o who_o have_v not_o only_o write_v in_o defence_n of_o it_o but_o speak_v of_o it_o with_o the_o high_a veneration_n 2._o in_o the_o same_o sentence_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o acknowledge_v the_o father_n only_o to_o be_v that_o infinite_a god_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o worship_n ibid._n which_o be_v plain_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o son_n but_o can_v any_o man_n ever_o think_v to_o make_v this_o the_o same_o case_n with_o one_o who_o make_v use_v of_o that_o as_o one_o of_o his_o chief_a argument_n that_o the_o three_o person_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v with_o a_o distinct_a divine_a worship_n 20._o 3._o it_o be_v charge_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o call_v the_o trinity_n a_o mere_a human_a invention_n not_o so_o much_o as_o know_v to_o any_o catholic_n creed_n and_o direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 40._o but_o the_o author_n here_o charge_v have_v make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o prove_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n to_o be_v ground_v on_o scripture_n and_o to_o vindicate_v it_o from_o the_o objection_n draw_v from_o thence_o against_o it_o 4._o one_o of_o the_o main_a article_n of_o his_o charge_n be_v 45._o that_o he_o make_v three_o spirit_n of_o different_a order_n and_o degree_n that_o the_o father_n be_v the_o one_o only_a god_n by_o which_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v exclude_v manifest_o from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n but_o the_o person_n charge_v with_o his_o heresy_n say_v 29._o the_o reason_n why_o we_o must_v not_o say_v three_o god_n be_v because_o there_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o divinity_n in_o they_o all_o and_o that_o entire_o indivisible_o inseparable_o but_o it_o be_v say_v that_o although_o there_o may_v be_v some_o difference_n yet_o they_o agree_v in_o assert_v
his_o explication_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v a_o great_a piece_n of_o nonsense_n 13._o though_o it_o come_v so_o near_o to_o socinianism_n but_o how_o do_v the_o other_o antagonist_n escape_v what_o nothing_o but_o good_a word_n to_o he_o in_o this_o place_n they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o keep_v he_o in_o heart_n and_o only_o charge_v he_o with_o a_o heresy_n which_o they_o laugh_v at_o but_o in_o another_o place_n they_o set_v he_o out_o with_o such_o colour_n as_o show_v they_o intend_v only_o to_o play_v one_o upon_o the_o other_o they_o charge_v he_o not_o only_o with_o heresy_n but_o polytheism_n 24._o which_o they_o say_v be_v next_o to_o atheism_n that_o his_o vindication_n be_v a_o supercilious_a disdainful_a and_o peevish_a answer_n that_o he_o have_v neither_o humanity_n nor_o good_a manner_n leave_v 31._o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o considerable_a in_o his_o book_n but_o what_o he_o borrow_a from_o them_o these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o flower_n which_o they_o bestow_v on_o these_o person_n of_o reputation_n in_o polemic_a squabble_n as_o they_o call_v it_o which_o plain_o show_v that_o their_o aim_n be_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o divide_v and_o then_o to_o expose_v we_o and_o shall_v we_o still_o go_v on_o to_o gratify_v this_o insult_a humour_n of_o they_o by_o contend_v with_o one_o another_o and_o afford_v they_o still_o new_a matter_n for_o book_n against_o both_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o their_o late_a discourse_n about_o nominal_a and_o real_a trinitarian_n which_o be_v intend_v for_o a_o rare_a show_n wherein_o the_o two_o party_n be_v represent_v as_o combat_v with_o one_o another_o and_o they_o stand_v by_o and_o triumph_v over_o these_o cadmean_a brethren_n as_o they_o call_v they_o neither_o be_v they_o the_o socinian_o only_o but_o those_o who_o despise_v all_o religion_n who_o i_o doubt_v be_v the_o far_o great_a number_n be_v very_o much_o entertain_v with_o such_o encounter_n between_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o part_n because_o they_o think_v and_o they_o do_v not_o think_v amiss_o that_o religion_n itself_o will_v be_v the_o great_a sufferer_n by_o they_o at_o last_o and_o this_o be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a but_o i_o hope_v not_o the_o most_o prevail_a party_n of_o man_n among_o we_o the_o socinian_o profess_v themselves_o christian_n and_o i_o hope_v be_v so_o especial_o if_o but_o one_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v require_v to_o make_v man_n so_o but_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v that_o in_o the_o late_a socinian_n pamphlet_n there_o be_v too_o strong_a a_o bias_n towards_o deism_n which_o consideration_n alone_o shall_v make_v we_o unite_v and_o look_v more_o narrow_o to_o their_o step_n i_o do_v not_o charge_v their_o writer_n with_o a_o profess_a