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any_o man_n shall_v object_v that_o 368._o that_o cit._n bullo_n defence_n fid._n nicen._n p._n 368._o of_o hippolytus_n tanquam_fw-la lumen_fw-la de_fw-la lumine_fw-la &_o aquam_fw-la ex_fw-la fonte_fw-la aut_fw-la radium_fw-la à _fw-la sole_fw-la where_o the_o lumen_fw-la de_fw-fr lumine_fw-la and_o the_o radius_fw-la à _fw-la sole_fw-la be_v both_o distinct_o set_v with_o another_o simile_n interpose_v i_o take_v lumen_fw-la de_fw-la lumine_fw-la in_o general_a to_o respect_v all_o sort_n of_o luminary_n whatsoever_o which_o send_v forth_o a_o coaeval_fw-fr ray_n or_o sort_n of_o flame_a light_n from_o their_o original_a substance_n without_o any_o diminution_n so_o much_o for_o his_o lordship_n and_o tertullian_n §_o 8._o but_o there_o be_v two_o passage_n offer_v to_o my_o consideration_n that_o seem_v much_o more_o apposite_a to_o his_o lordship_n purpose_n one_o out_o of_o justin_n martyr_n the_o other_o out_o of_o tatian_n his_o scholar_n which_o i_o will_v exact_o consider_v 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simile_n and_o always_o allege_v it_o to_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o nicene_n form_n without_o fear_n of_o be_v impeach_v of_o sabellianism_n but_o as_o for_o justin_n simile_n of_o several_a fire_n and_o tatian_n several_a torch_n though_o the_o invaluable_a dr._n bull_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hereby_o well_o show_v that_o these_o ancient_n hold_v the_o homoousion_n yet_o etc._n yet_o bull_n defen_n fid._n nie._n p._n 357._o similia_fw-la autem_fw-la quae_fw-la post_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la hue_n usque_fw-la explicavimus_fw-la adbibet_fw-la tatianus_n ad_fw-la mysterium_fw-la sive_fw-la aeternae_fw-la productionis_fw-la sive_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vicunque_fw-la iâ—â—â—strandum_fw-la nolo_fw-la omnino_fw-la praestare_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o confess_v tatian_n simile_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o justin_n to_o be_v lame_a and_o such_o as_o he_o will_v not_o make_v out_o and_o so_o with_o this_o note_n i_o conclude_v this_o long_a disquisition_n §_o 9_o but_o before_o we_o leave_v this_o our_o form_n of_o faith_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o find_v it_o out_o a_o better_a original_a now_o the_o glorious_a purity_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n be_v such_o that_o for_o it_o we_o have_v no_o adequate_a conception_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v force_v to_o celebrate_v it_o by_o name_n of_o the_o great_a glory_n and_o purity_n which_o we_o know_v and_o which_o seem_v by_o the_o intention_n of_o god_n in_o nature_n to_o be_v symbol_n of_o it_o and_o of_o all_o these_o the_o most_o excellent_a be_v light_n this_o in_o general_n st._n paul_n 5.13_o paul_n eph._n 5.13_o excellent_o define_v that_o etc._n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inde_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n whatsoever_o do_v make_v manifest_a be_v light_a according_a to_o the_o greek_a derivation_n of_o the_o word_n and_o according_o the_o urim_n in_o the_o pontifick_a pectoral_a be_v by_o the_o septuagint_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o that_o which_o be_v most_o excellent_o manifeslative_a that_o be_v the_o most_o perfect_a and_o true_a light_n of_o these_o there_o must_v be_v two_o sort_n according_a to_o the_o two_o great_a part_n of_o the_o mundane_a system_n i._n e._n intellectual_a and_o corporeal_a and_o of_o these_o the_o intellectual_a be_v real_o the_o noble_a and_o of_o these_o the_o manifestative_a light_n of_o the_o deity_n must_v be_v the_o true_a and_o high_a of_o all_o upon_o which_o not_o manichean_a darkness_n can_v border_v hence_o st._n john_n say_v that_o 1.5_o that_o 1_o joh._n 1.5_o god_n be_v light_n and_o in_o he_o be_v no_o darkness_n at_o all_o which_o be_v original_o true_a of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o as_o real_o true_a of_o the_o son_n and_o holy_a spirit_n for_o of_o the_o son_n the_o same_o st._n john_n say_v 1.9_o say_v joh._n 1.9_o that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a light_n that_o light_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n 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church_n so_o patre_fw-la so_o in_o evan._n joh._n c._n 5._o tract_n 20._o si_fw-mi separas_fw-mi candorem_fw-la solis_fw-la à _fw-la sole_fw-la separa_fw-la verbum_fw-la à _fw-la patre_fw-la st._n austin_n a_o african_a likewise_o have_v from_o his_o father_n derive_v the_o same_o example_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o greek_a father_n that_o live_v in_o and_o just_a after_o the_o nicene_n council_n so_o often_o so_o uniform_o and_o canonical_o use_v it_o who_o yet_o argue_v from_o the_o specific_a sense_n of_o the_o homoousion_n that_o the_o citation_n of_o they_o will_v fill_v a_o volume_n so_o this_o fancy_n be_v not_o late_a than_o these_o tritheit_n homooufia_v and_o to_o let_v his_o lordship_n see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o ante-nicene_n simile_n not_o only_o the_o scripture_n term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v convince_v but_o the_o express_a production_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d it_o theognost_n ap_fw-mi athan_n de_fw-fr syn._n nic._n con_v arian_n decret_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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pearson_n well_o observe_v on_o joh._n 16.13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n upon_o the_o article_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n those_o personal_a attribute_n of_o the_o spirit_n can_v be_v by_o no_o mean_n apply_v to_o god_n the_o father_n nor_o to_o the_o apostle_n by_o any_o metonymy_n whatsoever_o according_a to_o the_o socinian_n pretention_n but_o further_a that_o supreme_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v only_o one_o which_o yet_o by_o manifold_a operation_n create_v many_o kind_n of_o virtue_n which_o therefore_o be_v plural_o call_v spirit_n 1_o cor._n 12.10_o 1_o cor._n 14.32_o §_o 29._o now_o to_o break_v off_o this_o blow_n crellius_n coin_v a_o double_a sort_n of_o unity_n for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n one_o generical_a consist_v in_o this_o that_o all_o such_o spirit_n how_o numerous_a and_o various_a soever_o be_v yet_o of_o one_o genus_fw-la of_o spirit_n as_o all_o individual_a body_n and_o sort_n of_o body_n be_v include_v in_o one_o genus_fw-la of_o body_n but_o such_o unity_n be_v but_o 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