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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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Vindication of
EIVO WayS: P. ThC one true 60d, 25 ha-
vins the true divine Nature in him, and
Cothe F’arher 15 the one true 60d; but nOE
exclusire of the Son, it he have chelame
divine Nature. 2. The one true G0d, a5
harinsche divine Nature Co Wholly inhim-
self, 25 to make it incommunicable tothe
Son; so re do noc lay, thatthe Lather
IS the one true God, because chis mult
exelude che Son trom beins God; Which
the Scrixture altures us that he iS; and
cheretore thoush che son be noc the Pa-
ther, nor the Father the Son, vec the son
may be the one true 60d a5 Wvell a5 thc
Facher, becaule ther bochpartake of the
same divine Nature, lo that there is no
contradiction in chIs, That there is but
one true God, and one of the Persons is not
the other. For chac luxpoles it impos
ble, that chere Mould be three Perlons in
the lame Nature; but il the diltinction
OE Nature and Persons De allowd, a5 it
must be by all thac understand any chine
ofthele marters, then it mult begranted,
chat althoushi one Perlon cannot bc ano-
cher, yet they may have che lame com
mon LsenCC. AS For instance, let us
calce their own, Peter, Fames and John.
Wrhat plealant arguins vould chis be,
Peter 1S nOL Fames nOr John, nO fames
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