Animadversions upon Dr. Sherlock's book, entituled A vindication of the holy and ever-blessed Trinity, &c, together with a more necessary vindication of that sacred and prime article of the Christian faith from his new notions, and false explications of it / humbly offered to his admirers, and to himself the chief of them, by a divine of the Church of England.

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Title: Animadversions upon Dr. Sherlock's book, entituled A vindication of the holy and ever-blessed Trinity, &c, together with a more necessary vindication of that sacred and prime article of the Christian faith from his new notions, and false explications of it / humbly offered to his admirers, and to himself the chief of them, by a divine of the Church of England.
Author: South, Robert, 1634-1716.
Publication: London :: Printed for Randal Taylor ...,; 1693.
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Subject terms: Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707. -- Vindication of the doctrine of the holy and ever blessed Trinity.; Trinity -- Early works to 1800.; Socinianism -- Early works to 1800.; Arianism -- Early works to 1800.
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PARADOX.

These three Powers of Understanding, Self-reflection, and Self-Love are one Mind, viz. in Created Spirits; of which alone he here speaks, adding in the very next words, What are mere Faculties and Powers in Created Spirits, are Persons in the Godhead, &c. Pag. 135. at the latter end.

Answer. This is a very gross Absurdity, and to make it appear so, I do here tell him, That the Three fore∣mention'd Powers are no more one Mind, than three Qua∣lities are one Substance; and that very Term [Powers] might have taught him as much; Potentia and Impoten∣tia making one Species of Quality; under which all Powers and Faculties are placed. So that his three pow∣ers of Understanding, Self-Reflection, and Self-Love are one only Unitate Subjecti, as being subjected in one and the same Mind; but not unitate Essentiae, as Essen∣tially differing both from one another, and from the Mind it self too, in which they are. Certainly if this Man did not look upon himself as above all Rules of Logick and Philosophy, he would never venture upon such ab∣surd Assertions.