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〈◊〉_d 4_o she_o leave_v upon_o the_o cross_n because_o thereupon_o 〈…〉_z find_v rest_n and_o quiet_a repose_n 5_o winge_a sheis_n to_o reach_v man_n to_o mount_v up_o alâ—…_n 6_o as_o it_o be_v shine_v by_o a_o radiant_a 〈…〉_z that_o she_o dispel_v the_o misty_a darkâ—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o mind_n 7_o the_o bridle_n be_v hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n to_o teach_v man_n how_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o curb_v bridle_n and_o subâ—…_n the_o triâ—â—leâ—â—_n passion_n of_o the_o mind_n 8_o she_o tread_v and_o example_n upon_o death_n because_o sheâ—…_n very_o have_v and_o downfall_n of_o death_n 3_o the_o christian_n kneel_v upon_o the_o cross_n which_o he_o mâ—…_n take_v up_o mat._n 16._o 24._o having_n glory_n shine_a upon_o he_o to_o represent_v the_o brightness_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o tâ—…_n religion_n 4_o the_o turk_n stand_v with_o his_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n by_o which_o he_o defend_v his_o religion_n that_o spring_v from_o mahâ—met_n a_o false_a prophet_n foretell_v in_o 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creature_n among_o they_o whence_o the_o very_a stoic_n do_v collect_v that_o the_o world_n be_v make_v for_o man_n sake_n howbeit_o since_o it_o exceed_v the_o sphere_n of_o humane_a power_n to_o bring_v the_o heavenly_a body_n in_o subjection_n to_o he_o neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o they_o will_v ever_o submit_v themselves_o to_o man_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n it_o follow_v therefore_o that_o there_o be_v some_o superior_a mind_n or_o spirit_n by_o who_o sole_a appointment_n those_o fair_a and_o glorious_a body_n do_v service_n unto_o man_n though_o he_o be_v place_v far_o below_o they_o which_o same_o mind_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o framer_n of_o the_o star_n even_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n also_o the_o motion_n of_o these_o star_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v excentricall_a and_o epicycticall_a do_v plain_o show_v that_o their_o establishment_n and_o be_v be_v from_o a_o free_a agent_n not_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o they_o moreover_o the_o most_o perfect_a form_n and_o figure_n of_o this_o world_n to_o wit_v its_o roundness_n as_o also_o the_o part_n thereof_o shut_v up_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o dispose_v with_o a_o marvellous_a order_n do_v all_o express_o declare_v that_o they_o be_v not_o tumble_v together_o or_o conjoin_v as_o they_o be_v by_o chance_n but_o wise_o ordain_v by_o such_o a_o understanding_n as_o be_v endue_v with_o supereminent_a excellency_n for_o what_o ninny_n be_v there_o so_o sottish_a what_o man_n so_o foolish_a as_o to_o imagine_v that_o so_o complete_a and_o exact_a a_o work_n as_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o haphazard_n he_o may_v aswell_o think_v that_o the_o stone_n and_o tree_n of_o any_o building_n be_v unite_v into_o the_o form_n of_o some_o house_n by_o chance_n or_o scatter_a syllable_n and_o word_n become_v a_o poem_n by_o mere_a fortune_n a_o thing_n so_o unlikely_a that_o even_o a_o few_o geometrical_a figure_n espy_v on_o the_o seashore_n give_v the_o beholder_n just_a ground_n to_o argue_v that_o some_o man_n have_v be_v there_o it_o be_v evident_a enough_o that_o such_o thing_n can_v not_o proceed_v from_o mere_a chance_n furthermore_o that_o mankind_n be_v not_o from_o all_o eternity_n but_o at_o a_o certain_a time_n have_v a_o common_a beginning_n may_v be_v manifest_v by_o the_o course_n of_o art_n and_o science_n yea_o by_o the_o very_a ground_n whereupon_o we_o tread_v which_o be_v ancient_o rude_a and_o untilled_a but_o afterward_o become_v possess_v with_o juhabitant_n which_o also_o the_o language_n speak_v in_o some_o island_n derive_v from_o adjacent_a country_n do_v witness_n the_o same_o be_v apparent_a by_o certain_a ordinance_n so_o general_o receive_v among_o man_n that_o the_o institution_n thereof_o may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o have_v proceed_v from_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n or_o evidence_n of_o reason_n but_o from_o the_o perpetual_a and_o constant_a tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n which_o be_v scarce_o ever_o interrupt_v in_o any_o place_n either_o by_o the_o malice_n or_o misery_n of_o man_n such_o be_v that_o ordinance_n for_o the_o kill_n of_o beast_n in_o sacrifice_n use_v in_o former_a time_n and_o such_o also_o be_v now_o the_o modesty_n and_o shamefastness_n about_o venereal_a thing_n the_o celebration_n of_o marriage_n and_o the_o banishment_n of_o incestuous_a person_n sect_n vii_o answer_v to_o that_o objection_n concern_v the_o cause_n of_o evil_a neither_o need_v we_o unsay_v that_o which_o have_v be_v