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it_o up_o it_o attribute_v the_o power_n to_o god_n and_o give_v he_o the_o glory_n it_o do_v as_o a_o humble_a child_n and_o stand_v still_o under_o the_o cross_n and_o let_v the_o devil_n go_v rush_v away_o over_o it_o but_o it_o sprout_v forth_o in_o humility_n and_o meekness_n through_o death_n into_o eternal_a life_n and_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n in_o patience_n 26._o and_o so_o the_o devil_n can_v do_v nothing_o to_o it_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a before_o dead_a or_o before_o to_o he_o he_o may_v keep_v a_o racket_n with_o his_o turba_n in_o the_o earthly_a life_n with_o his_o helper_n the_o wicked_a man_n this_o he_o have_v but_o as_o a_o scorn_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o he_o be_v a_o proud_a spirit_n and_o will_v be_v above_o the_o wonder_n of_o god_n but_o a_o humility_n can_v subdue_v can_v or_o subdue_v bind_v he_o 27._o after_o this_o manner_n every_o man_n may_v escape_v the_o false_a magus_n false_a or_o magus_n magician_n and_o also_o the_o 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10._o all_o thing_n have_v be_v from_o eternity_n but_o essential_o in_o the_o essence_n not_o in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o essence_n not_o substantial_a spirit_n but_o spirit_n spiritus_fw-la spirit_n figurales_n spiritus_fw-la in_o figure_n without_o corporality_n they_o have_v be_v from_o eternity_n as_o in_o a_o magia_n one_o have_v swallow_v up_o the_o other_o in_o the_o magia_n 11._o and_o a_o three_o be_v come_v out_o of_o these_o two_o according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o these_o two_o there_o have_v be_v a_o wrestle_n from_o eternity_n and_o a_o figure_a substance_n the_o creation_n have_v place_v all_o in_o the_o wonder_n so_o that_o now_o in_o eternity_n all_o thing_n stand_v thus_o in_o the_o eternal_a magia_n in_o the_o wonder_n 12._o now_o if_o the_o wicked_a soul_n have_v bring_v no_o substance_n into_o their_o will_n than_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o pain_n actual_o note_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o wicked_a soul_n of_o such_o infant_n as_o die_v in_o their_o mother_n womb_n and_o in_o innocence_n before_o they_o commit_v sin_n actual_o there_o will_v be_v no_o feel_n but_o magia_n but_o the_o substance_n be_v a_o image_n and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o turba_n and_o so_o there_o be_v a_o source_n that_o may_v be_v feel_v 13._o there_o be_v a_o die_a and_o yet_o no_o die_n but_o a_o will_n of_o die_v viz._n a_o anguish_n in_o that_o substance_n which_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o will_n 14._o and_o this_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o long_a that_o all_o thing_n have_v after_o god_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o able_a to_o reach_v he_o which_o cause_v anguish_n and_o sorrow_n for_o the_o wickedness_n they_o have_v let_v into_o they_o when_o the_o soul_n continual_o think_v have_v thou_o not_o do_v this_o or_o that_o than_o thou_o may_v have_v attain_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o i_o evil_a substance_n cause_v the_o eternal_a despair_n 15._o and_o thus_o we_o say_v no_o soul_n be_v mortal_a whether_o it_o be_v in_o god_n or_o in_o hell_n and_o its_o 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