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A55488 Trin-unus-deus, or, The trinity and unity of God ... by Edm. Porter ... Porter, Edmund, 1595-1670. 1657 (1657) Wing P2986; ESTC R9344 109,855 214

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father_n have_v insert_v the_o word_n homoousion_n in_o their_o creed_n one_o pascentius_n be_v so_o offend_v therewith_o that_o simple_o mistake_v it_o to_o be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n he_o require_v that_o the_o church_n will_v anathematise_v or_o excommunicate_a homoousion_n as_o 174._o as_o aug._n epist_n 174._o austin_n report_v but_o athanasius_n make_v this_o answer_n to_o the_o arian_n b_o that_o they_o themselves_o use_v many_o more_o word_n council_n word_n athan._n in_o decret_a nicaen_fw-la council_n which_o be_v not_o scriptural_a as_o that_o the_o son_n be_v not_o always_o that_o the_o father_n be_v not_o always_o a_o father_n that_o the_o son_n be_v factura_fw-la i._n e._n a_o creature_n and_o that_o he_o be_v make_v of_o nothing_o whereupon_o one_o sect_n of_o the_o arian_n be_v call_v 28._o call_v soz._n lib._n 4._o c._n 28._o exoucontii_n and_o that_o those_o frequent_a arian_n word_n homoiousion_n and_o innascibilis_fw-la be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n 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the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 19_o mat._n 28._o 19_o i._n e._n into_o the_o name_n which_o signify_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v baptize_v into_o the_o trinity_n for_o name_n do_v often_o signify_v the_o very_a thing_n itself_o which_o be_v name_v as_o divine_n call_v that_o word_n by_o which_o a_o thing_n be_v call_v nomen_fw-la nominans_fw-la and_o they_o call_v that_o thing_n which_o be_v name_v nomen_fw-la nominatum_fw-la baptism_n be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o our_o entrance_n and_o admission_n into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n so_o by_o those_o word_n christ_n signify_v that_o he_o will_v have_v christian_n to_o be_v by_o baptism_n offer_v and_o tender_v for_o their_o admission_n into_o the_o fellowship_n union_n communion_n and_o society_n or_o spiritual_a corporation_n with_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o this_o himself_o have_v declare_v before_o when_o he_o thus_o pray_v to_o the_o 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except_v against_o by_o arius_n himself_o and_o long_o after_o that_o time_n we_o find_v these_o word_n cite_v by_o fulgentius_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v objectionum_fw-la arianarum_fw-la discussio_fw-la near_o the_o end_n pag._n 87._o of_o the_o basil_n edition_n an._n dom._n 1621._o yet_o fulgentius_n live_v about_o 200._o year_n after_o arius_n be_v dead_a the_o rank_a arian_n at_o first_o use_v in_o their_o doxology_n to_o glorify_v all_o the_o three_o person_n by_o name_n although_o with_o some_o word_n differ_v from_o the_o catholic_n custom_n but_o in_o their_o baptism_n they_o invoke_v all_o the_o three_o person_n alike_o so_o as_o we_o now_o do_v and_o although_o arius_n have_v teach_v his_o sectary_n to_o use_v other_o word_n in_o their_o doxology_n than_o the_o catholic_n use_v as_o glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o as_o 4._o as_o theod._n she_o fab._n lib._n 4._o theodoret_n very_o grave_o observe_v arius_n himself_o 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latin_a translation_n and_o if_o we_o shall_v keep_v the_o original_a word_n and_o instead_o of_o three_o person_n call_v they_o three_o hypostasis_n people_n will_v be_v little_a or_o nothing_o the_o wise_a and_o austin_n tell_v we_o that_o 6._o that_o aug._n de_fw-fr tri●_n l._n 7._o c._n 6._o they_o that_o call_v they_o three_o hypostasis_n may_v as_o well_o call_v they_o tria_fw-la prosopa_fw-la i_o e._n three_o person_n the_o eastern_a father_n have_v many_o word_n by_o which_o they_o express_v the_o three_o person_n as_o asset_n as_o naz._n orat._n 28._o &_o 29._o basil_n epist_n 349._o and_o in_o asset_n nazianzen_n and_o basil_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n propriety_n subsistency_n and_o person_n but_o the_o latin_n general_o call_v they_o person_n indeed_o the_o church_n be_v even_o necessitate_v and_o force_v to_o call_v they_o person_n because_o of_o heresy_n which_o use_v this_o very_a word_n and_o thereby_o miscall_v the_o divine_a person_n for_o the_o samosatenian_o say_v that_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v but_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n one_o person_n and_o so_o also_o say_v the_o sabellian_o that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n one_o person_n and_o one_o subsistence_n as_o we_o find_v in_o 65._o in_o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 65._o epiphanius_n and_o in_o antioch_n in_o chrys_n hom_n 32._o antioch_n chrysostom_n and_o 9_o and_o aug._n de_fw-fr trin._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 9_o st._n austin_n himself_o in_o one_o place_n confess_v that_o he_o do_v not_o then_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o those_o two_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n substance_n and_o subsistence_n but_o because_o he_o find_v that_o the_o greek_a church_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n one_o substance_n and_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
i._n e._n three_o subsistency_n therefore_o the_o latin_a church_n call_v they_o three_o person_n for_o they_o dare_v not_o say_v they_o be_v three_o substance_n leave_v they_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o acknowledge_v three_o go_n as_o touch_v the_o scriptural_a word_n hypostasis_fw-la heb._n 1._o 3._o which_o divers_a of_o the_o father_n translate_v substance_n as_o namely_o hilary_n and_o jerome_n and_o austin_n render_v those_o word_n thus_o qui_fw-la cum_fw-la sit_fw-la splendour_n gloriae_fw-la &_o figura_fw-la substantiae_fw-la ejus_fw-la i._n e._n who_o be_v the_o brightness_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o figure_n of_o his_o substance_n the_o late_a writer_n do_v more_o accurate_o and_o critical_o translate_v the_o word_n hypostasis_fw-la by_o subsistence_n and_o person_n so_o that_o now_o the_o reader_n may_v take_v notice_n that_o when_o divine_n will_v express_v the_o trinity_n they_o call_v it_o three_o subsistency_n or_o existency_n or_o person_n but_o when_o they_o will_v 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