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the_o nicene_n faith_n nor_o will_v they_o own_v it_o they_o will_v have_v a_o confession_n of_o their_o own_o and_o yet_o will_v own_v none_o they_o frame_v a_o confession_n and_o publish_v it_o and_o then_o like_v it_o not_o by_o that_o time_n that_o they_o be_v warm_a in_o their_o work_n of_o confession_n they_o repent_v of_o what_o they_o have_v confess_v and_o confess_v anew_o to_o this_o purpose_n 7._o soc_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o we_o believe_v in_o one_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_n maker_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o in_o one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n his_o only_a beget_v son_n god_n by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v beget_v before_o all_o thing_n of_o the_o father_n god_n of_o god_n whole_a of_o whole_a only_o of_o only_a perfect_a of_o perfect_a king_n of_o king_n lord_n of_o lord_n the_o live_a word_n wisdom_n life_n true_a light_n way_n of_o truth_n resurrection_n power_n door_n that_o he_o can_v be_v convert_v nor_o change_v the_o express_a image_n of_o the_o deity_n 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but_o not_o consubstantial_a with_o the_o father_n if_o their_o meaning_n then_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o the_o nicene_n confession_n why_o then_o do_v they_o differ_v in_o word_n unless_o they_o intend_v thereby_o that_o people_n shall_v stick_v to_o no_o one_o form_n but_o to_o take_v up_o any_o that_o shall_v come_v to_o hand_n and_o thereby_o swallow_v down_o error_n more_o unsensible_o like_o to_o many_o in_o these_o late_a parliament_n wherein_o much_o endeavour_n have_v be_v for_o a_o form_n of_o article_n of_o faith_n that_o may_v be_v establish_v by_o law_n but_o little_a or_o nothing_o can_v be_v effect_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n have_v be_v so_o tender_a that_o they_o can_v endure_v any_o form_n of_o wholesome_a word_n but_o like_o this_o antiochian_a council_n they_o like_v the_o nicene_n faith_n and_o yet_o will_v have_v liberty_n to_o differ_v from_o it_o they_o will_v publish_v one_o so_o as_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v thereto_o but_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o change_v the_o news_n of_o this_o new_a antiochian_a confession_n come_v to_o athanasius_n 5._o sect._n 5._o make_v he_o the_o more_o earnest_a to_o assert_v the_o nicene_n confession_n and_o be_v now_o to_o make_v his_o defence_n before_o the_o council_n at_o rome_n he_o as_o be_v usual_a in_o such_o case_n declare_v the_o substance_n of_o his_o faith_n before_o the_o council_n so_o compendious_o and_o with_o such_o apt_a expression_n that_o the_o council_n cause_v the_o same_o to_o be_v publish_v for_o the_o further_o clear_v forth_o of_o the_o nicene_n faith_n which_o former_o have_v pass_v abroad_o various_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o original_a copy_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n epist_n basil_n epist_n yet_o it_o seem_v that_o athanasius_n his_o confession_n
5._o sect._n 1_o soc._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 24_o 25.26_o soz._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 5._o when_o as_o photinus_n begin_v to_o act_v his_o part_n and_o it_o incense_v he_o not_o a_o little_a that_o such_o innovation_n dare_v put_v up_o head_n in_o his_o own_o presence_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v easy_o induce_v to_o call_v a_o council_n there_o whereas_o photinn_n be_v at_o that_o time_n bishop_n the_o arian_n further_v he_o also_o therein_o be_v as_o earnest_n therein_o as_o himself_o and_o procure_v the_o emperor_n also_o to_o send_v for_o hossius_n who_o once_o gain_v they_o hope_v to_o gain_v many_o more_o and_o he_o come_v though_o unwilling_o as_o he_o have_v cause_n in_o the_o transaction_n thereof_o the_o arian_n deal_v cunning_o for_o they_o make_v a_o confession_n of_o faith_n that_o on_o the_o one_o side_n aim_v to_o strike_v photinus_n in_o the_o right_a vein_n and_o which_o also_o on_o the_o other_o side_n may_v go_v down_o with_o hossius_n and_o other_o of_o his_o way_n 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