ROMAN UNCIAL: TRANSCRIPTION

1. Transcribe it, using ‘capital’ letters;

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T V R I N F I L I O . S I V N I V S D I V I N I T A T I S X P S . E T D S . S V N T . C V R

.. in the Son. If Christ and God are of one Godhead, why
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H O C N O N S I M P L I C I T E R S C R I P S I T ...S I T I B I N O N S V N T ... C V R

does he not write this simply (?in the singular)? If they are not so for you, why
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H O C N O N S I M P L I C I T E R D E N E G A S T I ... A R C A N V M I G I T V R

do you not deny this simply (?in the singular)? Therefore, the secret
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T A M P E S T I F E R I M Y S T E R I I O P T A S S E M FF . I P S E POTIVS QVAM

of such a destructive mystery, I would have preferred, brethren,
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P E R L I T T E R A S R E V E L A R E . E T O M N E S B L A S P H E M I A S AVXEN

to reveal through letters, and all blasphemies
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T I V S V E R B I S S I N G V L I S E X P L I C A R I [E] ... V E R V M Q V I A I D N O

to be explained more helpfully in simple words: truly because it is not
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L I C E T S A L T I M V N V S Q V I S Q·... Q V O D S I B I P L A C E A T I N T E L L E

so much as permitted for everyone to understand what pleases him ...


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