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scribe_n be_v instruct_v the_o word_n be_v quicken_v the_o church_n sanctify_v the_o hardness_n of_o heart_n supple_v the_o weakness_n of_o faith_n cherish_v the_o darkness_n of_o the_o soul_n enlighten_v and_o the_o mist_n of_o discomfort_n disperse_v so_o that_o by_o his_o presence_n darkness_n be_v expel_v and_o by_o his_o favour_n soul_n from_o death_n and_o hell_n be_v deliver_v chap._n iu._n of_o the_o trinity_n in_o unity_n god_n be_v so_o wonderful_a say_v saint_n gregory_n ut_fw-la semper_fw-la debet_fw-la confiderari_fw-la per_fw-la studium_fw-la 22._o how_o comprehensible_a be_v our_o god_n greg._n in_o quadam_fw-la homiâ—a_fw-la esa_n 6._o ambrose_n de_fw-fr spirit_n sanct_a l._n 3_o c_o 22._o sed_fw-la nunquam_fw-la discuti_fw-la per_fw-la intellectum_fw-la that_o he_o ought_v always_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o admire_v in_o our_o thought_n but_o never_o pry_v into_o by_o our_o understanding_n for_o as_o saint_n ambrose_n speak_v of_o the_o seraphim_n which_o esayas_n see_v both_o stand_n and_o fly_v say_v si_fw-la volabant_fw-la seraphim_n quomodo_fw-la stabant_fw-la si_fw-la stabant_fw-la quomodo_fw-la volabant_fw-la if_o they_o do_v fly_v how_o can_v they_o stand_v and_o if_o they_o stand_v how_o do_v they_o fly_v sure_o
naribus_fw-la ejus_fw-la rest_v not_o in_o man_n who_o spirit_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n and_o therefore_o lest_o the_o like_a may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v in_o these_o divine_a person_n we_o find_v power_n ascribe_v to_o the_o father_n jul._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justia_n martyr_n in_o expos_n fideâ—_n cy_n il_fw-fr l._n 8_o cont_n jul._n wisdom_n unto_o the_o son_n and_o goodness_n unto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n whereas_o indeed_o each_o one_o of_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n as_o the_o other_o be_v so_o we_o say_v with_o justin_n martyr_n according_a as_o god_n have_v reveal_v himself_o unto_o we_o both_o in_o his_o word_n &_o his_o work_n that_o the_o unity_n be_v understand_v in_o the_o trinity_n &_o the_o trinity_n be_v acknowledge_v in_o the_o unity_n moreover_o s._n cyril_n say_v that_o the_o philosopher_n have_v affirm_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n to_o be_v distinguish_v into_o three_o subsistence_n and_o sometime_o to_o have_v deliver_v the_o very_a name_n of_o trinity_n and_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n 12_o galaâ—in_n de_fw-fr be_v can_v fide_fw-la l._n v._o 2._o c._n 11._o &_o 12_o as_o galatinus_n say_v have_v observe_v this_o mystery_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o god_n that_o there_o be_v three_o in_o one_o &_o but_o one_o in_o three_o 20._o vide._n n._n n_o n_z celium_fw-la iâ—_n pâ—â—â—mio_fw-la p_o 20._o and_o so_o hermes_n trismegistus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v one_o divinity_n or_o deity_n in_o the_o trinity_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o intellectual_a light_n before_o the_o intellectual_a light_n light_n a_o mind_n full_a of_o light_n and_o there_o be_v always_o a_o enlighten_v mind_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o the_o unity_n of_o these_o and_o the_o spirit_n which_o contain_v all_o thing_n beside_o this_o there_o be_v no_o god_n nor_o angel_n nor_o any_o other_o substance_n because_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o father_n and_o god_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v under_o he_o and_o in_o he_o vindicarunt_fw-la verbum_fw-la ejus_fw-la â—â—â—sectam_fw-la â—â—sum_fw-la insâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d natura_fw-la &_o aqua_fw-la secunda_fw-la prolificam_fw-la fecit_fw-la aquam_fw-la quae_fw-la verba_fw-la quia_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o