the_o utmost_a their_o hypothesis_n will_v allow_v they_o to_o pretend_v to_o be_v that_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o a_o distinct_a person_n from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o word_n according_a to_o the_o schoolman_n the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n subsist_v and_o be_v a_o principium_fw-la quod_fw-la of_o all_o its_o own_o action_n equal_o with_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o any_o other_o humane_a person_n they_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o strive_v to_o disguise_v the_o heresy_n of_o nestorius_n by_o say_v that_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o a_o distinct_a person_n from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o word_n because_o it_o subsist_v by_o the_o subsistence_n or_o personality_n of_o the_o word_n to_o explain_v this_o a_o little_a the_o schoolman_n who_o under_o pain_n of_o heresy_n assert_v but_o one_o singular_a absolute_a substance_n in_o the_o trinity_n find_v a_o great_a and_o almost_o insuperable_a difficulty_n so_o to_o explain_v the_o 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nature_n second_o 2._o obj._n 2._o if_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o man_n be_v a_o hypostatick_a union_n than_o a_o hypostatick_a union_n and_o a_o hypostatick_a composition_n viz._n such_o a_o one_o as_o make_v a_o compound_n hypostasis_fw-la will_v not_o be_v quite_o different_a thing_n then_o the_o hypostatick_a union_n in_o christ_n will_v be_v also_o a_o hypostatick_a composition_n and_o then_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n will_v be_v a_o compound_n hypostasis_fw-la well_o and_o what_o follow_v from_o all_o this_o why_o nothing_o but_o a_o threaten_n of_o the_o animadverter_n that_o in_o due_a time_n we_o shall_v be_v teach_v the_o falsehood_n of_o all_o this_o but_o not_o to_o await_v his_o due_a time_n i_o answer_v that_o to_o say_v that_o the_o hypostatick_a union_n in_o christ_n be_v also_o a_o hypostatick_a composition_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o that_o christ_n be_v a_o compound_n hypostasis_fw-la be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o paradox_n that_o it_o be_v the_o receive_a language_n not_o only_o of_o the_o greek_a father_n but_o of_o the_o council_n syn._n 5a._o constantin_n can._n 4._o sancti_fw-la patres_fw-la docuerunt_fw-la unitatem_fw-la dei_fw-la verbi_fw-la ad_fw-la carnem_fw-la animatam_fw-la anima_fw-la rationali_fw-la &_o intellectuali_fw-la secundum_fw-la compositionem_fw-la theodori_n autem_fw-la &_o nestorii_n sequaces_fw-la divisione_n gaudentes_fw-la affectualem_fw-la unitatem_fw-la introducunt_fw-la sancta_fw-la dei_fw-la verò_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la utriusque_fw-la perfidioe_fw-la impietatem_fw-la ejiciens_fw-la unitionem_fw-la dei_fw-la verbi_fw-la ad_fw-la carnem_fw-la secundum_fw-la compositionem_fw-la confitetur_fw-la vide_fw-la can._n 7_o huius_fw-la concilii_fw-la 232._o lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr trin._n cap._n 3._o sect_n 12._o p._n 232._o hear_v petavius_n confession_n christi_fw-la domini_fw-la hypostasin_n sive_fw-la personam_fw-la à _fw-la plerisque_fw-la patribus_fw-la dici_fw-la compositam_fw-la ex_fw-la naturis_fw-la duabus_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la cyrillo_n damasceno_n maximo_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la to_o which_o add_v what_o the_o learned_a suarez_n have_v observe_v 193._o suarez_n de_fw-fr
by_o which_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n exist_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v hardly_o find_v a_o fit_a than_o to_o say_v that_o it_o exist_v in_o it_o as_o a_o adjunct_n in_o the_o subject_a for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o do_v not_o exist_v in_o it_o as_o a_o part_n in_o the_o whole_a since_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n must_v till_o his_o incarnation_n have_v want_v one_o part_n of_o his_o person_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v positive_a in_o the_o application_n of_o this_o term_n here_o this_o sacred_a article_n of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n deserve_v a_o particular_a treatise_n by_o itself_o however_o i_o can_v not_o in_o the_o interim_n forbear_v to_o vindicate_v it_o from_o