the_o temple_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 3.16_o he_o be_v eternal_a heb._n 9.7_o omniscient_a 1_o cor._n 2.10_o omnipresent_v psal_n 139.7_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v represent_v as_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o power_n the_o host_n of_o heaven_n psal_n 33.6_o man_z the_o principal_a work_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o earth_n job_n 33.4_o the_o fish_n in_o the_o sea_n psal_n 104.3_o be_v all_o of_o his_o formation_n before_o there_o be_v any_o wind_n meabat_fw-la immeasusque_fw-la deus_fw-la super_fw-la aequora_fw-la vasia_fw-la meabat_fw-la which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o firmament_n a_o work_n of_o the_o second_o day_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o move_v upon_o the_o water_n the_o chaos_n by_o his_o incubation_n be_v digest_v into_o order_n and_o bring_v to_o a_o state_n of_o maturation_n certain_o god_n who_o compose_v the_o scripture_n and_o declare_v in_o it_o that_o he_o will_v not_o give_v his_o glory_n to_o another_o will_v never_o have_v assign_v his_o name_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n who_o will_v not_o admire_v to_o hear_v they_o call_v atheist_n who_o own_o god_n the_o father_n god_n the_o son_n god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n end_v his_o paedagogus_fw-la with_o very_o lively_a expression_n of_o this_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o the_o only_a father_n son_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n all_o in_o one_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v testimony_n of_o the_o same_o importance_n in_o tertullian_n cyprian_n lactantius_n all_o these_o with_o many_o other_o agree_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v three_o which_o participate_v of_o the_o deity_n and_o that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o rest_n from_o whence_o it_o inevitable_o follow_v that_o they_o must_v be_v personal_o distinct_a the_o fountain_n and_o the_o stream_n be_v always_o different_a one_o from_o the_o other_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n speak_v in_o the_o 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the_o obscure_a by_o that_o which_o be_v clear_a the_o jew_n have_v not_o be_v without_o some_o knowledge_n of_o this_o mystery_n 397._o pugio_fw-la fidei_fw-la p._n 397._o raimundus_n martini_n say_v that_o he_o scarce_o ever_o confer_v with_o any_o of_o they_o who_o be_v in_o any_o estimation_n for_o wisdom_n who_o will_v not_o grant_v that_o god_n be_v trinus_fw-la &_o vnus_fw-la they_o have_v a_o tradition_n that_o when_o the_o benediction_n num._n 6.26_o be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o priest_n he_o use_v when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o word_n jehova_n to_o lift_v three_o finger_n high_a than_o the_o rest_n to_o denote_v the_o trinity_n it_o be_v their_o manner_n to_o call_v the_o father_n son_n 400._o voisin_n in_o pug._n fidei_fw-la p._n 400._o and_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d subsistence_n and_o to_o assert_v the_o unity_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o infinite_a god_n those_o word_n the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v one_o god_n be_v in_o zohar_n apply_v to_o the_o trinity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v interpret_v the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v with_o a_o great_a letter_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n to_o denote_v their_o unity_n the_o hebrew_n scholiast_n say_v that_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n three_o time_n psal_n 50.1_o 2._o be_v to_o denote_v the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o create_v the_o world_n these_o be_v style_v inward_a person_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o all_o the_o name_n of_o god_n have_v a_o plural_a termination_n 400._o voisin_n p._n 406._o p._n 400._o except_o jehova_n his_o essential_a name_n to_o import_v the_o plurality_n of_o person_n and_o unity_n of_o essence_n it_o be_v a_o say_n among_o the_o cabalist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o father_n be_v god_n the_o son_n be_v god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v god_n three_o in_o one_o and_o one_o in_o three_o by_o the_o abbreviature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o father_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n they_o say_v they_o be_v put_v together_o to_o express_v their_o unity_n and_o that_o the_o three_o letter_n do_v signify_v the_o three_o hypostasis_n in_o one_o essence_n though_o this_o doctrine_n be_v very_o much_o disguise_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o heathen_n yet_o there_o be_v so_o much_o of_o it_o leave_v unmask_v as_o it_o may_v be_v plain_o discern_v they_o be_v not_o total_o stranger_n to_o it_o the_o chief_a god_n among_o the_o persian_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d