essential_a perfect_a and_o only_o real_a one_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n accord_v unto_o the_o tenent_n of_o the_o forementioned_a apostle_n and_o divine_a philosopher_n now_o we_o proceed_v to_o show_v you_o brief_o what_o this_o wisdom_n be_v and_o how_o it_o be_v produce_v and_o that_o according_a unto_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o wise_a solomon_n 7.25.26_o sapientia_fw-la say_v he_o est_fw-la vapour_n virtutis_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o emanaâ—io_fw-la quaedam_fw-la claritatis_fw-la omnipotentis_fw-la dei_fw-la sincera_fw-la et_fw-la candour_n lucis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la et_fw-la speculum_fw-la sine_fw-la macula_fw-la dei_fw-la maâ—estatis_fw-la et_fw-la imago_fw-la bonitatis_fw-la illius_fw-la wisdom_n be_v the_o vapour_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o god_n and_o a_o certain_a sincere_a emanation_n of_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a god_n and_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o eternal_a light_n and_o the_o immaculate_v or_o unspotted_a mirror_n of_o 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foresay_a text_n seem_v to_o confirm_v this_o of_o the_o wise_a solomon_n sapientiam_fw-la possidebat_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la viae_fw-la suae_fw-la ante_fw-la opera_fw-la sua_fw-la ante_fw-la ullum_fw-la tempus_fw-la ante_fw-la seculum_fw-la cum_fw-la nullae_fw-la essent_fw-la abyssi_fw-la edita_fw-la erat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la cum_fw-la nulli_fw-la essent_fw-la fontes_fw-la abundantes_fw-la aquis_fw-la ante_fw-la montes_fw-la fundati_fw-la essent_fw-la 8.22_o cum_fw-la nondum_fw-la fecerat_fw-la terram_fw-la cum_fw-la aptaret_fw-la coelos_fw-la ibi_fw-la erat_fw-la cum_fw-la slatueret_fw-la ambitum_fw-la in_o superficie_fw-la abyssi_fw-la cum_fw-la fortificaret_fw-la superiores_fw-la nubes_fw-la superne_fw-la quando_fw-la roborabat_fw-la fontes_fw-la abyssi_fw-la quando_fw-la ponebat_fw-la mari_fw-fr statutum_fw-la suum_fw-la cum_fw-la statueret_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la terrae_fw-la erat_fw-la sapientia_fw-la apud_fw-la ipsum_fw-la cuncta_fw-la componens_fw-la jehovah_n do_v possess_v 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that_o she_o be_v the_o composer_n and_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o consequent_o of_o every_o thing_n as_o well_o invisible_a as_o visible_a therein_o and_o this_o agree_v in_o all_o thing_n with_o that_o of_o our_o sacred_a and_o essential_a philosopher_n moses_n where_o he_o acknowledge_v first_o a_o abyss_n without_o form_n then_o that_o the_o inform_v matter_n of_o the_o abyss_n be_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n emanate_v spirit_n universal_o inform_v and_o call_v water_n then_o how_o by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o divine_a or_o essential_a voice_n or_o word_n 1._o fiat_n which_o be_v utter_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a the_o light_n or_o create_v form_n be_v produce_v in_o the_o water_n and_o afterward_o by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o creator_n the_o word_n be_v pronounce_v the_o second_o time_n and_o the_o water_n above_o be_v divide_v from_o the_o water_n beneath_o by_o the_o firmament_n and_o so_o the_o heaven_n be_v make_v by_o the_o second_o 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be_v pure_a light_n but_o the_o world_n do_v not_o know_v it_o and_o solomon_n sapientia_fw-la deus_fw-la fundavit_fw-la coelos_fw-la stabilivit_fw-la terram_fw-la in_o prudentia_fw-la by_o wisdom_n god_n make_v the_o heaven_n and_o by_o his_o prudency_n he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o conclusion_n the_o whole_a harmony_n of_o holy_a writ_n which_o be_v too_o long_o for_o i_o punctual_o in_o this_o place_n to_o rehearse_v do_v testify_v thus_o much_o that_o all_o thing_n of_o