speak_v because_o we_o see_v many_o evil_a thing_n come_v to_o pass_v the_o source_n and_o cause_n whereof_o being_n not_o from_o god_n who_o as_o before_o have_v be_v show_v be_v good_a after_o the_o most_o perfect_a and_o absolute_a degree_n of_o goodness_n for_o when_o we_o say_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n we_o add_v withal_o that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o real_o do_v subsist_v and_o no_o absurdity_n that_o i_o see_v will_v follow_v if_o we_o assirme_v that_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v true_a and_o real_a existence_n may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o some_o certain_a accident_n as_o namely_o of_o action_n or_o the_o like_a the_o almighty_a we_o know_v create_v both_o man_n and_o those_o more_o honourable_a spirit_n the_o angel_n endue_v with_o liberty_n of_o action_n which_o liberty_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o sinful_a yet_o by_o power_n thereof_o some_o sin_n may_v be_v commit_v now_o to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o these_o sin_n which_o be_v moral_o evil_a be_v no_o better_a than_o blasphemy_n how_o be_v it_o there_o be_v other_o kind_n of_o evil_n so_o call_v because_o they_o afflict_v some_o person_n with_o grief_n or_o loss_n and_o these_o we_o may_v affirm_v to_o be_v inflict_v by_o god_n for_o the_o reformation_n and_o amendment_n of_o some_o sinner_n or_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o transgression_n which_o to_o say_v be_v no_o impiety_n since_o that_o such_o evil_n have_v nothing_o in_o they_o contrary_a to_o goodness_n but_o rather_o they_o proceed_v from_o goodness_n itself_o like_o a_o bitter_a portion_n from_o a_o good_a physician_n sect_n viii_o against_o the_o occasion_n of_o two_o principle_n or_o cause_n of_o thing_n here_o by_o the_o way_n it_o may_v be_v note_v that_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o man_n be_v to_o be_v abandon_v and_o avoid_v which_o make_v two_o efficient_a cause_n the_o one_o good_a and_o the_o other_o evil_n for_o from_o two_o contrary_n there_o may_v follow_v the_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n but_o in_o no_o wise_a a_o well_o order_v composition_n of_o thing_n neither_o be_v this_o to_o pass_v for_o truth_n to_o wit_n that_o as_o there_o be_v something_o good_a of_o itself_o so_o likewise_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v something_o absolute_o evil_a in_o itself_o see_v that_o evil_a be_v a_o certain_a defect_n which_o can_v be_v but_o in_o a_o thing_n that_o have_v existence_n which_o very_o have_v of_o existence_n or_o be_v be_v good_a sect_n ix_o that_o god_n do_v govern_v the_o whole_a world_n moreover_o that_o this_o whole_a universe_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n it_o be_v evident_a for_o that_o not_o only_a man_n which_o have_v right_a reason_n and_o understanding_n but_o also_o the_o fowl_n and_o beast_n both_o wild_a and_o tame_a have_v in_o they_o some_o thing_n correspondent_a to_o reason_n and_o do_v bear_v a_o kind_n of_o providence_n or_o respectful_a care_n over_o the_o issue_n which_o they_o bring_v forth_o which_o perfection_n since_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o goodness_n must_v needs_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o he_o be_v both_o omniscient_a and_o omnipotent_a so_o that_o he_o can_v no_o way_n be_v ignorant_a of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v do_v or_o to_o be_v do_v but_o can_v
thing_n or_o essence_n which_o be_v most_o necessary_a and_o of_o himself_o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v necessary_a or_o of_o itself_o not_o consider_v in_o any_o other_o respect_n or_o notion_n but_o true_o as_o it_o be_v according_a to_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o existence_n now_o all_o particular_a thing_n have_v such_o actual_a existence_n and_o be_v but_o if_o so_o be_v thou_o suppose_v or_o grant_v there_o be_v many_o god_n yet_o sure_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o yield_v a_o reason_n why_o cach_n of_o they_o shall_v of_o necessity_n have_v their_o be_v neither_o why_o any_o man_n shall_v believe_v that_o there_o be_v in_o number_n rather_o two_o god_n than_o three_o or_o ten_o then_o five_o beside_o the_o multiplication_n of_o those_o particular_a thing_n that_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n proceed_v from_o the_o exuperancy_n and_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o cause_n whence_o such_o thing_n more_o or_o less_o be_v generate_v but_o of_o god_n there_o be_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o any_o cause_n furthermore_o in_o all_o particular_a thing_n there_o be_v certain_a special_a and_o particular_a property_n whereby_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v several_o distinguish_v now_o to_o make_v such_o a_o distinction_n in_o god_n be_v