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reason_n passion_n which_o no_o other_o spirit_n be_v conscious_a to_o but_o itself_o vind._n p._n 48._o l._n 32._o this_o make_v a_o spirit_n numerical_o one_o vind._n p._n 49._o l._n 2._o the_o self-consciousness_n of_o every_o person_n to_o itself_o viz._n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n make_v they_o three_o distinct_a person_n vind._n p._n 68_o l._n 5._o and_o we_o know_v no_o other_o unity_n of_o a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n but_o consciousness_n ibid._n the_o essential_a unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o self-consciousness_n and_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o which_o make_v a_o spirit_n one_o and_o distinguish_v it_o from_o all_o other_o spirit_n vind._n p._n 47._o l._n 15._o the_o very_a nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o internal_a vital_a sensation_n defence_n p._n 7._o l._n 11._o the_o unity_n of_o a_o single_a mind_n or_o spirit_n consist_v in_o a_o natural_a self-conscious_a sensation_n
internal_a sensation_n and_o self-sensation_a be_v still_o with_o this_o author_n the_o same_o with_o self-consciousness_n defence_n p._n 7._o l._n 29._o a_o natural_a self-consciousness_n make_v one_o natural_a person_n defence_n p._n 8._o l._n 7._o and_o self-consciousness_n make_v a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n one_o with_o itself_o and_o distinguish_v or_o separate_v it_o from_o all_o other_o mind_n or_o spirit_n defence_n p._n 43._o l._n 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o last_o of_o all_o more_o plain_o if_o this_o be_v what_o he_o the_o animadverter_n mean_v by_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n viz._n that_o which_o make_v a_o mind_n spirit_n or_o person_n one_o and_o either_o distinguish_v or_o separate_v it_o from_o all_o other_o mind_n spirit_n or_o person_n i_o do_v affirm_v that_o self-consciousness_n be_v this_o formal_a reason_n defence_n p._n 38._o l._n 7_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n i_o think_v it_o extreme_o needless_a to_o cite_v any_o more_o passage_n upon_o this_o head_n these_o be_v super-abundant_o sufficient_a to_o prove_v that_o all_o that_o be_v contain_v in_o and_o signify_v by_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v by_o this_o author_n here_o ascribe_v to_o and_o affirm_v of_o self-consciousness_n with_o reference_n to_o personality_n personal_a unity_n and_o distinction_n and_o that_o therefore_o his_o rejection_n of_o the_o term_n while_o he_o so_o ample_o assert_v the_o thing_n be_v groundless_a and_o indeed_o senseless_a and_o ridiculous_a but_o second_o as_o touch_v the_o next_o head_n in_o dispute_n which_o be_v mutual-consciousness_n he_o have_v these_o follow_a assertion_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n aâ—â—_n one_o by_o a_o internal_a consciousness_n as_o every_o man_n be_v one_o with_o himself_o that_o be_v they_o feel_v each_o other_o in_o themselves_o and_o they_o be_v as_o essential_o one_o by_o a_o mutual_a consciousness_n as_o every_o man_n be_v one_o with_o himself_o vind._n p._n 56._o l._n 6._o as_o the_o self-consciousness_n of_o every_o person_n to_o itself_o viz._n of_o every_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n make_v the_o three_o distinct_a person_n so_o the_o mutual_a consciousness_n of_o all_o three_o divine_a person_n make_v they_o all_o but_o one_o infinite_a god_n vind._n p._n 68_o l._n 5._o mutual_a consciousness_n make_v all_o three_o person_n numerical_o one_o divine_a essence_n or_o one_o god_n vind._n p._n 84._o l._n 29._o the_o three_o pâ—rsons_n be_v essential_o one_o god_n by_o a_o mutual_a self-consciousness_n vind._n p._n 88_o l._n 32_o 33._o the_o three_o mind_n viz._n the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v all_o mutual_o conscious_a to_o each_o other_o and_o therefore_o as_o essential_o one_o as_o the_o same_o mind_n be_v one_o with_o itself_o by_o a_o self-consciousness_n vin._n p._n 91._o l._n 8._o from_o all_o which_o it_o follow_v that_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o the_o essential_a unity_n of_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o divine_a nature_n or_o in_o other_o word_n that_o which_o proper_o make_v they_o one_o in_o nature_n