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the_o cause_n of_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o force_n this_o force_n therefore_o be_v active_a in_o cause_v the_o motion_n of_o matter_n but_o be_v itself_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o agency_n of_o that_o active_a be_v which_o be_v the_o framer_n of_o the_o world_n if_o such_o a_o one_o there_o be_v 9_o let_v we_o then_o here_o suppose_v and_o afterward_o prove_v what_o we_o do_v believe_v that_o it_o be_v god_n the_o supreme_a be_v who_o agency_n by_o its_o efficacy_n do_v frame_v the_o world_n then_o this_o agency_n do_v not_o only_o act_v upon_o the_o surface_n or_o outside_n of_o body_n because_o then_o the_o efficacy_n of_o this_o agency_n upon_o the_o interior_a part_n of_o such_o body_n depend_v upon_o the_o impenetrability_n extrusion_n and_o other_o mode_n of_o the_o exterior_a part_n of_o such_o move_a body_n now_o no_o agency_n who_o efficacy_n depend_v upon_o the_o condition_n of_o other_o being_n can_v be_v the_o agency_n of_o the_o supreme_a be_v who_o agency_n be_v and_o act_n without_o dependence_n the_o divine_a agency_n act_v therefore_o not_o as_o a_o effort_n by_o external_a pulsion_n but_o act_v imminent_o in_o its_o self_n do_v move_v matter_n local_o 10._o the_o mutual_a resistance_n in_o the_o internal_a part_n of_o a_o body_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o bent-bow_n or_o spring_n though_o the_o inward_a part_n shall_v be_v all_o affect_a with_o it_o be_v yet_o nevertheless_o no_o agency_n at_o all_o but_o be_v the_o stopage_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o some_o subtle_a move_v matter_n cause_v by_o the_o obstructive_a configuration_n of_o the_o part_n in_o a_o rigid_a or_o solid_a body_n therefore_o the_o divine_a efficacy_n that_o move_v matter_n act_v imminent_o in_o itself_o and_o intimate_o in_o all_o the_o pore_n of_o move_a matter_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o reaction_n and_o elastic_a renitency_n from_o the_o internal_a pressure_n in_o body_n but_o see_v it_o do_v cause_v this_o by_o imminent_a agency_n in_o itself_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o pure_a energy_n now_o a_o pure_a energy_n act_v imminent_o in_o itself_o which_o though_o it_o move_v matter_n yet_o do_v not_o local_o move_v itself_o 2.4_o chap._n 2.4_o be_v a_o vital_a energy_n and_o such_o agency_n be_v the_o agency_n of_o life_n and_o if_o we_o mark_v it_o we_o have_v in_o ourselves_o experience_n of_o such_o a_o agency_n in_o the_o motion_n whereby_o we_o execute_v those_o action_n which_o we_o call_v proper_o humane_a therefore_o the_o force_n of_o the_o supreme_a be_v move_v all_o move_a matter_n be_v the_o efficacy_n of_o a_o vital_a agency_n and_o consequent_o there_o be_v life_n in_o the_o supreme_a be_v if_o he_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n 11._o yet_o be_v not_o this_o the_o agency_n of_o a_o
that_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o wickedness_n and_o folly_n that_o can_v enter_v into_o mortal_n god_n will_v have_v this_o testimony_n for_o himself_o inviolable_o sacred_a and_o fix_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o the_o help_n whereof_o they_o may_v when_o they_o like_v to_o think_v sober_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n 7._o when_o we_o perceive_v that_o thing_n subsist_v in_o the_o world_n we_o do_v not_o only_o perceive_v that_o such_o their_o subsistence_n do_v differ_v from_o nonexistence_n but_o likewise_o from_o that_o subsistence_n which_o they_o have_v by_o be_v conceive_v in_o our_o mind_n for_o we_o be_v assure_v that_o they_o subsist_v in_o the_o world_n when_o they_o be_v not_o in_o our_o thought_n as_o well_o as_o when_o they_o be_v and_o we_o can_v think_v of_o thing_n that_o subsist_v not_o at_o all_o in_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o of_o those_o that_o do_v since_o then_o these_o two_o subsistence_n do_v thus_o differ_v we_o may_v term_v the_o subsistence_n which_o thing_n have_v in_o the_o world_n their_o real_a subsistence_n and_o that_o which_o they_o have_v in_o our_o mind_n their_o notional_a subsistence_n which_o be_v not_o therefore_o real_o no_o subsistence_n of_o the_o thing_n at_o all_o but_o be_v not_o that_o real_a subsistence_n whereby_o the_o thing_n