those_o misrepresentation_n the_o animadverter_n have_v unwitting_o i_o charitable_o presume_v put_v upon_o it_o the_o animadverter_n do_v not_o understand_v or_o not_o consider_v the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o substantial_a adjunct_n can_v never_o exist_v in_o its_o subject_a but_o only_o a_o accidental_a adjunct_n as_o a_o quality_n etc._n etc._n if_o the_o humane_a nature_n exist_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o must_v in_o some_o sense_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o word_n three_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o absurdity_n in_o acknowledge_v the_o humane_a nature_n to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nay_o very_o learned_a person_n have_v not_o scruple_v to_o call_v the_o person_n of_o the_o word_n a_o part_n of_o christ_n take_v that_o term_n part_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n and_o abstract_v from_o the_o imperfection_n which_o be_v include_v in_o the_o common_a acceptation_n of_o it_o the_o person_n of_o the_o word_n be_v not_o a_o imperfect_a part_n nor_o the_o humane_a nature_n a_o part_n in_o such_o sense_n that_o the_o person_n of_o the_o word_n want_v such_o part_n to_o complete_v it_o in_o a_o hypostatical_a composition_n the_o inferior_a nature_n be_v in_o some_o analogy_n a_o co-part_n in_o other_o respect_n a_o adjunct_n and_o of_o necessity_n imperfect_a but_o to_o be_v the_o superior_a nature_n in_o such_o composition_n infer_v no_o imperfection_n but_o of_o this_o more_o hereafter_o one_o and_o the_o same_o undivided_a existence_n 11._o p._n 34._o lin_v 28._o n._n 11._o as_o well_o as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o essence_n or_o nature_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o three_o person_n equal_o whereas_o yet_o every_o person_n have_v his_o own_o distinct_a subsistence_n by_o himself_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o intricate_a dispute_n among_o the_o schoolman_n than_o this_o which_o the_o animadverter_n argue_v from_o as_o a_o principle_n to_o assert_v above_o one_o singular_a existence_n in_o the_o trinity_n tho'_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n express_o multiply_v this_o attribute_n i_o and_o the_o father_n be_v one_o these_o three_o be_v one_o be_v to_o give_v up_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o school_n of_o the_o singularity_n of_o the_o common_a divine_a nature_n but_o the_o schoolman_n be_v at_o a_o loss_n 3._o probabilius_fw-la tamen_fw-la ac_fw-la verius_fw-la existimamus_fw-la illam_fw-la substantiam_fw-la singularem_fw-la quae_fw-la communis_fw-la est_fw-la tribus_fw-la personis_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la subsistentem_fw-la esse_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la &_o essentialiter_fw-la habereque_fw-la unam_fw-la subsistentiam_fw-la absolutam_fw-la &_o essentialem_fw-la tribus_fw-la personis_fw-la communem_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la sententia_fw-la communiter_fw-la recepta_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la theologis_fw-la utriusque_fw-la scholae_fw-la d._n thomae_n &_o scoti_n &_o ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la etiam_fw-la suarez_n metaph_n disp_n 34._o sect._n 1_o n._n 3._o when_o they_o come_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o modus_fw-la of_o this_o singular_a existence_n there_o be_v but_o two_o modes_n of_o a_o substantial_a singular_a existence_n incomplete_a which_o belong_v to_o a_o substantial_a part_n complete_a which_o belong_v to_o a_o suppositum_fw-la complete_a existence_n be_v but_o another_o phrase_n for_o subsistence_n and_o so_o there_o will_v be_v but_o one_o undivided_a subsistence_n of_o the_o whole_a three_o person_n and_o this_o the_o whole_a party_n of_o the_o thomist_n and_o scotist_n affirm_v and_o call_v it_o a_o absolute_a essential_a subsistence_n so_o little_o do_v the_o animadverter_n understand_v these_o dispute_n the_o acute_a petavius_n can_v not_o here_o keep_v pace_n with_o the_o schoolman_n all_o antiquity_n know_v nothing_o of_o this_o essential_a subsistence_n he_o embrace_v the_o former_a and_o attribute_n one_o singular_a incomplete_a existence_n to_o the_o divine_a nature_n now_o certain_o this_o learned_a person_n strain_v very_o hard_o to_o ascribe_v something_o