on_o last_o that_o wherein_o the_o unity_n and_o identity_n of_o their_o nature_n do_v formal_o and_o proper_o consist_v this_o i_o say_v undeniable_o follow_v from_o the_o forementioned_a passage_n cite_v out_o of_o this_o author_n and_o so_o i_o pass_v to_o the_o three_o and_o last_o head_n in_o dispute_n viz._n whether_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v three_o distinct_a mind_n or_o spirit_n which_o this_o author_n positive_o affirm_v as_o appear_v from_o the_o follow_a passage_n the_o three_o divine_a person_n say_v he_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v three_o infinite_a mind_n real_o distinct_a from_o each_o other_o vind._n p._n 50._o line_n at_o the_o end_n and_o they_o be_v three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n p._n 51._o l._n 5._o again_o the_o person_n be_v perfect_o distinct_a for_o they_o be_v three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n and_o therefore_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a person_n and_o to_o say_v they_o be_v three_o divine_a person_n and_o not_o three_o distinct_a mind_n be_v both_o heresy_n and_o nonsense_n vind._n p._n 66._o l._n 26._o the_o three_o person_n be_v three_o mind_n and_o therefore_o as_o distinct_a as_o three_o mind_n vind._n p._n 91._o l._n 5._o and_o again_o speak_v of_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n i_o grant_v say_v he_o that_o they_o be_v three_o holy_a spirit_n vind._n p._n 258._o l._n 28._o and_o to_o add_v the_o crown_n and_o confirm_v passage_n of_o all_o if_o say_v he_o every_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n consider_v as_o a_o distinct_a person_n be_v not_o a_o distinct_a infinite_a and_o eternal_a mind_n there_o be_v i_o confess_v a_o end_n of_o the_o dean_n notion_n but_o then_o i_o doubt_v there_o will_v be_v a_o end_n of_o a_o trinity_n of_o person_n also_o etc._n etc._n defence_n p._n 8._o l._n 24._o 25_o etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v the_o positive_a assertion_n of_o this_o author_n and_o in_o all_o of_o they_o the_o thing_n assert_v by_o he_o be_v as_o positive_o deny_v by_o the_o animadverter_n and_o i_o think_v it_o high_o necessary_a thus_o to_o draw_v they_o all_o together_o and_o lay_v they_o before_o the_o reader_n that_o so_o he_o may_v with_o one_o easy_a turn_n of_o his_o eye_n be_v able_a at_o any_o time_n to_o have_v a_o full_a view_n of_o this_o author_n be_v whole_a hypothesis_n and_o thereby_o to_o tract_n he_o in_o all_o his_o sophistical_a wind_n and_o shift_n in_o which_o he_o shall_v find_v he_o sometime_o deny_v what_o he_o have_v before_o express_o affirm_v and_o sometime_o quite_o change_v the_o state_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n which_o i_o assure_v he_o be_v the_o whole_a design_n and_o artifice_n such_o as_o it_o be_v of_o this_o book_n and_o according_o that_o i_o may_v from_o the_o premise_n give_v a_o brief_a state_n of_o the_o three_o forementioned_a head_n the_o dispute_n here_o in_o the_o first_o place_n between_o this_o author_n and_o the_o animadverter_n be_v not_o whether_o self-consciousness_n prove_v infer_v or_o declare_v personality_n and_o personal_a unity_n as_o a_o sign_n or_o effect_v of_o it_o or_o a_o consequent_a from_o it_o for_o this_o be_v not_o the_o question_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o it_o or_o in_o other_o word_n that_o wherein_o the_o say_a personality_n and_o personal_a unity_n proper_o do_v consist_v which_o this_o author_n have_v and_o that_o in_o term_n signify_v only_a à _fw-fr priore_n over_o and_o over_o affirm_v and_o the_o animadverter_n as_o positive_o deny_v and_o disprove_v and_o therefore_o if_o this_o author_n shall_v at_o any_o time_n take_v up_o with_o the_o former_a and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o he_o if_o we_o allow_v self-consciousness_n to_o infer_v and_o prove_v personality_n and_o personal_a unity_n as_o the_o sign_n effect_v or_o consequent_a thereof_o or_o affirm_v it_o in_o a_o causal_n sense_n to_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o same_o this_o i_o say_v be_v manifest_o tâ—_n change_v the_o question_n and_o to_o give_v up_o the_o thing_n in_o controversy_n between_o he_o and_o his_o adversary_n in_o like_a manner_n for_o mutual_a consciousness_n since_o it_o be_v