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Their exposition of this Text is thus, that this Term, God, is not a proper name to that infinite excellency which created and governe's Heaven and Earth; but an Appellative, or name of Office and Authority; not a name signifying any essence or person, so Socinus upon these Words, and his Followers; but yet he grant's that 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, it is often applyed to the great God of all; he saith it is often given to Angels and Men; he seeme's much to delight in that place, John 10.34. It is written in your Law, I have said ye are Gods, ver. 35. if he call them Gods, unto whom the word of God came, &c. this he stand's upon in the Book before specifyed contra Pasno▪ but in his Comment upon this Text, he insist's upon that Text, 1 Cor. 8.5. For, though there be that are called Gods, whether in Heaven or Earth (as there be Gods many, and Lords many) ver. 6. but unto us there is but one God, &c. [now (saith he) this shewe's, that there are many Gods, besides the great God, of one of which this Text ought to be understood,] and, to confirme this, he, in the Chapter before alleadged contra Pasn. page 74. urgeth, that the Apostle, to shew that he mean't not the great God, left out an Article here at 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which he put before; and this is much insisted upon by Smalcius, Valk••lius, and the rest; I shall take these in order, and endeavour to answear them, I think that this same Term 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or God in our language, signifye's God in his essence throughout the New Testament, which is the onely Authenticke book we have to give any undoubt∣ed assent unto for any Term there used; for although it may sometimes be otherwise used, yet there is al∣wayes some Comment, some words added to it, which