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this_o confession_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o charge_v they_o with_o the_o least_o suspicion_n of_o arianism_n only_o because_o some_o of_o they_o platonise_v too_o much_o in_o some_o form_n of_o expression_n and_o when_o he_o say_v as_o he_o do_v once_o that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o arius_n it_o be_v when_o he_o make_v arius_n not_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n with_o himself_o and_o think_v he_o a_o genuine_a platonist_n but_o if_o he_o be_v that_o be_v not_o his_o proper_a heresy_n the_o peculiar_a poison_n whereof_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v create_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o sozomen_n declare_v and_o petavius_n 2._o too_o no_o man_n ever_o affirm_v before_o arius_n so_o that_o if_o he_o be_v a_o platonist_n he_o may_v be_v in_o another_o error_n but_o that_o be_v not_o arianism_n and_o if_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_n may_v seem_v to_o come_v too_o near_o he_o in_o some_o platonic_a expression_n 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