incomplete_a to_o the_o divine_a nature_n i_o will_v give_v the_o reader_n his_o own_o word_n 421._o petau._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr trin._n cap._n 12._o sect._n 13._o p._n 421._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-fr tali_fw-la existentia_fw-la hîc_fw-la agimus_fw-la quoe_fw-la perfecta_fw-la &_o completae_fw-la substantioe_fw-la propria_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la quoe_fw-la formis_fw-la &_o imperfectis_fw-la rebus_fw-la ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la componitur_fw-la quippiam_fw-la congruit_fw-la 12._o p._n 35._o lin_v 11._o n_o 12._o now_o whatsoever_o be_v or_o nature_n this_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n do_v belong_v to_o that_o be_v proper_o call_v a_o suppositum_fw-la and_o the_o consequence_n of_o this_o be_v that_o as_o subsistence_n make_v a_o thing_n or_o be_v a_o suppositum_fw-la so_o suppositality_n make_v it_o incommunicable_a this_o be_v worse_a heresy_n to_o the_o schoolman_n than_o the_o phrase_n of_o three_o infinite_a mind_n they_o acknowledge_v this_o in_o finite_a being_n or_o nature_n but_o affirm_v the_o quite_o contrary_a in_o the_o divine_a nature_n not_o the_o absolute_a essential_a subsistence_n render_v the_o divine_a nature_n a_o suppositum_fw-la but_o the_o divine_a relation_n whether_o it_o be_v paternity_n filiation_n or_o procession_n according_a to_o the_o schoolman_n constitute_v the_o divine_a nature_n a_o person_n or_o person_n second_o not_o the_o subsistence_n with_o a_o relation_n render_v the_o divine_a nature_n incommunicable_a but_o only_o the_o divine_a person_n incommunicable_a subsistence_n in_o finite_a being_n render_v that_o particular_a nature_n as_o well_o as_o person_n incommunicable_a but_o in_o the_o divine_a nature_n only_o the_o person_n 13._o p._n 35._o lin_v 30._o n._n 13._o so_o that_o as_o a_o suppositum_fw-la be_v substantia_fw-la singularis_fw-la completa_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la subsistens_fw-la so_o the_o ratio_fw-la intellectiva_fw-la be_v add_v to_o this_o make_v it_o a_o person_n which_o be_v a_o far_a perfection_n of_o suppositality_n i_o only_o ask_v the_o animadverter_n whether_o he_o acknowledge_v three_o suppositum_n in_o the_o trinity_n and_o 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to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n and_o procession_n extrinsical_a to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n this_o natural_o and_o easy_o defend_v the_o simplicity_n of_o a_o divine_a person_n this_o free_v we_o of_o endless_a and_o inextricable_a question_n which_o fill_v up_o every_o page_n of_o the_o scholastical_a writer_n this_o force_n we_o not_o to_o hide_v ourselves_o in_o a_o cloud_n of_o word_n which_o signify_v nothing_o a_o substance_n and_o a_o mode_n say_v the_o animadverter_n infer_v not_o composition_n in_o a_o divine_a person_n because_o in_o he_o the_o substance_n and_o mode_n coalesce_v into_o one_o by_o a_o union_n and_o conjunction_n that_o be_v in_o other_o word_n they_o infer_v not_o composition_n because_o they_o be_v compound_v composition_n and_o coalesce_v into_o one_o by_o a_o union_n and_o conjunction_n differ_v no_o more_o than_o definitum_fw-la and_o definition_n it_o be_v true_o therefore_o incomprehensible_a and_o ineffable_a that_o a_o 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the_o animadverter_n ought_v to_o have_v deduce_v from_o his_o premise_n be_v that_o mind_n wisdom_n goodness_n viz._n in_o god_n be_v not_o formal_o affirmable_a of_o one_o another_o but_o it_o be_v fallacia_fw-la à _fw-la dicto_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la to_o put_v the_o first_o conclusion_n in_o place_n of_o the_o second_o to_o say_v that_o mind_n wisdom_n goodness_n be_v not_o simple_o affirmable_a of_o one_o another_o because_o it_o will_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v not_o formal_o affirmable_a of_o one_o another_o second_o whereas_o the_o animadverter_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o speak_v of_o thing_n the_o formal_a difference_n of_o they_o must_v still_o be_v attend_v to_o we_o need_v no_o other_o confutation_n of_o this_o proposition_n than_o his_o own_o immediate_a follow_a word_n viz._n that_o god_n justice_n and_o his_o mercy_n be_v one_o pure_a simple_a act_n in_o he_o his_o