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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
first_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v first_o and_o priour_fw-la shall_v be_v posterior_n to_o itself_o and_o that_o the_o excel_a in_o as_o much_o as_o such_o shall_v be_v the_o excel_v so_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o no_o not_o even_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o if_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o himself_o then_o must_v he_o be_v also_o the_o effect_n of_o himself_o which_o destroy_v his_o omnipotency_n he_o must_v be_v another_o from_o himself_o which_o destroy_v his_o unity_n and_o immutability_n he_o must_v be_v after_o himself_o which_o destroy_v his_o eternity_n yea_o he_o must_v be_v the_o work_n and_o creature_n of_o himself_o which_o destoy_v his_o infinity_o but_o none_o of_o all_o these_o can_v fall_v into_o god_n for_o as_o hilary_n true_o note_v neque_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la 64._o neque_fw-la aliundè_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la god_n can_v neither_o be_v another_o from_o himself_o not_o of_o any_o other_o but_o himself_o therefore_o god_n though_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o himself_o for_o the_o forenamed_a inconvenience_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o god_n be_v of_o himself_o but_o not_o as_o of_o a_o cause_n he_o be_v of_o himself_o 7._o because_o his_o be_v and_o himself_o be_v indeed_o all_o one_o his_o essence_n and_o his_o esse_fw-la as_o aquinas_n prove_v plain_o for_o his_o subsist_v of_o himself_o 115._o be_v indeed_o his_o very_a substance_n as_o eusebius_n prove_v out_o of_o dionysius_n non-genitus_a deus_n per_fw-la se_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsum_fw-la nongenitum_fw-la esse_fw-la substantia_fw-la sua_fw-la est_fw-la the_o unbegotten_a god_n subsist_v of_o himself_o and_o his_o be_v unbegotten_a be_v indeed_o his_o very_a substance_n and_o therefore_o when_o seneca_n say_v 19_o that_o deus_fw-la ipse_fw-la se_fw-la fecit_fw-la and_o lactantius_n that_o deus_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la seipso_fw-la procreatus_fw-la their_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o he_o be_v ab_fw-la alio_fw-la nullo_n factus_fw-la aut_fw-la procreatus_fw-la he_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o be_v the_o maker_n and_o begetter_n of_o himself_o because_o he_o have_v none_o other_o maker_n nor_o begetter_n but_o himself_o no_o nor_o indeed_o himself_o neither_o but_o be_v altogether_o unbegotten_a and_o so_o ibid._n when_o god_n be_v call_v by_o apollo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o sibylla_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v one_o that_o be_v make_v of_o himself_o and_o beget_v of_o himself_o the_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v unmake_v and_o unbegotten_a as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o place_n neither_o make_v nor_o beget_v of_o any_o other_o no_o nor_o of_o himself_o neither_o for_o as_o justin_n martyr_n true_o write_v he_o be_v neither_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 336._o nor_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v neither_o produce_v out_o of_o himself_o nor_o yet_o out_o of_o any_o other_o thing_n but_o himself_o he_o be_v neither_o ex_fw-la se_fw-la nor_o ex_fw-la alio_fw-la no_o nor_o ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la as_o anselmus_n add_v yea_o 3_o and_o prove_v very_o witty_o in_o his_o monologie_n where_o he_o sum_v up_o all_o these_o thing_n together_o unto_o the_o same_o reckon_n that_o i_o have_v do_v before_o that_o see_v he_o be_v not_o make_v or_o beget_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v unmake_v and_o unbegotten_a 9_o quoniam_fw-la igitur_fw-la nec_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la nec_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la nec_fw-la per_fw-la aliud_fw-la nec_fw-la ex_fw-la alio_fw-la nec_fw-la per_fw-la nihil_fw-la nec_fw-la ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la habet_fw-la principium_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la habet_fw-la principium_fw-la sedneque_fw-la finem_fw-la habebit_fw-la because_o say_v he_o god_n have_v his_o beginning_n neither_o by_o himself_o nor_o of_o himself_o neither_o by_o any_o other_o thing_n nor_o of_o any_o other_o thing_n neither_o by_o nothing_o nor_o of_o nothing_o it_o follow_v therefore_o that_o he_o have_v no_o beginning_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o end_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v express_o confirm_v even_o by_o the_o very_a heathen_a 〈…〉_z who_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o maxim_n that_o god_n be_v unbegotten_a quaecunque_fw-la gignuntur_fw-la procedunt_fw-la ab_fw-la altero_fw-la say_v trismegistus_n est_fw-la ergo_fw-la aliquis_fw-la factor_n istorum_fw-la atque_fw-la be_v ingenitus_fw-la ut_fw-la genitis_fw-la sit_fw-la antiquior_fw-la those_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v be_v make_v by_o some_o other_o and_o therefore_o they_o needs_o must_v have_v a_o maker_n who_o must_v needs_o himself_o be_v unmake_v because_o he_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v thales_n likewise_o confirm_v the_o same_o unto_o us._n 12._o deus_fw-la est_fw-la antiquissimus_fw-la est_fw-la enìm_fw-la ingenitus_fw-la god_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v the_o ancient_a of_o all_o thing_n because_o he_o be_v not_o make_v or_o beget_v of_o any_o thing_n for_o ingenitus_fw-la praevenit_fw-la omne_fw-la genita_fw-la say_v philo_n judeus_n 199._o that_o which_o be_v unmake_v must_v needs_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v now_o if_o nothing_o be_v without_o a_o cause_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v in_o the_o former_a paragraph_n and_o yet_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o as_o i_o have_v prove_v in_o this_o then_o must_v it_o needs_o follow_v that_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v have_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o be_v without_o itself_o save_v only_a god_n himself_o who_o have_v no_o cause_n of_o his_o be_v but_o be_v himself_o all_o one_o with_o his_o own_o be_v 26._o as_o life_n itself_o be_v all_o one_o with_o its_o own_o live_n 4._o for_o god_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o life_n tu_fw-la es_fw-la ipsa_fw-la vita_fw-la qua_fw-la vivis_fw-la &_o sapientia_fw-la qua_fw-la sapit_fw-la say_v anselmus_n thou_o be_v the_o life_n itself_o whereby_o thou_o live_v and_o the_o wisdom_n itself_o whereby_o thou_o know_v and_o therefore_o as_o life_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o its_o own_o live_n but_o the_o very_a same_o identity_n with_o its_o live_n so_o god_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o his_o be_v 3_o now_o cause_n if_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o then_o must_v every_o thing_n needs_o have_v a_o cause_n without_o itself_o which_o be_v another_o thing_n from_o itself_o for_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o there_o daily_o be_v produce_v many_o strange_a and_o notable_a effect_n in_o the_o world_n which_o all_o of_o they_o proceed_v not_o from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o cause_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o be_v bring_v forth_o without_o his_o cause_n and_o therefore_o it_o come_v in_o this_o place_n to_o be_v discuss_v whether_o among_o those_o cause_n there_o be_v no_o first_o cause_n at_o all_o but_o a_o endless_a proceed_n and_o go_v on_o in_o infinitum_fw-la or_o whether_o among_o they_o there_o be_v many_o first_o cause_n or_o whether_o there_o be_v but_o one_o which_o be_v causa_fw-la