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same_o sort_n theodoret_n reason_v against_o arius_n the_o heretic_n intercessor_n heretic_n theodoret._n in_o 1._o tim._n cap._n 2._o si_fw-la ut_fw-la vult_fw-la arius_n filius_fw-la patris_fw-la substantiae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la particeps_fw-la quomodo_fw-la est_fw-la intercessor_n if_o christ_n be_v not_o partaker_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o father_n how_o be_v he_o then_o a_o mediator_n now_o if_o a_o mediator_n as_o a_o mediator_n must_v be_v god_n why_o do_v m._n bishop_n with_o his_o fellow_n bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v god_n be_v not_o a_o mediator_n why_o be_v they_o so_o fond_a to_o make_v our_o assertion_n a_o inducement_n of_o arianism_n when_o they_o see_v the_o father_n to_o have_v make_v it_o a_o ground_n to_o dispute_v against_o arius_n for_o the_o avouch_v of_o the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o person_n of_o a_o mediator_n do_v melancthon_n use_v those_o other_o word_n if_o at_o least_o he_o do_v use_v they_o for_o i_o find_v they_o not_o which_o m._n bishop_n tax_v there_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o he_o somewhat_o of_o the_o divine_a nature_n where_o because_o he_o say_v somewhat_o m._n bishop_n infer_v some_o other_o thing_n then_o belike_o be_v want_v full_o wise_o i_o warrant_v you_o but_o i_o pray_v let_v we_o ask_v he_o when_o thomas_n aquinas_n say_v that_o deus_fw-la that_o tho._n aquin._n in_o 1_o tim._n cap._n 2._o lect_n 2._o christus_fw-la mediator_n est_fw-la similis_fw-la utrique_fw-la extremo_fw-la scilicet_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o homini_fw-la inquantum_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la quia_fw-la medium_n debet_fw-la habere_fw-la aliquid_fw-la de_fw-la utroque_fw-la extremorum_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la sunt_fw-la homo_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la christ_n the_o mediator_n be_v like_a to_o god_n and_o man_n in_o respect_n that_o he_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n because_o the_o mediator_n must_v have_v somewhat_o of_o both_o the_o extreme_n which_o be_v god_n and_o man_n do_v he_o mean_v thereby_o that_o christ_n have_v a_o part_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o want_v a_o neither_o part_n or_o a_o part_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o not_o the_o whole_a if_o not_o how_o little_a do_v m._n bishop_n head_n serve_v he_o to_o conceive_v there_o a_o partition_n mean_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n where_o there_o be_v only_o intend_v a_o distinction_n of_o two_o nature_n in_o one_o christ_n melancthons_n meaning_n be_v plain_a that_o as_o christ_n have_v somewhat_o whereby_o he_o be_v true_o man_n so_o he_o have_v somewhat_o also_o whereby_o he_o be_v true_o god_n even_o the_o perfect_a nature_n and_o substance_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n as_o for_o his_o last_o cavil_n that_o we_o expound_v the_o text_n of_o scripture_n use_v by_o the_o father_n against_o the_o arian_n in_o the_o same_o sort_n as_o the_o arian_n do_v because_o it_o name_v no_o man_n it_o deserve_v no_o answer_n his_o master_n bellarmine_n from_o who_o dunghill_n it_o be_v that_o he_o gather_v all_o his_o muck_n accuse_v erasmus_n in_o that_o respect_n but_o i_o hope_v m._n bishop_n will_v not_o say_v that_o erasmus_n be_v a_o protestant_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v or_o howsoever_o he_o fault_v therein_o so_o little_o be_v he_o approve_v or_o follow_v by_o the_o protestant_n as_o that_o beza_n in_o 2.13_o in_o see_v beza_n annotat._n in_o coloss_n 1.15_o philip._n 2.6_o 1._o tim._n 3.16_o tit._n 2.13_o sundry_a place_n profess_o dispute_v against_o he_o and_o recharge_v against_o the_o arian_n those_o place_n from_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o discharge_v they_o 8._o w._n bishop_n but_o this_o shall_v appear_v yet_o much_o more_o perspicious_o if_o we_o do_v well_o weigh_v what_o they_o teach_v touch_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o godhead_n itself_o whosoever_o deny_v god_n to_o be_v almighty_a or_o presume_v to_o limit_v the_o infinite_a power_n of_o god_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o man_n weak_a understanding_n he_o in_o effect_n make_v he_o no_o god_n at_o all_o but_o some_o mean_a 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