not_o but_o the_o complaint_n of_o one_o and_o the_o scoff_v of_o the_o other_o will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n declare_v at_o present_a i_o shall_v only_o venture_v to_o say_v thus_o much_o that_o if_o this_o audacious_a innovator_n and_o abuser_n of_o our_o excellent_a religion_n shall_v after_o all_o these_o scandalous_a paradox_n escape_v the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n the_o church_n must_v not_o expect_v to_o escape_v the_o censure_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o know_v no_o security_n that_o our_o religion_n have_v against_o such_o invader_n and_o invasion_n but_o this_o that_o though_o they_o get_v ten_o thousand_o imprimatur_n to_o introduce_v their_o new_a christianity_n among_o we_o yet_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o licens_v heresy_n into_o truth_n or_o nonsense_n into_o sense_n and_o so_o i_o now_o pass_v from_o hence_o to_o his_o pretend_a answer_n to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o the_o 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itself_o but_o how_o do_v this_o appear_v why_o because_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o it_o undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o self-consciousness_n be_v not_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n in_o the_o three_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n nor_o say_v he_o do_v the_o dean_n say_v it_o be_v no_o do_v he_o not_o say_v it_o when_o it_o have_v be_v prove_v over_o and_o over_o to_o his_o face_n from_o his_o own_o word_n that_o he_o positive_o affirm_v self-consciousness_n to_o be_v that_o wherein_o their_o personal_a unity_n and_o distinction_n from_o all_o other_o do_v essential_o consist_v vindic._n pag._n 74._o and_o to_o be_v that_o which_o make_v i_o say_v make_v each_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v one_o in_o himself_o and_o distinct_a from_o all_o other_o pag._n 68_o vind._n and_o have_v affirm_v the_o three_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v three_o spirit_n do_v he_o not_o say_v that_o the_o self-vnity_n of_o a_o spirit_n can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o self-consciousness_n vindic._n pag._n 48._o again_o do_v he_o not_o affirm_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o a_o internal_a self-sensation_a which_o he_o use_v only_o as_o another_o word_n for_o self-consciousness_n defence_n p._n 7._o nay_o and_o do_v he_o not_o repeat_v the_o same_o in_o several_a place_n of_o both_o his_o book_n as_o we_o have_v from_o several_a passage_n cite_v out_o of_o they_o before_o demonstrate_v and_o now_o what_o i_o pray_v do_v the_o animadverter_n or_o any_o one_o else_o pretend_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v but_o that_o which_o make_v it_o original_o and_o essential_o one_o with_o itself_o and_o distinct_a from_o all_o other_o thing_n or_o in_o other_o term_n that_o wherein_o the_o say_a unity_n and_o distinction_n do_v consist_v well_o but_o have_v thus_o see_v what_o this_o author_n have_v unsay_v let_v we_o see_v what_o it_o be_v that_o he_o do_v say_v why_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o question_n be_v only_o this_o whether_o three_o self-consciousnesses_a do_v not_o prove_v three_o person_n each_o of_o which_o be_v self-conscious_a to_o be_v real_o distinct_a from_o one_o another_o p._n 61._o l._n 28._o in_o answer_n to_o which_o i_o do_v earnest_o desire_v the_o observe_a reader_n to_o note_n first_o how_o shameless_o he_o falsify_v in_o this_o matter_n contradict_v his_o own_o most_o positive_a and_o frequent_o repeat_v assertion_n and_o then_o how_o utter_o he_o change_v the_o whole_a question_n for_o the_o question_n have_v be_v all_o along_o as_o appear_v from_o what_o have_v be_v so_o faithful_o quote_v and_o set_v down_o not_o what_o prove_v the_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v thus_o distinct_a but_o what_o make_v they_o so_o and_o will_v this_o man_n say_v that_o the_o prove_v of_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v thus_o and_o thus_o and_o the_o make_v it_o to_o be_v so_o be_v the_o same_o and_o beside_o suppose_v that_o self-consciousness_n may_v prove_v the_o divine_a person_n 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true_o real_o and_o proper_o a_o act_n and_o nothing_o else_o as_o knowledge_n feel_v or_o sensation_n be_v or_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v acts._n and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o part_n of_o his_o answer_n viz._n that_o he_o do_v not_o assign_v self-consciousness_n for_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n we_o have_v superabundant_o prove_v that_o he_o have_v plain_o and_o full_o assert_v the_o thing_n and_o we_o must_v pardon_v the_o poor_a untaught_a man_n for_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o