threefold_a with_o relation_n to_o this_o sacred_a mystery_n the_o first_o hypostasis_fw-la they_o call_v oramasâ—les_n the_o second_o mithras_n the_o three_o arimanes_n plato_n likewise_o mention_n three_o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 5._o l._n 1._o l._n 3._o c._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o by_o plotinus_n be_v represent_v as_o the_o three_o hypostasis_n which_o be_v principle_n or_o first_o cause_n in_o the_o universe_n when_o thulis_n king_n of_o egypt_n go_v to_o the_o oracle_n of_o serapis_n to_o inquire_v 〈◊〉_d saidas_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o before_o he_o can_v do_v such_o exploit_n as_o he_o have_v do_v and_o who_o will_v be_v after_o he_o the_o answer_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d first_o god_n after_o he_o the_o word_n and_o then_o the_o spirit_n concur_v with_o both_o 130._o bâ—rnier's_n mâ—moirs_fw-fr â—â—m_fw-la 3._o p._n 130._o the_o indian_n own_o three_o in_o the_o deity_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o brahma_n bischen_n and_o mehaâ—denâ—_n dervis_fw-la â—rsielebi_fw-la a_o mahometan_a acknowledge_v to_o a_o christian_a who_o be_v dispute_v with_o he_o about_o religion_n that_o at_o the_o commencement_n of_o all_o their_o negotiation_n 130._o epito_n
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be_v say_v to_o know_v will_n 104.30_o 1_o cor._n 2.10_o 11._o 1_o cor._n 12.11_o job_n 33.4_o psal_n 104.30_o create_v preserve_v these_o action_n be_v undoubted_a indication_n of_o a_o person_n action_n be_v attribute_v to_o thing_n either_o proper_o or_o improper_o whensoever_o they_o be_v attribute_v to_o they_o in_o the_o first_o sense_n they_o be_v infallible_a argument_n of_o suppositality_n actiones_fw-la sunt_fw-la suppositorum_fw-la and_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o when_o they_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o always_o in_o a_o improper_a and_o figurative_a sense_n he_o be_v say_v to_o make_v intercession_n rom._n 8._o v._n if_o this_o action_n be_v assign_v to_o the_o spirit_n improper_o or_o tropical_o than_o it_o may_v be_v proper_o attribute_v to_o the_o father_n who_o according_a to_o the_o socinian_n notion_n use_v the_o spirit_n as_o a_o power_n or_o virtue_n to_o produce_v what_o he_o design_n even_o as_o those_o operation_n which_o be_v 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inferior_a to_o the_o father_n and_o nothing_o inferior_a to_o the_o deity_n can_v challenge_v supreme_a adoration_n the_o take_v up_o the_o mediatory_a office_n be_v a_o act_n of_o free_a grace_n and_o by_o consequence_n may_v not_o have_v be_v do_v now_o that_o which_o may_v have_v be_v or_o not_o be_v must_v be_v inferior_a to_o that_o necessary_a and_o immutable_a excellency_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o the_o high_a veneration_n we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o foundation_n of_o worship_n and_o the_o motive_n to_o it_o though_o the_o free_a act_n of_o the_o divine_a benignity_n as_o redeem_v mediate_a etc._n etc._n be_v vigorous_a inducement_n to_o worship_n yet_o the_o sole_a foundation_n and_o immediate_a object_n be_v infinite_a excellency_n which_o will_v not_o permit_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v inferior_a to_o share_v with_o it_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o honour_n a_o subject_a may_v have_v many_o motive_n from_o the_o
personal_a favour_n of_o his_o prince_n to_o pay_v the_o right_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n yet_o the_o formal_a object_n and_o reason_n of_o his_o so_o do_v be_v the_o sovereignty_n and_o dominion_n which_o the_o prince_n be_v invest_v with_o as_o the_o son_n so_o likewise_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o object_n of_o adoration_n he_o be_v place_v in_o the_o same_o rank_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n mat._n 28._o v._n 19_o jo._n 1.5_o 7._o and_o honour_v with_o the_o attribution_n of_o the_o peculiarity_n of_o the_o deity_n as_o eternity_n immensity_n omniscience_n the_o dishonour_n do_v to_o he_o by_o blasphemy_n have_v as_o black_a a_o character_n in_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o father_n or_o son_n it_o be_v represent_v as_o a_o delinquency_n of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n and_o exclude_v the_o benefit_n of_o pardon_n he_o who_o be_v thus_o dignify_v and_o secure_v by_o the_o most_o severe_a commination_n against_o dishonour_n must_v 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father_n and_o holy_a spirit_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v or_o the_o father_n only_o the_o son_n and_o the_o spirit_n or_o the_o spirit_n only_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n consonant_a to_o this_o doctrine_n be_v the_o word_n of_o nazianzen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n let_v we_o worship_n in_o three_o one_o deity_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n