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be_v to_o be_v do_v without_o logic_n our_o author_n must_v be_v so_o far_o excuse_v and_o therefore_o he_o very_o prudent_o wrap_v himself_o up_o in_o such_o a_o cloud_n of_o insignificant_a word_n as_o may_v enable_v he_o to_o escape_v his_o adversary_n without_o encounter_v he_o for_o one_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n he_o must_v of_o necessity_n disprove_v viz._n either_o first_o that_o the_o divine_a person_n and_o personality_n be_v perfect_o and_o whole_o relative_n or_o second_o that_o self-consciousness_n be_v a_o thing_n whole_o absolute_a and_o irrelative_a as_o to_o the_o first_o of_o which_o he_o himself_o elsewhere_o acknowledge_v and_o affirm_v that_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v three_o relative_n subsistence_n and_o let_v i_o tell_v he_o further_o that_o they_o be_v so_o entire_o relative_n that_o their_o very_a subsistere_fw-la be_v referri_fw-la and_o their_o referri_fw-la not_o only_o consequent_a upon_o and_o supervenient_a to_o their_o subsistence_n as_o 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difference_n here_o be_v not_o as_o this_o ignorant_a man_n allege_n because_o every_o humane_a person_n have_v a_o absolute_a nature_n belong_v to_o he_o as_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o relation_n for_o each_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n have_v a_o absolute_a nature_n distinct_o belong_v to_o he_o though_o not_o a_o distinct_a absolute_a nature_n but_o the_o difference_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o a_o humane_a person_n have_v not_o only_o a_o absolute_a nature_n to_o be_v the_o remote_a subject_n of_o the_o relation_n but_o also_o a_o absolute_a personality_n as_o the_o immediate_a subject_n of_o the_o same_o by_o virtue_n whereof_o the_o person_n of_o john_n continue_v after_o the_o relation_n of_o a_o father_n cease_v but_o in_o the_o trinity_n every_o person_n and_o personality_n be_v whole_o relative_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o very_a subsistence_n of_o each_o of_o they_o be_v so_o so_o that_o the_o eternal_a father_n be_v and_o subsist_v as_o a_o father_n by_o have_v a_o son_n and_o not_o by_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o father_n and_o by_o communicate_v his_o essence_n to_o another_o not_o by_o a_o act_n pass_v upon_o and_o whole_o terminate_v in_o his_o own_o person_n no_o this_o be_v postnate_a to_o the_o former_a as_o all_o other_o personal_a act_n whatsoever_o be_v and_o must_v be_v and_o therefore_o the_o godhead_n or_o divine_a nature_n which_o be_v absolute_a be_v not_o as_o this_o man_n precarious_o pretend_v original_o distinguish_v by_o three_o self-consciousnesses_a p._n 63._o l._n 24._o but_o by_o three_o original_a relative_n property_n viz._n the_o innascibility_n and_o paternity_n of_o the_o first_o person_n which_o make_v one_o personal_a property_n and_o the_o two_o distinct_a origination_n of_o the_o other_o two_o person_n whereby_o they_o be_v both_o mutual_o distinguish_v from_o and_o oppose_v to_o one_o another_o as_o all_o relative_n be_v but_o this_o man_n offering_n here_o at_o a_o explication_n of_o these_o divine_a relation_n by_o that_o explode_a figment_n of_o a_o man_n and_o his_o live_a image_n p._n 63._o l._n 21._o be_v a_o unsufferable_a profaneness_n as_o well_o as_o a_o arrant_a petitio_fw-la principii_fw-la for_o will_v he_o pretend_v to_o explain_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o obscure_a by_o another_o that_o be_v more_o obscure_a and_o which_o be_v worse_o impossible_a beside_o let_v he_o for_o the_o future_a learn_v that_o no_o man_n who_o understand_v what_o argue_v be_v aught_o to_o bring_v that_o as_o a_o medium_n either_o of_o explication_n or_o probation_n which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v doubtful_a or_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o his_o adversary_n may_v reject_v as_o absurd_a and_o unreasonable_a but_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o show_v whether_o self-consciousness_n be_v a_o thing_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o perfect_o absolute_a and_o irrelative_a and_o consequent_o unable_a to_o give_v such_o a_o subsistence_n and_o personality_n to_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n as_o shall_v be_v whole_o relative_n there_o needs_o only_o a_o repetition_n of_o what_o be_v say_v to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o animadversion_n and_o which_o this_o author_n have_v very_o discreet_o say_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o word_n to_o viz._n that_o self-consciousness_n be_v a_o thing_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o absolute_a and_o irrelative_a as_o be_v that_o act_n by_o which_o each_o person_n intimate_o know_v and_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o his_o own_o be_v act_n motion_n and_o every_o thing_n personal_o belong_v to_o he_o so_o that_o as_o such_o it_o terminate_v within_o and_o look_v no_o further_a than_o that_o one_o person_n who_o it_o be_v a_o entire_a survey_n and_o comprehension_n of_o and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o absolute_a and_o irrelative_a term_n so_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v distinct_o and_o full_o without_o conceive_v or_o imply_v the_o conception_n of_o any_o thing_n or_o person_n beside_o and_o now_o what_o relation_n do_v or_o can_v such_o a_o act_n of_o self-consciousness_n imply_v in_o it_o it_o be_v indeed_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o all_o that_o be_v relative_n for_o it_o enclose_v the_o person_n whole_o within_o himself_o neither_o point_v nor_o look_v further_o nor_o refer_v to_o any_o one_o else_o anim._n p._n 99_o all_o which_o be_v so_o very_o plain_a and_o full_a that_o i_o defy_v this_o author_n or_o any_o man_n alive_a to_o prove_v either_o that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o true_a account_n of_o self-consciousness_n as_o to_o the_o absolute_a and_o irrelative_a nature_n of_o it_o or_o if_o it_o be_v that_o it_o can_v give_v a_o subsistence_n pure_o relative_n to_o the_o person_n which_o it_o shall_v belong_v to_o but_o to_o make_v short_a work_n with_o this_o man_n of_o word_n without_o sense_n there_o be_v in_o every_o relation_n these_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o relation_n both_o remote_a and_o immediate_a the_o foundation_n of_o
between_o three_o infinite_a person_n and_o three_o infinite_a mind_n 228_o a_o syllogism_n very_o learned_o form_v by_o this_o defender_n for_o his_o old_a friend_n the_o socinian_o with_o two_o term_n and_o no_o more_o 229_o the_o nature_n import_n and_o force_v of_o the_o equipollency_n of_o term_n declare_v 234_o 235_o 236_o the_o assertion_n of_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n inevitable_o infer_v a_o plurality_n of_o god_n but_o the_o assertion_n of_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a person_n do_v not_o so_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n plain_o show_v 237_o 238_o 239_o etc._n etc._n the_o defender_n confute_v by_o his_o own_o express_a concession_n 244_o his_o new-coined_a and_o never_o before_o hear_v of_o expression_n viz._n that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v repeat_v in_o three_o subsistence_n ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v endure_v but_o utter_o reject_v as_o absurd_a both_o in_o philosophy_n and_o theology_n 242_o item_n 260_o etc._n etc._n this_o defender_n manifest_o ignorant_a what_o the_o true_a definition_n of_o substance_n be_v 247_o his_o equal_o gross_a and_o ridiculous_a ignorance_n in_o suppose_v a_o res_fw-la cogitans_fw-la to_o be_v a_o different_a thing_n from_o a_o substantia_fw-la cogitans_fw-la or_o intelligens_fw-la 249_o naturae_fw-la rationalis_fw-la individua_fw-la substantia_fw-la a_o essential_a predicate_v indeed_o