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dicto_fw-la secundùm_fw-la quid_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la for_o so_o it_o be_v to_o conclude_v that_o three_o person_n be_v three_o distinct_a god_n since_o the_o difference_n of_o person_n be_v only_o from_o a_o diverse_a respect_n between_o they_o but_o three_o god_n import_v three_o absolute_o distinct_a nature_n or_o substance_n and_o whereas_o we_o say_v that_o the_o three_o person_n be_v all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o infinite_a yet_o it_o be_v but_o from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o numerical_a nature_n common_a to_o they_o all_o that_o they_o be_v so_o the_o ternary_a number_n all_o the_o while_n not_o belong_v to_o their_o infinity_o but_o only_o to_o their_o personality_n the_o case_n therefore_o between_o a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n and_o a_o person_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n the_o same_o forasmuch_o as_o person_n here_o import_v only_o a_o relation_n or_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o nature_n it_o belong_v to_o and_o therefore_o a_o multiplication_n of_o person_n of_o itself_o import_v only_o a_o multiplication_n of_o such_o modes_n or_o relation_n without_o any_o necessary_a multiplication_n of_o the_o nature_n itself_o to_o which_o they_o adhere_v forasmuch_o as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nature_n may_v sustain_v several_a distinct_a relation_n or_o modes_n of_o subsistence_n but_o now_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v not_o a_o relation_n or_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n but_o it_o be_v a_o absolute_a be_v nature_n or_o substance_n and_o consequent_o can_v be_v multiply_v without_o a_o multiplication_n of_o it_o into_o so_o many_o numerical_a absolute_a being_n nature_n or_o substance_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o to_o be_v multiply_v but_o itself_o so_o that_o three_o mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v three_o absolute_a being_n nature_n or_o substance_n and_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n or_o spirit_n are_z according_o three_o distinct_a infinite_a absolute_a being_n nature_n or_o substance_n that_o be_v in_o other_o word_n they_o be_v three_o god_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v prove_v and_o let_v this_o author_n ward_v off_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o as_o he_o be_v able_a argument_n ii_o my_o second_o argument_n against_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v three_o distinct_a infinite_a mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v this_o three_o distinct_a mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v three_o distinct_a substance_n but_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v not_o three_o distinct_a substance_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o three_o distinct_a mind_n or_o spirit_n the_o major_a proposition_n be_v prove_v from_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n that_o it_o be_v substantia_fw-la incorporea_fw-la intelligens_fw-la a_o intelligent_a incorporeal_a or_o immaterial_a substance_n and_o therefore_o three_o distinct_a mind_n or_o spirit_n must_v be_v three_o such_o distinct_a substance_n and_o beside_o if_o a_o mind_n or_o spirit_n be_v not_o a_o substance_n what_o can_v it_o be_v else_o if_o it_o be_v any_o thing_n it_o must_v be_v either_o a_o accident_n or_o mode_n of_o be_v but_o not_o a_o accident_n since_o no_o accident_n can_v be_v in_o god_n nor_o yet_o a_o mode_n of_o be_v since_o a_o spirit_n not_o design_v to_o concur_v as_o a_o part_n towards_o any_o compound_v be_v a_o absolute_a entire_a complete_a be_v of_o itself_o and_o have_v its_o proper_a mode_n of_o subsistence_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v a_o mode_n itself_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o a_o spirit_n be_v and_o must_v be_v a_o substance_n and_o can_v be_v nothing_o else_o as_o for_o the_o minor_a viz._n that_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v not_o three_o distinct_a substance_n this_o be_v evident_a both_o from_o authority_n and_o from_o reason_n and_o first_o for_o authority_n tertullian_n against_o praxeas_n affirm_v semper_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la una_fw-la substantia_fw-la and_o st._n jerom_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o damasus_n quis_fw-la ore_fw-la sacrilego_fw-la tres_fw-la substantias_fw-la praedicabit_fw-la and_o st._n austin_n in_o his_o 5_o book_n de_fw-fr trinitate_fw-la chap._n 9_o and_o in_o book_n 7._o chap._n 4._o and_o ruffinus_n in_o the_o one_a book_n of_o his_o history_n chap._n 29._o all_o affirm_v one_o substance_n in_o god_n and_o deny_v three_o and_o yet_o the_o same_o writer_n unanimous_o hold_v three_o person_n which_o show_v that_o they_o do_v not_o account_v these_o three_o person_n three_o substance_n and_o anselmus_fw-la in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr incarnatione_fw-la chap._n 3._o say_v that_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v two_o being_n provide_v that_o by_o being_n we_o understand_v relation_n not_o substance_n and_o bellarmine_n a_o writer_n orthodox_n enough_o in_o these_o point_n and_o of_o unquestionable_a learning_n otherwise_o in_o his_o second_o tome_n page_n 348._o about_o 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