allow_v on_o both_o side_n that_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v one_o in_o nature_n and_o essence_n the_o question_n be_v whether_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v that_o wherein_o this_o unity_n of_o nature_n or_o essence_n do_v consist_v so_o that_o by_o reason_n hereof_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v formal_o one_o in_o nature_n or_o essence_n and_o not_o whether_o this_o mutual_a consciousness_n prove_v infer_v or_o declare_v they_o to_o be_v thus_o one_o for_o this_o come_v not_o up_o to_o the_o point_n and_o consequent_o if_o this_o author_n say_v that_o he_o look_v no_o further_o and_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o this_o as_o his_o mean_v be_v still_o a_o bottomless_a pit_n he_o evident_o abandon_v his_o own_o positive_a assertion_n and_o effectual_o give_v up_o the_o whole_a matter_n in_o dispute_n for_o sure_o the_o antecedent_n reason_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o the_o bare_a sign_n proof_n or_o consequent_a of_o the_o same_o can_v never_o hold_v the_o same_o place_n in_o argument_n nor_o produce_v the_o same_o conclusion_n and_o so_o likewise_o in_o the_o three_o and_o last_o place_n the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o the_o trinity_n be_v three_o distinct_a intelligent_a person_n which_o in_o a_o right_o state_v sense_n be_v true_a but_o whether_o these_o person_n be_v three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n or_o spirit_n that_o be_v to_o say_v three_o distinct_a absolute_a being_n essence_n or_o substance_n which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o in_o any_o sense_n to_o be_v and_o consequent_o for_o this_o man_n to_o change_v the_o term_n mind_n into_o that_o of_o intelligent_a person_n be_v quite_o to_o alter_v the_o question_n and_o so_o to_o
person_n to_o be_v real_o distinct_a from_o each_o other_o defense_n p._n 61._o l._n 28._o but_o in_o his_o vindication_n he_o affirm_v that_o the_o self-consciousness_n of_o every_o person_n to_o itself_o make_v they_o three_o distinct_a person_n vind._n p._n 68_o and_o will_v any_o man_n alive_a here_o grant_v or_o any_o logic_n but_o this_o man_n allow_v that_o for_o self-consciousness_n only_o to_o prove_v the_o three_o divine_a person_n real_o distinct_a as_o he_o say_v in_o the_o defense_n and_o to_o make_v they_o so_o as_o he_o say_v express_o in_o the_o vindication_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n or_o that_o whether_o you_o put_v the_o question_n concern_v the_o one_o or_o concern_v the_o other_o it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o question_n still_o second_o in_o the_o same_o defence_n he_o declare_v again_o that_o if_o each_o of_o the_o three_o person_n have_v a_o self-consciousness_n of_o their_o own_o this_o distinguish_v the_o person_n and_o prove_v they_o real_o distinct_a which_o be_v all_o that_o he_o desire_v def._n p._n 64._o at_o the_o beginning_n but_o his_o vindication_n i_o must_v tell_v he_o speak_v much_o high_a viz._n that_o the_o self-vnity_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o he_o reckon_v each_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o self-consciousness_n vind._n p._n 48._o and_o again_o the_o essential_a unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o self-consciousness_n and_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o that_o make_v a_o spirit_n one_o and_o distinguish_v it_o from_o all_o other_o vind._n p._n 74._o now_o to_o be_v that_o which_o only_o prove_v the_o three_o person_n distinct_a and_o to_o be_v that_o wherein_o their_o unity_n and_o distinction_n consist_v and_o which_o original_o distinguish_v they_o from_o all_o other_o be_v thing_n extreme_o different_a for_o as_o much_o as_o that_o may_v prove_v they_o distinct_a and_o secondary_o distinguish_v they_o too_o which_o neither_o original_o distinguish_v they_o nor_o be_v that_o in_o which_o their_o original_a unity_n and_o distinction_n do_v consist_v 3._o he_o tell_v we_o in_o this_o defense_n also_o that_o the_o dean_n no_o where_o assert_n that_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o the_o essential_a unity_n of_o the_o three_o person_n but_o that_o three_o person_n who_o be_v thus_o mutual_o conscious_a to_o each_o other_o must_v be_v