[82] when it is supposed that all will revert to their natural order, and then Father, Son, and Holy Ghost shall be jointly concerned in the administration of government.On the whole, I cannot but lament to see how wofully the holy Christian religion is by such invented absurdities as these exposed to the grievous scorn of infidels, while they see such schemes as this, representing God, his Son, and Spirit, not only as three several men for distinction, but also as to their temper and way of management; making them to parcel out the divine regimen, and one to devolve his part on the other, (as the Son at first leaves his rights with the Father, say the Trinitarians,) and then to receive in his turn the other's part for a reward and gift, and then to give back again as at the last day the Son must. As if, like ambitious mortals who furiously scramble for dominion, and labour to undermine each other, it were so among the three persons of the Godhead, that one should account himself raised to honour and privilege by the other's divesting himself and leaving all to him. So that one may plainly see it were more for the Divine glory and happiness that there were but one person in God, since he would have all the privilege of ruling without a sharer or competitor; which, no doubt, is the real truth of all. To such sad derision do some bold disposers of God Almighty expose him, as if they thought him, and had a mind to teach others that he is, altogether such as themselves! Are these the venerable mysteries of Christianity? of which I find not one word in holy writ; and therefore they must answer for the shame done to Christianity hereby,
