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its_o bowel_n to_o serve_v as_o a_o instrument_n unto_o the_o justice_n of_o its_o god_n witness_v also_o that_o dreadful_a tempest_n which_o shake_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o naples_n patriarcham_fw-la vide_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la and_o which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n three_o hundred_o forty_o and_o three_o under_o the_o government_n of_o jane_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n all_o these_o chastisement_n nevertheless_o be_v but_o light_n and_o rather_o threat_n than_o punishment_n if_o we_o compare_v they_o with_o those_o which_o in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o write_a law_n lay_v desolate_a the_o whole_a universe_n or_o at_o least_o the_o beautiful_a part_n thereof_o water_n begin_v and_o as_o it_o have_v less_o respect_n in_o its_o disorder_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o creature_n it_o spare_v but_o eight_o person_n who_o guide_v into_o the_o ark_n the_o relic_n of_o the_o world_n afterward_o fire_n which_o have_v a_o more_o furious_a and_o violent_a nature_n than_o water_n fall_v sudden_o upon_o four_o infamous_a city_n where_o it_o leave_v nothing_o but_o ash_n and_o stench_n behold_v the_o first_o revenge_n god_n take_v upon_o sinner_n and_o to_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o learned_a divine_a of_o the_o primitive_a church_n photii_fw-la jobius_fw-la movachus_fw-la in_o bibliotheca_fw-la photii_fw-la these_o be_v the_o first_o tremble_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o three_o be_v in_o the_o strange_a punishment_n of_o pharaoh_n common_o call_v the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n which_o happen_v about_o the_o time_n of_o that_o famous_a deluge_n which_o drown_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o greece_n and_o those_o excessive_a heat_n which_o almost_o consume_v the_o whole_a universe_n the_o number_n of_o these_o plague_n be_v ten_o a_o perfect_a number_n and_o which_o denote_v that_o the_o punishment_n be_v to_o pass_v even_o unto_o extremity_n since_o the_o offence_n have_v pass_v even_o unto_o excess_n as_o for_o the_o place_n where_o these_o plague_n begin_v 77._o fecit_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la aegypti_n in_fw-la campo_fw-it taneos_fw-la psal_n 77._o the_o city_n of_o taniz_n the_o metropolitan_a of_o egypt_n be_v first_o strike_v with_o it_o the_o disease_n come_v first_o from_o they_o as_o out_o of_o a_o fatal_a spring_n which_o afterward_o spread_v itself_o with_o dread_n and_o terror_n over_o the_o land_n of_o that_o empire_n i_o know_v not_o of_o who_o hand_n god_n make_v use_v in_o this_o strange_a ministry_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o he_o employ_v therein_o those_o spirit_n of_o fire_n and_o flame_n which_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o the_o executioner_n of_o his_o severe_a vengeance_n i_o can_v also_o determine_v how_o long_o they_o last_v but_o follow_v the_o narration_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v credible_a that_o their_o course_n be_v six_o or_o seven_o and_o twenty_o day_n wherein_o god_n manifest_v his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n in_o the_o great_a height_n of_o his_o justice_n for_o he_o may_v have_v destroy_v all_o egypt_n in_o a_o instant_n and_o make_v a_o dreadful_a sepulchre_n of_o this_o infamous_a kingdom_n but_o he_o think_v good_a to_o cast_v his_o dart_n one_o after_o another_o and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o judge_n but_o also_o a_o father_n and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o the_o power_n and_o force_v to_o punish_v but_o also_o the_o patience_n and_o sweetness_n to_o expect_v and_o mollify_v those_o who_o