but_o not_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o person_n 250_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n prove_v not_o to_o be_v three_o distinct_a substance_n but_o three_o distinct_a mind_n prove_v necessary_o to_o be_v so_o 251_o prove_v that_o the_o father_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o apply_v to_o the_o divine_a person_n never_o mean_v to_o conclude_v a_o specific_a but_o only_o a_o numerical_a unity_n of_o nature_n or_o substance_n belong_v to_o they_o by_o show_v how_o far_o they_o argue_v against_o the_o arian_n from_o the_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 253_o 254_o that_o the_o ancient_n never_o admit_v three_o individual_a substance_n in_o the_o godhead_n prove_v from_o the_o latin_a church_n refuse_v for_o a_o long_a time_n the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 255_o this_o author_n be_v fulsome_a ignorance_n in_o suppose_v a_o numerical_a difference_n not_o to_o be_v a_o essential_a difference_n 257_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o three_o mind_n to_o exist_v in_o one_o infinite_a mind_n or_o substance_n so_o as_o thereby_o to_o become_v essential_o one_o 259_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o two_o or_o more_o substance_n to_o be_v absolute_o inseparable_a which_o be_v another_o demonstration_n that_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n can_v be_v three_o distinct_a substance_n mind_n or_o spirit_n ibid._n the_o animadverter_n argument_n against_o three_o substance_n in_o the_o godhead_n assert_v and_o confirm_v 262_o the_o defender_n scandalous_a assertion_n concern_v the_o divine_a essence_n and_o a_o divine_a person_n examine_v and_o overthrow_v p._n 263_o to_o 267_o a_o notable_a passage_n out_o of_o faustinus_n against_o the_o admission_n of_o three_o individual_a substance_n in_o the_o godhead_n 268_o the_o animadverter_n three_o argument_n against_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v three_o distinct_a mind_n vindicate_v and_o the_o force_n of_o it_o prove_v to_o be_v found_v not_o in_o the_o mere_a opposition_n of_o the_o numeral_a term_n one_o and_o three_o but_o in_o the_o peculiar_a nature_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o subject_n which_o they_o be_v here_o apply_v to_o 270_o 271_o three_o infinite_a mind_n can_v no_o more_o be_v essential_o one_o infinite_a mind_n than_o three_o person_n can_v upon_o any_o account_n whatsoever_o be_v natural_o one_o person_n 272_o for_o three_o to_o be_v one_o and_o one_o to_o be_v three_o in_o respect_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o unity_n or_o diversity_n be_v impossible_a ibid._n a_o ridiculous_a cavil_v of_o the_o defender_n proceed_v from_o his_o gross_a ignorance_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o use_v of_o the_o word_n attribute_n as_o apply_v to_o god_n 275_o the_o defender_n perpetual_a blunder_n in_o conclude_v each_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v a_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n because_o infinite_a mind_n belong_v distinct_o to_o each_o of_o they_o p._n 277_o to_o 280_o to_o assert_v the_o three_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v three_o infinite_a mind_n utter_o irreconcilable_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o athanasian_n creed_n ibid._n the_o same_o individual_a divine_a nature_n belong_v in_o common_a to_o all_o the_o divine_a person_n but_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n on_o which_o it_o be_v common_a to_o they_o all_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v distinct_o to_o each_o or_o any_o of_o they_o 279_o a_o notable_a passage_n out_o of_o a_o latin_a tract_n insert_v into_o athanasius_n work_n express_o deny_v the_o three_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v three_o spirit_n 281_o the_o blasphemy_n charge_v upon_o the_o passage_n extract_v out_o of_o dr._n sherlock_n book_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o jesus_n by_o the_o animadverter_n in_o his_o preface_n still_o insist_v upon_o and_o the_o charge_n make_v good_a against_o he_o 283_o 284_o good_a and_o charitable_a advice_n give_v to_o this_o author_n 285_o 286_o a_o summary_n account_v of_o the_o several_a way_n and_o shift_n make_v use_v of_o by_o the_o defender_n throughout_o this_o whole_a defence_n p._n 286_o to_o 289_o some_o instance_n of_o the_o extraordinary_a virtue_n of_o mr._n dean_n mean_v show_v of_o what_o singular_a use_v it_o be_v to_o he_o upon_o more_o occasion_n than_o one_o p._n 289_o to_o 292_o the_o complaint_n make_v by_o some_o against_o the_o animadverter_n as_o if_o he_o have_v treat_v mr._n dean_n forsooth_o with_o too_o much_o sharpness_n show_v to_o be_v partial_a and_o unreasonable_a and_o consequent_o not_o worth_a regard_n 293_o 294_o the_o animadverter_n resolution_n how_o to_o deal_v with_o he_o for_o the_o future_a 294_o his_o scurrility_n towards_o the_o animadverter_n in_o six_o several_a instance_n lay_v open_a and_o remark_v upon_o such_o as_o for_o example_n his_o traduce_v he_o as_o one_o who_o can_v only_o make_v a_o shift_n to_o read_v and_o to_o transcribe_v and_o as_o one_o who_o must_v be_v teach_v to_o construe_v the_o father_n call_v he_o withal_o grin_a dog_n etc._n etc._n p._n 294_o to_o 302_o a_o brief_a vindication_n of_o the_o animadverter_n against_o the_o objection_n and_o unprovoke_v spite_n of_o the_o socinian_n considerer_n p._n 302_o to_o 312_o a_o memorable_a say_v of_o a_o certain_a dean_n to_o a_o poor_a widow_n desire_v to_o renew_v her_o lease_n with_o he_o 308_o dr._n sherlock_n and_o not_o the_o animadverter_n a_o favourite_n of_o the_o socinian_o 302_o 303_o 304_o etc._n etc._n a_o remark_n or_o two_o upon_o the_o little_a oxford-excommunicate_a late_o expel_v from_o exeter_n college_n 313_o this_o new_a hypothesis_n sufficient_o debate_v and_o confute_v already_o and_o the_o truth_n assert_v against_o it_o by_o argument_n and_o consequent_o the_o exertion_n of_o the_o episcopal_a censure_n and_o authority_n the_o fit_a way_n to_o deal_v both_o with_o that_o and_o its_o author_n for_o the_o future_a 315_o the_o whole_a close_v up_o with_o a_o remarkable_a expression_n apply_v to_o the_o present_a subject_n some_o errata_fw-la of_o the_o press_n in_o the_o table_n of_o new_a heterod_n proposition_n page_n the_o last_o lin_v 15._o for_o of_o judge_n of_o r._n to_o judge_v of_o p._n 22._o l._n 5._o for_o entire_a read_v entire_a p._n 49._o l._n 12._o for_o 26_o r._n 25_o p._n 60._o l._n 14._o for_o singulur_n r._n singular_a p._n 73._o l._n 5._o deal_n e._n p._n 76._o l._n 25._o for_o effential_a r._n essential_a p._n 83._o l._n 11._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 174._o l._n 15._o for_o coutradict_a r._n contradict_v p._n 236._o l._n 14._o for_o infinite_a r._n infinite_a p._n 244._o l._n 31._o for_o thnig_n r._n thing_n 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prove_v it_o impossible_a for_o self-consciousness_n to_o be_v that_o wherein_o the_o personality_n of_o create_a being_n do_v consist_v and_o so_o long_o as_o the_o be_v or_o entity_n of_o the_o agent_n must_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n precede_v its_o action_n i_o affirm_v the_o argument_n to_o be_v unanswerable_a and_o be_o not_o ashamed_a again_o and_o again_o to_o own_v it_o for_o a_o demonstration_n nevertheless_o since_o this_o author_n to_o evade_v the_o force_n of_o the_o forementioned_a argument_n shameful_o change_v the_o term_n of_o it_o by_o put_v the_o principle_n instead_o of_o the_o act_n itself_o pag._n 39_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o that_o in_o his_o next_o defence_n he_o may_v do_v the_o same_o here_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o sensation_n he_o mean_v not_o the_o act_n but_o the_o principle_n of_o sensation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o mean_v that_o by_o it_o which_o the_o