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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
but_o three_o hypostasis_n or_o subsistence_n this_o keep_v this_o hold_n etc._n etc._n theodoret_n also_o speak_v very_o full_o upon_o the_o same_o subject_a theodoret._n in_o his_o first_o dialogue_n contr_n anomaeos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v such_o thing_n as_o belong_v proper_o to_o the_o divine_a essence_n or_o substance_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n common_a to_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n but_o the_o term_n father_n be_v not_o common_a to_o they_o and_o therefore_o father_n be_v no_o property_n of_o the_o essence_n but_o of_o the_o subsistence_n or_o person_n but_o now_o if_o one_o thing_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o hypostasis_fw-la or_o subsistence_n and_o there_o be_v other_o property_n of_o the_o essence_n it_o follow_v that_o essence_n and_o hypostasis_fw-la do_v not_o signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o again_o a_o little_a after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o essence_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v common_a be_v equal_o and_o alike_o immortal_a incorruptible_a holy_a and_o good_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n we_o affirm_v one_o essence_n and_o three_o hypostasis_n auctarium_fw-la sive_fw-la tom._n 5._o theodoret._n p._n 286._o edit_fw-la paris_n 1684._o certain_o nothing_o can_v with_o great_a evidence_n state_n the_o personality_n of_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o three_o several_a subsistence_n than_o the_o word_n here_o quote_v out_o of_o this_o father_n and_o i_o quote_v they_o out_o of_o he_o though_o i_o know_v the_o same_o dialogue_n be_v insert_v into_o athanasius_n work_n but_o i_o be_o convince_v by_o the_o reason_n give_v by_o garnerius_n the_o learned_a editor_n of_o this_o auctarium_fw-la that_o the_o say_v dialogue_n can_v belong_v to_o athanasius_n next_o to_o he_o let_v we_o hear_v basilius_n seleuciensis_n speak_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o his_o first_o oration_n upon_o the_o first_o verse_n 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1622._o zacharias_n surname_v scholasticus_n and_o sometime_o metropolitan_a scholasticus_n of_o mitylene_n of_o the_o six_o century_n in_o his_o disputation_n against_o the_o philosopher_n who_o hold_v the_o eternity_n of_o the_o world_n to_o a_o certain_a philosopher_n ask_v he_o how_o the_o christian_n can_v acknowledge_v the_o same_o both_o a_o trinity_n and_o a_o unity_n too_o make_v this_o answer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v we_o affirm_v a_o trinity_n in_o unity_n and_o a_o unity_n in_o trinity_n hereby_o affirm_v the_o subsistence_n or_o person_n to_o be_v three_o and_o the_o essence_n or_o substance_n to_o be_v only_o one_o johannes_n damascenus_n a_o writer_n of_o the_o eight_o century_n damasceâ—_n in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr orthodoxâ_fw-la fide_fw-la chap._n 11._o about_o the_o end_n of_o it_o speak_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o godhead_n declare_v the_o nature_n but_o the_o term_n father_n the_o subsistence_n as_o 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be_v neither_o confound_v the_o hypostasis_n or_o person_n nor_o divide_v the_o substance_n for_o there_o be_v one_o hypostasis_fw-la of_o the_o father_n another_o of_o the_o son_n and_o another_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o the_o godhead_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v one_o etc._n etc._n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o whole_a three_o hypostasis_n or_o person_n be_v coeternal_n together_o and_o coequal_a these_o passage_n be_v full_a and_o plain_a and_o the_o creed_n itself_o may_v well_o claim_v the_o antiquity_n at_o least_o of_o the_o eight_o century_n my_o next_o authority_n shall_v be_v those_o of_o the_o council_n but_o before_o i_o pass_v to_o they_o i_o can_v but_o observe_v and_o own_v to_o the_o reader_n concern_v some_o of_o the_o first_o of_o my_o quotation_n viz._n those_o out_o of_o justin_n martyr_n and_o that_o out_o of_o st._n athanasius_n that_o it_o have_v be_v very_o much_o question_v by_o some_o learned_a man_n whether_o those_o book_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v take_v do_v real_o belong_v to_o the_o author_n to_o who_o they_o be_v ascribe_v and_o among_o who_o work_n they_o be_v insert_v or_o no._n this_o i_o say_v i_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o nevertheless_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o quote_v they_o by_o the_o name_n under_o which_o i_o find_v they_o place_v since_o many_o very_a learned_a person_n and_o much_o more_o acquaint_v with_o the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_n than_o i_o pretend_v to_o be_v have_v upon_o several_a occasion_n do_v so_o before_o i_o and_o the_o say_a tract_n be_v certain_o of_o a_o very_a early_a date_n and_o though_o the_o author_n of_o they_o shall_v fall_v a_o century_n or_o two_o low_a yet_o they_o still_o retain_v antiquity_n