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character_n suppose_v i_o may_v animadvert_v as_o i_o pass_v that_o in_o pag._n 27._o mr._n dean_n impute_v sundry_a point_n very_o iniquitous_o state_v to_o the_o socinian_o which_o yet_o they_o hold_v not_o as_o he_o state_v they_o i_o be_o not_o concern_v to_o defend_v the_o socinian_n error_n but_o as_o i_o love_v truth_n and_o peace_n i_o can_v forbear_v observe_v that_o he_o here_o wrong_v they_o first_o as_o to_o what_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o object_n of_o christian_a worship_n if_o he_o as_o some_o in_o the_o world_n have_v have_v personal_a deal_n with_o the_o generality_n of_o his_o parishioner_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o conscience_n he_o will_v say_v that_o the_o ignorance_n of_o many_o church-people_n and_o so_o the_o error_n of_o their_o conception_n both_o touch_v god_n and_o touch_v the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n much_o more_o alter_v as_o to_o they_o the_o object_n of_o the_o christian_a worship_n than_o do_v the_o error_n of_o the_o socinian_o again_o whereas_o he_o say_v the_o socinian_o deny_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n offer_v himself_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o expiate_v our_o sin_n i_o do_v so_o far_o depend_v upon_o my_o memory_n as_o to_o avow_v they_o affirm_v our_o lord_n jesus_n to_o have_v be_v victimam_fw-la verè_fw-la expiatoriam_fw-la a_o sacrifice_n true_o expiatory_a they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o short_a exposition_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n whether_o slicktingius_fw-la as_o i_o rather_o think_v or_o crellius_n i_o can_v now_o tell_v have_v not_o see_v my_o book_n divers_a year_n nor_o do_v they_o deny_v the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o mankind_n in_o give_v his_o only_a son_n to_o be_v our_o prophet_n and_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n too_o nor_o his_o intercession_n as_o their_o high_a priest_n in_o virtue_n of_o his_o blood_n shed_v as_o a_o atonement_n for_o our_o sin_n they_o differ_v from_o we_o perhaps_o in_o explain_v the_o nature_n of_o expiation_n and_o satisfaction_n but_o both_o a_o expiation_n and_o a_o satisfaction_n they_o allow_v some_o man_n write_v against_o they_o without_o understand_v they_o but_o i_o forbear_v further_o intermeddle_v in_o these_o kind_n of_o injury_n though_o to_o use_v mr._n dean_n word_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o enlarge_v on_o this_o argument_n i_o be_o not_o write_v a_o defence_n 28._o pag._n 28._o of_o the_o socinian_o only_o i_o be_o vindicate_v a_o peaceable_a design_n in_o a_o man_n that_o be_v none_o but_o love_v godliness_n virtue_n and_o good_a work_n wherever_o he_o meet_v with_o they_o and_o who_o may_v chance_v soon_o to_o persuade_v many_o socinian_o to_o be_v silent_a by_o make_v it_o apparent_a he_o will_v not_o wrong_v they_o however_o odious_a other_o make_v they_o by_o unjust_a charge_n than_o will_v those_o be_v able_a who_o try_v their_o skill_n and_o strain_v their_o veracity_n in_o fierce_a and_o haughty_a dispute_n against_o they_o man_n may_v have_v wit_n enough_o if_o they_o have_v justice_n do_v they_o to_o understand_v when_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v quiet_a who_o will_v scarce_o sit_v down_o silent_a under_o public_a calumny_n in_o the_o next_o place_n mr._n dean_n fall_v upon_o i_o for_o say_v very_o much_o be_v do_v 25._o §._o 25._o namely_o for_o present_a union_n by_o the_o late_a act_n in_o favour_n of_o dissenter_n and_o tax_v i_o here_o again_o according_a to_o his_o wont_a civility_n with_o pretend_v to_o give_v account_n of_o act_n of_o parliament_n as_o i_o do_v of_o other_o book_n without_o see_v they_o a_o strange_a kind_n of_o incredulity_n touch_v my_o read_n have_v possess_v this_o gentleman_n must_v i_o not_o be_v believe_v to_o have_v read_v book_n except_o i_o produce_v witness_n that_o hear_v or_o see_v i_o read_v they_o i_o can_v produce_v witness_n now_o in_o london_n where_o i_o buy_v this_o