essential_o one_o def._n p._n 68_o l._n 5._o in_o answer_n to_o which_o he_o have_v be_v often_o tell_v that_o whatsoever_o make_v or_o constitute_v a_o thing_n essential_o one_o or_o be_v that_o wherein_o its_o essential_a unity_n do_v consist_v be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o the_o say_a unity_n and_o as_o touch_v this_o he_o affirm_v in_o this_o very_a defense_n p._n 66._o that_o mutual_a consciousness_n make_v all_o three_o person_n as_o much_o one_o as_o three_o can_v be_v one_o and_o likewise_o in_o his_o vindication_n that_o mutual_a consciousness_n make_v all_o three_o person_n numerical_o one_o divine_a essence_n or_o one_o god_n p._n 84._o and_o again_o that_o the_o three_o person_n be_v essential_o one_o god_n by_o a_o mutual_a consciousness_n p._n 88_o now_o this_o sure_o imply_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o that_o three_o person_n thus_o mutual_o conscious_a be_v essential_o one_o for_o to_o say_v that_o three_o mutual_o conscious_a person_n be_v essential_o one_o and_o that_o they_o be_v thus_o one_o by_o or_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v two_o quite_o different_a proposition_n even_o as_o different_a as_o these_o viz._n that_o every_o learned_a man_n be_v rational_a and_o that_o his_o be_v learned_a be_v that_o by_o which_o he_o be_v rational_a which_o latter_a be_v utter_o false_a 4._o he_o go_v on_o and_o tell_v we_o again_o that_o if_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v essential_a to_o this_o unity_n so_o that_o three_o person_n be_v thus_o unite_v that_o be_v be_v one_o in_o point_n of_o knowledge_n and_o can_v be_v one_o without_o it_o he_o will_v contend_v no_o further_o with_o any_o man_n about_o it_o defense_n p._n 69._o at_o the_o latter_a end_n but_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o his_o vindication_n will_v contend_v with_o he_o in_o which_o he_o have_v assert_v much_o more_o than_o this_o amount_n to_o as_o the_o immediate_a forecited_a passage_n demonstrate_v viz._n that_o mutual_a consciousness_n make_v the_o three_o person_n essential_o one_o god_n and_o be_v that_o by_o which_o they_o be_v one_o and_o in_o which_o their_o essential_a unity_n consist_v and_o this_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o run_v much_o high_a than_o to_o say_v only_o that_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v essential_a to_o their_o unity_n for_o it_o may_v be_v so_o only_o as_o a_o consequent_a essential_o follow_v it_o and_o not_o as_o a_o principle_n essential_o constituent_v of_o it_o and_o wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v but_o in_o the_o 5_o the_o and_o last_v place_n he_o declare_v himself_o more_o full_o and_o round_o than_o before_o if_o say_v he_o self-consciousness_n necessary_o result_v from_o and_o infer_v and_o prove_v a_o distinction_n of_o person_n and_o mutual_a consciousness_n suppose_v result_v from_o infer_v and_o prove_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n it_o will_v satisfy_v the_o dean_n without_o dispute_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n and_o union_n def._n p._n 75._o l._n 20._o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o i_o be_o not_o at_o all_o concern_v what_o will_v satisfy_v the_o dean_n now_o that_o he_o be_v drive_v to_o the_o wall_n but_o what_o the_o dean_n have_v assert_v before_o and_o for_o this_o as_o to_o the_o point_n of_o self-consciousness_n in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o have_v several_a time_n in_o his_o vindication_n assert_v each_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v a_o infinite_a spirit_n tell_v we_o p._n 74._o vind._n that_o the_o essential_a unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o self-consciousness_n and_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o which_o make_v a_o spirit_n one_o and_o distinguish_v it_o from_o all_o other_o and_o that_o the_o self-consciousness_n of_o every_o one_o of_o the_o divine_a person_n to_o itself_o make_v they_o three_o distinct_a person_n vind._n p._n 68_o l._n 5._o and_o then_o for_o mutual_a consciousness_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v one_o by_o a_o internal_a consciousness_n as_o every_o man_n be_v one_o with_o himself_o vind._n p._n 56._o l._n 6._o and_o that_o the_o