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haughtiness_n for_o the_o future_a to_o forbear_v call_v his_o antagonist_n little_a writer_n till_o by_o his_o answer_n he_o have_v make_v they_o so_o a_o further_a discovery_n of_o his_o rude_a undecent_a way_n of_o treat_v such_o as_o he_o write_v against_o be_v the_o language_n he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o a_o certain_a writer_n a_o nonconformist_n indeed_o but_o yet_o a_o man_n of_o learning_n as_o a_o much_o great_a man_n than_o this_o author_n have_v find_v by_o experience_n who_o he_o call_v a_o trifle_a scribbler_n who_o understand_v little_o more_o alsop_n than_o quibble_n and_o jest_n charge_v he_o withal_o with_o pertness_n and_o folly_n to_o complete_a his_o character_n p._n 15._o of_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o defence_n of_o dr._n stillingfleet_n and_o in_o the_o 12._o page_n of_o the_o book_n itself_o and_o the_o five_o first_o line_n he_o represent_v he_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o inquirer_n as_o one_o who_o can_v understand_v plain_a and_o familiar_a sense_n nor_o carry_v the_o connexion_n of_o three_o or_o four_o sentence_n together_o very_o civil_a language_n indeed_o become_v a_o scholar_n a_o divine_a and_o a_o well-bred_a man_n to_o a_o person_n who_o have_v not_o in_o the_o least_o provoke_v he_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o man_n but_o from_o his_o write_n and_o upon_o the_o stock_n of_o that_o knowledge_n have_v often_o wonder_v that_o one_o so_o able_a to_o humble_v this_o reviler_n will_v take_v such_o gross_a reproach_n at_o his_o hand_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v when_o i_o consider_v as_o i_o note_v first_o in_o my_o preface_n how_o patient_o our_o whole_a clergy_n have_v hitherto_o suffer_v he_o to_o call_v they_o fool_n and_o heretic_n by_o charge_v all_o those_o as_o such_o who_o concur_v not_o with_o he_o in_o hold_v the_o three_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n or_o spirit_n which_o i_o dare_v say_v not_o one_o of_o they_o hold_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o utter_v this_o lewd_a reproach_n i_o say_v when_o i_o consider_v this_o i_o have_v cause_n to_o surcease_v all_o wonder_n that_o any_o private_a man_n shall_v endure_v this_o insolent_a huff_n to_o insult_v over_o he_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n but_o i_o shall_v insist_v no_o further_o upon_o this_o masterpiece_n of_o his_o scurrility_n have_v in_o some_o measure_n account_v with_o he_o for_o it_o already_o only_o i_o shall_v add_v this_o that_o as_o it_o be_v beyond_o example_n marvellous_a that_o any_o one_o single_a member_n of_o a_o church_n shall_v presume_v to_o load_v all_o the_o rest_n with_o such_o a_o charge_n so_o it_o be_v yet_o a_o great_a marvel_n that_o all_o shall_v bear_v it_o it_o will_v be_v endless_a to_o set_v down_o all_o the_o dirty_a stuff_n that_o have_v flow_v from_o his_o billingsgate_n pen._n but_o to_o repeat_v and_o bring_v together_o so_o much_o as_o we_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v please_v to_o bear_v away_o in_o his_o memory_n such_o expression_n and_o appellation_n as_o these_o viz._n epicurean_a and_o ridicule_a of_o providence_n popish_o incline_v and_o look_v towards_o a_o infallible_a interpreter_n disaffect_v to_o and_o a_o slanderer_n of_o the_o government_n little_a writer_n fool_n and_o heretic_n errant_a fop_n trifle_a scribbler_n shameful_o ignorant_a and_o impudent_a fit_a to_o be_v send_v to_o school_n again_o one_o that_o understand_v little_a else_o but_o jest_n and_o quibble_n one_o that_o can_v understand_v plain_a and_o familiar_a sense_n one_o that_o understand_v neither_o greek_a nor_o latin_a and_o the_o like_a these_o be_v the_o choice_a embellishment_n of_o his_o style_n but_o above_o all_o that_o belove_a word_n nonsense_n be_v always_o ready_a at_o hand_n with_o he_o and_o out_o it_o fly_v at_o all_o person_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o hardly_o can_v he_o write_v three_o or_o four_o page_n together_o but_z right_a or_o wrong_n he_o throw_v it_o in_o his_o adversary_n face_n one_o will_v