what_o nature_n or_o condition_n soever_o be_v make_v dispose_v and_o effect_v in_o by_z and_o through_o this_o divine_a virtue_n or_o emanation_n which_o be_v god_n himself_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v the_o divine_a act_n who_o root_n be_v the_o word_n exit_fw-la ipso_fw-la say_v st._n paul_n per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la &_o in_o ipso_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la of_o he_o by_o he_o and_o in_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n but_o because_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a of_o this_o world_n may_v reply_v that_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n by_o his_o divine_a spirit_n or_o word_n do_v create_v all_o thing_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o he_o do_v act_n immediate_o and_o exist_v essential_o in_o every_o thing_n but_o after_o that_o this_o eternal_a spirit_n of_o wisdom_n have_v bestow_v on_o each_o creature_n a_o peculiar_a virtue_n in_o its_o creation_n than_o the_o creature_n can_v act_v of_o itself_o by_o a_o freewill_n which_o be_v absolute_o and_o distinguish_v and_o divide_v from_o the_o immediate_a act_n of_o god_n i_o answer_v that_o by_o our_o found_v rule_n in_o divinity_n the_o true_a essence_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v individual_a and_o therefore_o god_n do_v impart_v no_o essential_a act_n or_o virtue_n unto_o any_o creature_n which_o can_v be_v discontinue_v or_o separate_v from_o himself_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o eternal_a spirit_n of_o wisdom_n be_v say_v to_o fill_v all_o i_o marry_v will_v our_o learned_a say_n that_o be_v virtual_o but_o not_o substantial_o or_o essential_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v lay_v all_o such_o school_n distinction_n apart_o 6.4_o of_o which_o st._n paul_n bid_v timothy_n to_o beware_v if_o the_o virtue_n of_o god_n be_v not_o his_o essence_n or_o whether_o the_o one_o can_v be_v divide_v from_o the_o other_o if_o they_o reply_v and_o say_v that_o this_o virtue_n of_o god_n be_v no_o essence_n but_o a_o accident_n very_o they_o must_v needs_o err_v in_o say_v so_o be_v that_o it_o be_v most_o certain_o know_v unto_o the_o very_a jew_n and_o gentile_n themselves_o that_o god_n have_v not_o any_o accident_n in_o he_o see_v that_o he_o be_v absolute_o essential_a and_o real_a of_o himself_o for_o where_o his_o divine_a act_n be_v there_o be_v also_o his_o virtue_n and_o where_o his_o virtue_n be_v there_o be_v he_o true_o say_v to_o be_v essential_a for_o else_o the_o word_n or_o divine_a act_n which_o do_v vivifie_v and_o quicken_v every_o creature_n shall_v seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o accident_n and_o that_o divide_a from_o the_o divine_a essence_n which_o how_o absurd_a it_o be_v the_o immortality_n and_o root_n of_o it_o do_v argue_v for_o david_n in_o his_o foresaid_a text_n say_v spiritu_fw-la ab_fw-la ore_fw-la ejus_fw-la omnis_fw-la virtus_fw-la eorum_fw-la from_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mouth_n do_v issue_v every_o virtue_n of_o the_o heaven_n 32.6_o i_o imagine_v that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n of_o a_o upright_a sense_n that_o will_v esteem_v this_o virtue_n to_o be_v a_o accident_n which_o be_v so_o then_o must_v it_o needs_o be_v essential_a and_o consequent_o in_o god_n and_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o not_o divisible_a from_o his_o spirit_n but_o what_o need_v more_o word_n when_o scripture_n do_v confirm_v this_o every_o where_o 1.16_o st._n paul_n say_v in_o the_o text_n before_o mention_v quoniam_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la condâ—ta_fw-la sunt_fw-la universa_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la et_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la tam_fw-la visibilia_fw-la quam_fw-la invisibilia_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la