which_o be_v apparent_a by_o the_o latin_a and_o greek_a liturgy_n now_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o four_o proposition_n this_o one_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v 5._o this_o god_n be_v only_o to_o be_v worship_v this_o be_v the_o express_a assertion_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n 1._o the_o assertion_n of_o holy_a scripture_n it_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n but_o i_o and_o place_v in_o the_o front_n of_o the_o gospel_n he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v in_o a_o sense_n of_o this_o appropriate_a allegiance_n to_o jehovah_n the_o angel_n do_v forbid_v s._n john_n and_o s._n paul_n and_o barnabas_n the_o people_n of_o lycaonia_n to_o pay_v they_o any_o divine_a veneration_n daniel_n refusal_n of_o the_o portion_n of_o meat_n which_o be_v first_o consecrate_v to_o a_o idol_n will_v easy_o induce_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v a_o equal_a disgust_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a worship_n which_o be_v give_v to_o he_o if_o abraham_n deportment_n when_o the_o angel_n appear_v have_v more_o than_o a_o moral_n or_o civil_a respect_n the_o son_n of_o god_n his_o be_v in_o the_o company_n will_v excuse_v he_o from_o idolatry_n one_o of_o they_o be_v express_o dignify_v with_o the_o incommunicable_a name_n of_o the_o deity_n 2._o the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n worship_n be_v either_o internal_a or_o external_a internal_a include_v a_o deep_a and_o reverential_a esteem_n as_o a_o ingredient_n essential_a to_o its_o nature_n this_o esteem_n must_v be_v of_o a_o elevation_n agreeable_a to_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o object_n it_o be_v terminate_v upon_o there_o be_v no_o object_n that_o can_v be_v a_o rival_n with_o the_o supreme_a be_v in_o point_n of_o perfection_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o the_o same_o esteem_n which_o his_o transcendent_a dignity_n challenge_v from_o we_o shall_v with_o justice_n be_v give_v to_o any_o other_o external_n import_v a_o declaration_n of_o inward_a esteem_n by_o some_o outward_a act_n as_o the_o veneration_n terminate_v upon_o god_n be_v peculiar_a and_o appropriate_a so_o must_v the_o act_n be_v which_o be_v design_v for_o the_o signification_n of_o it_o betwixt_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o thing_n signify_v there_o aught_o to_o be_v such_o a_o similitude_n that_o the_o one_o may_v be_v know_v by_o the_o other_o this_o can_v be_v do_v in_o the_o present_a case_n except_o there_o be_v such_o a_o appropriation_n as_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o divine_a supremacy_n require_v in_o 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and_o equal_o balance_v one_o another_o the_o four_o when_o the_o fancy_n be_v uppermost_a and_o it_o become_v difficult_a for_o the_o intellect_n to_o comprehend_v the_o import_n of_o the_o representation_n sometime_o god_n have_v reveal_v himself_o by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d namely_o a_o celestial_a influx_n whereby_o man_n when_o they_o be_v awake_a and_o have_v the_o ordinary_a use_n and_o vigour_n of_o their_o sense_n be_v enable_v to_o utter_v word_n of_o wisdom_n far_o exceed_v their_o ordinary_a strain_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v attribute_v by_o the_o hebrew_n to_o those_o who_o be_v concern_v in_o the_o composure_n of_o the_o hagiographal_a part_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o be_v certain_o confer_v upon_o the_o holy_a man_n who_o frame_v the_o new_a what_o god_n be_v please_v to_o reveal_v these_o several_a way_n he_o by_o his_o providence_n communicate_v throughout_o the_o world_n that_o which_o he_o discover_v to_o adam_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adam_n communicate_v to_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n from_o who_o all_o mankind_n proceed_v the_o thread_n of_o their_o life_n be_v spin_v out_o to_o such_o a_o length_n that_o three_o of_o they_o methusalem_n sem_fw-mi and_o isaac_n be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o tradition_n till_o a_o little_a before_o jacob_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n what_o be_v discover_v by_o prophecy_n be_v commit_v to_o a_o people_n who_o have_v their_o habitation_n in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o know_v world_n from_o thence_o this_o celestial_a light_n be_v communicate_v in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n to_o all_o part_n of_o the_o circumference_n upon_o this_o account_n we_o read_v of_o devout_a man_n at_o jerusalem_n out_o of_o every_o nation_n under_o heaven_n act._n 2.5_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n be_v not_o the_o only_a person_n which_o hear_v of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n what_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v bless_v with_o a_o 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