three_o person_n be_v essential_o one_o god_n by_o a_o mutual_a consciousness_n p._n 88_o 31._o etc._n etc._n and_o here_o in_o this_o very_a defense_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o dean_n place_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n in_o their_o mutual_a consciousness_n defense_n p._n 32._o l._n 9_o and_o now_o to_o sum_n up_o what_o he_o have_v say_v on_o both_o side_n whether_o for_o self-consciousness_n to_o be_v that_o in_o which_o the_o personal_a unity_n of_o a_o 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be_v full_o consistent_a with_o a_o plurality_n of_o individual_a substance_n which_o a_o numerical_a unity_n of_o substance_n will_v he_o stick_v to_o that_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v to_o which_o he_o add_v that_o no_o man_n can_v have_v any_o idea_n of_o divine_a person_n which_o be_v not_o substance_n p._n 92._o l._n 13._o but_o foul_a and_o impudent_a self-contradiction_n be_v his_o constant_a practice_n from_o first_o to_o last_o and_o therefore_o without_o pursue_v he_o any_o further_a i_o shall_v conclude_v all_o with_o that_o testimony_n of_o faustinus_n a_o eminent_a divine_a in_o the_o four_o century_n and_o one_o of_o those_o who_o scruple_v the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o fear_v of_o be_v bring_v thereby_o to_o admit_v of_o three_o substance_n in_o the_o godhead_n and_o those_o not_o specifical_o but_o only_o numerical_o distinct_a as_o appear_v from_o the_o follow_a passage_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o hiâ—_n 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nor_o three_o infinite_a mind_n one_o infinite_a mind_n and_o that_o three_o infinite_a person_n who_o be_v one_o infinite_a mind_n can_v be_v three_o infinite_a mind_n p._n 93._o l._n 9_o now_o suppose_v this_o to_o be_v the_o whole_a argument_n as_o confuse_o and_o break_o according_a to_o his_o know_a talon_n in_o logic_n he_o repeat_v it_o i_o demand_v of_o this_o man_n which_o of_o all_o these_o proposition_n he_o can_v charge_v with_o want_n of_o sense_n nay_o i_o confident_o appeal_v to_o all_o the_o reason_n and_o common_a sense_n of_o mankind_n whether_o there_o can_v be_v in_o nature_n a_o clear_a and_o more_o self-evident_a proposition_n than_o this_o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o infinite_a mind_n be_v not_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n or_o as_o even_o this_o defender_n have_v curtail_v it_o that_o one_o infinite_a mind_n can_v be_v three_o infinite_a mind_n and_o if_o so_o let_v the_o ingenuous_a reader_n judge_n whether_o this_o huff_n cry_v out_o want_v of_o 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person_n p._n 6._o l._n 16._o but_o this_o i_o deny_v as_o utter_o false_a for_o first_o this_o mysterious_a union_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n which_o the_o father_n endeavour_v to_o give_v the_o world_n some_o resemblance_n of_o be_v as_o to_o the_o kind_a of_o it_o a_o union_n in_o nature_n essence_n or_o substance_n and_o that_o in_o opposition_n to_o a_o union_n by_o bare_a consent_n or_o any_o other_o union_n whatsoever_o less_o than_o that_o in_o nature_n or_o essence_n so_o that_o the_o kind_a of_o union_n be_v here_o assign_v and_o then_o as_o for_o what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o inability_n of_o these_o resemblance_n to_o help_v we_o to_o conceive_v of_o this_o kind_a of_o union_n if_o he_o mean_v that_o they_o can_v not_o help_v we_o to_o any_o conception_n of_o it_o at_o all_o this_o also_o be_v false_a for_o so_o far_o as_o
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 i_o demand_v of_o this_o man_n whether_o this_o term_n sensation_n so_o often_o use_v by_o he_o signify_v the_o act_n or_o the_o principle_n of_o action_n if_o he_o own_v it_o to_o signify_v the_o act_n as_o all_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o philosophy_n know_v it_o do_v than_o i_o affirm_v that_o it_o can_v signify_v the_o principle_n of_o action_n but_o by_o a_o metonymy_n of_o the_o effect_n for_o the_o cause_n and_o i_o do_v affirm_v further_a that_o since_o in_o declare_v the_o strict_a and_o philosophical_a truth_n of_o thing_n trope_n and_o metonymy_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v allow_v of_o no_o man_n