be_v what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o world_n our_o conception_n therefore_o of_o thing_n subsistent_a in_o the_o world_n give_v they_o another_o distinct_a subsistence_n such_o as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o mind_n but_o we_o must_v observe_v far_o that_o because_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n and_o its_o subsistence_n in_o the_o world_n that_o the_o mind_n conceive_v therefore_o that_o thing_n and_o its_o subsistence_n which_o be_v real_a in_o the_o world_n do_v both_o notional_o subsist_v in_o one_o conception_n i_o say_v the_o thing_n and_o its_o real_a subsistence_n in_o the_o world_n do_v both_o subsist_v notional_o in_o our_o mind_n here_o then_o be_v two_o distinct_a subsistence_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n which_o do_v differ_v not_o only_o in_o number_n but_o in_o their_o condition_n or_o kind_n hence_o it_o follow_v 8._o because_o matter_n and_o its_o quality_n have_v no_o power_n to_o conceive_v its_o own_o subsistence_n therefore_o it_o can_v have_v in_o itself_o only_a one_o of_o these_o subsistence_n which_o be_v the_o real_a when_o i_o actual_o conceive_v in_o my_o mind_n the_o visible_a world_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o i_o perceive_v that_o it_o have_v a_o subsistence_n in_o nature_n which_o be_v its_o real_a subsistence_n and_o a_o second_o in_o the_o conception_n of_o my_o mind_n which_o be_v its_o notional_a subsistence_n so_o that_o the_o visible_a world_n and_o every_o piece_n of_o it_o have_v only_o one_o real_a subsistence_n but_o then_o the_o world_n and_o its_o real_a subsistence_n have_v as_o many_o notitional_a subsistence_n as_o there_o be_v soul_n actual_o think_v of_o it_o 9_o when_o my_o mind_n do_v actual_o form_v a_o conception_n of_o its_o own_o be_v then_o do_v my_o mind_n actual_o subsist_v in_o its_o self_n in_o two_o distinct_a subsistence_n the_o one_o real_a and_o the_o other_o notional_a but_o when_o my_o mind_n do_v not_o actual_o conceive_v its_o own_o be_v as_o we_o know_v the_o mind_n do_v not_o when_o it_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o other_o thing_n it_o have_v for_o that_o time_n one_o one_o subsistence_n in_o itself_o the_o real_o but_o not_o the_o notional_a 10._o suppose_v then_o a_o mind_n that_o without_o any_o diversion_n do_v always_o actual_o conceive_v its_o own_o real_a subsistence_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o such_o a_o mind_n have_v perpetual_o two_o subsistence_n in_o itself_o the_o first_o in_o order_n be_v its_o real_a subsistence_n and_o the_o second_o that_o in_o the_o conception_n now_o since_o we_o suppose_v the_o supreme_a spirit_n be_v such_o a_o mind_n as_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o its_o own_o real_a subsistence_n and_o have_v no_o dorment_n power_n that_o it_o shall_v ever_o be_v divert_v from_o the_o actual_a conception_n of_o itself_o therefore_o this_o mind_n subsist_v perpetual_o in_o two_o different_a subsistence_n god_n therefore_o the_o supreme_a spirit_n do_v in_o himself_o subsist_v in_o no_o less_o than_o two_o distinct_a subsistence_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v a_o real_a subsistence_n but_o whether_o the_o second_o be_v a_o real_a and_o substantial_a subsistence_n of_o the_o godhead_n or_o only_o notional_a i_o confess_v can_v be_v infer_v bare_o from_o god_n be_v of_o a_o mental_a nature_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o he_o be_v a_o mind_n of_o the_o very_o best_a of_o that_o sort_n of_o mind_n whereof_o our_o soul_n be_v or_o of_o any_o other_o beside_o the_o most_o high_a or_o if_o the_o supereminency_n of_o the_o supreme_a mind_n above_o all_o other_o be_v only_o its_o uninterrupted_a actual_a conception_n of_o its_o own_o be_v and_o of_o all_o other_o which_o it_o know_v it_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o real_a subsistence_n of_o the_o deity_n we_o must_v therefore_o inquire_v wherein_o be_v the_o supereminence_n of_o this_o most_o high_a be_v that_o we_o may_v examine_v whether_o there_o be_v in_o it_o discernable_o such_o peculiar_a character_n as_o yield_v we_o a_o sufficient_a evidence_n that_o it_o have_v natural_o more_o real_a subsistence_n than_o one_o for_o if_o there_o be_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o