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A66362 Eight sermons dedicated to the Right Honourable His Grace the Lord Duke of Ormond and to the most honourable of ladies, the Dutchess of Ormond her Grace. Most of them preached before his Grace, and the Parliament, in Dublin. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Griffith, Lord Bishop of Ossory. The contents and particulars whereof are set down in the next page. Williams, Gryffith, 1589?-1672. 1664 (1664) Wing W2666; ESTC R221017 305,510 423

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but_o a_o person_n est_fw-la subsistentia_fw-la in_o natura_fw-la divina_fw-la as_o the_o school_n speak_v a_o subsistence_n or_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o person_n subsist_v in_o the_o divine_a nature_n when_o the_o one_o person_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o other_o distinguish_v i_o say_v and_o not_o divide_v because_o there_o be_v no_o division_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o each_o person_n be_v twofold_a internal_a the_o difference_n betwixt_o each_o person_n and_o the_o other_o twofold_a 1._o difference_n internal_a 1._o internal_a and_o 2._o external_n 1._o the_o internal_a difference_n between_o the_o person_n be_v and_o consist_v in_o their_o internal_a operation_n and_o propriety_n whereof_o the_o divine_n say_v that_o opera_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la ad_fw-la intra_fw-la sunt_fw-la divisa_fw-la the_o internal_a operation_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v sever_v and_o divide_v because_o as_o st._n augustine_n say_v hoc_fw-la est_fw-la 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