word_n never_o do_v or_o can_v proper_o signify_v in_o short_a therefore_o 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not_o proper_o and_o formal_o make_v he_o to_o be_v god_n nor_o be_v that_o wherein_o his_o godhead_n do_v precise_o consist_v though_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o person_n include_v in_o he_o the_o nature_n it_o do_v indeed_o imply_v and_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v god_n and_o thus_o all_o the_o ancient_a orthodox_n divine_v and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n distinguish_v in_o each_o person_n two_o thing_n though_o intimate_o and_o inseparable_o unite_v viz._n the_o godhead_n or_o divine_a nature_n and_o the_o personal_a distinguish_a relation_n so_o that_o what_o agree_v to_o the_o person_n upon_o one_o account_n do_v not_o proper_o belong_v to_o he_o upon_o the_o other_o and_o consequent_o to_o make_v the_o personal_a distinction_n the_o proper_a reason_n of_o any_o essential_a predication_n be_v utter_o false_a and_o illogical_a and_o according_o to_o say_v that_o infinite_a eternal_a mind_n which_o be_v a_o essential_a attribute_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o such_o belong_v to_o any_o one_o person_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o personal_a distinction_n be_v false_a forasmuch_o as_o this_o will_v infer_v it_o to_o belong_v to_o that_o person_n only_o since_o his_o personal_a distinction_n belong_v only_o to_o himself_o it_o belong_v indeed_o to_o he_o though_o distinct_a but_o not_o because_o distinct_a but_o whole_o because_o of_o his_o divine_a nature_n which_o belong_v equal_o to_o all_o the_o divine_a person_n all_o the_o essential_a attribute_n of_o the_o say_a nature_n must_v equal_o belong_v to_o all_o the_o three_o person_n too_o from_o all_o which_o it_o follow_v that_o since_o infinite_a eternal_a mind_n be_v a_o attribute_v not_o spring_v from_o personal_a distinction_n even_o in_o distinct_a person_n nor_o agree_v to_o the_o say_a person_n upon_o that_o account_n but_o spring_v whole_o from_o that_o one_o divine_a nature_n which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o all_o it_o can_v never_o infer_v the_o three_o person_n though_o distinct_a to_o be_v three_o 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to_o last_o and_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o he_o make_v his_o hypothesis_n the_o only_a rule_n to_o understand_v most_o of_o the_o scripture_n by_o which_o represent_v to_o we_o the_o union_n between_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o particular_o that_o about_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d express_v john_n 14._o v_o 11._o by_o the_o son_n be_v be_v in_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n in_o the_o son_n for_o say_v he_o that_o the_o father_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o son_n and_o the_o son_n in_o the_o father_n so_o as_o perfect_o to_o comprehend_v and_o be_v comprehend_v with_o several_a like_o expression_n be_v make_v very_o possible_a and_o intelligible_a by_o a_o mutual_a conscious_a sensation_n but_o nothing_o else_o will_v afford_v we_o any_o conception_n of_o it_o def._n p._n 9_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v what_o if_o it_o do_v not_o and_o what_o christian_a be_v concern_v to_o have_v any_o such_o conception_n for_o do_v the_o catholic_n church_n ever_o pretend_v to_o any_o beyond_o the_o bare_a knowledge_n of_o the_o signification_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o term_n in_o which_o it_o be_v reveal_v and_o do_v not_o the_o bare_a revelation_n of_o it_o sufficient_o make_v out_o the_o possibility_n of_o it_o to_o we_o without_o any_o further_a explication_n what_o do_v this_o profane_a man_n mean_v thus_o to_o state_n the_o very_a possibility_n of_o a_o thing_n express_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n upon_o his_o new-found_a exposition_n of_o it_o so_o that_o unless_o this_o be_v admit_v we_o must_v even_o in_o spite_n of_o revelation_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o impossible_a good_a god_n whither_o be_v we_o run_v but_o to_o show_v moreover_o that_o his_o exposition_n be_v as_o force_v as_o new_a our_o saviour_n express_v this_o circumincession_n by_o word_n import_v mutual_a inexistence_n but_o say_v this_o man_n a_o man_n make_v it_o seem_v to_o correct_a revelation_n itself_o by_o put_v it_o into_o proper_a word_n that_o such_o a_o mutual_a 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quantitative_a being_n and_o so_o not_o applicable_a to_o immaterial_a and_o spiritual_a as_o have_v be_v full_o show_v in_o the_o 9_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o animadversion_n p._n 299_o and_o 300._o but_o if_o this_o author_n will_v not_o venture_v to_o say_v that_o such_o a_o mutual_a inexistence_n understand_v according_o to_o the_o letter_n imply_v in_o it_o a_o contradiction_n then_o let_v he_o give_v the_o church_n a_o satisfactory_a reason_n why_o our_o saviour_n word_n shall_v not_o be_v understand_v in_o their_o own_o natural_a proper_a sense_n but_o in_o this_o man_n be_v new_a sense_n which_o be_v both_o improper_a and_o figurative_a and_o never_o hear_v of_o before_o but_o with_o a_o bold_a front_n he_o say_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o otherwise_o possible_a and_o intelligible_a which_o two_o word_n he_o be_v perpetual_o jumble_v together_o as_o if_o there_o may_v not_o be_v many_o thing_n possible_a and_o yet_o by_o humane_a reason_n not_o intelligible_a but_o i_o must_v here_o tell_v he_o what_o i_o dare_v say_v he_o know_v not_o before_o viz._n that_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n positive_o to_o apprehend_v and_o know_v a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v possible_a which_o i_o defy_v he_o to_o prove_v this_o mutual_a inexistence_n even_o understand_v literal_o not_o to_o be_v and_o another_o thing_n not_o to_o apprehend_v or_o know_v how_o or_o by_o what_o way_n a_o thing_n be_v possible_a and_o this_o latter_a i_o affirm_v aught_o never_o to_o supersede_n our_o assent_n to_o any_o thing_n if_o reveal_v to_o we_o nor_o to_o make_v we_o doubt_v of_o the_o revelation_n nor_o be_v we_o at_o all_o concern_v about_o any_o further_a explication_n of_o the_o thing_n so_o reveal_v nor_o whether_o we_o ever_o know_v any_o more_o of_o it_o or_o no_o and_o this_o be_v my_o opinion_n may_v serve_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n which_o be_v but_o another_o word_n for_o a_o theological_a quack_n a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n but_o so_o far_o be_v this_o man_n mutual-consciousness_n from_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o can_v render_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intelligible_a that_o unless_o a_o mutual_a inexistence_n be_v presuppose_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o mutual-consciousness_n can_v here_o take_v place_n since_o it_o be_v essential_o found_v in_o that_o for_o sure_o father_n and_o son_n must_v exist_v mutual_o in_o one_o another_o before_o they_o can_v know_v or_o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o that_o they_o do_v so_o but_o this_o point_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v be_v so_o full_o debate_v and_o so_o thorough_o clear_v in_o the_o animadversion_n both_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n from_o page_n 201_o to_o the_o 207._o inclusive_o and_o in_o the_o nine_o chapter_n from_o page_n 295_o to_o 301._o that_o there_o need_v not_o to_o have_v be_v so_o much_o as_o one_o word_n say_v of_o it_o here_o but_o as_o
