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

Now, because the Assertors of the Opinions mentioned do seem to set out themselves to be some great Ones, above the ordinary rate of men, as having found out, and being able publicly to maintain such things, as never would have entered into the minds of others to have thought on, or conceived; and also that they seem with many to be thought worthy of their consideration because they now are ⟨p. 10⟩new, and such as they have not been acquainted withal; I shall in this Prefatory entrance, briefly manifest that those who have amongst us undertaken the management of these Opinions, have brought nothing new unto them, but either a little contemptible Sophistry and caption of words on the one hand, or futulous, affected, unintelligible expressions on the other; the Opinions themselves being no other; but such as the Church of God having been opposed by, and troubled with from the beginning, hath prevailed against, and triumphed over in all generations. And were it not that Confidence is the only relief which engaged impotency adheres unto, and expects supplies from, I should greatly admire that those amongst us who have undertaken an enforcement of these old exploded errors, whose weakness doth so openly discover and proclaim it self in all their endeavours, should judge themselves ⟨p. 11⟩competent to give a new spirit of life to the dead carcass of these rotten Heresies, which the faith of the Saints in all Ages hath triumphed over; and which Truth and Learning have under the care and watchfulness of Christ, so often baffled out of the world.

Now, because the Assertors of the Opinions mentioned do seem to set out themselves to be some great Ones, above the ordinary rate of men, as having found out, and being able publickly to maintain such things, as never would have entred into the minds of others to have thought on, or conceived; and also that they seem with many to be thought worthy of their consideration because they now are ⟨p. 10⟩new, and such as they have not been acquainted withall; I shall in this Prefatory entrance, briefly manifest that those who have amongst us undertaken the management of these Opinions, have brought nothing new unto them, but either a little contemptible Sophistry and caption of words on the one hand, or futulous, affected, unintelligible expressions on the other; the Opinions themselves being no other; but such as the Church of God having been opposed by, and troubled with from the beginning, hath prevailed against, and triumphed over in all generations. And were it not that Confidence is the only relief which engaged impotency adheres unto, and expects supplies from, I should greatly admire that those amongst us who have undertaken an inforcement of these old exploded errours, whose weakness doth so openly discover and proclaim it self in all their endeavours, should judge themselves