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intelligent_a essence_n or_o substance_n be_v equivalent_a term_n so_o that_o in_o say_v three_o person_n you_o say_v also_o three_o essence_n the_o ground_n of_o faustus_n socinus_n and_o which_o if_o true_a all_o man_n grant_v that_o his_o scheme_n also_o of_o religion_n will_v be_v true_a be_v that_o person_n and_o a_o particular_a intelligent_a substance_n be_v the_o same_o that_o as_o often_o as_o you_o multiply_v one_o you_o multiply_v the_o other_o from_o whence_o faustus_n conclude_v we_o must_v not_o say_v three_o divine_a person_n because_o it_o be_v a_o grant_n three_o divine_a substance_n or_o essence_n which_o will_v be_v three_o go_n lest_o dr._n sherlock_n shall_v deny_v that_o he_o take_v the_o same_o ground_n with_o faustus_n socinus_n and_o therefore_o that_o in_o consequence_n their_o scheme_n be_v coincident_a i_o will_v subjoin_v his_o very_a word_n a_o person_n and_o a_o intelligent_a substance_n be_v reciprocal_a term_n and_o three_o distinct_a person_n be_v three_o distinct_a numerical_a substance_n and_o one_o numerical_a intelligent_a substance_n be_v but_o one_o numerical_a person_n vindic._n p._n 69._o again_o how_o can_v three_o distinct_a person_n have_v but_o one_o numerical_a substance_n what_o be_v the_o distinction_n between_o essence_n personality_n and_o subsistence_n p._n 139._o to_o conclude_v all_o the_o difference_n between_o f._n socinus_n and_o this_o man_n be_v socinus_n see_v the_o consequence_n of_o his_o principle_n without_o a_o monitor_n the_o other_o even_o when_o admonish_v do_v not_o or_o as_o some_o think_v will_v not_o see_v they_o a_o postscript_n by_o another_o hand_n this_o author_n have_v tell_v his_o reader_n p._n 7._o that_o dr._n sh._n have_v not_o indeed_o in_o this_o sermon_n declare_v express_o what_o kind_n of_o trinity_n he_o plead_v for_o but_o he_o intimate_v it_o and_o plain_o point_v to_o it_o at_o p._n 7_o &_o 10._o but_o beside_o what_o be_v there_o say_v for_o make_v know_v the_o dean_n doctrine_n of_o a_o trinity_n of_o spirit_n and_o substance_n i_o conceive_v it_o may_v give_v great_a evidence_n of_o it_o to_o cite_v a_o passage_n or_o two_o concern_v it_o out_o of_o his_o book_n the_o vindication_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n etc._n etc._n where_o we_o find_v p._n 66._o it_o be_v plain_a the_o person_n be_v perfect_o distinct_a for_o they_o be_v three_o distinct_a and_o infinite_a mind_n to_o say_v they_o be_v three_o divine_a person_n and_o not_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n be_v both_o heresy_n and_o nonsense_n they_o be_v three_o intelligent_a being_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v as_o real_o distinct_a person_n as_o peter_n james_n and_o john_n p._n 105._o they_o be_v three_o holy_a spirit_n p._n 258._o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n that_o three_o infinite_a mind_n shall_v be_v absolute_o perfect_a in_o wisdom_n goodness_n justice_n and_o power_n for_o these_o be_v perfection_n that_o may_v be_v in_o more_o than_o one_o p._n 81._o and_o p._n 47._o we_o must_v allow_v the_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v real_a substantial_a being_n the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v substantial_o distinct_a this_o now_o be_v that_o doctrine_n which_o dr._n sherlock_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o plead_v for_o in_o this_o sermon_n it_o be_v the_o mystery_n of_o this_o trinity_n of_o which_o he_o say_v p._n 12._o the_o inconceivableness_n can_v be_v no_o argument_n against_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o revelation_n or_o that_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n which_o contain_v such_o mystery_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n he_o say_v we_o must_v believe_v though_o we_o do_v not_o see_v thing_n which_o we_o have_v no_o natural_a notion_n or_o conception_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o evident_a to_o natural_a reason_n the_o meaning_n be_v plain_o this_o we_o must_v believe_v his_o doctrine_n of_o three_o distinct_a and_o infinite_a mind_n and_o spirit_n however_o it_o do_v in_o our_o clear_a reason_n improve_v also_o by_o 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