possess_v of_o another_o will_n by_o be_v conscious_a to_o he_o what_o his_o will_n be_v much_o less_o shall_v have_v the_o power_n of_o another_o because_o he_o know_v as_o well_o as_o he_o what_o he_o can_v do_v be_v in_o my_o apprehension_n impossible_a for_o it_o make_v understanding_n will_n and_o power_n to_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o it_o be_v plain_a mutual_a consciousness_n in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n imply_v only_o mutual_a knowledge_n i_o may_v know_v another_o will_n yet_o not_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v i_o to_o it_o i_o may_v know_v what_o another_o be_v able_a to_o do_v yet_o not_o arrive_v at_o his_o power_n much_o more_o may_v be_v say_v to_o show_v the_o insufficiency_n of_o mutual_a consciousness_n for_o salve_v the_o unity_n of_o three_o such_o person_n as_o he_o have_v suppose_v in_o one_o nature_n any_o otherwise_o than_o as_o three_o individual_n be_v unite_v in_o one_o special_a nature_n which_o will_v not_o serve_v his_o turn_n but_o i_o have_v rather_o make_v a_o end_n before_o he_o conclude_v he_o must_v clothe_v i_o as_o he_o have_v be_v use_v to_o do_v other_o 28._o §._o 28._o and_o as_o the_o heathen_a do_v the_o primitive_a christian_n that_o beast_n may_v soon_o seize_v they_o or_o as_o the_o inquisitor_n do_v heretic_n before_o their_o execution_n in_o some_o monstrous_a shape_n that_o the_o world_n at_o least_o the_o church_n may_v abhor_v i_o according_o in_o a_o insult_a mood_n as_o think_v himself_o to_o have_v run_v i_o down_o he_o put_v the_o question_n and_o can_v any_o man_n tell_v what_o opinion_n this_o 30._o pag._n 30._o melancholy_a stander-by_n have_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o incarnation_n and_o he_o answer_v it_o himself_o that_o i_o dare_v not_o speak_v out_o but_o i_o give_v very_o broad_a sign_n what_o i_o will_v be_v at_o but_o can_v any_o man_n tell_v how_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o incarnation_n come_v in_o here_o my_o paper_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o name_v it_o only_o we_o must_v know_v the_o doctor_n have_v write_v on_o it_o and_o he_o can_v not_o give_v i_o load_n enough_o except_o he_o possess_v the_o world_n that_o i_o dissent_v from_o he_o in_o a_o doctrine_n wherein_o perhaps_o he_o be_v more_o orthodox_n as_o well_o as_o in_o that_o wherein_o he_o be_v heterodox_n i_o say_v perhaps_o he_o be_v more_o orthodox_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o incarnation_n but_o admit_v the_o necessary_a and_o immediate_a consequence_n of_o one_o branch_n of_o his_o hypothesis_n he_o be_v not_o so_o for_o if_o selfconsciousness_n alone_o distinguish_v one_o mind_n whether_o finite_a or_o infinite_a from_o another_o than_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o must_v allow_v there_o be_v no_o more_o essential_a property_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n than_o to_o be_v conscious_a to_o itself_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o there_o be_v two_o person_n in_o christ_n viz._n the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n which_o i_o think_v be_v nestorianism_n else_o he_o must_v deny_v the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v take_v a_o rational_a soul_n or_o become_v true_o man_n utrum_fw-la horum_fw-la but_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o be_v only_o a_o consectary_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o not_o express_o deliver_v by_o he_o i_o affix_v it_o not_o to_o he_o however_o i_o must_v complain_v