notwithstanding_o become_v more_o and_o more_o obstinate_a as_o we_o shall_v present_o see_v chap._n ix_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n turn_v into_o blood_n it_o be_v the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o the_o vengeance_n of_o heaven_n to_o punish_v sinner_n with_o the_o same_o weapon_n they_o use_v to_o assault_v it_o and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o cause_n exod._n first_o plague_n quest_n 19_o in_o exod._n as_o theodoret_n observe_v the_o river_n nilus_n of_o which_o egypt_n make_v a_o divinity_n and_o who_o crocodile_n she_o also_o adore_v be_v the_o first_o field_n of_o battle_n in_o which_o god_n give_v they_o the_o first_o alarm_n with_o the_o first_o combat_n upon_o the_o wave_n and_o billow_n of_o blood_n which_o bear_v the_o murderous_a colour_n of_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o innocent_n as_o have_v be_v drown_v therein_o 35._o solinus_n c._n 35._o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o then_o the_o angel_n who_o st._n 16._o apocalyp_n 16._o john_n see_v in_o his_o apocalyps_n pour_v into_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n that_o mortal_a vial_n in_o which_o be_v the_o bloody_a water_n of_o the_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n of_o god_n the_o river_n nilus_n say_v artabau_n increase_v excessive_o and_o its_o wave_n seem_v to_o have_v so_o much_o sense_n as_o to_o complain_v and_o call_v for_o vengeance_n against_o the_o cruelty_n of_o pharaoh_n as_o also_o to_o recall_v into_o his_o memory_n that_o he_o have_v spill_v more_o blood_n than_o need_v to_o make_v a_o great_a river_n now_o it_o be_v not_o only_o of_o a_o vermillion_a colour_n and_o purple_a 21._o et_fw-la eleun_n virgam_fw-la percusit_fw-la aquam_fw-la fluminis_fw-la coram_fw-la pharaone_fw-la &_o seruit_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la versa_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 21._o with_o some_o drop_n of_o blood_n which_o have_v dye_v the_o surface_n of_o river_n and_o all_o pond_n but_o also_o all_o the_o water_n of_o egypt_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o all_o fish_n die_v therein_o not_o find_v themselves_o any_o long_o in_o their_o natural_a element_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o triumph_n worth_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o glory_n sanguinem_fw-la dixitque_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la moisen_n dic_fw-la aaron_n tolle_fw-la virgam_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o extend_v manum_fw-la tuam_fw-la super_fw-la aquas_fw-la aegypti_n &_o super_fw-la fluvios_fw-la eorum_fw-la ut_fw-la vertantur_fw-la in_o sanguinem_fw-la to_o see_v moses_n at_o his_o bare_a word_n put_v the_o miraculous_a rod_n into_o aaron_n hand_n and_o who_o have_v command_v he_o by_o order_n from_o his_o god_n to_o hold_v it_o over_o the_o water_n he_o no_o soon_o do_v it_o but_o instant_o this_o body_n though_o insensible_a begin_v to_o have_v sense_n in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o its_o master_n and_o testify_v by_o a_o change_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o a_o general_a corruption_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n which_o ought_v and_o may_v not_o arm_v itself_o against_o creature_n when_o it_o concern_v the_o interest_n of_o their_o creator_n no_o man_n ought_v then_o to_o wonder_v if_o the_o water_n of_o nilus_n and_o of_o egypt_n take_v the_o form_n of_o blood_n if_o this_o blood_n putrify_v and_o if_o all_o the_o fish_n die_v therein_o for_o god_n begin_v on_o the_o water_n to_o hold_v his_o justice-seat_n and_o his_o throne_n must_v be_v expose_v under_o a_o bloody_a canopy_n and_o infectious_a vapour_n must_v be_v see_v to_o rise_v under_o his_o foot_n which_o be_v as_o the_o shadow_n of_o those_o