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term_n self-consciousness_n and_o mutual-consciousness_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o with_o all_o due_a and_o awful_a reverence_n as_o become_v we_o expect_v their_o august_n appearance_n and_o for_o a_o while_n suffer_v the_o mountain_n to_o swell_v and_o heave_v up_o its_o belly_n and_o look_v big_a upon_o we_o and_o all_o in_o good_a time_n no_o doubt_n we_o shall_v have_v the_o happiness_n to_o see_v and_o admire_v and_o take_v our_o measure_n of_o the_o mouse_n but_o before_o i_o close_o this_o chapter_n to_o show_v how_o like_o a_o judge_n upon_o life_n and_o death_n this_o man_n sit_v over_o all_o the_o former_o receive_v term_n by_o which_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o discourse_v of_o god_n sentence_v and_o condemn_v they_o as_o he_o please_v not_o content_a to_o have_v cashier_v the_o word_n essence_n substance_n and_o nature_n from_o be_v use_v about_o this_o
knowledge_n by_o which_o each_o person_n know_v and_o comprehend_v himself_o and_o whatsoever_o belong_v to_o he_o the_o major_a proposition_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v prove_v viz._n that_o no_o personal_a act_n can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n in_o the_o person_n who_o act_n it_o be_v and_o i_o prove_v it_o thus_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o the_o thing_n of_o which_o it_o be_v the_o formal_a reason_n but_o no_o personal_a act_n be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o the_o personality_n of_o the_o person_n who_o act_n it_o be_v and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o his_o personality_n the_o major_n be_v self-evident_a and_o as_o for_o the_o minor_a that_o no_o personal_a act_n be_v before_o the_o personality_n of_o the_o person_n who_o act_n it_o be_v this_o also_o be_v manifest_a because_o such_o a_o act_n can_v be_v before_o the_o person_n himself_o and_o therefore_o not_o 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what_o he_o do_v it_o terminate_v upon_o he_o as_o its_o object_n also_o so_o that_o the_o cause_n the_o subject_a and_o the_o object_n of_o this_o act_n be_v the_o same_o person_n in_o this_o last_o respect_n no_o less_o than_o in_o the_o two_o former_a it_o bear_v another_o and_o third_z relation_n of_o posteriority_n to_o he_o since_o every_o act_n not_o productive_a of_o something_o beside_o and_o without_o the_o agent_n be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n posterior_n to_o the_o object_n it_o terminate_v upon_o from_o all_o which_o i_o conclude_v that_o that_o act_n of_o self-consciousness_n by_o which_o each_o divine_a person_n know_v or_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o his_o own_o personality_n can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o the_o say_a personality_n without_o be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n both_o before_o it_o and_o after_o it_o too_o viz._n before_o it_o as_o it_o be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o posterior_n to_o it_o as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n proceed_v from_o lodge_v and_o receive_v in_o and_o last_o terminate_v upon_o the_o same_o person_n all_o which_o be_v so_o very_a plain_n that_o hardly_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v plain_o and_o indeed_o the_o very_a word_n self-consciousness_n contradict_v and_o overthrow_v its_o be_v the_o ground_n or_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n for_o still_o self_n must_v be_v before_o consciousness_n and_o self_n import_v personality_n as_o be_v that_o by_o which_o a_o person_n be_v say_v to_o be_v what_o he_o be_v and_o they_o both_o stand_v unite_v in_o this_o one_o word_n as_o the_o act_n and_o the_o object_n and_o therefore_o consciousness_n can_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o or_o to_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n by_o other_o term_n self-subsistence_n must_v precede_v self-consciousness_n and_o self-subsistence_n here_o imply_v personality_n and_o therefore_o personality_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n must_v in_o nature_n precede_v self-consciousness_n and_o consequent_o can_v be_v the_o formal_a effect_n or_o result_v of_o it_o for_o sure_o according_a to_o the_o most_o essential_a order_n of_o thing_n a_o person_n must_v be_v what_o he_o be_v before_o he_o can_v know_v what_o he_o be_v and_o this_o argument_n i_o confess_v be_v found_v upon_o the_o priority_n of_o subsistence_n to_o all_o act_n and_o particular_o to_o those_o of_o knowledge_n in_o every_o person_n self-conscious_a do_v and_o must_v universal_o run_v through_o all_o instance_n in_o which_o personality_n and_o self-consciousness_n with_o reference_n to_o one_o another_o come_v to_o be_v treat_v of_o and_o as_o it_o affect_v self-consciousness_n so_o it_o will_v equal_o take_v place_n in_o mutual-consciousness_n too_o what_o allowance_n be_v to_o be_v here_o make_v for_o the_o absolute_a simplicity_n eternity_n and_o pure_a actuality_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o