Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	good_a	king_n	1,928	5	3.5894	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01093	Atheomastix clearing foure truthes, against atheists and infidels: 1. That, there is a God. 2. That, there is but one God. 3. That, Iehouah, our God, is that one God. 4. That, the Holy Scripture is the Word of that God. All of them proued, by naturall reasons, and secular authorities; for the reducing of infidels: and, by Scriptures, and Fathers, for the confirming of Christians. By the R. Reuerend Father in God, Martin Fotherby, late Bishop of Salisbury. The contents followes, next after the preface.	Fotherby, Martin, 1549 or 50-1620.	1622 (1622)	STC 11205; ESTC S121334	470,356	378

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baal_n priest_n and_o yet_o therein_o not_o be_v a_o atheist_n 28._o as_o elias_n be_v not_o for_o their_o rite_n be_v so_o unholy_a and_o their_o sacrifice_n so_o bloody_a that_o any_o man_n may_v even_o by_o common_a reason_n collect_v that_o he_o which_o be_v delight_v with_o such_o a_o wicked_a kind_n of_o worship_n 749._o can_v not_o be_v possible_o indeed_o a_o true_a god_n because_o they_o be_v sacra_fw-la sacrilegijs_fw-la omnibus_fw-la tetriora_fw-la holies_n more_o unholy_a than_o sacrilege_n itself_o as_o coecilius_n speak_v 51._o though_o to_o another_o purpose_n of_o which_o impure_a holies_n lactantius_n have_v give_v we_o a_o notable_a instance_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o their_o floralia_fw-la and_o therefore_o plutarch_n in_o some_o sort_n excuse_v those_o man_n that_o have_v revolt_v unto_o this_o kind_n of_o atheism_n upon_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o filthiness_n of_o their_o ceremony_n and_o the_o barbarousness_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n affirm_v direct_a 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5._o secundùm_fw-la idem_fw-la than_o it_o be_v much_o more_o impossible_a ut_fw-la aliquid_fw-la sit_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o actu_fw-la &_o non_fw-la actu_fw-la or_o that_o aliquid_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o actu_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o actu_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la 470._o a_o necessary_a disconuenience_n 133._o where_o any_o thing_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v cause_n of_o itself_o and_o therefore_o trismegistus_n set_v it_o down_o for_o a_o peremptory_a position_n that_o nihil_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la genitum_fw-la a_o se_fw-la genitum_fw-la est_fw-la yea_o and_o gregory_n nyssen_n direct_o subscribe_v unto_o he_o nullam_fw-la rem_fw-la svi_fw-la ip_n sius_fw-la principium_fw-la &_o causam_fw-la esse_fw-la that_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o beginning_n or_o cause_n of_o itself_o yea_o and_o palingenius_fw-la genius_fw-la also_o express_o confirm_v it_o nil_fw-la se_fw-la gignit_fw-la 206._o nil_fw-la provenit_fw-la a_o se_fw-la nilque_fw-la svi_fw-la causa_fw-la esse_fw-la potest_fw-la there_o be_v nothing_o that_o itself_o beget_v or_o from_o itself_o proceed_v there_o be_v nothing_o of_o itself_o be_v cause_n nor_o aught_o that_o causeless_o breed_v the_o reason_n wherefore_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o be_v principal_o two_o the_o first_o because_o every_o cause_n be_v a_o several_a thing_n in_o nature_n from_o his_o own_o effect_n the_o cause_n and_o his_o effect_n be_v so_o by_o nature_n sever_v that_o they_o can_v be_v confound_v for_o 962._o causa_fw-la &_o cvius_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la say_v aristotle_n the_o cause_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o that_o whereof_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n be_v another_o and_o so_o likewise_o palingenius_fw-la in_o the_o forealledged_n place_n