design_n to_o advance_v deism_n among_o we_o but_o their_o way_n of_o manage_v their_o dispute_n be_v as_o if_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o serve_v they_o and_o such_o man_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o all_o reveal_v religion_n can_v not_o find_v out_o better_a tool_n for_o their_o purpose_n than_o they_o be_v for_o they_o know_v very_o well_o that_o in_o such_o a_o nation_n as_o we_o which_o be_v real_o concern_v for_o the_o profession_n of_o religion_n one_o way_n or_o other_o there_o be_v no_o open_v profess_v school_n of_o atheism_n but_o the_o design_n must_v be_v carry_v on_o under_o some_o show_n of_o religion_n and_o nothing_o serve_v their_o turn_n so_o well_o as_o set_v up_o natural_a religion_n in_o opposition_n to_o reveal_v for_o this_o be_v the_o way_n by_o degree_n to_o loosen_v and_o unhinge_v the_o faith_n of_o most_o man_n which_o with_o great_a reason_n be_v build_v on_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o sure_a foundation_n but_o here_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o observe_v the_o several_a step_n they_o take_v in_o order_n to_o this_o advance_v deism_n and_o how_o our_o unitarian_n have_v comply_v with_o all_o of_o they_o i._o the_o first_o point_n they_o be_v to_o gain_v be_v the_o lessen_v the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n and_o if_o this_o be_v once_o do_v they_o know_v man_n mind_n will_v be_v leave_v so_o rove_a and_o uncertain_a that_o they_o will_v soon_o fall_v into_o scepticism_n and_o infidelity_n ii_o the_o next_o be_v to_o represent_v churchman_n as_o person_n of_o interest_n and_o design_n who_o maintain_v religion_n only_o because_o it_o support_v they_o and_o this_o they_o call_v priest-craâ—t_a and_o if_o they_o can_v by_o this_o mean_n take_v away_o their_o authority_n too_o the_o way_n lie_v still_o more_o open_a for_o they_o for_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o the_o flock_n when_o the_o shepherd_n be_v suspect_v only_o to_o look_v after_o their_o fleece_n since_o such_o a_o suspicion_n take_v away_o all_o trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o their_o guide_n and_o they_o know_v very_o well_o how_o little_a other_o will_v be_v able_a to_o defend_v themselves_o iii_o another_o step_n be_v to_o magnify_v the_o deist_n as_o man_n of_o probity_n and_o good_a sense_n that_o assert_v the_o just_a liberty_n of_o mankind_n against_o that_o terrible_a thing_n call_v priest-craft_n and_o that_o will_v rescue_v religion_n from_o false_a gloss_n and_o absurd_a notion_n take_v up_o from_o the_o school_n and_o teach_v in_o the_o university_n on_o purpose_n to_o keep_v under_o those_o principle_n of_o universal_a liberty_n as_o to_o opinion_n which_o those_o of_o free_a mind_n endeavour_v to_o promote_v but_o especial_o they_o be_v great_a enemy_n to_o all_o mystery_n of_o faith_n as_o unreasonable_a imposition_n on_o those_o of_o more_o refine_a understand_n and_o of_o clear_a and_o distinct_a perception_n as_o they_o have_v learn_v to_o express_v themselves_o these_o they_o account_v intolerable_a usurpation_n on_o man_n of_o such_o elevation_n as_o themselves_o for_o mystery_n be_v only_o for_o the_o mob_n and_o not_o for_o person_n of_o such_o noble_a capacity_n iv._o the_o last_o thing_n be_v to_o represent_v all_o religion_n as_o indifferent_a since_o they_o agree_v in_o the_o common_a principle_n of_o natural_a religion_n especial_o the_o unity_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v but_o according_a to_o the_o different_a invention_n of_o man_n the_o skill_n of_o the_o contriver_n and_o the_o several_a humour_n and_o inclination_n of_o mankind_n these_o be_v the_o chief_a mystery_n of_o deism_n in_o our_o age_n for_o even_o deism_n have_v its_o mystery_n and_o it_o be_v itself_o a_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n which_o i_o be_o afraid_a be_v too_o much_o work_v already_o among_o we_o and_o will_v be_v more_o if_o no_o effectual_a stop_n be_v put_v to_o it_o i_o call_v it_o deism_n because_o that_o name_n obtain_v now_o as_o more_o plausible_a and_o modish_a for_o atheism_n be_v a_o rude_a unmannerly_a word_n and_o expose_v man_n to_o the_o rabble_n and_o make_v person_n shun_v the_o company_n and_o avoid_v the_o conversation_n and_o deal_v with_o such_o who_o be_v note_v for_o it_o and_o this_o will_v be_v a_o mighty_a prejudice_n to_o they_o as_o to_o their_o interest_n in_o this_o world_n which_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o value_v but_o to_o be_v a_o deist_n seem_v to_o be_v only_o a_o set_n up_o for_o have_v more_o wit_n than_o to_o be_v cheat_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o impose_v upon_o by_o the_o common_a form_n of_o religion_n which_o serve_v well_o enough_o for_o ordinary_a people_n that_o want_v sense_n and_o be_v not_o skill_v in_o demonstration_n but_o the_o deist_n be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o see_v