more_o and_o a_o specifical_a unity_n be_v the_o unity_n of_o several_a particular_a individual_a nature_n or_o being_n and_o therefore_o unless_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v both_o be_v one_o individual_a and_o no_o more_o and_o be_v several_a particular_a individual_n too_o for_o any_o one_o to_o assert_v the_o same_o unity_n to_o be_v both_o specifical_a and_o numerical_a as_o this_o author_n undeniable_o do_v be_v a_o monstrous_a contradiction_n but_o this_o have_v be_v so_o full_o lay_v open_a already_o as_o to_o that_o part_n of_o it_o especial_o which_o concern_v a_o specific_a unity_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n that_o to_o say_v any_o more_o of_o it_o will_v be_v but_o a_o needless_a repetition_n and_o so_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o 2._o second_o proposition_n viz._n that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v not_o a_o single_a or_o singular_a nature_n def._n p._n 18._o l._n 13._o which_o i_o on_o the_o contrary_a positive_o assert_v it_o to_o be_v upon_o these_o follow_a consideration_n first_o that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v either_o a_o singular_a or_o a_o universal_a nature_n but_o not_o a_o universal_a and_o therefore_o a_o singular_a the_o consequence_n be_v manifest_a because_o singular_a and_o universal_a adequate_o divide_v be_v and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o what_o must_v fall_v under_o one_o of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o division_n and_o then_o that_o the_o divine_a nature_n can_v be_v universal_a be_v as_o evident_a because_o if_o so_o it_o must_v be_v draw_v off_o from_o several_a particular_a nature_n but_o there_o be_v not_o several_a particular_a divine_a nature_n for_o it_o to_o be_v abstract_v or_o draw_v off_o from_o add_v to_o this_o that_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o singularity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n will_v overthrow_v its_o very_a existence_n for_o nothing_o exist_v but_o singular_n second_o individuality_n and_o singularity_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n both_o of_o they_o import_v the_o great_a and_o perfect_a degree_n of_o unity_n which_o be_v numerical_a and_o consequent_o since_o this_o very_a author_n affirm_v the_o individuality_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n p._n 18._o line_n 12._o the_o singularity_n of_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v too_o three_o this_o man_n all_o along_o suppose_v singleness_n or_o singularity_n essential_o to_o imply_v in_o it_o subsistence_n but_o this_o be_v a_o gross_a mistake_n for_o neither_o do_v it_o imply_v it_o in_o the_o essential_a notion_n nor_o yet_o in_o the_o real_a existence_n of_o the_o thing_n not_o in_o the_o first_o for_o the_o singularity_n of_o a_o thing_n belong_v to_o its_o essence_n even_o as_o prescind_v and_o abstract_n from_o its_o subsistence_n as_o something_o posterior_n to_o it_o and_o therefore_o it_o do_v not_o essential_o imply_v it_o and_o according_o when_o we_o consider_v the_o divine_a nature_n abstract_v from_o its_o respective_a subsistence_n which_o we_o may_v and_o often_o do_v we_o still_o 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and_o most_o proper_a sense_n for_o numerical_a or_o individual_a unity_n of_o nature_n or_o second_o in_o a_o large_a and_o less_o proper_a sense_n for_o that_o which_o have_v but_o one_o subsistence_n only_o and_o this_o be_v not_o so_o proper_o call_v single_a as_o solitary_a and_o by_o no_o mean_n applicable_a to_o the_o divine_a nature_n which_o have_v not_o only_o one_o but_o three_o subsistence_n belong_v to_o it_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n in_o which_o the_o sabellian_o use_v the_o word_n or_o rather_o which_o they_o put_v upon_o it_o contend_v for_o and_o allow_v only_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v such_o a_o divine_a nature_n as_o be_v capable_a but_o of_o one_o subsistence_n and_o no_o more_o but_o such_o a_o singleness_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n the_o catholic_n church_n neither_o know_v nor_o own_v and_o yet_o still_o maintain_v the_o individuality_n and_o numerical_a unity_n and_o consequent_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a singularity_n of_o the_o same_o and_o will_v this_o man_n now_o from_o the_o improper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n single_v or_o singular_a as_o apply_v by_o the_o sabellian_o to_o the_o divine_a nature_n deny_v the_o divine_a nature_n to_o be_v a_o single_a or_o singular_a nature_n according_a to_o the_o true_a proper_a and_o general_o receive_v sense_n of_o singularity_n which_o both_o with_o logician_n and_o philosopher_n be_v so_o perfect_o the_o same_o with_o numerical_a unity_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v numerical_o one_o and_o not_o singular_a too_o but_o how_o positive_o soever_o he_o deny_v the_o singleness_n or_o singularity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n here_o he_o assert_v it_o as_o positive_o and_o that_o as_o the_o universal_a concur_v sense_n of_o all_o the_o father_n in_o his_o vindication_n p._n 121._o line_n 18._o where_o he_o roundly_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o the_o father_n assert_v the_o singularity_n of_o the_o godhead_n or_o numerical_a unity_n 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reflection_n upon_o our_o church_n will_v both_o papist_n and_o protestant_n from_o all_o part_n echo_n they_o back_o to_o we_o again_o only_o our_o poor_a church_n have_v this_o one_o small_a happiness_n among_o her_o many_o unhappiness_n at_o present_a that_o many_o of_o those_o who_o receive_v her_o revenue_n and_o wear_v her_o honour_n and_o in_o requital_n of_o both_o invade_v her_o doctrine_n yet_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v carry_v her_o disgrace_n further_o than_o the_o reach_v of_o their_o native_a tongue_n but_o our_o innovator_n rest_v not_o in_o his_o former_a explication_n of_o the_o trinity_n but_o offer_v we_o another_o and_o a_o plain_a and_o that_o be_v by_o a_o man_n and_o his_o live_a image_n if_o any_o one_o can_v tell_v where_o to_o find_v it_o however_o the_o notion_n of_o it_o be_v as_o the_o rest_n be_v perfect_o his_o own_o and_o if_o possible_a extreme_o more_o absurd_a and_o to_o lay_v it_o before_o the_o reader_n it_o be_v thus_o 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spiration_n and_o procession_n according_o there_o be_v three_o and_o but_o three_o personality_n found_v upon_o the_o say_a opposition_n as_o be_v clear_o show_v in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o the_o anim._n p._n 244._o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n since_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o self-consciousness_n to_o determine_v it_o to_o any_o certain_a number_n of_o self-consciousnesses_a it_o must_v follow_v that_o neither_o can_v any_o certain_a number_n of_o personality_n be_v derive_v from_o thence_o in_o short_a if_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o essence_n thus_o abstract_o take_v on_o the_o one_o hand_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o communicate_v or_o determine_v itself_o and_o the_o personality_n on_o the_o other_o which_o alone_o shall_v and_o can_v determine_v it_o be_v of_o that_o condition_n as_o not_o to_o imply_v any_o certain_a number_n in_o themselves_o but_o be_v indifferent_a to_o any_o that_o can_v be_v assign_v than_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o say_a personality_n to_o determine_v the_o divine_a nature_n to_o three_o personal_a subsistence_n and_o no_o more_o and_o this_o i_o account_v a_o full_a and_o sufficient_a proof_n that_o the_o fix_a ternary_a number_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n can_v never_o be_v state_v upon_o self-consciousness_n but_o so_o far_o as_o the_o influence_n of_o that_o reach_n may_v be_v multiply_v into_o any_o number_n whatsoever_o but_o say_v our_o author_n that_o which_o natural_o distinguish_v three_o person_n from_o each_o other_o will_v distinguish_v three_o thousand_o if_o there_o be_v so_o many_o but_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o