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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95946	A vindication of the antapologist, against the defence of the Dean of St. Paul's Apology.		1695 (1695)	Wing V494A; ESTC R202771	8,760	16

Dean that though he gives such an Explication of the Trinity Def. p. 6. as he believes to be true he does not lay down his Hypothesis as necessary to be expresly believed by all but the vain boasting in the Apology p. 85. will answer this viz. that he has given such a notion of the Trinity as is agreeable to the phrase and expression of Scripture such as solves all the difficulties of it Let the Reader judge Def. p. 12. Whether the Reasons of the Ant. which the Defender mentions hold good though he will not allow them They are these If the Socinians be not the only persons Heterodox in the Points of the Trinity and if these are not the only Points in which they are Heterodox then it follows not says Ant. that he that desired the Controversie of the Trinity to be forborn at present did desire that no body would write against the Socinians though his suit was chiefly to the Dean and Dr. Wallis I cannot imagin why he takes pains to prove that every Christian or Divine must write Def. p. 13. for that is according to the Discourse there when the Catholick Faith is assaulted or else he must be deemed a Neuter or not Orthodox then there must be a thousand Scriblers against one Heretical Pamphlet What if there be no need of my Defence I may stand by very innocently and comfort my self in seeing the Hereticks beaten by others when there is no occasion for me to help The Ant. Explication of that Text p. 23. Def. p. 23. does not overthrow the Personality of the Holy Ghost because if this did not there are other Texts to prove it and nothing is said to be in this against it He does not say his is the Sense of the Text but puts this to prove that different Interpretations may be put on one Text and a general Sense may be sometimes well enough and still he allows this Text may not without Probability be interpreted of the Essential Spirit of God So that 't was foolishly and wickedly spiteful to say Def. p. 23. as Def. does that this Example is not very much for his the Ant. Reputation because it can serve no other End but to overthrow the Personality of the Holy Ghost Why must every thing necessarily be a Man's Design which may be so when as well it may not be so But why more particularly must this be his End here when 't is brought to another Purpose and another Design is mentioned and nothing of that which our Adversary's malevolent Inclination makes him fancy And yet this Man does very solemnly tell us at first Def. p. 4. He does not pretend to know his inward Intentions and therefore whatever he shall say in his Reflections let him not pretend that he does it to calumniate him since all he has to do with is his Book what shall we think when there is plainly Protestatio contra factum He goes on with his False Charge Def. p 42. That he the Ant. does plainly enough insinuate that it was not Reason or Scripture but Humane Force which carried it and determined the Point in the Council of Nice when there 's no such thing in the whole Book and yet according to his usual Custom talking at Rovers I am sure without the Book he pretends to Answer he gives us another Cast of his Civility that 't was written with a Design which he is very good at understanding to expose the Nicene Faith and Council the Doctrine of the Trinity and the Church of England And if we look back we shall find him say the Ant. speaks a great many fine things in behalf of the Council of Nice not worth repeating Def. p. 40. Let 's see then what these things are I have says the Ant. a true and profound Veneration for that Council and esteem it only Second to that of the Apostles in Act. 15. Who can think otherwise of it that considers the number of the Fathers therein or otherwise that reflects on the Quality of many of them the Number Three Hundred and Eighteen their Quality divers of them such who had even at that time bid fair for Martyrdom Confessors of the First Rank that bore in their Body 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Marks of Christ had some of them their Hands cut off had been seared and tormented with Fire and otherwise suffered for the Faith of Jesus some had the Apostolick Gifts of Miracles and one Raised the Dead Ant. p. 36. Were not these things worth repeating A very remarkable thing he means not fit for him to mention because then the Ant. proves himself no Socinian and that does not serve the Def.'s turn But pray What makes the Def. so averse to the Ant.'s Proposal Def. p. 39. of calling in a Concurring Power to end the Controversie Is it for the same Reason that some Clients will not submit to a Reference because they love wrangling and going to Law Or is he afraid of a Convocation This he would have not reasonable nor practicable Why so The King can and will I hope call one if asked when a growing Heresie infests the Church they can come together and they will act in such a case and he that thinks otherwise abuses the Constitution or the Persons in it But the Def. tells you This is not a fair Proposal Def. p. 39. for the Hereticks must be first gratified the Forms of Worship and the Doctrine of the Trinity thrown out of the Liturgy when the Ant. says no such thing He makes what he pleases and fathers it on this honest absent Person When he cannot tell what to Answer he then mentions something odious and runs a great way after his own Shadow with open Mouth And this he does not only here but in many other places of his Defence Let the Reader compare the Books As we may see again he cites the Ant. p. 52. saying That no Practice be imposed upon any contrary to their Consciences Def. p. 57 The Meaning of which he takes to be That no Expressions should be allowed in the Liturgy which any one professes are against his Conscience nor any Rite or Ceremony required which all are not satisfied in and so we must part with Episcopacy and all Order and Decency c. He calls him Brave Protestant Reconciler And says 'T is admirable Arguing for a Church of England-Man who has read Fathers and School-men Pray let 's see how the Defender has here used him take all his Words In such Mysterious Points which we cannot understand or clear our selves in we shall be permitted to suspend our Judgment and not be required to declare any further Assent and Consent to the Churches Determinations than that we will not contradict or teach contrary thereto withal that in the mean time no Practice be imposed upon any contrary to their Conscience But I would have it noted here that I neither in my