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nothing_o absurd_a or_o incongruous_a in_o it_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o father_n be_v god_n the_o son_n god_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n god_n and_o yet_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o divinity_n or_o godhead_n not_o three_o god_n for_o though_o this_o sound_n as_o harsh_a as_o to_o own_o that_o peter_n be_v a_o man_n and_o james_n a_o man_n and_o john_n a_o man_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o three_o man_n but_o one_o man_n which_o custom_n have_v make_v very_o absurd_a and_o contradictious_a to_o say_v which_o be_v the_o objection_n he_o be_v to_o answer_v yet_o he_o observe_v that_o according_a to_o strict_a propriety_n of_o speak_v this_o be_v no_o absurdity_n to_o say_v there_o be_v not_o three_o man_n but_o one_o man_n nay_o that_o it_o be_v a_o abuse_n of_o speech_n to_o say_v otherwise_o because_o man_n be_v the_o name_n of_o nature_n not_o of_o a_o person_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v but_o one_o man_n as_o there_o be_v but_o one_o human_a nature_n in_o all_o those_o who_o partake_v of_o it_o for_o human_a nature_n be_v but_o one_o whole_a and_o indivisible_a in_o all_o and_o therefore_o can_v distinguish_v one_o person_n from_o another_o and_o therefore_o not_o be_v a_o name_n of_o number_n but_o what_o make_v st._n gregory_n dispute_v thus_o nice_o about_o the_o use_n of_o word_n and_o oppose_v the_o common_a and_o ordinary_a form_n of_o speech_n do_v he_o in_o good_a earnest_n believe_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o man_n in_o the_o world_n no_o no_o he_o acknowledge_v as_o many_o man_n as_o we_o do_v a_o great_a multitude_n who_o have_v the_o same_o human_a nature_n and_o that_o every_o one_o who_o have_v a_o human_a nature_n be_v a_o individual_a man_n distinguish_v and_o divide_v from_o all_o other_o individual_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n what_o make_v he_o so_o zealous_a then_o against_o say_v that_o peter_n james_n and_o john_n be_v three_o man_n only_o this_o that_o lie_n say_v man_n be_v the_o name_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o to_o say_v there_o be_v three_o man_n be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o say_v there_o be_v three_o human_a nature_n of_o a_o different_a kind_n for_o if_o there_o be_v three_o human_a nature_n they_o must_v differ_v from_o each_o other_o or_o they_o can_v be_v three_o and_o so_o you_o deny_v peter_n james_n and_o john_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o must_v say_v that_o though_o the_o father_n be_v god_n the_o son_n god_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n god_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o three_o god_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o godhead_n and_o divinity_n lest_o we_o destroy_v their_o homoousiotes_n or_o the_o sameness_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o introduce_v three_o god_n of_o a_o different_a nature_n like_o the_o pagan_a polytheism_n which_o be_v the_o first_o reason_n he_o give_v why_o we_o do_v not_o say_v there_o be_v three_o god_n to_o avoid_v the_o suspicion_n of_o polytheism_n 448._o in_o number_v and_o multiply_v god_n as_o the_o heathen_n do_v which_o he_o say_v be_v a_o sufficient_a answer_n for_o ignorant_a and_o unskilful_a people_n but_o to_o say_v this_o in_o gross_a will_v not_o satisfy_v more_o inquisitive_a man_n and_o therefore_o he_o assign_v the_o reason_n for_o it_o that_o individual_n in_o strict_a propriety_n of_o speech_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v number_v by_o the_o name_n of_o their_o nature_n because_o that_o argue_v a_o diversity_n in_o their_o nature_n to_o say_v three_o man_n be_v to_o say_v there_o be_v three_o different_a humanity_n whereas_o humanity_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o all_o and_o as_o man_n be_v not_o distinguish_v so_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v number_v by_o the_o name_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o this_o be_v all_o his_o meaning_n appear_v from_o the_o reason_n he_o give_v why_o this_o improper_a way_n of_o speak_v may_v be_v tolerate_v without_o any_o inconvenience_n when_o we_o speak_v of_o man_n that_o we_o may_v say_v there_o be_v three_o man_n but_o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o apply_v this_o to_o the_o divinity_n and_o say_v there_o be_v three_o god_n because_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n 458._o by_o this_o form_n of_o speech_n that_o that_o there_o be_v three_o or_o more_o man_n that_o any_o one_o shall_v be_v betray_v into_o that_o conceit_n that_o we_o mean_v a_o multitude_n of_o humanity_n or_o many_o different_a human_a nature_n but_o there_o be_v danger_n lest_o our_o name_v more_o god_n or_o say_v that_o there_o be_v three_o god_n man_n shall_v imagine_v that_o there_o be_v divers_a and_o different_a nature_n in_o the_o divinity_n that_o be_v that_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n be_v not_o all_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n here_o st._n gregory_n lay_v his_o foundation_n that_o we_o must_v not_o say_v there_o