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owen_n vindic._n p._n 129._o ch._n justice_n scroggs_n have_v first_o reject_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o those_o word_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athanas_n de_fw-fr synodis_fw-la arimini_fw-la &_o seleuciae_fw-la tom._n 1._o p._n 904._o edit_fw-la colon._n 1686._o in_o the_o next_o place_n p._n 906._o they_o proceed_v to_o cashier_v the_o term_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o follow_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o see_v also_o socrat._v hist._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 29._o and_o theodoret_n histor._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 18._o &_o 21._o &_o sozomen_n histor._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 18._o 18._o see_v his_o preface_n to_o his_o case_n of_o allegiance_n p._n 5._o line_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n 6._o in_o actione_n 17._o seu_fw-la ultimà _fw-la circa_fw-la sinem_fw-la owen_n vindication_n against_o sh._n p._n 47_o 48_o etc._n etc._n see_v a_o most_o virulent_a and_o blaspemous_a book_n write_v by_o these_o man_n and_o entitle_v praemonitiones_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o apostolorum_fw-la de_fw-la abolendo_fw-la vero_fw-la christo_fw-la per_fw-la antichristum_n see_v the_o preface_n to_o his_o case_n of_o allegiance_n p._n 5._o see_v casaub._n exer._n 16._o ad_fw-la ann._n baron_n 43._o p._n 542_o etc._n etc._n a_o account_n of_o the_o word_n mystery_n as_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n bishop_n stillingfleet_n sermon_n on_o the_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 15._o print_a 1691._o some_o remark_n upon_o his_o apology_n answer_v to_o the_o protestant_a reconciler_n chap._n 3._o see_v my_o preface_n some_o further_a remark_n upon_o his_o apology_n see_v these_o empty_a question_n distinct_o answer_v in_o my_o seven_o chapter_n see_v chapter_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nyssen_n de_fw-fr differentia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom._n 2._o p._n 465._o edit_fw-la paris_n 1615._o quae_fw-la ratiocinatio_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la cogit_fw-la ut_fw-la dicamus_fw-la deum_fw-la patrem_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la sapientem_fw-la nisi_fw-la habendo_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la quam_fw-la genuit_fw-la non_fw-la existendo_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la pater_fw-la sapientia_fw-la deinde_fw-la si_fw-la ità _fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la quoque_fw-la ipse_fw-la sicut_fw-la dicitur_fw-la deus_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la lumen_fw-la de_fw-la lumine_fw-la videndum_fw-la est_fw-la utrûm_fw-la possit_fw-la sapientia_fw-la de_fw-la sapientiâ_fw-la dici_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la pater_fw-la ipsa_fw-la sapientia_fw-la sed_fw-la tantùm_fw-la genitor_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la tenemus_fw-la cur_n non_fw-la &_o magnitudinis_fw-la suae_fw-la &_o bonitatis_fw-la &_o aeternitatis_fw-la &_o omnipotentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la generator_fw-la sit_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la ipse_fw-la sit_fw-la sua_fw-la magnitudo_fw-la &_o sua_fw-la bonitas_fw-la &_o sua_fw-la aeternitas_fw-la &_o sua_fw-la omnipotentia_fw-la sed_fw-la eâ_fw-la magnitudine_fw-la magnus_fw-la sit_fw-la quam_fw-la genuit_fw-la &_o eâ_fw-la bonitate_fw-la bone_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n tom._n 3._o lib._n 6._o de_fw-la trinitate_fw-la sed_fw-la absit_fw-la ut_fw-la ità _fw-la sit_fw-la viz._n that_o the_o father_n shall_v be_v wise_a only_o by_o the_o wisdom_n he_o beget_v quia_fw-la si_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la ibi_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la sapere_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la illam_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la quam_fw-la genuit_fw-la sapiens_fw-la dicitur_fw-la pater_fw-la alioquin_fw-la non_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la sed_fw-la ille_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la sapientia_fw-la quam_fw-la genuit_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la illi_fw-la ut_fw-la sapiens_fw-la sit_fw-la etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la ipsa_fw-la illi_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la gignendo_fw-la eum_fw-la aut_fw-la faciendo_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la genetricem_fw-la nec_fw-la conditricem_fw-la patris_fw-la ullo_fw-la modo_fw-la quisquam_fw-la dixerit_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la insanius_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n 1._o dist._n 32._o cap._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nyssen_n in_o orat._n dom._n nat._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n lib._n 4._o contra_fw-la eunomium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n epist._n ad_fw-la eustathium_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la operatio_fw-la esse_fw-la diversa_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la aequalis_fw-la verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la indiscreta_fw-la natura_fw-la august_n serm._n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la dom._n 63._o cap._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cyril_n thesaur_n lib._n 12._o p._n 109._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athanasius_n oratione_fw-la quarta_fw-la contra_fw-la arianos_fw-la pater_fw-la in_o filio_fw-la est_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la in_o patre_fw-la per_fw-la inseparabilis_fw-la naturae_fw-la unitatem_fw-la hilarius_n de_fw-fr trinitate_fw-la lib._n 8._o patrem_fw-la filium_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la unius_fw-la ejusdémque_fw-la substantiae_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-la trinitate_fw-la cap._n 4._o credamus_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o patrem_fw-la &_o filium_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la haec_fw-la aeterna_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o incommutabilia_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la unus_n deus_fw-la unius_fw-la substantiae_fw-la