through_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o therefore_o this_o name_n gain_v a_o reputation_n among_o all_o such_o as_o hate_v religion_n but_o know_v not_o how_o otherwise_o to_o distinguish_v themselves_o from_o process_v atheist_n which_o they_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v take_v for_o although_o if_o they_o be_v press_v home_o very_o few_o among_o they_o will_v sincere_o own_v any_o more_o than_o a_o series_n of_o cause_n without_o any_o intellectual_a perfection_n which_o they_o call_v god_n a_o strange_a god_n without_o wisdom_n goodness_n justice_n or_o providence_n but_o i_o be_o now_o to_o show_v how_o in_o all_o these_o point_v the_o present_a unitarian_n have_v be_v very_o serviceable_a to_o they_o in_o the_o book_n which_o they_o have_v late_o publish_v and_o disperse_v both_o in_o city_n and_o country_n 1._o as_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n they_o have_v be_v already_o just_o expose_v for_o undermine_v the_o authority_n of_o s._n john_n gospel_n by_o muster_v up_o all_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o old_a heretic_n against_o it_o 5._o and_o give_v no_o answer_n to_o they_o and_o what_o defence_n have_v they_o since_o make_v for_o themselves_o no_o other_o but_o this_o very_a trifle_a one_o that_o they_o repeat_v their_o reason_n but_o do_v not_o affirm_v they_o 47._o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o if_o they_o be_v true_a why_o do_v
to_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v they_o but_o to_o show_v what_o use_n we_o be_v to_o make_v of_o they_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n do_v meet_v with_o opposition_n very_o early_o in_o the_o christian_a church_n especial_o among_o the_o jewish_a christian_n i_o mean_v those_o who_o strict_o adhere_v to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n after_o the_o apostle_n have_v declare_v the_o freedom_n of_o christian_n from_o the_o obligation_n of_o it_o these_o as_o i_o shall_v show_v by_o and_o by_o soon_o after_o the_o dispersion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n gather_v into_o a_o body_n by_o themselves_o distinct_a from_o that_o which_o consist_v of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o catholic_n christian_n church_n and_o this_o separate_a body_n whether_o call_v ebionites_n nazarene_o or_o minean_n do_v not_o only_o differ_v from_o the_o catholic_n christian_n church_n as_o to_o the_o necessity_n of_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o likewise_o as_o to_o the_o divinity_n of_o our_o saviour_n which_o they_o deny_v although_o they_o profess_v to_o believe_v he_o as_o the_o christ_n or_o promise_v messiah_n theodoret_n have_v with_o very_o good_a judgement_n place_v the_o heresy_n of_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n 11._o under_o two_o distinct_a head_n which_o other_o reckon_v up_o confuse_o and_o those_o be_v such_o as_o relate_v to_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n as_o simon_n magus_n and_o all_o the_o set_v of_o those_o who_o be_v call_v gnostic_n which_o be_v recite_v in_o his_o first_o book_n in_o his_o second_o he_o begin_v with_o those_o which_o relate_v to_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n and_o these_o be_v of_o two_o kind_n 1._o the_o jewish_a christian_n who_o deny_v it_o of_o these_o he_o reckon_v up_o the_o ebionite_n cerinthian_o the_o nazarene_o and_o elcesaitae_fw-la who_o he_o distinguish_v from_o the_o other_o ebionite_n because_o of_o a_o book_n of_o revelation_n which_o one_o elxai_n bring_v among_o they_o 17._o but_o epiphanius_n say_v he_o join_v with_o the_o ebionite_n and_o nazarene_o 2._o those_o of_o the_o gentile_a christian_n who_o be_v look_v on_o as_o broach_v a_o new_a doctriâ—e_n among_o they_o of_o these_o he_o reckon_v artemon_n as_o the_o first_o than_o theodotus_n who_o other_o make_v the_o first_o publisher_n of_o it_o as_o tertullian_n 28._o and_o the_o old_a writer_n in_o eusebius_n suppose_v to_o be_v caius_n who_o live_v near_o the_o time_n and_o of_o who_o a_o considerable_a fragment_n be_v preserve_v in_o eusebius_n which_o give_v light_n to_o these_o matter_n the_o next_o be_v another_o theodotus_n who_o frame_v a_o new_a sect_n of_o such_o as_o set_v up_o melâ—hisedeck_v above_o christ._n then_o follow_v paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la and_o sabellius_n who_o make_v but_o one_o person_n as_o well_o as_o one_o god_n and_o so_o overthrow_v the_o trinity_n with_o who_o marcellus_n agree_v in_o substance_n and_o last_o of_o all_o photinus_n but_o theodoret_n conclude_v that_o book_n with_o this_o passage_n viz._n that_o all_o these_o heresy_n against_o our_o saviour_n divinity_n be_v then_o whole_o extinct_a so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o small_a remainder_n of_o they_o what_o will_v he_o have_v say_v if_o he_o have_v live_v in_o our_o age_n wherein_o they_o be_v not_o only_o revive_v but_o