causa_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la 205._o ut_fw-la svo_fw-la ab_fw-la effectu_fw-la distet_fw-la diversaque_fw-la res_fw-la sit_fw-la needs_o must_v the_o cause_n be_v differ_v and_o from_o the_o effect_n a_o diverse_a thing_n yea_o and_o plato_n likewise_o express_o confirm_v it_o not_o rest_v in_o the_o bare_a position_n 115._o but_o form_v it_o into_o a_o very_a strong_a reason_n aliud_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la neque_fw-la enìm_fw-la causa_fw-la ipsius_fw-la causae_fw-la causa_fw-la esse_fw-la potest_fw-la causam_fw-la enìm_fw-la efficientem_fw-la esse_fw-la constat_fw-la ab_fw-la effeciente_fw-la verò_fw-la effictum_fw-la fit_a non_fw-la efficiens_fw-la aliud_fw-la autem_fw-la est_fw-la efficiens_fw-la aliud_fw-la effectum_fw-la non_fw-la ergò_fw-la caus●_n ipsius_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la eius_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsa_fw-la efficitur_fw-la the_o cause_n be_v of_o one_o nature_n and_o that_o which_o be_v of_o the_o cause_n be_v of_o another_o for_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o cause_n but_o of_o a_o effect_n because_o the_o cause_n be_v a_o efficient_a and_o a_o efficient_a bring_v not_o forth_o another_o efficient_a but_o only_o a_o effect_n now_o a_o effect_n be_v always_o a_o thing_n different_a from_o his_o efficient_a therefore_o a_o cause_n be_v not_o a_o cause_n of_o a_o cause_n but_o of_o a_o effect_n which_o be_v make_v by_o that_o cause_n this_o be_v the_o first_o reason_n why_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o because_o then_o it_o shall_v differ_v from_o itself_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o itself_o the_o second_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o cause_n be_v always_o before_o his_o effect_n causam_fw-la causato_fw-la dicimus_fw-la esse_fw-la priùs_fw-la the_o cause_n before_o the_o cause_v we_o do_v ever_o assevere_v to_o be_v efficiens_fw-la &_o effectum_fw-la unita_fw-la quidem_fw-la sunt_fw-la inuicem_fw-la say_v trismegistus_n sic_fw-la tamen_fw-la 470._o ut_fw-la unum_fw-la praecedat_fw-la alterum_fw-la verò_fw-la sequatur_fw-la the_o efficient_a and_o effect_n be_v unite_v together_o by_o a_o mutual_a dependence_n one_o upon_o another_o and_o yet_o be_v the_o one_o of_o they_o before_o the_o other_o 746._o for_o as_o zacharias_n mytilenensis_n observe_v oportet_fw-la effectorem_fw-la antiquiorem_fw-la esse_fw-la effectu_fw-la &_o opificijs_fw-la opificem_fw-la siquidem_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la fit_a secundum_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la co_fw-la quod_fw-la efficit_fw-la the_o efficient_a be_v more_o ancient_a than_o his_o own_o effect_n and_o the_o workman_n than_o his_o work_n for_o whatsoever_o thing_n be_v make_v must_v needs_o be_v posteriour_a unto_o his_o maker_n so_o likewise_o palingenius_fw-la causa_fw-la 167._o svo_fw-la effectu_fw-la prio_fw-la est_fw-la authòrque_fw-la opere_fw-la ipso_fw-la the_o cause_n do_v always_o his_o effect_n forego_v before_o the_o work_n the_o workman_n be_v we_o know_v yea_o and_o so_o aristotle_n himself_o effector_n opificium_fw-la praecurrere_fw-la debet_fw-la nihil_fw-la autem_fw-la scipso_fw-la 916._o prius_fw-la &_o antiquus_fw-la est_fw-la the_o workman_n must_v needs_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o his_o worke._n but_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o ancient_a than_o itself_o and_o therefore_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o work_n of_o itself_o and_o consequent_o nothing_o the_o cause_n of_o itself_o for_o as_o aquinas_n from_o this_o place_n very_o true_o collect_v impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la 5._o ut_fw-la aliquid_fw-la sit_fw-la causa_fw-la efficiens_fw-la svi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la quia_fw-la sic_fw-la esset_fw-la prius_fw-la seipso_fw-la it_o be_v