Action of the intellect upon it The mind tranquillized thereby Attempted comprehensions Fail to secure the truth And to make it a bond of fellowship PAGE SECTION III.—The Ecclesiastical doctrine of the Trinity. 161 1. Our Lord considered as the Son of God:- The term "Son" denotes His derivation 182 Doctrine of Emanation Passages from the Fathers in illustration 3. The "Consubstantial :"- The meaning of "substance" or "being" Early use of the term Imposed an heretical sense on the term The history of the term "offspring" Rejection of the term "consubstantial" by the Council 4. The "voluntary generation:"- Its relation to the doctrine of Emanation How it was understood in relation to our Lord 5. The "Word Internal or "External:"- What has an origin has a beginning What has a beginning is a creation What God willed to be is a creation What is not ingenerate is a creation What is material is a creation "Only-begotten" means "immediately" "Not one of the creatures" is "not like other creatures" 216 "Before all time" is "before all creation". All titles admit of a secondary sense |