word_n nevertheless_o he_o add_v that_o if_o we_o consider_v self-consciousness_n as_o a_o personal_a act_n though_o it_o can_v make_v the_o person_n yet_o it_o distinguish_v one_o person_n from_o another_o p._n 62._o l._n 21._o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o nothing_o but_o that_o which_o make_v the_o person_n can_v original_o distinguish_v the_o person_n and_o consequent_o that_o self-consciousness_n distinguish_v one_o person_n from_o another_o only_a by_o a_o secondary_a or_o consequent_a distinction_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n can_v no_o more_o original_o distinguish_v than_o it_o can_v make_v the_o person_n as_o for_o instance_n a_o man_n bodily_a stature_n and_o dimension_n with_o a_o concurrence_n of_o all_o other_o accident_n belong_v to_o he_o do_v real_o distinguish_v he_o from_o other_o man_n but_o for_o all_o that_o they_o do_v not_o original_o distinguish_v he_o for_o it_o be_v only_o his_o individual_a numerical_a nature_n which_o do_v or_o can_v do_v that_o but_o it_o be_v worth_a observe_n how_o this_o ignorant_a man_n pursue_v his_o point_n viz._n that_o self-consciousness_n be_v that_o which_o give_v personal_a unity_n and_o distinction_n for_o say_v he_o by_o this_o actual_a self-consciousness_n every_o person_n feel_v himself_o to_o be_v himself_o and_o not_o to_o be_v another_o p._n 62._o l._n 23._o and_o be_v not_o this_o think_v we_o a_o demonstration_n yes_o no_o doubt_n it_o be_v
prove_v it_o impossible_a for_o self-consciousness_n to_o be_v that_o wherein_o the_o personality_n of_o create_a being_n do_v consist_v and_o so_o long_o as_o the_o be_v or_o entity_n of_o the_o agent_n must_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n precede_v its_o action_n i_o affirm_v the_o argument_n to_o be_v unanswerable_a and_o be_o not_o ashamed_a again_o and_o again_o to_o own_v it_o for_o a_o demonstration_n nevertheless_o since_o this_o author_n to_o evade_v the_o force_n of_o the_o forementioned_a argument_n shameful_o change_v the_o term_n of_o it_o by_o put_v the_o principle_n instead_o of_o the_o act_n itself_o pag._n 39_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o that_o in_o his_o next_o defence_n he_o may_v do_v the_o same_o here_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o sensation_n he_o mean_v not_o the_o act_n but_o the_o principle_n of_o sensation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o mean_v that_o by_o it_o which_o the_o word_n never_o do_v or_o can_v proper_o signify_v in_o short_a therefore_o 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relinquish_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v so_o often_o and_o express_o assert_v and_o that_o as_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o his_o hypothesis_n contend_v for_o as_o shall_v be_v full_o demonstrate_v when_o i_o come_v to_o debate_v this_o particular_a head_n with_o he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o have_v lay_v the_o premise_n before_o the_o reader_n as_o the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o point_n and_o as_o the_o measure_n which_o i_o will_v deal_v with_o this_o man_n upon_o and_o resolve_v to_o hold_v he_o to_o and_o so_o i_o address_v myself_o to_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o answer_n which_o he_o pretend_v to_o bring_v to_o the_o animadverter_n argument_n where_o i_o can_v but_o first_o observe_v the_o compliment_n which_o he_o usher_v they_o in_o with_o viz._n that_o the_o animadverter_n in_o the_o very_a entrance_n run_v headlong_o past_o all_o recovery_n which_o since_o it_o must_v needs_o bring_v his_o head_n to_o the_o ground_n first_o i_o hearty_o wish_v he_o this_o author_n forehead_n to_o endure_v it_o but_o to_o come_v to_o his_o answer_n the_o animadverter_n have_v in_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o this_o author_n deny_v self-consciousness_n to_o be_v the_o formal_a reason_n or_o internal_a constituent_a principle_n of_o personality_n in_o finite_a person_n this_o author_n reply_v to_o he_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o he_o never_o say_v one_o word_n of_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n in_o his_o whole_a discourse_n upon_o the_o trinity_n nor_o have_v at_o all_o concern_v himself_o about_o it_o in_o answer_n to_o which_o i_o here_o tell_v he_o that_o though_o he_o use_v not_o the_o term_n itself_o yet_o if_o he_o assert_v the_o thing_n signify_v by_o the_o term_n as_o he_o do_v by_o affirm_v that_o self-consciousness_n make_v a_o person_n to_o be_v proper_o what_o he_o be_v or_o in_o other_o word_n be_v that_o wherein_o his_o personality_n or_o be_v a_o person_n do_v consist_v this_o be_v all_o that_o the_o animadverter_n express_v by_o the_o term_n formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n and_o that_o he_o have_v affirm_v this_o concern_v