mere_o impossible_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o for_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v before_o itself_o yea_o and_o aristotle_n again_o press_v the_o same_o reason_n yea_o and_o back_v it_o with_o another_o not_o inferior_a that_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o it_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v before_o itself_o but_o it_o shall_v also_o be_v superior_a unto_o itself_o for_o 17._o the_o cause_n be_v superior_a unto_o his_o effect_n whereupon_o he_o there_o infer_v that_o nequaquam_fw-la convenit_fw-la quòd_fw-la aliquid_fw-la nuncupetur_fw-la vel_fw-la sit_fw-la causa_fw-la svi_fw-la ut_fw-la falsum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la aliquid_fw-la prius_fw-la quà_fw-la prius_fw-la sit_fw-la posterius_fw-la seipso_fw-la &_o superans_fw-la quatenus_fw-la tale_n sit_fw-la superatum_fw-la it_o be_v utter_o absurd_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v call_v or_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o own_o self_n as_o it_o be_v false_a that_o any_o

make_v by_o those_o manything_n but_o rather_o by_o that_o onething_n which_o make_v all_o those_o manything_n now_o again_o if_o all_o those_o manything_n have_v every_o one_o of_o they_o his_o be_v of_o itself_o 1595._o then_o must_v there_o needs_o be_v one_o certain_a power_n or_o nature_n of_o selfe-being_a by_o participation_n whereof_o they_o all_o have_v their_o be_v of_o themselves_o and_o then_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v all_o of_o they_o only_o by_o that_o onething_n by_o which_o they_o do_v all_o receive_v their_o selfe-being_a therefore_o all_o thing_n have_v their_o being_n more_o true_o from_o that_o onething_n then_o from_o those_o suppose_a manything_n which_o themselves_o do_v receive_v all_o their_o be_v from_o that_o onething_n as_o for_o that_o other_o opinion_n that_o many_o thing_n shall_v mutual_o give_v each_o to_o other_o his_o be_v that_o be_v clean_o against_o all_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v a_o senseless_a imagination_n that_o any_o thing_n shall_v from_o that_o receive_v his_o own_o be_v unto_o which_o itself_o have_v give_v a_o be_v a_o very_a good_a and_o a_o sound_a reason_n though_o somewhat_o perhaps_o perplex_v unto_o the_o vulgar_a understanding_n through_o the_o often_o iteration_n and_o implexed_a application_n of_o the_o term_n of_o one_o and_o many_o and_o be_v and_o selfe-being_a so_o intricate_o weave_v into_o so_o many_o several_a part_n and_o branch_n of_o the_o sentence_n but_o unto_o those_o that_o be_v learned_a it_o be_v clear_a enough_o and_o liquid_a so_o that_o though_o the_o series_n of_o cause_n be_v never_o so_o long_o yet_o must_v we_o need_v at_o last_o come_v by_o degree_n unto_o some_o first_o which_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o can_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o any_o because_o all_o other_o be_v of_o it_o for_o as_o palingenius_fw-la write_v ens_fw-la primum_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la effectus_fw-la at_o imum_fw-la effectus_fw-la tantùm_fw-la debet_fw-la 206._o non_fw-la causa_fw-la vocari_fw-la quae_fw-la media_fw-la existunt_fw-la his_fw-la nomen_fw-la adhaeret_fw-la utrumque_fw-la in_o nature_n and_o in_o order_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o their_o respect_n the_o first_o and_o high_a call_v be_v a_o cause_n and_o no_o effect_n the_o last_o and_o low_a a_o effect_n but_o not_o a_o cause_n at_o all_o but_o those_o that_o stand_v betwixt_o first_o and_o last_o thou_o may_v by_o both_o name_n call_v both_o cause_n and_o effect_n cause_n of_o their_o inferior_n and_o effect_n of_o their_o superior_n as_o in_o the_o series_n of_o the_o category_n the_o high_a be_v only_o a_o genus_fw-la and_o not_o a_o species_n the_o low_a be_v only_o a_o species_n and_o not_o a_o genus_fw-la the_o subalterns_n