after-meaning_n ought_v in_o dispute_n to_o be_v admit_v in_o bar_n of_o the_o confutation_n of_o his_o express_a word_n for_o if_o this_o shall_v take_v place_n there_o can_v be_v no_o discourse_v ad_fw-la idem_fw-la and_o consequent_o no_o argumentation_n in_o any_o case_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v this_o author_n be_v constant_a way_n and_o that_o even_o to_o the_o degree_n of_o impudence_n that_o be_v baffle_v in_o his_o word_n he_o still_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o his_o meaning_n which_o practice_n we_o shall_v have_v frequent_a occasion_n to_o expose_v he_o for_o but_o however_o to_o cut_v off_o all_o subterfuge_n from_o this_o shifter_n if_o we_o here_o admit_v sensation_n to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o principle_n of_o sensation_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o principle_n must_v be_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o this_o sensation_n be_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o essence_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v the_o proper_a productive_a principle_n of_o all_o the_o operation_n of_o that_o thing_n but_o than_o we_o must_v observe_v also_o that_o the_o essence_n of_o every_o thing_n sustain_v the_o office_n of_o a_o double_a principle_n first_o of_o a_o internal_a principle_n give_v be_v to_o the_o thing_n of_o which_o it_o be_v the_o essence_n and_o second_o of_o a_o efficient_a principle_n of_o all_o the_o action_n or_o operation_n belong_v to_o that_o thing_n and_o it_o discharge_v the_o office_n of_o the_o former_a antecedent_o in_o nature_n to_o that_o of_o the_o latter_a so_o that_o the_o same_o essence_n be_v a_o principle_n of_o be_v before_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o action_n even_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o same_o agent_n and_o consequent_o as_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o action_n it_o be_v not_o proper_o and_o formal_o a_o principle_n of_o be_v and_o this_o argument_n with_o any_o one_o acquaint_v with_o the_o true_a principle_n of_o philosophy_n of_o which_o this_o author_n understand_v not_o one_o tittle_n quite_o overthrow_v that_o assertion_n of_o he_o viz._n that_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o sensation_n and_o that_o whether_o we_o take_v it_o for_o the_o act_n or_o principle_n of_o sensation_n and_o pluck_v it_o up_o by_o the_o very_a root_n but_o i_o shall_v refer_v the_o reader_n for_o his_o further_a satisfaction_n to_o my_o vindication_n of_o the_o forementioned_a argument_n where_o i_o shall_v more_o full_o canvas_v and_o confute_v this_o pitiful_a shift_n not_o be_v willing_a to_o anticipate_v that_o here_o which_o will_v come_v in_o more_o direct_o and_o natural_o in_o another_o place_n three_o as_o i_o have_v show_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n can_v consist_v in_o sensation_n so_o i_o affirm_v that_o neither_o can_v the_o unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o the_o fame_n for_o unity_n be_v the_o first_o transcendental_a mode_n or_o affection_n of_o be_v and_o so_o in_o reality_n the_o same_o with_o it_o and_o consequent_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n precede_v all_o act_n flow_v from_o it_o can_v never_o consist_v in_o any_o such_o act_n or_o number_n of_o act_n whatsoever_o these_o argument_n i_o know_v be_v whole_o metaphysical_a but_o the_o dispute_v be_v about_o spirit_n as_o to_o the_o nature_n unity_n and_o act_n of_o they_o thing_n essential_o abstract_v from_o matter_n the_o very_a condition_n of_o the_o subject_n neither_o afford_v not_o admit_v of_o any_o other_o well_o but_o notwithstanding_o what_o have_v be_v argue_v against_o bare_a sensation_n may_v not_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n consist_v in_o continuity_n of_o sensation_n for_o this_o be_v it_o which_o this_o author_n here_o express_o assert_n p._n 7._o in_o answer_n to_o which_o i_o must_v demand_v of_o he_o whether_o he_o have_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n what_o this_o continuity_n of_o sensation_n be_v and_o wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v if_o he_o have_v such_o a_o knowledge_n of_o it_o why_o then_o do_v he_o usher_v it_o in_o with_o those_o term_n