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Iranaeus clearly believed in the triunity of God as expressed in his writings and stated that: | Iranaeus clearly believed in the triunity of God as expressed in his writings and stated that: | ||
The Church... believes in '''one God, the Father Almighty,''' Maker of heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them; and '''in one Christ Jesus, the Son of God''', who became incarnate for our salvation; '''and in the Holy Spirit''', who proclaimed through the prophets the dispensations of God.<ref>Irenaeus of Lyons, “Irenæus against Heresies,” in The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, ed. Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe, vol. 1, The Ante-Nicene Fathers (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Company, 1885), 330.</ref> | :''The Church... believes in '''one God, the Father Almighty,''' Maker of heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them; and '''in one Christ Jesus, the Son of God''', who became incarnate for our salvation; '''and in the Holy Spirit''', who proclaimed through the prophets the dispensations of God.''<ref>Irenaeus of Lyons, “Irenæus against Heresies,” in The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, ed. Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe, vol. 1, The Ante-Nicene Fathers (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Company, 1885), 330.</ref> | ||
====[[Martin]] of Tours, d. 397 A.D.==== | ====[[Martin]] of Tours, d. 397 A.D.==== |