there_o may_v be_v so_o many_o p._n 65._o l._n 11._o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o distinction_n all_o along_o insist_v upon_o hitherto_o be_v not_o such_o a_o one_o as_o suppose_n or_o follow_v but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o constitute_v or_o make_v the_o person_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o argue_v that_o suppose_v there_o be_v so_o many_o 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as_o this_o author_n consider_v it_o actual_o determine_v by_o its_o respective_a personality_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o repugnancy_n to_o any_o other_o or_o great_a multiplication_n of_o the_o same_o but_o as_o the_o animadverter_n here_o consider_v it_o entire_o abstract_v from_o all_o personal_a determination_n i_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o prove_v a_o repugnancy_n in_o it_o so_o consider_v to_o subsist_v in_o 3000._o self-conscious_a spirit_n any_o more_o than_o in_o three_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v have_v this_o author_n take_v notice_n that_o the_o animadverter_n be_v not_o concern_v to_o conclude_v that_o absolute_o there_o may_v be_v so_o many_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n but_o that_o so_o far_o as_o this_o man_n hypothesis_n reach_v and_o for_o aught_o that_o can_v be_v determine_v from_o thence_o about_o the_o number_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n this_o may_v be_v so_o and_o withal_o that_o nothing_o yet_o appear_v on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o 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self-consciousness_n do_v or_o can_v do_v to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v that_o self-complacency_n be_v the_o noble_a act_n of_o the_o two_o and_o a_o step_n beyond_o the_o former_a and_o for_o that_o reason_n the_o fit_a to_o give_v the_o perfect_a state_n of_o be_v which_o be_v personality_n if_o personality_n can_v depend_v upon_o or_o be_v derive_v from_o any_o personal_a act_n as_o the_o animadverter_n have_v all_o along_o contend_v that_o it_o can_v but_o say_v our_o author_n the_o animadverter_n proceed_v all_o along_o upon_o a_o mistake_n viz._n that_o by_o self-consciousness_n he_o understand_v the_o act_n of_o self-consciousness_n p._n 66._o the_o end_n whereas_o our_o author_n understand_v only_o the_o principle_n of_o it_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v as_o i_o have_v do_v several_a time_n before_o first_o that_o by_o self-consciousness_n which_o this_o very_a man_n over_o and_o over_o express_v by_o self-feeling_a or_o sensation_n nothing_o can_v proper_o be_v signify_v but_o a_o act_n and_o that_o we_o may_v as_o well_o say_v that_o see_v hear_v taste_v and_o smell_a signify_v the_o principle_n of_o these_o respective_a act_n and_o not_o the_o act_n themselves_o as_o that_o this_o self-conscious_a feel_n and_o sensation_n do_v so_o and_o this_o i_o shall_v immovable_o insist_v upon_o as_o the_o genuine_a proper_a signification_n of_o the_o term_n without_o the_o least_o regard_n have_v to_o this_o man_n be_v mean_v which_o in_o no_o disputation_n ought_v to_o supersede_n or_o take_v place_n of_o the_o proper_a universal_o receive_v sense_n of_o his_o word_n for_o his_o mean_v be_v to_o himself_o his_o word_n to_o the_o world_n nevertheless_o since_o like_o one_o beat_v off_o from_o his_o hold_n he_o fly_v from_o the_o act_n to_o the_o principle_n i_o do_v here_o in_o the_o second_o place_n deny_v also_o that_o the_o principle_n of_o self-consciousness_n do_v or_o can_v constitute_v the_o person_n or_o give_v personal_a unity_n or_o distinction_n to_o it_o which_o i_o reckon_v to_o be_v all_o but_o the_o same_o
thing_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o first_o and_o original_a principle_n of_o all_o act_n be_v the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o which_o the_o say_a act_n belong_v but_o then_o the_o bare_a essence_n or_o nature_n of_o a_o thing_n whether_o create_v or_o uncreate_v can_v never_o of_o itself_o make_v or_o constitute_v that_o thing_n a_o person_n but_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o say_a nature_n by_o its_o proper_a and_o complete_a subsistence_n must_v do_v that_o according_o in_o the_o subject_a here_o before_o we_o the_o principle_n of_o self-consciousness_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o it_o be_v a_o infinite_a omniscient_a mind_n which_o absolute_o consider_v both_o as_o to_o its_o be_v and_o act_n be_v the_o same_o in_o all_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n can_v never_o constitute_v they_o person_n nor_o original_o distinguish_v they_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o distinction_n in_o this_o infinite_a omniscient_a mind_n either_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o subsist_v or_o act_v for_o in_o that_o must_v lie_v all_o the_o distinction_n that_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o it_o must_v be_v from_o the_o personal_a property_n determine_v and_o distinguish_v both_o and_o consequent_o since_o this_o omniscient_a principle_n and_o its_o act_n receive_v all_o their_o distinction_n antecedent_o from_o the_o say_v personal_a property_n or_o personality_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o these_o property_n or_o personality_n shall_v receive_v their_o distinction_n from_o they_o in_o short_a the_o bare_a principle_n of_o self-consciousness_n be_v the_o divine_a intellect_n or_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o omniscient_a which_o of_o itself_o neither_o be_v the_o person_n nor_o constitute_v the_o person_n and_o the_o actual_a exercise_n of_o this_o principle_n belong_v to_o the_o person_n himself_o who_o alone_o can_v be_v proper_o say_v to_o act_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v a_o person_n antecedent_o to_o his_o act_n all_o personal_a act_n proceed_v from_o a_o suppositum_fw-la from_o both_o which_o it_o follow_v that_o self-consciousness_n neither_o in_o the_o actual_a exercise_n nor_o yet_o in_o the_o principle_n thereof_o do_v or_o can_v constitute_v the_o divine_a person_n or_o be_v the_o proper_a formal_a reason_n of_o their_o personal_a be_v unity_n and_o distinction_n and_o whereas_o he_o tell_v we_o again_o that_o every_o act_n of_o self-consciousness_n prove_v a_o distinct_a person_n pag._n 66._o lin_v 6_o 7._o this_o be_v a_o old_a story_n and_o so_o often_o repeat_v that_o it_o be_v almost_o come_v to_o the_o cuckoo_n be_v note_n but_o he_o have_v be_v frequent_o tell_v in_o answer_n to_o it_o and_o must_v be_v so_o tell_v again_o that_o the_o question_n be_v not_o what_o prove_v a_o person_n distinct_a but_o what_o make_v it_o so_o and_o that_o not_o by_o any_o sort_n of_o distinction_n but_o only_o by_o a_o primary_n and_o original_a and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o shall_v abide_v by_o and_o be_o resolve_v to_o hold_v he_o to_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o wriggling_n and_o turn_n to_o get_v rid_v of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v now_o high_a time_n to_o remark_n upon_o some_o more_o of_o his_o absurd_a untheological_a and_o indeed_o scandalous_a assertion_n which_o be_v these_o three_o as_o we_o find_v they_o p._n 67._o l._n 10._o viz._n that_o there_o be_v no_o modes_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n nor_o second_o any_o affection_n in_o it_o nor_o three_o that_o it_o admit_v of_o any_o priority_n so_o much_o as_o in_o our_o conception_n of_o it_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o modes_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n there_o be_v no_o person_n in_o it_o neither_o for_o a_o person_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o godhead_n determine_v by_o a_o peculiar_a incommunicable_a mode_n of_o subsistence_n to_o the_o second_o i_o answer_v that_o these_o