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who_o be_v incarnate_a for_o our_o salvation_n and_o converse_v among_o man_n suffer_v rise_v again_o the_o three_o day_n ascend_v unto_o the_o father_n and_o shall_v come_v again_o with_o glory_n to_o judge_v both_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a we_o believe_v also_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n see_v for_o this_o creed_n soc._n hist_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o theod._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o athan._n op._n tom._n 2._o pag._n 48._o edit_fw-la commelin_n the_o nicene_n father_n add_v some_o passage_n to_o this_o creed_n for_o the_o full_a conviction_n of_o the_o arian_n heresy_n and_o thus_o propose_v it_o to_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n we_o believe_v in_o one_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_n maker_n of_o all_o thing_n both_o visible_a and_o invisible_a and_o in_o one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o only-begotten_a of_o his_o father_n beget_v of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o father_n god_n of_o god_n light_a of_o light_n very_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v if_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o add_v so_o much_o we_o believe_v also_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o life_n everlasting_a see_v for_o this_o soc._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o athan._n tom._n 7._o pag._n 687._o comm._n as_o for_o the_o creed_n of_o eusebius_n which_o the_o nicene_n father_n thus_o enlarge_v he_o preface_v it_o with_o this_o elegy_n which_o show_v its_o antiquity_n and_o authority_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o we_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o bishop_n our_o predecessor_n both_o in_o our_o first_o catechise_n and_o at_o our_o baptism_n as_o we_o have_v learn_v from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o as_o we_o have_v believe_v and_o teach_v both_o when_o we_o be_v presbyter_n and_o when_o we_o come_v to_o be_v bishop_n so_o also_o now_o believe_v we_o propose_v this_o our_o faith_n unto_o you_o the_o three_o creed_n be_v frame_v in_o the_o arian_n synod_n at_o antioch_n for_o eusebius_n bishop_n of_o nicomedia_n the_o great_a patron_n of_o the_o arian_n be_v make_v bishop_n of_o constantinople_n by_o the_o emperor_n constantius_n call_v a_o council_n at_o antioch_n the_o bishop_n whereof_o not_o dare_v open_o to_o tax_v what_o have_v be_v decree_v in_o the_o nicene_n council_n yet_o desire_v to_o overthrow_v privy_o the_o consubstantiality_n of_o the_o son_n with_o the_o father_n thus_o alter_v the_o form_n of_o the_o nicene_n creed_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n we_o believe_v consonant_o to_o the_o evangelicall_n and_o apostolical_a tradition_n in_o one_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_n framer_n and_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o in_o one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n his_o only-begotten_a son_n god_n by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v beget_v of_o his_o father_n before_o all_o world_n god_n of_o god_n entire_a of_o the_o entire_a only_o of_o the_o only_a perfect_a of_o the_o perfect_a god_n king_n of_o the_o king_n lord_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o live_a 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