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medicateus_n medicateus_n that_o he_o be_v a_o german_a appear_v by_o his_o note_n pag._n 35._o where_o he_o have_v these_o word_n duleissima_fw-la nostra_fw-la germania_n etc._n etc._n etc._n in_o praefat_fw-la annotat_fw-la annotat_fw-la except_v two_o or_o three_o particular_n in_o which_o reference_n be_v make_v to_o some_o book_n that_o come_v over_o since_o that_o time_n print_v gun_n gun_n tho._n aquin_n in_o come_v in_o boet_n de_fw-fr consolat_a prope_fw-la â—inam_fw-la this_o story_n i_o have_v but_o upon_o relation_n yet_o of_o a_o very_a good_a hand_n
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be_v in_o nature_n preaexistent_a to_o the_o effect_n but_o only_o that_o whatsoever_o god_n have_v make_v he_o have_v make_v to_o some_o end_n or_o other_o which_o he_o do_v to_o
oppose_v the_o sectator_n of_o epicurus_n who_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v by_o this_o of_o lucretius_n which_o follow_v illud_fw-la in_o his_o rebus_fw-la vitium_fw-la uchementer_fw-la &_o istum_fw-la effugere_fw-la errorem_fw-la vitareque_fw-la praemeditabor_fw-la lamina_fw-la ne_fw-la facias_fw-la oculorum_fw-la clara_fw-la creata_fw-la prospicere_fw-la ut_fw-la possimus_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la proffer_v viritim_fw-la proceros_fw-la passus_fw-la ideo_fw-la fastigia_fw-la posse_fw-la surarun_n ac_fw-la feminum_fw-la pedibus_fw-la fundata_fw-la plicari_fw-la brachia_n tum_fw-la porro_fw-la validis_fw-la ex_fw-la apta_fw-la lacertis_fw-la esse_fw-la manusque_fw-la datas_fw-la utraque_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la ministras_fw-la ut_fw-la facere_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la possimus_fw-la quae_fw-la foret_fw-la usus_fw-la caetera_fw-la de_fw-la genere_fw-la hoc_fw-la inter_fw-la quae_fw-la cunque_fw-la precatur_fw-la omnia_fw-la perversa_fw-la praepostera_fw-la sunt_fw-la ratione_fw-la nil_fw-la ideo_fw-la quoniam_fw-la natum'_v incorpore_fw-la ut_fw-la uti_fw-la possemus_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la natum'_v it_o procreate_v usum_fw-la nec_fw-la fuit_fw-la ante_fw-la videre_fw-la oculorum_fw-la lumina_fw-la nata_fw-la nec_fw-la dictis_fw-la orare_fw-la prius_fw-la quam_fw-la lingua_fw-la creata'_v sed_fw-la potius_fw-la longè_fw-la linguae_fw-la praecessit_fw-la origo_fw-la sermonem_fw-la multoque_fw-la creatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la prius_fw-la aures_fw-la quam_fw-la sonus_fw-la est_fw-la auditus_fw-la &_o onnia_fw-la denique_fw-la membra_fw-la antè_fw-la fuere_fw-la ut_fw-la opinor_fw-la eorum_fw-la quam_fw-la foret_fw-la usus_fw-la haud_fw-la igitur_fw-la potuere_fw-la utendi_fw-la crescere_fw-la causa_fw-la lucret._n lib._n 4_o sect._n 15_o pag._n 29_o there_o be_v no_o grotesque_n in_o nature_n etc._n etc._n so_o monsr_n montaign_n il_fw-fr ny_fw-fr '_o a_fw-fr rien_fw-fr d'mutil_a en_fw-fr nature_n non_fw-fr pas_fw-fr l'_fw-fr inutilitè_fw-fr mesme_n rien_fw-fr ne_fw-fr s'_fw-fr est_fw-la jugere_fw-la en_fw-fr cet_fw-fr vnivers_n que_fw-fr n'y_fw-fr tienne_fw-fr place_n opportun_n ess_n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o who_o admire_v not_o regiomontanus_n his_o fly_n beyond_o his_o eagle_n of_o these_o duke_n bartas_n que_fw-fr diray_fw-fr je_fw-fr del_o '_o aigle_v d'ont_fw-fr un_fw-fr doct_n aleman_n honore_fw-la nostre_fw-fr siecle_fw-mi aigle_n qui_fw-fr dislogeant_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mistress_n main_a aila_n loin_n a_o devant_fw-fr d'_fw-fr un_fw-fr empereur_n