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the_o eastern_a church_n which_o can_v scarce_o be_v compose_v again_o the_o whole_a controversy_n have_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o while_o some_o confound_v the_o term_n and_o say_v there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o christ_n other_o who_o make_v a_o distinction_n between_o they_o contend_v that_o there_o be_v indeed_o two_o nature_n in_o he_o but_o one_o person_n beside_o which_o there_o be_v also_o some_o who_o say_v there_o be_v but_o one_o nature_n and_o one_o person_n in_o he_o from_o whence_o afterward_o spring_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o eutychian_o of_o who_o by_o and_o by_o at_o length_n when_o cyril_n party_n who_o be_v at_o first_o inferior_a to_o the_o other_o get_v the_o better_a on_o it_o with_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n nestorius_n book_n be_v condemn_v in_o defence_n whereof_o the_o nestorian_n publish_v the_o book_n of_o diodorus_n of_o tarsus_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o headless_a other_o give_v a_o different_a original_n to_o the_o name_n than_o this_o now_o suggest_v 484._o zeno_n over_o and_o above_o the_o church-commotion_n he_o have_v to_o do_v with_o have_v illus_n and_o leontius_n who_o rebel_v against_o he_o to_o suppress_v at_o that_o time_n there_o arise_v new_a wrangling_n among_o the_o bishop_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o see_v some_o have_v long_o since_o introduce_v the_o picture_n of_o the_o saint_n into_o their_o church_n other_o have_v esteem_v that_o practice_n to_o tend_v to_o superstition_n therefore_o these_o last_o purge_v their_o church_n of_o they_o and_o run_v they_o down_o both_o by_o word_n and_o write_v among_o who_o philoxenus_n bishop_n of_o hierapolis_n be_v chief_a 490._o this_o year_n theodoricus_n have_v conquer_v odoacer_n king_n of_o the_o heruli_n possess_v himself_o of_o italy_n this_o prince_n be_v not_o the_o same_o as_o be_v abovementioned_a under_o the_o emperor_n 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