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<p> In the churches over which [[Hincmar]] (q.v.), archbishop of Rheims, presided, he forbade the singing of the last words of a very ancient hymn- Te trina Deitas, unaque poscimus ("Of thee, trine Deity, yet one, we ask") on the ground that this phraseology subverted the simplicity of the [[Divine]] Nature, and implied the existence of three Gods. The Benedictine monks would not obey this mandate-of Hincmar; and one of their number, Ratramnus, wrote in defense of a trine Deity. Godeschalcus, hearing of this dissension while in prison, sent forth a paper, in which he defended the cause of his fellow-monks. For this he was accused by Hincmar of Tritheism, and was confuted in a book written expressly for that purpose. But this controversy soon subsided; and, in spite of Hincmar's efforts, the words retained their place in the hymn. See Mosheim, Ch. Hist. bk. 5, ch. 2, p. 94. </p>

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<ref name="term_63826"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/trine-god+controversy Trine-God Controversy from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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