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and_o upon_o suggestion_n of_o their_o natuâ—ll_v reason_n i_o can_v but_o marvel_v from_o â—hat_o sibyl_n or_o oracle_n they_o steal_v the_o proâ—hesie_n of_o the_o world_n destruct_v on_o by_o fire_n â—r_v whence_o lucan_n learn_v to_o say_v â—omunis_fw-la mundo_fw-la superest_fw-la rogus_fw-la ossibus_fw-la astrâ—_z misturus_fw-la 〈…〉_z wherein_o our_o bone_n with_o star_n shall_v make_v one_o pire_fw-la i_o believe_v the_o world_n grow_v near_o itâ—_n end_n and_o yet_o be_v neither_o old_a nor_o decay_v nor_o will_v ever_o perish_v upon_o the_o ruin_n oâ—_z its_o own_o principle_n as_o the_o work_n oâ—_z creation_n be_v above_o nature_n so_o its_o adâ—versary_n annihilation_n without_o whicâ—_z the_o world_n have_v not_o its_o end_n now_o whaâ—_n force_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o consume_v it_o thuâ—_n far_o without_o the_o breath_n of_o god_n whicâ—_z be_v the_o true_a consume_a flame_n my_o philosophy_n can_v inform_v i_o i_o believe_v thaâ—_z there_o go_v not_o a_o minute_n to_o the_o world_n creation_n nor_o shall_v there_o go_v to_o its_o deâ—struction_n those_o fix_v day_n so_o punctual_o describe_v make_v not_o to_o i_o one_o moment_n but_o rather_o seem_v to_o manifest_v the_o method_n and_o idea_n of_o the_o great_a work_n oâ—_z the_o intellect_n of_o god_n than_o the_o manneâ—_n how_o he_o proceed_v in_o its_o operation_n â—_z can_v dream_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v aâ—_n the_o last_o day_n any_o judicial_a proceed_n oâ—_z call_v to_o the_o bar_n as_o indeed_o the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o imply_v and_o the_o literaâ—â—ommentators_n do_v conceive_v for_o unâ—eakeable_a mystery_n in_o the_o scripture_n â—e_z often_o deliver_v in_o a_o vulgar_a and_o illuâ—rative_a way_n and_o be_v write_v unto_o â—an_n be_v deliver_v not_o as_o they_o true_o â—e_z but_o as_o they_o may_v be_v understand_v â—herein_o notwithstanding_o the_o different_a â—terpretations_n according_a to_o different_a â—â—pacities_n they_o may_v stand_v firm_a with_o â—ur_fw-la
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