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the_o temple_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 3.16_o he_o be_v eternal_a heb._n 9.7_o omniscient_a 1_o cor._n 2.10_o omnipresent_v psal_n 139.7_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v represent_v as_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o power_n the_o host_n of_o heaven_n psal_n 33.6_o man_z the_o principal_a work_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o earth_n job_n 33.4_o the_o fish_n in_o the_o sea_n psal_n 104.3_o be_v all_o of_o his_o formation_n before_o there_o be_v any_o wind_n meabat_fw-la immeasusque_fw-la deus_fw-la super_fw-la aequora_fw-la vasia_fw-la meabat_fw-la which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o firmament_n a_o work_n of_o the_o second_o day_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o move_v upon_o the_o water_n the_o chaos_n by_o his_o incubation_n be_v digest_v into_o order_n and_o bring_v to_o a_o state_n of_o maturation_n certain_o god_n who_o compose_v the_o scripture_n and_o declare_v in_o it_o that_o he_o will_v not_o give_v his_o glory_n to_o another_o will_v never_o have_v assign_v his_o name_n 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of_o it_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o christian_n before_o constantine_n may_v be_v very_o well_o know_v by_o athanasuis_n 2._o orat._n 1.121_o ad_fw-la serapio_n tom_fw-mi 1._o p._n 366._o de_fw-fr spi._n sanâ—â—o_n apol._n 2._o who_o want_v no_o opportunity_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o their_o write_n he_o express_o assert_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o establish_v by_o the_o nicene_n synod_n but_o what_o be_v agreeable_a to_o they_o s._n basil_n cite_v several_a authority_n of_o the_o first_o century_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o those_o write_n which_o be_v come_v to_o our_o hand_n there_o be_v many_o evident_a expression_n of_o this_o doctrine_n justin_n martyr_n speak_v of_o the_o father_n of_o righteousness_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o and_o the_o son_n come_v from_o he_o and_o the_o prophetic_a spirit_n we_o receive_v and_o adore_v athenagoras_n in_o vindication_n of_o the_o christian_n who_o the_o heathen_n account_v atheist_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n who_o will_v not_o admire_v to_o hear_v they_o call_v atheist_n who_o own_o god_n the_o father_n god_n the_o son_n god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n end_v his_o paedagogus_fw-la with_o very_o lively_a expression_n of_o this_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o the_o only_a father_n son_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n all_o in_o one_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v testimony_n of_o the_o same_o importance_n in_o tertullian_n cyprian_n lactantius_n all_o these_o with_o many_o other_o agree_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v three_o which_o participate_v of_o the_o deity_n and_o that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o rest_n from_o whence_o it_o inevitable_o follow_v that_o they_o must_v be_v personal_o distinct_a the_o fountain_n and_o the_o stream_n be_v always_o different_a one_o from_o the_o other_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n speak_v in_o the_o 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the_o obscure_a by_o that_o which_o be_v clear_a the_o jew_n have_v not_o be_v without_o some_o knowledge_n of_o this_o mystery_n 397._o pugio_fw-la fidei_fw-la p._n 397._o raimundus_n martini_n say_v that_o he_o scarce_o ever_o confer_v with_o any_o of_o they_o who_o be_v in_o any_o estimation_n for_o wisdom_n who_o will_v not_o grant_v that_o god_n be_v trinus_fw-la &_o vnus_fw-la they_o have_v a_o tradition_n that_o when_o the_o benediction_n num._n 6.26_o be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o priest_n he_o use_v when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o word_n jehova_n to_o lift_v three_o finger_n high_a than_o the_o rest_n to_o denote_v the_o trinity_n it_o be_v their_o manner_n to_o call_v the_o father_n son_n 400._o voisin_n in_o pug._n fidei_fw-la p._n 400._o and_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d subsistence_n and_o to_o assert_v the_o unity_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o infinite_a god_n those_o word_n the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v one_o god_n be_v in_o zohar_n apply_v to_o the_o trinity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v interpret_v the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v with_o a_o great_a letter_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n to_o denote_v their_o unity_n the_o hebrew_n scholiast_n say_v that_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n three_o time_n psal_n 50.1_o 2._o be_v to_o denote_v the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o create_v the_o world_n these_o be_v style_v inward_a person_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o all_o the_o name_n of_o god_n have_v a_o plural_a termination_n 400._o voisin_n p._n 406._o p._n 400._o except_o jehova_n his_o essential_a name_n to_o import_v the_o plurality_n of_o person_n and_o unity_n of_o essence_n it_o be_v a_o say_n among_o the_o cabalist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o father_n be_v god_n the_o son_n be_v god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v god_n three_o in_o one_o and_o one_o in_o three_o by_o the_o abbreviature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o father_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n they_o say_v they_o be_v put_v together_o to_o express_v their_o unity_n and_o that_o the_o three_o letter_n do_v signify_v the_o three_o hypostasis_n in_o one_o essence_n though_o this_o doctrine_n be_v very_o much_o disguise_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o heathen_n yet_o there_o be_v so_o much_o of_o it_o leave_v unmask_v as_o it_o may_v be_v plain_o discern_v they_o be_v not_o total_o stranger_n to_o it_o the_o chief_a god_n among_o the_o persian_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d threefold_a with_o relation_n to_o this_o sacred_a mystery_n the_o first_o hypostasis_fw-la they_o call_v oramasâ—les_n the_o second_o mithras_n the_o three_o arimanes_n plato_n likewise_o mention_n three_o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 5._o l._n 1._o l._n 3._o c._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o by_o plotinus_n be_v represent_v as_o the_o three_o hypostasis_n which_o be_v principle_n or_o first_o cause_n in_o the_o universe_n when_o thulis_n king_n of_o egypt_n go_v to_o the_o oracle_n of_o serapis_n to_o inquire_v 〈◊〉_d saidas_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o before_o he_o can_v do_v such_o exploit_n as_o he_o have_v do_v and_o who_o will_v be_v after_o he_o the_o answer_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d first_o god_n after_o he_o the_o word_n and_o then_o the_o spirit_n concur_v with_o both_o 130._o bâ—rnier's_n mâ—moirs_fw-fr â—â—m_fw-la 3._o p._n 130._o the_o indian_n own_o three_o in_o the_o deity_n know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o brahma_n bischen_n and_o mehaâ—denâ—_n dervis_fw-la â—rsielebi_fw-la a_o mahometan_a acknowledge_v to_o a_o christian_a who_o be_v dispute_v with_o he_o about_o religion_n that_o at_o the_o commencement_n of_o all_o their_o negotiation_n 130._o epito_n
be_v usual_o more_o violent_a than_o that_o which_o arise_v from_o a_o diversity_n in_o civil_a the_o pretence_n of_o a_o sacred_a institution_n communicate_v a_o edge_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o those_o who_o be_v concern_v for_o they_o they_o be_v easy_o induce_v to_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o that_o their_o zeal_n for_o they_o will_v render_v the_o divine_a power_n propitious_a to_o they_o this_o consideration_n push_v they_o forward_o and_o make_v they_o as_o fierce_a as_o the_o poet_n represent_v the_o combite_n to_o be_v against_o the_o tentyrite_n a_o old_a grudge_n to_o immortal_a hatred_n turn_v 15._o juv._n sat._n 15._o betwixt_o the_o tentyrite_n and_o combite_n burn_v a_o wound_n in_o those_o adjacent_a town_n past_o cure_n because_o that_o neither_o people_n can_v endure_v their_o neighbour_n deity_n or_o will_v have_v more_o hold_v to_o be_v god_n than_o they_o themselves_o adore_v such_o heat_n be_v frequent_o 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