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their_o limit_v so_o likewise_o orpheus_n tu_fw-la mundi_fw-la terminos_fw-la habes_fw-la vniver_n si_fw-la thâ—u_o 364._o god_n 101._o have_v in_o thy_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o world_n the_o bound_n so_o likewise_o pindarus_n sed_fw-la discriminat_fw-la omne_fw-la interminata_fw-la vis_fw-la &_o potentis_fw-la itself_o a_o boundless_a power_n be_v that_o set_v bound_n to_o all_o thing_n else_o and_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o idle_a fiction_n of_o poet_n we_o may_v see_v by_o the_o grave_a sentence_n of_o the_o learnede_a philosopher_n who_o cast_v about_o with_o the_o best_a wit_n that_o they_o have_v from_o whence_o this_o limit_v of_o thing_n shall_v proceed_v have_v at_o the_o last_o be_v constrain_v to_o ascribe_v it_o unto_o god_n anaxagoras_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a infinite_a spirit_n 187._o mens_fw-la who_o power_n and_o understanding_n have_v give_v bound_n and_o limit_n unto_o every_o finite_a thing_n and_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v likewise_o 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be_v say_v he_o a_o certain_a infinite_a thing_n which_o be_v itself_o without_o all_o beginning_n and_o yet_o be_v the_o beginner_n of_o every_o other_o thing_n yea_o both_o their_o maintainer_n and_o their_o governor_n so_o that_o this_o infinitum_fw-la be_v both_o the_o beginning_n from_o whence_o all_o thing_n do_v proceed_v and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o place_n wherein_o all_o thing_n be_v contain_v yea_o and_o the_o very_a governor_n by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v rule_v and_o this_o infinitum_fw-la which_o do_v thus_o finire_fw-la &_o continere_fw-la omne_fw-la he_o call_v afterward_o divinum_fw-la that_o be_v a_o divine_a thing_n yea_o and_o this_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o plain_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o common_a tenet_n of_o all_o the_o philosopher_n omnes_fw-la 446._o qui_fw-la dignè_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la tetigisse_fw-la putantur_fw-la de_fw-la infinito_fw-la sermonem_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la ac_fw-la omnes_fw-la ipsum_fw-la ut_fw-la principium_fw-la quoddam_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la all_o those_o that_o have_v be_v worthy_a to_o handle_v philosophy_n make_v mentiom_n of_o that_o infinitum_fw-la yea_o and_o all_o of_o they_o confess_v that_o infinite_a thing_n to_o be_v the_o first_o beginner_n and_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o he_o recite_v not_o this_o opinion_n as_o reprove_v or_o dislike_n it_o he_o in_o plain_a word_n confirm_v it_o and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v with_o great_a reason_n that_o they_o affirm_v it_o principium_fw-la omnes_fw-la infinitum_fw-la ponunt_fw-la 447._o cum_fw-la ratione_fw-la now_o aristotle_n be_v a_o man_n as_o great_o addict_v unto_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o anaxagoras_n be_v unto_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ascribe_v all_o thing_n so_o absolute_o unto_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v hire_v to_o write_v in_o her_o behalf_n insomuch_o that_o as_o he_o call_v empedocles_n 1569._o naturae_fw-la interpretem_fw-la 138_o the_o interpreter_n of_o nature_n so_o suidas_n call_v he_o naturae_fw-la scribam_fw-la the_o scrivener_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v never_o have_v transcribe_v this_o circumscribe_v power_n from_o his_o belove_a nature_n unto_o any_o such_o supernatural_a cause_n as_o that_o infinitum_fw-la divinum_fw-la be_v if_o with_o the_o egyptian_a sorcerer_n 19_o he_o have_v not_o be_v constrain_v to_o confess_v that_o in_o this_o work_n be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n which_o yet_o in_o another_o place_n he_o more_o plain_o affirm_v for_o he_o say_v that_o god_n be_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la 157â—_n circumscribi_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o infiniâ—tum_fw-la exâ—urrat_fw-la god_n be_v call_v peproméne_fw-mi from_o his_o bound_a of_o all_o thing_n