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A32801 The divine trinunity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, or, The blessed doctrine of the three coessentiall subsistents in the eternall Godhead without any confusion or division of the distinct subsistences or multiplication of the most single and entire Godhead acknowledged, beleeved, adored by Christians, in opposition to pagans, Jewes, Mahumetans, blasphemous and antichristian hereticks, who say they are Christians, but are not / declared and published for the edification and satisfaction of all such as worship the only true God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all three as one and the self same God blessed for ever, by Francis Cheynell ... Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665. 1650 (1650) Wing C3811; ESTC R34820 306,702 530

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graviter_fw-la vincentius_n lirinensis_n fundamentum_fw-la theologiae_n unicum_fw-la sacram_fw-la scripturam_fw-la statuimus_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la fidei_fw-la controversiis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n judicium_fw-la suum_fw-la absolutum_fw-la supremum_fw-la universale_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la authenticum_fw-la in_o cripturis_fw-la consignatum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ecclesiae_fw-la promulgavit_fw-la omnesque_fw-la errores_fw-la infallibiliter_fw-la condemnavit_fw-la de_fw-fr papâ_fw-la itaque_fw-la &_o papismo_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la conclamatum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o actum_fw-la 5._o cum_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la nullam_fw-la poterit_fw-la reperiri_fw-la judicium_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la quaerendus_fw-la est_fw-la judex_n sed_fw-la ut_fw-la quid_fw-la pulsamus_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la cum_fw-la habemus_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o evangelio_n frustra_fw-la etiam_fw-la pontificii_fw-la justitiam_fw-la svam_fw-la ostendunt_fw-la imò_fw-la ostentant_fw-la 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sancti_fw-la sit_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la vobis_fw-la amen_n datum_n oxon_n martii_fw-la vicessimo_fw-la anno_fw-la dom._n 1649_o 50_o vestris_n d_o d._n devotus_fw-la fr._n cheynell_n to_o the_o worshipful_a francis_n rous_a esq_n the_o learned_a provost_n of_o eton_n college_n sir_n it_o be_v the_o sad_a complaint_n of_o hilary_n in_o his_o time_n that_o there_o be_v as_o many_o creed_n as_o will_n hilarius_n and_o every_o one_o presume_v to_o alter_v the_o wholesome_a form_n of_o sound_a word_n or_o else_o wrest_v it_o to_o a_o corrupt_a sense_n and_o you_o know_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o creed_n be_v the_o creed_n in_o these_o day_n of_o libertinism_n man_n account_v it_o a_o kind_n of_o bondage_n to_o confine_v themselves_o to_o a_o wholesome_a form_n of_o sound_a word_n though_o they_o be_v quintil._n consecrate_a word_n and_o therefore_o such_o as_o can_v be_v condemn_v the_o devil_n have_v set_v good_a man_n at_o variance_n about_o saeculal_a affair_n private_a interest_n 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maintain_n of_o save_a communion_n with_o god_n 1._o that_o god_n be_v for_o he_o who_o come_v unto_o god_n must_v believe_v that_o god_n be_v heb._n 11._o 6._o 2._o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n deut._n 6._o 4._o 3._o that_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v this_o one_o god_n because_o they_o be_v all_o three_o coessential_a subsistent_n in_o this_o most_o single_a godhead_n 1_o cor._n 8._o 5._o 6._o phi._n 2._o 6._o 1_o io_n 5._o 7_o joh._n 10._o 30._o mat._n 3._o 16_o 17._o mat._n 28._o 19_o act._n 5._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 6._o 11._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 14._o joh._n 15._o ●6_n rev._n 1._o 4._o 5._o reverend_a calvin_n be_v not_o so_o morose_a and_o austere_a in_o this_o point_n as_o to_o contend_v about_o unnecessary_a word_n 36._o or_o curious_a phrase_n so_o there_o be_v such_o word_n use_v as_o do_v fit_o and_o full_o express_v the_o whole_a mystery_n of_o faith_n in_o this_o weighty_a point_n and_o sufficient_o refute_v the_o damnable_a error_n of_o arrius_n 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