justice_n and_o his_o mercy_n be_v formal_o or_o in_o our_o way_n of_o conception_n two_o distinct_a nay_o two_o opposite_a act_n it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o reality_n that_o we_o affirm_v they_o to_o be_v one_o pure_a simple_a act_n in_o he_o three_o if_o thing_n only_o formal_o different_a be_v not_o affirmable_a of_o one_o another_o there_o can_v be_v no_o proposition_n but_o identical_a one_o or_o at_o most_o where_o the_o subject_a and_o predicate_v be_v synonimous_a term_n no_o man_n can_v say_v without_o absurdity_n that_o the_o father_n be_v god_n because_o these_o two_o term_n father_n and_o god_n formal_o differ_v and_o therefore_o according_a to_o this_o wise_a rule_n of_o our_o animadverter_n be_v not_o affirmable_a of_o one_o another_o have_v the_o animadverter_n never_o hear_v of_o the_o distinction_n of_o sensus_fw-la identicus_n and_o sensus_fw-la formalis_fw-la this_o proposition_n god_n justice_n be_v his_o mercy_n be_v true_a sensu_fw-la identico_fw-la though_o not_o sensu_fw-la formali_fw-la we_o be_v caution_v indeed_o by_o the_o learned_a that_o we_o avoid_v conclusion_n which_o be_v only_o true_a sensu_fw-la identico_fw-la when_o such_o way_n of_o speak_v be_v against_o common_a custom_n or_o when_o the_o formal_a sense_n carry_v a_o formal_a opposition_n as_o in_o the_o divine_a attribute_n of_o justice_n and_o mercy_n and_o the_o reason_n they_o give_v be_v because_o in_o such_o instance_n the_o proposition_n lead_v to_o a_o formal_a sense_n in_o which_o sense_n they_o be_v false_a but_o if_o we_o add_v sensu_fw-la identico_fw-la that_o be_v in_o what_o sense_n we_o understand_v these_o proposition_n than_o they_o be_v true_a and_o consequent_o not_o absurd_a unless_o a_o truth_n can_v be_v absurd_a chap._n ii_o i_o shall_v crave_v leave_n of_o the_o reader_n 1._o n._n 1._o to_o say_v thus_o much_o in_o general_a of_o the_o animadverter_n third_z and_o four_o chapter_n wherein_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o self-consciousness_n be_v not_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n nor_o mutual-consciousness_n the_o formal_a reason_n of_o their_o unity_n of_o nature_n that_o all_o this_o be_v say_v as_o i_o very_o believe_v without_o a_o adversary_n the_o reverend_a dean_n of_o st._n paul_n do_v not_o once_o in_o his_o vindication_n of_o the_o b._n trinity_n express_o affirm_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o of_o these_o proposition_n he_o ask_v no_o more_o of_o his_o reader_n if_o i_o misunderstand_v he_o not_o save_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o a_o distinct_a self-consciousness_n be_v a_o firm_a proof_n of_o the_o distinction_n of_o person_n in_o this_o sacred_a mystery_n and_o that_o a_o singular_a mutual-consciousness_n be_v a_o equal_a proof_n of_o the_o singularity_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n i_o conceive_v that_o the_o reverend_a dean_n never_o intend_v to_o deny_v that_o the_o distinction_n of_o person_n be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o their_o distinct_a act_n of_o self-consciousness_n or_o that_o their_o unity_n of_o nature_n be_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o priority_n before_o their_o singular_a mutual-consciousness_n but_o only_o intend_v that_o quoad_fw-la nos_fw-la or_o in_o our_o way_n of_o knowledge_n or_o conception_n their_o distinct_a self_n consciousness_n prove_v or_o be_v know_v to_o we_o before_o their_o distinct_a personality_n and_o their_o singular_a mutual_a consciousness_n in_o order_n of_o our_o knowledge_n before_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o unity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o animadverter_n three_o chapter_n 2._o n._n 2._o he_o endeavour_v to_o prepare_v the_o way_n by_o deny_v that_o self-consciousness_n be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n in_o finite_a create_a person_n a_o conclusion_n none_o affirm_v who_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o term_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o a_o personal_a act_n a_o effect_n shall_v any_o way_n be_v the_o proper_a formal_a cause_n of_o its_o efficient_a a_o person_n 10._o animad_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 71._o lin_v 10._o but_o when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o personality_n be_v the_o ground_n and_o