self-consciousness_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o passage_n new_o cite_v to_o this_o purpose_n out_o of_o his_o book_n which_o demonstrate_v the_o same_o beyond_o all_o pretence_n or_o possibility_n of_o denial_n second_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v only_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n with_o itself_o and_o its_o distinct_a and_o separate_a subsistence_n from_o all_o other_o create_v spirit_n which_o consist_v in_o self-consciousness_n in_o answer_n to_o which_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o this_o be_v that_o very_a thing_n which_o the_o animadverter_n affirm_v to_o be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o a_o thing_n viz._n that_o which_o give_v it_o be_v unity_n in_o itself_o and_o distinction_n from_o all_o other_o thing_n i_o mean_v the_o principal_a original_a distinction_n by_o which_o it_o be_v so_o distinguish_v so_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o term_n be_v thus_o adjust_v i_o shall_v without_o any_o further_a regard_n to_o this_o author_n exception_n proceed_v to_o dispute_v the_o thing_n itself_o in_o the_o case_n now_o before_o we_o in_o which_o he_o reason_n thus_o p._n 37._o at_o the_o end_n if_o that_o be_v one_o distinct_a separate_a mind_n which_o be_v conscious_a only_o to_o itself_o and_o feel_v all_o that_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o nothing_o else_o and_o those_o be_v two_o distinct_a separate_a mind_n each_o of_o which_o be_v thus_o conscious_a to_o itself_o and_o not_o to_o each_o other_o than_o the_o dean_n have_v gain_v his_o point_n and_o no_o doubt_n he_o have_v if_o a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v feel_v itself_o one_o in_o itself_o make_v it_o to_o be_v so_o and_o its_o feeling_n itself_o a_o distinct_a and_o separate_a mind_n from_o all_o other_o mind_n give_v it_o that_o distinction_n and_o separation_n otherwise_o it_o be_v a_o most_o senseless_a and_o ridiculous_a inconsequence_n for_o the_o dispute_n here_o be_v whether_o self-consciousness_n be_v the_o principle_n and_o reason_n of_o personal_n be_v and_o unity_n not_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o proof_n of_o it_o or_o that_o whereby_o a_o man_n come_v to_o know_v this_o of_o himself_o this_o latter_a we_o may_v allow_v it_o to_o be_v but_o the_o former_a it_o can_v never_o be_v for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o consequent_a may_v indeed_o infer_v and_o prove_v both_o the_o be_v and_o unity_n of_o the_o antecedent_n but_o cause_n or_o give_v it_o it_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v so_o that_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o dean_n have_v gain_v his_o point_n i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v his_o deanery_n for_o otherwise_o certain_o there_o be_v never_o a_o more_o absurd_a inference_n make_v by_o man_n than_o to_o conclude_v that_o because_o a_o spirit_n by_o a_o intimate_v self-sensation_a as_o he_o cant_v feel_v itself_o to_o be_v one_o and_o not_o another_o therefore_o its_o feeling_n itself_o so_o be_v that_o very_a thing_n which_o make_v it_o so_o and_o yet_o so_o very_o fond_a be_v he_o of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v no_o draw_v or_o drive_v he_o off_o from_o it_o but_o the_o defender_n it_o seem_v will_v prove_v his_o point_n against_o the_o animadverter_n from_o his_o own_o maxim_n lay_v down_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o the_o animadversion_n page_n 70._o viz._n that_o wheresoever_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n be_v there_o be_v personality_n and_o again_o that_o wheresoever_o personality_n be_v there_o be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n viz._n that_o they_o exist_v convertible_o and_o mutual_o and_o essential_o infer_v one_o another_o whereupon_o the_o defender_n argue_v thus_o that_o since_o there_o be_v such_o a_o convertible_a existence_n between_o person_n and_o self-consciousness_n as_o the_o proprium_fw-la quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la of_o it_o so_o that_o they_o mutual_o infer_v one_o another_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o self-consciousness_n even_o according_a to_o the_o animadverter_n own_o rule_n be_v and_o must_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n to_o which_o wonderful_a piece_n of_o logic_n i_o have_v these_o two_o thing_n to_o answer_v first_o that_o self-consciousness_n neither_o exist_v convertible_o with_o nor_o be_v the_o proprium_fw-la quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la of_o a_o person_n for_o though_o every_o person_n be_v self-conscious_a yet_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v self-conscious_a be_v not_o a_o person_n as_o the_o second_o and_o three_o argument_n do_v sufficient_o evince_v second_o that_o though_o a_o thing_n always_o