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L. VII.

bi paffim.

Minister, for the difpenfing of his Gifts, and exercise of his Providence; for Sanctification, for Inftruction, and for the Confirmation of the Faithful: Who was himself in the laft C. 41. P. days born of the Virgin Mary, who con380.&alivers'd holily, according to the Laws of God; was crucify'd, and died, and rofe again the third day, afcended into Heaven, will come again to judg the quick and the dead, by a righteous diftribution to every one according to their Faith and Works; and is to reign for ever and ever. So that the fupreme Dignity and Monarchy of God is ever to be preferv'd in all things: viz. that the Holy Spirit, with all the other Beings, be own'd fubordinate to Chrift; and the Son himself to Paffim. God, even the Father; according to the Doctrine of the Bleffed Apostle Paul, who fays thus: For when all things fhall be subdued unto XV. 28. him, then fhall the Son also himself be fubject unto him that put all things under him; that God may be all in all.

1.Cor.

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We have elsewhere with greater care, and more largely demonftrated these things, which we have here in brief included in this Profeffion of our Faith. And we beg of you of the prefent Age, and all others that are Partakers of the fame Mysteries with us, not to fear the Cenfures of Men, nor to be impos'd on by their Sophifms, nor feduc'd by their Flattery; but to pafs your judgment upon what has been offer'd according to Truth and Equity; as fuffering the better part to prevail, and preferring Reafon before Prejudice, fo as to fly from all the Snares and Nets which the Devil contrives against Mankind; and thereby thinks to affright, or at least to

allure

allure many of thofe who do not prefer what is really profitable before what is pleafant, nor efteem things future more fecure than thofe that are prefent; that fo the worfer part may prevail over fome of them. But may God avert any experience of this that I have faid! tho there be many that confpire for Falfhood, and are departed from the Truth; preferring the prefent Glory and Security before things pleafing to God and truly useful. May he preferve the Faith of my Followers unmoveable and firm to him that deliver'd it to them; while they wait for the Judgment-Seat of our Saviour Chrift; where all Haughtiness, and Glory, and Falfhood will intirely vanish; and those that are to be judg'd muft ftand naked of all their Authority and Attendance; and where Affluence and Riches, be they here never fo highly esteem'd among Men, is utterly infufficient to put their Adverfaries to fhame. For a multitude of Men in all their fplendor is not there equivalent to one poor and pious. Perfon; or able to caufe his rejection, where Truth it felf is to approve him. It being agreeable to God's juft Method of Retribution, that their Piety fhould plead for them at that day, who do now, on its account, esteem Death it felf to be Gain; while Chrift, the Difpofer of the Rewards, did formerly and ftill does render to every Combatant the Prize according to his Defert: to those that undergo great Labours for the Truth, true Liberty, and the Kingdom of Heaven; but to those that have dishonour'd it, from the Wickedness of their own Minds, inevitable Punifhments. And fo much fhall fuffice on both

fides at prefent; and may all at last fucceed for the best. [See Eunomius's large Creed, here to be added, in my Account of the Primitive Faith at the end of all: and note Dr. Cave's Character of this Apologetick of Eunomius; Argute difputat Vafer Harefiarcha; that therein the Sly Arch-Heretick reafons fhrewdly.]

FINI S.

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