356 ' neciauo oaf# »a the Trinity: The learned Stephens faith, That place is wanting in (even Greek Copies, but it is found in nine more ancient. St. Cyprian de Vnitate Eccle(.e, alledges this place for the Trinity. Athanafius urged this place againft Arrius in the Council of Nice, and then no ex- ception was made againft it. Had it not then been in St. john, Arrius would have eafily re- jeaed it. I believe in the times of Cun(iantius and Valens the Arrians blotted out thefe words as molt pregnant againft them, out of divers Copies. Sr. 7erom afferted the truth of our reading from the Greek, Copies which he had ; publickly contefling , That in thofe Copies where it was wanting, it was razed out by the fraud of Hereticks. And St. Ambrofe faith, That the Hereticks did erade that place. This Truth Rands fart in Scripture for ever and ever ; and Faith embraces it. And which is more and to the Point in hand, Faith In its holy progrefs may, as I conceive, experience it. My reafon is,the Church in all Ages down from the Apoilies have worfhipped the Sa- cred Trinity ; Their Baptifm bath been in its Name ; their Doxology and weal/say pro- claim it ; their Creeds all publifh it ; their Ca- techumeni were trained up in the knowledg of it; they ever worfhipped, as Athanafius hath it in his Creed, one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Vnity; and that uno indivifo cultu, as Di- vines (peak. This in all Ages hath been. the Chriflian Worfhip ; and upon this Worfhip anfwcrs and returns have come down from flea
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