principle_n of_o all_o action_n wheresoever_o it_o be_v he_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o great_a paradox_n in_o philosophy_n and_o a_o great_a in_o divinity_n personality_n be_v proper_o the_o principle_n of_o no_o action_n a_o person_n be_v the_o principium_fw-la quod_fw-la the_o principle_n which_o act_v nature_n be_v the_o principium_fw-la quo_fw-la the_o principle_n by_o which_o the_o person_n act_n personality_n be_v but_o a_o necessary_a condition_n of_o a_o be_v to_o enable_v it_o to_o act_n a_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la which_o be_v equivocal_o call_v a_o cause_n or_o principle_n second_o not_o the_o personality_n of_o the_o word_n but_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n exert_v the_o act_n of_o self-consciousness_n 12._o ibid._n p._n 72._o lin_v 12._o and_o other_o humane_a personal_a act_n the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n have_v all_o the_o principle_n and_o power_n of_o self-reflection_n upon_o its_o own_o act_n otherwise_o christ_n will_v not_o be_v a_o perfect_a man._n 3._o p._n 72._o lin_v 21._o n._n 3._o that_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o a_o person_n be_v no_o less_o evident_a since_o it_o be_v take_v into_o and_o subsist_v in_o and_o by_o the_o personality_n of_o the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o therefore_o can_v have_v no_o distinct_a personality_n of_o its_o own_o 1._o never_o be_v so_o obscure_a a_o argument_n bring_v to_o prove_v so_o acknowledge_v a_o conclusion_n self-consciousness_n be_v not_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o personality_n in_o finite_a person_n because_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n be_v self-conscious_a and_o yet_o not_o a_o person_n nay_o this_o latter_a no_o less_o evident_a than_o the_o former_a 2._o it_o be_v a_o receive_a article_n of_o the_o church_n that_o the_o human_a nature_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o a_o person_n but_o how_o to_o reconcile_v this_o with_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o school_n be_v above_o my_o skill_n
incarn_n q._n 2._o disp_n 6._o sect_n 4._o p._n 194._o ibid._n p._n 193._o alii_fw-la patres_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la apertè_fw-la utantur_fw-la nomine_fw-la compositionis_fw-la aliis_fw-la tamen_fw-la quoe_v perinde_v esse_fw-la videntur_fw-la utuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la adunationis_fw-la copulationis_fw-la ex_fw-la duobus_fw-la conjunctionis_fw-la etc._n etc._n illa_fw-la vero_fw-la particula_fw-la ex_fw-la planè_fw-la designat_fw-la compositionem_fw-la the_o phrase_n of_o the_o hypostatick_a union_n be_v most_o opposite_a to_o the_o heresy_n of_o eutyches_n who_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o union_n of_o two_o nature_n but_o a_o confusion_n of_o one_o of_o they_o but_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o hypostatick_a composition_n be_v most_o opposite_a to_o the_o nestorian_a heresy_n who_o assert_v a_o kind_n of_o hypostatic_a union_n that_o be_v a_o union_n of_o two_o person_n and_o deny_v that_o christ_n god_n and_o man_n be_v one_o person_n compound_v of_o two_o nature_n the_o animadverter_n show_v his_o skill_n in_o this_o controversy_n to_o oppose_v these_o two_o phrase_n and_o to_o condemn_v that_o phrase_n of_o a_o hypostatick_a composition_n which_o the_o church_n have_v receive_v as_o great_a a_o opiniator_n as_o the_o animadverter_n be_v i_o believe_v he_o will_v scarce_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o say_v that_o he_o can_v teach_v these_o great_a father_n of_o the_o church_n how_o to_o speak_v in_o this_o mystery_n i_o promise_v faithful_o to_o attend_v he_o when_o ever_o he_o begin_v the_o soul_n be_v a_o part_n can_v possible_o be_v a_o person_n 5._o p._n 75._o lin_v 4._o n._n 5._o forasmuch_o as_o a_o part_n be_v a_o incomplete_a be_v and_o therefore_o in_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o it_o be_v design_v for_o the_o completion_n of_o something_o else_o must_v subsist_v in_o and_o by_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o whole_a but_o a_o person_n import_v the_o most_o complete_a degree_n and_o mode_n of_o be_v as_o subsist_v whole_o by_o itself_o and_o not_o in_o or_o by_o any_o other_o either_o as_o a_o subject_n of_o inherence_n or_o dependence_n