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# Title: A Discourse In Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity (shelfmarks ZEN Leibn. Marg. 40; Leibn. Marg. 40)
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TBe P RF F AC F.
suffciently a5 10 al Church men. YC vas
the Person they professed to esteem and re-
verence above al others, and consess that
he instructs them in the Air and Languase
ot a Father, (Which at least deserved a
bist. Serm. tle more durifull Lanouace from them.)
But some Mens fondness for their Opinions
breates au bonnds of Civiliey and DecencY;
for presently aster, mentionine the Arclibi-
Mop and other Bitrops who had written a-
cainst them, ther say it sirnifies nothine 10
the case, That thes arc great Pentioners
oF che Worid. For it is certain ire have
a micher Propentier to believe a5 is For
our Turn and Interest. And soon after,
that their Opposers are under the porver ot
Tuch Facal Biasses, thac cheir Doctrine is
the more to be suspected because it is
theirs. For the reaton why thez main-
tain ehe Doctrine ot the Prinier is, Be-
caule ther must. The plain meanine of
alt this is, that the laie Archbistop (a5 well
as the rest) vas a mere self. interested
Ntan, (Wwhich none Woho enew either the
outhide or inside of Lambeth conld ever
imaxine) that it he vere really acainst
tem Cas none could thint otheroise,
eoho teneu him so well and so lone as Y did)
it onty sew d wtrat a Aranse Porver, In-
rerec hath in the Minds ot all Church.
mem.
But
Ansiver +0
Ihe Arch-
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