horror_n and_o crime_n which_o have_v be_v commit_v by_o this_o people_n it_o be_v say_v 25._o et_fw-la fuit_fw-la sanguis_fw-la in_o totâ_fw-la terâ—â_fw-la aegypti_n exod_n 7._o v._n 21._o avertitque_fw-la se_fw-la &_o ingressus_fw-la est_fw-la domum_fw-la svam_fw-la nec_fw-la apposuit_fw-la coretiam_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 22._o feceruntque_fw-la similiter_fw-la malefici_fw-la aegyptiorum_n in_o cantationibus_fw-la suis_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 22._o foderunt_fw-la autem_fw-la omnes_fw-la aegyptii_fw-la per_fw-la circuitum_fw-la fluminis_fw-la aquam_fw-la ut_fw-la biberent_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 24_o impletique_n sunt_fw-la dies_fw-la septem_fw-la post_fw-la quam_fw-la percussit_fw-la dominus_fw-la fluvium_fw-la exod._n 7._o v._o 25._o that_o a_o diamond_n which_o harden_v under_o hammer_n and_o anvil_n be_v break_v with_o blood_n the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v hard_a than_o the_o diamond_n since_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o kingdom_n cover_v over_o with_o blood_n it_o can_v not_o be_v soften_v beside_o he_o turn_v his_o eye_n from_o this_o verity_n and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o hear_v the_o noise_n of_o this_o tempest_n he_o retire_v into_o his_o house_n there_o he_o strive_v to_o flatter_v the_o wound_n god_n neuâ—ly_o give_v he_o rest_v satisfy_v to_o have_v see_v his_o enchanter_n who_o have_v do_v some_o such_o like_a thing_n but_o instead_o of_o change_a water_n into_o blood_n they_o shall_v have_v do_v better_a to_o have_v change_v blood_n into_o water_n to_o quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o the_o egyptian_n who_o half_o despair_v dig_v pit_n about_o the_o river_n nilus_n to_o seek_v for_o water_n to_o drink_v and_o who_o will_v at_o least_o have_v dye_v in_o this_o sad_a affliction_n if_o god_n after_o seven_o day_n have_v not_o stop_v the_o torrent_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o stay_v the_o course_n of_o the_o river_n of_o blood_n which_o poison_a and_o choke_v that_o miserable_a people_n chap._n x._o the_o frog_n of_o egypt_n seven_o day_n
have_v not_o behold_v this_o admirable_a effect_n and_o this_o great_a stroke_n of_o thy_o arm_n which_o have_v reduce_v into_o ash_n and_o dust_n the_o insupportable_a boldness_n of_o all_o our_o enemy_n to_o this_o effect_n thou_o have_v cause_v the_o astonish_a terror_n of_o thy_o dreadful_a wrath_n to_o march_v before_o thou_o 10._o et_fw-la in_o multitudine_fw-la gloriae_fw-la tuus_fw-la deposuisti_fw-la adversarios_fw-la tuos_fw-la misisti_fw-la iâ—am_fw-la tuam_fw-la quae_fw-la devoravit_fw-la eos_fw-la ficut_fw-la slipulam_fw-la exod._n 15._o v._o 7._o et_fw-la in_o spiritu_fw-la furoris_fw-la tui_fw-la congregatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la aquae_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 15._o v._o 8._o flavit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la tuus_fw-la &_o operuit_fw-la eos_fw-la mare_fw-la etc._n etc._n exod._n 15._o v._o 10._o thou_o have_v raise_v storm_n and_o tempest_n as_o the_o messenger_n of_o thy_o indignation_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o thy_o holy_a fury_n have_v suspend_v the_o billow_n and_o heap_v torrent_n upon_o torrent_n to_o swallow_v up_o this_o insolent_a nation_n those_o wave_n which_o have_v be_v a_o little_a before_o volatile_a and_o inconstant_a be_v now_o without_o motion_n and_o they_o all_o make_v a_o dreadful_a vacuum_n to_o give_v we_o passage_n but_o these_o dungeon_n of_o ice_n when_o our_o adversary_n be_v so_o blind_v and_o presumptuous_a as_o to_o follow_v we_o melt_v on_o their_o head_n and_o when_o they_o think_v to_o enclose_v our_o camp_n all_o the_o wave_n tumble_v down_o and_o make_v of_o they_o but_o a_o horrid_a shipwreck_n