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saâ—…s_n that_o the_o jew_n and_o turkâ—…_n who_o believe_v and_o worship_v the_o one_o true_a god_n and_o he_o only_o be_v perhaps_o in_o a_o near_a proximity_n to_o salvation_n than_o such_o as_o against_o sufficâ—…ent_a opportunity_n of_o a_o right_a information_n and_o for_o woâ—…ldly_a interest_n have_v 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o châ—…istian_a faith_n to_o the_o athanasian_n and_o thâ—…_n in_o another_o of_o their_o pamphlet_n intitulâ—…_n râ—…solutions_n concern_v the_o trinity_n and_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 18._o and_o 19_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o divers_a historian_n will_v have_v it_o that_o mahomet_n mean_v not_o his_o religion_n shall_v be_v esteem_v a_o new_a religion_n but_o only_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o true_a intent_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n they_o affirm_v moreover_o that_o the_o learned_a mahometan_n call_v themselves_o the_o tâ—…ue_a disciple_n of_o the_o mâ—…ssias_n â—…r_n christ_n â—…ntimating_v thereby_o that_o christian_n be_v apostate_n from_o the_o most_o 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prophet_n and_o holy_a man_n oâ—…_n to_o such_o as_o be_v actual_o possess_v of_o tâ—…e_o heavenly_a beatitude_n answer_v to_o milborn_n p._n 50._o ergo_fw-la by_o the_o authority_n of_o socinus_n himself_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o english_a socinian_n be_v mahometan_n and_o not_o christian_n and_o from_o the_o answer_n to_o milborn_n it_o likewise_o appear_v that_o they_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o papist_n in_o worship_v saint_n dâ—…parted_v so_o that_o their_o religion_n be_v a_o medley_n of_o mahometanism_n and_o popery_n in_o the_o next_o place_n it_o may_v be_v prove_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o learn_a man_n who_o favour_v their_o party_n and_o of_o who_o j._n t._n say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o great_a philosopher_n that_o have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n since_o cicero_n p._n 1._o 17._o it_o may_v â—…say_v say_v be_v prove_v by_o his_o authority_n that_o the_o mahometan_n be_v as_o good_a christian_n as_o the_o english_a socinian_n thus_o in_o his_o reasonableness_n of_o christianity_n p._n 26._o etc._n etc._n and_o p._n 192._o he_o say_v the_o great_a proposition_n controvert_v concern_v jesus_n of_o nazareth_n be_v whether_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n or_o not_o and_o challenge_v any_o man_n to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v any_o other_o doctrine_n upon_o their_o assent_n to_o which_o or_o disbelief_n of_o it_o man_n â—…ere_v pronounce_v believer_n or_o unbeliever_n but_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o alcoran_n jesus_n of_o nazareth_n be_v declare_v to_o â—…e_v the_o messiah_n in_o these_o word_n among_o other_o oh_o mary_n god_n declarâ—…th_v unto_o thou_o a_o word_n from_o which_o shall_v proceed_v the_o messiah_n name_v jesus_n the_o son_n of_o mary_n full_a of_o honour_n in_o this_o world_n and_o that_o shaâ—…l_v be_v in_o the_o other_o of_o the_o number_n of_o intercessor_n with_o his_o divine_a majesty_n ergo_fw-la the_o mahometan_n be_v according_a to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o christianity_n as_o good_a 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socinian_o tell_v we_o the_o turk_n maintain_v that_o christ_n ought_v to_o be_v worship_v but_o not_o with_o that_o high_a sort_n of_o worship_n wherewith_o the_o â—…ord_n his_o god_n be_v worshipâ—…ed_v and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n mahomet_n own_v in_o the_o alcoran_n that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o he_o himself_o on_o the_o left_a i_o shall_v insist_v no_o further_o on_o the_o agreement_n betwixt_o the_o english_a socinian_n and_o the_o turk_n what_o be_v already_o do_v being_n enough_o to_o show_v that_o they_o subvert_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o christianity_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v in_o a_o christian_a nation_n the_o next_o thing_n i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o be_v the_o abominable_a hypocrisy_n and_o dissimulation_n of_o the_o socinian_o by_o which_o in_o a_o jesuitical_a manner_n they_o transform_v themselves_o into_o all_o shape_v make_v no_o conscience_n of_o fraudulent_a subscription_n and_o perjury_n but_o subscribe_v and_o swear_v to_o what_o they_o
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