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as_o it_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o council_n of_o florence_n by_o isidorus_n bishop_n of_o russia_n and_o bessarion_n of_o nice_a and_o marcus_n eugenicus_n of_o ephesus_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o s._n maximus_n and_o s._n john_n damascen_n and_o several_a other_o this_o be_v so_o express_o assert_v by_o cyrillus_n i_o can_v sufficient_o wonder_v at_o the_o rashness_n and_o disingenuity_n of_o the_o assessor_n of_o the_o second_o synod_n hold_v against_o this_o good_a man_n at_o constantinople_n under_o parthenius_n who_o most_o unjust_o censure_v and_o condemn_v he_o for_o maintain_v against_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n the_o eternal_a and_o substantial_a procession_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n as_o well_o from_o the_o son_n as_o the_o father_n last_o they_o declare_v in_o their_o confession_n 90._o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n proceed_v eternal_o from_o the_o father_n as_o the_o fountain_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o deity_n according_a to_o what_o our_o saviour_n teach_v we_o say_v when_o the_o comforter_n be_v come_v who_o i_o will_v send_v unto_o you_o from_o the_o father_n even_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n he_o shall_v testify_v of_o i_o s._n john_n 15._o 26._o the_o great_a argument_n make_v use_v of_o by_o phatius_n and_o other_o writer_n greek_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a be_v brief_o sum_v up_o by_o cyrillus_n the_o greek_a church_n do_v therefore_o deny_v the_o procession_n of_o the_o spirit_n from_o the_o son_n quòd_fw-la veretur_fw-la nè_fw-la dicendo_fw-la à _fw-la filio_fw-la ut_fw-la à _fw-la patre_fw-la duo_fw-la asserat_fw-la in_o divinis_fw-la principia_fw-la existentiae_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la quod_fw-la esset_fw-la impiissimum_fw-la fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v assert_v and_o introduce_v two_o distinct_a principle_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o deity_n which_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o horrid_a impiety_n but_o to_o prevent_v all_o unjust_a suspicion_n son_n as_o if_o they_o entertain_v any_o evil_a or_o heterodox_n opinion_n about_o the_o three_o person_n of_o the_o glorious_a trinity_n they_o declare_v full_o against_o the_o heresy_n of_o macedonius_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o most_o ready_o acknowledge_v the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n to_o be_v god_n from_o eternity_n proceed_v from_o the_o essence_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o father_n without_o beginning_n and_o to_o be_v equal_o adore_v likewise_o they_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n son_n and_o 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o be_v send_v pour_v out_o and_o give_v by_o the_o son_n but_o this_o they_o refer_v to_o the_o temporary_a mission_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o the_o apostle_n and_o upon_o all_o the_o faithful_a so_o that_o they_o neither_o confound_v the_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n nor_o take_v away_o the_o personal_a relation_n and_o propriety_n of_o the_o son_n and_o spirit_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o manner_n of_o generation_n whereby_o the_o son_n subsist_v be_v distinct_a from_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o procession_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n from_o these_o premise_n it_o will_v full_o appear_v greek_n that_o the_o greek_n be_v most_o unjust_o accuse_v by_o some_o of_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o intemperate_a zeal_n as_o deserter_n of_o the_o catholic_n faith_n and_o as_o guilty_a of_o heresy_n in_o a_o necessary_a article_n of_o faith_n for_o that_o the_o difference_n herein_o be_v rather_o verbal_a then_o real_a and_o lie_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o article_n as_o in_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o express_v themselves_o to_o justify_v this_o their_o imputation_n they_o with_o a_o equal_a rashness_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o assert_v and_o that_o as_o bold_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v sufficient_o show_v his_o anger_n from_o heaven_n