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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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A Vindication of
(25 lome rould have donc) and only re-
present eo the tmperours, che lair and
Plaulible parr ot Chrictianity: No, he
was a Man ot oreat Sincerier, and a
throush Chrictian himselt; and cheretore
chouohe he could noc honestly conceal (o
fundamental a Point ot the Christian
Faith, and irhich relared to cheir beins
entred into che Christian Church. FOP
it the Prolection of ehis Faith had not
been lookd on a5 a necessary icondition
ot beins a Memiber ot ehe Church ot
Christ; it is hard eo imasine, thac fustin
Martur toula so much insist upon it, not
only here, buc in his ocher Treaciles:
OE which an Accoune hach been siven
by Ochers.
Athenaroras had been a Philosopher, 25
vell as Fustin Martyr, betore he protessed
himselt a Christian; and cheretore, must
besupposed to understandhis Relision DC.
fore he embraced it. And in huis Detence
dena. Me aAerES, That the Christians de believe
in Father, Son and FToly Ghost; in 6od the
Father, G0d the Son, and the LTolv Chost.
And he mentions boch the vnity and
Order Wvhich is amone them. Wtrich can
lionitie norhuns unlels cher be omned to
De distinet Perlons in the lame Divinc
Nacure. And in che nest PaBC, le 100l5
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