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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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the Doctrine of the Trinier.
vided Persons: I chink the terms numeri-
cal Substance, not very proper in chis cale;
and I had rather ule ehe Language of the
Farhers, than oF thc Schools; and lorve
OF the most judicious and learnec Pacters
Would not allow che terms ot one numeri-
cal Substance eo De applied 10 che divine
Fssence. For cheir Notion WaS, ThaL
Number vas ontr prover for compound
Beings, but God beins a pure and simple
Beins nas one by Nature and not by Num-
ber, 25 5. Basit lpealEs (as is betore obler- Basil. FP.
ved) because he is not componnded, nor 141.
hath any besides himselt eo be recliond
wich him. But Decause chore are disse-
rene sypostases, theretore they allovd
the ulc oF Number abouEthem, and FO WC
may Cay the HTypOstaleS Or PertONS arC
numerically different; buE we cannOt lay
that che Fssence is one Numerically. BUE
Why mult they consound the Persons, is
there be but one Fssence: Tle relative
Properties cannor becontounded. Por The
t’actier cannot be the son, nor tha Sontho
Facher; and on chele the ditterence ot
Persons is Founded. Por, rliere can be
no dicterence, as to eltential Proverries,
and cheretore all the difterence, or re-
cher distinction must bo trom chole FHaE
arc Relatire. A Person oE it lelF imporis