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as_o one_o that_o have_v read_v the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n say_v this_o of_o it_o non_fw-la reprobo_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la intelligo_fw-la sed_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la admiror_fw-la quo_fw-la minus_fw-la assequor_fw-la i_o do_v not_o reject_v what_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v but_o the_o less_o i_o can_v understand_v the_o more_o i_o wonder_v by_o admiration_n we_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o incomprehensibleness_n nominibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diony_n areop_n de_fw-fr divinis_fw-la nominibus_fw-la whereby_o as_o one_o speak_v not_o only_o our_o knowledge_n but_o our_o ignorance_n turn_v to_o his_o praise_n this_o be_v that_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o best_o agree_v to_o infinity_o while_o the_o soul_n be_v admire_v god_n it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v go_v out_o of_o its_o own_o finitness_n into_o his_o infinitness_n theol._n quando_fw-la mens_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la cum_fw-la amore_fw-la integre_n convertit_fw-la rationis_fw-la &_o 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