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mention_v the_o same_o of_o the_o high_a heaven_n or_o firmament_n but_o this_o opinion_n of_o the_o angel_n be_v a_o thing_n more_o positive_o assert_v and_o by_o a_o great_a number_n not_o to_o speak_v of_o origen_n st._n basilius_n say_v this_o in_o his_o hexaemeron_n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n gregorius_n nazianzenus_n orat._n 38._o and_o in_o other_o place_n johannes_n damascenus_n l._n 2._o orth._n fid._n cap._n 3._o joh._n philoponus_n de_fw-fr creatione_fw-la mundi_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o ult_n olympiodorus_n upon_o job._n 38._o and_o other_o of_o the_o greek_n have_v teach_v the_o same_o not_o a_o few_o also_o of_o the_o latin_n have_v be_v of_o this_o opinion_n hilarius_n l._n 12._o de_fw-fr trin._n st._n jerom_n ambrose_n in_o hexam_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o isidorus_n hispalensis_n beda_n and_o other_o according_o these_o be_v st._n ierom_n own_o word_n upon_o the_o subject_n our_o world_n have_v 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and_o most_o honourable_a part_n in_o a_o certain_a proportion_n lessen_v it_o by_o degree_n and_o apply_v it_o to_o all_o mortal_a thing_n as_o also_o admit_v a_o progress_n of_o its_o own_o constitution_n for_o the_o first_o body_n be_v move_v do_v in_o a_o uniform_a manner_n perform_v their_o period_n i_o say_v a_o progress_n not_o continue_v and_o local_a but_o consist_v in_o alteration_n viz._n condensation_n and_o rarefaction_n thus_o fire_n be_v press_v together_o produce_v air_n air_n water_n and_o water_n earth_n also_o from_o earth_n there_o be_v the_o same_o period_n of_o alteration_n till_o you_o come_v to_o fire_n again_o whence_o the_o alteration_n at_o first_o begin_v according_a to_o what_o hypocrates_n say_v lumen_fw-la jovi_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la plutoni_fw-la lumen_fw-la plutoni_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la jovi_fw-la likewise_o fruit_n and_o plant_n receive_v their_o beginning_n from_o seed_n which_o be_v come_v to_o maturity_n and_o perfection_n be_v again_o resolve_v into_o 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sun_n moon_n fix_a star_n and_o planet_n with_o the_o earth_n animal_n plant_n mineral_n gold_n and_o silver_n with_o the_o air_n exhalation_n wind_n and_o alteration_n of_o wether_n sometime_o heat_v and_o sometime_o cold_a forwith_o the_o world_n all_o those_o thing_n do_v and_o ever_o have_v exi_v as_o part_n thereof_o nor_o have_v man_n have_v any_o original_a production_n from_o the_o earth_n or_o elsewhere_o as_o some_o believe_v but_o have_v always_o be_v as_o now_o he_o be_v coexistent_a with_o the_o world_n whereof_o he_o be_v a_o part_n now_o corruption_n and_o violent_a alteration_n be_v make_v according_a to_o the_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n sometime_o by_o the_o overflow_a of_o the_o sea_n sometime_o with_o the_o dilate_v and_o part_v of_o the_o earth_n by_o wind_n and_o water_n imprison_v in_o the_o bowel_n thereof_o but_o a_o universal_a corruption_n of_o the_o earth_n never_o have_v be_v nor_o ever_o shall_v be_v yet_o these_o alteration_n have_v give_v occasion_n for_o 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