be_v three_o god_n because_o there_o be_v but_o one_o divinity_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o same_o nature_n whereas_o god_n be_v the_o name_n of_o nature_n to_o say_v there_o be_v three_o god_n be_v to_o say_v there_o be_v three_o different_a divinity_n or_o divine_a nature_n which_o destroy_v the_o homoousiotes_n of_o the_o godhead_n which_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o his_o argument_n against_o use_v the_o name_n of_o nature_n plural_o to_o say_v there_o be_v three_o man_n or_o three_o go_n trin._n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o plain_a than_o this_o in_o the_o dialogue_n of_o maximus_n who_o all_o along_o explain_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o one_o divinity_n and_o the_o one_o humanity_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o sameness_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o nature_n though_o it_o subsist_v in_o several_a person_n or_o individual_n now_o indeed_o have_v they_o go_v no_o far_a in_o explain_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n than_o this_o specific_a unity_n and_o identity_n of_o nature_n there_o have_v be_v some_o reason_n to_o quarrel_v with_o they_o but_o they_o do_v not_o stop_v here_o but_o proceed_v to_o show_v how_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sameness_n of_o nature_n in_o all_o three_o person_n of_o the_o ever_o bless_a trinity_n prove_v a_o true_a numerical_a and_o essential_a unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n which_o it_o do_v not_o and_o can_v do_v in_o create_v nature_n without_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a there_o can_v be_v no_o essential_a unity_n unless_o we_o will_v allow_v of_o a_o composition_n of_o different_a nature_n in_o the_o godhead_n where_o the_o nature_n be_v the_o same_o it_o may_v be_v one_o not_o only_o by_o a_o logical_a but_o by_o a_o real_a and_o essential_a unity_n gregory_n nyssen_n
have_v two_o way_n of_o do_v this_o 1._o he_o observe_v that_o the_o name_n god_n and_o so_o those_o other_o name_n which_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o divinity_n do_v not_o so_o proper_o signify_v the_o divine_a nature_n as_o declare_v something_o relate_v to_o it_o for_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 451._o that_o which_o have_v no_o name_n and_o which_o no_o word_n can_v express_v and_o signify_v as_o the_o scripture_n teach_v but_o the_o name_n give_v to_o god_n only_o teach_v we_o either_o what_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o attribute_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o what_o we_o ought_v but_o not_o what_o the_o divine_a nature_n itself_o be_v this_o be_v a_o fair_a introduction_n such_o as_o become_v a_o wise_a man_n who_o consider_v how_o unknown_a the_o essence_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v to_o we_o much_o more_o the_o substance_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n and_o how_o it_o confound_v our_o mind_n when_o we_o talk_v of_o the_o numerical_a unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n to_o have_v the_o least_o conception_n or_o thought_n about_o the_o distinction_n and_o union_n of_o nature_n and_o essence_n and_o therefore_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o inspector_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v it_o be_v a_o name_n of_o energy_n operation_n and_o power_n and_o if_o this_o virtue_n energy_n operation_n be_v the_o very_a same_o in_o all_o the_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n than_o they_o be_v but_o one_o god_n 453._o but_o one_o power_n and_o energy_n and_o thus_o he_o prove_v it_o be_v and_o that_o not_o as_o it_o be_v among_o man_n who_o have_v the_o same_o power_n and_o skill_n do_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n profess_v the_o same_o art_n be_v philosopher_n or_o orator_n alike_o and_o yet_o be_v not_o all_o one_o philosopher_n or_o one_o orator_n because_o though_o they_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n yet_o they_o act_v apart_o every_o one_o by_o himself_o and_o have_v no_o communion_n nor_o share_n in_o what_o each_o other_o do_v but_o their_o operation_n be_v proper_a to_o themselves_o alone_o but_o in_o the_o divine_a nature_n it_o be_v not_o so_o the_o father_n do_v nothing_o by_o himself_o nor_o the_o son_n by_o himself_o nor_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o himself_o but_o the_o whole_a energy_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o deity_n relate_v to_o creature_n begin_v with_o the_o father_n pass_v to_o the_o son_n and_o from_o father_n and_o son_n to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o holy_a trinity_n do_v not_o act_v any_o thing_n separately_z there_o be_v not_o three_o distinct_a operation_n as_o there_o be_v three_o person_n 457._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o one_o motion_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o good_a will_n which_o pass_v through_o the_o whole_a trinity_n from_o father_n to_o son_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o this_o be_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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