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assert_v 15._o that_o jesus_n be_v mere_a man_n as_o other_o be_v and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o excel_v the_o rest_n in_o justice_n or_o wisdom_n or_o prudence_n the_o confutation_n of_o this_o heresy_n joh._n be_v a_o special_a motive_n to_o st._n john_n to_o write_v his_o gospel_n or_o at_o least_o to_o be_v more_o express_a than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o evangelist_n in_o assert_v our_o lord_n divinity_n ebion_n the_o scholar_n of_o cerinthus_n 4._o follow_v after_o his_o master_n in_o this_o heresy_n and_o propagate_v his_o doctrine_n in_o asia_n cyprus_n rome_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o assert_v that_o christ_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n pure_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o common_a and_o mere_a man._n this_o heresy_n in_o the_o second_o age_n be_v propagate_v by_o one_o theodotus_n scytes_n or_o the_o currier_n who_o teach_v likewise_o that_o christ_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ult_n mere_a man_n and_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n 21._o for_o this_o blasphemy_n artemon_n follow_v theodotus_n who_o say_v 5._o that_o christ_n be_v mere_a man_n only_o more_o excellent_a in_o virtue_n or_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o the_o prophet_n against_o this_o artemon_n there_o be_v a_o famous_a book_n write_v which_o ult_n eusebius_n mention_n in_o which_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o ancient_a christian_n do_v not_o believe_v his_o doctrine_n as_o he_o pretend_v and_o in_o which_o the_o authority_n of_o justin_n martyr_n miltiades_n tatian_n clemens_n be_v bring_v to_o confute_v he_o sixty_o year_n after_o his_o death_n 44._o in_o the_o three_o age_n about_o the_o year_n 270_o paulus_n samosetanus_n disseminated_a this_o doctrine_n and_o assert_v 104._o that_o christ_n have_v only_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o man._n he_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o council_n at_o antioch_n 272._o much_o about_o this_o time_n or_o somewhat_o before_o sabellius_n broach_v his_o heresy_n not_o much_o unlike_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o he_o hold_v 64._o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o person_n in_o the_o deity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d under_o three_o name_n which_o do_v in_o effect_n as_o 64._o st._n basil_n say_v upon_o this_o account_n deny_v christ_n divinity_n arius_n who_o follow_v after_o and_o make_v such_o a_o noise_n in_o the_o world_n with_o his_o heresy_n whatever_o his_o thought_n may_v be_v yet_o he_o do_v not_o express_o assert_v christ_n to_o be_v mere_a man_n but_o only_o to_o be_v a_o creature_n produce_v in_o time_n yet_o one_o that_o have_v a_o be_v long_o before_o his_o conception_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o virgin_n and_o therefore_o he_o can_v so_o proper_o come_v into_o the_o list_n of_o these_o heretic_n but_o soon_o after_o the_o nicene_n determination_n against_o arius_n photinus_n one_o of_o the_o