enough_o to_o make_v good_a the_o point_n for_o which_o i_o allege_v they_o nevertheless_o i_o must_v and_o do_v confess_v it_o very_o probable_a that_o the_o more_o distinct_a and_o exact_a use_n of_o the_o term_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o apply_v to_o the_o divine_a person_n do_v not_o general_o and_o common_o take_v place_n but_o as_o by_o degree_n the_o discussion_n of_o the_o arian_n and_o other_o the_o like_a controversy_n through_o frequent_a dispute_n grow_v to_o still_o a_o great_a and_o great_a maturity_n and_o that_o the_o use_n of_o these_o term_n do_v obtain_v then_o and_o upon_o that_o account_n i_o think_v a_o very_a considerable_a argument_n to_o authorise_v and_o recommend_v they_o to_o all_o sober_a and_o judicious_a mind_n and_o so_o i_o pass_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o council_n concern_v the_o same_o among_o which_o we_o have_v here_o in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n make_v a_o confession_n or_o declaration_n of_o their_o faith_n concern_v the_o person_n chalcedon_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o that_o both_o as_o to_o the_o absolute_a undivided_a unity_n of_o his_o person_n and_o as_o to_o the_o difference_n and_o 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constantinople_n be_v the_o five_o general_n one_o in_o the_o year_n 553_o for_o condemn_v of_o the_o tria_fw-la capitula_fw-la we_o have_v a_o large_a and_o noble_a confession_n of_o faith_n make_v by_o that_o emperor_n and_o own_a and_o applaud_v by_o all_o the_o council_n and_o insert_v among_o the_o act_n of_o it_o and_o in_o this_o we_o have_v the_o three_o divine_a person_n several_a time_n express_v by_o so_o many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o term_n equivalent_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o indeed_o import_v withal_o the_o personality_n or_o formal_a reason_n of_o the_o same_o and_o that_o so_o full_o and_o plain_o that_o nothing_o can_v or_o can_v be_v more_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v we_o profess_v to_o believe_v one_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n glorify_v thereby_o a_o consubstantial_a trinity_n one_o deity_n or_o nature_n or_o essence_n and_o power_n and_o authority_n in_o three_o subsistence_n or_o person_n and_o again_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o worship_v say_v he_o a_o unity_n in_o trinity_n and_o a_o trinity_n in_o unity_n have_v both_o a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a distinction_n and_o union_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o union_n or_o singularity_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o substance_n or_o godhead_n and_o a_o trinity_n in_o respect_n of_o property_n subsistence_n or_o person_n with_o several_a more_o such_o passage_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o signification_n and_o then_o as_o for_o the_o council_n itself_o the_o first_o canon_n of_o council_n it_o speak_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v if_o any_o one_o confess_v not_o one_o nature_n or_o substance_n one_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n a_o coessential_a trinity_n and_o one_o deity_n to_o be_v worship_v in_o three_o subsistence_n or_o person_n let_v such_o a_o one_o be_v accurse_v in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o have_v the_o six_o general_n council_n council_n and_o the_o three_o of_o constantinople_n call_v by_o constantinus_n pogonatus_n against_o the_o monothelite_n in_o the_o year_n 681._o in_o the_o act_n of_o which_o council_n article_n 6._o we_o have_v the_o council_n own_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o in_o the_o same_o word_n which_o a_o little_a before_o we_o quote_v out_o of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o moreover_o in_o the_o ten_o article_n the_o council_n declare_v itself_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v we_o believe_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v the_o true_a god_n do_v affirm_v in_o he_o two_o distinct_a nature_n shine_v forth_o in_o one_o subsistence_n or_o person_n agreeable_o to_o this_o the_o council_n immediate_o follow_v quini-sextum_a call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o the_o â—atines_v concilium_fw-la quini_fw-la sextum_fw-la consist_v chief_o of_o the_o same_o person_n with_o the_o former_a and_o call_v by_o the_o same_o constantine_n about_o ten_o year_n after_o for_o the_o make_n of_o canon_n about_o discipline_n by_o way_n of_o supplement_n to_o the_o five_o and_o six_o council_n which_o have_v make_v none_o this_o council_n i_o say_v in_o the_o first_o of_o its_o canon_n which_o be_v as_o a_o kind_n of_o preface_n own_v and_o applaud_v the_o nicene_n father_n for_o that_o with_o a_o unanimous_a agreement_n and_o consent_n of_o faith_n they_o have_v declare_v and_o clear_v up_o one_o consub_v antiality_n in_o the_o three_o hypostasis_n or_o subsistence_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o last_o in_o the_o florentine_a council_n hold_v in_o the_o fif_n florence_n teenth_fw-mi century_n in_o which_o the_o greek_n