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resolution_n their_o orthodoxal_a faith_n against_o their_o enemy_n the_o arian_n three_o the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o former_a assertion_n be_v evict_v from_o that_o that_o many_o father_n and_o doctor_n live_v in_o the_o very_a age_n of_o aâ—hanasius_n and_o libertus_fw-la and_o diverse_a of_o they_o even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o athanasius_n and_o well_o know_v to_o he_o do_v refute_v and_o contradict_v ex_fw-la professo_fw-la the_o arian_n heresy_n in_o their_o learned_a write_n as_o for_o example_n eunomium_fw-la basil_n theolog_fw-la gregory_n nazianzen_n trinitate_fw-la gregory_n nyssene_n catecheses_n cyrill_n of_o jerusalem_n trinitate_fw-la hilarius_n timot._n ambrose_n 69._o epiphanius_n and_o some_o other_o now_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o premise_n can_v it_o be_v but_o dream_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o professor_n of_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n in_o those_o day_n but_o only_o athanasius_n or_o liberius_n pag._n 25._o the_o pamphleter_n leave_v example_n &_o 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