causarum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o whereof_o all_o other_o cause_n be_v but_o mere_a effect_n for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o three_o problem_n be_v may_n daily_o see_v by_o sense_n how_o one_o cause_n produce_v and_o beget_v another_o and_o that_o another_o and_o that_o another_o and_o that_o every_o one_o of_o these_o though_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o some_o inferior_a effect_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o effect_n of_o his_o own_o superior_a cause_n as_o for_o example_n the_o beat_n of_o the_o sun_n upon_o the_o earth_n work_v in_o it_o a_o heat_n that_o heat_n produce_v many_o kind_n of_o fruit_n out_o of_o it_o those_o fruit_n beget_v nourishment_n both_o in_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o nourishment_n beget_v that_o semen_n genitale_fw-it whereby_o young_a one_o be_v beget_v in_o all_o their_o several_a kind_n and_o so_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n continue_v now_o in_o this_o connexion_n and_o series_n of_o cause_n if_o we_o ascend_v upward_o we_o must_v needs_o either_o ascend_v in_o infinitum_fw-la without_o all_o end_n or_o else_o in_o the_o end_n to_o arise_v unto_o some_o high_a cause_n where_o we_o must_v be_v force_v to_o rest_v and_o can_v go_v no_o further_o because_o there_o be_v no_o high_o to_o proceed_v in_o infinitum_fw-la 3._o that_o as_o the_o orator_n speak_v be_v auribus_fw-la animisque_fw-la hominum_fw-la absurdum_fw-la it_o be_v a_o absurd_a thing_n both_o to_o the_o ear_n and_o mind_n of_o all_o man_n of_o understanding_n and_o as_o anselmus_n pronounce_v even_o in_o this_o very_a casâ—_n hoc_fw-la nemo_fw-la non_fw-la putat_fw-la obsurdum_fw-la nâ—si_fw-la qui_fw-la nimis_fw-la est_fw-la absurdus_fw-la 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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 â—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 defluentÃa_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 teâ—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 corporis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la &_o fumus_fw-la ad_fw-la comparationem_fw-la ignis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la the_o shadow_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o body_n have_v no_o be_v and_o no_o more_o have_v the_o smoke_n neither_o be_v compare_v with_o his_o fire_n so_o that_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o comparison_n of_o god_n be_v but_o fumus_fw-la &_o vmbra_fw-la and_o therefore_o this_o vnum_fw-la principium_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la cuncta_fw-la dependent_a be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n who_o even_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o call_v as_o dionysius_n areopagita_n affirm_v causam_fw-la omnium_fw-la 194._o &_o principium_fw-la &_o essentiam_fw-la &_o vitam_fw-la the_o cause_n begin_v be_v and_o the_o life_n of_o all_o exit_fw-la quo_fw-la suspensa_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la say_v seneca_n 36._o of_o who_o all_o thing_n depend_v yea_o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o affirm_v that_o only_o of_o he_o sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la causae_fw-la causarum_fw-la that_o god_n be_v such_o 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 â—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 be_v weary_a and_o so_o likewise_o 7._o the_o earth_n though_o it_o drink_v in_o the_o rain_n yet_o can_v it_o bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n unless_o it_o receive_v a_o blessing_n from_o god_n and_o so_o likewise_o the_o father_n which_o beget_v his_o child_n receive_v all_o his_o generative_a power_n of_o god_n behold_v child_n be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v his_o reward_n 3._o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n yea_o and_o euripides_n likewise_o unto_o the_o same_o purpose_n a_o dijs_fw-la dantur_fw-la liberi_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la 814._o child_n be_v give_v to_o man_n it_o be_v god_n that_o give_v they_o so_o that_o not_o only_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n but_o also_o all_o the_o causalitie_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n be_v only_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n the_o first_o cause_n nay_o as_o bradwardine_n very_o true_o teach_v all_o the_o effect_n which_o be_v wrought_v in_o thing_n by_o their_o second_o cause_n yet_o be_v more_o immediate_o wrought_v by_o god_n who_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n than_o they_o be_v by_o their_o
no_o prior_n nay_o no_o last_n if_o no_o first_o and_o this_o hold_v not_o only_o in_o these_o relative_a denomination_n but_o also_o in_o the_o true_a existence_n of_o the_o very_a thing_n themselves_o so_o that_o the_o motion_n of_o these_o inferior_a body_n which_o we_o see_v by_o sense_n must_v lead_v we_o of_o necessity_n either_o to_o grant_v a_o first_o mover_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v god_n or_o else_o to_o yield_v in_o motion_n a_o infinite_a proceed_n which_o be_v absurd_a even_o to_o reason_n and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o order_n in_o thing_n or_o else_o to_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v no_o motion_n at_o all_o as_o melissus_n do_v motum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la sed_fw-la videri_fw-la esse_fw-la which_o be_v the_o great_a absurdity_n of_o all_o a_o absurdity_n so_o gross_a 312._o as_o be_v confute_v even_o by_o sense_n as_o diogenes_n very_o witty_o prove_v against_o a_o philosopher_n maintain_v that_o error_n that_o there_o be_v no_o motion_n behind_o who_o he_o sly_o come_v whip_v he_o sudden_o about_o the_o leg_n and_o then_o while_o he_o be_v run_v he_o scornful_o ask_v he_o whether_o now_o he_o think_v there_o be_v any_o motion_n not_o esteem_v he_o worthy_a to_o be_v confute_v by_o reason_n but_o only_o to_o be_v deride_v by_o that_o sensible_a demonstration_n 902._o for_o as_o josephus_n very_o well_o observe_v to_o this_o purpose_n insen_n satos_fw-la decet_fw-la non_fw-la verbis_fw-la sed_fw-la operibus_fw-la arguere_fw-la or_o rather_o indeed_o verberibus_fw-la as_o diogenâ—s_n do_v the_o best_a kind_n of_o argue_v with_o mad_a man_n be_v with_o a_o word_n and_o a_o blow_n not_o with_o reason_n but_o with_o stripe_n and_o yet_o even_o this_o gross_a absurdity_n will_v follow_v unless_o from_o these_o secondary_a motion_n we_o shall_v arise_v unto_o some_o first_o for_o si_fw-mi primum_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la omninò_fw-la causa_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la say_v aristotle_n if_o there_o be_v no_o first_o cause_n 1386._o there_o can_v be_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o and_o so_o if_o there_o be_v no_o first_o motion_n there_o can_v be_v no_o motion_n which_o sense_n show_v to_o be_v false_a and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o second_o motion_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o first_o this_o reason_n show_v to_o be_v true_a ibid._n and_o therefore_o for_o this_o first_o point_n i_o conclude_v it_o with_o aristotle_n that_o si_fw-mi media_fw-la sunt_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la finem_fw-la esse_fw-la if_o there_o be_v any_o mean_a motion_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o end_n of_o they_o 1393._o and_o if_o a_o end_n than_o a_o beginning_n neque_fw-la enìm_fw-la infinitus_fw-la est_fw-la aâ—â—quis_fw-la motus_fw-la sed_fw-la cuiusque_fw-la finis_fw-la say_v he_o in_o another_o place_n there_o be_v no_o motion_n so_o infinite_a but_o in_o the_o end_n it_o have_v a_o end_n and_o consequent_o a_o beginning_n for_o as_o the_o poet_n have_v true_o