prime_a and_o transcendental_a affection_n of_o be_v viz._n unity_n verity_n and_o bonity_n do_v and_o must_v of_o necessity_n belong_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n if_o we_o own_v it_o for_o a_o real_a be_v as_o i_o hope_v this_o man_n do_v though_o i_o be_o not_o sure_a of_o it_o and_o then_o three_o if_o no_o priority_n of_o conception_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v in_o our_o discourse_n about_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o be_v uncapable_a of_o any_o we_o can_v never_o discourse_v of_o it_o as_o of_o a_o be_v which_o have_v attribute_n belong_v to_o it_o or_o immanent_a act_n flow_v from_o it_o and_o rest_v in_o it_o for_o there_o be_v no_o conceive_n of_o the_o former_a but_o per_fw-la modum_fw-la subjecti_fw-la &_o adjuncti_fw-la nor_o of_o the_o latter_a but_o per_fw-la modum_fw-la principii_fw-la &_o actionis_fw-la in_o both_o of_o which_o there_o be_v necessary_o employ_v a_o priority_n and_o posteriority_n of_o conception_n and_o i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o of_o this_o man_n here_o but_o that_o in_o these_o assertion_n he_o oppose_v himself_o to_o all_o the_o orthodox_n divine_v in_o christendom_n but_o that_o be_v the_o less_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o we_o consider_v also_o the_o profaneness_n of_o some_o of_o his_o expression_n here_o for_o the_o animadverter_n have_v urge_v that_o self-complacency_n may_v be_v as_o well_o allege_v for_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o divine_a personality_n as_o self-consciousness_n this_o man_n blasphemous_o subjoin_v p._n 65._o l._n 29._o yes_o and_o he_o may_v as_o well_o have_v add_v self-displeasure_n and_o self-condemnation_n and_o as_o many_o more_o such_o self_n as_o he_o can_v think_v of_o now_o have_v the_o discourse_n here_o be_v of_o man_n that_o be_v of_o weak_a sinful_a mortal_n he_o may_v well_o enough_o have_v mention_v such_o kind_n of_o self_n as_o self-displeasure_n and_o self-condemnation_n and_o the_o like_a provide_v that_o the_o omit_v not_o the_o prime_a self_n of_o all_o and_o most_o peculiarly_a his_o own_o which_o be_v self-contradiction_n but_o when_o the_o discourse_n here_o be_v whole_o of_o the_o three_o sacred_a person_n of_o the_o trinity_n each_o and_o every_o one_o of_o which_o be_v god_n bless_v for_o ever_o for_o he_o to_o affirm_v self-condemnation_n every_o whit_n as_o applicable_a to_o they_o as_o self-complacency_n when_o self-condemnation_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n must_v suppose_v sin_n or_o folly_n as_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o and_o self-complacency_n on_o the_o other_o be_v as_o essential_a to_o and_o inseparable_a from_o all_o and_o each_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n as_o any_o other_o divine_a perfection_n can_v be_v this_o let_v i_o tell_v he_o be_v downright_a blasphemy_n and_o therefore_o in_o requital_n of_o that_o scurrilous_a character_n of_o a_o ingenious_a blunderer_n which_o he_o have_v so_o insolent_o reproach_v the_o animadverter_n with_o i_o must_v and_o do_v here_o return_v upon_o he_o the_o just_a charge_n of_o a_o impious_a blasphemer_n and_o that_o upon_o more_o account_n than_o this_o one_o tell_v he_o withal_o that_o have_v he_o live_v in_o the_o former_a time_n of_o our_o church_n his_o gown_n will_v have_v be_v strip_v off_o his_o back_n for_o his_o detestable_a blasphemy_n and_o heresy_n and_o some_o other_o place_n find_v out_o for_o he_o to_o perch_v in_o than_o the_o top_n of_o st._n paul_n where_o at_o present_a he_o be_v place_v like_o a_o church_n weathercock_n as_o he_o be_v notable_a for_o nothing_o so_o much_o as_o stand_v high_a and_o turn_v round_o and_o now_o if_o he_o like_v not_o this_o kind_n of_o treatment_n let_v he_o thank_v his_o own_o virulence_n for_o it_o in_o pass_v such_o base_a reflection_n upon_o one_o among_o many_o more_o who_o he_o may_v be_v sure_a will_v repay_v he_o and_o certain_o will_v though_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o clear_v the_o debt_n and_o thus_o have_v show_v that_o the_o animadverter_n argument_n against_o self-consciousness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v shake_v by_o any_o of_o this_o author_n be_v pitiful_a cavil_n we_o will_v now_o pass_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o what_o he_o oppose_v to_o the_o argument_n bring_v by_o the_o animadverter_n against_o his_o muâ—â—â—l_a consciousness_n also_o of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v this_o â—_o no_o act_n of_o knowledge_n can_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o a_o unity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n but_o a_o act_n of_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v but_o a_o act_n of_o knowledge_n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o answer_n do_v he_o give_v to_o this_o why_o the_o old_a one_o viz._n that_o he_o no_o where_o assert_n that_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o this_o unity_n but_o only_o that_o the_o three_o person_n who_o be_v thus_o mutual_o conscious_a â—o_o each_o other_o must_v be_v essential_o one_o p._n 68_o l._n 5._o to_o this_o he_o have_v be_v still_o answer_v that_o though_o he_o use_v not_o the_o term_n yet_o he_o assert_v the_o thing_n and_o whether_o he_o do_v not_o so_o
close_v his_o wretched_a trifle_a dodge_v answer_n to_o the_o animadverter_n argument_n with_o thus_o say_v he_o all_o his_o argument_n vanish_v like_o smoke_n rise_v in_o a_o dark_a cloud_n but_o immediate_o disperse_v and_o be_v see_v no_o more_o till_o they_o return_v as_o such_o vapour_n use_v to_o do_v in_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n or_o some_o threaten_v storm_n p._n 87._o at_o the_o end_n but_o be_v there_o ever_o such_o a_o rhodomontade_fw-la in_o word_n so_o big_a with_o nothing_o and_o without_o one_o grain_n of_o sense_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o they_o for_o be_v this_o the_o way_n to_o expose_v a_o adversarie_n argument_n to_o contempt_n first_o to_o represent_v it_o as_o vanish_v into_o smoke_n and_o vapour_n and_o afterward_o return_v in_o storm_n and_o thunder_n but_o it_o show_v that_o his_o rhetoric_n keep_v pace_n with_o his_o logic_n and_o that_o whether_o he_o will_v describe_v or_o prove_v a_o thing_n it_o be_v much_o at_o the_o same_o rate_n in_o the_o mean_a 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may_v be_v essential_a to_o this_o unity_n though_o they_o can_v not_o be_v thus_o actual_o conscious_a to_o each_o other_o unless_o they_o be_v thus_o unite_v as_o to_o have_v and_o to_o feel_v each_o other_o in_o themselves_o def._n p._n 68_o l._n 22._o which_o enigmatical_a obscure_a and_o confuse_a stuff_n if_o the_o reader_n understand_v it_o be_v well_o for_o i_o profess_v that_o i_o do_v not_o but_o so_o far_o as_o the_o term_n essential_a make_v use_v of_o here_o may_v seem_v to_o make_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o purpose_n i_o answer_v that_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o the_o three_o person_n not_o as_o that_o wherein_o this_o unity_n do_v consist_v but_o as_o that_o which_o be_v essential_o consequent_a upon_o it_o and_o inseparable_a from_o it_o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o homonymy_n in_o the_o term_n essential_a as_o either_o import_v that_o essential_a principle_n wherein_o the_o nature_n or_o essence_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v place_v or_o some_o thing_n necessary_o result_v from_o it_o in_o which_o latter_a sense_n alone_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o if_o by_o unity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n the_o animadverter_n mean_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o say_v be_v indeed_o a_o necessary_a foundation_n of_o this_o mutual_a consciousness_n but_o not_o the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o