The duty of self-denial briefly opened and urged. By Thomas Watson, minister of the…

1. The Doctrine of the Trinity. Puteus est profundus, The well is deep, and who can with the plum-line of Reason fathom it! The Persons in the Trinity are distinguished, but not divided; they are three Subsistences, but one Essence^*. The Trinity is purely an object of Faith. There are some truths in Religion demonstrable by Reason; as that we should fly vice, and do to others as we would have them do to us: But the Trinity of Persons in the Unity of Essence, is of Divine Revelation, and must be assented to by faith^*. Those illuminated Philosopher who could discourse subtly ⟨p. 7⟩of the magnitude and influence of the Stars, the nature of Plants and Minerals, could not by their deepest indagation find out the Mystery of the Trinity: This is wholly supernatural, and must be adored with humble believing.

1. The Doctrine of the Trinity. Puteus est profundus, The well is deep, and who can with the plum-line of Reason fathom it! The Persons in the Trinity are distinguished, but not divided; they are three Subsistences, but one Essence^*. The Trinity is purely an object of Faith. There are some truths in Religion demonstrable by Reason; as that we should fly vice, and do to others as we would have them do to us: But the Trinity of Persons in the Unity of Essence, is of Divine Revelition, and must be assented to by faith^*. Those illuminated Philosopher who could discourse subtilly ⟨p. 7⟩of the magnitude and influence of the Stars, the nature of Plants and Minerals, could not by their deepest indagation find out the Mystery of the Trinity: This is wholly supernatural, and must be adored with humble believing.

1. *Trinitas personarum non tollit unitatem essentiae.