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can_v do_v he_o no_o service_n for_o he_o be_v his_o subject_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n and_o office_n nay_o his_o subordination_n to_o the_o father_n as_o son_n the_o apostle_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v call_v a_o subjection_n which_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o affect_v his_o divinity_n that_o it_o give_v light_n and_o strength_n to_o this_o doctrine_n he_o cite_v mat._n 12._o 17_o 18._o behold_v my_o servant_n his_o argument_n lie_v thus_o p._n 5._o if_o christ_n be_v god_n it_o can_v not_o without_o blasphemy_n be_v absolute_o and_o without_o restriction_n affirm_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n answ_n it_o be_v not_o affirm_v of_o he_o absolute_o and_o without_o restriction_n but_o in_o reference_n to_o his_o humane_a nature_n and_o office_n and_o till_o the_o socinian_n do_v prove_v that_o it_o be_v absolute_o affirm_v of_o he_o i._n e._n that_o christ_n be_v in_o all_o respect_v a_o servant_n and_o not_o in_o some_o only_o it_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o face_n of_o a_o argument_n his_o next_o scripture_n be_v phil._n 2._o 8_o 9_o he_o humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a to_o death_n therefore_o god_n have_v high_o exalt_v he_o answ_n his_o obedience_n to_o death_n do_v indeed_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v man_n for_o else_o he_o can_v not_o die_v this_o we_o all_o grant_n but_o neither_o this_o nor_o his_o exaltation_n can_v ever_o prove_v he_o be_v not_o god_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n in_o controversy_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o will_v appear_v from_o our_o explication_n of_o his_o next_o scripture_n which_o be_v 1_o cor._n 15._o 28._o then_o shall_v the_o son_n also_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o who_o put_v all_o thing_n under_o he_o which_o subjection_n he_o conceit_n destroy_v his_o divinity_n ans_fw-fr then_o shall_v the_o son_n be_v subject_a that_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n v_o 24._o which_o imply_v that_o till_o than_o he_o be_v in_o some_o respect_n not_o subject_a which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n of_o his_o divinity_n for_o all_o creature_n be_v in_o all_o point_v his_o subject_n therefore_o if_o there_o be_v any_o one_o respect_n in_o which_o the_o son_n be_v not_o subject_a than_o the_o son_n must_v be_v god_n now_o his_o non-subjection_n be_v this_o that_o now_o he_o have_v a_o kingdom_n viz._n the_o church_n give_v by_o the_o father_n in_o which_o he_o reign_v himself_o as_o mediator_n whence_o v._o 25._o he_o must_v reign_v this_o kingdom_n the_o church_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o father_n which_o be_v the_o world_n therefore_o so_o far_o as_o he_o reign_v in_o this_o kingdom_n so_o far_o he_o reign_v separate_v from_o the_o father_n and_o that_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o he_o hence_o he_o say_v matt._n 28._o 18._o all_o power_n be_v give_v i_o phil_n 2._o 9_o god_n have_v high_o exalt_v he_o and_o again_o psal_n 2._o 9_o i_o have_v set_v my_o king_n upon_o my_o holy_a hill_n of_o zion_n but_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n he_o shall_v deliver_v up_o this_o kingdom_n to_o the_o father_n v._o 24._o and_o then_o he_o shall_v reign_v no_o otherwise_o than_o as_o subordinate_a to_o the_o father_n as_o son_n which_o the_o text_n express_v by_o subject_a to_o the_o father_n whence_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o when_o he_o say_v the_o father_n command_v and_o send_v i_o etc._n etc._n these_o be_v speak_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v understand_v antecedent_n to_o this_o exaltation_n to_o close_v this_o argument_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n this_o exaltation_n prove_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o the_o son_n have_v now_o a_o kingdom_n which_o he_o have_v not_o before_o but_o it_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o he_o do_v not_o reign_v before_o with_o the_o father_n in_o
say_v the_o socinian_o begin_v to_o persecute_v the_o apostolic_a doctrine_n of_o one_o god_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o that_o god_n be_v one_o in_o the_o year_n 194_o but_o with_o little_a success_n till_o that_o which_o be_v afterward_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o arian_n grow_v into_o general_a credit_n for_o justin_n martyr_n origen_n and_o other_o principal_a father_n teach_v as_o the_o arian_n afterward_o do_v that_o the_o father_n be_v before_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o time_n dignity_n and_o power_n yet_o that_o the_o word_n or_o son_n be_v ereat_v sometime_o before_o the_o world_n and_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o creature_n of_o the_o son_n ans_fw-fr the_o letter_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o socinian_o say_v this_o and_o indeed_o it_o may_v pass_v for_o a_o socinian_n story_n for_o it_o have_v not_o one_o word_n of_o truth_n in_o it_o for_o 1._o the_o doctrine_n of_o one_o god_n or_o that_o god_n be_v one_o that_o be_v one_o person_n as_o they_o explain_v it_o never_o be_v the_o apostolic_a doctrine_n as_o eusâ—bius_n now_o quote_v by_o himself_o do_v declare_v both_o from_o the_o scripture_n and_o from_o the_o most_o ancient_a father_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o hymn_n compose_v in_o honour_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o cospel_n 2._o the_o doctrine_n of_o one_o god_n or_o that_o god_n be_v one_o that_o be_v not_o one_o person_n exclusive_a