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A52602 An account of Mr. Firmin's religion, and of the present state of the Unitarian controversy Nye, Stephen, 1648?-1719. 1698 (1698) Wing N1502; ESTC R4610 32,345 84

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the_o same_o substance_n they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o unity_n of_o sameness_n or_o identity_n this_o be_v true_a catholic_n doctrine_n and_o the_o language_n of_o the_o nicene_n father_n and_o of_o all_o the_o socinian_o from_o f._n sacinus_fw-la to_o mr._n t._n f._n but_o we_o shall_v hear_v by_o and_o by_o he_o will_v confess_v that_o also_o p._n 61._o three_o infinite_a person_n each_o of_o which_o be_v mind_n and_o spirit_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a spirit_n catholic_n again_o and_o unitarian_n all_o over_o for_o when_o the_o church_n say_v each_o divine_a person_n be_v mind_n and_o spirit_n the_o meaning_n be_v the_o divine_a person_n be_v internal_a relative_a property_n of_o the_o same_o infinite_a mind_n and_o spirit_n and_o be_v so_o each_o of_o they_o indeed_o be_v mind_n and_o spirit_n but_o not_o a_o mind_n or_o a_o spirit_n have_v dr._n sherlock_n but_o know_v this_o in_o time_n he_o have_v never_o write_v against_o 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same_o one_o substance_n be_v not_o three_o go_n the_o short_a of_o this_o be_v the_o church_n do_v not_o mean_a by_o three_o person_n what_o the_o socinian_o mean_v if_o she_o do_v they_o will_v right_o accuse_v she_o of_o tritheism_n three_o such_o person_n as_o the_o socinian_o oppose_v be_v indeed_o three_o go_n he_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n p._n 67_o in_o these_o word_n the_o three_o divine_a person_n as_o we_o have_v now_o explain_v they_o be_v not_o three_o such_o person_n as_o the_o socinian_o must_v confess_v three_o person_n must_v be_v who_o be_v three_o go_n right_o for_o you_o have_v now_o acknowledge_v that_o what_o you_o call_v three_o person_n be_v indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o selfsame_a spiritual_a substance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o unity_n of_o identity_n one_o supreme_a be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a spirit_n which_o in_o all_o your_o former_a book_n be_v nonsense_n and_o heresy_n and_o not_o great_a 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