a_o more_o strange_a and_o universal_a shipwreck_n be_v never_o see_v for_o all_o the_o wind_n be_v dis-inchained_n and_o the_o sea_n be_v let_v loose_a make_v but_o a_o great_a sepulchre_n and_o a_o deep_a abyss_n to_o enclose_v they_o be_v thou_o also_o o_o my_o god_n this_o lord_n of_o terror_n and_o full_a of_o majesty_n who_o angel_n and_o man_n adore_v and_o who_o all_o tongue_n can_v praise_v but_o by_o silence_n and_o who_o all_o understanding_n be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v but_o by_o ecstasy_n and_o astonishment_n 10._o subwersi_fw-la sunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la plumbum_fw-la in_o aquis_fw-la vehementibus_fw-la exod._n 15._o v._o 10._o behold_v then_o these_o proud_a man_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o ocean_n as_o leaden_a body_n behold_v all_o these_o murderer_n who_o will_v make_v we_o pass_v through_o the_o point_n of_o their_o sword_n die_v stifle_v in_o the_o water_n and_o swim_v perchance_o in_o their_o own_o tear_n and_o blood_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n 15.12_o extendisti_fw-la manum_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o devoravit_fw-la eos_fw-la terra_fw-la exod._n 15.12_o who_o magnificence_n be_v holy_a and_o terrible_a have_v give_v they_o a_o mortal_a wound_n and_o death_n in_o the_o abysses_n have_v devour_v they_o my_o god_n 13._o dux_n fuisti_fw-la in_o misericordia_fw-la populo_fw-la quem_fw-la redemisti_fw-la &_o portasti_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o fortitudine_fw-la tua_fw-la habitaculum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la tuum_fw-la exod._n 15._o v._o 13._o these_o be_v thy_o ineffable_a bounty_n and_o thy_o sweet_a mercy_n which_o have_v conduct_v this_o distress_a people_n who_o thou_o have_v deliver_v and_o carry_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o thy_o shoulder_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o thy_o arm_n into_o this_o holy_a sanctuary_n this_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o this_o country_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n where_o one_o day_n altar_n and_o temple_n shall_v be_v see_v build_v to_o thy_o honour_n this_o than_o will_v be_v a_o happy_a passage_n for_o we_o 16_o irruat_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la formido_fw-la &_o pavor_fw-la &_o in_o magnitudine_fw-la brachii_fw-la tui_fw-la fiant_fw-la immobiles_fw-la quasi_fw-la lapis_fw-la donec_fw-la pertranseat_fw-la populus_fw-la tuus_fw-la domine_fw-la exo._n 15._o v._o 16_o and_o for_o other_o nation_n a_o passage_n of_o horror_n and_o amazement_n grant_v then_o o_o lord_n that_o at_o the_o entry_n into_o this_o desert_n our_o enemy_n may_v conceive_v such_o a_o horror_n as_o may_v render_v they_o insensible_a and_o unable_a to_o hurt_v we_o until_o we_o be_v on_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o in_o our_o country_n where_o thou_o will_v plant_v we_o as_o flower_n of_o paradise_n and_o as_o so_o many_o slip_n of_o immortality_n 15._o tune_n conturbati_fw-la sunt_fw-la principes_fw-la edom_n robustos_fw-la moab_n obtinuit_fw-la tremor_n obriguerunt_fw-la â—mnes_fw-la habitatores_fw-la chanaan_n exod._n 15._o v._o 15._o our_o conqueror_n be_v already_o vanquish_v and_o all_o stranger_n be_v affright_v the_o philistian_o already_o groan_v all_o the_o prince_n of_o edom_n be_v astonish_v fear_n have_v seize_v on_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o most_o courageous_a and_o the_o inhabitant_n even_o of_o chanaan_n be_v become_v as_o body_n without_o soul_n or_o resentment_n fill_v they_o then_o with_o fear_n and_o terror_n 18._o dominus_fw-la regnabit_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la &_o ultra_fw-la exod._n 15._o v._o 18._o whilst_o we_o shall_v advance_v with_o joy_n and_o delight_n into_o