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to_o the_o other_o hypothesis_n be_v not_o reconcilable_a but_o by_o offer_v manifest_a violence_n to_o they_o 25._o the_o socinian_o must_v needs_o confess_v that_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o father_n for_o which_o they_o express_v a_o very_a zealous_n concern_v be_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v desire_v take_v care_n of_o by_o this_o explication_n nor_o can_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a spirit_n be_v more_o consult_v than_o by_o ascribe_v to_o they_o all_o perfection_n but_o what_o they_o can_v have_v without_o the_o most_o apparent_a contradiction_n ascribe_v to_o they_o 26._o and_o we_o will_v think_v it_o impossible_a that_o any_o christian_n shall_v not_o be_v easy_o persuade_v to_o think_v as_o honourable_o of_o his_o redeemer_n and_o sanctifier_n as_o he_o can_v while_o he_o rob_v not_o god_n the_o father_n for_o their_o sake_n and_o offer_v no_o violence_n to_o the_o sense_n and_o mean_v of_o divine_a revelation_n nor_o to_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o mind_n 27._o there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o one_o god_n which_o all_o hearty_a theist_n will_v acknowledge_v necessary_a to_o be_v conceive_v of_o he_o that_o be_v as_o much_o above_o the_o reach_n and_o comprehension_n of_o humane_a understanding_n as_o be_v any_o part_n of_o this_o explication_n of_o the_o h._n trinity_n nay_o this_o may_v be_v affirm_v even_o of_o the_o notion_n of_o self-existence_n but_o yet_o there_o can_v be_v a_o atheist_n so_o silly_a as_o to_o question_v it_o since_o it_o be_v not_o more_o evident_a that_o one_o and_o two_o do_v make_v three_o than_o that_o there_o can_v never_o have_v be_v any_o thing_n if_o there_o be_v not_o something_o which_o be_v always_o and_o never_o begin_v to_o be_v 28._o lest_o novelty_n shall_v be_v object_v against_o this_o explication_n and_o therefore_o such_o shall_v be_v prejudice_v against_o it_o as_o have_v a_o veneration_n for_o antiquity_n we_o add_v that_o it_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o account_n which_o 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emanation_n affirm_v he_o to_o be_v god_n of_o god_n very_a god_n of_o very_a god_n and_o metaphorical_o express_v it_o by_o light_n of_o light_n answerable_o to_o what_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n say_v of_o he_o ch._n 1._o 3._o viz._n that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o effulgency_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o character_n of_o his_o substance_n and_o so_o be_v as_o much_o of_o one_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n as_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v with_o the_o body_n of_o it_o and_o since_o there_o have_v be_v of_o late_a so_o many_o explication_n or_o account_n publish_v of_o this_o most_o adorable_a mystery_n which_o have_v have_v little_o better_a success_n than_o make_v sport_n for_o the_o socinian_o i_o think_v it_o very_o seasonable_a now_o to_o revive_v that_o which_o i_o affirm_v with_o great_a assurance_n to_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a one_o of_o all_o much_o elder_a than_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o 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because_o they_o be_v not_o divisible_a and_o therefore_o have_v no_o part_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a too_o how_o well_o this_o reason_n suit_v to_o eternal_a emanation_n sect._n 59_o this_o section_n have_v several_a very_o surprise_v thing_n in_o it_o as_o 1._o our_o author_n can_v see_v since_o the_o son_n and_o spirit_n be_v necessary_a emanation_n how_o they_o owe_v their_o origin_n more_o to_o the_o father_n than_o the_o father_n owe_v his_o to_o they_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v since_o the_o tree_n necessary_o issue_v forth_o from_o the_o root_n and_o the_o ray_n from_o the_o sun_n therefore_o the_o root_n owe_v its_o origin_n no_o less_o to_o the_o tree_n and_o the_o sun_n to_o its_o ray_n than_o the_o tree_n to_o the_o root_n and_o the_o ray_n to_o the_o sun_n 2._o his_o reason_n for_o that_o assertion_n be_v that_o the_o father_n son_n and_o spirit_n be_v all_o three_o of_o a_o substance_n that_o be_v self-existent_a but_o i_o say_v only_o the_o two_o latter_a be_v so_o for_o the_o first_o as_o he_o need_v not_o to_o be_v tell_v be_v the_o self_n existent_a substance_n not_o of_o or_o from_o such_o a_o substance_n but_o if_o he_o ask_v i_o how_o they_o emane_n from_o the_o father_n i_o know_v not_o which_o of_o we_o will_v be_v the_o more_o presumptuous_a he_o for_o ask_v and_o for_o endeavour_v to_o answer_n thatquestion_n but_o on_o second_o thought_n i_o will_v undertake_v to_o answer_v it_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o answer_v i_o this_o how_o do_v yourself_o come_v into_o be_v or_o what_o be_v the_o modus_fw-la how_o any_o thing_n come_v to_o be_v what_o it_o be_v or_o to_o be_v at_o all_o 3._o he_o add_v nor_o can_v the_o father_n more_o than_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o separation_n since_o they_o necessary_o separate_v from_o one_o another_o but_o can_v i_o need_v to_o mind_v he_o that_o our_o hypothesis_n will_v not_o bear_v a_o separation_n between_o the_o divine_a person_n and_o only_a assert_n a_o distinction_n between_o they_o and_o sure_o i_o need_v not_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o over-fit_a to_o write_v book_n who_o know_v not_o that_o distinction_n and_o separation_n and_o difference_n too_o be_v several_a thing_n but_o 4._o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o no_o one_o of_o these_o person_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o separation_n because_o they_o necessary_o separate_v do_v he_o think_v that_o god_n can_v be_v the_o necessary_a cause_n of_o nothing_o or_o that_o he_o be_v in_o his_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a to_o every_o thing_n if_o he_o believe_v for_o instance_n that_o the_o perfection_n of_o his_o nature_n do_v not_o necessary_o determine_v he_o to_o what_o be_v best_a or_o to_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n know_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v i_o hope_v there_o be_v not_o many_o of_o his_o mind_n he_o say_v 5._o that_o it_o be_v another_o contradiction_n to_o affirm_v that_o a_o infinite_a substance_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o infinite_a part_n how_o do_v our_o author_n already_o run_v taplash_n but_o i_o will_v not_o therefore_o forbear_v reply_v and_o i_o answer_v no_o doubt_v it_o be_v a_o horrid_a contradiction_n so_o to_o affirm_v but_o how_o rank_n do_v this_o smell_n of_o the_o gross_a thing_n call_v body_n his_o mind_n run_v altogether_o upon_o material_a substance_n which_o alone_o i_o say_v have_v part_n to_o be_v divide_v into_o and_o if_o a_o spiritual_a substance_n can_v be_v divide_v into_o spiritual_a part_n much_o less_o can_v a_o insinite_a spiritual_a substance_n be_v divide_v into_o infinite_a spiritual_a part_n and_o he_o who_o think_v that_o a_o spirit_n can_v be_v divide_v into_o part_n have_v as_o good_a never_o take_v that_o word_n into_o his_o mouth_n and_o much_o less_o can_v he_o pretend_v to_o believe_v it_o a_o thing_n of_o a_o immortal_a nature_n which_o whosoever_o do_v not_o whatever_o theologer_n they_o may_v be_v i_o can_v admire_v they_o for_o philosopher_n 6._o he_o make_v 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