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A50867 An account of Mr. Lock's religion, out of his own writings, and in his own words together with some observations upon it, and a twofold appendix : I. a specimen of Mr. Lock's way of answering authors ..., II. a brief enquiry whether Socinianism be justly charged upon Mr. Lock. Milner, John, 1628-1702.; Locke, John, 1632-1704. Selections. 1700. 1700 (1700) Wing M2075; ESTC R548 126,235 194

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that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o preach_a of_o christ_n as_o also_o the_o commission_n he_o give_v to_o his_o apostle_n and_o the_o lxx_o disciple_n and_o their_o preach_v the_o religion_n our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n propose_v consist_v in_o that_o short_a plain_a easy_a and_o intelligible_a summary_n which_o i_o set_v down_o in_o my_o reasonab_n of_o christian._n in_o these_o word_n believe_v jesus_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n promise_v and_o take_v he_o now_o raise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o constitute_v the_o lord_n and_o judge_n of_o man_n to_o be_v their_o king_n and_o ruler_n mr._n lock_v vindicat._n of_o the_o reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 28._o as_o to_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n the_o whole_a aim_n of_o all_o their_o preach_v every_o where_o be_v to_o convince_v the_o unbelieving_a world_n of_o these_o two_o great_a truth_n first_o that_o there_o be_v one_o eternal_a invisible_a god_n maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n 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deliverer_n they_o expect_v and_o his_o commission_n to_o the_o seventy_o who_o he_o send_v to_o preach_v be_v so_o exact_o conformable_a to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v before_o give_v to_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n that_o there_o need_v but_o this_o one_o thing_n more_o to_o be_v observe_v to_o convince_v any_o one_o that_o they_o be_v send_v to_o convert_v their_o hearer_n to_o this_o sole_a belief_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v come_v and_o that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n ibid._n p._n 289_o 290_o 296_o 299._o according_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o apostle_n every_o where_o in_o the_o act_n tend_v to_o this_o one_o point_n to_o prove_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 31._o what_o that_o word_n be_v through_o which_o other_o shall_v believe_v on_o christ_n s._n joh._n 17._o 20._o we_o have_v see_v in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o apostle_n all_o through_o the_o history_n of_o the_o act_n viz._n this_o one_o great_a point_n that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n ibid._n p._n 186._o observation_n it_o be_v strange_a that_o mr._n lock_n shall_v say_v in_o so_o many_o place_n without_o any_o restriction_n or_o limitation_n that_o this_o that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n be_v the_o sole_a doctrine_n that_o one_o point_n or_o article_n which_o be_v preach_v when_o he_o himself_o otherwhere_o put_v so_o many_o restriction_n and_o limitation_n upon_o it_o as_o 1._o when_o in_o his_o reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 195._o he_o say_v this_o be_v the_o only_a gospel-article_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v preach_v to_o they_o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o only_a article_n of_o faith_n but_o the_o only_a gospel-article_n he_o grant_v that_o the_o apostle_n preach_v the_o article_n of_o one_o true_a eternal_a and_o invisible_a god_n maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n see_v reasonab_n of_o christian_n p._n 43_o 44._o but_o he_o do_v not_o call_v this_o a_o gospel-article_n 2._o when_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a article_n necessary_a to_o be_v believe_v to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o christian_n the_o sole_a doctrine_n upon_o their_o assent_n to_o which_o or_o disbelief_n of_o it_o man_n be_v pronounce_v believer_n or_o unbeliever_n and_o according_o receive_v into_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n ibid._n p._n 195._o 3._o he_o limit_n to_o the_o preach_v of_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n to_o those_o who_o be_v yet_o stranger_n and_o ignorant_a of_o the_o faith_n to_o bring_v they_o in_o and_o convert_v they_o to_o it_o ibid._n p._n 298._o see_v also_o p._n 295._o and_o 297._o it_o be_v strange_a also_o that_o he_o shall_v contend_v so_o much_o that_o this_o be_v the_o only_a