can there be any other fo effectual a way of confuting all Herefies, as it would be to restrain men within the bounds of the uncontested Doctrine of Scripture; and give them as few Advantages as poffible, of raising Objections against humane and fallible Forms of fpeaking,

Laftly; as to Thofe, who, in the Whole, are of Opinion that every man ought to study and confider these things according to his Ability; and yet, in the Particulars of the Explication, have quite different Notions from thofe which I have thought reasonable and neceffary to set forth in the following Papers; I have, with regard to fuch Perfons as Thefe, endeavoured to express my felf with all Modefty and due Submiffion. And if any Learned Perfon, who thinks me in an Error, fhall in the Spirit of Meeknefs and Chriftianity, propofe a different Interpretation of All the Texts I have produced, and deduce Confequences therefrom different from those which feem to Me unavoidably to follow; I fhall think my felf obliged, either to return him a clear and diftin& Answer in the fame Spirit of Meekness

and

and Candour, or else fairly and publickly to retract whatsoever is not capable of being fo defended. But if, on the contrary, any namelefs and careless Writer fhall, in the Spirit of Popery, contend only that men must never ufe their own Understandings, that is, must have no Religion of their own; but, without regarding what is right or wrong, must always plead for what Notions happen at any time to prevail; I fhall have no reason, in fuch cafe, to think my felf under the fame Obligation of answering him.

In

to make thefe Additions.

Pahis places

AG 2. lin. 2. After the Words, be understood in this place; Add; For fuch is the Nature of the Greek and Latin Languages, that by no other word, (neither by the word πρόσωπον, nor by υπόςασις, nor by any other word whatsoever,) can they fo properly express that which we mean by the english word, perfon; as by the mafculine Adjective alone. Upon which account the words of our Saviour, Job. xvi, 13. When He [cner, to aveũμa ♪ åandéias, That Perfon,] the Spirit of Truth is comes are generally allowed to be a good Proof of the Perfonality of the Holy Ghoft. And fob. x, 30, our Saviour affirms that He and his Father are [not, as, One Perfon; but, v] one and the fame Thing, as to the Exercife of Power. And Tertullian and Other Writers commonly diftinguish, that they are not, [Unus,] one Perfon; but [Unum,]one and the fame Thing.

Pag. 5, lin. 27. [is dur, as it is in

After the Words, and We; Add; the Greek,] To Him.

Pag. 28, lin. 18. After the Words, have no Being; Add; or, which by their Nature are not capable of having any divine Power or Authority. Thus Acts xix, 26. they be no gods; that is, they have none of that Authority and Dominion over you, which you afcribe to them.

Pag. 218. after line 16, Add;

1146* Jude 20. Praying, in the Holy Ghoft.

Pag. 249. lin. 34. after the word, Montanus's; Add: and perhaps Valentinus's; fee Tertullian adverf. Prax. cap. 8, compared with the paffage in Irenaus lib. 1, <. I, referred to by the learned Bishop Bull, Defenf. Sect. 2. c. 5. § 4 ;)

Pag. 283, line the laft. After the Words, Luminous Body; Add; [Which Similitude how far it is true, fee explained in the following page.]

THE

I.

THE

Scripture-Doctrine of the Trinity.

PART

I.

Being a Collection and Explication of all the Texts in the NEW TESTAMENT, relating to that Doctrine.

CHA P. I.

Of GOD the FATHER.

SECT. I.

The Paffages of the New Teftament, wherein He is filed the One or Only God.

M

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AT. xix, 17. Why calleft thou me, Good? There is none Good, but One, [E One ↑ Perfon,] that is God.T

* See this explained, No 340, 762, 17, 13.

↑ So the word neceffarily fignifies; Neither can

B

the

24.

the word [God] or any other word than that of [Perfon,] be understood in this place.

Mar. xii, 29. The first of all the Commandments is; Hear, Ifrael, the Lord our God is One Lord.