with_o their_o emperor_n johannes_n palaeologus_n meet_v the_o latin_n in_o order_n to_o a_o accord_n between_o they_o touch_v that_o so_o much_o controvert_v article_n about_o the_o procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o this_o council_n isaiah_n we_o have_v the_o greek_n also_o express_v the_o personality_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o whereas_o the_o latin_n affirm_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v stream_n or_o flow_v from_o the_o son_n the_o greek_n desire_v they_o to_o explain_v what_o they_o mean_v by_o that_o expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o whether_o they_o understand_v that_o he_o derive_v both_o his_o essence_n and_o personality_n from_o he_o and_o that_o in_o these_o word_n very_o significant_a to_o our_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o even_o with_o these_o modern_a greek_n also_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v essence_n and_o person_n as_o apply_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n hist._n council_n florent_fw-la in_o the_o last_o chapter_n and_o question_v 7._o of_o section_n 8._o pag._n 246._o set_v forth_o by_o dr._n creyghton_n 1660._o i_o can_v think_v it_o requisite_a to_o quote_v any_o thing_n more_o from_o the_o greek_n upon_o this_o subject_a it_o be_v as_o clear_a as_o the_o day_n that_o both_o father_n and_o council_n state_v the_o personality_n of_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o three_o distinct_a hypostasis_n or_o subsistence_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o godhead_n essence_n or_o substance_n distinguish_v thereby_o into_o three_o person_n and_o so_o i_o pass_v from_o the_o greek_n to_o the_o latin_n who_o we_o shall_v find_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o same_o partly_o by_o subsistence_n and_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n and_o partly_o by_o relation_n but_o not_o equal_o by_o both_o in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o church_n church_n for_o we_o have_v before_o show_v that_o there_o be_v a_o long_a and_o sharp_o contest_v between_o the_o greek_n and_o the_o latin_n about_o the_o word_n hypostasis_fw-la and_o that_o the_o latin_n dread_v the_o use_n of_o it_o as_o know_v no_o other_o latin_a word_n to_o render_v it_o by_o but_o substantia_fw-la which_o they_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n ascribe_v plural_o to_o god_n and_o as_o for_o the_o word_n subsistentia_fw-la that_o be_v not_o then_o account_v proper_o latin_n and_o it_o be_v but_o upon_o this_o occasion_n and_o to_o fence_v against_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o come_v at_o length_n into_o use_n among_o the_o latin_n and_o even_o after_o all_o it_o must_v be_v yet_o further_o confess_v that_o notwithstanding_o that_o fair_a foundation_n of_o accord_n between_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n lay_v by_o the_o forementioned_a council_n of_o alexandria_n and_o the_o hearty_a endeavour_n both_o of_o athanasius_n and_o of_o gregory_n nazianzen_n after_o he_o to_o accommodate_v the_o business_n between_o they_o the_o latin_n be_v not_o so_o ready_a to_o come_v over_o to_o the_o greek_n in_o the_o free_a use_n of_o the_o word_n hypostasis_fw-la as_o the_o greek_n be_v to_o comply_v withthe_a latin_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_v to_o their_o persona_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o vain_a will_v any_o one_o seek_v for_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n in_o the_o trinity_n by_o the_o term_n subsistentiae_fw-la or_o modi_n subsistendi_fw-la in_o the_o early_a latin_a writer_n such_o as_o tertullian_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o second_o century_n and_o st._n cyprian_n about_o themiddle_n of_o the_o three_o and_o lactantius_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o same_o and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o four_o nevertheless_o find_v it_o we_o do_v in_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o follow_a age_n and_o how_o and_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v use_v by_o they_o shall_v be_v now_o consider_v ambrose_n and_o here_o we_o will_v begin_v with_o st._n ambrose_n who_o be_v full_a and_o clear_a in_o the_o case_n in_o his_o book_n in_o symbolum_n apostolicum_fw-la cap._n 2._o tom._n 2._o in_o these_o word_n ità _fw-la ergò_fw-la rectum_fw-la &_o catholicum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o unum_fw-la deum_fw-la secundùm_fw-la unitatem_fw-la substantiae_fw-la fateamur_fw-la &_o patrem_fw-la &_o filium_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la in_o suâ_fw-la quemque_fw-la subsistentiâ_fw-la sentiamus_fw-la a_o passage_n so_o very_o plain_a that_o nothing_o certain_o can_v more_o effectual_o declare_v that_o this_o father_n reckon_v the_o personality_n of_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n to_o consist_v in_o their_o several_a and_o respective_a subsistence_n the_o next_o who_o we_o shall_v allege_v be_v st._n hilary_n who_o hilary_n flourish_v in_o the_o four_o century_n and_o write_v twelve_o book_n