it_o for_o that_o the_o father_n he_o pretend_v be_v sensible_a that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v not_o of_o itself_o make_v this_o essential_a unity_n and_o therefore_o add_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v that_o very_o mutual_a consciousness_n here_o maintain_v by_o he_o to_o perfect_v it_o p._n 68_o l._n 27._o in_o which_o word_n there_o be_v several_a very_o vile_a heterodoxye_n for_o first_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adequate_o perfect_o and_o sufficient_o make_v the_o unity_n and_o identity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n and_o that_o as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v not_o mere_o from_o the_o force_n of_o the_o word_n itself_o but_o from_o the_o peculiar_a condition_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o which_o be_v infinite_a can_v not_o possible_o be_v otherwise_o than_o numerical_o one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o consequent_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o agreement_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n in_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o numerical_a unity_n and_o identity_n of_o nature_n belong_v to_o they_o upon_o that_o account_n and_o therefore_o i_o deny_v that_o the_o father_n ever_o reckon_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d insufficient_a of_o itself_o to_o make_v this_o unity_n and_o challenge_v he_o to_o prove_v they_o do_v and_o i_o deny_v further_o that_o they_o ever_o allege_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o perfect_v this_o unity_n but_o as_o a_o explication_n and_o illustration_n of_o it_o and_o i_o add_v moreover_o that_o the_o father_n never_o account_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o to_o be_v mutual_a consciousness_n or_o to_o consist_v in_o it_o but_o to_o be_v the_o mutual_a inexistence_n or_o indwell_v of_o the_o divine_a person_n in_o each_o other_o found_v upon_o and_o result_v from_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mutual_a inexistence_n be_v no_o more_o mutual_a consciousness_n than_o bare_a existence_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v knowledge_n and_o last_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ascribe_v to_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n to_o which_o this_o author_n may_v add_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o if_o he_o please_v be_v not_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d itself_o but_o a_o consequent_a or_o effect_v of_o it_o for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v not_o therefore_o in_o one_o another_o because_o they_o mutual_o know_v one_o another_o but_o they_o thus_o know_v one_o another_o because_o by_o the_o essential_a identity_n of_o their_o nature_n they_o mutual_o be_v and_o exist_v in_o one_o another_o all_o which_o have_v be_v so_o full_o prove_v in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o animadv_n p._n 201_o 202_o 203_o 204_o 205_o 206._o and_o the_o nine_o chapter_n p._n 295._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o 300_o 301._o to_o allege_v it_o again_o be_v in_o effect_n but_o dictum_fw-la dicere_fw-la which_o though_o it_o be_v the_o constant_a practice_n or_o rather_o trade_n of_o this_o author_n be_v the_o scorn_n of_o the_o animadverter_n but_o to_o go_v on_o the_o animadverter_n have_v say_v as_o be_v here_o allege_v that_o unity_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o mutual_a consciousness_n which_o be_v a_o essential_a property_n equal_o belong_v to_o all_o three_o person_n must_v issue_v and_o result_v from_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o so_o can_v have_v no_o antecedent_n causal_n influx_n upon_o the_o same_o nature_n our_o author_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o tell_v we_o that_o mutual_a consciousness_n belong_v not_o immediate_o to_o nature_n but_o to_o person_n p._n 69._o l._n 20._o and_o i_o dare_v say_v he_o tell_v we_o the_o best_a he_o know_v but_o in_o reply_n to_o it_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o again_o that_o it_o belong_v immediate_o to_o both_o but_o upon_o a_o different_a account_n viz._n to_o nature_n as_o the_o immediate_o produce_v principle_n of_o the_o act_n and_o to_o the_o person_n as_o to_o the_o immediate_a proper_a subject_n of_o denomination_n from_o the_o act._n but_o he_o add_v that_o he_o for_o his_o part_n will_v not_o philosophy_n upon_o antecedent_n causal_a influx_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n p._n 69._o l._n 24._o nor_o do_v any_o one_o else_o in_o the_o strict_a proper_a and_o philosophical_a sense_n of_o these_o term_n pretend_v to_o do_v so_o but_o only_o by_o accommodate_v they_o to_o help_v we_o with_o the_o better_a method_n and_o distinction_n to_o conceive_v and_o discourse_v of_o so_o high_a a_o subject_a as_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o for_o nothing_o that_o he_o pass_v over_o the_o nine_o preliminary_a consideration_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o the_o animadversion_n without_o so_o much_o as_o touch_v upon_o they_o for_o they_o will_v have_v correct_v his_o ignorance_n and_o teach_v he_o how_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v and_o use_v about_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o person_n but_o his_o modesty_n add_v that_o it_o content_v he_o to_o know_v what_o be_v essential_a not_o absolute_o to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a
and_o the_o seven_o first_o line_n so_o that_o according_a to_o he_o a_o act_n of_o volition_n and_o a_o act_n of_o consciousness_n or_o knowledge_n be_v formal_o and_o proper_o one_o and_o the_o same_o act._n in_o the_o last_o place_n as_o to_o his_o affirm_v that_o three_o distinct_a subsistence_n of_o the_o same_o individual_a nature_n be_v by_o mutual_a consciousness_n essential_o one_o p._n 71._o l._n 9_o i_o answer_v that_o if_o he_o mean_v hereby_o that_o they_o be_v by_o mutual_a consciousness_n make_v essential_o one_o as_o by_o the_o cause_n or_o antecedent_n reason_n of_o that_o unity_n i_o deny_v it_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o they_o be_v thereby_o prove_v essential_o one_o as_o by_o a_o essential_a consequent_a of_o the_o say_a unity_n i_o grant_v it_o but_o this_o will_v do_v he_o but_o little_a service_n for_o his_o hypothesis_n require_v more_o and_o so_o leave_v this_o second_o argument_n in_o its_o full_a force_n against_o he_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o three_o argument_n 3._o which_o be_v this_o to_o affirm_v mutual_a consciousness_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n in_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v to_o confound_v the_o union_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o say_a person_n together_o which_o confusion_n ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v allow_v to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v essential_o one_o by_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o union_n p._n 71._o l._n 18._o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a i_o affirm_v that_o if_o for_o one_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o or_o so_o by_o another_o do_v and_o must_v signify_v causal_o then_o to_o say_v that_o thing_n or_o person_n be_v one_o by_o mutual_a consciousness_n and_o yet_o that_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n or_o antecedent_n reason_n of_o their_o be_v one_o be_v a_o direct_a contradiction_n in_o the_o term_n and_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o imagine_v how_o a_o man_n in_o his_o sense_n can_v think_v otherwise_o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o pass_v impertinent_o from_o the_o union_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n to_o their_o mutual_a indwel_n in_o each_o other_o which_o be_v very_o different_a thing_n