person_n when_o these_o notion_n be_v apply_v to_o they_o we_o have_v already_o observe_v in_o the_o first_o of_o those_o preliminary_a consideration_n mention_v in_o this_o chapter_n the_o proper_a use_n and_o design_n of_o all_o which_o notion_n be_v to_o lead_v guide_n and_o direct_v our_o apprehension_n about_o that_o great_a object_n so_o much_o too_o big_a for_o our_o narrow_a faculty_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o contradict_v the_o natural_a order_n of_o these_o apprehension_n ought_v upon_o no_o ground_n of_o reason_n to_o be_v admit_v in_o our_o discourse_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n how_o much_o soever_o it_o may_v and_o do_v transcend_v the_o say_v apprehension_n and_o this_o must_v be_v allow_v we_o or_o we_o must_v sink_v under_o the_o vast_a disproportion_n of_o the_o thing_n before_o we_o and_o not_o discourse_n of_o it_o at_o all_o for_o i_o can_v think_v that_o the_o word_n self-consciousness_n have_v bring_v the_o deity_n one_o jot_n low_o to_o we_o or_o raise_v our_o understanding_n one_o degree_n high_o and_o near_o to_o that_o argument_n ii_o my_o second_o argument_n against_o self-consciousness_n be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n be_v this_o nothing_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o absolute_a and_o irrelative_a can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o self-consciousness_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o absolute_a and_o irrelative_a and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o personality_n in_o any_o of_o the_o say_a person_n now_o the_o major_a proposition_n be_v prove_v thus_o nothing_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o absolute_a can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o pure_o and_o perfect_o relative_n but_o the_o personality_n of_o every_o one_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n be_v pure_o and_o perfect_o relative_n and_o therefore_o nothing_o absolute_a can_v be_v the_o formal_a constituent_a reason_n of_o their_o personality_n the_o major_n of_o which_o syllogism_n be_v also_o manifest_a for_o thing_n essential_o different_a and_o thereby_o uncapable_a of_o be_v affirm_v of_o one_o another_o can_v possible_o be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o one_o another_o and_o that_o the_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v pure_o relative_n to_o one_o another_o and_o consequent_o that_o their_o personality_n be_v so_o many_o relation_n be_v no_o less_o evident_a from_o this_o that_o two_o of_o they_o relate_v to_o one_o another_o as_o father_n and_o son_n and_o the_o three_o to_o both_o as_o proceed_v from_o both_o and_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o one_o thing_n to_o proceed_v from_o another_o especial_o by_o a_o continual_a act_n of_o procession_n without_o import_v a_o relation_n to_o that_o from_o which_o it_o so_o proceed_v so_o that_o the_o very_a personal_a subsistence_n of_o these_o person_n imply_n and_o carry_v in_o it_o a_o formal_a relation_n for_o the_o father_n subsist_v personal_o as_o a_o father_n by_o that_o eternal_a
principle_n upon_o which_o i_o impugn_v this_o author_n new_a hypothesis_n so_o it_o do_v and_o must_v as_o i_o have_v note_v run_v through_o all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o part_n of_o this_o disputation_n both_o about_o self-consciousness_n and_o mutual-consciousness_n too_o and_o according_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o argue_v against_o it_o thus_o argument_n i._n no_o act_n of_o knowledge_n can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o a_o unity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o a_o act_n of_o mutual-consciousness_n be_v a_o act_n of_o knowledge_n and_o therefore_o no_o act_n of_o mutual-consciousness_n can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o a_o unity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n the_o major_n i_o prove_v thus_o every_o act_n of_o knowledge_n suppose_v the_o unity_n of_o a_o thing_n or_o be_v from_o which_o that_o act_n flow_v as_o antecedent_n to_o it_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o the_o say_v be_v for_o still_o i_o affirm_v that_o be_v and_o consequent_o unity_n of_o be_v which_o be_v the_o first_o affection_n of_o it_o must_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n precede_v knowledge_n and_o all_o other_o the_o like_a attribute_n of_o be_v and_o if_o so_o no_o attribute_n subsequent_a to_o a_o thing_n can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o that_o thing_n which_o it_o be_v thus_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n subsequent_a to_o for_o neither_o can_v omniscience_n itself_o one_o of_o the_o great_a and_o most_o acknowledge_a attribute_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n either_o of_o the_o be_v or_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o say_a nature_n and_o therefore_o neither_o can_v any_o act_n of_o knowledge_n whatsoever_o be_v so_o this_o be_v my_o first_o argument_n which_o i_o think_v