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the_o vindicator_n have_v there_o say_v the_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v substantial_o distinct_a he_o immediate_o subjoin_v though_o in_o one_o vndivided_a substance_n be_v it_o possible_a a_o man_n shall_v give_v so_o little_a heed_n to_o what_o he_o say_v in_o so_o great_a and_o nice_a a_o question_n he_o have_v not_o a_o sensible_a friend_n in_o the_o world_n that_o will_v not_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v the_o person_n be_v three_o distinct_a substance_n and_o yet_o be_v but_o one_o vndivided_a substance_n the_o first_o alone_o be_v heresy_n the_o other_o superad_v to_o it_o make_v a_o gross_a contradiction_n but_o there_o be_v great_a matter_n about_o which_o i_o must_v speak_v with_o the_o vindicator_n second_o of_o the_o person_n their_o unity_n and_o their_o distinction_n as_o to_o the_o divine_a person_n and_o the_o unity_n or_o oneness_n of_o each_o person_n with_o itself_o and_o its_o distinction_n from_o the_o other_o two_o person_n he_o say_v as_o follow_v pag._n 67