article_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v preach_v when_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o several_a other_o article_n be_v preach_v indeed_o now_o after_o his_o death_n his_o resurrection_n be_v also_o common_o require_v to_o be_v believe_v as_o a_o necessary_a article_n so_o mr._n lock_v ibid._n p._n 31._o their_o great_a business_n be_v to_o be_v witness_n to_o jesus_n of_o his_o life_n death_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n which_o put_v together_o be_v undeniable_a proof_n of_o his_o be_v the_o messiah_n so_o the_o same_o mr._n lock_n ibid._n p._n 188._o speak_v of_o the_o apostle_n who_o certain_o do_v not_o fail_v to_o execute_v their_o great_a business_n which_o be_v to_o preach_v or_o bear_v witness_n to_o the_o article_n of_o christ_n life_n death_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n and_o not_o only_o that_o of_o his_o be_v the_o messiah_n in_o the_o next_o page_n viz._n 190._o he_o have_v these_o word_n we_o see_v what_o it_o be_v that_o be_v to_o be_v preach_v to_o all_o nation_n viz._n that_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n that_o have_v suffer_v and_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a the_o three_o day_n and_o fulfil_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n concern_v the_o messiah_n and_o that_o those_o that_o believe_v this_o and_o repent_v shall_v have_v remission_n of_o sin_n through_o this_o faith_n in_o he_o and_o p._n 191._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o s._n paul_n preach_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n the_o king_n who_o be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a now_o reign_v and_o shall_v more_o public_o manifest_v his_o kingdom_n in_o judge_v the_o world_n at_o the_o last_o day_n surely_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a than_o that_o by_o mr._n lock_n be_v own_o acknowledgement_n the_o apostle_n preach_v the_o article_n of_o our_o dear_a lord_n suffer_v rise_v the_o three_o day_n fulfil_v all_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n concern_v he_o now_o reign_v and_o future_a come_n to_o judge_v the_o world_n and_o that_o those_o who_o true_o believe_v and_o repent_v shall_v receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n through_o faith_n in_o he_o and_o not_o one_o article_n only_o and_o therefore_o he_o very_o fit_o call_v they_o concomitant_a article_n since_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o preach_n often_o join_v they_o with_o that_o article_n that_o jesus_n 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second_o vindication_n p._n 309._o but_o every_o one_o see_v that_o all_o he_o can_v say_v be_v that_o in_o effect_n they_o make_v but_o one_o and_o that_o with_o the_o same_o breath_n he_o express_o call_v they_o two_o article_n there_o be_v therefore_o no_o necessity_n of_o our_o insist_v upon_o this_o they_o that_o please_v may_v see_v what_o he_o himself_o say_v in_o the_o same_o vindication_n p._n 25_o 26._o 2._o he_o insist_o much_o upon_o it_o that_o our_o saviour_n crucifixion_n death_n and_o resurrection_n be_v mention_v and_o make_v use_n of_o as_o argument_n to_o persuade_v man_n of_o this_o fundamental_a truth_n viz._n that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n they_o be_v not_o propose_v as_o fundamental_a article_n which_o the_o apostle_n principal_o aim_v at_o and_o endeavour_v to_o convince_v man_n of_o second_o vindicat._n p._n 268_o 269._o so_o again_o p._n 323._o he_o urge_v that_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n be_v matter_n of_o fact_n which_o happen_v to_o he_o in_o 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a_o specimen_fw-la of_o mr._n have_v way_n of_o answer_v person_n out_o of_o his_o essay_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o §._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o mr._n lock_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o essay_n have_v twice_o set_v these_o word_n in_o his_o margin_n lord_n herbert_n innate_a principle_n examine_v perhaps_o because_o he_o will_v have_v it_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o he_o dare_v undertake_v to_o grapple_v with_o so_o great_a a_o person_n i_o have_v therefore_o take_v more_o especial_a notice_n of_o that_o which_o he_o say_v against_o that_o excellent_a writer_n and_o also_o represent_v it_o at_o length_n to_o the_o reader_n be_v view_n that_o he_o may_v likewise_o take_v the_o more_o notice_n of_o it_o the_o rather_o because_o it_o will_v afford_v he_o a_o specimen_fw-la of_o mr._n lock_n be_v way_n of_o answer_v author_n mr._n lock_v in_o his_o essay_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o §_o 15._o when_o i_o have_v write_v this_o be_v inform_v that_o my_o lord_n herbert_n have_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr veritate_fw-la assign_v these_o innate_a principle_n i_o present_o consult_v he_o hope_v to_o find_v in_o a_o man_n of_o so_o great_a part_n something_o that_o may_v satisfy_v i_o in_o this_o point_n and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o my_o enquiry_n in_o his_o chapter_n de_fw-fr instinctu_fw-la naturali_fw-la p._n 76._o edit_fw-la 1656._o i_o meet_v with_o these_o six_o mark_n of_o his_o notitiae_fw-la commune_v 1._o prioritas_fw-la 2._o independentia_fw-la 3._o universalitas_fw-la 4._o certitudo_fw-la 5._o necessitas_fw-la i._n e._n as_o he_o explain_v it_o faciunt_fw-la ad_fw-la hominis_fw-la conservationem_fw-la 6._o modus_fw-la conformationis_fw-la i._n e._n assensus_fw-la nulla_fw-la interposita_fw-la mora_fw-la and_o at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o little_a treatise_n de_fw-la religione_fw-la laici_fw-la he_o say_v this_o of_o these_o innate_a principle_n adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la uniuscujusvis_fw-la religionis_fw-la confinio_fw-la arctentur_fw-la quae_fw-la ubique_fw-la vigent_fw-la veritates_fw-la sunt_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la ment_fw-la caelitus_fw-la descriptae_fw-la nullisque_fw-la traditionibus_fw-la five_o scriptis_fw-la five_o non_fw-la scriptis_fw-la obnoxiae_fw-la p._n 3._o and_o veritates_fw-la nostrae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la quae_fw-la tanquam_fw-la indubia_fw-la dei_fw-la effata_fw-la in_o foro_fw-la interiori_fw-la descripta_fw-la thus_o have_v give_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o innate_a principle_n or_o common_a notion_n and_o assert_v their_o be_v imprint_v on_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n he_o proceed_v to_o set_v they_o down_o and_o they_o be_v these_o 1._o esse_fw-la aliquod_fw-la supremum_fw-la numen_fw-la 2._o numen_fw-la illud_fw-la coli_fw-la debere_fw-la 3._o virtutem_fw-la cum_fw-la pielate_fw-la conjunctam_fw-la optimam_fw-la esse_fw-la rationem_fw-la cultus_fw-la divini_fw-la 4._o resipiscendum_fw-la esse_fw-la a_o peccatis_fw-la 5._o dari_n praemium_fw-la 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the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v use_v by_o s._n martha_n joh._n 11._o 27._o to_o signify_v the_o messiah_n and_o nothing_o else_o far_o the_o socinian_o make_v these_o expression_n the_o messiah_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o have_v the_o same_o signification_n saepissime_fw-la in_o scripture_n filius_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la idem_fw-la denotant_fw-la so_o crellius_n in_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 3_o ut_fw-la adeo_fw-la nomen_fw-la christus_fw-la seu_fw-la messiah_n &_o nomen_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la ex_fw-la usu_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la pro_fw-la eodem_fw-la sumeretur_fw-la wolzogenius_n in_o s._n matth._n 16_o 16._o compare_v this_o place_n with_o mar._n 8._o 29._o and_o luk._n 9_o 20._o and_o also_o allege_v joh._n 1._o 49._o and_o luk._n 22._o 67_o 68_o 69._o idem_fw-la est_fw-la messiam_fw-la seu_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o filium_fw-la dei_fw-la esse_fw-la enjedinus_n in_o s._n mat._n 28._o 19_o so_o slichtingius_n in_o s._n joh._n 1._o 50._o exit_fw-la nathanaelis_fw-la confession_n videmus_fw-la filii_fw-la illius_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o regis_fw-la illius_fw-la israel_n i._n e._n christi_fw-la titulum_fw-la idem_fw-la significare_fw-la usitatum_fw-la enim_fw-la erat_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la messiam_fw-la vocare_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la again_o in_o comment_n in_o s._n joh._n 20._o 31._o christi_fw-la &_o filii_fw-la dei_fw-la titulus_fw-la pro_fw-la synonymis_fw-la usurpantur_fw-la thus_o also_o socinus_n himself_o count_v wickum_n cap._n 5._o in_o resp._n ad_fw-la argum_fw-la 1._o perspicuum_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la reipsa_fw-la esse_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o illum_fw-la dei_fw-la filium_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la illum_fw-la regem_fw-la israelis_fw-la quod_fw-la esse_fw-la christum_fw-la caiaphas_n &_o alii_fw-la judaei_n aliud_fw-la nihil_fw-la filii_fw-la dei_fw-la nomine_fw-la intellexerunt_fw-la quam_fw-la christum_fw-la so_o he_o allege_v matth._n 26._o 63._o mar._n 14._o 61._o s._n joh._n 20._o 31._o together_o with_o 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