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  1 Pre|             three substances in one Essence, in the same faith wherein
  2 4  |         they are, that is, the very essence of these natures; or else
  3 4  |        nothing else than their very essence itself, just as they have
  4 4  |         they have not more than one essence, but a single essence, so
  5 4  |           one essence, but a single essence, so they have not more than
  6 4  |            nature as identical with essence.~If, however, that through
  7 4  |            Nature, or Substance, or Essence, which is through itself
  8 6  |           such are the relations of essence, and to be and being, that
  9 7  |              it is evident that the essence of those things which exist
 10 7  |        materially, from the supreme Essence, nor from itself, nor from
 11 7  |             is most patent that the essence of all beings, except the
 12 7  |          beings, except the supreme Essence, was created by that supreme
 13 7  |             created by that supreme Essence, and derives existence from
 14 7  |        clear than that this supreme Essence nevertheless produced from
 15 10 |             thinks of his universal essence, which is a rational, mortal
 16 15 |            not describe its natural essence.~For, if none of those things
 17 15 |            by itself represents the essence of anything, let our attention
 18 17 |             that can be said of its essence are one and the same in
 19 17 |       whatever is attributed to the essence of the supreme Substance
 20 18 |            by no means is there one essence which exists from and through
 21 21 |            is nothing else than its essence, as considerations set forth
 22 21 |            present, and future, its essence also has, in consequence,
 23 22 |            is nothing else than its essence, contains and includes under
 24 25 |           are facts external to the essence of a being, which may yet
 25 25 |             accident respecting its essence, whence it would be conceived
 26 25 |          accidents. Therefore, this Essence is always, in every way,
 27 27 |     included, from sharing in whose essence every nature is excluded.
 28 27 |      individual, having a universal essence in common with others, as
 29 27 |        other, by virtue of a common essence?~Yet, seeing that it not
 30 27 |           all things; and since the essence of anything is usually called
 31 27 |    substance.~And since no worthier essence than spirit and body is
 32 31 |            of as in the Word, whose essence exists so supremely that
 33 31 |             in comparison with that Essence, are in some sort non-existent,
 34 31 |           imitation of that supreme Essence is found.~For, in this way
 35 31 |          which, through its natural essence, is nearer to the most excellent
 36 31 |             a greater degree, whose essence is more like the supreme
 37 31 |            is more like the supreme Essence. And I think that this can
 38 31 |           each by itself, reduce an essence to less and less degrees
 39 31 |           but their true and simple essence; while, in the things created,
 40 31 |           not a simple and absolute essence, but an imperfect imitation
 41 31 |    imperfect imitation of that true Essence. Hence, it necessarily follows,
 42 31 |         created nature has a higher essence and dignity, the more it
 43 32 |             supreme self-sufficient Essence? Or, would the supreme Being
 44 33 |        likeness, but its elementary essence. It therefore follows, that
 45 37 |              it must be the supreme essence of that of which it is the
 46 37 |             But there is no supreme Essence, except one, which is the
 47 37 |         have been created. For this Essence, through no other than itself,
 48 38 |        which indicates either their essence or their relation to the
 49 43 |           the one ever contains the essence of the other. For they are
 50 43 |           their substance, that the essence of the Son is ever in the
 51 43 |         ever in the Father, and the essence of the Father in the Son.~ ~
 52 44 |        CHAPTER XLIV.~How one is the essence of the other. ~HENCE, even
 53 44 |           even if one is called the essence of the other, there is no
 54 44 |        statement that the Father is essence of the Son, and the Son
 55 44 |            the Son, and the Son the essence of the Father. We cannot
 56 44 |      through itself, so the supreme Essence ever exists through itself.
 57 44 |          But, the perfectly supreme Essence is the Father, and the perfectly
 58 44 |           and the perfectly supreme Essence is the Son. Hence, the perfect
 59 44 |             is not the less perfect essence or wisdom because he is
 60 44 |             wisdom because he is an essence born of the essence of the
 61 44 |           is an essence born of the essence of the Father, and a wisdom
 62 44 |             would be a less perfect essence or wisdom if he did not
 63 44 |              For, as the Father has essence, and wisdom, and life in
 64 44 |             s, but through his own, essence he exists; through his own
 65 44 |           his Son the possession of essence, and wisdom, and life in
 66 44 |           not through an extraneous essence, wisdom, and life, but through
 67 44 |       existed, it would be no other essence than its own, nor would
 68 44 |            the Father should be the essence of the Son, or the Son the
 69 44 |             the Son, or the Son the essence of the Father, on the ground
 70 44 |       indicate how they share in an essence supremely simple and supremely
 71 44 |          that the one possesses the essence of the other.~On these grounds,
 72 44 |    difference between possessing an essence and being an essence, just
 73 44 |             an essence and being an essence, just as the one possesses
 74 44 |            as the one possesses the essence of the other, so the one
 75 44 |            other, so the one is the essence of the other, that is, the
 76 45 |         appropriately be called the essence of the Father, than the
 77 45 |         Father, than the Father the essence of the Son: and in like
 78 45 |          proper to call the Son the essence of the Father than the Father
 79 45 |          Father than the Father the essence of the Son. For, since the
 80 45 |            Father, and has the same essence with his Father, he may
 81 45 |   appropriately be said to have the essence of his Father.~Hence, seeing
 82 45 |          seeing that neither has an essence, except by being an essence;
 83 45 |         essence, except by being an essence; as the Son is more appropriately
 84 45 | appropriately conceived to have the essence of the Father than the Father
 85 45 |         than the Father to have the essence of the Son, so the Son may
 86 45 |            more fitly be called the essence of the Father than the Father
 87 45 |          Father than the Father the essence of the son. For this single
 88 45 |           Son not only has the same essence with the Father, but has
 89 45 |           Father, but has this very essence from the Father; so that,
 90 45 |          assert that the Son is the essence of the Father is the same
 91 45 |          the Son is not a different essence from the essence of the
 92 45 |          different essence from the essence of the Father nay, from
 93 45 |         Father nay, from the Father essence.~In like manner, therefore,
 94 45 |      consistently attributed to the essence of the supreme Spirit.~ ~
 95 46 |          and conceives of, the very essence of the Father, and cognises
 96 52 |         degree as that in which his essence exists, since otherwise
 97 54 |            than one, but from their essence itself, which does not admit
 98 58 |            LVIII.~As the Son is the essence or wisdom of the Father
 99 58 |          sense that he has the same essence or wisdom that the Father
100 58 |          likewise the Spirit is the essence and wisdom etc. of Father
101 58 |          sense that he has the same essence and wisdom and virtue with
102 58 |           the Spirit of both is the essence or wisdom or virtue of Father
103 58 |             has altogether the same essence, wisdom, and virtue with
104 65 |        nothingness; nor is the term essence capable of expressing to
105 66 |          its more excellent created essence, teaches the more correctly
106 66 |         through likeness of natural essence. What is more obvious, then,
107 69 |           soul that ever loves this Essence lives at some time in true
108 78 |            unity because of its one essence, but trinal and a trinity
109 78 |            wonderful Trinity is one essence or nature, and three persons
110 78 |            same sense with the word Essence. Hence, on this ground,
111 78 |            may justly be called one Essence and three Persons or three
112 79 |                 CHAPTER LXXIX.~This Essence itself is God, who alone
113 79 |            and that to this supreme Essence the name God is properly