sufficient_a fair_o to_o propose_v without_o any_o far_a amplification_n argument_n ii_o if_o unity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n be_v the_o cause_n reason_n or_o principle_n of_o mutual-consciousness_n in_o the_o say_a person_n than_o their_o mutual-consciousness_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n or_o reason_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o their_o nature_n but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a and_o therefore_o the_o latter_a be_v so_o too_o as_o for_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o major_a proposition_n it_o be_v as_o evident_a as_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n and_o effect_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o for_o the_o minor_a that_o unity_n of_o nature_n or_o essence_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n be_v the_o cause_n reason_n or_o principle_n of_o mutual-consciousness_n be_v prove_v from_o this_o that_o we_o can_v no_o otherwise_o conceive_v of_o mutual-consciousness_n than_o as_o of_o a_o essential_a property_n equal_o belong_v to_o all_o the_o three_o person_n and_o all_o property_n or_o internal_a attribute_n be_v account_v to_o issue_n and_o result_v from_o the_o essence_n or_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o belong_v to_o and_o therefore_o can_v have_v no_o antecedent_n causal_n influx_n upon_o the_o say_a nature_n so_o as_o to_o constitute_v either_o the_o be_v or_o the_o unity_n thereof_o but_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o essence_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o all_o the_o three_o person_n there_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n one_o and_o the_o same_o knowledge_n in_o they_o also_o and_o they_o be_v not_o one_o in_o nature_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o mutual-consciousness_n but_o they_o be_v therefore_o mutual_o conscious_a because_o the_o perfect_a unity_n and_o identity_n of_o their_o nature_n make_v they_o so_o and_o to_o assert_v the_o contrary_a be_v of_o the_o like_a import_n still_o allow_v for_o the_o disproportion_n of_o a_o infinite_a and_o finite_a nature_n as_o if_o we_o shall_v make_v risibility_n in_o a_o man_n the_o principle_n of_o his_o individuation_n and_o affirm_v that_o peter_n have_v this_o property_n be_v that_o which_o constitute_v he_o this_o particular_a individual_a man_n which_o be_v egregious_o absurd_a in_o all_o the_o philosophy_n i_o ever_o yet_o meet_v with_o whatsoever_o it_o may_v be_v in_o this_o author_n argument_n iii_o to_o affirm_v mutual-consciousness_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n in_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v to_o confound_v the_o union_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o say_a person_n together_o but_o such_o a_o confusion_n ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v allow_v of_o and_o therefore_o neither_o aught_o that_o to_o be_v assert_v from_o whence_o it_o follow_v now_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o all_o act_n of_o several_a person_n upon_o one_o another_o as_o all_o that_o be_v mutual_a must_v needs_o be_v be_v proper_o act_v of_o communion_n by_o which_o the_o say_a person_n have_v a_o intercourse_n among_o themselves_o as_o act_v interchangeable_o one_o upon_o the_o other_o but_o then_o no_o doubt_n both_o their_o essence_n and_o personality_n must_v still_o go_v before_o this_o 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always_o allege_v it_o one_o or_o perhaps_o sometime_o both_o of_o these_o two_o way_n first_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n or_o illustration_n as_o i_o have_v already_o note_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o near_a resemblance_n of_o and_o approach_v to_o this_o divine_a unity_n of_o any_o that_o can_v be_v find_v in_o create_a being_n for_o still_o their_o argument_n proceed_v only_o by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o other_o as_o appear_v from_o that_o place_n quote_v out_o of_o maximus_n p._n 107._o which_o term_n sure_o do_v not_o of_o necessity_n import_v a_o identity_n of_o the_o case_n but_o only_o some_o similitude_n in_o the_o part_n of_o the_o comparison_n second_o the_o father_n use_v the_o forementioned_a example_n as_o a_o argument_n à _fw-fr minore_fw-la ad_fw-la majus_fw-la viz._n that_o if_o several_a individual_a man_n can_v not_o proper_o be_v say_v to_o have_v more_o than_o one_o nature_n upon_o which_o nyssen'_n who_o will_v argument_n turn_v much_o less_o can_v this_o be_v say_v of_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v not_o only_o certain_a but_o evident_a that_o person_n mere_o distinguish_v from_o one_o another_o and_o no_o more_o must_v have_v a_o great_a unity_n of_o nature_n than_o such_o as_o be_v not_o only_o distinguish_v but_o also_o divide_v from_o one_o another_o by_o a_o separate_a existence_n and_o let_v any_o one_o stretch_v this_o argument_n of_o the_o father_n further_a if_o he_o can_v i_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o deny_v but_o