be_v both_o in_o their_o diverse_a relation_n genera_n to_o their_o inferior_n and_o species_n to_o their_o superior_n but_o the_o high_a can_v be_v no_o species_n and_o no_o more_o can_v the_o first_o cause_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o any_o other_o because_o it_o be_v not_o under_o any_o form_n or_o high_a 1393._o but_o be_v the_o high_a itself_o and_o be_v ingenitum_fw-la as_o aristotle_n teach_v and_o therefore_o trismegistus_n express_o affirm_v that_o exit_fw-la uno_fw-la principio_fw-la cuncta_fw-la pendent_fw-la that_o all_o thing_n have_v their_o be_v 426._o and_o beginning_n of_o one_o thing_n and_o that_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o affirm_v to_o be_v god_n and_o this_o nyssen_n nyssen_n affirm_v to_o be_v the_o receive_a opinion_n of_o all_o man_n constat_fw-la inter_fw-la omnes_fw-la ex_fw-la una_fw-la causa_fw-la pendere_fw-la res_fw-la omnes_fw-la it_o be_v confess_v of_o all_o man_n that_o all_o thing_n depend_v upon_o the_o supreme_a cause_n and_o therefore_o aristotle_n bid_v we_o that_o in_o search_v of_o the_o cause_n we_o shall_v 95._o semper_fw-la exquirere_fw-la summam_fw-la causam_fw-la that_o we_o shall_v never_o cease_v until_o we_o be_v come_v unto_o the_o supreme_a and_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o so_o gregory_n likewise_o unto_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o omni_fw-la causa_fw-la solus_fw-la ipse_fw-la intuendus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la principaliter_fw-la est_fw-la in_o every_o cause_n he_o only_o be_v to_o be_v eye_v that_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o principal_o be_v for_o upon_o it_o do_v all_o the_o rest_n depend_v as_o jamblicus_n likewise_o express_o teach_v ab_fw-la una_fw-la causa_fw-la integra_fw-la tota_fw-la dependet_fw-la multitudo_fw-la 13._o adque_fw-la summam_fw-la causam_fw-la plures_fw-la alia_fw-la referuntur_fw-la the_o multitude_n of_o all_o inferior_a cause_n depend_v upon_o one_o entire_a supreme_a cause_n and_o to_o that_o which_o be_v the_o high_a be_v all_o the_o rest_n refer_v thus_o the_o multitude_n of_o these_o inferior_a cause_n do_v lead_v we_o unto_o one_o supreme_a and_o first_o cause_n which_o can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n which_o be_v the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o four_o and_o last_o paragraph_n 4_o now_o god_n if_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v must_v needs_o have_v a_o cause_n and_o if_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o and_o if_o among_o all_o the_o cause_n there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o first_o and_o principal_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o of_o all_o those_o effect_n which_o proceed_v from_o all_o of_o they_o then_o must_v needs_o that_o first_o cause_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n for_o what_o can_v that_o be_v which_o give_v be_v unto_o all_o thing_n 184._o but_o only_o god_n who_o damascene_fw-la call_v infinitum_fw-la quoddam_fw-la essentiae_fw-la pelagus_fw-la that_o be_v a_o boundless_a ocean_n of_o pure_a and_o simple_a being_n which_o out_o of_o his_o fullness_n impart_v their_o be_v unto_o all_o other_o thing_n as_o the_o ocean_n do_v his_o water_n unto_o fountain_n and_o river_n for_o if_o this_o first_o cause_n which_o have_v give_v their_o be_v unto_o all_o the_o innumerable_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n be_v something_o else_o and_o not_o god_n then_o what_o have_v god_n do_v or_o what_o have_v god_n to_o do_v to_o who_o have_v god_n give_v any_o be_v or_o how_o can_v he_o possible_o be_v a_o god_n which_o have_v give_v be_v unto_o nothing_o or_o how_o can_v that_o be_v any_o other_o thing_n than_o god_n which_o have_v give_v their_o be_v unto_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n therefore_o whosoever_o yield_v that_o there_o be_v a_o