cf.
note on p. 27 and the distinction between δόγμα and κήουγμα in
§ 66. “The great objection which the Eastern Church
makes to the Filioque is, that it implies the existence of
two ἀρχαὶ in the godhead; and
if we believe in δύο
ἄναρχοι; we, in
effect, believe in two Gods. The unity of the Godhead can
only be maintained by acknowledging the Father to be the sole
᾽Αρχὴ or πηγὴ
θεοτήτος, who
from all eternity has communicated His own Godhead to His
co-eternal and consubstantial Son and Spirit. This
reasoning is generally true. But, as the doctrine of the
Procession of the Spirit from the Father and the Son presupposes
the eternal generation of the Son from the Father; it does not
follow, that that doctrine impugns the Catholic belief in the
Μία
᾽Αρχή.” Bp.
Harold Browne, Exp. xxxix Art., Note on Art
v.