The eight Doctrine. Opens a way to deny the B. Trinity, and other high misteryes of Christian Fayth.
CHAP. IX.
1. I Cannot omit notwithstanding here to shew, that one of the Reasons which he brings to prooue, that one may at the selfe same tyme, yield assent to contradictories, must be ranked a∣mongst the rest of his Doctrins, which do cleerly tend to the ouer throw of Christianity. It is the third rea∣son wherin he argues thus:(z) 1.1 They which do capti∣uate their vnderstandings to the beliefe of those things, which to their vnderstandings seeme irreconciliable con∣tradictions, may as well belieue reall contradictions (for the difficulty of belieuing arises not from their being repugnāt, but from their seeming to be so.) But you (he speakes to vs Catholicks) do captiuate your vnderstandings to the beliefe of those things, which seeme to your vnderstandings irreconciliable contradictions. Therefore it is as possible, & easy for you to belieue those that indeed are so. Change but a word, and insteed of Catholicks, put Christians, and the Conclusion will be: Therefore it is as possi∣ble,