think_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v with_o the_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o that_o it_o grow_v up_o with_o he_o from_o his_o infancy_n and_o that_o in_o his_o very_a cradle_n he_o cry_v nonsense_n before_o he_o can_v speak_v it_o but_o to_o check_v this_o ungoverned_a humour_n of_o he_o in_o thus_o use_v this_o word_n at_o all_o adventure_n let_v i_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v both_o a_o very_a rude_a unmannerly_a word_n and_o most_o common_o as_o apply_v by_o he_o a_o very_a false_a charge_n as_o for_o the_o rudeness_n of_o it_o since_o he_o own_v himself_o a_o son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o think_v he_o will_v be_v much_o his_o own_o friend_n if_o he_o will_v remember_v the_o reprimand_n give_v he_o by_o his_o old_a acquaintance_n and_o antagonist_n dr._n owen_n who_o in_o his_o vindication_n etc._n etc._n p._n 72._o have_v upon_o occasion_n of_o some_o of_o his_o profane_a scoff_v call_v he_o goodly_a son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n immediate_o subjoin_v that_o he_o intend_v it_o not_o as_o a_o reflection_n upon_o the_o church_n itself_o but_o only_o to_o remind_v this_o man_n of_o his_o relation_n to_o that_o church_n which_o he_o there_o say_v to_o his_o knowledge_n teach_v better_a learning_n and_o better_a manner_n in_o the_o next_o place_n as_o for_o the_o falseness_n of_o the_o charge_n in_o his_o usual_a application_n of_o this_o word_n i_o will_v have_v he_o know_v that_o the_o charge_n of_o nonsense_n do_v not_o proper_o lie_v against_o every_o one_o who_o assert_n a_o false_a proposition_n or_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o mistake_n for_o nonsense_n be_v not_o proper_o oppose_v to_o strict_a truth_n but_o to_o such_o plain_a and_o manifest_a truth_n as_o be_v obvious_a to_o common_a sense_n for_o truth_n oftentimes_o lie_v deep_a and_o abstruse_a and_o require_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a sagacity_n to_o reach_v and_o fetch_v it_o out_o which_o that_o low_a pitch_n of_o reason_n which_o we_o call_v common_a sense_n can_v always_o do_v for_o in_o discourse_n a_o man_n may_v be_v sometime_o mistake_v in_o lay_v his_o foundation_n or_o principle_n and_o yet_o be_v very_o clear_a and_o rational_a in_o the_o consequence_n he_o draw_v from_o it_o and_o sometime_o he_o may_v fail_v in_o draw_v consequence_n from_o a_o true_a and_o well-laid_a principle_n in_o both_o which_o case_n the_o whole_a discourse_n be_v certain_o false_a and_o inconsistent_a nevertheless_o according_a to_o the_o common_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n this_o can_v be_v call_v nonsense_n it_o may_v indeed_o be_v call_v error_n or_o mistake_n which_o be_v a_o weakness_n cleave_v too_o close_o to_o humane_a nature_n for_o any_o one_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n to_o reproach_v another_o for_o it_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o strict_a demonstration_n and_o certain_a truth_n must_v pass_v for_o nonsense_n i_o fear_v it_o will_v overlie_v whole_a volume_n and_o not_o only_o prevent_v the_o 2d_o 3d._n and_o four_o edition_n of_o many_o book_n but_o shrewd_o also_o endanger_v the_o sale_n of_o the_o first_o especial_o if_o 2d_o and_o 3d._n by_o the_o unlucky_a escape_n of_o some_o scatter_a copy_n shall_v chance_v all_o to_o appear_v in_o the_o space_n of_o three_o or_o four_o day_n as_o in_o the_o first_o publication_n of_o a_o certain_a book_n entitle_v the_o case_n of_o allegiance_n etc._n etc._n it_o fall_v out_o but_o great_a no_o doubt_n be_v the_o art_n of_o bestow_v several_a title-page_n import_v divers_a edition_n upon_o book_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o impression_n and_o may_v serve_v to_o teach_v the_o world_n what_o a_o fruitful_a thing_n the_o press_n be_v when_o impregnate_v by_o the_o prolific_a genius_n of_o some_o writer_n and_o that_o when_o it_o be_v for_o the_o credit_n of_o any_o extraordinary_a book_n and_o its_o author_n it_o can_v bring_v forth_o four_o five_o or_o six_o edition_n of_o it_o at_o the_o same_o time_n which_o certain_o be_v a_o most_o ingenious_a