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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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AVindication of
tbem, a5 Wwell a5 Mankind: No, but they
are put under him. And Co they vere cre-
ated by him, thac is, ther vere not crea-
red by him, but ouly made subject to him.
But who made them subject to him: The
Man Christ Fesus: No, God appointed him
to be rhe Lord of every Creature. Then
they iere not created by Christ, but by
Cod; but che Apolle laith. they ivere
created by Christ. But Cod made him
Lead of the Church, and as iFJead of tbe
Body he rules over alt. This ve do not
ac allqueltion; but ho chis comes tobC
creatine Dominions and Povers, visible and
invisible. Did Cod make the Farth anc
all che livins Creatures in it, When he
made Man Lord over them: Or racher
Was Man Caid eo create them, becaule he
vas made cheir HCad: IF this be cheir in-
cerpretins Scripture likre wise Men, IMalI
becontent ith a lels mealure ot Inder.
Randins, and chanke Crod for it.
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likeWrise men, toleavethe form of Baptism
doubtful, whether it vere not inserted into
S. Matthers Gospet; or to understand it
in anocher Sense than the Chrictian Church
hach done trom che Apoctles times: I Cay
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