deity_n will_v not_o evince_v this_o point_n of_o the_o church_n faith_n but_o the_o church_n be_v leave_v whole_o to_o its_o own_o proper_a province_n and_o to_o prove_v it_o by_o scripture_n and_o that_o proof_n however_o will_v retain_v its_o own_o full_a strength_n though_o this_o natural_a evidence_n shall_v not_o be_v superadd_v chap._n v._o of_o the_o trinity_n 1._o we_o have_v see_v that_o no_o one_o can_v rational_o deny_v that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v mental_a do_v subsist_v at_o least_o in_o two_o distinct_a subsistence_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v real_a and_o for_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o second_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o peculiar_a character_n of_o the_o supreme_a spirit_n which_o we_o know_v to_o be_v such_o attribute_n as_o these_o a_o independent_a self-subsistence_n be_v as_o some_o call_v it_o self_a originate_a self_n sufficiency_n even_o all-sufficiency_n omnipotence_n omniscience_n ubiquity_n immutability_n unity_n eternity_n most_o perfect_a truth_n goodness_n blessedness_n holiness_n etc._n etc._n these_o may_v be_v prove_v both_o from_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o revelation_n to_o be_v perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n but_o i_o need_v not_o undertake_v here_o what_o have_v be_v do_v by_o many_o other_o and_o be_v universal_o acknowledge_v 2._o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o god_n the_o supreme_a mind_n we_o be_v full_o assure_v by_o the_o omniscience_n etc._n etc._n of_o this_o divine_a mind_n one_a that_o whatever_o god_n do_v not_o conceive_v that_o real_o be_v nothing_o and_o we_o be_v no_o less_o assure_v by_o the_o absolute_a perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a truth_n etc._n etc._n 2d_o that_o whatever_o god_n do_v conceive_v not_o to_o be_v that_o have_v no_o be_v and_o be_v nothing_o and_o 3d._n on_o the_o other_o hand_n whatever_o god_n do_v positive_o conceive_v to_o be_v that_o real_o be_v or_o do_v subsist_v and_o four_o the_o independent_a all-sufficiency_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n assure_v we_o that_o without_o the_o concurrence_n or_o assistence_n of_o any_o other_o thing_n whatever_o this_o divine_a mind_n can_v positive_o conceive_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v and_o from_o hence_o we_o can_v argue_v as_o from_o certain_a principle_n 3._o that_o since_o god_n can_v positive_o conceive_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v without_o the_o presence_n or_o antecedent_n be_v of_o any_o other_o thing_n beside_o himself_o he_o can_v when_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o beside_o himself_o conceive_v a_o world_n to_o be_v and_o if_o he_o do_v so_o then_o according_a to_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o mental_a divine_a nature_n chap._n 4._o the_o world_n have_v a_o subsistence_n in_o the_o divine_a mind_n by_o such_o a_o positive_a conception_n of_o it_o and_o because_o god_n never_o positive_o conceive_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v but_o it_o do_v real_o subsist_v in_o itself_o therefore_o the_o world_n have_v a_o positive_a subsistence_n in_o the_o divine_a conception_n have_v a_o real_a subsistence_n in_o itself_o 4._o now_o since_o the_o real_a subsistence_n of_o the_o world_n in_o itself_o be_v make_v and_o yet_o not_o make_v with_o hand_n but_o by_o the_o agency_n of_o a_o almighty_a mind_n we_o must_v observe_v that_o this_o almighty_a mind_n cause_v all_o thing_n which_o it_o do_v cause_n in_o a_o way_n whereby_o the_o mental_a agency_n do_v effect_n now_o the_o mental_a agency_n be_v conceptive_a and_o every_o positive_a conception_n
