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alium_fw-la esse_fw-la patrem_fw-la alium_fw-la filium_fw-la alium_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la alium_fw-la &_o alium_fw-la in_o personâ_fw-la non_fw-la aliud_fw-la &_o aliud_fw-la in_o natura_fw-la &_o idcirco_fw-la ego_fw-la inquit_fw-la &_o pater_fw-la unum_fw-la sumus_fw-la unum_fw-la ad_fw-la naturam_fw-la refer_v nos_fw-la docens_fw-la sumus_fw-la ad_fw-la personas_fw-la smiliter_fw-la &_o illud_fw-la tressunt_fw-la inquit_fw-la qui_fw-la testimonium_fw-la dicunt_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la pater_fw-la verbum_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la &_o high_a tres_fw-la unum_fw-la sunt_fw-la audiat_fw-la sabellius_n sumus_fw-la audiat_fw-la tres_fw-la &_o credat_fw-la esse_fw-la tres_fw-la personas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la sacrilego_fw-la cord_n blasphemet_fw-la dicendo_fw-la ipsum_fw-la sibi_fw-la esse_fw-la patrem_fw-la ipsum_fw-la sibi_fw-la filium_fw-la ipsum_fw-la sibi_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la modo_fw-la quodam_fw-la seipsum_fw-la gignat_fw-la aut_fw-la modo_fw-la quodam_fw-la a_o seipso_fw-la ipse_fw-la procedat_fw-la cum_fw-la hoc_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o naturis_fw-la creatis_fw-la minime_fw-la inveniri_fw-la possit_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquid_fw-la seipsum_fw-la gignere_fw-la valeat_fw-la audiat_fw-la scilicet_fw-la &_o arius_n unum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la differentis_fw-la filium_fw-la dicat_fw-la esse_fw-la naturae_fw-la cum_fw-la natura_fw-la diversa_fw-la unum_fw-la dici_fw-la nequeat_fw-la â—raesulum_fw-la but_o cite_v this_o very_a place_n of_o st._n cyprian_n in_o his_o book_n contra_fw-la objectiones_fw-la arianorum_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o ten_o or_o last_o objection_n his_o word_n be_v these_o 447._o in_o patre_fw-la &_o filio_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la unitatem_fw-la substantiae_fw-la accipimus_fw-la personas_fw-la confundere_fw-la non_fw-la audemus_fw-la beatus_fw-la enim_fw-la johannes_n apostolus_fw-la testatur_fw-la dicens_fw-la tres_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la testimonium_fw-la perhibent_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la pater_fw-la verbum_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la &_o high_a tres_fw-la unum_fw-la sunt_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la beatissimus_fw-la martyr_n cyprianus_n in_o epistolâ_fw-la de_fw-la unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la confitetur_fw-la dicens_fw-la qui_fw-la pacem_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o concordiam_fw-la rumpit_fw-la adversus_fw-la christum_fw-la facit_fw-la qui_fw-la alibi_fw-la praeter_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la colligit_fw-la christi_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la spargit_fw-la atque_fw-la ut_fw-la unam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la unius_fw-la dei_fw-la esse_fw-la monstraret_fw-la haec_fw-la confestim_fw-la testimonia_fw-la de_fw-la scripture_n â_fw-la inseruit_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la ego_fw-la &_o pater_fw-la unum_fw-la sumus_fw-la &_o iterum_fw-la de_fw-la patre_fw-la &_o filio_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o high_a tres_fw-la unum_fw-la sunt_fw-la if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o st._n cyprian_n cite_v only_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o 8._o v._n where_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v those_o very_a word_n &_o high_a tres_fw-la unum_fw-la sunt_fw-la 1629._o and_o that_o thus_o facundus_n episcopus_fw-la hermianensis_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o justinian_n to_o who_o he_o dedicate_v his_o book_n which_o he_o write_v pro_fw-la desensione_n trium_fw-la capitulorum_fw-la concilii_fw-la chalcedonensis_n seem_v to_o understand_v it_o without_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o the_o 7._o v_o cite_v this_o place_n of_o st._n cyprian_n though_o by_o a_o lapse_n of_o his_o memory_n he_o say_v it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o epistolâ_fw-la sive_fw-la libro_fw-la quem_fw-la de_fw-la trinitate_fw-la scripsit_fw-la i_o reply_v first_o in_o general_a that_o in_o might_n easy_o be_v leave_v out_o by_o the_o oscitancy_n of_o the_o librarii_n not_o to_o say_v raze_v out_o by_o the_o heretic_n the_o syriack_n interpreter_n read_v in_o his_o greek_a copy_n what_o we_o find_v in_o we_o as_o to_o the_o latter_a part_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o according_o translate_n it_o so_o &_o tres_fw-la sunt_fw-la testes_fw-la spiritus_fw-la &_o aqua_fw-la &_o sanguis_fw-la &_o high_a tres_fw-fr in_o uno_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bechad_fw-mi and_o so_o the_o arabic_a interpreter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o uno_fw-la only_o the_o aethiopic_a conform_v to_o the_o present_a read_n of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a but_o what_o will_v they_o say_v to_o the_o alexandrine_n ms._n which_o they_o so_o much_o adore_v which_o have_v the_o same_o read_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o word_n also_o of_o our_o ms._n so_o in_o the_o copy_n which_o oecumenius_n follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d st._n hierom_n translation_n leave_v out_o in_o the_o 8._o v_o &_o hitre_n unum_fw-la or_o in_fw-la unum_fw-la sunt_fw-la and_o so_o the_o greek_a of_o arias_n montanus_n and_o the_o complutensian_a edition_n in_o the_o margin_n of_o which_o late_a it_o be_v note_v that_o aquinas_n in_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o second_o decretal_a de_fw-fr summâ_fw-la trinitate_fw-la against_o abbot_n joachim_n who_o perverse_o interpret_n the_o end_n of_o the_o 7._o v_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o will_n and_o consent_n allege_v the_o end_n of_o the_o 8._o v_o for_o his_o authority_n and_o justification_n have_v make_v this_o observation_n sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o veris_fw-la exemplaribus_fw-la non_fw-la habetur_fw-la sed_fw-la dicitur_fw-la esse_fw-la appositum_fw-la ab_fw-la hereticis_fw-la arianis_fw-la ad_fw-la pervertendum_fw-la intellectum_fw-la sanum_fw-la auctoritatis_fw-la praemissae_fw-la de_fw-la unitate_fw-la essentiae_fw-la trium_fw-la personarum_fw-la i_o suppose_v the_o great_a respect_n aquinas_n have_v for_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a make_v he_o rather_o suspect_v the_o whole_a to_o be_v add_v than_o that_o it_o be_v ill_o translate_v which_o he_o will_v easy_o have_v acknowledge_v have_v he_o consult_v any_o gr._n ms._n but_o this_o kind_n of_o learning_n they_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o in_o that_o age_n of_o 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