first_o cause_n he_o must_v needs_o yield_v by_o consequence_n that_o that_o first_o cause_n be_v god_n and_o this_o we_o may_v see_v verify_v by_o a_o general_a consent_n both_o of_o christian_n and_o heathen_n of_o who_o some_o do_v call_v this_o first_o cause_n by_o such_o title_n and_o appellation_n as_o do_v necessary_o insinuate_v that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v god_n some_o collect_v it_o by_o such_o reason_n as_o do_v necessary_o conclude_v it_o and_o some_o in_o direct_a and_o express_v term_n affirm_v it_o for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o three_o head_n to_o wit_n the_o title_n that_o be_v give_v to_o this_o first_o cause_n palingenius_fw-la as_o before_o i_o show_v call_v it_o ens_fw-la primum_fw-la ens_fw-la primum_fw-la 206._o causa_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la effectus_fw-la the_o first_o ens_fw-la be_v a_o pure_a mere_a cause_n it_o can_v a_o effect_n be_v call_v both_o which_o two_o title_n be_v the_o title_n of_o god_n both_o to_o be_v ens_fw-la and_o to_o be_v primum_fw-la for_o first_o for_o ens._n demascene_n express_o affirm_v that_o of_o all_o god_n other_o name_n 184._o the_o name_n of_o ens_fw-la be_v most_o proper_a unto_o he_o exit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la nominibus_fw-la quae_fw-la deo_fw-la tribuuntur_fw-la nullum_fw-la aequè_fw-la proprium_fw-la videtur_fw-la atque_fw-la entis_fw-la nomen_fw-la of_o all_o the_o name_n which_o be_v attribute_v unto_o god_n there_o be_v none_o so_o proper_a as_o be_v the_o name_n of_o his_o essence_n or_o be_v he_o be_v name_v from_o his_o own_o be_v i_o be_o and_o for_o primum_fw-la even_o aristotle_n himself_o affirm_v that_o god_n be_v et_fw-la primum_fw-la &_o principale_v principum_fw-la 1409._o both_o the_o first_o and_o the_o principal_a principle_n of_o all_o thing_n yea_o and_o even_o god_n himself_o challenge_v both_o the_o same_o title_n direct_o unto_o himself_o for_o he_o call_v himself_o 14._o i_o be_o which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o ens_fw-la and_o he_o call_v himself_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n 9_o which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o primus_fw-la nay_o primus_fw-la in_o express_a term_n primus_fw-la 4._o &_o novissimus_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la yea_o and_o aristotle_n further_a affirm_v this_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la to_o be_v ipsum_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la 2433._o which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o i_o be_o and_o to_o be_v not_o a_o accidens_fw-la but_o a_o substance_n now_o aristotle_n in_o another_o place_n give_v to_o this_o first_o and_o supreme_a cause_n another_o title_n which_o be_v as_o proper_a unto_o god_n as_o either_o of_o the_o former_a 1397._o and_o that_o be_v to_o have_v his_o

be_v of_o itself_o suprema_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la the_o high_a cause_n be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o nature_n as_o have_v his_o be_v of_o itself_o 362._o which_o as_o origen_n teach_v be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a unto_o god_n tu_fw-la solus_fw-la es_fw-la ●ui_fw-la quod_fw-la es_fw-la a_o nullo_n datum_fw-la est_fw-la thou_o only_o have_v a_o be_v who_o have_v not_o thy_o be_v give_v thou_o by_o any_o other_o thing_n so_o that_o this_o title_n of_o natura_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la be_v the_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a title_n of_o god_n 525._o as_o trismegistus_n express_o affirm_v solus_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o meritò_fw-la solus_fw-la in_fw-la se_fw-la &_o a_o se_fw-la &_o circum_fw-la se_fw-la totus_fw-la est_fw-la plenus_fw-la &_o perfectus_fw-la isque_fw-la sua_fw-la firma_fw-la est_fw-la stabilitas_fw-la it_o be_v god_n say_v he_o and_o nothing_o