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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
very Idea oF a Supreme Beine implies
ies beins Intinite, and Incomprehensible,
Tknow not Whether ic aroues more Stu
pidier, or Arrosance to expole a Doctrine
relatins to the Dirine Essence, Decause
ther cannot comprehend the manner ot
IF. Buc oF this more altervards. Iam
vet upon the Certainey ot our Reason.
trom clear and distinet Ideas: and it We
can actain to Certainer withour them, and
evhere it is consested Wro cannot bave
ehem; as about Substances: then thele can-
not De the sole Matier and Foundation of
our Reasoning, Which is (0 peremptorily
alterred by ehis late Author.
BuE 19O Y et Farther: and as I have al-
readu Mend, ve can have no certainer
OF an Immaterial Substance wictun us, From
chele simple Ideas; (0 TMaIl no MeW,
thatthere can be no sufticient Rvidence,
brouphe trom them by their oon Con
Feltion, concernine the lixistence of the
most Spirituat and insinite Substance, even
Eod himsets.
BockIV. We are cold, That the Fvidence of it
Chap. 20. is equat e0 Mathematicat Cerrainty; and
seco.
very so0d arsuments are brought 10
Prove it, in a Chapter on purpole: DuE
thac erhich Itake norico ot is, that thC
Areument trom checlear and diltinet Idea