exist_v convertible_o with_o its_o formal_a reason_n yet_o every_o thing_n which_o it_o exist_v convertible_o with_o be_v not_o therefore_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o it_o which_o have_v this_o man_n be_v aware_a of_o he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o such_o a_o blunder_n as_o to_o make_v the_o proprium_fw-la quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la of_o a_o thing_n the_o formal_a reason_n of_o the_o same_o for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v exist_v convertible_o with_o several_a thing_n though_o there_o can_v be_v several_a formal_a reason_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o do_v this_o man_n think_v that_o the_o animadverter_n by_o affirm_v a_o mutual_a and_o convertible_a existence_n between_o a_o thing_n and_o the_o formal_a reason_n thereof_o do_v therefore_o deny_v that_o thing_n to_o exist_v convertible_o with_o any_o thing_n beside_o its_o formal_a reason_n or_o that_o he_o affirm_v this_o convertible_a existence_n to_o be_v that_o which_o make_v this_o formal_a reason_n no_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o his_o purpose_n that_o it_o be_v one_o inseparable_a qualification_n belong_v always_o to_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o a_o thing_n though_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o that_o alone_a i_o suppose_v this_o author_n may_v have_v hear_v of_o that_o maxim_n positâ_fw-la causâ_fw-la ponitur_fw-la effectus_fw-la and_o so_o vice_n versâ_fw-la which_o be_v universal_o true_a of_o all_o cause_n and_o effect_n relative_o consider_v so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o convertible_a existence_n between_o they_o for_o it_o be_v this_o proper_o and_o not_o a_o convertibility_n in_o direct_a predication_n which_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o now_o i_o will_v know_v whether_o this_o cause_n have_v not_o also_o its_o specific_a difference_n and_o its_o property_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v not_o sustain_v several_a relation_n upon_o several_a account_n and_o if_o so_o will_v this_o new_a logician_n say_v that_o because_o this_o cause_n exist_v convertible_o with_o its_o effect_n it_o can_v exist_v convertible_o also_o with_o its_o specific_a difference_n and_o with_o its_o property_n and_o with_o its_o several_a correlate_n or_o if_o it_o do_v exist_v convertible_o with_o all_o and_o each_o of_o these_o that_o therefore_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o must_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o it_o i_o protest_v i_o be_o amaze_v at_o his_o ignorance_n and_o must_v
close_v his_o wretched_a trifle_a dodge_v answer_n to_o the_o animadverter_n argument_n with_o thus_o say_v he_o all_o his_o argument_n vanish_v like_o smoke_n rise_v in_o a_o dark_a cloud_n but_o immediate_o disperse_v and_o be_v see_v no_o more_o till_o they_o return_v as_o such_o vapour_n use_v to_o do_v in_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n or_o some_o threaten_v storm_n p._n 87._o at_o the_o end_n but_o be_v there_o ever_o such_o a_o rhodomontade_fw-la in_o word_n so_o big_a with_o nothing_o and_o without_o one_o grain_n of_o sense_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o they_o for_o be_v this_o the_o way_n to_o expose_v a_o adversarie_n argument_n to_o contempt_n first_o to_o represent_v it_o as_o vanish_v into_o smoke_n and_o vapour_n and_o afterward_o return_v in_o storm_n and_o thunder_n but_o it_o show_v that_o his_o rhetoric_n keep_v pace_n with_o his_o logic_n and_o that_o whether_o he_o will_v describe_v or_o prove_v a_o thing_n it_o be_v much_o at_o the_o same_o rate_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o reader_n may_v take_v this_o for_o a_o observation_n that_o will_v never_o fail_v he_o viz._n that_o this_o author_n be_v never_o so_o high_a upon_o the_o huff_n and_o rant_n as_o when_o he_o be_v low_a nay_o and_o know_v himself_o low_a in_o point_n of_o reason_n and_o so_o i_o pass_v to_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o 2._o second_o argument_n which_o be_v this_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_a consciousness_n in_o the_o say_a person_n than_o their_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n or_o principle_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 this_o be_v the_o argument_n and_o a_o plain_a and_o clear_a there_o can_v well_o be_v to_o which_o our_o author_n answer_v thus_o that_o the_o divine_a person_n may_v be_v thus_o essential_o one_o by_o mutual_a consciousness_n or_o mutual_a consciousness_n may_v be_v essential_a to_o this_o unity_n though_o they_o can_v not_o be_v thus_o actual_o conscious_a to_o each_o other_o unless_o they_o be_v thus_o unite_v as_o to_o have_v and_o to_o feel_v each_o other_o in_o themselves_o def._n p._n 68_o l._n 22._o which_o enigmatical_a