contrivance_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o author_n be_v or_o the_o bookseller_n be_v a_o question_n though_o some_o think_v it_o use_v to_o be_v do_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o mutual-consciousness_n between_o both_o but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n according_a to_o the_o common_a use_n of_o the_o word_n nonsense_n he_o who_o discourse_v of_o thing_n obvious_a to_o the_o ordinary_a apprehension_n of_o man_n with_o gross_a and_o palpable_a contradiction_n of_o one_o thing_n to_o another_o or_o with_o a_o plain_a manifest_a incoherence_n of_o one_o part_n of_o his_o discourse_n with_o the_o other_o that_o man_n be_v proper_o and_o just_o chargeable_a with_o nonsense_n and_o let_v those_o in_o the_o name_n of_o sense_n and_o reason_n take_v it_o to_o themselves_o who_o have_v most_o claim_n to_o it_o but_o because_o the_o
utter_v by_o this_o author_n whereas_o he_o declare_v himself_o concern_v the_o say_a expression_n thus_o viz._n that_o he_o can_v mention_v they_o without_o beg_a pardon_n for_o repeat_v such_o horrid_a and_o desperate_a blasphemy_n owen_n be_v vindication_n against_o sherlock_n p._n 46._o that_o they_o be_v fit_a for_o a_o jew_n or_o a_o mahometan_a for_o servetus_n or_o socinus_n than_o a_o son_n of_o this_o church_n p._n 47._o that_o he_o abhor_v the_o rehearsal_n of_o such_o horrid_a profaneness_n p._n 49._o that_o they_o be_v odious_a satanical_a exprobration_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n ibid._n and_o now_o can_v this_o man_n pretend_v to_o speak_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o person_n of_o one_o who_o thus_o abhor_v abominate_v and_o detest_v they_o the_o truth_n be_v his_o whole_a book_n be_v such_o a_o lewd_a misrepresentation_n both_o of_o the_o word_n and_o sense_n of_o his_o adversary_n that_o if_o he_o have_v any_o blood_n in_o his_o body_n it_o must_v 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distinct_a god_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o case_n be_v very_o different_a and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n be_v this_o because_o three_o infinite_a mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v three_o absolute_a simple_a being_n or_o essence_n and_o so_o stand_v distinguish_v from_o one_o another_o by_o their_o whole_a being_n or_o nature_n but_o the_o divine_a person_n be_v three_o relative_n or_o one_o simple_a be_v or_o essence_n under_o three_o distinct_a relation_n and_o consequent_o differ_v from_o one_o another_o not_o whole_o and_o by_o all_o that_o be_v in_o they_o but_o only_o by_o some_o certain_a mode_n or_o respect_v peculiar_a to_o each_o and_o upon_o that_o account_n cause_v their_o distinction_n and_o therefore_o to_o argue_v from_o a_o person_n to_o a_o spirit_n here_o be_v manifest_o sophistical_a and_o that_o which_o be_v call_v fallacia_fw-la accidentis_fw-la or_o since_o several_a fallacy_n may_v concur_v in_o the_o same_o proposition_n it_o may_v be_v also_o à _fw-la dicto_fw-la secundùm_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la for_o so_o it_o be_v to_o conclude_v that_o three_o person_n be_v three_o distinct_a god_n since_o the_o difference_n of_o person_n be_v only_o from_o a_o diverse_a respect_n between_o they_o but_o three_o god_n import_v three_o absolute_o distinct_a nature_n or_o substance_n and_o whereas_o we_o say_v that_o the_o three_o person_n be_v all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o infinite_a yet_o it_o be_v but_o from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o numerical_a nature_n common_a to_o they_o all_o that_o they_o be_v so_o the_o ternary_a number_n all_o the_o while_n not_o belong_v to_o their_o infinity_o but_o only_o to_o their_o personality_n the_o case_n therefore_o between_o a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n and_o a_o person_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n the_o same_o forasmuch_o as_o person_n here_o import_v only_o a_o relation_n or_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o nature_n it_o belong_v to_o and_o therefore_o a_o multiplication_n of_o person_n of_o itself_o import_v only_o a_o