thy_o sanctuary_n meanwhile_o reign_n in_o the_o age_n of_o age_n and_o if_o it_o may_v be_v even_o beyond_o eternity_n for_o in_o fine_a pharaoh_n be_v no_o more_o and_o of_o all_o that_o he_o ever_o be_v there_o scarce_o remain_v so_o much_o as_o the_o memory_n of_o it_o and_o none_o but_o mariner_n shall_v find_v some_o remnant_n of_o he_o upon_o the_o shore_n and_o peradventure_o some_o print_n of_o those_o chariot_n which_o shall_v be_v see_v upon_o this_o sand_n where_o he_o intend_v to_o erect_v his_o trophy_n his_o throne_n and_o his_o fair_a hope_n when_o moses_n and_o the_o israelite_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o canticle_n 20._o sumpsit_fw-la autem_fw-la maria_fw-la prophetissa_fw-la soror_fw-la aaron_n tympanum_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la egressaeque_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la mulieres_fw-la post_fw-la eam_fw-la cum_fw-la tympanis_fw-la &_o choris_fw-la exod._n 15._o v._o 20._o marry_o the_o sister_n of_o aaron_n 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but_o it_o be_v for_o man_n to_o require_v great_a force_n to_o supply_v their_o own_o weakness_n whereas_o he_o that_o can_v do_v all_o of_o himself_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o and_o the_o most_o vile_a and_o mean_a creature_n in_o the_o world_n be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n with_o he_o pharaoh_n have_v again_o then_o refuse_v to_o permit_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o depart_v 26._o induratumque_fw-la est_fw-la cor_fw-la pharaonis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la audivit_fw-la eos_fw-la sicut_fw-la praeceper_n at_o dominus_fw-la exod._n 8._o v._o 19_o ecce_fw-la ego_fw-la immittam_fw-la in_o te_fw-la omne_fw-la genus_fw-la muscarum_fw-la exod._n 8._o v._o 21._o faciamque_fw-la mirabilem_fw-la in_o die_fw-la illa_fw-la terram_fw-la gessen_n in_o qua_fw-la populas_fw-la meuâ—_n est_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la ibi_fw-la muscae_fw-la exod._n 8._o v._o 22._o vocavitque_fw-la pharaoh_n moisen_n &_o aaren_n &_o ait_fw-la eye_n item_fw-la &_o sacrificate_n deo_fw-la vestro_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la hac_fw-la exod._n 8._o v._o 25._o et_fw-fr ait_fw-fr moses_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la ita_fw-la fieri_fw-la abominationes_fw-la enim_fw-la aegyptiorum_n immolarimus_fw-la domino_fw-la deed_n nostro_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la mactaverimus_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la colunt_fw-la aegyptii_fw-la coram_fw-la eye_n lapidibus_fw-la nos_fw-la obruent_n exod._n 8._o v._o 26._o god_n besiege_v he_o the_o four_o time_n with_o all_o sort_n of_o fly_n so_o that_o egypt_n be_v full_a of_o they_o except_o the_o land_n of_o gessen_n where_o those_o hebrew_n live_v who_o be_v exempt_v by_o a_o particular_a privilege_n from_o god_n who_o will_v distinguish_v his_o people_n from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o evidence_n unto_o they_o both_o that_o their_o good_a and_o bad_a estate_n proceed_v from_o he_o whereupon_o pharaoh_n command_v aaron_n and_o moses_n to_o come_v before_o he_o and_o permit_v they_o to_o sacrifice_n upon_o his_o territory_n that_o they_o may_v appease_v the_o wrath_n of_o he_o who_o so_o prodigious_o afflict_v he_o and_o by_o such_o admirable_a chastisement_n but_o they_o answer_v he_o that_o they_o can_v not_o accept_v of_o this_o offer_n by_o reason_n this_o be_v to_o expose_v the_o hebrew_n to_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o life_n and_o to_o be_v stone_v by_o the_o egyptian_n who_o abhor_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o beast_n which_o be_v nevertheless_o the_o victim_n whereof_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n ordinary_o make_v use_v nevertheless_o