several_a expression_n may_v have_v drop_v from_o the_o father_n which_o if_o we_o look_v no_o further_o may_v be_v draw_v to_o a_o very_a inconvenient_a sense_n but_o then_o also_o it_o be_v as_o little_a to_o be_v deny_v that_o the_o same_o father_n profess_o and_o design_o treat_v of_o the_o same_o point_n have_v declare_v 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in_o the_o divine_a person_n while_o they_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o adversary_n who_o will_v not_o allow_v so_o much_o as_o this_o between_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n but_o instead_o of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sameness_n hold_v only_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o likeness_n of_o nature_n between_o they_o which_o together_o with_o the_o forego_n consideration_n may_v serve_v as_o a_o key_n to_o let_v we_o into_o the_o true_a explication_n of_o several_a passage_n of_o the_o father_n about_o the_o meaning_n of_o which_o we_o may_v otherwise_o possible_o be_v something_o at_o a_o loss_n and_o the_o same_o likewise_o may_v serve_v to_o give_v a_o fair_a account_n of_o what_o have_v be_v allege_v by_o petavius_n and_o mistake_v by_o this_o author_n upon_o the_o present_a subject_n for_o to_o traverse_v and_o examine_v all_o petavius_n allegation_n particular_o will_v require_v a_o full_a and_o distinct_a work_n by_o itself_o but_o still_o our_o author_n seem_v extreme_o set_v upon_o make_v good_a his_o first_o step_n of_o a_o specific_a unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n from_o the_o father_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n he_o tell_v we_o page_n 107._o line_n 23._o that_o one_o thing_n wherein_o the_o father_n place_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n be_v that_o all_o the_o three_o person_n have_v the_o same_o nature_n by_o which_o he_o mean_v as_o shall_v be_v show_v present_o specifical_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o a_o few_o line_n after_o he_o tell_v we_o again_o that_o some_o of_o the_o father_n go_v further_a than_o this_o and_o place_v the_o essential_a unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o the_o sameness_n of_o essence_n line_n 30_o 31_o 32_o of_o the_o same_o page_n now_o here_o i_o will_v desire_v this_o author_n to_o inform_v i_o of_o two_o thing_n first_o by_o what_o rule_n of_o speak_v or_o upon_o what_o principle_n of_o divinity_n logic_n or_o philosophy_n sameness_n of_o nature_n ought_v to_o signify_v one_o thing_n and_o sameness_n of_o essence_n to_o signify_v another_o and_o withal_o to_o be_v so_o vvn_n to_o each_o other_o that_o in_o the_o degree_n of_o unity_n this_o latter_a must_v be_v a_o step_n beyond_o the_o former_a for_o the_o father_n i_o be_o sure_a make_v no_o such_o distinction_n but_o use_v the_o word_n sameness_n of_o nature_n and_o sameness_n of_o essence_n as_o well_o as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d themselves_o promiscuous_o so_o that_o neither_o by_o their_o native_a signification_n nor_o yet_o by_o their_o use_n do_v they_o import_v any_o more_o than_o one_o sort_n of_o unity_n second_o whereas_o in_o page_n 106._o line_n 23_o 24._o he_o make_v the_o first_o step_n towards_o this_o unity_n to_o consist_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o coessentiality_n which_o also_o in_o the_o next_o page_n line_n 23._o etc._n etc._n he_o explain_v by_o sameness_n of_o nature_n and_o whereas_o in_o page_n 121._o he_o make_v a_o numerical_a unity_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n the_o next_o step_n introduce_v it_o with_o the_o word_n second_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o father_n add_v it_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o have_v before_o make_v the_o first_o step_n and_o whereas_o notwithstanding_o this_o have_v in_o page_n 107._o tell_v we_o that_o sameness_n of_o nature_n be_v one_o thing_n wherein_o the_o father_n place_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n within_o seven_o line_n after_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o some_o of_o the_o father_n go_v further_o and_o place_v it_o in_o the_o sameness_n of_o essence_n which_o yet_o it_o be_v manifest_v all_o along_o that_o he_o reckon_v not_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o numerical_a unity_n of_o essence_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v of_o he_o whether_o there_o be_v two_o second_o step_n in_o this_o unity_n or_o whether_o there_o be_v one_o between_o the_o first_o and_o the_o second_o for_o he_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sameness_n of_o nature_n one_o step_v page_z 106_o 107._o and_o sameness_n of_o essence_n a_o further_a step_n page_z 107._o line_n 30._o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o numerical_a unity_n of_o nature_n another_o step_n call_z it_o also_o the_o second_o page_z 121._o line_n 5._o these_o thing_n i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_o utter_o unable_a to_o give_v any_o consistent_a account_n of_o and_o i_o shrewd_o suspect_v