observe_v finisque_fw-la ab_fw-la origine_fw-la pendet_fw-la p._n this_o be_v a_o rule_n that_o every_o end_n on_o some_o beginning_n must_v depend_v 2_o let_v we_o therefore_o now_o ascend_v mover_n from_o the_o first_o step_n unto_o the_o second_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o first_o motion_n then_o must_v there_o needs_o be_v a_o first_o mover_n which_o move_v only_o of_o himself_o and_o not_o by_o any_o other_o for_o in_o every_o motion_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v the_o mover_n the_o motion_n and_o the_o thing_n move_v and_o these_o three_o thing_n be_v never_o confound_v though_o they_o ever_o be_v conjoin_v but_o as_o the_o motion_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o the_o move_v another_o so_o be_v it_o likewise_o between_o the_o move_v and_o the_o mover_n for_o as_o picus_n mirandula_n observe_v very_o true_o in_o quolibet_fw-la moto_fw-mi 58._o motor_n est_fw-la alius_fw-la be_v mobili_fw-la in_o every_o motion_n the_o mover_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v move_v yea_o and_o aristotle_n himself_o unto_o the_o same_o purpose_n quod_fw-la movet_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la movetur_fw-la divisum_fw-la esse_fw-la videtur_fw-la 526._o that_o which_o move_v and_o that_o which_o be_v move_v be_v a_o diverse_a thing_n and_o plain_o divide_v but_o yet_o though_o these_o three_o be_v join_v all_o together_o yet_o be_v the_o mover_n in_o order_n before_o either_o of_o the_o other_o even_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o motion_n can_v be_v before_o the_o thing_n move_v nor_o yet_o the_o thing_n move_v before_o the_o mover_n of_o it_o but_o always_o the_o thing_n move_v be_v before_o his_o motion_n and_o always_o the_o mover_n before_o either_o of_o they_o for_o as_o philo_n judaeus_fw-la affirm_v of_o the_o motion_n that_o fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la 7._o ut_fw-la motus_fw-la rem_fw-la motam_fw-la praecesserit_fw-la it_o can_v be_v that_o any_o motion_n be_v before_o the_o thing_n move_v be_v and_o so_o aristotle_n 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diverse_a kind_n of_o grievous_a sickness_n unto_o many_o and_o four_a that_o even_o physician_n themselves_o do_v find_v in_o many_o sickness_n that_o they_o be_v divine_a punishment_n for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o four_o head_n what_o be_v the_o true_a original_a cause_n of_o sickness_n s._n chrysostome_n tell_v we_o 100_o that_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o every_o good_a physician_n inquirere_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o morborum_fw-la radicâ—m_fw-la tque_fw-la ita_fw-la pervenire_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la mali_fw-la fontem_fw-la to_o sâ—arch_v into_o the_o root_n of_o disease_n and_o sickness_n and_o so_o to_o proceed_v unto_o the_o fountain_n of_o those_o evil_n and_o s._n basil_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o discreet_a and_o wise_a patient_n not_o to_o leave_v this_o inquisition_n only_o to_o the_o physician_n but_o he_o himself_o also_o to_o search_v into_o a_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o disease_n that_o so_o he_o may_v the_o better_o attain_v to_o know_v their_o remedy_n nos_fw-la 292._o plagas_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la suscipientes_fw-la qui_fw-la benè_fw-la &_o prudenter_fw-la vitam_fw-la nostram_fw-la moderatur_fw-la principio_fw-la quidem_fw-la inquiramus_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la rationis_fw-la ob_fw-la quam_fw-la nos_fw-la flagellet_fw-la whensoever_o we_o be_v scourge_v and_o chastise_v by_o god_n who_o guide_v our_o whole_a life_n by_o his_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n we_o ought_v first_o to_o search_n careful_o for_o what_o cause_n he_o so_o correct_v us._n for_o the_o cause_n be_v once_o find_v the_o remedy_n be_v half_o find_v and_o the_o cure_n in_o a_o manner_n already_o half_o perform_v medici_n 142._o causa_fw-la morbi_fw-la inventâ—_n curationem_fw-la esse_fw-la inventam_fw-la putanâ—_n physician_n have_v once_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o disease_n they_o think_v they_o have_v find_v the_o cure_n now_o for_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o disease_n sickness_n and_o sickness_n 65._o 209._o though_o it_o great_o have_v puzelled_a 542._o both_o the_o great_a philosopher_n 545._o and_o the_o learn_a physician_n to_o find_v out_o what_o it_o be_v some_o assign_v they_o unto_o the_o excess_n or_o defect_n of_o the_o primary_n quality_n of_o heat_n cold_a moist_a drye_n some_o unto_o the_o impurity_n and_o corruption_n of_o our_o meat_n some_o unto_o the_o infection_n of_o unwholesome_a and_o putrid_a air_n and_o to_o diverse_a such_o other_o material_a cause_n wherein_o they_o be_v great_o divide_v among_o themselves_o yet_o be_v there_o a_o full_a agreement_n both_o of_o heathen_n and_o christian_n that_o god_n be_v the_o first_o efficient_a cause_n of_o they_o and_o that_o sin_n be_v the_o true_a impulsive_a cause_n which_o enforce_v he_o to_o send_v they_o this_o the_o prophet_n david_n express_o declare_v when_o he_o call_v sickness_n the_o rebuke_n of_o god_n and_o affirm_v 11._o that_o for_o sin_n he_o inflict_v it_o upon_o man_n when_o thou_o with_o rebuke_n do_v chasten_v man_n for_o sin_n 12._o thou_o make_v his_o beauty_n to_o consume_v away_o this_o also_o the_o apostle_n paul_n express_o declare_v when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sinne._n and_o again_o in_o another_o place_n 30._o where_o he_o tell_v the_o corinthian_n that_o for_o their_o abuse_n in_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n they_o be_v strike_v by_o god_n with_o diverse_a kind_n of_o punishment_n some_o of_o they_o with_o sickness_n some_o of_o they_o with_o weakness_n and_o some_o of_o they_o with_o death_n yea_o and_o this_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o express_o declare_v when_o he_o bid_v the_o sick-man_n who_o he_o have_v late_o cure_v to_o go_v 14._o and_o sin_n no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n come_v unto_o he_o thereby_o plain_o declare_v that_o his_o sin_n be_v both_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o former_a sickness_n and_o will_v be_v also_o of_o his_o future_a if_o he_o sin_v any_o more_o and_o that_o sin_n be_v indeed_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o disease_n we_o may_v see_v it_o plain_o verify_v in_o all_o these_o memorable_a sickness_n that_o be_v record_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o botch_n 10._o wherewith_o the_o egyptian_n weary_a smite_v be_v for_o their_o rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o their_o oppression_n of_o his_o people_n the_o leprosy_n wherewith_o the_o prophetess_n miriam_n be_v smite_v 10._o be_v for_o be_v so_o envious_a against_o the_o prophet_n moses_n 9_o the_o pestilence_n wherewith_o the_o israelite_n be_v smite_v be_v for_o their_o adultery_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o moab_n and_o for_o their_o idolatry_n with_o their_o profane_a god_n 9_o the_o emerods_n wherewith_o the_o philistine_n be_v smite_v be_v for_o their_o impiety_n in_o detain_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n and_o so_o general_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n there_o be_v almost_o in_o no_o place_n any_o mention_n of_o any_o grievous_a and_o exemplary_a sickness_n but_o there_o be_v in_o the_o same_o place_n some_o mention_n of_o that_o sin_n for_o who_o punishment_n it_o be_v send_v in_o which_o forename_a instance_n we_o may_v observe_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o not_o only_o the_o pestilence_n and_o leprosy_n and_o such_o like_a grievous_a and_o infectious_a sickness_n which_o be_v call_v