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that_o infallibility_n or_o those_o word_n some_o have_v maintain_v whatever_o their_o judgement_n be_v now_o i_o know_v not_o nor_o must_v concern_v myself_o if_o they_o use_v to_o contradict_v themselves_o some_o i_o say_v have_v maintain_v that_o there_o be_v no_o infallible_a judge_n on_o earth_n nor_o any_o need_n of_o one_o be_v we_o have_v as_o far_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n a_o infallible_a rule_n the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n suppose_v then_o as_o to_o the_o forementioned_a place_n we_o shall_v take_v some_o such_o ample_a wide_a or_o large_a sense_n as_o this_o the_o joy_n and_o glory_n of_o heaven_n the_o good_a thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o we_o can_v never_o have_v know_v without_o divine_a revelation_n nor_o shall_v ever_o have_v have_v a_o sense_n relish_v and_o persuasion_n of_o without_o a_o work_n of_o illumination_n and_o conviction_n upon_o our_o mind_n or_o more_o general_o without_o other_o aid_n and_o 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or_o three_o way_n three_o time_n that_o now_o occur_v to_o i_o by_o confidence_n 2_o cor._n 9_o 4._o and_o ch_n 11._o 17._o heb._n 3._o 14._o yet_o in_o the_o first_o of_o these_o place_n beza_n tell_v we_o it_o may_v have_v be_v render_v in_o hoc_fw-la fundamento_fw-la gloriationis_fw-la which_o be_v near_o the_o first_o and_o natural_a import_n of_o the_o word_n and_o castellio_n render_v it_o in_o hâc_fw-la materiâ_fw-la erasmus_n in_fw-la hoc_fw-la argumento_fw-la which_o we_o may_v fit_o english_a in_o this_o subject_a of_o boast_v once_o viz._n heb._n 11._o 1._o by_o substance_n which_o be_v its_o philosophical_a acceptation_n and_o once_o by_o person_n which_o i_o may_v call_v the_o ecclesiastical_a or_o scholastical_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n affix_v to_o this_o place_n by_o theophilact_fw-mi as_o it_o be_v say_v by_o authority_n of_o gregory_n nissen_n but_o i_o have_v neither_o by_o i_o to_o consult_v after_o all_o notwithstanding_o we_o no_o where_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o scripture_n though_o frequent_o in_o the_o father_n suppose_v then_o we_o take_v this_o term_n three_o hypostasis_n to_o fix_v the_o sense_n of_o that_o text_n there_o be_v three_o that_o bear_v witness_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n be_v there_o now_o no_o more_o homonymy_n of_o it_o that_o yet_o we_o have_v see_v yes_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v budaeus_fw-la be_v almost_o the_o same_o as_o existence_n and_o evil_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o both_o which_o he_o give_v good_a authority_n again_o nicephorus_n callistus_n tell_v we_o the_o word_n be_v scarce_o in_o use_n among_o the_o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hist_o lib._n 10._o cap._n 15._o in_o sentent_fw-fr lib._n 1._o dist_n 23._o ancient_n in_o any_o certain_a signification_n but_o the_o modern_n have_v frequent_o use_v it_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la totam_fw-la secularium_fw-la scholam_fw-la be_v the_o same_o say_v estius_n now_o all_o the_o world_n know_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d although_o use_v ordinary_o by_o aristotle_n for_o his_o predicament_n of_o substance_n yet_o more_o proper_o signify_v essence_n or_o nature_n three_o hypostasis_n then_o may_v be_v interpret_v three_o essence_n or_o nature_n and_o under_o this_o term_n may_v tritheism_n itself_o in_o its_o worse_a sense_n lurk_v nor_o be_v there_o want_v those_o who_o tell_v we_o this_o very_a term_n lead_v philoponus_n into_o his_o heresy_n further_o bellarmine_n will_v have_v it_o that_o hypostasis_fw-la proper_o signify_v substantiam_fw-la primam_fw-la which_o christo_n in_o controu._n de_fw-fr christo_n be_v not_o necessary_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o person_n but_o may_v be_v any_o mean_a animate_v or_o even_o a_o inanimate_a individual_a i_o can_v add_v yet_o two_o or_o three_o supr_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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