german_a etl'ayant_a recontrè_n soudaind_v '_o une_fw-fr aisle_n accorte_fw-fr se_fw-la tour_fw-fr nant_fw-la le_fw-fr suit_n a_fw-fr suel_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr porte_fw-fr du_fw-mi fort_fw-fr norembergois_n que_fw-fr lis_fw-fr pilier_n dorez_fw-fr les_fw-fr tapissez_fw-fr chemius_fw-la les_fw-fr ear_n elabourez_fw-fr les_fw-fr four_z droyan_n canon_n in_o la_fw-fr jeusnesse_n isnelle_fw-it in_o le_fw-fr chenae_fw-la senat_n n'honnoroit_fw-fr tant_fw-fr come_v elle_fw-fr vn_fw-fr jour_fw-fr quae_fw-la cetominer_n plus_fw-la des_fw-fr esbat_n que_fw-fr di_fw-mi met_n en_fw-fr priuè_fw-fr festoyoit_fw-fr ses_fw-fr segnieurs_fw-fr plus_fw-fr a_fw-fr mees_z une_fw-fr mousche_fw-fr de_fw-fr fer_fw-fr dans_fw-fr sa_fw-fr main_fw-fr recolee_fw-fr prit_fw-fr sans_fw-fr aid_n d'_fw-fr autroy_v sa_o gallard_n evolee_n fit_v une_fw-fr entiere_fw-fr ronde_n &_o puis_fw-fr d'un_fw-fr cerveaulas_fw-la come_v ayant_fw-fr jugement_n se_fw-la purcha_fw-la sur_fw-fr son_fw-fr bras_fw-fr thus_o english_v by_o sylvester_n why_o shall_v i_o not_o that_o wooden_a eagle_n mention_v a_o learned_a german_n late_n admire_v invention_n which_o mount_v from_o his_o fist_n that_o frame_v she_o fly_v far_o to_o meet_v a_o almain_n emperor_n and_o have_v meet_v he_o with_o her_o nimble_a train_n and_o weary_a wing_n turn_v about_o again_o follow_v he_o close_o unto_o the_o castle_n gate_n of_o noremberg_n who_o all_o the_o show_v of_o state_n street_n hang_v with_o arras_n arch_n curious_a build_v loud_a thunder_a canon_n column_n rich_o guilt_n gray-headed_n senate_n and_o youth_n gallantise_n grace_v not_o so_o much_o as_o only_o this_o device_n once_o as_o this_o artist_n more_o with_o mirth_n than_o meat_n feast_v some_o friend_n that_o he_o esteem_v great_a from_o under_o his_o hand_n a_o iron_n fly_n fly_v out_o which_o have_v fly_v a_o perfect_a round_o about_o with_o weary_a wing_n return_v unto_o her_o master_n and_o as_o judicious_a on_o his_o arm_n she_o place_v she_o or_o wonder_v not_o more_o at_o the_o operation_n of_o two_o soul_n in_o those_o little_a body_n than_o but_o one_o in_o the_o trunk_n of_o a_o cedar_n that_o be_v the_o vegetative_a which_o according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v in_o tree_n though_o the_o epeture_n and_o stoique_n will_v not_o allow_v any_o soul_n in_o plant_n but_o empedocles_n and_o plato_n allow_v they_o not_o only_o a_o vegetative_a soul_n but_o affirm_v they_o to_o be_v animal_n the_o manichee_n go_v far_o and_o attribute_v so_o much_o of_o the_o rational_a soul_n to_o they_o that_o they_o account_v it_o homicide_n to_o gather_v either_o their_o flower_n or_o fruit_n as_o st._n aug._n report_n we_o carry_v with_o we_o the_o wonder_n we_o seek_v without_o we_o so_o st._n aug_n l._n 10._o de_fw-la civ_o c._n 3._o omni_fw-la miraculo_fw-la quod_fw-la sit_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la majus_fw-la miraculum_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la sect._n 14_o pag._n 31_o another_o of_o his_o servant_n nature_n that_o public_a and_o universal_a manuscript_n that_o lie_v expanse_v etc._n etc._n so_o be_v the_o description_n of_o du_n bartas_n 7._o jour_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr sepm_v oyes_o ce_fw-fr docteur_fw-fr meut_n est_fw-fr udie_n en_fw-fr ce_fw-fr liure_fw-fr qui_fw-fr nuict_v &_o jour_z on_o vert_fw-fr to_fw-fr apprendra_fw-fr de_fw-fr bien_fw-fr viure_fw-fr all_o thing_n be_v artificial_a for_o nature_n be_v the_o art_n of_o god_n so_o mr._n hobbs_n in_o his_o leviathan_n in_o