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again_o and_o animate_v a_o new_a body_n which_o be_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o transmigration_n p._n 27_o 14._o objection_n that_o animal_n convey_v a_o sensitive_a spirit_n in_o generation_n how_o then_o descend_v a_o form_n p._n 32_o 15._o answer_v that_o though_o they_o do_v convey_v a_o portion_n of_o specific_a spirit_n yet_o the_o universal_a cooperate_v the_o manner_n how_o from_o the_o air._n ibid._n 16._o of_o the_o air_n and_o the_o mischief_n of_o sulphurous_a vapour_n that_o they_o cause_v the_o plague_n the_o way_n to_o foresee_v it_o and_o a_o dearth_n of_o augary_n p._n 37_o 17._o homer_n juno_n explain_v p._n 43_o 18._o why_o the_o seven_o planet_n call_v go_n that_o the_o philosopher_n do_v not_o adore_v all_o they_o call_v go_n p._n 46_o 19_o why_o so_o many_o call_v go_n the_o first_o principle_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o philosopher_n of_o all_o learned_a nation_n call_v god_n to_o conceal_v they_o from_o the_o vulgar_a p._n 50_o 20._o the_o description_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o perpectual_a motion_n so_o the_o eternal_a by_o his_o providence_n vouchsa_n fing_v to_o be_v always_o at_o work_n they_o think_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fit_a name_n for_o the_o almighty_a not_o that_o god_n have_v proper_o any_o name_n though_o kircherus_n give_v we_o seventy_o two_o all_o in_o different_a language_n yet_o we_o may_v invoke_v the_o divine_a majesty_n by_o any_o of_o his_o attribute_n so_o that_o the_o philosopher_n go_n themselves_o i_o mean_v those_o who_o be_v worthy_a of_o that_o title_n neither_o believe_v nor_o adore_v a_o multitude_n of_o god_n nor_o intend_v they_o for_o worship_n but_o propter_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la call_v both_o thing_n and_o person_n so_o thus_o homer_n call_v sleep_v a_o god_n when_o it_o hinder_v jupiter_n from_o assist_v the_o trojan_n and_o hesiod_n in_o his_o theogonia_n have_v infinite_a deity_n whatever_o be_v productive_a of_o something_o else_o with_o he_o be_v a_o god_n thus_o contention_n be_v 〈◊〉_d fruitful_a deity_n because_o it_o produce_v trouble_n grief_n quarrel_n fight_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v give_v by_o the_o greek_n to_o some_o of_o their_o hero_n and_o great_a person_n 〈◊〉_d to_o antiochus_n who_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o adore_v they_o as_o the_o title_n majesty_n be_v now_o give_v to_o king_n which_o be_v great_a in_o the_o abstract_n be_v not_o a_o attribute_n too_o low_a even_o for_o the_o almighty_a and_o yet_o we_o do_v not_o adore_v they_o when_o we_o call_v they_o so_o thus_o god_n himself_o be_v please_v in_o holy_a writ_n to_o call_v great_a man_n god_n and_o thus_o the_o appellative_a good_a whence_o the_o name_n god_n be_v derive_v be_v apply_v by_o we_o to_o all_o excellent_a thing_n as_o well_o as_o person_n for_o aristotle_n can_v prove_v by_o god_n a_o argument_n from_o motion_n the_o be_v of_o one_o infinite_a god_n by_o show_v that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o first_o 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