We can also see in this phrase "in the Beginning" - we can see it applying to the end of the preceding clause, "That Shepherd who first taught the chosen Seed / in the Beginning."

太初“一词“,还修饰了后面跟着的从句，“那个牧羊人，最初向您的选民宣讲“

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So where the original personality theory said,same personality, that's good enough for being the same person, the new version throws in a no-competitors clause, throws in a no branching clause.

所以原人格理论说，相同人格，足以使之成为相同的人，新版人格理论添加了一个无竞争者条件，添加了一个无分支条件。

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