A letter to the author of a book, entitled, Considerations on the explications of the doctrine of the Trinity Elys, Edmund, ca. 1634-ca. 1707. 1694 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2006-06 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A39356 Wing E678 ESTC R41118 19637130 ocm 19637130 109234 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Nye, Stephen, 1648?-1719. -- Considerations on the explications of the doctrine of the Trinity. Trinity -- Early works to 1800. 2005-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2005-11 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-01 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2006-01 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-04 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A LETTER TO The AUTHOR of a BOOK ENTITLED , Considerations on the Explications of the Doctrine of the TRINITY . SIR , I HAVE a long time Desir'd to have some Conference with You , or any other of the Writing Disputants of your Perswasion , but I could never yet obtain that Satisfaction . I shall here Reflect upon Two Passages in the Letter Annext to your Con●●rations , &c. The Author of The Snare Broken ( which Publisht ) is a Person , who for his Learning , and Virtue serves the high Esteem , and Love of All Men. That ●●pression of His , which your Friend has thought fit to ●…lect , as that which deserves his Publick Reprehension , ●●th clearly represent the deep Judgement , together ●ith the Christian Candor , and Modesty of the Author . 〈◊〉 does indeed ( not as your Friend says , In Vain , but 〈◊〉 very Good Purpose ) Perswade Men To lay aside their Philosophy , and wholly to betake themselves to a Scriptural Consideration of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , by which says your Frie●● ( with what Ingenuity let the World Judge ) I understa●● they must Take the Words of Scripture without und●●standing them , or reconciling them to other Scripture or even the current of Scripture , or common Reaso● Do they think that Scripture is to be interpreted co●●trary to it self ? Or that Divine Wisdom has made 〈◊〉 Belief of Contradictions necessary to Salvation . Ans●● 'T is manifest that by Philosophy my Friend understand an Artificial Way of Thinking , and Discoursing , that h●● no Dependence upon the Holy Scriptures . But I sha●● take the Boldness to say that few , or none in this Ag● who undertake to Interpret the Scriptures , Argue mo●● Rationally about the Sense of them than he does . I Cha●lenge You to shew wherein He has Interpreted Scriptur● contrary to it self ; or given any Man cause to questio● whether He think that Divine Wisdom has made th● Belief of Contradictions necessary to Salvation . 〈◊〉 the same Letter are these very Scoptical words , The● can love the Father with all their Hearts , and Strengths and Two Persons distinct from Him with the same All they can give all to one , and all to another , and all to third , and never question the Possibility of it : as 〈◊〉 there were a Trinity in Unity in every Man , that 〈◊〉 own Heart were Three Hearts to be bestowed all , a● entirely upon each of Three Objects , and yet be but o● Heart still . Answ . We assert that The Father , T●● Son , and The Holy Ghost are not Three Objects , b● One Object of Our LOVE , or WORSHIP , T●● Worship which the Almighty , the Fountain of All Goo●ness , The ONE BEING ABSOLUTELY INFINITE , Requires of Us , is nothing else ( as to t●● Internal Act ) but Love Absolute or Vltimate , such Lo● as Excludes All other Affections , but what may be Ex●●●is'd in Subordination , and Subserviency to It : So that all ●e Loves , or other Affections in our Hearts , which are Consistent with the True Love of GOD , Proceed from 〈◊〉 , and Tend to the Continual Encrease , and Improvement of it , and are indeed Resolv'd into it , and become ●s it were a Part of it . For this is the Love of God that we ●eep his Commandments , 1 Joh. 5. 3. To Love our Neigh●our according to the Will of GOD , is indeed to Love GOD. I Beseech Our Almighty and Most Merciful FATHER in the Name of the Blessed JESVS to shed abroad His Love in your Heart by the HOLY GHOST , and shall ever remain The most Ardent Lover of Immortal Souls . EDM. ELYS . Totness in Devon. June 26 , 1694.