affirm_v withal_o that_o his_o mutual_a indwel_n be_v their_o mutual_a consciousness_n though_o this_o have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v peremptory_o deny_v he_o and_o the_o reader_n for_o the_o confutation_n of_o it_o refer_v to_o the_o two_o forecited_a chapter_n of_o the_o animadversion_n which_o this_o author_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v say_v one_o word_n in_o answer_n to_o well_o but_o how_o do_v he_o prove_v the_o mutual_a inexistence_n or_o indwell_v of_o the_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v mutual_a consciousness_n why_o because_o forsooth_o they_o be_v in_o one_o another_o as_o mind_n not_o as_o body_n p._n 71._o l._n 30._o but_o here_o beside_o that_o we_o deny_v his_o very_a supposition_n viz._n that_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v three_o mind_n we_o deny_v also_o that_o three_o distinct_a mind_n can_v be_v make_v identical_o one_o in_o nature_n by_o any_o consciousness_n or_o mutual_a consciousness_n whatsoever_o and_o in_o the_o divine_a person_n who_o be_v neither_o mind_n nor_o body_n it_o be_v the_o unity_n and_o identity_n of_o their_o essence_n by_o which_o alone_o they_o be_v mutual_o in_o one_o another_o as_o the_o sole_a proper_a reason_n of_o their_o be_v so_o for_o there_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o distinct_a mind_n essence_n or_o nature_n in_o one_o another_o but_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o divine_a person_n union_n and_o communion_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n p._n 72._o l._n 15._o but_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o they_o be_v formal_o and_o in_o all_o respect_v the_o same_o i_o deny_v it_o affirm_v withal_o that_o they_o be_v as_o much_o distinguish_v as_o the_o very_a divine_a essence_n and_o personality_n themselves_o be_v and_o consequent_o that_o the_o union_n of_o the_o person_n consist_v in_o their_o identification_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o essence_n or_o nature_n and_o their_o communion_n consist_v in_o those_o mutual_a act_n towards_o each_o other_o respective_o issue_v from_o and_o belong_v to_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o personal_a property_n but_o the_o animadverter_n he_o tell_v we_o false_o represent_v both_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n with_o each_o other_o and_o their_o mutual_a consciousness_n too_o in_o these_o word_n cite_v from_o he_o p._n 72._o l._n 27._o viz._n that_o all_o act_n of_o several_a person_n upon_o each_o other_o as_o all_o that_o be_v mutual_a must_v be_v be_v proper_o act_v of_o communion_n by_o which_o the_o say_a person_n have_v a_o intercourse_n among_o themselves_o as_o act_v interchangeable_o upon_o one_o another_o to_o which_o word_n of_o the_o animadverter_n this_o author_n reply_v first_o that_o this_o may_v be_v true_a in_o person_n separate_v but_o that_o person_n only_o distinct_a and_o not_o separate_v do_v not_o act_n upon_o one_o another_o for_o that_o such_o act_v must_v as_o he_o say_v signify_v a_o external_n impression_n make_v by_o one_o person_n upon_o another_o p._n 72._o at_o the_o end_n and_o p._n 73._o at_o the_o beginning_n but_o will_v this_o man_n here_o abide_v by_o this_o false_a and_o profane_a assertion_n for_o do_v not_o the_o divine_a person_n mutual_o know_v and_o mutual_o love_v one_o another_o and_o do_v not_o these_o act_n of_o knowledge_n and_o love_n both_o mutual_o proceed_v from_o they_o and_o mutual_o terminate_v in_o they_o too_o or_o will_v he_o say_v that_o those_o act_n pass_v mutual_o between_o they_o by_o a_o external_n impression_n upon_o each_o other_o or_o last_o that_o the_o divine_a person_n be_v any_o more_o than_o only_o distinct_a certain_o such_o proposition_n as_o this_o audacious_a man_n vent_v the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v never_o accustom_v to_o hear_v or_o endure_v before_o but_o in_o the_o next_o place_n after_o he_o have_v say_v that_o the_o animadverter_n assertion_n may_v hold_v true_a in_o person_n separate_v but_o not_o in_o person_n only_o distinct_a which_o we_o have_v confute_v he_o say_v also_o p._n 72._o at_o the_o end_n that_o it_o hold_v true_a of_o all_o other_o mutual_a act_n except_v mutual_a consciousness_n which_o be_v a_o fulsome_a and_o ridiculous_a beg_n of_o the_o question_n by_o presume_v a_o exception_n where_o he_o shall_v first_o prove_v it_o and_o be_v as_o arrant_a a_o petitio_fw-la principii_fw-la as_o ever_o appear_v in_o argumentation_n and_o i_o challenge_v he_o to_o prove_v how_o the_o exception_n hold_v in_o mutual_a consciousness_n more_o than_o in_o mutual_a complacency_n though_o indeed_o in_o neither_o but_o he_o be_v now_o for_o call_v the_o animadverter_n to_o a_o account_n for_o that_o unwary_a and_o improper_a expression_n as_o he_o represent_v it_o that_o all_o act_n of_o several_a person_n upon_o one_o another_o be_v act_n of_o communion_n which_o say_v he_o in_o the_o gravel-lane_n dialect_n make_v boy_n in_o a_o state_n of_o communion_n with_o each_o other_o at_o box_v and_o a_o match_n at_o scold_v for_o it_o seem_v he_o can_v yet_o rid_v his_o head_n of_o billingsgate_n another_o state_n of_o communion_n to_o which_o my_o answer_n in_o the_o first_o place_n be_v that_o i_o be_o sorry_a to_o find_v his_o ill_a breed_n get_v so_o far_o into_o his_o religion_n as_o to_o dare_v to_o mingle_v such_o sacred_a matter_n with_o such_o dirty_a and_o profane_a comparison_n in_o the_o next_o place_n i_o will_v have_v he_o know_v that_o the_o animadverter_n abide_v by_o what_o he_o have_v say_v and_o according_o will_v have_v this_o man_n learn_v that_o word_n in_o discourse_n though_o never_o so_o general_a and_o indefinite_a be_v yet_o to_o be_v limit_v and_o determine_v in_o their_o sense_n by_o the_o subject_n profess_o treat_v of_o and_o this_o in_o the_o present_a case_n be_v such_o a_o act_n only_o as_o suppose_a person_n in_o a_o state_n of_o agreement_n and_o proceed_v from_o they_o and_o pass_v between_o they_o consider_v only_o as_o such_o and_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o further_o that_o though_o the_o common_a use_n of_o the_o world_n have_v restrain_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n communion_n and_o communication_n ad_fw-la benigniorem_fw-la partem_fw-la yet_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o it_o import_v no_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a interchange_n of_o act_n or_o office_n whether_o friendly_a or_o hostile_a and_o there_o may_v be_v as_o real_a and_o as_o proper_a a_o communication_n of_o ill_n turn_v as_o of_o good_a and_o sometime_o of_o ill_a for_o good_a as_o this_o author_n very_o well_o know_v but_o as_o for_o those_o word_n which_o he_o conclude_v this_o
term_n every_o way_n adequate_a and_o convertible_a as_o even_o this_o author_n himself_o grant_v and_o that_o god_n and_o infinite_a intelligent_a person_n be_v not_o so_o but_o he_o go_v on_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v custom_n only_o which_o have_v more_o reconcile_v we_o to_o the_o word_n person_n then_o mind_n and_o that_o set_v aside_o this_o dispute_n viz._n of_o the_o trinity_n it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o all_o mankind_n which_o he_o learned_o prove_v from_o its_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o socinian_o that_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o infinite_a mind_n and_o a_o infinite_a person_n thus_o he_o p._n 83._o l._n 4._o but_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o absurd_a and_o ridiculous_a than_o to_o talk_v of_o set_v aside_o this_o dispute_n viz._n concern_v the_o trinity_n when_o it_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o this_o dispute_v alone_o which_o we_o be_v here_o concern_v in_o and_o to_o allege_v the_o sense_n of_o all_o mankind_n about_o these_o 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