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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
Constiturion of a thine, which is the cround
or support ef al ils Properties. ArCNOL
then (Withour Tristine and Fooline) chele
Real Essences Mysteries to chem: They
Bnow chere are luch by ihe Ldeas oF their
Proverties, buc bnom nothine of cheir
Reat Essence; and vet ther will not al-
lor them 1o be Mysteries: IF chey do
underltand chem, wrhy do they Cay, Ther
do noc, nor cannor: And il this bc truo;
lec them call them irhar ther pleale, ther
must be inexplicable Mysteries eothem. 50
thac all ehis is mere quarrelline about a
Word Which ther mould fain be rid ot,
it cher kneu hor; buc ther involve and
perplex chemlelves more by their onn
deep Reasonines asainst che Tristing and
Foolinz ot Octers.
BIt he Faith, Thac some vould have the
most palpable Absardicies and eross Contra-
dictions io eo donn, or vords tbat sienisie no-
thinz, because men cannot comprehend the
Fssence of theiroon Souls, nor the Essence
ofG0d and other Spiritual Substances. We
uccerly deny, chac any Article ot our Faith
contains in ic any palpable Absurdities,
Or cross contradictions (25 I hope hach
been proved already. as to the Doctrine
of che Triniey irtrich is chieAy SruCk aE)
bur surely zour deep Reasoners may find
adiF.