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and_o he_o that_o honour_v not_o the_o son_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o honour_v not_o the_o father_n we_o can_v honour_v the_o father_n more_o than_o by_o believe_v that_o he_o so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n to_o die_v for_o we_o for_o the_o great_a the_o gift_n be_v the_o great_a be_v our_o obligation_n to_o gratitude_n and_o obedience_n so_o that_o what_o the_o doctor_n urge_v to_o the_o disparagement_n of_o faith_n that_o the_o precept_n require_v faith_n and_o the_o promise_v encourage_v it_o be_v calculate_v for_o those_o primitive_a time_n and_o be_v now_o cease_v be_v to_o recommend_v infidelity_n and_o not_o faith_n and_o plain_o it_o be_v that_o his_o chief_a design_n be_v to_o exalt_v natural_a religion_n on_o the_o ruin_n of_o christian_a faith_n which_o will_v also_o take_v off_o the_o motive_n and_o encouragement_n to_o obedience_n and_o thankfulness_n chap._n 6._o in_o this_o chapter_n he_o inquire_v what_o be_v those_o save_a truth_n to_o the_o belief_n whereof_o eternal_a life_n be_v promise_v these_o truth_n he_o say_v concern_v the_o person_n in_o who_o or_o the_o word_n which_o we_o believe_v on_o credit_n of_o the_o person_n here_o he_o inquire_v first_o what_o kind_n of_o person_n our_o saviour_n require_v we_o to_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v this_o person_n he_o describe_v from_o 7_o dan._n 13._o to_o be_v one_o to_o who_o be_v give_v dominion_n and_o glory_n and_o a_o kingdom_n that_o all_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n shall_v serve_v he_o the_o title_n there_o give_v he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o in_o the_o jewish_a idiom_n import_v the_o eminence_n of_o the_o subject_a speak_v of_o that_o be_v a_o man_n of_o some_o singular_a note_n but_o a_o man_n still_o another_o idiom_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o advance_v a_o thing_n or_o person_n be_v to_o entitle_v it_o to_o god_n as_o river_n of_o god_n and_o mountain_n of_o god_n so_o man_n of_o god_n and_o son_n of_o god_n by_o daniel_n be_v make_v a_o character_n of_o the_o great_a beauty_n and_o majesty_n but_o a_o creature_n still_o he_o mention_v also_o that_o character_n which_o christ_n assume_v the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n these_o character_n speak_v he_o a_o person_n of_o supereminent_a and_o unmeasurable_a greatness_n like_o his_o emblem_n the_o light_n and_o that_o be_v but_o a_o creature_n which_o whatever_n the_o traveller_n believe_v it_o to_o be_v still_o it_o be_v his_o faithful_a guide_n but_o have_v we_o no_o other_o benefit_n from_o the_o sun_n but_o its_o light_n only_o do_v it_o not_o also_o warm_a comfort_n and_o enliven_v we_o yet_o the_o scripture_n give_v more_o noble_a operation_n to_o faith_n it_o be_v as_o much_o the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o the_o body_n it_o give_v spirit_n and_o motion_n to_o every_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o the_o apostle_n gal._n 2.20_o i_o live_v yet_o not_o i_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o and_o the_o life_n which_o i_o now_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n 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evidence_n so_o by_o christ_n own_o word_n that_o a_o practical_a faith_n be_v all_o that_o our_o saviour_n require_v for_o when_o the_o jew_n come_v about_o he_o and_o say_v how_o long_o do_v thou_o make_v we_o to_o doubt_v if_o thou_o be_v the_o christ_n tell_v we_o plain_o and_o he_o in_o answer_n thereto_o call_v god_n his_o father_n they_o take_v up_o stone_n to_o stone_n he_o because_o say_v they_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n make_v thyself_o god_n he_o do_v not_o on_o so_o urgent_a occasion_n assert_v his_o right_n but_o abate_v so_o much_o as_o exceed_v their_o comprehension_n satisfy_v himself_o that_o he_o may_v satisfy_v they_o with_o what_o may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o their_o conviction_n to_o salvation_n be_v it_o not_o write_v in_o your_o law_n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v nothing_o of_o what_o he_o have_v be_v from_o eternity_n in_o himself_o but_o what_o he_o