altogether_o needless_a and_o impossible_a since_o that_o he_o be_v most_o necessary_a and_o simple_a by_o nature_n neither_o can_v any_o man_n perceive_v any_o sign_n or_o token_n of_o the_o plurality_n of_o go_n for_o this_o universal_a sphere_n or_o circumference_n which_o we_o behold_v make_v up_o but_o one_o complete_a world_n wherein_o there_o be_v one_o most_o beautiful_a and_o glorious_a part_n the_o sun_n likewise_o in_o man_n the_o little_a world_n there_o be_v but_o one_o special_a govern_v part_n to_o wit_n his_o soul_n or_o mind_n again_o suppose_v there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o god_n which_o be_v free_a and_o voluntary_a agent_n have_v power_n to_o will_v contrary_a thing_n yet_o hereby_o one_o will_v be_v a_o obstacle_n or_o impediment_n to_o the_o other_o so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o actuate_v and_o bring_v to_o pass_v their_o different_a or_o contrary_a desire_n now_o to_o say_v that_o god_n who_o be_v a_o omnipotent_a power_n can_v be_v hinder_v be_v a_o great_a dishonour_n to_o his_o majesty_n but_o let_v we_o proceed_v to_o some_o other_o of_o his_o attribute_n sect_n iii_o that_o all_o perfection_n be_v in_o god_n that_o all_o perfection_n and_o accomplishment_n be_v in_o god_n may_v be_v thus_o demonstrate_v what_o perfection_n soever_o there_o be_v in_o all_o or_o any_o of_o the_o creature_n the_o same_o either_o have_v a_o beginning_n or_o else_o it_o have_v no_o beginning_n to_o have_v no_o beginning_n be_v the_o property_n of_o god_n alone_o and_o whatsoever_o have_v beginning_n the_o same_o must_v needs_o be_v say_v to_o have_v something_o that_o give_v to_o it_o such_o be_v and_o further_o see_v that_o among_o the_o creature_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o can_v be_v generate_v of_o nothing_o it_o follow_v then_o that_o those_o perfection_n which_o appear_v to_o be_v in_o any_o effect_n be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o cause_n thereof_o can_v produce_v any_o thing_n according_o and_o so_o all_o be_v accomplish_v in_o the_o first_o cause_n neither_o must_v it_o be_v here_o imagine_v that_o the_o first_o cause_n can_v afterward_o be_v deprive_v of_o its_o perfection_n either_o by_o some_o other_o thing_n different_a from_o itself_o because_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a have_v no_o dependence_n upon_o any_o other_o thing_n neither_o can_v be_v liable_a and_o subject_a unto_o their_o action_n or_o of_o itself_o because_o every_o nature_n desire_v its_o own_o perfection_n sect_n iv._o god_n be_v infinite_a and_o we_o may_v add_v further_o that_o these_o perfection_n which_o be_v in_o god_n be_v in_o he_o after_o a_o eminent_a and_o infinite_a manner_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v finite_a and_o limit_v either_o for_o that_o the_o cause_n whence_o it_o proceed_v have_v communicate_v such_o a_o measure_n or_o degree_n of_o existence_n and_o no_o more_o thereunto_o or_o for_o that_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o further_a perfection_n now_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n that_o do_v communicate_v any_o thing_n unto_o god_n neither_o be_v he_o capable_a of_o aught_o that_o any_o other_o thing_n can_v impart_v he_o be_v as_o before_o we_o say_v altogether_o absolute_a entire_a and_o necessary_a of_o himself_o sect_n v._o that_o god_n be_v eternal_a omnipotent_a â—…sâ—…_n and_o absolute_o good_a again_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o thing_n that_o have_v life_n be_v say_v to_o be_v more_o perfect_a than_o those_o without_o life_n and_o those_o which_o have_v motion_n than_o those_o which_o want_v it_o and_o those_o endue_v with_o understanding_n superior_a to_o such_o creature_n as_o lack_v it_o and_o those_o which_o be_v good_a better_o than_o those_o that_o come_v short_a in_o goodness_n therefore_o from_o that_o which_o have_v be_v speak_v it_o follow_v that_o all_o those_o attribute_n be_v in_o god_n and_o that_o after_o a_o infinite_a manner_n thus_o be_v he_o infinite_a in_o life_n that_o be_v eternal_a infinite_a power_n that_o be_v omnipotent_a so_o likewise_o be_v he_o omniscient_a and_o good_a beyond_o all_o compare_n sect_n vi_o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n furthermore_o it_o follow_v from_o that_o which_o have_v be_v speak_v that_o what_o thing_n soever_o subsist_v the_o same_o have_v their_o original_n and_o first_o be_v from_o god_n for_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o that_o which_o be_v necessary_a of_o itself_o can_v be_v but_o one_o whence_o we_o collect_v that_o all_o other_o thing_n beside_o this_o have_v their_o original_n from_o some_o what_o different_a from_o themselves_o now_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v their_o beginning_n from_o another_o we_o have_v see_v before_o how_o that_o either_o in_o themselves_o or_o 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