second_o substance_n so_o say_v thomas_n aquinas_n in_o his_o own_o quotation_n 272._o anim._n p._n 272._o hoc_fw-la nomen_fw-la hypostasis_fw-la apud_fw-la graecos_n significat_fw-la tantum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la particularem_fw-la quoe_fw-la est_fw-la substantia_fw-la prima_fw-la sed_fw-la latini_n utuntur_fw-la nomine_fw-la substantioe_fw-la tam_fw-la pro_fw-la primâ_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la secundà _fw-la 13._o p._n 249._o lin_v 24._o n._n 13._o the_o word_n subsistentia_fw-la be_v by_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o barbarous_a and_o not_o in_o use_n st._n augustin_n manifest_o derive_v substantia_fw-la from_o subsistere_fw-la 4._o st._n august_n lib._n 7._o de_fw-fr tr._n cap._n 4._o and_o in_o that_o sense_n translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o argue_v against_o the_o plurality_n of_o the_o phrase_n nam_fw-la si_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la deo_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la subsistere_fw-la ita_fw-la non_fw-la erant_fw-la dicendoe_v tres_fw-fr substantioe_n ut_fw-la 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absurdity_n which_o be_v his_o objection_n against_o the_o phrase_n of_o three_o hypostasis_n and_o also_o three_o person_n that_o they_o signify_v absolute_o 6._o ibid._n cap._n 6._o yet_o the_o animadverter_n have_v the_o confidence_n to_o quote_v st._n augustin_n p._n 267._o as_o state_v the_o divine_a personality_n upon_o relation_n for_o sound_v personality_n in_o and_o upon_o something_o relative_a nor_n on_o the_o other_o side_n 14._o p._n 249._o lin_v 29._o n._n 14._o will_v the_o greek_n acquiesce_v in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o admit_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o fear_n of_o fall_v thereby_o into_o the_o contrary_a error_n of_o sabellius_n i_o doubt_v not_o that_o the_o sabellian_n heresy_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o greek_n be_v not_o content_a with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o do_v not_o refuse_v to_o admit_v of_o the_o phrase_n but_o think_v it_o alone_o insufficient_a but_o require_v afterward_o either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o addition_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o vide_fw-la pet._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr trin._n cap._n 2._o s._n 9_o n._n 15._o i._o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o sabellianism_n the_o first_o be_v the_o most_o common_a the_o confound_a the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n which_o be_v otherwise_o call_v the_o patri-passian_a heresy_n which_o assert_n that_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v only_o three_o name_n or_o three_o office_n of_o one_o person_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o father_n suffer_v this_o be_v proper_o the_o heresy_n of_o noetus_n and_o not_o of_o sabellius_n sabellius_n 5._o petau._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr trin._n cap._n 6._o s._n 5._o say_v epiphanius_n express_o deny_v the_o father_n to_o suffer_v however_o the_o latin_a father_n scarce_o know_v any_o other_o species_n of_o sabellianism_n which_o with_o submission_n i_o conceive_v to_o 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