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to_o come_v unto_o the_o council_n these_o bishop_n assemble_v at_o sirmium_n after_o the_o consulship_n of_o sergius_n and_o nigrianus_fw-la in_o which_o year_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o war_n and_o civil_a dissension_n there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v execute_v the_o function_n of_o a_o consul_n they_o depose_v forthwith_o the_o heretic_n photinus_n of_o his_o bishopric_n for_o he_o maintain_v the_o lewd_a opinion_n of_o sabellius_n the_o aphricke_n and_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la which_o act_n of_o they_o be_v approve_v of_o all_o man_n both_o at_o that_o present_a and_o also_o in_o time_n follow_v to_o have_v be_v do_v accord_v unto_o right_a and_o reason_n cap._n xxv_n greek_a what_o form_n of_o faith_n be_v lay_v down_o at_o the_o council_n of_o sirmium_n in_o presence_n of_o constantius_n the_o emperor_n these_o bishop_n continewinge_v a_o while_n at_o sirmium_n decide_v other_o thing_n for_o they_o go_v about_o to_o abrogate_v their_o old_a creed_n and_o to_o establish_v new_a form_n of_o faith_n one_o be_v exhibit_v in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n by_o marcus_n bishop_n of_o arethusa_n â–ª_o two_z other_o in_o the_o latin_a tongue_n agree_v neither_o in_o word_n neither_o in_o composition_n neither_o in_o sense_n neither_o in_o sentence_n either_o with_o themselves_o or_o with_o that_o which_o the_o bshop_n of_o arethusa_n write_v in_o greek_a one_o of_o the_o latin_a form_n i_o will_v here_o lay_v down_o immediate_o after_o the_o greek_a form_n of_o marcus_n the_o other_o afterward_o rehearse_v at_o sirmium_n i_o will_v refer_v to_o his_o proper_a plate_n yet_o have_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o both_o be_v translate_v into_o y_fw-es â—_o greek_a the_o form_n which_o marcus_n write_v be_v as_o follow_v we_o believe_v in_o one_o sirmium_n god_n the_o father_n almighty_a creator_n and_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n of_o who_o all_o fatherhood_n be_v name_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n and_o in_o his_o only_a beget_v son_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 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once_o be_v remember_v y_o it_o the_o church_n of_o god_n shall_v no_o long_o be_v trouble_v with_o you_o â—_o interpretation_n thereof_o and_o y_fw-fr â—_o for_o two_o cause_n first_o because_o y_fw-mi â—_o scripture_n of_o god_n make_v no_o mention_n thereof_o secondary_o because_o that_o the_o interpretation_n thereof_o exceed_v the_o sense_n and_o capacity_n of_o man_n for_z y_z â—_o holy_a scripture_n testi_v that_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o set_v forth_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o son_n in_o these_o word_n his_o generation_n who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o declare_v for_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o the_o father_n alone_o know_v how_o he_o beget_v the_o 53._o son_n again_o y_fw-fr â—_o son_n alone_o know_v how_o he_o be_v beget_v of_o you_o â—_o father_n they_o say_v no_o man_n doubt_v but_o that_o the_o father_n be_v great_a in_o honour_n dignity_n divinity_n and_o fatherly_a title_n and_o that_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o son_n himself_o where_o he_o say_v the_o 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their_o doctrine_n he_o refuse_v the_o condition_n and_o provoke_v they_o to_o disputation_n a_o certain_a day_n be_v appoint_v for_o conference_n the_o emperor_n command_v the_o bishop_n they_o present_a to_o be_v at_o it_o there_o come_v thither_o also_o at_o the_o request_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o emperor_n not_o a_o few_o councillor_n the_o assembly_n be_v meet_v basilius_n who_o they_o be_v bishop_n of_o ancyra_n take_v photinus_n in_o hand_n disputation_n the_o notary_n pen_v all_o they_o speak_v while_o they_o reason_v one_o with_o a_o other_o the_o disputation_n wax_v hot_a and_o in_o the_o end_n photinus_n have_v the_o foil_n &_o be_v condemn_v to_o vanishment_n from_o that_o time_n forth_o he_o live_v in_o exile_n and_o write_v in_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a tongue_n for_o he_o be_v well_o see_v in_o both_o a_o book_n against_o all_o heresy_n endevoringe_v therein_o to_o publish_v his_o own_o opinion_n so_o far_o of_o photinus_n we_o have_v yet_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o bishop_n assemble_v at_o sirmium_n mislike_v themselves_o with_o the_o form_n of_o faith_n lay_v down_o in_o the_o latin_a tongue_n for_o after_o the_o publish_n thereof_o they_o espy_v contradictory_n therein_o wherefore_o they_o go_v about_o in_o all_o the_o haste_n to_o call_v in_o all_o the_o copy_n and_o when_o as_o diverse_a be_v conceal_v the_o emperor_n by_o his_o edicte_n give_v charge_n that_o all_o shall_v be_v bring_v in_o and_o such_o as_o hide_v they_o shall_v be_v punish_v yet_o be_v there_o no_o threat_n or_o cruelty_n that_o can_v recover_v the_o thing_n once_o blaze_v abroad_o because_o they_o have_v run_v through_o many_o hand_n cap._n xxvi_o of_o osius_n bishop_n of_o corduba_n greek_a whereas_o we_o have_v make_v mention_n a_o â—itle_n before_o of_o osius_n bishop_n of_o corduba_n that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o show_v himself_o at_o the_o council_n of_o sirmium_n i_o think_v it_o requisite_a now_o to_o say_v somewhat_o of_o that_o matter_n although_o in_o a_o 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