world_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o way_n of_o deal_n with_o they_o but_o by_o show_v the_o falseness_n &_o weakness_n of_o the_o ground_n they_o go_v upon_o and_o that_o they_o have_v no_o advantage_n of_o we_o as_o to_o scripture_n antiquity_n or_o reason_n which_o be_v the_o design_n of_o this_o undertake_n worcester_z sept._n 30._o 1696._o e._n w._n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o occasion_n and_o design_n of_o the_o discourse_n pag._n 1._o 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 p._n 10._o chap._n iii_o the_o socinian_n plea_n for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o their_o doctrine_n examine_v p._n 15._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 p._n 29._o chap._n v._n of_o their_o charge_n of_o contradiction_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n p._n 54._o chap._n vi_o no_o contradiction_n for_o 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