of_o doubt_v and_o uncertainty_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v for_o so_o speak_v and_o so_o say_v must_v not_o be_v admit_v in_o give_v a_o philosophical_a state_n and_o account_n of_o thing_n but_o if_o on_o the_o other_o side_n this_o author_n have_v not_o a_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o continuity_n of_o sensation_n as_o it_o be_v manifest_a from_o his_o inability_n clear_o to_o express_v it_o that_o he_o have_v not_o then_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o a_o explication_n of_o a_o unity_n in_o trinity_n he_o be_v like_a to_o give_v we_o from_o a_o thing_n which_o he_o neither_o distinct_o know_v nor_o can_v clear_o express_v for_o if_o he_o can_v do_v the_o former_a what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v why_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o do_v the_o latter_a now_o his_o method_n in_o explain_v the_o trinity_n which_o he_o promise_v we_o such_o great_a thing_n from_o be_v this_o he_o first_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v certain_o in_o the_o right_n in_o seek_v for_o a_o image_n of_o the_o mysterious_a unity_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n p._n 6._o l._n 21._o and_o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o we_o can_v know_v nothing_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n but_o what_o we_o feel_v in_o ourselves_o and_o here_o in_o the_o last_o place_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o that_o we_o feel_v in_o ourselves_o be_v this_o continuity_n of_o sensation_n but_o what_o this_o be_v he_o do_v not_o express_v and_o give_v we_o but_o too_o much_o reason_n from_o his_o own_o word_n to_o conclude_v that_o he_o can_v so_o that_o here_o we_o have_v a_o explication_n of_o unity_n in_o trinity_n by_o continuity_n of_o sensation_n but_o who_o shall_v explain_v to_o we_o this_o explication_n itself_o for_o admit_v that_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o create_a spirit_n â—arries_v in_o it_o the_o near_a resemblance_n to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n in_o the_o three_o person_n yet_o how_o can_v this_o unity_n of_o a_o create_a spirit_n be_v explain_v by_o continuity_n of_o sensation_n when_o the_o very_a term_n of_o this_o explication_n import_v a_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n pretend_v to_o be_v explain_v by_o they_o for_o i_o defy_v all_o mankind_n to_o form_n in_o their_o mind_n such_o a_o conception_n of_o continuity_n as_o do_v not_o essential_o imply_v in_o it_o connexion_n of_o part_n and_o where_o there_o be_v part_n there_o must_v be_v extension_n and_o consequent_o divisibility_n so_o that_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v this_o that_o the_o mysterious_a unity_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v explain_v to_o we_o by_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o can_v have_v neither_o part_n extension_n nor_o divisibility_n be_v explain_v to_o we_o by_o something_o which_o necessary_o imply_v they_o all_o for_o in_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o thing_n by_o continuity_n nothing_o but_o a_o real_a continuity_n a_o continuity_n proper_o so_o call_v can_v take_v place_n and_o it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a here_o for_o this_o author_n to_o plead_v that_o we_o know_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n for_o
suppose_v that_o three_o divine_a person_n can_v be_v more_o unite_v than_o three_o spirit_n or_o that_o mutual_a consciousness_n be_v the_o great_a union_n that_o three_o person_n be_v capable_a of_o both_o which_o be_v utter_o false_a and_o the_o very_a thing_n now_o under_o dispute_n and_o we_o shall_v present_o show_v the_o vast_a disparity_n between_o person_n and_o spirit_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o union_n which_o each_o of_o they_o may_v admit_v but_o our_o author_n go_v on_o thus_o if_o say_v he_o a_o natural_a self-conscious_a sensation_n make_v a_o spirit_n one_o with_o itself_o why_o shall_v not_o a_o mutual_a conscious_a sensation_n unite_v three_o into_o one_o for_o if_o natural_a unity_n extend_v as_o far_o as_o conscious_a sensation_n then_o if_o conscious_a sensation_n extend_v to_o three_o why_o shall_v not_o these_o