that_o our_o author_n himself_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v a_o much_o better_a but_o it_o be_v still_o his_o way_n to_o forget_v in_o one_o place_n what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o another_o and_o how_o kind_a soever_o he_o may_v be_v to_o himself_o i_o shall_v think_v it_o very_o hard_a for_o another_o man_n to_o forget_v himself_o so_o often_o and_o to_o forgive_v himself_o too_o nevertheless_o our_o author_n without_o mince_v the_o matter_n roundly_o assert_v a_o specific_a unity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n tell_v we_o line_n 23._o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o forecited_n page_n 107._o that_o this_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o make_v the_o three_o person_n one_o god_n and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o without_o it_o where_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o mean_v a_o specific_a unity_n both_o from_o this_o that_o it_o be_v the_o subject_a which_o he_o have_v be_v there_o treat_v of_o as_o also_o from_o this_o that_o immediate_o after_o he_o mention_n another_o sort_n or_o degree_n of_o unity_n as_o a_o step_n further_o than_o this_o which_o since_o nothing_o can_v be_v but_o a_o numerical_a unity_n it_o follow_v that_o that_o which_o be_v one_o step_n short_a of_o a_o numerical_a must_v needs_o be_v a_o specifical_a and_o now_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o in_o page_n 109._o which_o be_v but_o the_o next_o
sum_n of_o his_o argument_n from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o answer_n to_o which_o before_o i_o address_v myself_o to_o his_o argument_n i_o will_v give_v some_o account_n of_o the_o quotation_n in_o which_o by_o his_o favour_n we_o be_v to_o take_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o father_n word_n from_o the_o father_n himself_o and_o not_o from_o the_o inference_n which_o he_o who_o quote_v they_o think_v fit_a to_o draw_v from_o they_o how_o good_a soever_o he_o may_v be_v at_o that_o work_n now_o what_o st._n gregory_n mean_v by_o they_o appear_v plain_o by_o his_o manner_n of_o reason_v the_o question_n before_o he_o be_v whether_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v three_o god_n which_o st._n gregory_n deny_v and_o among_o other_o proof_n say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o name_n of_o energy_n and_o from_o the_o unity_n of_o energy_n prove_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o that_o three_o person_n be_v but_o one_o god_n because_o the_o operation_n be_v the_o same_o in_o all_o to_o this_o he_o raise_v a_o objection_n from_o the_o sameness_n of_o faculty_n office_n or_o operation_n among_o man_n as_o geometrician_n husbandman_n orator_n who_o office_n business_n and_o operation_n in_o their_o respective_a way_n be_v the_o same_o which_o yet_o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o they_o be_v still_o three_o or_o more_o several_a men._n to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o these_o act_n separate_o and_o by_o themselves_o but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o divine_a nature_n no_o person_n in_o the_o holy_a trinity_n do_v any_o thing_n by_o himself_o only_o or_o act_v separately_z from_o the_o other_o two_o but_o that_o there_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o motion_n and_o disposition_n of_o will_n pass_v from_o the_o father_n through_o the_o son_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o be_v the_o force_n of_o st._n gregory_n reason_v and_o the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o three_o man_n act_v the_o same_o thing_n be_v 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line_n 17_o etc._n etc._n in_o answer_n to_o which_o observation_n though_o it_o affect_v the_o point_n of_o mutual_a consciousness_n the_o only_a thing_n now_o in_o hand_n no_o more_o than_o what_o he_o have_v allege_v before_o yet_o in_o vindication_n both_o of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o petavius_n himself_o i_o must_v needs_o tell_v this_o author_n that_o it_o be_v equal_o a_o abuse_n to_o both_o for_o as_o to_o the_o father_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v to_o he_o that_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o specific_a unity_n or_o sameness_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n nor_o that_o the_o father_n ever_o own_v any_o such_o but_o still_o by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hold_v only_o a_o numerical_a unity_n of_o nature_n and_o no_o other_o so_o that_o their_o say_n that_o god_n beget_v a_o son_n within_o himself_o be_v rather_o a_o further_a explication_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o any_o addition_n at_o all_o to_o 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ought_v to_o be_v distinguish_v by_o that_o which_o make_v the_o least_o distinction_n in_o like_a manner_n durandus_fw-la affirm_v that_o the_o first_o instance_n of_o plurality_n or_o remove_n from_o unity_n aught_o to_o be_v the_o least_o and_o therefore_o that_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n since_o it_o be_v the_o first_o aught_o to_o be_v by_o distinct_a relation_n compatible_a in_o the_o same_o essence_n which_o for_o that_o cause_n be_v a_o less_o distinction_n than_o any_o that_o can_v be_v make_v by_o thing_n absolute_a and_o last_o bellarmine_n averr_v pofitive_o that_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o least_o that_o be_v possible_a suppose_v all_o along_o that_o it_o must_v still_o be_v real_a and_o not_o bare_o nominal_a or_o imaginary_a this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o these_o learned_a man_n who_o as_o they_o