be_v pretend_v to_o have_v be_v the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o the_o apostolical_a church_n have_v all_o man_n lose_v their_o sense_n in_o theodoret_n time_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v as_o many_o learned_a and_o able_a man_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n then_o as_o ever_o be_v in_o any_o time_n chap._n iii_o the_o socinian_n plea_n for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o their_o doctrine_n examine_v but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o age_n our_o unitarian_n will_v stand_v or_o fall_v by_o they_o be_v for_o go_v backward_o and_o they_o speak_v with_o great_a comfort_n about_o the_o old_a ebionite_n and_o nazarene_o as_o entire_o they_o and_o that_o they_o have_v considerable_a man_n among_o they_o as_o theodotion_n and_o symmachus_n ii_o two_o translator_n of_o the_o hebrew_n bible_n and_o among_o the_o gentile_a christian_n they_o value_v themselves_o upon_o three_o man_n paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la lucianus_n the_o most_o learned_a person_n they_o say_v of_o his_o age_n and_o photinus_n bishop_n of_o sirmium_n as_o to_o the_o unitarian_n at_o rome_n who_o they_o improper_o call_v nazarene_o they_o pretend_v that_o their_o doctrine_n be_v apostolical_a and_o the_o general_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n till_o the_o time_n of_o victor_n and_o zepherin_n this_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o their_o plea_n which_o must_v now_o be_v examine_v i_o begin_v with_o those_o primitive_a unitarian_n the_o ebionite_n concern_v who_o i_o observe_v these_o thing_n 1._o that_o they_o be_v a_o distinct_a separate_a body_n of_o man_n from_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o all_o the_o ancient_a writer_n who_o speak_v of_o they_o do_v mention_n they_o as_o heretic_n and_o whole_o divide_v from_o it_o as_o appear_v by_o irenaeus_n tertullian_n epiphanius_n theodoret_n s._n augustin_n and_o other_o eusebius_n say_v of_o they_o 27._o that_o although_o the_o devil_n can_v not_o make_v they_o renounce_v christianity_n yet_o find_v their_o weakness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o make_v they_o his_o own_o he_o will_v never_o have_v say_v this_o of_o any_o who_o he_o look_v on_o as_o member_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n but_o wherein_o be_v it_o that_o eusebius_n blame_v they_o he_o tell_v it_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o mean_a opinion_n they_o entertain_v of_o christ_n for_o they_o look_v on_o he_o as_o a_o mere_a man_n but_o very_o just_a and_o although_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o they_o some_o own_n the_o miraculous_a conception_n and_o other_o not_o yet_o say_v he_o they_o at_o last_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o impiety_n which_o be_v that_o they_o will_v not_o own_o christ_n to_o have_v have_v any_o pre-existence_n before_o his_o birth_n nor_o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n the_o word_n it_o be_v true_a he_o find_v fault_n with_o they_o afterward_o for_o keep_v to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o the_o first_o impiety_n he_o charge_v they_o with_o be_v the_o other_o that_o which_o i_o infer_v from_o hence_o be_v that_o eusebius_n himself_o to_o who_o they_o profess_v to_o show_v great_a respect_n than_o to_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n 37._o for_o his_o exactness_n and_o diligence_n in_o church-history_n do_v affirm_v the_o doctrine_n which_o overthrow_v the_o pre-existence_n and_o divinity_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v a_o impiety_n 20._o and_o therefore_o when_o he_o affirm_v the_o first_o fifteen_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o be_v of_o the_o circumcision_n viz._n to_o the_o siege_n of_o it_o by_o hadrian_n 5._o do_v hold_v the_o genuine_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o his_o pre-existence_n and_o divinity_n for_o the_o other_o we_o see_v he_o account_v a_o impiety_n and_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n then_o consist_v of_o believe_a jew_n and_o so_o it_o have_v do_v from_o the_o apostle_n time_n to_o that_o of_o hadrian_n be_v banishment_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v a_o considerable_a testimony_n to_o two_o purpose_n 1._o to_o show_v that_o the_o primitive_a church_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v hold_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n pre-existence_n and_o divinity_n but_o say_v our_o unitarian_n this_o do_v not_o follow_v for_o what_o reason_n when_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o eusebius_n account_v that_o the_o only_a genuine_a doctrine_n no_o say_v they_o 176._o he_o mean_v only_o the_o miraculous_a conception_n and_o that_o they_o hold_v that_o in_o opposition_n to_o those_o ebionite_n who_o say_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v