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world_n in_o general_n p._n 35._o second_o from_o the_o particular_a part_n of_o it_o as_o the_o heaven_n p._n 39_o the_o earth_n p._n 41._o the_o body_n 44._o the_o soul_n of_o man_n 47._o they_o who_o say_v they_o still_o want_v sufficient_a evidence_n of_o this_o truth_n shall_v consider_v first_o there_o be_v as_o much_o evidence_n for_o it_o as_o for_o those_o thing_n we_o doubt_v not_o of_o 54._o second_o as_o much_o as_o for_o the_o clear_a axiom_n in_o philosophy_n nay_o three_o in_o some_o respect_v more_o 55._o and_o then_o last_o the_o familiar_a dictate_v of_o our_o understanding_n will_v lead_v we_o to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o this_o truth_n 57_o the_o objection_n that_o there_o must_v be_v some_o pre-existent_a matter_n to_o frame_v the_o world_n out_o of_o answer_v ib._n 2._o proposition_n in_o the_o godhead_n be_v three_o person_n for_o first_o when_o god_n be_v speak_v of_o in_o scripture_n sometime_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v use_v 59_o second_o this_o 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the_o sense_n which_o we_o have_v give_v so_o likewise_o do_v the_o antecedent_n and_o consequence_n before_o these_o word_n this_o be_v my_o body_n be_v speak_v it_o be_v say_v jesus_n take_v bread_n and_o bless_a and_o break_v it_o etc._n etc._n what_o can_v he_o mean_v by_o this_o but_o that_o which_o he_o take_v into_o his_o hand_n and_o bless_a and_o break_v and_o that_o be_v express_o call_v bread_n after_o consecration_n as_o that_o which_o be_v term_v his_o blood_n be_v style_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o vine_n so_o that_o which_o he_o name_v his_o body_n be_v by_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o holy_a apostle_n say_v to_o be_v bread_n as_o often_o as_o you_o eat_v this_o bread_n 1_o cor._n 11.26_o whosoever_o shall_v eat_v of_o this_o bread_n v._o 27._o let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o this_o bread_n v._o 28._o if_o before_o and_o after_o consecration_n that_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o do_v import_v be_v call_v bread_n than_o 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world_n jo._n 17.11_o the_o interpretation_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n give_v of_o the_o word_n under_o debate_n make_v he_o to_o be_v more_o in_o the_o world_n than_o when_o he_o converse_v with_o his_o disciple_n upon_o the_o earth_n for_o than_o he_o be_v but_o in_o one_o place_n at_o a_o time_n but_o now_o according_a to_o the_o creed_n of_o the_o romanist_n he_o be_v the_o same_o moment_n in_o million_o of_o place_n the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o body_n or_o flash_n of_o christ_n shall_v see_v no_o corruption_n act._n 2.27_o 31._o but_o if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o sacrament_n than_o it_o be_v corporal_o eat_v turn_v into_o chyle_n and_o nutriment_n and_o subject_a to_o all_o the_o corruption_n
call_v the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o sacrament_n the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n 2._o they_o say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o essential_o but_o figurative_o and_o therefore_o style_v they_o sign_n symbol_n figure_n antitype_n memorial_n it_o be_v usual_a to_o call_v the_o sign_n and_o the_o thing_n signify_v by_o the_o same_o name_n 3._o they_o affirm_v that_o after_o consecration_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n remain_v and_o the_o change_n make_v be_v only_o in_o respect_n of_o use_n office_n and_o dignity_n 4._o they_o say_v that_o they_o nourish_v our_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o have_v the_o same_o effect_n that_o other_o food_n have_v and_o therefore_o they_o use_v to_o give_v the_o remain_v of_o the_o euchariscical_a bread_n to_o boy_n and_o to_o abstain_v from_o the_o communion_n upon_o fast_v day_n 5._o they_o assert_v that_o wicked_a man_n do_v not_o eat_v and_o drink_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n but_o interpret_v the_o 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nature_n and_o peculiar_a operation_n to_o the_o spirit_n have_v he_o not_o be_v of_o the_o same_o essence_n with_o himself_o to_o assert_v that_o all_o this_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o spirit_n because_o god_n make_v use_v of_o he_o as_o a_o instrument_n to_o effect_v his_o work_n will_v not_o remove_v the_o difficulty_n for_o there_o be_v some_o work_n attribute_v to_o the_o spirit_n to_o which_o no_o instrument_n can_v concur_v as_o creation_n there_o be_v other_o operation_n in_o do_v of_o which_o god_n can_v be_v say_v to_o use_v the_o spirit_n according_a to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o socinian_o as_o to_o know_v and_o search_v his_o deep_a thing_n for_o the_o spirit_n in_o their_o apprehension_n signify_v a_o divine_a power_n and_o it_o be_v very_o incongruous_a to_o say_v that_o god_n know_v and_o search_v thing_n by_o his_o power_n this_o truth_n concern_v the_o trinity_n in_o unity_n have_v be_v so_o full_o discover_v that_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o christian_n before_o constantine_n may_v be_v very_o well_o know_v by_o athanasuis_n 2._o orat._n 1.121_o ad_fw-la serapio_n tom_fw-mi 1._o p._n 366._o de_fw-fr spi._n sanâ—â—o_n apol._n 2._o who_o want_v no_o opportunity_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o their_o write_n he_o express_o assert_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o establish_v by_o the_o nicene_n synod_n but_o what_o be_v agreeable_a to_o they_o s._n basil_n cite_v several_a authority_n of_o the_o first_o century_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o those_o write_n which_o be_v come_v to_o our_o hand_n there_o be_v many_o evident_a expression_n of_o this_o doctrine_n justin_n martyr_n speak_v of_o the_o father_n of_o righteousness_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o and_o the_o son_n come_v from_o he_o and_o the_o prophetic_a spirit_n we_o receive_v and_o adore_v athenagoras_n in_o vindication_n of_o the_o christian_n who_o the_o heathen_n account_v atheist_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_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 explication_n of_o this_o mystery_n which_o be_v liable_a to_o a_o ambiguous_a construction_n as_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o discourse_n of_o justin_n martyr_n with_o the_o jew_n tâ—â—â—h_o tâ—â—â—h_o and_o the_o treatise_n of_o tertullian_n against_o praxeas_n this_o truth_n be_v not_o then_o encounter_v with_o so_o direct_a a_o opposition_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o arrius_n some_o degree_n of_o caution_n in_o point_n of_o expression_n be_v want_v and_o too_o great_a a_o condescension_n make_v to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o philosopher_n by_o blending_a their_o notion_n with_o the_o ineffable_a mystery_n that_o it_o may_v gain_v a_o more_o ready_a entertainment_n among_o they_o such_o prudential_a accommodation_n must_v not_o be_v construe_v in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o to_o prejudice_v the_o truth_n which_o in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o same_o author_n be_v clear_o acknowledge_v the_o clear_a must_v not_o be_v expound_v by_o that_o which_o be_v obscure_a but_o 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