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the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o assert_v that_o this_o specific_a sameness_n or_o unity_n of_o nature_n make_v the_o say_v three_o person_n numerical_o one_o page_n 118._o the_o latter_a end_n answer_n this_o be_v too_o great_a a_o absurdity_n for_o so_o learned_a a_o father_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o lie_v at_o this_o author_n be_v own_o door_n for_o that_o a_o specific_a sameness_n or_o unity_n of_o nature_n shall_v make_v any_o thing_n or_o person_n numerical_o one_o any_o more_o than_o a_o generical_a unity_n can_v make_v thing_n specifical_o one_a be_v beyond_o measure_n senseless_a and_o illogical_a paradox_n though_o the_o father_n say_v he_o assert_v the_o singularity_n of_o the_o godhead_n or_o the_o numerical_a unity_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o assert_v such_o a_o numerical_a unity_n as_o where_o there_o be_v but_o one_o person_n as_o well_o as_o one_o essence_n but_o such_o a_o numerical_a unity_n as_o there_o be_v between_o three_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o very_a same_o nature_n but_o be_v not_o mere_o unite_v by_o a_o specific_a unity_n but_o by_o a_o essential_a union_n and_o therefore_o be_v three_o and_o one_o page_z 121_o line_n 15._o answer_n in_o these_o word_n there_o be_v several_a absurdity_n which_o he_o false_o charge_v upon_o the_o father_n but_o aught_o in_o all_o reason_n to_o take_v to_o himself_o as_o 1._o he_o suppose_v a_o specific_a unity_n and_o a_o essential_a unity_n to_o be_v distinct_a unity_n whereas_o every_o specific_a unity_n or_o union_n call_v it_o at_o present_a which_o you_o will_v be_v also_o a_o essential_a unity_n or_o union_n for_o a_o specific_a unity_n be_v one_o sort_n of_o a_o essential_a unity_n which_o in_o its_o whole_a compass_n contain_v the_o generical_a the_o specifical_a and_o the_o numerical_a and_o therefore_o thus_o to_o contra-distinguish_a a_o species_n to_o its_o genus_fw-la be_v fit_a for_o none_o but_o such_o a_o logician_n as_o this_o author_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v say_v of_o peter_n that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o man_n but_o also_o a_o live_a creature_n 2._o the_o second_o absurdity_n be_v that_o he_o own_v a_o specific_a unity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n which_o sort_n of_o unity_n i_o have_v abundant_o prove_v in_o chap._n 7._o the_o divine_a nature_n not_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o for_o he_o say_v here_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n that_o they_o be_v not_o mere_o unite_v by_o a_o specific_a unity_n which_o word_n must_v imply_v that_o however_o so_o unite_v they_o be_v 3._o he_o make_v two_o sort_n of_o numerical_a unity_n contrary_a to_o all_o rule_n of_o logic_n viz._n one_o where_o there_o be_v several_a person_n of_o one_o nature_n as_o here_o in_o the_o trinity_n and_o the_o other_o where_o there_o be_v but_o one_o person_n as_o well_o as_o one_o nature_n but_o let_v i_o here_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v every_o whit_n as_o numerical_o one_o in_o the_o three_o person_n as_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n and_o no_o more_o and_o in_o this_o very_a thing_n as_o have_v be_v show_v do_v the_o mysteriousness_n of_o a_o unity_n in_o trinity_n consist_v i_o say_v the_o divine_a nature_n be_v as_o numerical_o one_o in_o the_o three_o person_n as_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v numerical_o one_o in_o adam_n while_o there_o be_v no_o other_o person_n in_o the_o world_n but_o himself_o nay_o much_o more_o so_o since_o it_o be_v not_o multiplicable_a as_o that_o be_v and_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o numerical_a unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n be_v not_o so_o perfect_a or_o be_v not_o the_o very_a same_o subsist_v in_o three_o distinct_a person_n as_o if_o we_o can_v imagine_v it_o to_o subsist_v but_o in_o one_o subvert_v and_o overthrow_v such_o a_o unity_n in_o trinity_n as_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n hitherto_o have_v maintain_v paradox_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o the_o father_n universal_o acknowledge_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o whole_a trinity_n ad_fw-la extra_n to_o be_v but_o one_o and_o from_o thence_o conclude_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o