A Collection of tracts upon the Trinitarian controversy : relating to the right of private judgment, the sufficiency of Scripture, and the terms of church-communion; upon Christian principles; occasion'd by the late Trinitarian controversy . LETTER To the Reverend T> SIR, HILE you nre contending\\ith Dr. Clarke, Mr. fVhi-ftm, and other learned Ad-verfarieS;, about the trueand genuine Senfe of Scrip-ture, and Primitive Anti-quity -y I cnnnot but ob-ferve Vvith Wonder, thatyou have, by 1 know not what fort of Contri-vance, really changed the State of the Qucflion ;which is now no l
A Collection of tracts upon the Trinitarian controversy : relating to the right of private judgment, the sufficiency of Scripture, and the terms of church-communion; upon Christian principles; occasion'd by the late Trinitarian controversy . LETTER To the Reverend T> SIR, HILE you nre contending\\ith Dr. Clarke, Mr. fVhi-ftm, and other learned Ad-verfarieS;, about the trueand genuine Senfe of Scrip-ture, and Primitive Anti-quity -y I cnnnot but ob-ferve Vvith Wonder, thatyou have, by 1 know not what fort of Contri-vance, really changed the State of the Qucflion ;which is now no longer about the Senfe otScripture and Antiquity, but about commonSenfe itf.^If, and ih^ \cry frfi Prmcipks of 56a ^Letter to the 1 find you are not agreed with your learned Ad-verfaries, in any one Ikingi but what is withthem a felf-evident Truth, may be with you aContradi(ftion , and on the other Hand, whatthey declare as an exprefs Contradiction, maybe, and often \s^ in your Account, a great andneceflary Truth. Tis plain therefore, that theControverfy betwixt the Athanajians and the. reft of the World, can never be brought to anIfTue upon the Foot it now ftands. There isno difputing to any Purpofe, till we are firftagreed upon fome common Principles, or atleaft, till the Point be determined, whetherthere be any fuch Thing as common Principlesof Senfe and Reafon among Mankind or wliat Purpofe would a Set of Workmenpretend to agree in the meafuring their Workby one and the fame Rule, while they cant agreeabout the Nature and Dimenfions of the Ruleitfelf? Some contending that it is one Footlong, others tw^o, others three; and fome a-gain, that it is of no determinate Length at all;that
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