et_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la creata_fw-la sunt_fw-la et_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la constant_a because_o all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v make_v in_o he_o as_o well_o visible_a as_o invisible_a all_o thing_n be_v create_v in_o he_o and_o by_o he_o all_o consist_v in_o he_o 1.4_o ergo_fw-la nothing_o without_o he_o again_o st._n john_n say_v in_o verbo_fw-la erat_fw-la vita_fw-la life_n be_v in_o the_o word_n and_o therefore_o the_o creature_n be_v annex_v unto_o he_o by_o a_o continuate_v tie_v of_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o the_o creature_n without_o the_o which_o it_o can_v exist_v one_o minute_n 104.24_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o psalmist_n say_v o_o lord_n how_o manifold_a be_v thy_o work_n in_o wisdom_n thou_o have_v make_v they_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o thy_o riches_n 29.30.31_o so_o be_v the_o wide_a sea_n and_o the_o innumerable_a creep_a thing_n therein_o both_o great_a and_o small_a thou_o give_v unto_o they_o and_o they_o gather_v it_o thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n and_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o good_a thing_n but_o if_o thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n they_o be_v trouble_v if_o thou_o take_v away_o their_o breath_n they_o die_v and_o return_v unto_o dust_n again_o if_o thou_o send_v out_o thy_o spirit_n they_o be_v re-created_n and_o revive_v and_o thou_o renewe_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n whereby_o we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v the_o immediate_a act_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n that_o work_v these_o thing_n by_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o vivifie_v all_o thing_n and_o that_o by_o he_o we_o breathe_v and_o live_v and_o have_v our_o be_v and_o not_o only_o we_o but_o also_o all_o other_o flesh_n whatsoever_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o foresay_a text_n 34.14_o as_o also_o by_o this_o testimony_n of_o job_n si_fw-mi deus_fw-la apponens_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la animum_fw-la suum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la seu_fw-la flatum_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la reciperet_fw-la deficeret_fw-la &_o exspiraret_fw-la omnis_fw-la caro_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la in_o câ—nerem_fw-la reverteretur_fw-la if_o god_n set_v his_o heart_n or_o mind_n upon_o man_n shall_v receive_v or_o draw_v unto_o himself_o his_o spirit_n or_o breath_n of_o life_n all_o flesh_n will_v die_v together_o and_o man_n will_v return_v unto_o dust_n 42.5_o and_o the_o prophet_n deus_fw-mi that_fw-mi flatum_fw-la populo_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la calcantibus_fw-la eam_fw-la god_n give_v breath_n unto_o the_o people_n which_o be_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o a_o spirit_n unto_o the_o creature_n which_o tread_v on_o it_o now_o i_o beseech_v you_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o this_o spirit_n of_o life_n shall_v be_v present_a with_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o essential_o in_o every_o thing_n and_o yet_o it_o shall_v cease_v to_o act_v immediate_o that_o be_v in_o persona_fw-la sua_fw-la when_o it_o be_v the_o most_o swift_a and_o mobil_n '_o in_o his_o active_a nature_n and_o agility_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v present_a in_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v apparent_a because_o all_o thing_n do_v act_n and_o live_v in_o he_o and_o by_o he_o for_o st._n paul_n text_n before_o mention_v say_v omnia_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la constant_a all_o consist_v in_o he_o and_o again_o ipse_fw-la operatur_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la 3.5_o he_o work_v all_o in_o all_o and_o st._n peter_n the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v