initio_fw-la nature_n be_v the_o art_n whereby_o god_n govern_v the_o world_n sect._n 17_o pag._n 34_o direct_v the_o operation_n of_o single_a and_o individual_a essence_n etc._n etc._n thing_n singular_a or_o individual_n be_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o philosopher_n not_o to_o be_v know_v but_o by_o the_o way_n of_o sense_n or_o by_o that_o which_o know_v by_o its_o essence_n and_o that_o be_v only_o god_n the_o devil_n have_v no_o such_o knowledge_n because_o whatsoever_o know_v so_o be_v either_o the_o cause_n or_o effect_v of_o the_o thing_n know_v thereupon_o averro_n conclude_v that_o god_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n because_o he_o understand_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o essence_n and_o albertus_n magnus_n conclude_v that_o the_o inferior_a intelligence_n understand_v the_o superior_a because_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o superior_a but_o neither_o of_o these_o can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o devil_n for_o it_o appear_v he_o be_v not_o the_o effect_n of_o any_o of_o these_o inferior_a thing_n much_o less_o be_v he_o the_o cause_n for_o the_o power_n of_o creation_n only_o belong_v to_o god_n all_o can_v he_o happy_a at_o once_o because_o the_o glory_n of_o one_o state_n depend_v upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o another_o this_o theme_n be_v ingenious_o handle_v by_o mr._n montaigne_n liur_fw-fr 1._o des_fw-fr ess_n cap._n 22._o the_o title_n whereof_o be_v le_z profit_n de_fw-fr l'_fw-fr un_fw-fr est_fw-fr damage_n de_fw-fr l'_fw-fr autre_fw-fr sect._n 18_o pag._n 39_o it_o be_v the_o common_a fate_n of_o man_n of_o singular_a gift_n of_o mind_n to_o be_v destitute_a of_o those_o of_o fortune_n so_o petron._n arbiter_n amor_fw-la ingenii_fw-la neminem_fw-la unquam_fw-la divitem_fw-la fecit_fw-la in_o satyric_a and_o apuleius_n in_o apolog._n idem_fw-la mihi_fw-la etiam_fw-la say_v he_o paupertatem_fw-la opprobravit_fw-la acceptum_fw-la philosopho_fw-la crimen_fw-la &_o ultro_fw-la profitendum_fw-la and_o then_o a_o little_a afterward_o he_o show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o common_a fate_n of_o those_o that_o have_v singular_a gift_n of_o mind_n eadem_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la paupertas_fw-la apud_fw-la graecos_n in_o aristide_n justa_fw-la in_o phocyone_n benigna_fw-la in_o epaminonde_n strenua_fw-la in_o socrate_n sapiens_fw-la in_o homero_n diserta_fw-la we_o need_v not_o labour_n with_o so_o many_o argument_n to_o confute_v judicial_a astrology_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o judicial_a astrology_n that_o may_v render_v it_o impious_a but_o the_o exception_n against_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v vain_a and_o fallible_a of_o which_o any_o man_n will_v be_v convince_v that_o have_v read_v tully_n de_fw-fr divinat_fw-la and_o st._n aug._n 5_o boâ—â—_n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la sect._n 19_o pag._n 41_o there_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n a_o kind_n of_o triumvirate_n that_o distract_v the_o peace_n of_o our_o commonwealth_n not_o less_o than_o do_v that_o other_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v two_o triumvirate_n by_o which_o the_o peace_n of_o româ—_n be_v distract_v that_o of_o crassus_n caesar_n and_o pompey_n of_o which_o lucan_n l._n 1._o tu_fw-la causam_fw-la aliorum_fw-la facta_fw-la tribus_fw-la dominis_n communis_fw-la roma_fw-la 〈◊〉_d unquam_fw-la in_o turbam_fw-la missi_fw-la feralia_fw-la foedera_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o that_o other_o of_o augustus_n antonius_n and_o lepidus_n by_o who_o say_v florus_n respublica_fw-la convulsa_fw-la est_fw-la laceratáque_fw-la which_o come_v somewhat_o near_o the_o author_n word_n and_o therefore_o i_o take_v it_o that_o he_o