essence_n for_o that_o every_o nature_n have_v a_o virtue_n and_o energy_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v a_o principle_n of_o action_n and_o if_o the_o energy_n and_o operation_n be_v but_o one_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o nature_n he_o add_v within_o four_o line_n after_o that_o this_o be_v certain_o true_a but_o give_v no_o account_n how_o three_o distinct_a person_n come_v to_o have_v but_o one_o will_n one_o energy_n power_n and_o operation_n nor_o that_o any_o account_n that_o he_o know_v of_o can_v be_v give_v of_o it_o but_o by_o mutual-consciousness_n page_n 124._o line_n 7_o etc._n etc._n answ._n be_v i_o not_o acquaint_v with_o this_o man_n way_n of_o write_v i_o shall_v be_v amaze_v to_o see_v he_o in_o so_o small_a a_o compass_n so_o flat_o contradict_v himself_o for_o will_v he_o in_o the_o first_o place_n assert_v in_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n a_o numerical_a unity_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o next_o assert_v also_o that_o this_o unity_n of_o nature_n be_v prove_v by_o unity_n of_o energy_n and_o operation_n and_o after_o this_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o give_v no_o account_n at_o all_o how_o three_o distinct_a person_n come_v to_o have_v but_o one_o will_n and_o energy_n power_n and_o operation_n for_o do_v not_o unity_n of_o nature_n in_o these_o three_o distinct_a person_n prove_v this_o while_o the_o say_a unity_n of_o nature_n prove_v unity_n of_o operation_n as_o the_o cause_n prove_v its_o effect_n and_o unity_n of_o operation_n again_o prove_v unity_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o effect_n prove_v its_o cause_n this_o any_o one_o of_o sense_n will_v think_v be_v a_o fair_a full_a and_o sufficient_a account_n how_o three_o distinct_a person_n have_v all_o but_o one_o nature_n come_v thereby_o all_o to_o have_v but_o one_o will_n energy_n and_o operation_n and_o shall_v any_o one_o else_o argue_v otherwise_o i_o shall_v think_v he_o beside_o himself_o but_o this_o author_n in_o this_o discourse_n like_o himself_o paradox_n knowledge_n selfreflection_n and_o love_n be_v distinct_a power_n and_o faculty_n in_o man_n and_o so_o distinct_a that_o they_o can_v never_o be_v the_o same_o knowledge_n be_v not_o selfreflection_n nor_o love_v either_o knowledge_n or_o selfreflection_n though_o they_o be_v inseparable_o unite_v they_o be_v distinct_a p._n 130._o l._n 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n answ._n here_o also_o be_v another_o knot_n of_o absurdity_n for_o first_o knowledge_n selfreflection_n and_o love_n be_v not_o in_o man_n distinct_a power_n and_o faculty_n as_o this_o unfledged_a philosopher_n call_v they_o but_o only_o distinct_a acts._n second_o admit_v that_o knowledge_n be_v a_o faculty_n as_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o i_o deny_v that_o knowledge_n and_o selfreflection_n will_v make_v two_o distinct_a faculty_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o intellectual_a faculty_n which_o both_o exert_v a_o act_n of_o knowledge_n and_o a_o act_n of_o reflection_n upon_o that_o act_n of_o knowledge_n or_o upon_o itself_o as_o produce_v the_o say_v act._n for_o which_o cause_v it_o be_v as_o have_v be_v observe_v before_o that_o philosopher_n hold_v that_o the_o understanding_n be_v facultas_fw-la supra_fw-la se_fw-la reflexiva_fw-la all_o of_o they_o allow_v both_o the_o direct_a and_o the_o reflex_n act_v of_o knowledge_n to_o issue_n from_o the_o same_o faculty_n three_o he_o say_v that_o albeit_o the_o forementioned_a act_n be_v distinct_a yet_o they_o be_v inseparable_o unite_v but_o this_o also_o be_v false_a for_o whether_o a_o act_n of_o knowledge_n may_v be_v without_o a_o act_n of_o selfreflection_n as_o some_o not_o without_o reason_n think_v it_o may_v i_o be_o sure_a in_o
man_n of_o who_o alone_o we_o now_o speak_v both_o a_o act_n of_o knowledge_n and_o of_o selfreflection_n too_o may_v be_v without_o a_o act_n of_o love_n consequent_a thereupon_o and_o if_o the_o former_a may_v be_v without_o the_o latter_a than_o they_o be_v not_o inseparable_o unite_v as_o this_o author_n here_o say_v they_o be_v paradox_n he_o say_v that_o love_n be_v a_o distinct_a act_n and_o therefore_o in_o god_n must_v be_v a_o person_n p._n 133._o answ._n if_o this_o be_v a_o true_a and_o good_a consequence_n than_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o it_o must_v be_v this_o that_o every_o distinct_a act_n in_o god_n be_v and_o must_v be_v a_o distinct_a person_n and_o if_o so_o than_o every_o decree_n in_o god_n whether_o it_o be_v his_o decree_n of_o election_n or_o of_o reprobation_n if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o one_o or_o of_o create_v the_o world_n and_o send_v christ_n into_o it_o and_o at_o last_o of_o destroy_v it_o and_o the_o like_a be_v each_o of_o they_o so_o many_o person_n for_o every_o divine_a decree_n be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n and_o a_o immanent_a act_n too_o as_o rest_v within_o he_o and_o as_o such_o not_o pass_v forth_o to_o any_o thing_n