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such_o variety_n and_o diversity_n as_o the_o earth_n viz._n man_n beast_n plant_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v see_v here_o among_o we_o and_o the_o pythagorian_n do_v believe_v and_o to_o which_o copernicus_n agree_v chap._n xxvi_o prove_v the_o same_o because_o otherwise_o it_o be_v to_o make_v god_n to_o act_v by_o necessity_n if_o there_o be_v not_o many_o world_n in_o this_o whole_a fabric_n god_n can_v not_o act_v so_o powerful_o and_o free_o but_o that_o by_o some_o certain_a necessity_n and_o constraint_n which_o will_v be_v a_o great_a impiety_n and_o blasphemy_n even_o to_o imagine_v it_o for_o god_n can_v assure_o not_o only_o have_v make_v other_o world_n but_o also_o much_o more_o perfect_a than_o this_o for_o his_o power_n be_v neither_o shorten_v nor_o exhaust_v neither_o the_o matter_n which_o he_o can_v create_v of_o nothing_o as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o this_o our_o earth_n therefore_o as_o he_o have_v create_v this_o world_n can_v he_o not_o also_o have_v create_a 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the_o high_a heaven_n he_o can_v not_o see_v it_o at_o all_o and_o this_o be_v say_v he_o the_o astrologer_n common_a opinion_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o world_n it_o may_v also_o be_v ask_v what_o number_n of_o world_n there_o be_v but_o though_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n not_o certain_o know_v consider_v the_o infinite_a number_n of_o star_n to_o we_o perspicuous_a beside_o those_o that_o we_o can_v see_v by_o reason_n of_o our_o eye_n weakness_n yet_o i_o shall_v here_o allege_v the_o judgement_n of_o some_o author_n upon_o this_o question_n baruck_a the_o philosopher_n and_o clemens_n a_o disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o origen_n say_v do_v mention_n seven_o perhaps_o mean_v the_o seven_o planet_n a_o ancient_a author_n according_a to_o plutarch_n in_o his_o book_n touch_v the_o cease_n of_o miracle_n do_v believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o nine_o world_n dispose_v in_o a_o triangle_n every_o side_n contain_v sixty_o three_o petro_n 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