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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
theretore, he denied the Baptism of the
Marcionites, because the Faith of the Tri-
nity vas not sincere amone them, a5 appears
at large in chat Fpistle. And chIS, 25 Far
a5 PCan Aind, Was ehe general sense ot
he Ante. Nicene Fathers, as WeIl as Others.
ris TicII. Lnd it isno improbable Opinion ot firas.
Volti. de mus, and Vossius, uro learned Critictes in-
P. n. 38. decd, That the most ancient Creed vent no
further than the Form of Baptism, viz. 10
Believe in the Father, Son and Lloly Ghost:
and the otter Articles ivere added as He-
relies gave occation. S. FeromPaich, That
Ep. 61. in the Fradirional Creed, Wwhich they re-
ceived from the apostles, the main Article
Was, the Confession ofthe Trinity; ToWrhich
hejorns the 2niey of the Church, and Re-
surrection of ihe Flest; and then adds,
ehat herein is contained, Omne Christiani
Dormatis Sacramentum, the Whole Faith in-
to Which Christians vere baptized. And HC
Faith, It vas the Custom amone them, t0 in
struet those Who vere to be Baprized for for-
ty days in the Doctrine of the TToly Trinity.
So chat there was chen no Quection DuE
the Form ot Baprilm had a particular Re-
(pect coib; and cheretore, I0 much weioHE
is laid uxon che ule of it, a5 well by ctic
Fortul. de Ante. NVicene Fathers, aSOCherS. FOr, Ter-
Bapiism. Fullian Caith, Thar ehe Form of Baptism vas
prescribed
Fratim. 2d
CenII. l a
Symb. dist
Tlierom.