multiplication_n of_o such_o modes_n or_o relation_n without_o any_o necessary_a multiplication_n of_o the_o nature_n itself_o to_o which_o they_o adhere_v forasmuch_o as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nature_n may_v sustain_v several_a distinct_a relation_n or_o modes_n of_o subsistence_n but_o now_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v not_o a_o relation_n or_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n but_o it_o be_v a_o absolute_a be_v nature_n or_o substance_n and_o consequent_o can_v be_v multiply_v without_o a_o multiplication_n of_o it_o into_o so_o many_o numerical_a absolute_a being_n nature_n or_o substance_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o to_o be_v multiply_v but_o itself_o so_o that_o three_o mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v three_o absolute_a being_n nature_n or_o substance_n and_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n or_o spirit_n are_z according_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a absolute_a being_n nature_n or_o substance_n that_o be_v in_o other_o word_n they_o be_v three_o god_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v prove_v and_o let_v this_o author_n ward_v off_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o as_o he_o be_v able_a argument_n ii_o my_o second_o argument_n against_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v this_o three_o distinct_a mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v three_o distinct_a substance_n but_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v not_o three_o distinct_a substance_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o three_o distinct_a mind_n or_o spirit_n the_o major_a proposition_n be_v prove_v from_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n that_o it_o be_v substantia_fw-la incorporea_fw-la intelligens_fw-la a_o intelligent_a incorporeal_a or_o immaterial_a substance_n and_o therefore_o three_o distinct_a mind_n or_o spirit_n must_v be_v three_o such_o distinct_a substance_n and_o beside_o if_o a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v not_o a_o substance_n what_o can_v it_o be_v else_o if_o it_o be_v any_o thing_n it_o must_v be_v either_o a_o accident_n or_o mode_n of_o be_v but_o not_o a_o accident_n since_o no_o accident_n can_v be_v in_o god_n nor_o yet_o a_o mode_n of_o be_v since_o a_o spirit_n not_o design_v to_o concur_v as_o a_o part_n towards_o any_o compound_v be_v a_o absolute_a entire_a complete_a be_v of_o itself_o and_o have_v its_o proper_a mode_n of_o subsistence_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v a_o mode_n itself_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o a_o spirit_n be_v and_o must_v be_v a_o substance_n and_o can_v be_v nothing_o else_o as_o for_o the_o minor_a viz._n that_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v not_o three_o distinct_a substance_n this_o be_v evident_a both_o from_o authority_n and_o from_o reason_n and_o first_o for_o authority_n tertullian_n against_o praxeas_n affirm_v semper_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la una_fw-la substantia_fw-la and_o st._n jerom_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o damasus_n quis_fw-la ore_fw-la sacrilego_fw-la tres_fw-la substantias_fw-la praedicabit_fw-la and_o st._n austin_n in_o his_o 5_o book_n de_fw-fr trinitate_fw-la chap._n 9_o and_o in_o book_n 7._o chap._n 4._o and_o ruffinus_n in_o the_o one_a book_n of_o his_o history_n chap._n 29._o all_o affirm_v one_o substance_n in_o god_n and_o deny_v three_o and_o yet_o the_o same_o writer_n unanimous_o hold_v three_o person_n which_o show_v that_o they_o do_v not_o account_v these_o three_o person_n three_o substance_n and_o anselmus_fw-la in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr incarnatione_fw-la chap._n 3._o say_v that_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v two_o being_n provide_v that_o by_o being_n we_o understand_v relation_n not_o substance_n and_o bellarmine_n a_o writer_n orthodox_n enough_o in_o these_o point_n and_o of_o unquestionable_a learning_n otherwise_o in_o his_o second_o tome_n page_n 348._o about_o the_o end_n say_z