A calm and sober enquiry concerning the possibility of a Trinity in the Godhead…

As for the word person, you prudently profess not to be fond of it, the thing being agreed, though you also truly judge it a good word, and sufficiently warranted.

As for the word person, you prudently profess not to be fond of it, the thing being agreed, thô you also truly judge it a good word, and sufficiently warranted.

For the Notion signified by it, you all along seem to decline that of the Schools, or the Metaphysical one, which, you know, makes it to be a rational (or intelligent) suppositum; and to take up with (what I think I may, wanting a fitter, i. e. a more comprehensive word, call) the Civil Notion of it; which will allow the same man to be capable of sustaining three or more persons, supposing his circumstances or qualifications to be such or such, as to that purpose you speak both in your Letters and Sermons.

For the Notion signify'd by it, you all along seem to decline that of the Schools, or the Metaphysical one, which, you know, makes it to be a rational (or intelligent) suppositum; and to take up with (what I think I may, wanting a fitter, i. e. a more comprehensive word, call) the Civil Notion of it; which will allow the same man to be capable of sustaining three or more persons, supposing his circumstances or qualifications to be such or such, as to that purpose you speak both in your Letters and Sermons.

Now whereas you have also told us, Letter 1. that by personality you mean ⟨p. 100⟩that distinction (whatever it be) by which the three persons are distinguished each from other; that which, with great submission, and most profound respect to you, I propose to your further Consideration, will be capable of being resolved into these two Enquiries.