of_o water_n 139.7.8.9.10.11.12_o exist_v by_o the_o word_n and_o solomon_n incorruptibilis_fw-la dei_fw-la spiritus_fw-la inest_fw-la omni_fw-la rei_fw-la the_o incorruptible_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o again_o spiritus_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la sanctus_fw-la implet_fw-la orbem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n fill_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o prophet_n david_n whither_o shall_v i_o go_v from_o thy_o spirit_n or_o whither_o shall_v i_o flee_v from_o thy_o presence_n if_o i_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n thou_o be_v there_o if_o i_o lie_v down_o in_o hell_n thou_o be_v there_o let_v i_o take_v the_o wing_n of_o the_o morning_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o sea_n yet_o thither_o shall_v thy_o hand_n lead_v i_o and_o thy_o right_a hand_n hold_v i_o if_o i_o say_v yet_o the_o darkness_n shall_v hide_v i_o even_o the_o night_n shall_v be_v light_n about_o i_o yea_o the_o darkness_n hide_v not_o from_o thou_o but_o the_o night_n shine_v as_o the_o day_n the_o darkness_n and_o night_n be_v both_o alike_o therefore_o it_o be_v his_o real_a spirit_n that_o fill_v all_o thing_n and_o not_o any_o accidental_a virtue_n as_o be_v false_o imagine_v by_o some_o 66.1_o and_o the_o prophet_n isaias_n coelum_fw-la est_fw-la sedes_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o terra_fw-la scabellum_fw-la pedum_fw-la meorum_fw-la say_v the_o lord_n the_o heaven_n
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omne_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la constant_a in_o ipso_fw-la complacuit_fw-la omnem_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la inhabitare_fw-la &_o per_fw-la eum_fw-la reconciliare_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la pacificans_fw-la per_fw-la san_fw-it guinem_fw-la crucis_fw-la ejus_fw-la sive_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la sive_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la sunt_fw-la all_o thing_n be_v make_v in_o christ_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n and_o all_o be_v create_v by_o he_o and_o in_o he_o as_o well_o visible_a as_o invisible_a he_o be_v before_o all_o and_o all_o â—o_o consist_v in_o he_o and_o it_o please_v all_o the_o plenitude_n of_o divinity_n to_o dwell_v in_o he_o and_o to_o reconcile_v by_o he_o in_o himself_o pacify_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o cross_n all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n lo_o here_o the_o perfect_a and_o catholic_a fountain_n of_o all_o harmony_n the_o taker_n away_o of_o discord_n both_o from_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o the_o pure_a essential_a and_o formal_a love_n and_o sympathy_n of_o this_o world_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o wise_a and_o most_o mystical_a philosopher_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v vinculum_fw-la seu_fw-la ligamentum_fw-la elementorum_fw-la the_o band_n or_o tie_v whereby_o the_o discord_v element_n be_v compel_v unto_o a_o harmonious_a accord_n after_o the_o imitation_n of_o who_o melodious_a tune_n and_o concord_n all_o the_o accord_n of_o our_o external_a music_n as_o well_o vocal_a as_o instrumental_a be_v typical_o frame_v which_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o true_a and_o essential_a symphony_n of_o this_o spirit_n even_o as_o a_o shadow_n be_v unto_o a_o true_a subject_n or_o a_o image_n unto_o a_o reality_n i_o come_v now_o unto_o arithmetic_n and_o geometry_n as_o for_o these_o two_o art_n the_o wiseman_n do_v include_v they_o in_o these_o few_o word_n omnia_fw-la mensura_fw-la numeroque_fw-la &_o pondere_fw-la disposuisti_fw-la seu_fw-la temperasti_fw-la geometry_n thou_o have_v dispose_v or_o proportion_v all_o thing_n in_o measure_n number_n and_o weight_n in_o which_o word_n by_o measure_n be_v mean_v the_o progress_n into_o