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The arraignment of the Arrian. His beginning. height. fall In a sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, Iune 4. 1624. Being the first Sunday in Trinitie terme. By Humphry Sydenham Mr. of Arts, and fellow of Wadham Colledge in Oxford.
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Sydenham, Humphrey, 1591-1650?
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which_o flow_v not_o that_o which_o be_v pump_v for_o water_n that_o be_v trouble_v yield_v mud_n and_o be_v oftentimes_o aswell_o the_o bane_n of_o the_o receiver_n as_o the_o comfort_n a_o pioneer_n or_o bold_a myner_n which_o dig_v on_o too_o far_o for_o his_o rich_a vein_n of_o ore_n meet_v with_o a_o damp_n which_o choke_v he_o and_o we_o may_v find_v some_o disposition_n rather_o desperate_a than_o venturous_a know_v more_o by_o a_o heady_a resolution_n than_o a_o wise_a cautelousnesse_n who_o we_o may_v resemble_v to_o that_o silly_a and_o storme-tost_a seaman_n who_o dive_v so_o long_o for_o a_o piece_n of_o his_o shipwrack_a treasure_n that_o either_o want_n of_o air_n or_o ponderousnesse_n of_o water_n deprive_v he_o at_o once_o of_o life_n and_o fortune_n arrius_n have_v be_v so_o long_o conversant_a in_o the_o school_n of_o philosophy_n that_o he_o forget_v he_o be_v a_o priest_n and_o now_o make_v that_o the_o mistress_n of_o divinity_n which_o be_v before_o the_o handmaid_n s._n augustine_n therefore_o in_o his_o oration_n ad_fw-la catechum_fw-la expostulate_v with_o the_o heretic_n and_o by_o way_n of_o prosopopeta_n do_v catechise_v he_o thus_o credis_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la patrem_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la do_v thou_o believe_v in_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_n &_o in_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n i_o believe_v thou_o say_v here_o than_o thou_o be_v i_o against_o the_o pagan_a and_o the_o mahometan_a do_v thou_o believe_v that_o the_o god_n and_o man_n christ_n jesus_n be_v conceive_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n i_o believe_v thou_o be_v yet_o with_o i_o against_o photinus_n and_o the_o jew._n do_v thou_o believe_v the_o father_n to_o be_v one_o person_n and_o the_o son_n another_o yet_o father_n and_o son_n but_o one_o god_n and_o this_o also_o here_o thou_o be_v i_o too_o against_o the_o sabellian_n age_fw-la si_fw-la mecum_fw-la es_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la quare_fw-la litigamus_fw-la say_v the_o father_n if_o we_o be_v one_o in_o all_o these_o why_o contend_v we_o let_v there_o be_v no_o strife_n between_o thou_o and_o i_o for_o we_o be_v brethren_n but_o it_o will_v fall_v out_o here_o anon_o as_o between_o lot_n and_o abraham_n by_o reason_n of_o our_o substance_n we_o can_v dwell_v together_o we_o must_v part_v anon_o tell_v i_o then_o how_o be_v the_o son_n equal_a to_o the_o father_n in_o operation_n or_o beginning_n in_o power_n or_o eternity_n or_o both_o in_o operation_n and_o power_n the_o heretic_n allow_v but_o not_o eternity_n for_o how_o can_v that_o which_o be_v beget_v be_v equal_a to_o that_o which_o be_v not_o beget_v yes_o eternity_n and_o greatness_n and_o power_n in_o god_n sound_a one_o for_o he_o be_v not_o great_a in_o one_o thing_n and_o god_n in_o another_o but_o in_o this_o great_a that_o he_o be_v god_n be_v cause_n his_o greatness_n be_v the_o same_o with_o his_o power_n and_o his_o essence_n with_o his_o greatness_n see_v then_o the_o son_n be_v coequal_a in_o respect_n of_o power_n he_o must_v be_v coeternall_a too_o in_o respect_n of_o everlastingness_n here_o the_o arrian_n be_v on_o fire_n and_o nothing_o can_v allay_v or_o quench_v these_o flame_n but_o that_o which_o give_v they_o a_o untimely_a foment_n reason_n to_o prove_v a_o principle_n in_o nature_n be_v both_o troublesome_a and_o difficult_a but_o in_o religion_n without_o the_o assent_n of_o faith_n impossible_a in_o matter_n of_o reason_n it_o be_v first_o discourse_n then_o resolve_v but_o in_o these_o of_o religion_n first_o believe_v and_o the_o effect_n will_v follow_v whether_o for_o confession_n of_o the_o truth_n or_o conviction_n of_o error_n or_o both_o the_o great_a miracle_n our_o saviour_n do_v in_o way_n of_o cure_n or_o restauration_n be_v with_o a_o si_fw-la credas_fw-la