without_o he_o that_o maxim_n of_o the_o school_n be_v most_o true_a that_o decreta_fw-la nihil_fw-la ponunt_fw-la in_o esse_fw-la nor_o be_v this_o all_o but_o most_o of_o the_o divine_a act_n be_v free_a also_o so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o to_o hinder_v but_o that_o they_o equal_o may_v or_o may_v not_o have_v be_v which_o apply_v to_o the_o divine_a person_n will_v make_v strange_a work_n in_o divinity_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n if_o this_o author_n will_v maintain_v this_o doctrine_n viz._n that_o act_n and_o person_n be_v the_o same_o in_o god_n as_o i_o think_v he_o ought_v in_o all_o reason_n to_o maintain_v the_o immediate_a consequence_n of_o his_o own_o assertion_n i_o dare_v undertake_v that_o here_o he_o will_v stand_v alone_o again_o and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a divine_a who_o ever_o own_v or_o defend_v such_o wretched_a stuff_n paradox_n these_o three_o power_n of_o understanding_n selfreflection_n and_o self-love_n be_v one_o mind_n viz._n in_o create_a spirit_n of_o which_o alone_o he_o here_o speak_v add_v in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n what_o be_v mere_a faculty_n and_o power_n in_o create_a spirit_n be_v person_n in_o the_o godhead_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 135._o at_o the_o latter_a end_n answer_n this_o be_v a_o very_a gross_a absurdity_n and_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v so_o i_o do_v here_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o three_o forementioned_a power_n be_v no_o more_o one_o mind_n than_o three_o quality_n be_v one_o substance_n and_o that_o very_a term_n power_n might_n have_v teach_v he_o as_o much_o potentia_n and_o impotentia_fw-la make_v one_o species_n of_o quality_n under_o which_o all_o power_n and_o faculty_n be_v place_v so_o that_o his_o three_o power_n of_o understanding_n selfreflection_n and_o self-love_n be_v one_o only_a unitate_fw-la subjecti_fw-la as_o be_v subject_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o mind_n but_o not_o unitate_fw-la essentiae_fw-la as_o essential_o differ_v both_o from_o one_o another_o and_o from_o the_o mind_n itself_o too_o in_o which_o they_o be_v certain_o if_o this_o man_n do_v not_o look_v upon_o himself_o as_o above_o all_o rule_n of_o logic_n and_o philosophy_n he_o will_v never_o venture_v upon_o such_o absurd_a assertion_n paradox_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n will_n and_o act_n with_o the_o father_n not_o the_o father_n with_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n pag._n 169._o line_n 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n answ._n this_o be_v a_o direct_a contradiction_n for_o if_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n will_n and_o act_n with_o the_o father_n the_o father_n must_v will_n and_o act_n with_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o he_o who_o can_v find_v a_o distinct_a sense_n in_o these_o two_o proposition_n and_o much_o more_o affirm_v the_o first_o and_o deny_v the_o latter_a have_v a_o better_a faculty_n at_o distinguish_v than_o any_o mortal_a man_n use_v his_o sense_n and_o reason_n will_v pretend_v to_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v i_o see_v thomas_n william_n and_o john_n together_o of_o who_o william_n and_o john_n be_v in_o the_o company_n of_o thomas_n but_o thomas_n be_v not_o in_o the_o company_n of_o william_n and_o john_n and_o i_o challenge_v any_o sensible_a think_v man_n to_o make_v better_a sense_n of_o this_o author_n be_v forementioned_a assertion_n if_o he_o can_v but_o this_o must_v not_o go_v alone_o without_o a_o further_o cast_v of_o his_o nature_n by_o heighten_v it_o with_o another_o contradiction_n too_o which_o you_o shall_v find_v by_o compare_v it_o with_o pag._n 188._o line_n 4._o where_o he_o affirm_v that_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n act_v together_o have_v before_o express_o tell_v we_o here_o that_o the_o father_n do_v not_o will_n and_o act_n with_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n which_o very_a assertion_n also_o to_o show_v he_o the_o further_a fatal_a consequence_n of_o it_o absolute_o blow_v up_o and_o destroy_v his_o whole_a hypothesis_n of_o mutual_a consciousness_n by_o destroy_v that_o upon_o which_o he_o have_v build_v it_o for_o if_o the_o father_n may_v and_o do_v will_n and_o act_n without_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n then_o farewell_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o must_v never_o be_v allege_v in_o this_o cause_n more_o paradox_n nothing_o can_v make_v god_n visible_a but_o a_o personal_a union_n to_o a_o visible_a nature_n page_n 234._o line_n 22_o 23._o answer_n this_o be_v a_o most_o false_a assertion_n and_o direct_o contrary_a to_o scripture_n and_o to_o prove_v it_o so_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o four_o conclusion_n first_o that_o the_o godhead_n or_o divine_a nature_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v visible_a to_o a_o 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