longitude_n latitude_n and_o profundity_n which_o this_o spirit_n make_v in_o his_o emanation_n from_o the_o point_n unto_o the_o line_n and_o from_o the_o line_n or_o root_n unto_o the_o square_n and_o from_o the_o square_n unto_o the_o cube_fw-la by_o number_n be_v mean_v those_o arithmetical_a dimension_n in_o progression_n whereby_o this_o spirit_n issue_v out_o of_o unity_n into_o multitude_n as_o from_o 1_o unto_o 10_o and_o from_o 10_o unto_o a_o 100_o and_o from_o a_o hundred_o unto_o a_o 1000_o namely_o from_o god_n who_o be_v the_o eternal_a point_n or_o unity_n unto_o the_o first_o articulate_v number_n which_o be_v 10_o and_o it_o represent_v the_o aeviall_a or_o angelical_a world_n which_o be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o composition_n and_o from_o 10_o unto_o a_o 100_o which_o argue_v the_o composition_n of_o the_o temporal_a world_n and_o from_o a_o 100_o to_o a_o 1000_o which_o point_v at_o the_o compound_n creature_n of_o the_o element_n so_o that_o hereby_o each_o christian_a may_v see_v how_o god_n be_v all_o and_o in_o all_o and_o yet_o without_o all_o and_o as_o the_o text_n have_v it_o in_o heaven_n in_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o abyss_n and_o in_o hell_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o pythagorean_n do_v include_v all_o thing_n under_o these_o three_o principle_n 1_o 2_o 3._o whereby_o they_o attribute_v 1_o unto_o god_n in_o his_o abstruse_a be_v 2_o unto_o matter_n and_o 3_o unto_o form_n under_o which_o all_o be_v contain_v but_o of_o this_o i_o will_v declare_v my_o mind_n more_o copious_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o the_o essential_a principle_n of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n namely_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o second_o section_n of_o this_o present_a treatise_n and_o therefore_o the_o patient_a man_n in_o the_o person_n of_o jehovah_n 38.4_o say_v thus_o vbinam_fw-la eras_fw-la quando_fw-la fundebam_fw-la terram_fw-la aâ—nuntia_n si_fw-la nosti_fw-la intelligentiam_fw-la quis_fw-la disposuit_fw-la mensuras_fw-la ejus_fw-la aut_fw-la quis_fw-la extendit_fw-la super_fw-la eam_fw-la lineam_fw-la super_fw-la quo_fw-la base_n ejus_fw-la defixae_fw-la sunt_fw-la aut_fw-la quis_fw-la jecit_fw-la lapidem_fw-la ejus_fw-la angularem_fw-la where_o be_v thou_o when_o i_o do_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n tell_v i_o if_o thou_o have_v understanding_n who_o dispose_v of_o the_o measure_n thereof_o or_o who_o do_v stretch_v forth_o upon_o it_o a_o line_n upon_o what_o be_v her_o foundation_n fasten_v or_o who_o lay_v her_o cornerstone_n whereby_o he_o argue_v that_o by_o this_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o cornerstone_n or_o foundation_n of_o everything_o for_o without_o it_o nothing_o be_v make_v or_o can_v exist_v as_o st._n john_n do_v testify_v not_o only_o the_o earth_n have_v his_o geometrical_a dimension_n 1.2_o situation_n and_o position_n but_o also_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n the_o star_n and_o each_o thing_n else_o both_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n have_v assign_v they_o their_o weight_n proportion_n magnitude_n and_o limit_a seat_n in_o the_o world_n yea_o very_o by_o it_o the_o air_n by_o proportion_n and_o weight_n be_v carry_v and_o frame_v out_o into_o the_o shape_n of_o meteor_n for_o the_o sacred_a text_n have_v it_o deus_fw-la sapientia_fw-la aptat_fw-la pondus_fw-la aeri_fw-la &_o appendit_fw-la aquas_fw-la in_o mensura_fw-la god_n by_o his_o wisdom_n do_v adapt_v a_o weight_n unto_o the_o air_n and_o impart_v a_o mensurable_a proportion_n unto_o the_o water_n or_o cloud_n 28.25_o i_o will_v show_v now_o her_o power_n in_o the_o science_n of_o rhetoric_n and_o oratory_n and_o prove_v in_o few_o word_n how_o she_o be_v also_o the_o exact_a mistress_n in_o those_o art_n as_o also_o the_o only_a essential_a mover_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n