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but_o have_v he_o banish_v whereupon_o isidore_n apply_v himself_o to_o he_o in_o expression_n of_o the_o great_a admiration_n of_o his_o integrity_n and_o do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o call_v he_o by_o a_o title_n good_a enough_o worth_n what_o compe'lation_n shall_v i_o use_v that_o may_v be_v suitable_a to_o so_o great_a worth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whoever_o be_v the_o least_o acquaint_v with_o the_o spirit_n and_o temper_n of_o isidore_n will_v hardly_o suspect_v he_o of_o flattery_n but_o that_o he_o be_v the_o real_a convert_n of_o this_o great_a bishop_n and_o by_o these_o commendation_n of_o he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v honourable_a amends_o and_o to_o wash_v off_o the_o dirt_n he_o have_v before_o rash_o cast_v upon_o his_o name_n if_o i_o shall_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o gather_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n and_o to_o set_v down_o the_o glorious_a testimonial_n they_o give_v of_o cyril_n i_o believe_v few_o saint_n can_v show_v great_a evidence_n of_o their_o 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but_o one_o son_n but_o how_o one_o in_o dignity_n and_o title_n only_o as_o we_o have_v show_v before_o but_o that_o unity_n be_v of_o person_n i._n e._n real_o distinct_a according_a to_o his_o notion_n take_v person_n proper_o for_o a_o intelligent_a subsistence_n and_o not_o for_o a_o notional_a unity_n of_o two_o thing_n real_o distinct_a in_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o same_o common_a name_n or_o title_n which_o be_v real_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o nestorius_n and_o mr._n b._n be_v so_o confident_a of_o this_o notion_n of_o he_o as_o to_o conclude_v with_o his_o defiance_n to_o all_o gainsayers_a this_o be_v true_a whatsoever_o faction_n shall_v say_v against_o it_o if_o it_o be_v a_o faction_n that_o speak_v against_o this_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o mighty_a strong_a and_o general_a faction_n and_o be_v never_o oppose_v by_o any_o person_n before_o mr._n b._n for_o then_o all_o side_n grant_v they_o disagree_v one_o from_o the_o other_o and_o succeed_a age_n 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