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# Title: A Discourse In Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity (shelfmarks ZEN Leibn. Marg. 40; Leibn. Marg. 40)
# Folio 271, page id 727097563:0343
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the Doctrine of the Priniey.
discover a mieher Scarcity of better Argu Christia-
nitynot
ments, woho defend their Misteries, by this Wyst.
pitiful sift of dravine Inferences from What P. 80, 81.
is untnoon to what isknoun, or of insistine up
on adequate Ideas; except theywill acree as
some do, 1o call every Spire of Orass, sutinq
and standine, fist and Rest to be Mysteries.
And if ont of a pertinacious or vorse hu-
mour, they wi be stilt fooline, and call these
thines Mysteries, Pm willine e0 admit as
many as they please in Religion, if they will
allou me likevise to make mine as intelligi-
ble t0 oihers, as these are t0 me.
Peis calie to ovels irhom these kind
Words ivere intended For: And are nOt
these very modest and ciril Exprections:
Tristine, Fooline; out of a pertinacious, or
vorse LIumour; but wtry, Pooline about My-
series, 10 caIl such thinesby chatWame,
Whichare in lome mealure Known, but
in a preater meature unkenorn tous: and
il chese are real MyCeries in Nature, Wrtrs
may not thie sameterm be uled For Mar
cers of Faith.
And Ichink in (0 plain a Casc, no greac
Rore of Arsuments need to De uscd. BuF
in these natural thines, he Paith, we have P. 84.
distinet Ldeas of the Properties which make
the Nominal Fssence, but ve are absolurely
ienorant of the Real sence, or intrinsick
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