to_o make_v they_o true_o eloquent_a and_o persuasive_a and_o withal_o she_o be_v the_o essential_a magnet_n in_o the_o orator_n voice_n which_o can_v draw_v and_o attract_v the_o auditor_n mind_n to_o listen_v and_o affect_v the_o organ_n by_o who_o she_o be_v intend_v to_o plead_v by_o 〈◊〉_d say_v moses_n in_o his_o conference_n with_o this_o divine_a spirit_n non_fw-la sum_fw-la vir_fw-la facundus_fw-la neque_fw-la unquam_fw-la anteafui_fw-la ne_fw-la quidem_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la locutus_fw-la es_fw-la cum_fw-la servo_fw-la tuo_fw-la sed_fw-la impedito_fw-la ore_fw-la &_o impeditâ_fw-la linguâ_fw-la sum_fw-la tunc_fw-la dixit_fw-la jehovah_n ad_fw-la illum_fw-la quis_fw-la statuit_fw-la os_fw-la hominum_fw-la aut_fw-la quiâ—_n statuere_fw-la potest_fw-la surdum_fw-la aut_fw-la mutum_fw-la nun_n ego_fw-la qui_fw-la sum_fw-la jehovah_n nunc_fw-la itaque_fw-la into_fw-mi &_o ego_fw-la adero_fw-la ori_fw-la â—uo_fw-la &_o docebo_fw-la te_fw-la quae_fw-la te_fw-la loqui_fw-la convenit_fw-la i_o be_o not_o a_o eloquent_a man_n neither_o have_v ever_o be_v so_o no_o very_o not_o from_o the_o time_n that_o thou_o have_v speak_v with_o thy_o servant_n but_o i_o have_v a_o impediment_n in_o my_o mouth_n and_o be_o defective_a in_o my_o tongue_n then_o say_v jehovah_n unto_o he_o who_o have_v make_v the_o mouth_n of_o man_n or_o who_o can_v make_v deaf_a or_o dumb_a be_v it_o not_o i_o who_o be_o jehovah_n now_o therefore_o go_v thy_o way_n and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o i_o will_v teach_v thou_o what_o be_v fit_a for_o thou_o to_o say_v etc._n etc._n in_o which_o file_n of_o speech_n god_n teach_v we_o that_o eloquence_n and_o apt_a disposition_n of_o word_n sentence_n and_o speech_n both_o in_o the_o rhetorician_n and_o orator_n be_v from_o god_n who_o can_v give_v it_o or_o take_v it_o away_o at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o therefore_o the_o evangelist_n say_v in_o another_o place_n 6.45_o erunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la docibiles_fw-la dei_fw-la or_o docti_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la 54.13_o all_o shall_v be_v teach_v of_o god_n and_o the_o prophet_n have_v it_o universi_fw-la silij_fw-la tui_fw-la sunt_fw-la docti_fw-la à _fw-la jehovah_n all_o thy_o son_n be_v instruct_v by_o jehovah_n but_o christ_n express_v this_o in_o full_a term_n thus_o 14.26_o spiritus_fw-la
this_o cause_n st._n paul_n say_v in_o exclude_v all_o other_o essential_a act_n or_o operation_n out_o of_o this_o world_n save_v only_o this_o which_o be_v from_o god_n dii_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la &_o in_fw-la terra_fw-la nos_fw-la tamen_fw-la agnoscimus_fw-la unum_fw-la deum_fw-la patrem_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o unum_fw-la domâ—num_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la omnâ—a_fw-la though_o there_o be_v which_o be_v term_v god_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n yet_o we_o acknowledge_v but_o one_o god_n the_o father_n of_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n and_o one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v however_o the_o world_n speak_v of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o angel_n star_n element_n wind_n meteor_n water_n animal_n vegetable_n or_o mineral_n we_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o act_v essential_o and_o by_o themselves_o but_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o only_o act_v and_o operate_v in_o the_o creature_n and_o by_o the_o creature_n what_o he_o please_v to_o conclude_v of_o this_o spiritual_a cornerstone_n or_o sacred_a wisdom_n and_o virtue_n of_o god_n as_o be_v say_v before_o the_o scripture_n speak_v thus_o 1.3_o christus_fw-la implet_fw-la omne_fw-la christ_n fill_v all_o thing_n in_o ipso_fw-la condita_fw-la sunt_fw-la universa_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la terra_fw-la visibilia_fw-la &_o invisibâ—lia_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la &_o per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la sunt_fw-la creata_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la ante_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la constant_a ipse_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la primatum_fw-la tenens_fw-la nam_fw-la in_o â—pso_fw-la omnis_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la inhabitat_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la terram_fw-la fundavit_fw-la &_o opera_fw-la manuum_fw-la ejus_fw-la sunt_fw-la coeli_fw-la nam_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la verbum_fw-la de_fw-fr aqua_fw-la &_o per_fw-la aquam_fw-la mediante_fw-la hoc_fw-la verbo_fw-la coeâ—i_fw-la eâ—ant_fw-la prius_fw-la &_o terra_fw-la creata_fw-la denique_fw-la est_fw-la splendour_n gâ—oriae_fw-la &_o figura_fw-la substantiae_fw-la dei_fw-la portans_fw-la omne_fw-la verbo_fw-la virtutis_fw-la suae_fw-la in_o christ_n all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v madâ—_n as_o well_o visible_a as_o invisible_a by_o he_o and_o in_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n create_v he_o be_v before_o all_o and_o aâ—l_v consist_v in_o he_o he_o hold_v the_o principality_n in_o aâ—l_a thing_n for_o in_o he_o all_o the_o plenitude_n of_o divinity_n dwell_v in_o the_o beginning_n he_o establish_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n for_o he_o be_v the_o word_n but_o the_o heaven_n be_v make_v first_o and_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o water_n and_o by_o the_o water_n by_o the_o activity_n of_o the_o word_n to_o conclude_v this_o divine_a spirit_n be_v the_o splendour_n of_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o figure_n of_o his_o substance_n which_o bear_v up_o and_o sustain_v all_o thâ—ngs_n by_o the_o word_n of_o his_o virtue_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v this_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n which_o operate_v work_n guide_v inform_v viâ—â—teth_v maintain_v sustain_v feed_v and_o illuminate_v all_o thing_n with_o life_n and_o be_v and_o again_o by_o his_o absence_n darkness_n deprive_v and_o cause_v death_n and_o corruption_n to_o all_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n as_o shall_v be_v deliver_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n which_o follow_v chap._n v._n of_o plenitude_n and_o vacuity_n and_o what_o true_a fullness_n and_o voidness_n or_o inanity_n be_v now_o that_o we_o have_v in_o few_o line_n discuss_v and_o set_v down_o the_o nature_n both_o of_o the_o two_o constitute_v or_o compose_v principle_n and_o also_o of_o the_o privative_a and_o decompose_v nature_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o know_v the_o property_n and_o sense_n of_o plenitude_n and_o vacuiy_a according_a unto_o the_o true_a wisdom_n or_o christian_a philosophy_n and_o first_o i_o will_v speak_v a_o word_n or_o two_o of_o that_o vacuity_n or_o emptiness_n which_o be_v so_o detestable_a and_o odious_a in_o the_o work_n which_o the_o creator_n have_v make_v as_o well_o the_o father_n of_o the_o philosopher_n as_o such_o as_o have_v be_v expert_a in_o theology_n have_v term_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o nihil_fw-la or_o nothing_n moses_n do_v call_v it_o a_o deform_a darkness_n or_o a_o dark_a abyss_n hermes_n a_o fearful_a or_o horrible_a shadow_n void_a of_o shape_n or_o form_n the_o cabalist_n a_o potential_a be_v which_o be_v as_o yet_o nothing_o in_o act_n plato_n make_v it_o a_o thing_n scarce_o credible_a and_o therefore_o hardly_o to_o be_v imagine_v and_o likn_v it_o to_o a_o mere_a dream_n which_o when_o a_o man_n be_v awake_a prove_v nothing_o st._n augustin_n say_v cum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la inform_v concipâ—o_o prius_fw-la nihil_fw-la intelligo_fw-la quam_fw-la intelligebam_fw-la 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