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father_n the_o true_a christian_a justify_v faith_n chap._n iu._n credulity_n not_o a_o excess_n of_o divine_a faith_n what_o deference_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o general_a council_n that_o they_o can_v err_v à _fw-fr piè_fw-fr credibile_fw-la they_o be_v the_o best_a expedient_n of_o unity_n chap._n v._n the_o belief_n of_o christ_n divinity_n one_o of_o the_o difficulty_n in_o the_o plant_n the_o gospel_n the_o belief_n of_o this_o frequent_o encourage_v by_o our_o saviour_n the_o belief_n of_o christ_n divinity_n useful_a to_o religion_n 1._o by_o gain_v authority_n to_o his_o law_n 2._o by_o improve_n our_o love_n and_o gratitude_n 3._o by_o assure_v we_o of_o pardon_n chap._n vi_o our_o saviour_n title_n not_o hyperbolical_a not_o call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o a_o great_a mountain_n be_v call_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o angel_n be_v the_o splendour_n of_o his_o nature_n no_o bar_n to_o our_o be_v certain_a of_o 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to_o puzzle_v we_o consider_v a_o vindication_n of_o bishop_n alexander_n contest_v with_o arius_n a_o citation_n out_o of_o socrates_n concern_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d examine_v athanasius_n explication_n of_o the_o trinity_n defend_v not_o absurd_a to_o believe_v a_o mystery_n account_v of_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o council_n of_o syrmium_fw-la no_o necessity_n that_o christ_n have_v two_o nature_n shall_v have_v two_o person_n his_o be_v but_o one_o person_n do_v not_o make_v he_o have_v but_o one_o nature_n a_o account_n of_o the_o condemnation_n of_o eutyches_n a_o account_n of_o the_o heretical_a council_n at_o ephesus_n that_o restore_v he_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o eutychian_o in_o that_o council_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o honour_n do_v to_o leo_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n the_o favour_n grant_v to_o the_o eutychian_o by_o basiliscus_n no_o argument_n against_o the_o orthodox_n doctrine_n monothelitism_n not_o owe_v to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n a_o account_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o it_o chap._n ix_o to_o assert_v our_o saviour_n divinity_n do_v not_o dishonour_v he_o by_o make_v he_o comprehensible_a a_o account_n of_o the_o say_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n which_o the_o author_n allege_v the_o arian_n be_v never_o the_o less_o such_o for_o all_o their_o subscription_n to_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a a_o vindication_n of_o athanasius_n fly_v to_o julius_n the_o roman_a bishop_n and_o of_o julius_n a_o account_n of_o the_o council_n of_o sardica_n athanasius_n purge_v from_o his_o pretend_a crime_n a_o schism_n between_o the_o two_o church_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o disagreement_n of_o the_o arian_n with_o the_o orthodox_n at_o sardica_n the_o trouble_n in_o the_o church_n not_o imputable_a to_o the_o orthodox_n doctrine_n the_o prevail_a of_o the_o orthodox_n doctrine_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n nor_o from_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_a church_n a_o vindication_n of_o theodosius_n decree_n for_o the_o establish_n the_o orthodox_n doctrine_n of_o charity_n to_o heretic_n from_o the_o example_n of_o alexander_n the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o heresy_n though_o not_o foresee_v yet_o imputable_a to_o it_o arian_n and_o socinian_n exposition_n of_o scripture_n unreasonable_a to_o make_v the_o great_a compellation_n of_o christ_n stoop_v to_o the_o small_a chap._n x._o of_o the_o author_n reflection_n on_o dr._n hammond_n treatise_n of_o fundamental_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n agree_v with_o the_o author_n first_o qualification_n of_o matter_n of_o faith_n viz._n to_o be_v sufficient_o understand_v by_o the_o mean_a capacity_n his_o second_o qualification_n consider_v that_o it_o must_v be_v the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n the_o trinity_n prove_v by_o scripture_n his_o three_o qualification_n consider_v eternal_a life_n promise_v to_o the_o belief_n of_o our_o saviour_n divinity_n the_o use_n 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alexandria_n do_v not_o condemn_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o substantia_fw-la proper_a word_n to_o explain_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o they_o and_o the_o latin_n do_v understand_v by_o one_o what_o the_o greek_n do_v by_o the_o other_o the_o same_o show_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o persona_fw-la none_o but_o the_o heretic_n refuse_v these_o word_n the_o doctor_n be_v explication_n of_o the_o trinity_n downright_a sabellianism_n how_o sabellius_n explain_v the_o trinity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o explain_v by_o the_o ancient_n by_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o father_n nor_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o be_v a_o energy_n neither_o st._n austin_n nor_o dr._n sherlock_n of_o our_o author_n opinion_n a_o answer_n to_o the_o preface_n the_o author_n in_o this_o by_o as_o much_o as_o can_v be_v gather_v from_o he_o go_v upon_o two_o argument_n to_o overturn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o 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not_o socinianism_n but_o it_o be_v socinianism_n reverse_v it_o be_v a_o heterodoxy_n of_o his_o own_o coin_n it_o be_v such_o a_o odd_a piece_n of_o stupid_a heresy_n as_o not_o only_o his_o belove_a rationalist_n but_o even_o his_o ignorant_a christian_n will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o second_o as_o to_o what_o he_o will_v infer_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o plainness_n of_o the_o gospel_n i_o have_v give_v a_o answer_n already_o to_o that_o when_o i_o consider_v his_o preface_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n divinity_n shall_v i_o think_v give_v great_a credit_n and_o authority_n to_o his_o law_n and_o ordinary_a christian_n shall_v soon_o believe_v and_o practice_v they_o upon_o account_n of_o their_o have_v so_o admirable_a and_o divine_a a_o author_n three_o as_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n its_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o fewness_n of_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n which_o our_o 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