A brief declaration and vindication of the doctrine of the Trinity as also of…

2. What Reason do they intend? If Reason absolutely, the Reason of things; we grant that nothing contrary unto it, is to be admitted. But Reason as it is in this or that man, particularly in themselves, we know to be weak, maimed and imperfect; and that they are, and all other men, extremely remote from a just and full comprehension of the whole Reason of things. Are they in such an estate, as that their apprehension shall pass for the measure of the nature of all things; we know they are far from it, So that though we will not admit of any thing, that is contrary ⟨p. 127⟩to reason, yet the least intimation of a Truth by Divine Revelation, will make me embrace it, although it should be contrary to the reason of all the Socinians in the world. Reason in the abstract, or the just measure of the answering of one thing unto another, is of great moment: But Reason, that is, what is pretended to be so, or appears to be so unto this or that man, especially in and about things of Divine Revelation, is of very small importance; of none at all where it riseth up against the express testimonies of Scripture, and these multiplied to their mutual confirmation and explanation.

2. What Reason do they intend? If Reason absolutely, the Reason of things; we grant that nothing contrary unto it, is to be admitted. But Reason as it is in this or that man, particularly in themselves, we know to be weak, maimed and imperfect; and that they are, and all other men, extreamly remote from a just and full comprehension of the whole Reason of things. Are they in such an estate, as that their apprehension shall pass for the measure of the nature of all things; we know they are far from it, So that though we will not admit of any thing, that is contrary ⟨p. 127⟩to reason, yet the least intimation of a Truth by Divine Revelation, will make me embrace it, although it should be contrary to the reason of all the Socinians in the world. Reason in the abstract, or the just measure of the answering of one thing unto another, is of great moment: But Reason, that is, what is pretended to be so, or appears to be so unto this or that man, especially in and about things of Divine Revelation, is of very small importance; of none at all where it riseth up against the express testimonies of Scripture, and these multiplyed to their mutual confirmation and explanation.