CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Of the three Creeds of the Church of England, viz., the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed, as the proof of a gradual change of opinion from Unitarianism to Trinitarianism, in the early centuries of the Church.

CHAPTER II.

The same subject confirmed by quotations from the works of the theological writers of antiquity.

CHAPTER III.

Of the opposition which was made, at different times, to the introduction and spread of Trinitarianism.

CHAPTER IV.

Of the principal source of Trinitarianism, as ALLEGED by various ancient fathers, viz., the writings of the Apostle John.

CHAPTER V.

Of the REAL Sources of Trinitarianism, and in particular the influence of the Greek Philosophy on the minds of speculating Christian writers.

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The Apostles', or Unitarian Creed:

Being the creed of the two first christian centuries.

The Nicene, or Semi-Trinitarian Principally drawn up by the council of Nice 325; the clause concerning the Holy G brackets [] having been affixed to it by th of Constantinople, in A. D. 381, except t [and the Son], which were afterwards in into it.

I believe in GOD, the FATHER ALMIGHTY, Maker of heaven and earth:

I believe in ONE GOD, the FA ALMIGHTY, Maker of heaven an and of all things visible and invisible:

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, t And in Jesus Christ, begotten Son of God; begotten of hi his only Son our Lord: before all worlds; God of (or from who was conceived by the Light of (or from) LIGHT; Very G holy ghost (spirit), born from) VERY GOD; begotten, no of the virgin Mary, suf-being of one substance with the Fa fered under Pontius Pi- whom all things were made; who for late, was crucified, dead and for our salvation, came down from and buried; he descended and was incarnate by the Holy Gho into hell (the grave); the virgin Mary; and was made man; third day he rose again crucified also for us under Pontius P from the dead; he ascend-suffered, and was buried, and the ed into heaven, and sit- he rose again according to the sc teth on the right hand of and ascended into heaven, and sittet GOD, the FATHER right hand of the FATHER: and ALMIGHTY: From come again with glory to judge both thence he shall come to and the dead; whose kingdom shal judge the quick and the end. dead:

I believe in the holy ghost (spirit); the holy catholic (general) church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

And I believe in the Holy Gh Lord and Giver of life; who proceed the Father [and the Son ;] who with t and the Son together is worshipped fied; who spake by the prophets].

And I believe one catholic and church: I acknowledge one baptism mission of sins: and I look for the res of the dead; and the life of the world Amen.

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