morbi_fw-la sontici_fw-la that_o be_v mischievous_a disease_n be_v the_o scourge_n b._n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n but_o also_o all_o other_o inferior_a disease_n as_o emerods_n &_o botch_n and_o such_o like_o small_a annoyance_n 27._o as_o even_o he_o himself_o profess_v in_o another_o place_n second_o that_o those_o disease_n be_v send_v by_o god_n unto_o man_n to_o correct_v and_o chasten_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n neither_o be_v this_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n only_o but_o also_o of_o the_o heathen_n even_o in_o their_o own_o history_n wherein_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o whensoever_o there_o befall_v they_o the_o public_a calamity_n of_o any_o general_a sickness_n they_o still_o impute_v it_o unto_o their_o sin_n provoke_v the_o anger_n of_o some_o or_o other_o of_o their_o god_n as_o may_v be_v manifest_o show_v 51._o by_o manifold_a instance_n herodotus_n ascribe_v that_o grievous_a sickness_n which_o be_v send_v upon_o the_o scythian_n to_o their_o sacrilege_n 279._o in_o sack_v the_o temple_n of_o venus_n pausanias_n ascribe_v that_o devour_a sickness_n which_o be_v send_v among_o the_o jones_n unto_o the_o profane_a lust_n of_o menalippus_n 313._o and_o comaetho_n and_o that_o general_a abortion_n which_o happen_v among_o the_o caphyens_n wife_n only_o unto_o the_o cruelty_n of_o their_o bloody_a husband_n in_o ston_a for_o a_o â—leight_n cause_n certain_a young_a and_o wanton_a child_n the_o hand_n of_o divine_a justice_n inflict_v their_o punishment_n in_o the_o very_a same_o subject_n wherein_o they_o have_v offend_v their_o cruelty_n exercise_v upon_o other_o man_n child_n be_v just_o punish_v by_o the_o death_n of_o their_o own_o in_o a_o most_o equal_a retaliation_n 353._o the_o same_o author_n ascribe_v the_o dropsy_n and_o lousie-sicknesse_n of_o cassander_n 66._o unto_o his_o cruelty_n and_o infidelity_n unto_o alexander_n his_o master_n and_o herodotus_n again_o report_v of_o the_o persian_n that_o they_o general_o hold_v that_o whosoever_o be_v smite_v with_o the_o leprous_a infection_n he_o be_v sure_o a_o profane_a person_n and_o have_v doubtless_o commit_v some_o great_a and_o grievous_a sin_n against_o their_o god_n the_o sun_n though_o they_o know_v not_o what_o it_o be_v and_o therefore_o they_o banish_v they_o out_o of_o all_o their_o city_n collect_v from_o the_o sickness_n the_o stroke_n of_o god_n justice_n even_o in_o a_o unknown_a cause_n and_o this_o which_o we_o have_v see_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o greek_n we_o may_v see_v yet_o more_o plain_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o roman_n for_o 112._o plutarch_n ascribe_v that_o destroy_a plague_n which_o happen_v among_o they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o romulus_n unto_o the_o treachery_n which_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o murder_n of_o tatius_n and_o livy_n ascribe_v another_o such_o like_a plague_n which_o follow_v the_o condemnation_n of_o manlius_n capitolinus_n unto_o that_o injustice_n which_o be_v use_v in_o his_o death_n and_o thus_o have_v even_o the_o heathen_a be_v teach_v in_o the_o very_a school_n of_o nature_n without_o go_v any_o further_a that_o the_o true_a cause_n indeed_o of_o all_o sickness_n and_o disease_n be_v only_a man_n sin_n provoke_v god_n justice_n to_o take_v vengeance_n of_o their_o wickedness_n 3._o as_o david_n plain_o confess_v in_o one_o of_o the_o psalm_n there_o be_v nothing_o sound_a in_o my_o flesh_n because_o of_o thy_o anger_n neither_o be_v there_o rest_n in_o my_o bone_n because_o of_o my_o sin_n 2_o which_o lesson_n may_v 15._o yet_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o perfect_o be_v learned_a in_o the_o holy_a school_n of_o god_n for_o there_o he_o himself_o threaten_v and_o that_o in_o many_o place_n that_o
and_o lofty_a one_o depress_v abate_v of_o the_o proud_a show_n and_o poor_a sort_n increase_v so_o homer_n facile_fw-la est_fw-la dijs_fw-la 16._o qui_fw-la coelum_fw-la latum_fw-la habitant_fw-la et_fw-la gloria_fw-la illustrare_fw-la mortalem_fw-la hominem_fw-la et_fw-la malo_fw-la afficere_fw-la the_o god_n of_o heaven_n he_o easy_o can_v immortalize_v a_o mortal_a man_n with_o glory_n and_o with_o fame_n the_o same_o god_n even_o as_o easy_o may_v afflict_v a_o mortal_a man_n i_o say_v with_o sorrow_n and_o with_o shame_n and_o simonides_n affirm_v that_o god_n have_v not_o only_o the_o power_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o also_o the_o power_n of_o the_o time_n he_o both_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n and_o appoint_v the_o time_n o_o fill_v penes_fw-la se_fw-la habet_fw-la jupiter_n altitonans_fw-la finem_fw-la omnium_fw-la quae_fw-la fiunt_fw-la 164._o &_o pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la svo_fw-la disponit_fw-la the_o end_n of_o all_o in_o god_n sole_a power_n rest_n which_o he_o dispose_v as_o he_o please_v best_o so_o that_o to_o conclude_v this_o discourse_n with_o tertullians_n sentence_n i_o will_v vice_n dominationum_fw-la ipsis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la in_fw-la seculo_fw-la ordinat_fw-la qui_fw-la ante_fw-la omne_fw-la tempus_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o seculum_fw-la corpus_fw-la temporum_fw-la fecit_fw-la 57_o he_o it_o be_v that_o ordain_v the_o interchange_n of_o dominion_n and_o empire_n in_o their_o time_n who_o himself_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o any_o time_n and_o who_o have_v make_v a_o eternity_n of_o the_o body_n of_o time_n now_o if_o city_n grow_v great_a and_o little_a neither_o by_o fate_n nor_o fortune_n but_o by_o god_n praeordination_n if_o he_o limit_v their_o power_n circumscribe_v their_o dominion_n and_o measure_v out_o their_o continuance_n then_o must_v there_o needs_o be_v a_o god_n who_o perform_v all_o these_o work_n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v true_a as_o have_v be_v prove_v in_o this_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o the_o consequent_a must_v needs_o follow_v after_o chap._n 8._o god_n be_v both_o the_o physical_a and_o ethicall_a last_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n 2._o he_o give_v we_o all_o virtue_n which_o be_v the_o way_n unto_o perfect_a blessedness_n 3._o he_o implant_v in_o we_o all_o good_a affection_n which_o be_v the_o praevious_a disposition_n unto_o virtue_n 4._o he_o give_v unto_o we_o the_o true_a and_o perfect_a blessedness_n 5._o nay_o he_o himself_o be_v our_o true_a and_o perfect_a blessedness_n let_v we_o now_o proceed_v forward_o from_o the_o politic_n unto_o the_o ethic_n which_o afford_v we_o many_o argument_n to_o prove_v there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o by_o the_o confession_n even_o of_o the_o very_a heathen_a for_o as_o the_o physics_n do_v infer_v that_o there_o needs_o must_v be_v a_o god_n because_o there_o be_v no_o more_o but_o one_o primum_fw-la efficiens_fw-la 433._o but_o one_o first_o efficient_a cause_n from_o which_o all_o thing_n do_v proceed_v so_o the_o ethic_n do_v enforce_v the_o same_o conclusion_n unto_o we_o because_o there_o be_v no_o more_o but_o one_o vltimus_fw-la finis_fw-la but_o one_o last_n final_a cause_n unto_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v refer_v which_o last_o end_n as_o aristotle_n himself_o teach_v both_o in_o his_o physics_n 604._o and_o in_o his_o ethic_n must_v needs_o be_v summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la ipsumque_fw-la adeo_fw-la optimum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o most_o sovereign_a good_a of_o all_o thing_n for_o quanto_fw-la est_fw-la posterior_n tanto_fw-la est_fw-la praestantior_fw-la omnis_fw-la finis_fw-la 103._o among_o all_o end_n the_o latter_a be_v evermore_o the_o better_a and_o consequent_o