three_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v natural_o one_o p._n 8._o l._n 1._o to_o which_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o it_o have_v be_v already_o show_v that_o although_o this_o conscious_a sensation_n be_v that_o whereby_o a_o spirit_n know_v itself_o to_o be_v one_o and_o distinct_a from_o all_o other_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o that_o which_o make_v it_o so_o and_o the_o suppose_n of_o this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o run_v through_o this_o man_n whole_a hypothesis_n and_o consequent_o whatsoever_o be_v argue_v from_o this_o supposition_n towards_o the_o prove_v the_o same_o of_o mutual_a consciousness_n with_o reference_n to_o three_o spirit_n which_o have_v be_v assert_v of_o self-consciousness_n with_o reference_n to_o one_o must_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n with_o it_o but_o second_o because_o he_o ask_v a_o reason_n why_o mutual_a consciousness_n may_v not_o give_v natural_a unity_n to_o three_o spirit_n as_o well_o as_o self-consciousness_n do_v to_o one_o though_o the_o former_a be_v the_o great_a absurdity_n of_o the_o two_o yet_o since_o both_o assertion_n be_v equal_o false_a i_o shall_v give_v this_o one_o reason_n against_o both_o viz._n because_o consciousness_n or_o sensation_n be_v not_o proper_o nature_n but_o a_o affection_n of_o nature_n or_o a_o act_n spring_v from_o it_o and_o therefore_o unity_n of_o consciousness_n or_o sensation_n can_v be_v proper_o unity_n of_o nature_n nor_o consequent_o can_v it_o constitute_v the_o subject_n it_o belong_v to_o naturally_n one._n and_o whereas_o according_a to_o his_o sophistical_a way_n he_o call_v it_o a_o natural_a self-conscious_a sensation_n p._n 7._o l._n 30._o if_o by_o natural_a he_o mean_v that_o wherein_o nature_n do_v consist_v or_o which_o give_v be_v and_o unity_n to_o a_o thing_n in_o that_o sense_n as_o it_o have_v be_v prove_v all_o along_o self-consciousness_n can_v be_v term_v natural_a but_o if_o by_o natural_a he_o mean_v that_o which_o proceed_v from_o nature_n that_o be_v true_a but_o come_v not_o up_o to_o his_o purpose_n well_o but_o suppose_v that_o consciousness_n or_o sensation_n be_v indeed_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n conscious_a or_o in_o other_o word_n that_o wherein_o the_o be_v of_o the_o say_a thing_n do_v consist_v and_o consequent_o that_o unity_n of_o consciousness_n be_v unity_n of_o nature_n too_o as_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v yet_o for_o that_o very_a cause_n i_o deny_v that_o this_o consciousness_n and_o unity_n of_o consciousness_n can_v belong_v in_o common_a to_o three_o distinct_a absolute_a being_n for_o as_o much_o as_o every_o absolute_a be_v be_v constitute_v such_o by_o a_o particular_a proper_a and_o distinct_a nature_n of_o its_o own_o belong_v to_o it_o and_o include_v in_o it_o and_o distinguish_v it_o from_o every_o other_o absolute_a be_v beside_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o particular_a nature_n numerical_o one_o to_o be_v in_o any_o more_o absolute_a being_n than_o in_o one_o alone_a in_o three_o several_a person_n indeed_o who_o several_a personality_n and_o personal_a distinction_n consist_v proper_o in_o three_o distinct_a relation_n nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o the_o same_o numerical_a nature_n if_o infinite_a may_v be_v in_o they_o all_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o same_o numerical_a nature_n may_v sustain_v all_o these_o three_o distinct_a relation_n and_o herein_o consist_v the_o great_a disparity_n between_o spirit_n which_o be_v absolute_a being_n and_o the_o divine_a person_n which_o be_v not_o so_o and_o this_o be_v true_a reason_n and_o consequence_n and_o proof_n against_o all_o that_o this_o novellist_n can_v allege_v against_o it_o but_o after_o all_o in_o the_o three_o and_o last_o place_n the_o very_a ground_n upon_o which_o this_o man_n build_v from_o first_o to_o last_o in_o prove_v that_o mutual-consciousness_n or_o sensation_n give_v natural_a unity_n to_o three_o distinct_a spirit_n be_v false_a and_o sink_v under_o he_o for_o he_o suppose_v all_o along_o that_o this_o mutual-consciousness_n be_v one_o numerical_a natural_a act_n which_o 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