be_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o world_n and_o in_o comparison_n with_o all_o other_o 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contradiction_n to_o say_v that_o a_o substance_n can_v be_v immaterial_a of_o this_o opinion_n be_v vorstius_n and_o hobbs_n and_o how_o much_o the_o doctor_n differ_v from_o they_o that_o which_o follow_v may_v evidence_n the_o more_o we_o attend_v to_o our_o own_o sense_n say_v the_o doctor_n or_o aristotle_n predicament_n the_o more_o strong_o be_v our_o mind_n possess_v that_o substance_n must_v be_v material_a etc._n etc._n as_o to_o the_o word_n person_n p._n 46._o he_o say_v can_v we_o be_v as_o sensible_a that_o the_o word_n person_n in_o its_o metaphysical_a height_n be_v no_o less_o improper_o apply_v to_o the_o second_o distinction_n in_o the_o trinity_n than_o the_o word_n beget_v be_v in_o its_o physical_a baseness_n and_o can_v we_o cast_v away_o that_o improper_a word_n and_o use_v the_o wary_a word_n subsistence_n and_o propriety_n we_o shall_v more_o easy_o satisfy_v ourselves_o and_o other_o wherefore_o take_v the_o word_n substance_n for_o subsistence_n and_o person_n for_o propriety_n he_o proceed_v to_o give_v we_o a_o new_a notion_n of_o the_o trinity_n such_o as_o agree_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la and_o sabellius_n that_o the_o one_o high_a god_n be_v both_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n his_o position_n be_v these_o 1._o that_o god_n be_v a_o be_v absolute_o perfect_a 2._o that_o mind_n be_v the_o most_o perfect_a be_v the_o same_o with_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o original_a be_v derive_v from_o none_o but_o author_n of_o all_o and_o therefore_o proper_o style_v the_o father_n as_o mind_n be_v the_o most_o perfect_a be_v so_o the_o most_o perfect_a be_v must_v be_v a_o perfect_a mind_n but_o a_o unthinking_a mind_n can_v be_v a_o perfect_a one_o god_n therefore_o be_v never_o unthinking_a and_o since_o thought_n be_v the_o first_o and_o proper_a issue_n of_o a_o think_v mind_n therefore_o may_v it_o most_o proper_o be_v style_v the_o first_o beget_v son_n and_o coeternal_a with_o the_o father_n because_o the_o father_n be_v never_o before_o he_o p._n 48._o a_o thought_n be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o word_n conceive_v and_o a_o word_n be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o thought_n bring_v forth_o the_o mind_n or_o its_o wisdom_n can_v be_v absolute_o perfect_a if_o they_o do_v not_o or_o can_v perform_v or_o want_v power_n to_o act_n there_o must_v therefore_o be_v a_o three_o person_n which_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v constant_o describe_v by_o power_n and_o action_n this_o be_v the_o doctor_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o he_o think_v he_o have_v oblige_v all_o mankind_n display_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n which_o have_v be_v the_o trouble_n of_o all_o age_n and_o in_o which_o he_o have_v not_o advance_v one_o proposition_n without_o warrant_n from_o the_o scripture_n the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o best_a champion_n for_o that_o doctrine_n and_o that_o which_o be_v his_o great_a hope_n be_v that_o the_o unitarian_n will_v not_o dissent_v from_o one_o of_o they_o if_o take_v in_o that_o sense_n which_o their_o term_n free_o offer_v p._n 51._o and_o i_o fear_v it_o be_v to_o serve_v their_o hypothesis_n that_o the_o doctor_n have_v conceive_v and_o publish_v this_o notion_n it_o be_v not_o a_o little_a surprise_v that_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v so_o late_o ridicule_v under_o the_o term_n mystery_n and_o which_o must_v remain_v so_o still_o a_o point_n of_o push-pin_n divinity_n the_o athanasian_n doctrine_n fit_a to_o be_v number_v with_o the_o roman_a and_o will_v be_v fair_o deal_v with_o if_o leave_v on_o the_o same_o level_n with_o the_o arian_n equal_o unworthy_a not_o only_o of_o our_o faith_n but_o our_o study_n see_v the_o naked_a gospel_n print_v in_o two_o column_n p._n 38._o a_o long_a and_o mischievous_a controversy_n and_o behold_v now_o the_o ground_n on_o which_o one_o of_o our_o fundamental_a article_n be_v build_v shall_v 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