the_o last_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o best_a and_o so_o must_v needs_o be_v god_n or_o else_o there_o shall_v something_o be_v better_a than_o god_n which_o be_v utter_o absurd_a for_o he_o be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o his_o title_n be_v to_o be_v optimus_fw-la and_o therefore_o as_o god_n be_v that_o primum_fw-la efficiens_fw-la 4._o by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v so_o be_v he_o also_o that_o vltimus_fw-la finis_fw-la for_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v as_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o have_v express_o testify_v the_o apostle_n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v not_o only_o of_o god_n but_o also_o for_o god_n too_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o for_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n 36._o so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o their_o primum_fw-la efficiens_fw-la that_o be_v their_o first_o author_n from_o who_o they_o come_v but_o he_o be_v also_o their_o vltimus_fw-la finis_fw-la too_o that_o be_v their_o last_o end_n for_o who_o they_o come_v both_o which_o point_v king_n solomon_n confirm_v in_o his_o proverb_n in_o express_a and_o plain_a word_n the_o lord_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o 4._o yea_o even_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a the_o lord_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n therefore_o he_o be_v their_o efficient_a he_o have_v make_v they_o for_o himself_o therefore_o he_o be_v their_o end_n sic_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la finis_fw-la postremus_fw-la &_o vltimus_fw-la 103._o in_fw-la quem_fw-la omnia_fw-la contendunt_fw-la propter_fw-la quem_fw-la mundus_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la res_fw-la mundi_fw-la est_fw-la siquidem_fw-la propter_fw-la seipsum_fw-la omne_fw-la fecit_fw-la say_v the_o christian_a poet._n god_n be_v the_o end_n yea_o that_o last_o end_n unto_o which_o one_o all_o thing_n contend_v for_o which_o the_o world_n and_o all_o therein_o be_v make_v for_o he_o make_v all_o for_o he_o and_o as_o god_n be_v finis_fw-la rerum_fw-la condendarum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o last_o end_n for_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v create_v so_o be_v he_o also_o finis_fw-la rerum_fw-la expetendarum_fw-la the_o last_o end_n for_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v desire_v who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n and_o there_o be_v none_o upon_o earth_n that_o i_o desire_v in_o comparison_n of_o thou_o 24._o so_o that_o god_n be_v not_o only_o the_o natural_a end_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n but_o also_o the_o moral_a end_n of_o all_o man_n action_n and_o affection_n and_o this_o also_o may_v be_v conclude_v by_o the_o reason_n afore-framed_n for_o aristotle_n affirm_v in_o the_o forealledged_n place_n 604._o that_o si_fw-mi finis_fw-la est_fw-la quispiam_fw-la rerum_fw-la agendarum_fw-la quem_fw-la propter_fw-la seipsum_fw-la cetera_fw-la autem_fw-la propter_fw-la hunc_fw-la volumus_fw-la constat_fw-la hunc_fw-la talem_fw-la finem_fw-la summum_fw-la esse_fw-la bonum_fw-la ipsumque_fw-la optimum_fw-la if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o end_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n which_o we_o only_o desire_v in_o respect_n of_o itself_o and_o other_o thing_n but_o with_o reference_n unto_o it_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o such_o a_o end_n must_v be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o supreme_a and_o chief_a good_a now_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v god_n unless_o something_o which_o be_v not_o god_n shall_v be_v better_o than_o god_n unless_o some_o other_o thing_n shall_v be_v summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la and_o god_n himself_o be_v but_o inferius_fw-la bonum_fw-la but_o that_o god_n himself_o and_o nothing_o else_o be_v both_o the_o last_o end_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n and_o that_o chief_a good_a which_o be_v aim_v at_o in_o all_o of_o they_o it_o be_v general_o teach_v in_o the_o school_n of_o all_o the_o heathen_a who_o deliver_v unto_o we_o these_o four_o special_a doctrine_n as_o the_o principal_n of_o their_o moral_n yea_o and_o that_o with_o as_o great_a and_o as_o uniform_a a_o consent_n as_o in_o any_o other_o of_o their_o doctrine_n can_v ready_o be_v find_v first_o that_o virtue_n which_o be_v the_o way_n unto_o felicity_n be_v give_v we_o of_o god_n second_o that_o good_a affection_n which_o be_v praeparatives_n unto_o virtue_n be_v also_o give_v by_o he_o three_o that_o felicity_n which_o be_v the_o salary_n and_o reward_n of_o virtue_n be_v give_v we_o of_o god_n and_o four_o that_o god_n himself_o be_v our_o only_a true_a felicity_n 2_o for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o position_n felicity_n and_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v agree_v upon_o among_o the_o very_a heathen_a that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o ethic_n and_o moral_a philosophy_n be_v to_o bring_v man_n by_o virtue_n unto_o the_o true_a felicity_n felicity_n be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o man_n action_n and_o desire_n but_o virtue_n be_v the_o way_n whereby_o man_n come_v unto_o that_o end_n as_o tully_n exemplifi_v in_o the_o person_n of_o hercules_n 113._o abijt_fw-la ad_fw-la deos_fw-la hercules_n sed_fw-la nunquà m_fw-la abijsset_fw-la nisi_fw-la quùm_fw-la inter_fw-la homines_fw-la esset_fw-la eam_fw-la sibiviam_fw-la munivisset_fw-la hercules_n be_v go_v unto_o the_o god_n but_o he_o never_o have_v come_v there_o if_o he_o have_v not_o make_v his_o way_n while_o he_o live_v here_o he_o have_v never_o come_v to_o heaven_n if_o he_o have_v not_o by_o his_o virtue_n pave_v himself_o a_o causey_n thither_o while_o he_o live_v among_o man_n and_o therefore_o seneca_n
help_n but_o yet_o only_o as_o god_n inferior_a and_o ministerial_a instrument_n nature_n may_v plant_v it_o art_n may_v prune_v it_o industry_n may_v water_v it_o but_o 7._o as_o the_o apostle_n paul_n teach_v we_o neither_o be_v he_o that_o plant_v any_o thing_n nor_o yet_o he_o that_o water_v but_o only_o god_n that_o give_v the_o increase_n and_o he_o that_o give_v the_o increase_n unto_o plant_n be_v he_o that_o give_v the_o increase_n unto_o virtue_n which_o be_v his_o heavenly_a plant_n as_o even_o homer_n acknowledge_v jupiter_n virtutem_fw-la viris_fw-la augetque_fw-la 20._o minuÃtque_fw-la prout_n quidem_fw-la voluerit_fw-la 742._o god_n give_v virtue_n his_o increase_n and_o lessen_v it_o even_o as_o he_o please_v and_o therefore_o 134._o it_o be_v confess_v with_o one_o mouth_n by_o all_o the_o heathen_a 109._o that_o it_o be_v god_n 14._o that_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o virtue_n unto_o man_n 4._o which_o be_v the_o second_o branch_n of_o our_o first_o position_n simonides_n say_v express_o that_o nemo_n sine_fw-la dijs_fw-la virtutem_fw-la accepit_fw-la neque_fw-la vrbs_fw-la neque_fw-la homo_fw-la that_o neither_o man_n nor_o city_n without_o god_n special_a grace_n can_v ever_o attain_v to_o virtue_n so_o likewise_o pindarus_n boni_fw-la &_o sapientes_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la solo_fw-la proveniunt_fw-la man_n be_v make_v both_o wise_a and_o good_a only_o by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n so_o likewise_o theognis_n nemo_fw-la hominum_fw-la neque_fw-la malus_fw-la sine_fw-la numine_fw-la neque_fw-la bone_fw-la there_o be_v no_o man_n make_v either_o good_a or_o bad_a but_o only_o by_o god_n according_a to_o that_o of_o solomon_n that_o god_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o yea_o even_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o