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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o scripture_n though_o frequent_o in_o the_o father_n suppose_v then_o we_o take_v this_o term_n three_o hypostasis_n to_o fix_v the_o sense_n of_o that_o text_n there_o be_v three_o that_o bear_v witness_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n be_v there_o now_o no_o more_o homonymy_n of_o it_o that_o yet_o we_o have_v see_v yes_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v budaeus_fw-la be_v almost_o the_o same_o as_o existence_n and_o evil_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o both_o which_o he_o give_v good_a authority_n again_o nicephorus_n callistus_n tell_v we_o the_o word_n be_v scarce_o in_o use_n among_o the_o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hist_o lib._n 10._o cap._n 15._o in_o sentent_fw-fr lib._n 1._o dist_n 23._o ancient_n in_o any_o certain_a signification_n but_o the_o modern_n have_v frequent_o use_v it_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la totam_fw-la secularium_fw-la scholam_fw-la be_v the_o same_o say_v estius_n now_o all_o the_o world_n know_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d although_o use_v ordinary_o by_o aristotle_n for_o his_o predicament_n of_o substance_n yet_o more_o proper_o signify_v essence_n or_o nature_n three_o hypostasis_n then_o may_v be_v interpret_v three_o essence_n or_o nature_n and_o under_o this_o term_n may_v tritheism_n itself_o in_o its_o worse_a sense_n lurk_v nor_o be_v there_o want_v those_o who_o tell_v we_o this_o very_a term_n lead_v philoponus_n into_o his_o heresy_n further_o bellarmine_n will_v have_v it_o that_o hypostasis_fw-la proper_o signify_v substantiam_fw-la primam_fw-la which_o christo_n in_o controu._n de_fw-fr christo_n be_v not_o necessary_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o person_n but_o may_v be_v any_o mean_a animate_v or_o even_o a_o inanimate_a individual_a i_o can_v add_v yet_o two_o or_o three_o supr_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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