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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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A Vindication of
T. That cher evere a dictinet, separate
Body of men from the Chriltiain Church.
For all the ancient Writers Wvho (peak of
eliem, do mention them as Fereticks, and
Wholly divided trom it, as appears by
Trenaeus, Tertullian, Epiphanius, Theodo-
ret, 5. Aurultin, and others. Pusebius
Euseb. 1. 3. Paich oF them, That althouch the Devil
could not make them renounce Christianity.
vet findins their weabne (S, EoDEFL C70, HC
made them his oon. Hc would never
have Caid this of ans irhom helooled on
a5 Members oF the Chrictian Church. BuF
avherein is it chat Pusebius blames them:
HIO cells it in the very next words; thac
it Wa5 for the mean opinion they entertained
of Christ; For they loole d on him asa meer
Man, but very just. And althoush there
vere tuvo sorts ol chem; lome vrrnins
the miraculous Conception, and Others nOL;
vet Paith he, They at last acreed in the
same Impiety, Wvhrich W a5, Fhat they vould
not oon Christ tohave had any Pre. existence
hefore his Birth; nor that he vas dede
16705, Cod the Word. IS true, he Ands
Tault ith ehem alcerwards for keepine t0
the LaW of Moles; Dut the tirct Impietr
he charges ehem with, is the ocher. That
rhich l’interr trom hence 15, that Puse-
bius himsele (eo irhom thes protess to
Aen