of_o other_o person_n but_o one_o god_n exclusive_a of_o other_o god_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o apostolic_a man_n appear_v from_o the_o same_o place_n in_o eusebius_n and_o from_o all_o the_o same_o topic_n already_o mention_v 3._o that_o victor_n do_v persecute_v and_o root_v out_o the_o heresy_n be_v contend_v for_o do_v not_o appear_v from_o any_o monument_n of_o those_o time_n nor_o be_v in_o any_o reason_n to_o be_v suppose_v because_o that_o heresy_n have_v not_o then_o obtain_v in_o that_o church_n and_o what_o he_o do_v be_v only_o 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father_n we_o worship_v the_o son_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o second_o place_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o three_o now_o here_o be_v a_o priority_n of_o order_n or_o prace_n but_o where_o be_v that_o of_o time_n and_o power_n not_o in_o this_o father_n i_o be_o sure_a but_o in_o the_o socinian_n comment_n only_o we_o charge_v he_o with_o falsehood_n let_v he_o clear_v himself_o by_o a_o particular_a reference_n what_o justin_n here_o say_v ever_o be_v and_o still_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n so_o novat_fw-la de_fw-fr trin._n c._n 31._o pater_fw-la qua_fw-la pater_fw-la the_o father_n as_o father_n be_v before_o the_o son_n and_o yet_o he_o declare_v that_o the_o son_n be_v coeternal_a and_o coessential_a with_o the_o father_n which_o speak_v as_o we_o say_v a_o priority_n of_o order_n or_o place_n but_o not_o of_o time_n because_o the_o father_n and_o son_n be_v coeternal_a this_o must_v necessary_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o justin_n for_o in_o the_o same_o apology_n p._n 64._o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o worship_v god_n only_o wence_n any_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n must_v conclude_v that_o they_o hold_v that_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v god_n else_o how_o can_v they_o worship_v all_o three_o and_o yet_o worship_v none_o but_o god_n and_o if_o they_o be_v god_n they_o can_v be_v after_o the_o father_n in_o time_n or_o power_n but_o must_v be_v coeternal_a and_o coequal_a with_o he_o have_v justin_n teach_v that_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v after_o the_o father_n in_o time_n and_o yet_o have_v worship_v they_o he_o will_v hereby_o have_v total_o ruin_v the_o very_a reason_n and_o design_n of_o this_o as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o apology_n which_o be_v purposely_o write_v to_o justify_v the_o christian_n who_o suffer_v any_o thing_n rather_o than_o worship_v the_o gentile_a god_n for_o this_o very_a reason_n that_o they_o be_v not_o from_o 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isa_n 7._o 14._o by_o that_o word_n immanuel_n god_n with_o we_o of_o god_n in_o our_o nature_n he_o proceed_v his_o humanity_n appeaâ—s_v from_o his_o eat_a butter_n and_o honey_n and_o his_o divinity_n from_o his_o choose_v the_o good_a and_o refuse_v the_o evil_a v_o 15._o this_o last_o he_o say_v be_v add_v least_o by_o his_o eat_a butter_n and_o honey_n mude_fw-la solummodo_fw-la eum_fw-la hominem_fw-la intelligeremus_fw-la we_o shall_v think_v he_o be_v mere_o man_n and_o again_o the_o word_n immanuel_n intimate_v that_o we_o can_v see_v god_n in_o his_o own_o nature_n but_o as_o he_o be_v manifest_v in_o we_o it_o be_v therefore_o impossible_a that_o irenaeus_n shall_v hold_v that_o the_o son_n be_v god_n as_o to_o title_n or_o office_n only_o as_o the_o arian_n afterward_o do_v when_o he_o so_o plain_o teach_v that_o he_o understand_v he_o to_o be_v god_n in_o the_o trinitarian_n sense_n and_o that_o be_v in_o substance_n or_o nature_n this_o show_n what_o sense_n we_o be_v to_o take_v he_o in_o l._n 1._o c._n 2._o where_o he_o lay_v down_o this_o as_o one_o article_n in_o the_o christian_a faith_n that_o christ_n be_v lord_n and_o god_n which_o faith_n he_o faith_n the_o church_n throughout_o the_o world_n receive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o apostle_n and_o apostolic_a man_n and_o c._n 3._o this_o faith_n the_o church_n keep_v as_o if_o she_o have_v but_o one_o soul_n and_o but_o one_o heart_n where_o observe_v 1._o that_o god_n must_v here_o signify_v god_n by_o nature_n or_o substance_n because_o he_o so_o explain_v himself_o in_o the_o place_n before_o quote_v 2._o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o doctrine_n against_o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o son_n can_v be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o apostle_n to_o victor_n when_o the_o deity_n of_o the_o son_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n from_o the_o apostle_n to_o irenaeus_n who_o be_v cotemporary_a with_o victor_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o fragment_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o this_o victor_n himself_o in_o euseb_n h._n l._n 5._o c._n 24._o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n who_o flourish_v under_o victor_n and_o zepherine_n both_o be_v as_o clear_v in_o this_o matter_n â—as_o pen_n can_v write_v for_o he_o not_o only_o say_v adm_n ad_fw-la gent._n that_o christ_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o god_n and_o man_n and_o paed._n l._n 2._o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o can_v render_v no_o better_o than_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 3._o 16._o god_n manifest_a in_o the_o fiesh_n but_o he_o also_o ascribe_v those_o thing_n to_o the_o son_n which_o all_o man_n must_v grant_v we_o can_v be_v true_a of_o none_o but_o god_n for_o strom._n l._n 7._o the_o son_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d