and_o leave_v nothing_o undefined_a without_o his_o bound_n 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david_n that_o the_o sun_n know_v his_o go_v down_o yet_o that_o must_v be_v take_v not_o to_o be_v a_o proper_a but_o a_o figurative_a speak_n imply_v that_o the_o sun_n observe_v his_o prescribe_a motion_n which_o here_o by_o synecdoche_n be_v express_v by_o his_o set_n so_o precise_o to_o the_o point_n that_o in_o the_o least_o jot_n he_o never_o err_v from_o it_o and_o therefore_o by_o the_o figure_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v say_v 253._o to_o do_v the_o same_o upon_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n non_fw-la quòd_fw-la animatus_fw-la sit_fw-la aut_fw-la ratione_fw-la utatur_fw-la say_v s._n basil_n upon_o this_o place_n sed_fw-la quòd_fw-la iuxta_fw-la terminum_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la praescriptum_fw-la ingredient_n semper_fw-la eundem_fw-la cursum_fw-la seruat_fw-la ac_fw-la mensur_fw-la as_o svas_fw-la custodit_fw-la not_o that_o the_o sun_n hâ—th_v any_o soul_n or_o use_v of_o understanding_n but_o that_o it_o keep_v his_o course_n and_o measure_n exact_o according_a to_o god_n prescription_n so_o that_o the_o sun_n know_v his_o go_n down_o as_o baruch_n in_o his_o epistle_n express_v it_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o true_a propriety_n of_o speech_n but_o his_o obedience_n to_o god_n ordinance_n 59_o in_o his_o go_v down_o which_o he_o likewise_o affirm_v of_o all_o the_o other_o star_n who_o yet_o have_v no_o more_o sense_n or_o knowledge_n of_o their_o several_a motion_n than_o a_o arrow_n in_o the_o air_n know_v whither_o it_o fly_v or_o a_o ship_n in_o the_o water_n whither_o it_o sail_v or_o a_o chariot_n on_o the_o earth_n whither_o it_o run_v and_o yet_o as_o when_o we_o see_v a_o arrow_n to_o fly_v direct_o to_o any_o mark_n whereunto_o it_o be_v aim_v though_o we_o see_v not_o the_o archer_n by_o who_o it_o be_v shoot_v yet_o must_v we_o know_v in_o reason_n that_o it_o sure_o be_v direct_v by_o some_o skilful_a person_n because_o it_o go_v so_o direct_o have_v yet_o no_o skill_n to_o direct_v itself_o so_o when_o we_o see_v the_o heaven_n to_o produce_v upon_o the_o earth_n so_o many_o good_a effect_n by_o yield_v unto_o it_o such_o fruitful_a season_n 22._o and_o bring_v out_o of_o it_o such_o plenty_n and_o variety_n of_o excellent_a fruit_n whereby_o both_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v nourish_v and_o that_o they_o aim_v at_o this_o end_n do_v never_o fail_v to_o hit_v their_o mark_n we_o needs_o must_v understand_v if_o we_o have_v any_o understanding_n that_o this_o course_n be_v direct_v by_o some_o heavenly_a sagittarius_fw-la endue_v with_o excellent_a skill_n and_o reason_n for_o as_o aquinas_n well_o observe_v insist_v upon_o this_o very_a comparison_n 218._o sicut_fw-la motus_fw-la sagittae_fw-la ad_fw-la determinatum_fw-la â—inem_fw-la demonstrat_fw-la apertè_fw-la quòd_fw-la sagitta_fw-la dirigitur_fw-la ab_fw-la aliquo_fw-la cognoscent_fw-la a_o certus_fw-la cursus_fw-la nature_n alium_fw-la rerum_fw-la cognition_n carentium_fw-la manifestè_fw-la declarat_fw-la mundum_fw-la ratione_fw-la aliqua_fw-la gubernari_fw-la as_o the_o fly_n of_o a_o shaft_n unto_o his_o certain_a mark_n declare_v that_o it_o be_v shoot_v by_o one_o that_o well_o know_v whereunto_o he_o have_v aim_v it_o so_o the_o certain_a move_n of_o all_o natural_a thing_n which_o know_v not_o themselves_o any_o thing_n of_o their_o own_o motion_n declare_v that_o they_o be_v move_v by_o onâ—_n that_o have_v understand_v and_o so_o likewise_o for_o the_o other_o two_o comparison_n when_o we_o behold_v a_o ship_n to_o wind_v and_o to_o turn_v and_o to_o fetch_v about_o so_o diverse_o and_o yet_o to_o come_v at_o last_o into_o that_o very_a haven_n which_o it_o intend_v at_o the_o first_o we_o must_v needs_o know_v as_o certain_o that_o it_o be_v guide_v by_o the_o reason_n of_o some_o skilful_a pilot_n as_o we_o certain_o know_v that_o it_o have_v no_o proper_a reason_n of_o it_o own_o to_o guide_v it_o as_o theophilus_n antiochenns_n observe_v insist_v upon_o this_o second_o comparison_n quemadmodùm_fw-la 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