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very_o it_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n why_o some_o of_o our_o christian_a philosopher_n themselves_o have_v neglect_v the_o research_n of_o god_n action_n in_o his_o creature_n as_o well_o visible_a as_o invisible_a they_o be_v i_o say_v so_o wed_v unto_o the_o aristotelian_a philosophy_n that_o they_o do_v voluntary_o avert_v their_o eye_n from_o the_o true_a and_o certain_a science_n of_o the_o meteorological_a science_n reveal_v by_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o wisdom_n to_o follow_v the_o uncertain_a and_o scarce-probable_a doctrine_n of_o their_o ethnick-master_n touch_v that_o admirable_a subject_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o they_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v any_o true_a meteorological_a philosophy_n to_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n in_o the_o say_v holy_a book_n but_o only_a matter_n belong_v to_o the_o health_n and_o salvation_n of_o man_n when_o indeed_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o whole_a page_n or_o leaf_n as_o well_o of_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n job_n psalm_n and_o the_o prophet_n as_o many_o place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v full_a of_o that_o subject_n all_o which_o be_v express_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o true_a wisdom_n that_o thereby_o we_o may_v admire_v the_o wondrous_a work_n which_o the_o creator_n have_v from_o the_o beginning_n effect_v and_o daily_o do_v produce_v in_o this_o low_a world_n to_o witness_v his_o eternal_a power_n in_o his_o creature_n but_o leave_v all_o allaterall_a discourse_n i_o will_v proceed_v now_o unto_o our_o main_a subject_n which_o concern_v the_o true_a mosaical_a principle_n with_o their_o effect_n chap._n ii_o what_o be_v the_o mosaical_a principle_n or_o beginning_n in_o general_a how_o they_o be_v produce_v and_o extract_v out_o of_o nothing_o then_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o that_o word_n nothing_o and_o last_o the_o first_o principle_n which_o be_v the_o dark_a abyss_n or_o chaos_n without_o form_n be_v particulaer_o describe_v the_o
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spirit_n of_o god_n to_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o to_o give_v life_n and_o motion_n unto_o all_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v omni_fw-la re_fw-la mobilior_fw-la more_o movable_a and_o sprightful_a than_o any_o thing_n and_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n it_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n it_o be_v permanent_a in_o it_o self_n and_o therefore_o do_v animate_v all_o be_v that_o it_o be_v in_o all_o and_o every_o where_o for_o this_o reason_n also_o the_o poet_n say_v omnia_fw-la jovis_n plena_fw-la that_o all_o be_v full_a of_o jupiter_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o essential_a beam_n of_o this_o eternal_a jupiter_n or_o jehova_n be_v in_o every_o particular_a place_n of_o the_o world_n make_v thing_n to_o live_v and_o exist_v by_o a_o different_a property_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n they_o conclude_v that_o omne_fw-la diis_fw-la plena_fw-la as_o be_v say_v all_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o god_n i_o come_v unto_o the_o three_o the_o platonist_n and_o all_o those_o philosopher_n 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light_o regard_v even_o of_o the_o learnede_a of_o this_o our_o age._n chap._n v._n how_o all_o particular_a soul_n be_v say_v to_o spring_v forth_o or_o proceed_v and_o then_o afterward_o to_o have_v their_o preservation_n and_o multiplication_n from_o this_o general_a anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la or_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o first_o to_o begin_v with_o that_o of_o the_o moâ—â—_n noble_a which_o be_v of_o the_o little_a world_n or_o man._n hermes_n call_v also_o for_o another_o reason_n mercurius_n trismegistus_n say_v right_o that_o the_o world_n be_v make_v after_o the_o similitude_n or_o type_n of_o god_n 1._o and_o therefore_o as_o the_o one_o be_v term_v archetypus_fw-la so_o also_o the_o other_o be_v say_v to_o be_v typus_fw-la for_o this_o reason_n therefore_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v 8._o scio_fw-la mundum_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la atque_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la hominem_fw-la vero_fw-la a_o mundo_fw-la &_o in_fw-la mundo_fw-la consistere_fw-la principium_fw-la 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