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not_o in_o god_n or_o as_o the_o nicene_n creed_n have_v it_o in_o one_o god_n and_o do_v pray_v to_o this_o one_o god_n that_o he_o will_v give_v we_o grace_n and_o peace_n for_o we_o know_v he_o can_v do_v it_o because_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o god_n &_o causa_fw-la causarum_fw-la extra_fw-la quam_fw-la nulla_fw-la causa_fw-la and_o cause_n of_o cause_n beside_o who_o there_o can_v be_v no_o cause_n of_o any_o goodness_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o will_v not_o we_o know_v all_o other_o can_v bestow_v any_o good_a thing_n upon_o us._n 2._o he_o show_v that_o in_o this_o one_o god_n there_o be_v diverse_a person_n for_o that_o not_o only_o the_o father_n but_o also_o the_o son_n be_v the_o author_n of_o these_o blessing_n and_o if_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n must_v needs_o be_v also_o for_o he_o proceed_v from_o they_o both_o and_o be_v the_o ineffable_a bond_n of_o both_o as_o s._n augustine_n speak_v and_o be_v the_o worker_n and_o conveyer_n of_o all_o blessing_n from_o god_n to_o man_n and_o therefore_o wheresoever_o the_o other_o two_o person_n be_v express_v this_o three_o personalso_fw-la mus_fw-la of_o necessity_n be_v include_v quia_fw-la opera_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la ad_fw-la extra_fw-la sunt_fw-la indivisa_fw-la because_o the_o work_n of_o the_o trinity_n without_o or_o in_o respect_n of_o outward_a operation_n be_v indivisible_a and_o therefore_o we_o say_v we_o have_v grace_n and_o peace_n from_o the_o father_n tanquam_fw-la a_o fonte_fw-la as_o from_o the_o fountain_n from_o the_o son_n as_o from_o the_o procurer_n thereof_o and_o from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o from_o the_o convayer_n and_o worker_n of_o the_o same_o in_o our_o heart_n and_o so_o we_o see_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fidei_fw-la justin_n martyr_n in_o expos_n fidei_fw-la the_o unity_n be_v understand_v in_o the_o trinity_n and_o the_o trinity_n be_v acknowledge_v in_o the_o unity_n as_o justin_n martyr_n speak_v but_o against_o this_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o of_o these_o 2._o person_n the_o father_n only_o be_v call_v god_n the_o son_n be_v call_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n tertullian_n answer_v quia_fw-la nationes_fw-la a_o place_n tertul._n l._n contra_fw-la praxeam_n f._n 389._o why_o christ_n be_v call_v lord_n and_o not_o god_n in_o many_o place_n multitudine_fw-la idolorum_fw-la transirent_fw-la ad_fw-la unicum_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la differentia_fw-la constitueretur_fw-la inter_fw-la cultores_fw-la unius_fw-la &_o plurimae_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la quamuis_fw-la ex_fw-la conscientia_fw-la scimus_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la nomen_fw-la &_o domini_fw-la &_o patri_fw-la &_o filio_fw-la &_o spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la convenire_fw-la tamen_fw-la ad_fw-la quamlibet_fw-la occasionem_fw-la effugiendam_fw-la deos_fw-la omnino_fw-la ne_fw-la dicimus_fw-la nec_fw-la dominos_fw-la sed_fw-la apostolus_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la apostolum_n sequentes_fw-la deum_fw-la patrem_fw-la appellamus_fw-la &_o dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la because_o the_o gentile_n from_o the_o multitude_n of_o idol_n which_o they_o serve_v shall_v be_v draw_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o only_a true_a god_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o difference_n set_v betwixt_o the_o worshipper_n of_o one_o god_n and_o the_o worshipper_n of_o infinite_a deity_n therefore_o although_o we_o certain_o know_v that_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n may_v be_v fit_o and_o most_o true_o attribute_v both_o to_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o to_o avoid_v all_o occasion_n that_o may_v breed_v any_o suspicion_n or_o imagination_n of_o many_o god_n we_o never_o say_v god_n nor_o lord_n but_o as_o the_o apostle_n so_o we_o with_o the_o apostle_n do_v call_v the_o father_n god_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o theoph_n also_o do_v most_o excellent_o 966._o theoph._n in_o 1._o cor._n 8._o f._n 966._o resolve_v this_o question_n quum_fw-la audis_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la pater_fw-la &_o unus_fw-la dominus_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la when_o thou_o hear_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n even_o the_o father_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n lest_o thou_o shall_v think_v that_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v only_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n unto_o the_o son_n thou_o must_v know_v that_o either_o of_o these_o name_n and_o title_n be_v give_v to_o either_o person_n without_o distinction_n as_o rom._n 9_o the_o son_n be_v call_v god_n and_o psa_n 109._o the_o father_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n as_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o my_o lord_n but_o he_o make_v this_o distinction_n because_o he_o write_v to_o the_o gentile_n that_o worship_v many_o god_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v any_o cause_n of_o imagination_n that_o we_o have_v many_o god_n as_o they_o have_v therefore_o he_o do_v not_o call_v the_o son_n god_n lest_o they_o that_o be_v use_v to_o many_o god_n shall_v imagine_v that_o we_o have_v two_o god_n neither_o do_v he_o call_v the_o father_n lord_n lest_o they_o shall_v think_v we_o have_v two_o lord_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n say_v theophilact_n neque_fw-la spiritus_fw-la hic_fw-la ullam_fw-la fecit_fw-la mentionem_fw-la auditorum_fw-la imbecillitati_fw-la parcens_fw-la he_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o imbecility_n and_o weak_a capacity_n of_o the_o hearer_n even_o as_o the_o prophet_n make_v no_o direct_a or_o plain_a mention_n of_o the_o son_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o weak_a apprehension_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o jew_n lest_o they_o shall_v present_o apprehend_v some_o carnal_a nativity_n obnoxious_a to_o humane_a affect_n ad_fw-la oppositionem_fw-la igitur_fw-la vanorum_fw-la deorum_fw-la non_fw-la silij_fw-la dixit_fw-la unum_fw-la deum_fw-la patrem_fw-la atque_fw-la ut_fw-la opponeret_fw-la seize_v mentitis_fw-la dominis_n non_fw-la patri_fw-la dixit_fw-la unum_fw-la esse_fw-la dominum_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la the_o apostle_n therefore_o