else_o but_o god_n that_o have_v both_o in_o himself_o and_o of_o himself_o and_o about_o himself_o his_o fullness_n and_o perfection_n and_o it_o be_v only_o he_o that_o be_v his_o own_o strength_n and_o stability_n yea_o and_o plato_n affirm_v of_o this_o 188._o natura_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la that_o ab_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la verè_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la abest_fw-la nec_fw-la motus_fw-la nec_fw-la vita_fw-la nec_fw-la anima_fw-la nec_fw-la sapientia_fw-la that_o thing_n which_o true_o be_v and_o have_v his_o be_v of_o itself_o have_v also_o both_o his_o move_n and_o his_o live_n and_o his_o spirit_n and_o his_o wisdom_n and_o all_o of_o himself_o which_o be_v the_o mere_a property_n and_o attribute_n of_o god_n 26._o who_o as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v have_v his_o life_n in_o himself_o this_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a unto_o god_n to_o be_v natura_fw-la per_fw-la se._n all_o other_o thing_n be_v natura_n per_fw-la aliud_fw-la there_o be_v none_o of_o all_o they_o that_o have_v either_o their_o live_n or_o their_o move_n or_o their_o breathe_n or_o their_o be_v of_o themselves_o all_o which_o nominatìm_fw-la plato_n ascribe_v unto_o the_o first_o cause_n but_o all_o these_o thing_n they_o do_v only_o receive_v from_o god_n as_o the_o scripture_n nominatìm_fw-la affirm_v of_o all_o of_o they_o in_o he_o they_o live_v 28_o and_o move_v and_o have_v their_o be_v and_o he_o it_o be_v that_o give_v unto_o all_o 25._o both_o life_n and_o breath_n and_o all_o thing_n who_o as_o palingenius_fw-la affirm_v est_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la vivens_fw-la sapìensque_fw-la bonúsque_fw-la anullo_n accipiens_fw-la quod_fw-la habet_fw-la 169._o verùm_fw-la omne_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la igitur_fw-la quod_fw-la habent_fw-la amittere_fw-la possunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o by_o himself_o alone_o do_v live_v self_n wise_a self_n good_a he_o be_v from_o none_o receive_v what_o he_o have_v but_o all_o receive_v of_o he_o and_o therefore_o they_o whate'er_o they_o have_v have_v power_n it_o to_o lees_n trismegistus_n give_v it_o another_o title_n which_o be_v likewise_o the_o proper_a title_n of_o god_n for_o he_o call_v it_o 426._o vnum_fw-la principium_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la cuncta_fw-la dependent_a and_o in_o another_o place_n as_o though_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o speak_v enough_o he_o correct_v himself_o exit_fw-la uno_fw-la cuncta_fw-la pendentia_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la potiùs_fw-la defluentía_fw-la he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o principal_a cause_n 505._o upon_o which_o all_o thing_n do_v depend_v or_o rather_o indeed_o from_o which_o all_o thing_n do_v descend_v now_o this_o can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n for_o as_o anselmus_n very_o well_o collect_v id_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la est_fw-la 3._o &_o per_fw-la quod_fw-la alia_fw-la cuncta_fw-la sunt_fw-la summum_fw-la esse_fw-la omnium_fw-la existentium_fw-la ratio_fw-la docet_fw-la that_o which_o have_v his_o be_v of_o itself_o and_o which_o give_v be_v unto_o every_o other_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v even_o in_o reason_n the_o high_a and_o most_o principal_a thing_n that_o have_v a_o be_v now_o god_n have_v his_o be_v only_o of_o himself_o and_o he_o likewise_o give_v be_v unto_o every_o other_o thing_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n which_o have_v any_o be_v but_o it_o have_v it_o by_o participation_n from_o he_o so_o that_o nothing_o indeed_o can_v primary_o and_o proper_o be_v call_v ens_fw-la but_o only_o god_n every_o other_o thing_n as_o it_o have_v his_o dependence_n upon_o this_o first_o