as_o other_o man_n be_v this_o be_v very_o strange_a when_o eusebius_n have_v distinguish_v the_o two_o sort_n of_o ebionite_n about_o this_o matter_n and_o have_v blame_v both_o of_o they_o even_o those_o that_o hold_v he_o bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n for_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o impiety_n what_o can_v satisfy_v such_o man_n who_o be_v content_a with_o such_o a_o answer_n but_o say_v they_o eusebius_n only_o speak_v his_o own_o sense_n not_o so_o neither_o for_o he_o say_v in_o that_o place_n that_o he_o have_v search_v the_o most_o ancient_a record_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n yes_o say_v they_o for_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o first_o bishop_n but_o as_o to_o their_o doctrine_n he_o have_v it_o from_o hegesippus_n and_o he_o be_v a_o ebionite_n himself_o then_o eusebius_n must_v not_o be_v the_o man_n they_o take_v he_o for_o for_o if_o hegesippus_n be_v himself_o a_o ebionite_n and_o tell_v eusebius_n in_o his_o commentary_n that_o the_o primitive_a
and_o therefore_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a three_o person_n so_o that_o there_o be_v neither_o a_o grammatical_a 13._o nor_o arithmetical_a contradiction_n and_o what_o say_v our_o unitarian_n to_o this_o true_o no_o less_o than_o that_o the_o remedy_n be_v worse_a if_o possible_a than_o the_o disease_n nay_o then_o we_o be_v in_o a_o very_a ill_a case_n but_o how_o i_o pray_v do_v this_o appear_v 1._o say_v they_o three_o personal_a god_n and_o one_o essential_a god_n make_v four_o god_n if_o the_o essential_a god_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o the_o personal_a god_n and_o though_o he_o be_v the_o same_o yet_o since_o they_o be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o one_o another_o but_o distinct_a it_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v three_o god_n i._n e._n three_o personal_a go_n 2._o it_o introduce_v two_o sort_n of_o god_n three_o personal_a and_o one_o essential_a but_o the_o christian_a religion_n know_v and_o own_v but_o one_o true_a and_o most_o high_a god_n of_o any_o sort_n so_o far_o then_o we_o be_v agree_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o true_a and_o most_o high_a god_n and_o that_o because_o of_o the_o perfect_a unity_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n which_o can_v be_v no_o more_o than_o one_o and_o where_o there_o be_v but_o one_o divine_a essence_n there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o true_a god_n unless_o we_o can_v suppose_v a_o god_n without_o a_o essence_n and_o that_o will_v be_v a_o strange_a sort_n of_o god_n he_o will_v be_v a_o personal_a god_n indeed_o in_o their_o critical_a sense_n of_o a_o person_n for_o a_o shape_n or_o appearance_n but_o may_v not_o the_o fame_n essence_n be_v divide_v that_o i_o have_v already_o show_v to_o be_v impossible_a therefore_o we_o can_v make_v so_o many_o personal_a god_n because_o we_o assert_v one_o and_o the_o same_o essence_n in_o the_o three_o person_n of_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n but_o they_o be_v distinct_a and_o therefore_o must_v be_v distinct_a god_n since_o every_o one_o be_v distinct_a from_o the_o other_o they_o be_v distinct_a as_o to_o personal_a property_n but_o not_o as_o to_o essential_a attribute_n which_o be_v and_o must_v be_v the_o same_o in_o all_o so_o that_o here_o be_v but_o one_o essential_a god_n and_o three_o person_n but_o after_o all_o why_o do_v we_o assert_v three_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n not_o because_o we_o find_v they_o in_o the_o athanasian_n creed_n but_o because_o the_o scripture_n have_v reveal_v that_o there_o be_v three_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n to_o who_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o attribute_n be_v give_v this_o we_o very_o believe_v that_o the_o scripture_n have_v reveal_v and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o place_n of_o which_o we_o think_v no_o tolerable_a sense_n can_v be_v give_v without_o it_o and_o therefore_o we_o assert_v this_o doctrine_n on_o the_o same_o ground_n on_o which_o we_o believe_v the_o scripture_n and_o if_o there_o be_v three_o person_n which_o have_v the_o divine_a nature_n attribute_v to_o they_o what_o must_v we_o do_v in_o this_o case_n must_v we_o cast_v off_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n no_o that_o be_v too_o frequent_o and_o plain_o assert_v for_o we_o to_o call_v it_o into_o question_n must_v we_o reject_v those_o scripture_n which_o attribute_v divinity_n to_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o father_n that_o we_o can_v do_v unless_o we_o cast_v off_o those_o book_n of_o scripture_n wherein_o those_o thing_n be_v contain_v but_o why_o do_v we_o call_v they_o person_n when_o that_o term_n be_v not_o find_v in_o scripture_n and_o be_v of_o a_o doubtful_a sense_n the_o true_a account_n whereof_o