Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Tell them, That There are Three that bear Record in Heaven, 1 Joh. 5.7. They will say, These Words are not to be found in the Ancient Greek Copies; nor in the Syriac; nor in the Ancient Latin Version,; but these are but Evasions. As for the first, They were Baptized, [Greek or Hebrew], unto Moses, there [Greek or Hebrew] is put for [Greek or Hebrew]; as Acts 7.53. [Greek or Hebrew] is there put for [Greek or Hebrew], as appears by comparing that place with Gal. 3.19. where Saint Paul of the same thing, saith, [Greek or Hebrew], and so To be Baptized unto Moses, is only to be Baptized by the Ministry of Moses, who led them through the Red Sea: Hence in the Syriac it is [Greek or Hebrew] in the hand of Moses. Again, it is one thing to be Baptized unto Moses, another to be Baptized in the name of Moses: Paul Baptized, but none in his own name, 1 Cor. 1.13. And again, the Israelites were improperly Baptized into Moses; they were not aspersed or immerged in water, neither was Baptism then an Ordinance of God as now it is. As for the second in St. John, that place undeniably proves ⟨p. 356⟩the Trinity. The learned Stephens saith, That place is wanting in seven Greek Copies, but it is found in nine more ancient. St. Cyprian de Unitate Ecclesie, alleges this place for the Trinity. Athanasius urged this place against Arrius in the Council of Nice, and then no exception was made against it. Had it not then been in St. John, Arrius would have easily rejected it. I believe in the times of Constantius and Valens the Arians blotted out these words as most pregnant against them, out of divers Copies. St. Jerome asserted the truth of our reading from the Greek Copies which he had; publicly contesting, That in those Copies where it was wanting, it was razed out by the fraud of Heretics. And St. Ambrose saith, That the Heretics did erade that place. This Truth stands fast in Scripture for ever and ever; and Faith embraces it. And which is more and to the Point in hand, Faith in its holy progress may, as I conceive, experience it. My reason is, the Church in all Ages down from the Apostles have worshipped the Sacred Trinity; Their Baptism hath been in its Name; their Doxology and [Greek or Hebrew] proclaim it; their Creeds all publish it; their Catechumeni were trained up in the knowledge of it;