and_o that_o to_o the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a and_o between_o those_o the_o sick_a to_o the_o centurion_n for_o his_o servant_n with_o a_o sicut_fw-la credis_fw-la as_o thou_o believe_v so_o be_v it_o unto_o thou_o matth._n 8.5_o to_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n for_o his_o daughter_n with_o a_o crede_fw-la too_o fear_v not_o but_o believe_v mar._n 5.36_o to_o all_o that_o be_v dumb_a or_o blind_a or_o lame_a in_o mystery_n of_o divinity_n as_o to_o those_o dumb_a or_o blind_a or_o lame_a in_o body_n with_o a_o utrum_fw-la creditis_fw-la do_v you_o believe_v these_o thing_n then_o your_o faith_n have_v make_v you_o whole_a matth._n 9.28_o but_o if_o we_o meet_v with_o unwieldy_a disposition_n such_o as_o be_v not_o only_o untractable_a but_o opposite_a to_o the_o way_n of_o faith_n we_o shall_v rather_o drag_v than_o invite_v they_o to_o belief_n however_o the_o father_n labour_v here_o by_o a_o powerful_a persuasion_n and_o where_o he_o fail_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o proof_n he_o make_v it_o out_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n which_o he_o illustrate_v by_o a_o similitude_n of_o fire_n &_o light_n which_o be_v distinct_a thing_n one_o proceed_v from_o another_o neither_o can_v the_o one_o be_v possible_o without_o the_o other_o the_o father_n he_o resemble_v to_o the_o fire_n the_o son_n to_o the_o light_n and_o endeavour_n to_o derive_v it_o though_o oblique_o somewhat_o from_o sacred_a story_n in_o deut._n 4.24_o god_n be_v call_v a_o fire_n thy_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n in_o psal_n 8._o christ_n the_o light_n thy_o word_n be_v a_o light_n unto_o my_o step_n with_o this_o double_a stone_n he_o batter_v the_o forehead_n both_o of_o the_o sabellian_n and_o the_o arrian_n first_o of_o the_o sabellian_n for_o here_o be_v two_o in_o one_o fire_n and_o light_n yet_o two_o still_o not_o one_o why_o not_o so_o with_o son_n and_o father_n the_o arrian_n next_o for_o here_o also_o be_v one_o bear_v of_o another_o yet_o the_o one_o not_o possible_o to_o be_v bear_v without_o the_o other_o neither_o of_o they_o first_o and_o last_o fire_n and_o light_v coequal_a father_n and_o son_n so_o too_o the_o similitude_n jar_v only_o in_o this_o those_o be_v temporary_a and_o these_o eternal_a pater_fw-la ergo_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la unum_fw-la sunt_fw-la say_v the_o father_n sunt_fw-la dico_fw-la quia_fw-la pater_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la unum_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la dualitas_fw-la in_o prole_fw-la unitas_fw-la in_o deitate_fw-la cum_fw-la dico_fw-la filius_fw-la alter_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la dico_fw-la deus_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la count_v 5._o host_n genera_fw-la cap._n 7._o what_o more_o obvious_a and_o tread_v to_o the_o thin_a knowledge_n than_o that_o there_o be_v here_o alius_fw-la and_o alias_o but_o not_o aliud_fw-la as_o in_o bell_n of_o equal_a magnitude_n and_o dimension_n pardon_v the_o lowness_n of_o the_o similitude_n which_o though_o frame_v out_o of_o the_o same_o mass_n and_o art_n where_o the_o substance_n and_o workmanship_n be_v one_o yet_o the_o sound_n be_v diverse_a for_o though_o of_o son_n and_o father_n the_o substance_n be_v one_o as_o god_n yet_o the_o appellation_n and_o sound_n be_v diverse_a as_o son_n and_o father_n the_o heretic_n either_o impatient_a of_o this_o truth_n or_o ignorant_a once_o more_o make_v reason_n his_o umpire_n but_o how_o sinister_o how_o injurious_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v the_o mistress_n of_o our_o sense_n and_o the_o stern_a and_o arbitress_n of_o all_o our_o action_n must_v now_o be_v a_o promotresse_n and_o bawd_n to_o error_n it_o be_v bold_a expostulation_n that_o run_v we_o on_o these_o shelf_n of_o danger_n and_o have_v be_v the_o often_o wrack_n of_o many_o a_o bloom_a and_o hopeful_a truth_n there_o be_v error_n beside_o these_o desperate_a of_o will_n of_o understanding_n which_o sometime_o be_v rather_o voluntary_a than_o deliberative_a and_o ballace_v more_o by_o the_o suggestion_n of_o a_o weak_a fancy_n than_o any_o strength_n of_o judgement_n if_o our_o thought_n still_o lie_v at_o hull_n in_o those_o shallows_n of_o