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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o the_o one_o the_o father_n have_v his_o existence_n without_o be_v beget_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d another_o the_o son_n by_o be_v beget_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o have_v proceed_v here_o it_o befall_v we_o to_o behold_v difference_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o thing_n that_o import_v difference_n there_o must_v be_v a_o sense_n therefore_o wherein_o he_o understand_v this_o essence_n to_o be_v most_o true_o one_o and_o a_o sense_n wherein_o he_o also_o understand_v it_o to_o have_v its_o difference_n and_o those_o too_o not_o unimportant_a one_o as_o be_v unbegotten_a and_o be_v beget_v signify_v no_o light_a difference_n and_o in_o what_o latitude_n of_o sense_n he_o understand_v the_o oneness_n of_o essence_n whereof_o he_o have_v before_o speak_v may_v be_v see_v in_o his_o follow_a explication_n when_o what_o he_o say_v he_o will_v have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o 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