obscure_a and_o confuse_a stuff_n if_o the_o reader_n understand_v it_o be_v well_o for_o i_o profess_v that_o i_o do_v not_o but_o so_o far_o as_o the_o term_n essential_a make_v use_v of_o here_o may_v seem_v to_o make_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o purpose_n i_o answer_v that_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o the_o three_o person_n not_o as_o that_o wherein_o this_o unity_n do_v consist_v but_o as_o that_o which_o be_v essential_o consequent_a upon_o it_o and_o inseparable_a from_o it_o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o homonymy_n in_o the_o term_n essential_a as_o either_o import_v that_o essential_a principle_n wherein_o the_o nature_n or_o essence_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v place_v or_o some_o thing_n necessary_o result_v from_o it_o in_o which_o latter_a sense_n alone_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o if_o by_o unity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n the_o animadverter_n mean_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o say_v be_v indeed_o a_o necessary_a foundation_n of_o this_o mutual_a consciousness_n but_o not_o the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o it_o for_o that_o the_o father_n he_o pretend_v be_v sensible_a that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v not_o of_o itself_o make_v this_o essential_a unity_n and_o therefore_o add_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v that_o very_o mutual_a consciousness_n here_o maintain_v by_o he_o to_o perfect_v it_o p._n 68_o l._n 27._o in_o which_o word_n there_o be_v several_a very_o vile_a heterodoxye_n for_o first_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adequate_o perfect_o and_o sufficient_o make_v the_o unity_n and_o identity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n and_o that_o as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v not_o mere_o from_o the_o force_n of_o the_o word_n itself_o but_o from_o the_o peculiar_a condition_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o which_o be_v infinite_a can_v not_o possible_o be_v otherwise_o than_o numerical_o one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o consequent_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o agreement_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n in_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o numerical_a unity_n and_o identity_n of_o nature_n belong_v to_o they_o upon_o that_o account_n and_o therefore_o i_o deny_v that_o the_o father_n ever_o reckon_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d insufficient_a of_o itself_o to_o make_v this_o unity_n and_o challenge_v he_o to_o prove_v they_o do_v and_o i_o deny_v further_o that_o they_o ever_o allege_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o perfect_v this_o unity_n but_o as_o a_o explication_n and_o illustration_n of_o it_o and_o i_o add_v moreover_o that_o the_o father_n never_o account_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o to_o be_v mutual_a consciousness_n or_o to_o consist_v in_o it_o but_o to_o be_v the_o mutual_a inexistence_n or_o indwell_v of_o the_o divine_a person_n in_o each_o other_o found_v upon_o and_o result_v from_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mutual_a inexistence_n be_v no_o more_o mutual_a consciousness_n than_o bare_a existence_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v knowledge_n and_o last_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ascribe_v to_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n to_o which_o this_o author_n may_v add_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o if_o he_o please_v be_v not_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d itself_o but_o a_o consequent_a or_o effect_v of_o it_o for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v not_o therefore_o in_o one_o another_o because_o they_o mutual_o know_v one_o another_o but_o they_o thus_o know_v one_o another_o because_o by_o the_o essential_a identity_n of_o their_o nature_n they_o mutual_o be_v and_o exist_v in_o one_o another_o all_o which_o have_v be_v so_o full_o prove_v in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o animadv_n p._n 201_o 202_o 203_o 204_o 205_o 206._o and_o the_o nine_o chapter_n p._n 295._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o 300_o 301._o to_o allege_v it_o again_o be_v in_o effect_n but_o dictum_fw-la dicere_fw-la which_o though_o it_o be_v the_o constant_a practice_n or_o rather_o trade_n of_o this_o author_n be_v the_o scorn_n of_o the_o animadverter_n but_o to_o go_v on_o the_o animadverter_n have_v say_v as_o be_v here_o allege_v that_o unity_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o mutual_a consciousness_n which_o be_v a_o essential_a property_n equal_o belong_v to_o 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