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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 Prinier.
evere nor then beliered to be chree Per-
sons and one 60d, the Christian Church
Was miglicily deceived; and che Martrro
acted inconsisteneiy rich elieir omnerin-
Ciples. Which no g00d Christian will
dare co altirm. But some have adven-
tured to lar, chac Polycarp did noi mean
the same Divine FTonour t0 Fother, Son
and FColy Chost. Bur it he hac (o meane
it, hou could he have expressed it ortier.
ise: IE was certainls a Worctuip dictinet
trom Wrhat he save t0 Creatures; a5 ap.
pears by che Church ot smyrnasdilown.
ins any Worstip buc ot Love and Respect
1o their fellon Creatures; and oron the
sivins Adoration to the Son of God; wich
Wrhom ches joyn boch Pather and TToly
Chost. Whichitis impossible to conceive
thac in cheir Circumstances, they Mrould
have donc, unlels they had beliered chc
Tame Divine Honourto belone rothem.
S. BasiS Peltimons makes it out OF
Dispure, chac the Doxoleey 10 F’ather, Son
and LTolyGhost, as univertalsy receivd
in the publick Offices ot the Chureh, and
chac trom che time ot grearelt Anciquity:
S0 chat we hare no need ot che Tellimo.
niesrom the apostolicat Consticutions (25
they are called) to prove it. Bur lavoic
Il dispurable Aurhoricies. And l MalI
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