cause_n so_o can_v it_o be_v call_v ens_fw-la but_o in_o a_o unproper_a and_o secondary_a acceptance_n as_o the_o accidens_fw-la which_o have_v his_o whole_a esse_fw-la in_o his_o substance_n and_o this_o even_o aristotle_n himself_o express_o confess_v caetera_fw-la entia_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la 1433._o entis_fw-la propriè_fw-la dicti_fw-la quaedam_fw-la sunt_fw-la quantitates_fw-la quaedam_fw-la qualitates_fw-la quaedam_fw-la passiones_fw-la quaedam_fw-la aliud_fw-la aliquid_fw-la tale_n the_o other_o category_n be_v call_v entia_fw-la being_n as_o be_v some_o quantity_n some_o quality_n some_o passion_n and_o the_o like_a of_o that_o ens_fw-la or_o be_v which_o be_v proper_o so_o call_v and_o that_o be_v the_o prime_n and_o only_a predicament_n of_o substance_n and_o so_o it_o be_v between_o the_o first_o cause_n which_o have_v his_o be_v of_o itself_o and_o all_o other_o thing_n which_o have_v their_o be_v from_o it_o they_o be_v indeed_o but_o as_o accident_n in_o comparison_n of_o it_o and_o their_o be_v unto_o his_o be_v no_o better_a than_o nothing_o 362._o as_o be_v plain_o and_o direct_o affirm_v by_o origen_n et_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la in_o te●ra_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la naturam_fw-la dei_fw-la pertinet_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la neither_o the_o thing_n in_o earth_n nor_o the_o thing_n in_o heaven_n in_o comparison_n of_o god_n have_v any_o true_a be_v and_o immediate_o above_o no_o &_o umbra_fw-la ad_fw-la comparationem_fw-la 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a_o cause_n as_o produce_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n for_o all_o other_o cause_n bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o effect_n but_o god_n be_v such_o a_o cause_n as_o bring_v forth_o cause_n 426._o he_o be_v tale_n principium_fw-la quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la movetur_fw-la ut_fw-la rursus_fw-la extet_fw-la principium_fw-la as_o trismegistus_n affirm_v he_o be_v such_o a_o cause_n as_o by_o his_o move_n produce_v another_o ●ause_n for_o he_o be_v causa_fw-la causarum_fw-la and_o no_o cause_n can_v have_v his_o operation_n as_o a_o cause_n but_o only_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o gracious_a assistance_n 11._o it_o be_v only_a god_n blessing_n 9_o which_o give_v unto_o all_o cause_n their_o proper_a operation_n the_o heaven_n which_o drop_v down_o fatness_n upon_o the_o earth_n do_v it_o only_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v only_o he_o that_o send_v a_o gracious_a rain_n upon_o his_o inheritance_n and_o refresh_v the_o same_o when_o it_o 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god_n himself_o among_o they_o he_o seek_v only_o for_o the_o remedy_n 48_o at_o that_o hand_n which_o have_v smite_v they_o by_o offer_v up_o incense_n for_o a_o savour_n of_o rest_n and_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o the_o people_n with_o god_n and_o thus_o likewise_o do_v king_n david_n when_o 25._o at_o another_o time_n another_o like_a plague_n happen_v he_o seek_v for_o the_o remedy_n only_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n by_o appease_v of_o his_o wrath_n with_o burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n yea_o and_o even_o the_o very_a heathen_n themselves_o in_o all_o their_o like_a calamity_n have_v ever_o hold_v this_o for_o the_o chief_a of_o their_o medicine_n to_o obtain_v release_n of_o god_n by_o their_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n whereof_o even_o their_o own_o history_n afford_v we_o both_o great_a plenty_n and_o great_a variety_n of_o example_n in_o that_o great_a plague_n b._n which_o happen_v in_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o greek_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o troy_n they_o 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