day_n of_o evil_a and_o yet_o be_v not_o god_n the_o cause_n of_o man_n wickedness_n because_o he_o make_v they_o not_o evil_a inserendo_fw-la malitiam_fw-la 160._o but_o only_o subtrahendo_fw-la gratiam_fw-la as_o aquinas_n distinguish_v not_o by_o insert_v into_o any_o man_n the_o motion_n of_o sin_n but_o by_o withhold_v his_o grace_n which_o be_v the_o bridle_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v withdraw_v man_n rush_v violent_o of_o themselves_o like_o untamed_a horse_n into_o all_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n but_o though_o god_n give_v not_o vice_n inserendo_fw-la malitiam_fw-la yet_o give_v he_o virtue_n inserendo_fw-la gratiam_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o roman_n as_o saint_n augustine_n observe_v do_v consecrate_v virtue_n for_o one_o of_o their_o god_n 252._o thereby_o plain_o acknowledge_v that_o virtue_n be_v of_o god_n yea_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n as_o saint_n augustine_n there_o affirm_v virtutem_fw-la quoque_fw-la deum_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la quae_fw-la quia_fw-la dea_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la donum_fw-la dei_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la impetretur_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la solo_fw-la dari_fw-la potest_fw-la they_o have_v name_v virtue_n for_o one_o of_o their_o go_n which_o because_o it_o be_v no_o god_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n it_o must_v only_o of_o he_o be_v seek_v who_o have_v only_a power_n to_o give_v it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o god_n who_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o chief_a philosopher_n be_v the_o only_a bestower_n of_o all_o virtue_n anaxâ—goras_n say_v that_o mens_fw-la which_o be_v his_o word_n for_o god_n be_v 193._o bonirectique_fw-la causa_fw-la the_o cause_n of_o all_o goodness_n and_o so_o likewise_o proclus_n quicquid_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o salutare_fw-la competit_fw-la animabus_fw-la causam_fw-la a_o dijs_fw-la definitam_fw-la habet_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v good_a and_o healthful_a to_o the_o soul_n it_o have_v his_o cause_n define_v and_o appoint_v of_o god_n yea_o and_o he_o add_v there_o also_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n virtutum_fw-la omnium_fw-la corporaliúmque_fw-la bonorum_fw-la velut_fw-la sanitatis_fw-la roboris_fw-la institiae_fw-la temperantiae_fw-la exemplaria_fw-la plato_n probat_fw-la procedere_fw-la penès_fw-la deum_fw-la plato_n prove_v the_o pattern_n of_o all_o virtue_n and_o of_o all_o corporal_a endowment_n as_o of_o health_n of_o strength_n of_o justice_n of_o temperance_n to_o proceed_v from_o god_n yea_o and_o as_o plutarch_n observe_v god_n have_v give_v unto_o virtue_n a_o kind_n of_o natural_a sweetness_n whereby_o it_o be_v no_o less_o delightful_a unto_o such_o as_o do_v practice_v it_o then_o it_o be_v unto_o those_o among_o who_o it_o be_v practise_v 292._o deo_fw-la adiwante_fw-la placidi_fw-la mansueti_fw-la &_o humani_fw-la mores_fw-la nemini_fw-la eorum_fw-la quibuscum_fw-la vivitur_fw-la ita_fw-la grati_fw-la iucundique_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la ei_fw-la ipsi_fw-la qui_fw-la ijs_fw-la est_fw-la praeditus_fw-la and_o this_o god_n do_v to_o allure_v we_o unto_o virtue_n by_o the_o sweetness_n of_o it_o 100_o yea_o and_o as_o jamblicus_n observe_v god_n do_v not_o only_o provoke_v we_o unto_o virtue_n but_o also_o revoke_v we_o from_o vice_n ad_fw-la iusta_fw-la quidem_fw-la adiwans_n ab_fw-la iniustis_fw-la revocans_fw-la and_o this_o we_o may_v evident_o see_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o diverse_a notable_a example_n 6._o for_o when_o abimelech_n intend_v to_o have_v corrupt_v abraham_n wife_n 3â—_n god_n withhold_v he_o from_o it_o and_o when_o david_n intend_v to_o have_v destroy_v nabal_n god_n withhold_v he_o from_o it_o and_o opheus_n in_o his_o hymn_n unto_o venus_n by_o who_o he_o understand_v divine_a and_o heavenly_a love_n he_o make_v a_o prayer_n unto_o she_o to_o withhold_v his_o mind_n from_o all_o filthy_a and_o vicious_a love_n o_o dea_n nam_fw-la ubÃque_fw-la habes_fw-la audiendi_fw-la acumen_fw-la 390._o exaudi_fw-la &_o laboriosam_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la meae_fw-la viam_fw-la dirigas_fw-la tuis_fw-la o_o veneranda_fw-la iustissimis_fw-la telis_fw-la profanarum_fw-la extinguens_fw-la horrendam_fw-la libidinem_fw-la cupiditatum_fw-la o_o goddess_n hear_v for_o thou_o can_v whatever_o where_o i_o pray_v direct_v i_o by_o thy_o righteous_a help_n in_o my_o life_n tedious_a way_n quench_v profane_a and_o fearful_a lust_n that_o lead_v my_o mind_n astray_o he_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o withhold_v he_o because_o he_o can_v not_o withhold_v himself_o and_o so_o 7._o when_o achilles_n intend_v to_o have_v kill_v agamemnon_n pallas_n withhold_v he_o from_o it_o as_o homer_n also_o testify_v by_o that_o fiction_n imply_v this_o unfeigned_a truth_n that_o it_o be_v god_n which_o withhold_v we_o from_o evil_a as_o well_o as_o which_o help_v we_o in_o good_a both_o which_o point_v together_o we_o may_v evident_o see_v in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o pharisee_n 12._o o_o god_n i_o thank_v thou_o that_o i_o be_o not_o as_o other_o man_n be_v extortioner_n unjust_a adulterer_n here_o be_v the_o vice_n from_o which_o god_n have_v withhold_v he_o and_o for_o which_o he_o thank_v he_o he_o proceed_v on_o unto_o those_o virtue_n wherewith_o god_n have_v adorn_v he_o i_o fast_a twice_o in_o the_o week_n and_o i_o give_v tithe_n of_o all_o that_o ever_o i_o possess_v so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v not_o infect_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o vice_n he_o may_v thank_v god_n for_o it_o and_o if_o he_o be_v endue_v with_o any_o kind_n of_o virtue_n he_o may_v thank_v god_n for_o that_o too_o for_o it_o be_v only_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n 10._o that_o he_o be_v as_o he_o be_v in_o which_o action_n of_o the_o pharisee_n we_o may_v evident_o see_v a_o direct_a confutation_n of_o tully_n observation_n that_o nemo_fw-la quòd_fw-la bone_fw-la vir_fw-la esset_fw-la gratias_fw-la dijs_fw-la egit_fw-la unquà m_fw-la and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o place_n 238._o that_o virtutem_fw-la nemo_fw-la unquà m_fw-la acceptam_fw-la deo_fw-la retulit_fw-la that_o no_o man_n have_v ever_o thank_v god_n that_o he_o have_v make_v he_o a_o good_a man_n for_o we_o see_v the_o plain_a contrary_n in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o pharisee_n he_o express_o thank_v god_n that_o he_o have_v make_v he_o so_o good_a so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o confutation_n of_o his_o first_o position_n his_o second_o be_v this_o that_o no_o man_n ever_o acknowledge_v his_o virtue_n to_o have_v descend_v unto_o he_o from_o god_n which_o we_o see_v again_o confute_v by_o all_o those_o several_a testimony_n that_o before_o i_o have_v recite_v for_o they_o all_o have_v profess_v that_o virtue_n be_v god_n gift_n as_o for_o the_o reason_n which_o in_o that_o place_n he_o bring_v to_o fortify_v his_o position_n that_o man_n be_v praise_v for_o their_o virtue_n which_o they_o can_v not_o just_o be_v if_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o not_o get_v by_o themselves_o that_o be_v a_o very_a false_a and_o insufficient_a reason_n for_o man_n be_v praise_v both_o for_o their_o beauty_n and_o for_o their_o strength_n of_o body_n and_o yet_o be_v both_o these_o the_o good_a gift_n of_o god_n and_o not_o purchase_v or_o get_v by_o ourselves_o and_o therefore_o as_o error_n be_v always_o unconstant_a and_o never_o true_a unto_o itself_o so_o he_o in_o another_o place_n both_o renounce_v his_o own_o position_n and_o confute_v his_o own_o reason_n his_o position_n he_o renounce_v by_o a_o contrary_a position_n direct_o
