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to_o take_v this_o creed_n itself_o the_o first_o time_n we_o find_v it_o be_v in_o the_o interpolator_n and_o tral_a but_o this_o appear_v not_o till_o the_o four_o century_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v write_v till_o the_o arian_n heresy_n for_o ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la vas_n edit_fw-la p._n 147._o he_o say_v christ_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o speak_v but_o substantial_a for_o though_o the_o notion_n be_v agreeable_a both_o to_o scripture_n and_o the_o most_o ancient_a father_n yet_o the_o distinction_n in_o these_o very_a word_n be_v not_o know_v till_o arian_n evasion_n make_v it_o necessary_a for_o the_o secure_v the_o sense_n both_o of_o scripture_n and_o antiquity_n 2._o the_o word_n catholic_n which_o this_o creed_n use_v be_v not_o in_o use_n among_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n in_o the_o first_o age_n for_o ignat_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la ephes_n express_v the_o thing_n by_o a_o circumlocution_n as_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o iren._n l._n 1._o â—_o 2._o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o world_n over_o we_o find_v the_o word_n itself_o first_o in_o clâ—_n alex._n strâ—m_n â—_o 7._o but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o any_o of_o the_o eastern_a creed_n till_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n s._n gyprian_a likewise_o have_v the_o word_n but_o it_o be_v in_o none_o of_o the_o latin_a creed_n till_o the_o four_o age._n the_o epistle_n of_o james_n peter_n john_n and_o judas_n must_v therefore_o be_v entitle_v catholic_n not_o by_o the_o penman_n but_o by_o some_o late_a hand_n the_o first_o time_n i_o observe_v they_o cite_v under_o this_o title_n be_v by_o cyrd_n of_o jerusalem_n who_o carech_n 6_o write_v seventy_o year_n after_o manes_n who_o broach_v his_o heresy_n under_o probus_n the_o emperor_n about_o the_o year_n 277._o how_o then_o to_o bring_v haylen_n out_o of_o the_o wood_n who_o place_n the_o apostle_n with_o every_o one_o a_o 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de_fw-la authore_fw-la interim_n minimè_fw-la solicitus_fw-la i_o call_v it_o the_o apostle_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n trouble_v not_o my_o head_n about_o the_o author_n but_o after_o all_o this_o what_o ground_n have_v this_o letter_n for_o his_o confidence_n it_o say_v pag._n 23._o this_o creed_n be_v recite_v by_o s._n cyril_n s._n cyprian_n and_o socrates_n in_o his_o hist_n lib._n 1._o c._n 26._o quotation_n that_o be_v true_a socinian_n for_o they_o be_v false_a but_o if_o true_a be_v yet_o insufficient_a for_o their_o end_n for_o do_v these_o author_n recite_v this_o creed_n yet_o how_o do_v this_o prove_v the_o apostolical_a composure_n of_o it_o but_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n explain_v a_o creed_n peculiar_a to_o that_o church_n which_o differ_v nothing_o material_a from_o that_o of_o nice_n and_o constantinople_n except_o the_o consubstantiality_n the_o english_a reader_n may_v find_v it_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o life_n of_o this_o father_n write_v by_o dr._n cave_n s._n cyprian_n have_v it_o not_o unless_o he_o mean_v a_o piece_n bind_v up_o with_o he_o in_o the_o oxford_n edition_n which_o be_v ascribe_v by_o some_o to_o s._n jerom_n by_o other_o to_o ruffinus_n which_o if_o so_o must_v betray_v either_o his_o ignorance_n or_o sophistry_n socrates_n indeed_o have_v a_o creed_n in_o the_o place_n quote_v but_o he_o there_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v compose_v by_o arius_n and_o euzoius_n and_o begin_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o believe_v in_o one_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_n and_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n his_o son_n who_o be_v make_v of_o he_o before_o all_o age_n god_n the_o word_n by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v this_o he_o faith_n be_v the_o apostle_n creed_n which_o he_o so_o earnest_o