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who_o be_v as_o christ_n himself_o say_v the_o only_a true_a god_n the_o essentâ—â—tor_n that_o be_v the_o informator_n individuorum_fw-la the_o word_n be_v the_o son_n and_o also_o he_o true_a god_n and_o yet_o not_o two_o god_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o god_n or_o as_o aretius_n in_o his_o brief_a account_n of_o valentinus_n gentilis_fw-la a_o true_a trinity_n ought_v to_o consist_v of_o three_o eternal_a distinct_a spirit_n differ_v from_o each_o other_o essential_o rather_o than_o personal_o the_o father_n he_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n of_o himself_o as_o he_o be_v more_o eminent_o true_o and_o proper_o god_n but_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o son_n be_v not_o say_v he_o of_o himself_o but_o a_o essentiatum_fw-la derive_v from_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o father_n and_o be_v a_o secondary_a god_n and_o what_o say_v servetus_n of_o this_o notion_n 657._o deus_fw-la pâ—st_fw-la christum_fw-la manâ—e_fw-la â—atum_fw-la in_o tie_n essentias_fw-la divisus_fw-la maneat_fw-la tamen_fw-la unâ—â—_n deus_fw-la â—â—ia_fw-la haec_fw-la dispensâ—â—io_fw-la nihil_fw-la â—â—â—â—o_fw-la mutat_fw-la tracâ—_n theoâ—_n p._n 657._o calvin_n tell_v 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o hold_v the_o deity_n to_o 〈◊〉_d divide_v into_o three_o essence_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n for_o the_o socinian_o great_a satisfaction_n i_o will_v giust_n servetus_n his_o sense_n etc._n histâ—â—_n for_o poton_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o p._n 9th_o etc._n etc._n out_o of_o a_o discourse_n he_o deliver_v some_o time_n before_o his_o execution_n 〈◊〉_d publish_v by_o lubieniâ—scius_n from_o the_o autograph_n in_o which_o he_o have_v oppose_v the_o opinion_n of_o they_o who_o affirm_v three_o substantial_a person_n to_o be_v jâ—_n god_n by_o nature_n equal_a to_o one_o another_o which_o he_o look_v upon_o to_o be_v blasphemy_n and_o a_o execrable_a impiety_n he_o free_o give_v we_o his_o own_o sentiment_n to_o this_o effect_n 1._o that_o the_o name_n god_n be_v appellative_a signify_v one_o to_o who_o all_o power_n dominion_n and_o superiority_n do_v proper_o belong_v who_o be_v above_o all_o the_o chief_a of_o all_o king_n