The Ben. note refused to believe that so Sabellian an expression can have been used by Gregory.  Basil’s explanation is that it was used in controversy with a heathen on another subject, loosely and not dogmatically.  The words are said not to be found in any extant document attributed to Gregory, whether genuine or doubtful.  But they may be matched in some of the expressions of Athanasius.  cf. p. 195. Ath., Tom. ad Af. § 4 and Hom. in Terem. viii. 96.