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as_o it_o be_v for_o refuge_n out_o of_o that_o solution_n into_o this_o which_o be_v as_o absurd_a as_o the_o other_o for_o as_o sure_a as_o god_n be_v he_o be_v a_o be_v simple_a and_o uncompounded_a neither_o be_v there_o any_o possible_a way_n to_o be_v conceive_v wherein_o this_o notion_n may_v be_v render_v intelligible_a unless_o it_o be_v by_o conceive_v god_n to_o be_v as_o he_o be_v a_o infinite_a and_o omnipresent_v extension_n endue_v with_o all_o possible_a blessedness_n and_o perfection_n one_o part_n of_o which_o space_n shall_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o father_n another_z as_o the_o son_n and_o another_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o bate_v the_o blasphemy_n and_o impiety_n of_o it_o how_o foolish_a and_o how_o childish_o absurd_a it_o be_v i_o leave_v to_o any_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n and_o common_a understanding_n to_o consider_v so_o that_o this_o way_n of_o remove_v the_o difficulty_n be_v every_o whit_n as_o ineffectual_a and_o to_o as_o little_a 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say_v that_o athanasin_n do_v sometime_o look_v upon_o the_o trinity_n as_o upon_o the_o constituent_a and_o concurrent_a part_n by_o which_o the_o whole_a be_v make_v up_o according_o whereunto_o say_v he_o athanasius_n conclude_v that_o these_o three_o divine_a hypostasis_n have_v not_o a_o consent_n of_o will_n only_o but_o essential_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o will._n but_o by_o his_o good_a favour_n this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o consequence_n that_o it_o be_v more_o natural_o invert_v quite_o the_o contrary_a way_n for_o if_o they_o have_v one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o will_n which_o will_v it_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v that_o it_o can_v be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n then_o be_v it_o plain_a that_o that_o substance_n in_o which_o this_o will_n reside_v must_v likewise_o of_o necessity_n be_v
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first_o be_v this_o ancorat_n p._n 120._o ed._n petau._n where_o he_o condemn_v and_o censure_v the_o impiety_n of_o the_o arian_n in_o these_o remarkable_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o arian_n be_v of_o all_o other_o heretic_n the_o most_o wicked_a and_o profane_a who_o have_v dare_v to_o divide_v and_o alienate_v the_o son_n from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n not_o vouchsafe_v to_o make_v he_o equal_a in_o glory_n with_o the_o father_n nor_o allow_v that_o he_o be_v beget_v of_o the_o father_n substance_n from_o which_o word_n which_o be_v without_o question_n speak_v by_o epiphanius_n agreeable_o as_o he_o think_v to_o the_o catholic_a doctrine_n of_o nice_a there_o be_v two_o thing_n especial_o to_o be_v observe_v first_o that_o he_o condemn_v the_o arian_n for_o divide_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o son_n from_o that_o of_o the_o father_n which_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o all_o man_n do_v who_o be_v not_o friend_n to_o the_o numerical_a essence_n at_o the_o same_o time_n co-existing_a in_o the_o three_o person_n and_o here_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o he_o make_v use_v of_o two_o several_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o first_o of_o which_o a_o numerical_a and_o by_o the_o second_o a_o specifical_a or_o generical_a difference_n be_v manifest_o to_o be_v understand_v this_o be_v the_o most_o easy_a and_o natural_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o without_o this_o one_o of_o they_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v altogether_o superfluous_a and_o redundant_fw-la beside_o that_o though_o the_o latter_a include_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o first_o yet_o the_o first_o will_n by_o no_o mean_n comprehend_v and_o take_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o latter_a so_o that_o the_o arian_n be_v here_o condemn_v for_o two_o thing_n first_o for_o make_v the_o son_n a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n and_o second_o for_o make_v 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