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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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I
the Doctrine of the Trinier.
Vriters, Who have uled that Expression. Posserin.
Appar. in
A5 irtien S. Ferom Paich, That C0d is self Cone-
Originated; and S. Aucustin, that 60d is brard.
the Cause of his oon Wrisdom; and Lactan-
tius, that God made himsels; aII these
and such likre Exprections are only to be
Nesatirelr understood.
But PconFols I aimed at pewing, that
it as impossible For us to have any clear
and distinct Idea OF Eternity, and there-
Fore Prook in all possible mazs ot concei-
ins it cither by Ciods beine trom him-
selF, or his Co existing wieh all differen-
ces ot Time, Wvithour anr succestion in
his omn Beins; or his havins a successire
Duration. Erom all irtrich largued che
Impossibilier ot a clear Nocion of Fter-
nity. And nor Wrhrac do these Men do:
They dispute against one ol chele Nori-
Ons, and verz triumphantly expole, as
ther chink, the Absurdities ot it. And
Whatthen: Why then this Notion will not
do. But I Pay none will do.
Tprove there ean Be no (ucceltire D-
ration in a Being of necessary Existence:
and that it is nOt to De conceived, HOW
Wwichoue Succestion God Mould DC prolene
Wich the Beins, and noc Beins, thC PrO.
mise and Pertormance ot thelamethine;
and y et onc of chese mays wemust inatie