i_o take_v to_o be_v this_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o facundus_n hermianensis_fw-la serm._n that_o the_o christian_a church_n receive_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n before_o the_o term_n of_o three_o person_n be_v use_v but_o sabellianism_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o make_v use_n of_o the_o name_n of_o person_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o sabellian_o do_v not_o dislike_v our_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n person_n which_o they_o know_v be_v not_o the_o church_n sense_n as_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o appearance_n or_o a_o external_a quality_n which_o be_v consistent_a enough_o with_o their_o hypothesis_n who_o allow_v but_o one_o real_a person_n with_o different_a manifestation_n that_o this_o be_v their_o true_a opinion_n appear_v from_o the_o best_a account_n we_o have_v of_o their_o doctrine_n from_o the_o first_o rise_v of_o sabellianism_n the_o foundation_n of_o it_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o early_a and_o most_o dangerous_a heresy_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n viz._n that_o which_o be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o gnostic_n and_o that_o of_o the_o cerinthian_o and_o ebionite_n for_o how_o much_o soever_o they_o differ_v from_o each_o other_o in_o other_o thing_n yet_o they_o both_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o trinity_n consist_v of_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n but_o that_o all_o be_v but_o different_a appearance_n and_o manifestation_n of_o god_n to_o mankind_n in_o consequence_n whereof_o the_o gnostic_n deny_v the_o very_a humanity_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o cerinthian_o and_o ebionite_n his_o divinity_n but_o both_o these_o sort_n be_v utter_o reject_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o sabellianism_n be_v find_v within_o it_o afterward_o there_o arise_v some_o person_n who_o start_v the_o same_o opinion_n within_o the_o church_n 3._o the_o first_o we_o meet_v with_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v those_o mention_v by_o theodoret_n epigonus_n cleomenes_n and_o noëtus_n from_o who_o they_o be_v call_v noeâ—ians_n not_o long_o after_o sabellius_n broach_v the_o same_o doctrine_n in_o pentapolis_n and_o the_o part_n thereabouts_o which_o make_v dionysius_n of_o alexandria_n appear_v so_o early_o and_o so_o warm_o against_o it_o 558._o but_o he_o happen_v to_o let_v fall_v some_o expression_n as_o though_o he_o assert_v a_o inequality_n of_o hypostasis_n in_o the_o godhead_n complaint_n be_v make_v of_o it_o to_o dionysius_n then_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o thereupon_o explain_v that_o which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o this_o matter_n which_o be_v still_o preserve_v in_o athanasius_n 275._o therein_o he_o disow_v the_o sabellian_n doctrine_n which_o confound_v the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o make_v they_o to_o be_v the_o same_o and_o withal_o he_o reject_v those_o who_o hold_v three_o distinct_a and_o separate_a hypostasis_n as_o the_o platonist_n and_o after_o they_o the_o marcionist_n do_v dionysius_n of_o alexandria_n when_o he_o come_v to_o explain_v himself_o agree_v with_o the_o other_o and_o assert_v the_o son_n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n dionys._n as_o athanasius_n have_v prove_v at_o large_a but_o yet_o he_o say_v that_o if_o a_o distinction_n of_o hypostasis_n be_v not_o keep_v up_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n will_v be_v lose_v as_o appear_v by_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o in_o s._n basil._n athanasius_n say_v 29._o that_o the_o heresy_n of_o sabellius_n lie_v in_o make_v the_o father_n and_o son_n to_o be_v only_o different_a name_n of_o the_o same_o person_n 17._o so_o that_o in_o one_o respect_n he_o be_v the_o father_n and_o in_o another_o the_o son_n gregory_n nazianzen_n in_o opposition_n to_o sabellianism_n say_v we_o must_v believe_v one_o god_n and_o three_o hypostasis_n and_o commend_v athanasius_n for_o preserve_v the_o true_a mean_a in_o assert_v the_o unity_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o distinction_n of_o property_n s._n basil_n say_v 380._o that_o the_o sabellian_o make_v but_o one_o person_n of_o the_o father_n and_o son_n that_o in_o name_n they_o confess_v the_o son_n but_o in_o reality_n they_o deny_v he_o in_o another_o place_n that_o the_o sabellian_o assert_v but_o one_o hypostasis_fw-la in_o the_o divine_a nature_n 141._o but_o that_o god_n take_v several_a person_n upon_o he_o as_o occasion_v require_v sometime_o that_o of_o a_o father_n at_o other_o time_n of_o a_o son_n and_o so_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o other_o place_n he_o say_v 64.391_o that_o there_o be_v distinct_a hypostasis_n with_o their_o peculiar_a property_n which_o be_v join_v with_o the_o unity_n of_o nature_n make_v up_o the_o true_a confession_n of_o faith_n there_o be_v some_o who_o will_v have_v but_o one_o hypostasis_fw-la who_o he_o oppose_v with_o great_a vehemency_n and_o the_o reason_n he_o give_v be_v that_o then_o they_o must_v make_v the_o person_n to_o be_v mere_a name_n which_o be_v sabellianisn_a and_o he_o say_v that_o if_o our_o notion_n of_o distinct_a person_n have_v no_o certain_a foundation_n they_o be_v mere_a name_n such_o as_o
