St Athanasius the Great THE COUNCILS, Complete

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S:39. The sense, not the occurrence of the terms in Scripture, must be attended to.

S:40. Alleged obscurity of the Nicene formula.

b. S:S:41-54. Semi-Arians conciliated.

S:41. The party of Basil of Ancyra are with us on the main question.

S:42. 'Coessential' conveys a meaning which they would adopt.

S:43, 44. Alleged rejection of the term by the 70 bishops at Antioch, subsequent to its recognition by Dionysius of Alexandria.

S:45. We must not hastily assume contradictions between the Fathers.

S:46, 47. Parallel of the word 'Unoriginate.'

S:48. 'Coessential' guards the acknowledged attributes of the Son.

S:49. The Son is all that the Father is, except Father.

S:50. If the Son is not Coessential, the Unity of the Godhead is lost.

S:51. The Son cannot impart to man what is not His own; The oneness of Essence does not imply a common or prior essence.

S:52. The Son not an independent God.

S:53. 'Coessential' why preferable to 'Like in Essence.'

S:54. Appeal for union among those who are really agreed.

Postscript (supplementing Part I.)

S:55. Reply of Constantius to the Council of Ariminum, and remonstrance of the bishops upon receipt of it.

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