he_o have_v do_v i_o wrong_n here_o flie_o and_o beyond_o the_o present_a cue_n to_o put_v the_o world_n upon_o a_o jealousy_n of_o my_o orthodoxy_n in_o point_n of_o the_o incarnation_n and_o for_o a_o farewell_n have_v by_o corrupt_v dismember_n and_o misplace_v my_o word_n fasten_v upon_o i_o divers_a extravagant_a thing_n as_o say_v by_o i_o which_o i_o never_o say_v as_o will_v appear_v by_o inspect_v my_o paper_n to_o expose_v i_o as_o the_o great_a applauder_n of_o the_o socinian_o to_o take_v off_o my_o sheep_n clothing_n as_o he_o call_v it_o and_o put_v i_o on_o the_o wolf_n in_o conclusion_n devout_o pray_v god_n to_o preserve_v his_o church_n from_o such_o as_o i_o but_o if_o i_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o answer_v his_o question_n i_o will_v satisfy_v the_o world_n what_o opinion_n i_o have_v both_o of_o all_o the_o controversy_n on_o foot_n among_o english_a protestant_n for_o other_o i_o meddle_v not_o with_o and_o particular_o of_o those_o of_o the_o trinity_n and_o incarnation_n first_o as_o to_o all_o controversy_n among_o english_a protestant_n i_o have_v in_o my_o paper_n express_v my_o opinion_n and_o affection_n too_o p._n 12._o perhaps_o with_o so_o much_o moderation_n and_o justice_n that_o mr._n dean_n think_v not_o fit_a to_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o that_o part._n a_o happy_a page_n of_o my_o that_o which_o alone_o as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v perceive_v escape_v his_o good-natured_a pen._n now_o the_o sum_n of_o what_o i_o there_o say_v and_o suggest_v in_o other_o place_n of_o my_o paper_n be_v this_o that_o be_v we_o be_v all_o agree_v in_o the_o common_a christianity_n thereby_o i_o mean_v the_o apostle_n creed_n and_o the_o evangelical_n law_n which_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o holy_a scripture_n therefore_o both_o all_o private_a doctor_n except_o in_o the_o school_n and_o all_o other_o private_a person_n of_o what_o party_n soever_o shall_v let_v controversy_n alone_o and_o keep_v their_o mind_n to_o themselves_o refrain_v from_o expose_v one_o another_o and_o treasure_v up_o to_o one_o another_o wrath_n against_o a_o evil_a day_n and_o shall_v bend_v all_o their_o study_n to_o reform_v their_o own_o and_o other_o life_n worship_v god_n sincere_o according_a to_o their_o conscience_n and_o blessing_n he_o for_o their_o present_a liberty_n and_o study_v to_o be_v quiet_a and_o to_o do_v their_o own_o business_n this_o be_v my_o sense_n for_o the_o present_a as_o to_o all_o controversy_n among_o we_o protestant_n in_o general_n then_o as_o to_o the_o two_o particular_a doctrine_n by_o he_o mention_v i_o have_v sufficient_o declare_v my_o judgement_n already_o in_o this_o paper_n and_o i_o 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and_o conformity_n nor_o have_v i_o do_v or_o write_v any_o thing_n by_o which_o i_o have_v retract_v such_o subscription_n or_o conformity_n and_o therefore_o i_o fear_v no_o man_n good_a will_n as_o to_o reform_v i_o out_o of_o the_o church_n but_o in_o sum_n i_o think_v it_o no_o point_n of_o nonconformity_n to_o desire_v and_o in_o my_o sphere_n endeavour_n promote_v or_o persuade_v the_o reform_n of_o such_o thing_n in_o our_o church_n as_o keep_v many_o good_a man_n out_o of_o it_o and_o therefore_o notwithstanding_o my_o engagement_n to_o the_o church_n and_o adherence_n thereto_o i_o declare_v it_o as_o my_o judgement_n that_o the_o church_n be_v bind_v upon_o her_o faith_n that_o be_v upon_o her_o promise_n often_o and_o on_o several_a occasion_n give_v especial_o upon_o the_o profession_n she_o have_v make_v in_o time_n of_o her_o adversity_n to_o reform_v her_o liturgy_n in_o divers_a point_n and_o to_o relax_v the_o condition_n of_o her_o communion_n as_o soon_o as_o a_o 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