glory_n to_o god_n the_o father_n and_o son_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o maker_n of_o it_o and_o gregory_n have_v deliver_v his_o sense_n plain_o enough_o in_o this_o matter_n for_o in_o that_o confession_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o church_n of_o neo-caesarea_n he_o own_v a_o perfect_a trinity_n in_o glory_n 1._o eternity_n and_o power_n without_o separation_n or_o diversity_n of_o nature_n on_o which_o doctrine_n his_o form_n of_o doxology_n be_v ground_v which_o s._n basil_n follow_v exception_n be_v take_v against_o it_o by_o some_o as_o vary_v from_o the_o form_n use_v in_o some_o other_o place_n for_o the_o follower_n of_o aetius_n take_v advantage_n from_o the_o expression_n use_v in_o those_o doxology_n glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o infer_v a_o dissimilitude_n in_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o father_n and_o to_o make_v the_o son_n the_o instrument_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n only_o to_o relate_v to_o time_n and_o place_n but_o s._n basil_n take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o show_v the_o impertinency_n of_o these_o exception_n they_o will_v fain_o have_v charge_v this_o doxology_n as_o a_o innovation_n on_o s._n basil_n because_o it_o attribute_v equal_a honour_n to_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n which_o the_o aetian_o will_v not_o endure_v but_o they_o say_v that_o the_o son_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v only_o in_o subordination_n to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o inferior_a to_o both_o but_o s._n basil_n prove_v from_o scripture_n a_o equality_n of_o honour_n to_o be_v due_a to_o they_o and_o particular_o from_o the_o form_n of_o baptism_n c._n 10._o wherein_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v join_v with_o the_o father_n without_o any_o note_n of_o distinction_n and_o what_o more_o proper_a token_n of_o a_o conjunction_n in_o the_o same_o dignity_n than_o be_v put_v together_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n especial_o consider_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o the_o extreme_a jealousy_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n as_o to_o join_v the_o creature_n with_o god_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o relate_v to_o divine_a honour_n but_o as_o s._n basil_n argue_v if_o the_o son_n be_v a_o creature_n than_o we_o must_v believe_v in_o the_o creator_n and_o the_o creature_n together_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o one_o creature_n be_v join_v the_o whole_a creation_n may_v be_v join_v with_o he_o but_o say_v he_o we_o be_v not_o to_o imagine_v the_o least_o disunion_n or_o separation_n between_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n nor_o that_o they_o be_v three_o distinct_a part_n of_o one_o inseparable_a be_v but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o indivisible_a conjunction_n of_o three_o in_o the_o same_o essence_n so_o that_o where_o one_o be_v there_o be_v the_o other_o also_o for_o where_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v there_o be_v the_o son_n and_o where_o the_o son_n be_v there_o be_v the_o father_n and_o so_o athanasius_n urge_v the_o argument_n from_o these_o word_n 10._o that_o a_o creature_n can_v not_o be_v join_v with_o the_o creator_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o in_o the_o form_n of_o baptism_n and_o it_o may_v have_v be_v as_o well_o say_v baptise_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o any_o other_o creature_n and_o for_o all_o that_o i_o see_v our_o unitarian_n will_v have_v like_v such_o a_o form_n very_o well_o for_o they_o parallel_v it_o with_o those_o in_o scripture_n and_o they_o worship_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o they_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o samuel_n 18._o but_o the_o jew_n understand_v the_o different_a occasion_n of_o such_o expression_n too_o well_o to_o have_v bear_v such_o a_o conjunction_n of_o creature_n with_o the_o creator_n in_o the_o most_o solemn_a act_n of_o initiation_n into_o a_o profession_n of_o religion_n 2._o the_o jew_n have_v a_o notion_n among_o they_o of_o three_o distinct_a subsistence_n in_o the_o deity_n suitable_a to_o these_o of_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n this_o have_v be_v show_v by_o many_o as_o to_o the_o son_n or_o the_o divine_a word_n