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quod_fw-la missum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la etheris_n oris_fw-la id_fw-la rursum_fw-la coeli_fw-la fulgentia_fw-la templa_fw-la receptus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o which_o before_o be_v make_v of_o earth_n the_o same_o return_v back_o unto_o earth_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v but_o that_o which_o from_o the_o aethereal_a part_n be_v lend_v be_v up_o unto_o those_o shine_a temple_n send_v general_n i_o have_v hitherto_o speak_v of_o the_o two_o distinct_a part_n of_o man_n the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n a_o word_n or_o two_o of_o man_n in_o general_n homo_fw-la man_n be_v anima_fw-la rationalis_fw-la or_o mortalis_fw-la a_o creature_n reasonable_a and_o mortal_a not_o so_o denominate_v ab_fw-la humo_fw-la as_o varro_n will_v have_v it_o for_o that_o be_v common_a with_o all_o other_o creature_n but_o rather_o of_o the_o greek_a word_n omonoia_n that_o be_v concordia_n or_o consensus_fw-la concord_n or_o consocietie_n because_o that_o man_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o sociable_a the_o nobility_n of_o man_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o sublimity_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v express_v in_o genes_n 1._o let_v we_o make_v man_n after_o our_o own_o image_n and_o similitude_n etc._n etc._n the_o humility_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o he_o concern_v the_o substance_n whereof_o he_o be_v make_v genes_n 2._o the_o lord_n make_v man_n of_o the_o slime_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o shortness_n of_o his_o life_n psal._n 102._o my_o day_n be_v decline_v like_o a_o shadow_n and_o i_o be_o as_o the_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n the_o multiplicity_n of_o his_o misery_n gen._n 3._o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v thy_o bread_n etc._n etc._n gregory_n nazianzen_n in_o oration_n 10._o use_v these_o word_n what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v so_o mindful_a of_o he_o what_o new_a misery_n be_v this_o i_o be_o little_a and_o great_a humble_a and_o high_a mortal_a and_o immortal_a earthly_a and_o heavenly_a the_o first_o from_o this_o world_n the_o late_a from_o god_n the_o one_o from_o the_o flesh_n the_o other_o from_o the_o spirit_n tertullian_n resurrection_n apollogetic_n advers._fw-la gentil_n cap._n 48._o have_v this_o meditation_n do_v thou_o ask_v i_o how_o this_o dissolve_a matter_n shall_v be_v again_o supply_v consider_v with_o thyself_o o_o man_n and_o bethink_v thyself_o what_o thou_o be_v before_o thou_o have_v be_v certain_o nothing_o at_o all_o for_o if_o any_o thing_n thou_o shall_v remember_v what_o thou_o have_v be_v thou_o therefore_o that_o waist_n nothing_o before_o thou_o be_v shall_v again_o be_v make_v nothing_o when_o thou_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v and_o why_o can_v thou_o not_o again_o from_o nothing_o have_v be_v by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o same_o workman_n who_o will_n be_v that_o at_o the_o first_o thou_o shall_v have_v existence_n from_o nothing_o what_o new_a thing_n shall_v betide_v thou_o thou_o which_o waste_v not_o be_v make_v when_o thou_o again_o be_v not_o thou_o shall_v be_v make_v give_v i_o if_o thou_o can_v a_o reason_n how_o thou_o be_v create_v at_o first_o and_o then_o thou_o