aventin_n in_o hist_n boio_fw-la beside_o he_o there_o be_v other_o church_n man_n of_o great_a note_n that_o deny_v antipode_n as_o lactantius_n augustin_n and_o bede_n sect._n 27_o pag._n i_o hold_v that_o god_n can_v do_v all_o thing_n how_o he_o shall_v work_v contradiction_n i_o do_v not_o understand_v yet_o dare_v not_o therefore_o deny_v who_o will_v not_o think_v the_o author_n have_v take_v this_o from_o mr_n montaign_v who_o word_n be_v ilm'a_fw-fr tous_fw-fr jours_fw-fr semble_fw-fr qu'_fw-fr a_fw-fr un_fw-fr homme_fw-fr christien_n cette_fw-fr sort_n de_fw-fr parter_n est_fw-fr plein_fw-fr d'_fw-fr indiscretion_n &_o d'irreverence_n dieu_fw-fr ne_fw-la se_fw-la peut_fw-fr disdire_fw-la dieu_fw-fr ne_fw-la pevit_fw-la fair_a cecy_n ou_fw-fr cela_fw-fr je_fw-fr ne_fw-fr trouve_fw-fr pas_fw-fr bon_fw-fr d'enfermer_n ainsi_fw-fr la_fw-fr puissance_fw-fr divine_a sous_fw-fr les_fw-fr loix_fw-fr de_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr parole_fw-fr et_fw-fr l'apparence_n qui_fw-fr s'_fw-fr offer_v à _fw-fr nous_fw-fr en_fw-fr ses_fw-fr proposition_n il_fw-fr la_fw-fr faudroit_fw-fr representer_n plus_fw-fr reverement_n &_o plus_fw-la religieusement_n liv._o 2._o des_fw-fr ess_n c._n 12._o i_o can_v see_v why_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n shall_v question_v esdras_n to_o recall_v the_o time_n past_a if_o it_o be_v beyond_o his_o own_o power_n or_o that_o god_n shall_v pose_v mortality_n in_o that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v himself_o sir_n k._n digby_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o this_o place_n say_v there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n in_o this_o because_o he_o say_v it_o be_v but_o put_v all_o thing_n that_o have_v motion_n into_o the_o same_o state_n they_o be_v in_o at_o that_o moment_n unto_o which_o time_n be_v to_o be_v reduce_v back_o and_o from_o thence_o let_v it_o travel_v on_o again_o by_o the_o same_o motion_n etc._n etc._n which_o god_n can_v do_v but_o under_o favour_n the_o contradiction_n remain_v if_o this_o be_v do_v that_o he_o mention_n for_o time_n depend_v not_o at_o all_o upon_o motion_n but_o have_v a_o be_v altogether_o independent_a of_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o same_o revolution_n will_v not_o bring_v back_o the_o same_o time_n for_o that_o be_v efflux_v before_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o joshua_n when_o the_o sun_n stand_v still_o we_o can_v but_o conceive_v though_o there_o be_v no_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o efflux_n of_o time_n otherwise_o how_o can_v the_o text_n have_v it_o that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o day_n before_o or_o after_o that_o be_v so_o long_o as_o that_o for_o the_o length_n of_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o flux_n of_o time_n the_o reason_n of_o sir_n kenelm_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o aristot_n who_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o that_o time_n can_v be_v without_o mutation_n he_o give_v this_o for_o a_o reason_n because_o when_o we_o have_v sleep_v and_o can_v perceive_v any_o mutation_n to_o have_v be_v we_o do_v 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