therefore_o homer_n doubt_v not_o to_o affirm_v express_o that_o it_o be_v only_a god_n himself_o that_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o felicity_n jupiter_n ipse_fw-la distribuit_fw-la felicitatem_fw-la olympius_n hominibus_fw-la 168._o the_o high_a god_n be_v the_o only_a he_n that_o give_v to_o man_n felicity_n and_o solon_n pray_v unto_o the_o muse_n to_o obtain_v felicity_n for_o he_o from_o the_o god_n musae_n felicitatem_fw-la a_o dijs_fw-la immortalibus_fw-la mihi_fw-la praebete_fw-la heâ—iodo_fw-la o_o muse_n bring_v i_o happiness_n which_o must_v come_v from_o god_n holiness_n for_o as_o euâ—ipides_n true_o note_v nemo_n dijs_fw-la invitis_fw-la vel_fw-la felix_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la infelix_fw-la 11._o no_o man_n against_o god_n will_n be_v either_o well_o or_o ill_o and_o 249._o as_o i_o observe_v before_o of_o virtue_n so_o may_v i_o now_o again_o observe_v of_o felicity_n that_o the_o roman_n consecrate_v it_o for_o one_o of_o their_o god_n thereby_o plain_o insinuate_v that_o as_o virtue_n so_o felicity_n be_v the_o only_a gift_n of_o god_n both_o which_o point_n be_v affirm_v by_o maximus_n tyrius_n in_o express_a and_o plain_a word_n exit_fw-la jovis_fw-la nutu_fw-la 363._o actiones_fw-la virtutis_fw-la felicitatésque_fw-la hominum_fw-la pendent_fw-la both_o the_o action_n of_o virtue_n and_o all_o humane_a felicity_n do_v absolute_o depend_v upon_o the_o beck_n of_o god_n thus_o the_o heathen_n confess_v that_o not_o only_a virtue_n which_o be_v the_o way_n unto_o felicity_n but_o also_o that_o felicity_n which_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o virtue_n be_v both_o of_o they_o the_o gift_n of_o almighty_a god_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o confess_v there_o be_v a_o god_n 3_o nay_o man._n they_o go_v yet_o further_o for_o they_o not_o only_o teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o felicity_n unto_o man_n but_o also_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o true_a felicity_n of_o they_o which_o the_o roman_n employ_v in_o consecrate_v felicity_n for_o a_o god_n for_o thereby_o they_o insinuate_v not_o only_o that_o felicity_n be_v of_o god_n the_o point_n before_o note_v but_o also_o that_o god_n be_v the_o only_a true_a felicity_n the_o point_n now_o in_o hand_n which_o they_o demonstrate_v unto_o we_o by_o a_o gradation_n of_o three_o degree_n first_o that_o virtue_n and_o godliness_n do_v so_o strict_o unite_v a_o man_n unto_o god_n that_o in_o some_o degree_n that_o it_o make_v he_o partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a nature_n second_o that_o this_o near_a conjunction_n of_o man_n unto_o god_n do_v bring_v he_o unto_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o god_n dwelling_n and_o three_o that_o there_o it_o make_v he_o partaker_n of_o god_n most_o bless_v and_o beatifical_a vision_n which_o be_v the_o high_a summitie_n of_o all_o true_a felicity_n and_o all_o these_o three_o point_n be_v so_o teach_v by_o the_o heathen_n as_o though_o they_o have_v be_v catechize_v in_o the_o school_n of_o christian_n for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o three_o point_n it_o be_v the_o constant_a doctrine_n of_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o heathen_a that_o man_n felicity_n consist_v especial_o in_o conform_v himself_o unto_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o in_o make_v himself_o to_o be_v like_a unto_o he_o so_o say_v jamblicus_n fellix_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la deo_fw-la quatenus_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la similis_fw-la est_fw-la 453._o he_o be_v a_o happy_a man_n that_o make_v himself_o as_o like_v unto_o god_n be_v he_o possible_o can_v so_o syrianus_n the_o master_n of_o simplicus_n boni_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la similemur_fw-la it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o good_a to_o make_v a_o man_n self_n to_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n now_o 590._o that_o likeness_n with_o god_n can_v be_v attain_v by_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o only_o by_o justice_n virtue_n and_o goodness_n as_o seneca_n true_o teach_v parem_fw-la deo_fw-la pecunia_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la sed_fw-la animus_n &_o hic_fw-la rectus_fw-la bone_fw-la magnus_fw-la it_o be_v not_o thy_o money_n 53._o but_o it_o be_v thy_o mind_n which_o make_v thou_o conformable_a and_o like_a unto_o god_n if_o it_o be_v a_o just_a and_o upright_o mind_n a_o virtuous_a and_o good_a mind_n a_o noble_a and_o a_o great_a mind_n this_o virtue_n make_v a_o man_n not_o similem_fw-la deo_fw-la but_o parem_fw-la deo_fw-la say_v seneca_n not_o like_a unto_o god_n but_o in_o some_o sort_n even_o equal_a with_o god_n for_o aristotle_n cit_v it_o 685._o as_o a_o common_a opinion_n that_o exit_fw-la hominibus_fw-la dij_fw-la fiunt_fw-la ob_fw-la virtutis_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la that_o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o virtue_n even_o man_n do_v attain_v to_o a_o kind_n of_o divinity_n a_o very_a excessive_a and_o hyperbolical_a speech_n but_o yet_o diverse_a such_o there_o be_v use_v not_o only_o by_o heathen_n but_o also_o by_o christian_n to_o express_v that_o great_a affinity_n and_o near_a conjunction_n which_o virtue_n make_v between_o god_n and_o man_n saint_n augustine_n say_v that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n partaker_n of_o god_n dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la participatione_fw-la foelices_fw-la quicunque_fw-la sunt_fw-la veritate_fw-la non_fw-la vanitate_fw-la foelices_fw-la 303._o they_o that_o have_v indeed_o the_o true_a possession_n of_o blessedness_n and_o not_o the_o false_a imagination_n of_o it_o be_v bless_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o participation_n of_o god_n the_o apostle_n peter_n say_v that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o godly_a nature_n 97._o for_o as_o porphiry_n observe_v of_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n that_o it_o transform_v a_o man_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o devil_n so_o be_v it_o also_o true_a of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n that_o it_o conform_v a_o man_n unto_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n yea_o and_o some_o have_v go_v so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v it_o make_v we_o go_n so_o say_v hierocles_n that_o finis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la deum_fw-la facere_fw-la ex_fw-la homine_fw-la the_o end_n of_o man_n life_n be_v to_o make_v a_o man_n become_v a_o god_n so_o seneca_n supra_fw-la in_o the_o forealledged_n place_n animus_fw-la rectus_fw-la bone_fw-la magnus_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o humano_fw-la corpore_fw-la hospes_fw-la a_o good_a and_o virtuous_a mind_n be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o very_a god_n abide_v for_o a_o time_n in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n neither_o have_v christian_n themselves_o abstayn_v from_o these_o exaggerated_a amplification_n the_o better_a to_o recommend_v virtue_n and_o goodness_n unto_o us._n the_o apostle_n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o which_o be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v but_o one_o spirit_n with_o he_o 17._o and_o boetius_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o god_n only_o be_v our_o blessedness_n and_o that_o therefore_o whosoever_o by_o god_n be_v make_v bless_a 49._o he_o be_v make_v by_o he_o a_o god_n deum_fw-la esse_fw-la ipsam_fw-la