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wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted, and

wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted, and

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C H A p^ IV.to tie Unity '<strong>of</strong> tHe Godhead, 615<strong>the</strong>n muji he <strong>and</strong> h<strong>is</strong> fa<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> neceffity be two gods % one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m a creator, <strong>the</strong>o<strong>the</strong>r a creature. In like manner, in h<strong>is</strong> book <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nicene council, he P- 27;.affirmeth, concerning <strong>the</strong> Arians, r^iTq Swj; t^otto-j nvx xjifUT^Ka-ju el; t^;7; vttoc-xcrii;^ivxq, aAX-^ f^iltKria. Ta'JT»iv t^ti, u(nrt^ fjiri ^-jXx^xf ixf<strong>is</strong>^Xmxi ^f^ (J 5^/Tiiv ovpx'jwj, ii lyCf sx th? o'jirtxi; iiv yi,vr]ij.x, oi(na k, £u <strong>is</strong>-rj a'JTOf >t, a yivvvcxf ttx- p. 923.Trj' For th<strong>of</strong>e things, which are made or created, though <strong>the</strong>y may have an agreement<strong>of</strong> will with <strong>the</strong>ir Creator, yet have <strong>the</strong>y th<strong>is</strong> by participation only, <strong>and</strong>in a way <strong>of</strong> motion -, as he., who retaining not <strong>the</strong> fame, was cajl out <strong>of</strong> heaven.But <strong>the</strong> Son, being begotten from <strong>the</strong> ejfence orfubfiance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>is</strong> effenti<strong>all</strong>yor fubfianti<strong>all</strong>y one with him. So that <strong>the</strong> opp<strong>of</strong>ition here <strong>is</strong> betwixtunity <strong>of</strong> confent with God in created beings, which are mutable, <strong>and</strong> unity<strong>of</strong> eflence in that, which <strong>is</strong> uncreated, <strong>and</strong> immutably <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fame will with<strong>the</strong> hi<strong>the</strong>r. There are alfo many o<strong>the</strong>r places in Athanafius, which thoughfome may underft<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> unity <strong>of</strong> fingular efl"ence, yet were <strong>the</strong>y not lbby him intended, but ei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> generick or fpecifick eflTenceonly, orelfe infuch o<strong>the</strong>r fenfe as fli<strong>all</strong> be afterwards declared. As for example, in h<strong>is</strong>fourth oration, tjii/ ^lx)i h rciJJi ^torr^x (peo-,o\}ij.£v, IVe acknowledge only one God- p ,gghead in <strong>the</strong> Trinity ; where <strong>the</strong> following words plainly imply th<strong>is</strong> to be underflrood,in parr at leaft, <strong>of</strong> one common or general eflence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Godhead,fi yx^ fATi o\jTu^ ^'PCf, *^^' £? ovy. ovl'^v 7roiviy.x y^ K\i(^(j.x Erin koy,7oj-*in <strong>the</strong> famenefs <strong>of</strong> one Godhead; it <strong>is</strong> evident from <strong>the</strong> context, that th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> notbut partly <strong>of</strong> a commonto be underftood <strong>of</strong> a famenefs <strong>of</strong> fingular eflence,<strong>and</strong> generical one, <strong>and</strong> partly <strong>of</strong> fuch ano<strong>the</strong>r famenefs or unity, as will beh.reafter expreflTed. Lailly, when <strong>the</strong> three hyp<strong>of</strong>tafes are fomewhcre i faidK k k k by* Vide QuEeftion. VI. p. 44;. Tom. IJ. Oper. Athanaf.

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