it_o have_v a_o substantial_a subsistence_n that_o nature_n be_v very_o proper_o beget_v in_o such_o a_o subsistence_n by_o that_o conception_n 4._o wherefore_o since_o it_o have_v appear_v by_o the_o natural_a reason_n of_o the_o supreme_a be_v that_o the_o first_o person_n be_v the_o deity_n in_o its_o parental_a subsistence_n and_o the_o second_o in_o the_o filial_a chap._n 5.14_o and_o the_o scripture_n teach_v the_o first_o person_n be_v the_o father_n and_o the_o second_o the_o son_n we_o be_v hereby_o assure_v that_o the_o scriptural_a and_o the_o natural_a account_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o general_n only_a nature_n teach_v the_o bare_a thing_n as_o in_o itself_o and_o the_o scripture_n in_o its_o religious_a state_n have_v say_v this_o to_o justify_v the_o main_a of_o the_o process_n i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o evince_v that_o the_o particular_a character_n of_o the_o three_o person_n be_v the_o very_a same_o in_o scripture_n with_o those_o i_o have_v deliver_v from_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n but_o i_o must_v first_o advise_v the_o reader_n that_o i_o be_o not_o now_o so_o much_o to_o prove_v the_o trinity_n from_o scripture_n which_o have_v be_v do_v abundant_o by_o many_o other_o but_o to_o compare_v the_o natural_a doctrine_n with_o the_o scripture_n and_o show_v their_o accord_n in_o all_o the_o branch_n of_o each_o which_o i_o shall_v do_v a_o brief_o as_o i_o can_v 5._o reason_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o divine_a mind_n in_o its_o first_o subsistence_n do_v subsist_v conceive_v the_o divine_a nature_n chap_n 4.10_o cap._n 5.10_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o holy_a oracle_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o divine_a nature_n that_o the_o first_o person_n be_v real_o distinct_a from_o the_o second_o chap._n 5.9_o 10_o and_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o scripture_n also_o that_o beside_o the_o son_n that_o bear_v witness_n of_o himself_o there_o be_v another_o even_o the_o father_n that_o bear_v witness_n of_o he_o and_o these_o be_v the_o two_o distinct_a witness_n but_o yet_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o divine_a nature_n that_o subsist_v in_o these_o two_o distinct_a and_o real_a subsistence_n chap._n 5.12_o and_o according_o divine_a revelation_n teach_v we_o i_o and_o my_o father_n be_v one_o â—_o one_o nature_n or_o one_o thing_n 6._o natural_a light_n instruct_v we_o that_o the_o second_o subsistence_n of_o the_o god_n head_n be_v a_o substantial_a subsistence_n chap._n 5.9_o 10._o the_o holy_a scripture_n conformable_o affirm_v that_o in_o he_o dwell_v all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n bodily_a that_o be_v substantial_o the_o son_n himself_o be_v naturally_n god_n even_o god_n by_o himself_o and_o that_o by_o nature_n chap._n 5.11_o 13._o the_o scripture_n atte_v the_o same_o style_v he_o god_n even_o god_n bless_v over_o all_o and_o warn_v we_o of_o the_o future_a appearance_n of_o the_o great_a god_n even_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n that_o the_o deity_n in_o its_o second_o substantial_a subsistence_n be_v the_o son_n and_o that_o not_o by_o adoptive_a reputation_n but_o real_a generation_n appear_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n chap._n 5.14_o and_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n word_n which_o say_v this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o that_o the_o son_n conceive_v his_o own_o divine_a nature_n be_v a_o natural_a document_n and_o likewise_o that_o this_o be_v neither_o more_o nor_o less_o than_o his_o own_o essential_a subsistence_n chap._n 5.15_o both_o these_o the_o sacred_a dialect_n teach_v declare_v that_o he_o live_v in_o he_o be_v life_n and_o as_o the_o father_n have_v life_n in_o himself_o so_o have_v he_o give_v the_o son_n to_o have_v life_n in_o himself_o the_o son_n beget_v of_o the_o father_n be_v one_o and_o eternal_o the_o same_o as_o reason_n teach_v chap._n 5.16_o and_o the_o religious_a institution_n style_v he_o therefore_o the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n the_o son_n conceive_v the_o divine_a nature_n but_o with_o a_o conception_n that_o do_v not_o procreate_v another_o subsistence_n of_o the_o deity_n as_o be_v show_v cap._n 5.15_o and_o according_o as_o the_o scripture_n teach_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o which_o be_v therefore_o the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n so_o it_o teach_v there_o be_v but_o one_o the_o same_o that_o be_v the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n confirm_v the_o natural_a doctrine_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o only_a substantial_a subsistence_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n by_o any_o conception_n of_o it_o whatsoever_o but_o yet_o