beatitudinem_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a that_o god_n himself_o shall_v be_v man_n felicity_n so_o likewise_o palingenius_fw-la deus_fw-la ipse_fw-la supremum_fw-la est_fw-la 107._o eximiumque_fw-la bonum_fw-la propriè_fw-la vereque_fw-la vocandus_fw-la quem_fw-la qui_fw-la habet_fw-la be_v debet_fw-la foelix_fw-la dici_fw-la atque_fw-la beatus_fw-la god_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a good_a so_o proper_o express_v who_o whosoever_o have_v he_o may_v be_v happy_a call_v and_o blessed_v and_o so_o it_o be_v indeed_o because_o felicity_n be_v summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o supreme_a and_o the_o chief_a good_n and_o therefore_o if_o god_n be_v not_o the_o true_a felicity_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o supreme_a good_a but_o shall_v have_v a_o superior_a good_a above_o he_o and_o himself_o be_v but_o a_o second_o and_o inferior_a good_a whereupon_o he_o add_v but_o a_o little_a after_o that_o if_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o supreme_a good_a that_o he_o which_o obtain_v that_o same_o supreme_a good_a he_o therewith_o obtain_v to_o be_v make_v a_o god_n quoniam_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la adeptione_n fiunt_fw-la homines_fw-la beati_fw-la &_o beatitudo_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la divinitas_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la adeptione_n fieri_fw-la beatos_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la sicut_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la adeptione_n iusti_fw-la sapientia_fw-la sapientes_fw-la fiunt_fw-la omnis_fw-la igitur_fw-la beatus_fw-la deus_fw-la because_o by_o the_o get_n of_o blessedness_n man_n be_v make_v bless_v and_o true_a blessedness_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n therefore_o by_o the_o get_n of_o god_n man_n get_v to_o be_v bless_v as_o by_o the_o get_n of_o justice_n to_o be_v just_a and_o of_o wisdom_n to_o be_v wise_a therefore_o whosoever_o be_v bless_v he_o also_o be_v a_o god_n 175._o so_o nanzianzene_n prove_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v god_n because_o otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o make_v he_o a_o god_n si_fw-mi eodem_fw-la mecum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la i_o deum_fw-la reddit_fw-la and_o his_o expositor_n elias_n cretensis_n deliver_v his_o
the_o law_n of_o that_o one_o and_o all_o thing_n come_v of_o that_o one_o by_o the_o adpatation_n of_o all_o unto_o that_o one_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o pythagorean_n aim_v at_o in_o hold_v this_o one_o opinion_n so_o stisf_o 30._o exit_fw-la numeris_fw-la &_o mathematicorum_fw-la initijs_fw-la omni_fw-la proficisci_fw-la that_o all_o thing_n proceed_v from_o number_n and_o from_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o mathematician_n that_o be_v from_o punctum_fw-la and_o vnitas_fw-la which_o be_v prima_fw-la and_o as_o it_o be_v minima_fw-la naturalia_fw-la in_o the_o two_o principal_n of_o all_o mathematical_a arts._n punctum_fw-la in_o all_o geometrical_a continuity_n and_o vnitas_fw-la in_o all_o arithmetical_a number_n these_o two_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n be_v the_o very_a first_o beginning_n and_o original_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o especial_o this_o latter_a especial_o this_o unity_n which_o they_o make_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o the_o whole_a university_n maintain_v this_o position_n as_o aristotle_n report_v their_o opinion_n numerorum_fw-la elementa_fw-la 1375._o entium_fw-la quoque_fw-la cunctorum_fw-la esse_fw-la elementa_fw-la that_o the_o element_n and_o first_o 〈◊〉_d of_o number_n be_v also_o the_o prime_a principle_n and_o original_n of_o all_o thiâ—â—g_n now_o this_o numerorum_fw-la elementum_fw-la this_o beginning_n and_o principle_n of_o all_o number_n 7._o be_v only_a unity_n and_o this_o pythagoras_n make_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n unto_o which_o he_o refer_v both_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o generation_n of_o live_a creature_n 123._o and_o final_o all_o thing_n omnia_fw-la numeris_fw-la acâ—epta_fw-la ferebat_fw-la tam_fw-la conversiones_fw-la syderum_fw-la quam_fw-la ortus_fw-la animalium_fw-la he_o derive_v all_o thing_n from_o number_n as_o well_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o star_n as_o the_o original_n of_o all_o creature_n 2_o yea_o and_o as_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o philosopher_n that_o arithmetical_a unity_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o number_n thing_n 13._o so_o be_v it_o hold_v by_o they_o likewise_o 27._o that_o metaphysical_a unity_n be_v the_o general_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n 426._o jamblicus_n say_v that_o quaecunque_fw-la sunt_fw-la per_fw-la unum_fw-la sunt_fw-la what_o thing_n soever_o be_v be_v all_o by_o one._n and_o trismegistus_n say_v that_o monas_n est_fw-la omnium_fw-la principium_fw-la radix_fw-la &_o origo_fw-la unity_n be_v the_o beginning_n root_n and_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n and_o again_o that_o exuno_n prinâ—ipio_fw-la cuncta_fw-la dependent_a principium_fw-la ex_fw-la uno_fw-la that_o all_o thing_n depend_v upon_o one_o first_o principle_n and_o it_o upon_o the_o unity_n of_o itself_o and_o that_o which_o he_o say_v anselmus_n plain_o prove_v in_o monologio_fw-la as_o i_o have_v partly_o touch_v before_o yea_o and_o so_o do_v hugo_n de_fw-fr victore_fw-la too_o 2._o by_o this_o invincible_a reason_n that_o si_fw-mi diversa_fw-la intùs_fw-la consilia_fw-la praesidentium_fw-la essent_fw-la ipsi_fw-la se_fw-la forìs_fw-la rerum_fw-la cursus_fw-la ab_fw-la inuicem_fw-la aliquandò_fw-la dividerent_fw-la 3_o nunc_fw-la autem_fw-la omne_fw-la dum_fw-la sic_fw-la concorditer_fw-la ad_fw-la unum_fw-la finem_fw-la currunt_fw-la profectò_fw-la indicant_fw-la quòd_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la fons_fw-la &_o origo_fw-la unde_fw-la procedunt_fw-la x._o if_o there_o be_v diverse_a author_n there_o will_v be_v diverse_a counsel_n if_o diverse_a counsel_n diverse_a course_n whereas_o now_o all_o thing_n run_v in_o a_o uniform_a course_n unto_o one_o and_o the_o same_o end_n do_v thereby_o evident_o show_v that_o they_o all_o do_v proceed_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o beginning_n 1520._o aristotle_n he_o say_v that_o vnum_fw-la est_fw-la dualitate_fw-la prius_fw-la that_o unity_n be_v before_o all_o duality_n which_o follow_v by_o necessity_n upon_o the_o order_n of_o very_a 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cause_n of_o all_o unity_n 36._o but_o only_o that_o vnus_fw-la deus_fw-la of_o who_o and_o through_o who_o and_o to_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n who_o as_o boetius_fw-la observe_v because_o he_o be_v but_o one_o in_o himself_o he_o have_v therefore_o give_v unto_o every_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v to_o be_v but_o one_o 328._o quaa_o creator_n unus_fw-la est_fw-la ideo_fw-la rebus_fw-la quas_fw-la condidit_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o munere_fw-la dedit_fw-la ut_fw-la unaquaeque_fw-la esset_fw-la etiam_fw-la una_fw-la insomuch_o that_o as_o dionysius_n areopagita_n observe_v even_o those_o numerall_n themselves_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v contrary_a unto_o unity_n yet_o have_v their_o existence_n and_o be_v by_o unity_n as_o we_o say_v una_fw-la duernio_fw-la &_o decâ—s_fw-la una_fw-la &_o unum_fw-la dimidium_fw-la &_o una_fw-la tertia_fw-la pars_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o we_o say_v in_o common_a speech_n one_o couple_n and_o one_o ten_o and_o one_o half_a and_o one_o three_o part_n all_o 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