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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great_a occasion_n for_o such_o a_o suspicion_n than_o any_o of_o the_o person_n so_o unworthy_o reflect_v upon_o for_o he_o be_v a_o man_n note_v for_o his_o affectation_n of_o excessive_a vanity_n and_o pomp_n and_o very_o unjust_a method_n of_o grow_v rich_a it_o be_v well_o we_o have_v eusebius_n his_o testimony_n for_o this_o 30._o for_o they_o sleight_v epiphanius_n for_o his_o malicious_a tale_n and_o s._n jerom_n for_o his_o legend_n but_o they_o commend_v eusebius_n for_o his_o exactness_n and_o diligence_n 20._o and_o i_o hope_v theodoret_n may_v escape_v their_o censure_n who_o affirm_v that_o paulus_n samofatenus_fw-la suit_v his_o doctrine_n to_o his_o interest_n with_o zenobia_n who_o then_o govern_v in_o those_o part_n of_o syria_n and_o phoenicia_n who_o profess_v herself_o to_o be_v of_o the_o jewish_a persuasion_n athanasius_n say_v 857._o she_o be_v a_o jew_n and_o a_o favourer_n of_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la what_o his_o opinion_n be_v our_o unitarian_n do_v not_o 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zenobia_n hold_v her_o power_n he_o keep_v his_o see_n which_o be_v for_o some_o time_n after_o he_o be_v first_o call_v in_o question_n for_o his_o heresy_n but_o at_o first_o he_o make_v use_v of_o many_o art_n and_o device_n to_o deceive_v the_o christian_a bishop_n of_o the_o best_a reputation_n 8._o who_o assemble_v at_o antioch_n in_o order_n to_o the_o suppress_v this_o dangerous_a doctrine_n as_o they_o all_o account_v it_o for_o hear_v of_o his_o opinion_n about_o our_o saviour_n they_o run_v together_o say_v eusebius_n as_o against_o a_o wolf_n which_o design_v to_o destroy_v the_o flock_n now_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v very_o reasonable_a to_o argue_v that_o the_o samosatenian_a doctrine_n be_v then_o look_v on_o as_o a_o very_a dangerous_a novelty_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o although_o the_o ebionite_n have_v assert_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o to_o the_o divinity_n of_o our_o saviour_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o look_v on_o as_o true_a member_n of_o the_o 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