eye_n quaedam_fw-la carminum_fw-la vestigia_fw-la deinde_fw-la restituta_fw-la qui_fw-la dam_n orpheo_n vindicarunt_fw-la for_o his_o perfect_a word_n exist_v and_o be_v fruitful_a and_o a_o worker_n or_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n fall_v in_o a_o fruitful_a nature_n have_v plentiful_o produce_v all_o thing_n and_o then_o have_v say_v these_o thing_n he_o pray_v unto_o this_o god_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o heaven_n the_o most_o excellent_a work_n of_o the_o great_a god_n i_o do_v adjure_v thou_o and_o i_o do_v adjure_v thou_o the_o voice_n and_o speech_n of_o the_o father_n which_o he_o first_o utter_v and_o speak_v when_o he_o establish_v all_o the_o world_n and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o by_o thou_o only_o beget_v word_n and_o the_o father_n which_o contain_v or_o uphold_v all_o thing_n be_v thou_o favourable_a and_o merciful_a unto_o i_o there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o he_o will_v wonder_v to_o see_v in_o this_o author_n the_o very_a word_n of_o saint_n john_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o his_o book_n be_v translate_v by_o the_o platonist_n a_o long_a time_n before_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o we_o find_v say_n of_o his_o in_o diverse_a place_n which_o be_v not_o write_v in_o his_o poemander_n consider_v that_o he_o write_v six_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o five_o and_o twenty_o volume_n that_o be_v to_o say_v roll_n of_o paper_n mystery_n jambilicus_n in_o his_o 39_o chap._n of_o mystery_n as_o jambilicus_n report_v this_o hermes_n or_o mercurius_n surname_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o great_a philosopher_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o most_o prudent_a prince_n of_o egypt_n he_o flourish_v before_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n and_o be_v call_v ter_n maximus_n thrice_o great_a because_o he_o write_v of_o the_o trinity_n yea_o saint_n augustine_n affirm_v haeresibus_fw-la aug._n l._n 5._o c._n 3._o de_fw-la haeresibus_fw-la that_o he_o do_v compose_v a_o book_n who_o title_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o perfect_a word_n and_o that_o therein_o he_o leave_v write_v monas_n genuit_fw-la monada_n &_o in_o se_fw-la suum_fw-la reflexit_fw-la ardorem_fw-la which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v the_o father_n beget_v the_o son_n or_o the_o mind_n beget_v the_o word_n and_o from_o both_o proceed_v the_o holy_a spirit_n also_o theodorus_n the_o platonist_n as_o it_o be_v in_o proclus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v three_o chief_a worker_n whereof_o he_o call_v the_o one_o a_o substantial_a mind_n the_o other_o a_o mental_a substance_n and_o the_o three_o the_o 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and_o move_a that_o unto_o he_o alone_o belong_v the_o name_n of_o father_n and_o of_o god_n and_o that_o without_o blasphemy_n those_o title_n can_v be_v attribute_v either_o to_o angel_n fiend_n or_o to_o man_n or_o to_o any_o of_o all_o those_o who_o man_n do_v call_v god_n as_o in_o respect_n of_o honour_n and_o not_o of_o nature_n he_o call_v he_o the_o father_n of_o the_o world_n the_o creator_n the_o beginning_n the_o glory_n the_o nature_n the_o end_n the_o necessity_n the_o renewer_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o worker_n of_o all_o power_n and_o the_o power_n of_o all_o work_n the_o only_a holy_a the_o only_a unbegotten_a the_o only_a everlasting_a the_o lord_n of_o everlastingness_n and_o the_o everlastingness_n itself_o unto_o he_o alone_o will_v he_o have_v we_o to_o offer_v up_o our_o prayer_n our_o praise_n and_o our_o sacrifice_n and_o never_o to_o call_v upon_o any_o other_o second_o pythagoras_n teach_v cyrillus_n allege_v by_o cicero_n plutark_o clemens_n