and_o rittangel_n make_v out_o the_o same_o as_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n among_o the_o three_o subsistence_n in_o the_o mercavah_n which_o rittangel_n have_v prove_v from_o their_o most_o ancient_a write_n those_o which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o first_o be_v wisdom_n and_o intelligence_n 81._o and_o this_o last_o be_v by_o the_o old_a chaldee_n paraphra_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 113._o and_o he_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v apply_v to_o god_n in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n where_o such_o thing_n be_v attribute_v to_o he_o as_o belong_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o he_o particular_o show_v by_o many_o place_n 117._o that_o the_o schecinah_n be_v not_o take_v for_o the_o divine_a glory_n but_o that_o be_v render_v by_o other_o word_n however_o the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v have_v render_v it_o so_o but_o he_o produce_v ten_o place_n where_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v use_n it_o in_o another_o sense_n and_o he_o leave_v he_o say_v many_o more_o to_o the_o reader_n observation_n if_o the_o jew_n do_v of_o old_a own_o three_o subsistence_n in_o the_o same_o divine_a essence_n there_o be_v then_o great_a reason_n to_o join_v father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o solemn_a act_n of_o initiation_n but_o if_o it_o be_v deny_v that_o they_o do_v own_o any_o such_o thing_n they_o must_v deny_v their_o most_o ancient_a book_n and_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v which_o they_o esteem_v next_o to_o the_o text_n and_o rittangel_n say_v they_o believe_v it_o write_v by_o inspiration_n that_o which_o i_o chief_o urge_v be_v this_o that_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o very_o ancient_a they_o must_v be_v put_v in_o by_o the_o late_a jew_n to_o gratify_v the_o christian_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n which_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v any_o jew_n will_v assent_v to_o and_o no_o one_o else_o can_v imagine_v this_o when_o our_o unitarian_n say_v 59_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v the_o chief_a offence_n which_o the_o jew_n take_v at_o the_o christian_a religion_n how_o then_o can_v we_o suppose_v the_o jew_n shall_v forge_v these_o book_n on_o purpose_n to_o put_v in_o such_o notion_n as_o be_v most_o grateful_a to_o their_o enemy_n and_o hateful_a to_o themselves_o morinus_n have_v endeavour_v to_o run_v down_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a book_n of_o the_o jew_n 8._o and_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o book_n jezirah_n the_o most_o ancient_a cabbalistical_a book_n among_o the_o jew_n which_o he_o learned_o prove_v be_v not_o write_v by_o abraham_n as_o the_o jew_n think_v i_o will_v not_o stand_v with_o morinus_n about_o this_o however_o the_o book_n cosri_n say_v 316._o it_o be_v make_v by_o abraham_n before_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o and_o magnify_v it_o to_o the_o king_n of_o cosar_n as_o contain_v a_o admirable_a account_n of_o the_o first_o principle_n above_o the_o philosopher_n buxtorf_n say_v that_o the_o book_n cosri_n have_v be_v extant_a nine_o hundred_o year_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o conference_n be_v four_o hundred_o year_n before_o and_o therein_o the_o book_n jezirah_n be_v allege_v as_o a_o book_n of_o antiquity_n and_o there_o the_o three_o subsistence_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v represent_v by_o mind_n word_n and_o hand_n 302._o so_o that_o this_o can_v be_v no_o late_a invention_n of_o cabbalistical_a jew_n but_o our_o unitarian_n utter_o deny_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v any_o cabbala_n concern_v the_o trinity_n and_o they_o prove_v it_o because_o the_o jew_n in_o origen_n and_o justin_n martyr_n deny_v the_o messiah_n to_o be_v god_n they_o may_v as_o well_o have_v bring_v their_o testimony_n to_o prove_v jesus_n not_o to_o be_v the_o messiah_n for_o the_o jew_n of_o those_o time_n be_v hard_o press_v by_o the_o christian_n find_v they_o can_v not_o otherwise_o avoid_v several_a place_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o this_o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o they_o may_v have_v notion_n of_o three_o subsistence_n in_o their_o ancient_a book_n which_o contain_v neither_o late_a invention_n nor_o divine_a revelation_n but_o a_o traditional_a notion_n about_o the_o divine_a be_v and_o the_o subsistence_n in_o it_o and_o i_o can_v find_v no_o argument_n against_o it_o that_o deserve_v mention_v for_o when_o they_o say_v the_o jewish_a cabbala_n be_v a_o pharisaical_a figment_n etc._n etc._n it_o need_v no_o answer_n but_o what_o do_v they_o say_v to_o the_o old_a paraphrase_n whereon_o the_o main_a weight_n as_o to_o this_o matter_n lie_v all_o that_o i_o can_v find_v be_v 61._o