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to_o proceed_v it_o be_v likewise_o very_o hard_o to_o say_v how_o the_o father_n inspire_v as_o a_o person_n without_o inspire_v neither_o as_o a_o father_n nor_o as_o a_o essence_n nevertheless_o we_o must_v so_o say_v see_v the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o have_v say_v and_o teach_v so_o as_o his_o belove_a disciple_n saint_n john_n testify_v unto_o we_o which_o hear_v it_o of_o himself_o but_o because_o he_o have_v not_o say_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n proceed_v from_o himself_o the_o church_n of_o the_o east_n will_v not_o say_v so_o but_o do_v consider_v the_o father_n as_o father_n and_o the_o son_n as_o son_n and_o they_o say_v with_o their_o great_a doctor_n saint_n damascenus_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o father_n
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person_n already_o beget_v and_o resident_a in_o himself_o and_o they_o say_v moreover_o that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n that_o be_v that_o the_o inspiration_n be_v one_o and_o the_o very_a self_n same_o action_n of_o they_o both_o the_o which_o nevertheless_o onght_n to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o father_n alone_o because_o that_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o beginning_n the_o latin_n do_v confess_v all_o this_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v oneself_o same_o inspirative_a virtue_n and_o consequent_o ownself_o same_o inspiration_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n yea_o even_o in_o that_o that_o it_o be_v the_o action_n of_o the_o son_n and_o that_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n do_v inspire_v because_o they_o be_v both_o one_o for_o the_o essence_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o power_n although_o that_o it_o be_v the_o person_n that_o do_v produce_v it_o it_o be_v as_o if_o one_o will_v search_v to_o know_v whether_o the_o light_n 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the_o doubtfulness_n of_o our_o flesh_n and_o conceive_v a_o most_o certain_a confidence_n in_o his_o mercy_n and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o may_v be_v he_o have_v place_v our_o salvation_n not_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o righteousness_n which_o be_v unperfect_a but_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n item_n wherefore_o we_o do_v account_v that_o those_o which_o do_v command_v we_o to_o doubt_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v not_o only_o fight_v against_o the_o true_a belief_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n but_o also_o do_v provide_v very_o ill_o for_o their_o soul_n health_n the_o roman_z church_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n 9_o albeit_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o believe_v that_o sin_n be_v not_o pardon_v nor_o never_o shall_v be_v pardon_v but_o free_o through_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n for_o the_o love_n of_o jesus_n christ_n nevertheless_o it_o must_v be_v hold_v that_o sin_n be_v not_o pardon_v nor_o never_o have_v be_v par-pardoned_n to_o any_o 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