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his_o place_n at_o alexandria_n but_o the_o other_o 76_o arian_n meet_v at_o philippolis_n confirm_v arianism_n under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o council_n of_o sardis_n 3._o no_o precedent_n be_v here_o mention_v but_o hosius_n of_o corduba_n who_o without_o the_o pope_n ambassador_n with_o gaudentius_n and_o other_o godly_a bishop_n ratify_v 21_o canon_n 4._o it_o be_v common_o call_v a_o appendix_n to_o the_o first_o nicene_n council_n in_o who_o canon_n not_o a_o word_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n or_o of_o appeal_n to_o he_o from_o remote_a church_n as_o longus_n will_v have_v it_o out_o of_o prolix_a baronius_n 5_o augustine_n and_o those_o who_o be_v deceive_v by_o the_o equivocation_n do_v not_o reject_v this_o council_n but_o that_o hold_v under_o the_o name_n of_o this_o at_o philippolis_n by_o the_o arian_n 6._o it_o be_v report_v there_o be_v one_o orthodox_n arius_n present_a at_o this_o council_n convert_v as_o suppose_v by_o athanasius_n at_o laodicea_n 7._o 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christ_n be_v only_o mere_a man_n and_o inferior_a to_o his_o mother_n which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o socinian_o 3._o marcus_n arethusius_n compose_v a_o confession_n in_o greek_a against_o this_o weak_a heresy_n so_o subtle_o that_o hilary_n and_o liberius_n doubt_v not_o but_o to_o approve_v thereof_o because_o he_o declare_v not_o in_o word_n the_o heresy_n he_o entertain_v in_o his_o hearr_n perhaps_o he_o conspire_v with_o vrsacius_n and_o valence_n who_o effect_v another_o in_o latin_a not_o only_o deficient_a in_o the_o word_n consubstantiality_n but_o altogether_o oppose_v it_o 4._o it_o be_v miserable_a here_o to_o read_v how_o hosius_n well_o near_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a be_v compel_v by_o whip_v after_o so_o many_o triumph_n over_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o homousian_o to_o subscribe_v to_o arianism_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o condemn_v athanasius_n and_o before_o his_o death_n he_o clear_v himself_o from_o his_o relapse_n by_o a_o most_o devout_a recantation_n 5._o the_o popish_a infallibility_n free_v not_o liberius_n from_o the_o same_o error_n although_o bellarmine_n do_v witty_o excuse_v he_o 9_o de_fw-fr rom._n pontif_n l._n 4._o c._n 9_o 6._o of_o this_o council_n say_v longus_n there_o be_v nothing_o extant_a beside_o three_o form_n of_o belief_n which_o be_v find_v in_o binius_fw-la but_o he_o tell_v we_o there_o be_v extant_a 26_o anathemte_n which_o together_o with_o the_o orthodox_n confession_n caranza_n have_v publish_v of_o which_o longus_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a 7._o this_o synod_n be_v more_o large_o handle_v by_o socrates_n l._n 1._o c._n 24._o &_o sq._n sozomen_n l._n 4._o c._n 5_o &_o 6._o epiph._n haeres_fw-la 7._o 6._o a.n._n d_o 692_o the_o council_n of_o quinisext_n so_o term_v by_o balsamon_n be_v count_v by_o bede_n and_o very_o many_o latin_v a_o erroneous_a synod_n 2._o the_o father_n who_o be_v convene_v in_o it_o under_o justinian_n the_o second_o and_o pope_n sergius_n because_o the_o five_o