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A38076 Remarks upon a book lately published by Dr. Will. Sherlock ... entituled, A modest examination of the Oxford decree, &c. Edwards, Jonathan, 1629-1712. 1695 (1695) Wing E221; ESTC R17931 28,355 66

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the_o godhead_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o confine_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o this_o and_o p._n 33._o this_o specific_a sameness_n do_v not_o answer_v the_o complete_a notion_n of_o the_o divine_a unity_n nay_o he_o do_v not_o only_o say_v this_o but_o give_v a_o very_a good_a reason_n for_o it_o p._n 19_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v no_o species_n for_o it_o be_v but_o one_o if_o there_o be_v any_o force_n in_o this_o consequence_n it_o must_v be_v this_o viz._n that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v but_o one_o singular_a individual_a nature_n which_o be_v incapable_a of_o plurality_n or_o multiplication_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v a_o species_n because_o a_o species_n can_v be_v multiply_v and_o therefore_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v affirm_v and_o predicate_v de_fw-la pluribus_fw-la of_o more_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n he_o proceed_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n be_v the_o most_o real_a essential_a indivisible_a unity_n very_o right_a 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by_o the_o examiner_n he_o explain_v himself_o and_o vindicate_v the_o synod_n of_o antioch_n and_o tell_v we_o p._n 37._o tres_fw-fr substantias_fw-la esse_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la subsistentium_fw-la personas_fw-la per_fw-la substantias_fw-la edocentes_fw-la by_o three_o substance_n they_o mean_v three_o person_n but_o as_o to_o the_o substance_n itself_o when_o place_v in_o opposition_n to_o person_n he_o acknowledge_v that_o to_o be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o the_o father_n and_o son_n unius_fw-la recte_fw-la ambo_fw-la creduntur_fw-la esse_fw-la essentiae_fw-la again_o credamus_fw-la &_o dicamus_fw-la esse_fw-la unum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la p._n 39_o and_o p._n 40._o deus_fw-la unus_fw-la ob_fw-la indiscretae_fw-la in_o utroque_fw-la naturae_fw-la indissimilem_fw-la substantiam_fw-la praedicetur_fw-la which_o the_o examiner_n thus_o render_v into_o english_a the_o father_n who_o beget_v and_o the_o son_n who_o be_v bear_v be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v one_o god_n upon_o the_o account_n 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