so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o direct_a contradiction_n to_o the_o very_a definition_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n for_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v a_o part_n and_o a_o person_n too_o and_o consequent_o that_o which_o make_v the_o soul_n a_o part_n do_v irrefragable_o prove_v it_o not_o to_o be_v a_o person_n i_o answer_v that_o to_o be_v a_o part_n and_o a_o person_n in_o a_o simple_a person_n in_o a_o person_n consist_v of_o one_o nature_n i_o confess_v to_o be_v contradictious_a and_o impossible_a two_o to_o be_v the_o inferior_a part_n in_o a_o compound_a person_n to_o be_v in_o any_o action_n a_o instrument_n a_o principium_fw-la quo_fw-la as_o the_o body_n in_o the_o mix_a action_n of_o sense_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n be_v contradictory_n to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o person_n a_o person_n as_o such_o be_v the_o principium_fw-la quod_fw-la of_o all_o the_o action_n which_o proceed_v from_o it_o but_o to_o be_v the_o superior_a part_n in_o such_o composition_n be_v very_o compatible_a with_o the_o personality_n of_o such_o superior_a nature_n for_o such_o superior_a nature_n may_v very_o well_o retain_v its_o own_o proper_a mode_n of_o subsistence_n if_o we_o explain_v personality_n with_o the_o school_n such_o a_o superior_a nature_n retain_v all_o the_o perfection_n all_o the_o natural_a perfection_n of_o a_o whole_a and_o complete_a be_v be_v a_o principium_fw-la quod_fw-la not_o only_o of_o its_o own_o natural_a action_n but_o of_o the_o mix_a action_n of_o the_o whole_a compound_v hypostasis_fw-la such_o a_o superior_a nature_n may_v be_v a_o person_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o a_o large_a acceptation_n of_o the_o term_n a_o part_n that_o be_v a_o part_n as_o aristotle_n define_v that_o term_n 25._o arist_n 4._o met._n cap._n 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o into_o which_o any_o thing_n be_v divide_v or_o of_o which_o that_o consist_v which_o we_o call_v a_o whole_a in_o which_o sense_n of_o the_o term_n part_n the_o learned_a petavius_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o call_v the_o divine_a nature_n of_o the_o word_n a_o part_n laxius_fw-la sumpto_fw-la partis_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la petau._n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr trin._n cap._n 3._o sect_n 12._o p._n 232._o i_o must_v pass_v over_o the_o animadverter_n boldness_n in_o determine_v that_o a_o part_n subsist_v by_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o whole_a which_o be_v very_o near_o assert_v a_o hypostatical_a union_n of_o every_o substantial_a part_n other_o who_o embrace_v these_o scholastical_a subtlety_n choose_v rather_o to_o assert_v that_o a_o part_n subsist_v by_o a_o partial_a subsistence_n and_o that_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v compound_v of_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o part_n so_o when_o the_o animadverter_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o person_n do_v not_o subsist_v in_o any_o other_o as_o a_o subject_n of_o dependence_n i_o must_v crave_v his_o pardon_n for_o i_o think_v before_o that_o every_o creature_n have_v subsist_v in_o god_n as_o a_o subject_n on_o who_o we_o depend_v that_o in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v 6._o p._n 75._o lin_v 16._o n._n 6._o if_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o composition_n of_o a_o man_n person_n be_v a_o entire_a person_n itself_o and_o as_o such_o concur_v with_o the_o body_n towards_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o man_n than_o a_o man_n will_v be_v a_o imperfect_a accidental_a and_o not_o a_o perfect_a natural_a compound_n he_o will_v be_v that_o which_o philosophy_n call_v vnum_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la that_o be_v a_o thing_n make_v up_o of_o two_o such_o being_n as_o can_v perfect_o coalesce_v into_o one_o mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la this_o be_v the_o great_a socinian_n objection_n against_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o infinite_a and_o finite_a can_v perfect_o coalesce_v and_o unite_v into_o one_o that_o god_n and_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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