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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n in_o use_v it_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v think_v equivalent_a with_o the_o catholic_n notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o when_o they_o enumerate_v the_o particular_n include_v in_o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o according_o they_o use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o and_o the_o forementioned_a expression_n they_o may_v very_o well_o mean_v a_o son_n by_o nature_n and_o by_o univocal_a generation_n not_o only_o a_o factitious_a son_n and_o by_o adoption_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o most_o that_o be_v admit_v by_o the_o first_o and_o most_o true_o heretical_a arian_n this_o appear_v from_o the_o several_a creed_n of_o those_o time_n and_o though_o the_o true_a arian_n have_v insidious_a meaning_n under_o those_o plausible_a 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