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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
Christians vith very creat severity to make
them renonnce Christianisy. Hor could
this be, if aII the Chriltians vere out oF
his reach, then being setled abour Pella.
And alehough Ensebius laith, That when
the Feros ivere banisped their Connery by
Tladriars Fdict, that then the Church of
Terusalem vas made up of Gentiles: YeC WC
arc not (0 Arictlr to understand him, a5
thovoh che Christians who sufter d under
Barchochebas, vere erholly excluded. O.
rosus Caith, That they vere permitted by
the Emperors Fdict. Ic is Cufficient For
me, it thor ivere connived at, irtrich is
very probable, althoueh ther did noc
think sit to have any tuch publicle Per-
sons as their Bishops tobe any other than
Gentiles. And Fleresippus is allor d alter
this time, to have been a Zewist Christian
OFthe Church oF Ferusalem: Co chat ihc
Chureh there must ContIR BOFH OF Teus
and Gentiles; but ther can never thew
thac anv of the Fbionires did admit any
Centile Christians amone them, whict
Meschac they vere then distinet Bodies.
2. Ther erenot oniy distinct in Com-
munion, but hrad a differene rule of Faith.
This is a point of great consequence, and
Ouxhe eo be Well considerd. FOr, (InCO
Oux Dnitarians orn the Ebionites 25 theie
L. 4. c. b
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