nevertheless_o the_o father_n conception_n and_o the_o son_n conception_n be_v equal_o creative_a of_o all_o other_o thing_n as_o be_v teach_v chap._n 5.17_o which_o the_o scripture_n witness_n for_o the_o father_n work_v hitherto_o and_o i_o work_v and_o whatsoever_o the_o father_n do_v the_o same_o the_o son_n do_v also_o all_o thing_n be_v of_o the_o father_n and_o by_o the_o son_n all_o thing_n be_v make_v that_o be_v make_v and_o without_o he_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n make_v that_o be_v make_v he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o in_o he_o all_o thing_n consist_v thus_o we_o see_v in_o all_o point_v the_o principle_n of_o natural_a truth_n and_o institute_v religion_n do_v harmonious_o accord_v but_o let_v we_o with_o the_o like_a brevity_n touch_v the_o other_o scriptural_a character_n of_o the_o son_n and_o observe_v how_o exact_o they_o be_v conform_v to_o the_o natural_a condition_n of_o his_o person_n for_o since_o the_o essence_n of_o any_o be_v as_o conceive_v be_v proper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d word_n the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o word_n therefore_o the_o deity_n subsist_v in_o conception_n be_v proper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o consequent_o this_o second_o subsistence_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n both_o according_a to_o the_o reason_n of_o its_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o religious_a style_n will_v either_o be_v turn_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o emphatical_o the_o word_n or_o else_o explicit_o the_o word_n of_o god_n &_o because_o reason_n teach_v that_o this_o be_v the_o divine_a nature_n in_o a_o substantial_a subsistence_n 5.10_o cap._n 5.10_o this_o will_v be_v proper_o signify_v by_o affirm_v the_o word_n itself_o to_o be_v god_n and_o that_o in_o it_o be_v life_n all_o which_o st._n john_n distinct_o take_v notice_n of_o 1_o john_n 1.23_o tell_v we_o likewise_o explicit_o rev._n 19.15_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v his_o name_n or_o the_o character_n give_v he_o from_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o person_n 2._o truth_n truth_n the_o reality_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n subsist_v in_o the_o second_o person_n consist_v in_o the_o essential_a truth_n of_o the_o divine_a mind_n conception_n as_o be_v show_v cap._n 5.10_o this_o person_n be_v therefore_o with_o peculiar_a respect_n to_o this_o condition_n of_o his_o be_v to_o be_v call_v the_o turth_n as_o we_o read_v he_o be_v i_o be_o the_o truth_n thy_o word_n be_v truth_n and_o st._n john_n inculcate_n this_o so_o vehement_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_a he_o put_v a_o special_a remark_n upon_o it_o that_o we_o may_v not_o omit_v to_o take_v particular_a notice_n of_o it_o 5.20_o 1_o joh._n 5.20_o we_o know_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v come_v and_o have_v give_v unto_o we_o a_o understanding_n that_o we_o may_v know_v he_o that_o be_v true_a and_o we_o be_v in_o he_o that_o be_v true_a even_o in_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n he_o be_v the_o true_a god_n and_o eternal_a life_n 3._o for_o the_o like_a cause_n this_o person_n will_v be_v style_v the_o light_n as_o he_o oft_o be_v that_o be_v the_o intellectual_a light_n of_o a_o conscious_a life_n see_v his_o subsistence_n be_v in_o the_o perspicacious_a conception_n of_o the_o divine_a mind_n as_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n teach_v cap._n 5.10_o 4._o and_o because_o what_o be_v perfect_o conceive_v be_v thereby_o thorough_o understand_v and_o it_o be_v a_o infinite_a wisdom_n to_o understand_v all_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o their_o true_a excellency_n for_o god_n be_v all_o in_o all_o therefore_o this_o wisdom_n conceive_v be_v the_o personal_a wisdom_n of_o the_o father_n but_o then_o this_o wisdom_n subsist_v substantial_o by_o be_v conceive_v be_v the_o son_n or_o it_o be_v sapientia_fw-la nata_fw-la as_o st._n austin_n speak_v distinguish_o after_o a_o elaborate_v disquisition_n of_o this_o matter_n and_o as_o i_o have_v show_v the_o reason_n if_o the_o supreme_a spirit_n do_v teach_v this_o cap._n 5.10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o so_o it_o be_v