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antitrinitarian_n themselves_o can_v never_o be_v for_o it_o as_o the_o calm_a discourse_n have_v show_v 139._o and_o if_o the_o dean_n be_v he_o be_v go_v into_o the_o remote_a extreme_a from_o what_o he_o hold_v and_o plain_o enough_o seem_v still_o to_o hold_v that_o ever_o man_n of_o sense_n do_v but_o for_o what_o be_v add_v that_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v that_o wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o god_n this_o be_v not_o fair_o say_v civility_n allow_v i_o not_o to_o say_v untrue_o there_o be_v no_o word_n in_o the_o place_n he_o cite_v nor_o any_o where_o in_o that_o book_n that_o signify_v not_o allow_v it_o be_v intimate_v we_o be_v not_o instruct_v by_o the_o scripture_n to_o conceive_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o in_o every_o respect_n most_o absolute_o
be_v the_o same_o but_o must_v be_v two_o no_o man_n be_v his_o own_o image_n nor_o be_v a_o image_n the_o image_n of_o itself_o and_o he_o add_v this_o be_v so_o self_n evident_a etc._n etc._n but_o whereas_o the_o distinction_n all_o this_o while_n may_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v but_o modal_n and_o that_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o defender_n present_a what_o ever_o be_v the_o dean_n former_a meaning_n that_o the_o three_o subsistence_n differ_v only_o in_o their_o different_a manner_n of_o subsist_v yet_o with_o this_o meaning_n his_o other_o word_n do_v little_a agree_v for_o he_o plain_o assert_v a_o real_a distinction_n of_o three_o in_o the_o same_o individual_a numerical_a nature_n and_o who_o do_v ever_o make_v a_o real_a distinction_n to_o be_v but_o modal_n more_o express_o he_o have_v say_v before_o p._n 18._o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v one_o individual_a nature_n but_o not_o one_o single_a nature_n for_o one_o single_a nature_n can_v be_v but_o one_o person_n whether_o 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not_o to_o say_v nor_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o substance_n i._n e._n as_o he_o paraphrase_n it_o one_o single_a subsist_v nature_n therefore_o there_o must_v be_v three_o single_a subsist_v nature_n and_o three_o person_n for_o if_o this_o same_o substance_n do_v and_o suffer_v all_o patripassiani_a et_fw-la nos_fw-la we_o must_v be_v patripassians_a which_o god_n forbid_v and_o what_o the_o defender_n allege_v from_o the_o ancient_n against_o the_o sabellian_o allow_v only_o a_o trinity_n of_o name_n and_o his_o take_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 25._o in_o the_o concrete_a not_o in_o the_o abstract_n full_o enough_o speak_v the_o enquirer_n sense_n his_o account_v the_o contrary_a too_o fine_a and_o metaphysical_a for_o he_o be_v what_o be_v write_v to_o dr._n wallis_n calm_a discourse_n p._n 107._o too_o fine_a or_o too_o little_a solid_a etc._n etc._n in_o short_a till_o it_o can_v be_v effectual_o prove_v that_o mind_n and_o spirit_n do_v not_o signify_v somewhat_o as_o absolute_a as_o nature_n or_o essence_n or_o rather_o more_o than_o the_o former_a which_o signify_v the_o principle_n of_o operation_n as_o the_o other_o of_o be_v and_o till_o it_o can_v be_v as_o well_o prove_v that_o assert_v a_o thing_n as_o certain_a so_o as_o to_o pronounce_v it_o heresy_n and_o nonsense_n to_o think_v otherwise_o be_v less_o than_o only_a to_o propose_v it_o as_o possible_a or_o inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o no_o the_o dean_n must_v be_v judge_v by_o every_o one_o that_o understand_v common_a sense_n to_o have_v heighten_v the_o distinction_n of_o three_o person_n at_o least_o as_o much_o as_o the_o enquirer_n and_o whether_o the_o enquirer_n have_v suppose_v more_o than_o be_v defensible_a against_o the_o defender_n objection_n will_v be_v consider_v by_o and_o by_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v it_o 2._o be_v examine_v whether_o the_o dean_n have_v say_v as_o much_o for_o salve_v 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