the_o fury_n of_o these_o little_a soldier_n which_o waste_v egypt_n without_o relaxation_n 32._o dixitque_fw-la pharaoh_n ego_fw-la dimitiam_fw-la vos_fw-la ut_fw-la sacrificetis_fw-la domino_fw-la deo_fw-la vestro_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la exod_n 8._o v._n 28._o et_fw-fr ait_fw-fr moses_n egressus_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la orabo_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o recedet_fw-la musca_fw-la à _fw-la pharaone_fw-la &_o à _fw-la seruis_fw-la suis_fw-la verumtamen_fw-la nol_v ultra_fw-la sullere_fw-la utnon_fw-la dimittas_fw-la populum_fw-la sacrificare_fw-la domino_fw-la exod._n 8._o v._o 29._o et_fw-la ingravatum_fw-la est_fw-la cor_fw-la pharaonis_n ita_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la hac_fw-la quidem_fw-la vice_fw-la dimitteret_fw-la populum_fw-la exod._n 8._o v._o 32._o and_o chief_o pharaoh_n see_v himself_o assault_v and_o assassinate_v by_o they_o on_o all_o side_n be_v at_o last_o enforce_v to_o give_v way_n to_o moses_n go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n there_o to_o pay_v the_o duty_n of_o his_o religion_n and_o earnest_o to_o invoke_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n on_o his_o behalf_n to_o which_o moses_n consent_v promise_v he_o that_o this_o cloud_n of_o enemy_n which_o persecute_v he_o shall_v be_v quick_o disperse_v upon_o condition_n notwithstanding_o he_o will_v no_o more_o deceive_v he_o and_o retain_v his_o people_n but_o the_o truce_n which_o follow_v and_o the_o favour_n which_o be_v show_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o new_a occasion_n this_o detestable_a king_n take_v to_o abuse_v the_o patience_n of_o god_n chap._n xii_o the_o plague_n and_o ulcer_n the_o plague_n be_v a_o fatal_a poison_n plague_n the_o five_o plague_n and_o pernicious_a to_o all_o nature_n which_o be_v engender_v in_o the_o body_n by_o the_o disorder_n of_o humour_n and_o by_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o air_n with_o certain_a putrify_a and_o infect_v atom_n which_o we_o draw_v in_o and_o swallow_v in_o breathe_v and_o so_o go_v direct_o to_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n and_o as_o the_o hearth_n on_o which_o the_o natural_a heat_n be_v nourish_v which_o this_o poison_n extinguish_v and_o consume_v whence_o i_o conclude_v epidem_fw-la marciline_n ficinus_fw-la in_o epidem_fw-la with_o one_o of_o the_o most_o learned_a physician_n and_o most_o subtle_a philosopher_n which_o have_v ever_o be_v that_o the_o particular_a cause_n of_o this_o disease_n be_v common_o either_o the_o defection_n of_o the_o planet_n and_o especial_o of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n or_o their_o conjunction_n as_o of_o saturn_n and_o mars_n or_o the_o malignant_a impression_n of_o comet_n and_o certain_a meteor_n which_o pervert_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o air_n and_o which_o by_o the_o sequel_n of_o some_o over_o hot_a and_o moist_a wind_n or_o else_o by_o immoderate_a rain_n or_o from_o some_o other_o effect_n of_o which_o they_o be_v the_o origin_n raise_v seed_n of_o putrefaction_n and_o horrid_a vapour_n which_o impoison_v the_o element_n and_o all_o other_o body_n into_o which_o they_o insinuate_v themselves_o moreover_o this_o contagion_n may_v grow_v from_o too_o violent_a and_o too_o immoderate_a excess_n in_o sleep_n or_o watch_n in_o repose_n or_o exercise_n feast_v or_o abstinence_n but_o chief_o from_o disorder_n which_o beget_v in_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n among_o which_o love_n be_v a_o wildfire_n and_o brand_n of_o hell_n which_o inkindle_v a_o thousand_o inflammation_n a_o thousand_o coal_n and_o a_o thousand_o plague_n in_o fine_a plague_n particular_a cause_n of_o the_o plague_n there_o be_v many_o particular_a cause_n of_o the_o plague_n and_o