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ghost_n most_o right_o they_o do_v partake_v of_o the_o same_o essence_n and_o be_v dignify_v with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o godhead_n what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a and_o he_o go_v on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n how_o can_v any_o say_v that_o he_o which_o beget_v do_v not_o differ_v from_o he_o which_o be_v beget_v that_o he_o which_o proceed_v do_v not_o differ_v from_o he_o from_o who_o he_o proceed_v here_o be_v unity_n of_o essence_n and_o trinity_n of_o distinct_a person_n assert_v plain_o i_o shall_v add_v but_o one_o place_n more_o of_o many_o in_o resp._n 17._o add_v ortho._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n in_o one_o indistinct_a essence_n and_o three_o person_n with_o distinction_n of_o their_o person_n or_o subsistence_n tertullian_n lib._n de_fw-la trinitate_fw-la adversus_fw-la proaxnean_n do_v express_v his_o faith_n in_o this_o doctrine_n throughout_o the_o whole_a book_n and_o argue_v it_o strong_o from_o the_o scripture_n cap._n 12._o si_fw-mi te_fw-la adhuc_fw-la numerus_fw-la scandalizat_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la quasi_fw-la non_fw-la connexae_fw-la in_o unitate_fw-la simplici_fw-la interrogo_fw-la quomodo_fw-la unicus_fw-la &_o singularis_fw-la pluraliter_fw-la loquor_fw-la faciamus_fw-la hominem_fw-la ad_fw-la imaginem_fw-la nostram_fw-la adam_n factus_fw-la est_fw-la tanquam_fw-la unus_fw-la ex_fw-la nobis_fw-la quia_fw-la adhunc_fw-la adhaerebat_fw-la illi_fw-la filius_fw-la secundae_fw-la persona_fw-la &_o tertia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la ideo_fw-la pluraliter_fw-la pronunciavit_fw-la faciamus_fw-la nostram_fw-la nobis_fw-la if_o the_o number_n of_o the_o trinity_n do_v offend_v thou_o as_o if_o it_o can_v not_o be_v join_v in_o the_o simple_a unity_n i_o ask_v thou_o how_o thee_o one_o and_o single_a god_n do_v speak_v pluraly_a let_v we_o make_v man_n after_o our_o image_n adam_n be_v become_v like_o one_o of_o we_o because_o the_o son_n the_o second_o person_n and_o the_o spirit_n the_o three_o do_v adhere_v to_o he_o therefore_o he_o speak_v pluraly_a let_v we_o make_v our_o u_fw-mi chap._n 13._o pater_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n deus_fw-la the_o father_n be_v god_n and_o the_o son_n god_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n god_n chap._n 31._o pater_fw-la filius_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n tres_fw-la crediti_fw-la unum_fw-la deum_fw-la sistunt_fw-la the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n the_o three_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v in_o bold_a forth_o but_o one_o god_n theophilus_n lib._n 1._o com_n in_o evang_v do_v acknowledge_v the_o trinity_n margarita_n pretiosa_fw-la est_fw-la sancta_fw-la trinitas_fw-la quae_fw-la dividi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nam_fw-la in_o unitate_fw-la consistit_fw-la the_o holy_a trinity_n be_v a_o precious_a jewel_n which_o can_v be_v divide_v because_o it_o consist_v in_o unity_n origen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o preaemio_fw-la and_o cap._n 2._o i_o be_o inform_v by_o a_o 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