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paragraph_n out_o of_o which_o i_o have_v produce_v the_o former_a word_n deitatem_fw-la absolute_a say_v he_o ex_fw-la seipsa_fw-la esse_fw-la dicimus_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o siliâ—m_fw-la quatâ—nus_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la fatemur_fw-la ex_fw-la seipso_fw-la esse_fw-la sublato_fw-la personae_fw-la respectu_fw-la quatenus_fw-la vero_fw-la filius_fw-la est_fw-la dicimus_fw-la esse_fw-la ex_fw-la patre_fw-la ita_fw-la estentia_fw-la ejus_fw-la principio_fw-la caret_fw-la personae_fw-la vero_fw-la principium_fw-la est_fw-la ipse_fw-la deus_fw-la but_o it_o be_v not_o equal_o true_a what_o he_o say_v a_o little_a above_o of_o god_n the_o father_n or_o the_o divine_a substance_n ad_fw-la distinctionem_fw-la personarum_fw-la non_fw-la concurrit_fw-la ut_fw-la pars_fw-la vel_fw-la membrum_fw-la for_o i_o have_v show_v that_o he_o do_v so_o in_o the_o two_o subordinate_a person_n without_o which_o the_o one_o of_o they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o a_o person_n and_o the_o other_o 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salve_v the_o credit_n of_o eutychius_n as_o to_o the_o number_n of_o bishop_n assemble_v in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a ib._n p._n 162._o who_o though_o he_o disclaim_v it_o in_o one_o place_n of_o his_o system_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o p._n 630._o he_o say_v that_o the_o arian_n be_v formal_a idolater_n though_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v they_o to_o have_v be_v material_o and_o real_o so_o ib._n and_o though_o he_o thank_v god_n in_o another_o etc._n etc._n p._n 628._o wherefore_o we_o can_v say_v he_o but_o take_v notice_n here_o of_o a_o wonderful_a providence_n of_o almighty_n god_n that_o that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o a_o trinity_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n shall_v find_v such_o admittance_n and_o entertainment_n in_o the_o pagan_a world_n and_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o wise_a of_o all_o their_o philosopher_n before_o the_o time_n of_o christianity_n thereby_o to_o prepare_v a_o more_o easy_a way_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o christianity_n among_o the_o learned_a pagan_n 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