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the_o church_n cast_v out_o that_o heretic_n and_o catholic_n become_v not_o relative_n by_o this_o excommunication_n nor_o by_o this_o do_v heretic_n become_v a_o name_n and_o a_o name_n of_o disgrace_n both_o together_o a_o person_n by_o become_v a_o heretic_n be_v excommunicate_v this_o name_n do_v precede_v not_o follow_v excommunication_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o heresy_n concern_v the_o trinity_n be_v very_o troublesome_a in_o the_o church_n but_o not_o so_o vexatious_a during_o the_o ten_o persecution_n as_o in_o constantine_n time_n and_o after_o but_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o when_o he_o propose_v the_o trouble_n arise_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n he_o will_v mix_v those_o doctrine_n which_o be_v whole_o alienate_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n as_o those_o of_o the_o manichee_n for_o say_v he_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a curiosity_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n they_o can_v not_o abstain_v from_o dispute_v the_o 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enlighten_v fell_a from_o they_o to_o the_o catholic_a church_n st._n augustine_n a_o presbyter_n in_o hippo_n dispute_v fortunatus_n a_o manichaean_n presbyter_n of_o that_o city_n both_o dispute_n about_o the_o original_a of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n he_o assign_v it_o to_o the_o black_a prince_n &_o quit_v the_o cause_n affirm_v it_o can_v have_v no_o other_o original_a then_o from_o the_o evil_a nature_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n the_o like_a we_o find_v in_o his_o second_o dispute_n with_o felix_n the_o manichaean_n saint_n austin_n assign_v right_o this_o to_o the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n it_o can_v enter_v into_o my_o head_n why_o mr._n hobbs_n shall_v give_v this_o assertion_n my_o understanding_n be_v too_o shallow_a to_o fathom_v this_o depth_n nothing_o far_o to_o be_v reprove_v till_o we_o come_v to_o the_o 6_o page_n only_o this_o passage_n may_v receive_v a_o little_a censure_n pag_n 6_o constantine_n the_o great_a be_v make_v by_o the_o valour_n and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v insert_v whereupon_o the_o synod_n enter_v into_o a_o long_a debate_n and_o it_o pass_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n we_o do_v not_o admit_v without_o enquiry_n which_o be_v after_o this_o manner_n that_o word_n of_o one_o substance_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o any_o corporeal_a passion_n that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o subsistence_n by_o any_o division_n or_o abscission_n from_o the_o father_n for_o a_o immaterial_a intellectual_a and_o incorporeal_a nature_n can_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o corporeal_a passion_n it_o behove_v that_o such_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v express_v in_o divine_a and_o arcane_a word_n thus_o our_o most_o wise_a and_o religious_a emperor_n do_v philosophise_v and_o theodoret_n cap._n 13._o say_v that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o invent_v by_o the_o father_n but_o receive_v from_o former_a age_n and_o devolve_v from_o father_n to_o child_n constantine_n call_v that_o 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