Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	air_n	earth_n	place_n	3,114	5	4.5538	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01093	Atheomastix clearing foure truthes, against atheists and infidels: 1. That, there is a God. 2. That, there is but one God. 3. That, Iehouah, our God, is that one God. 4. That, the Holy Scripture is the Word of that God. All of them proued, by naturall reasons, and secular authorities; for the reducing of infidels: and, by Scriptures, and Fathers, for the confirming of Christians. By the R. Reuerend Father in God, Martin Fotherby, late Bishop of Salisbury. The contents followes, next after the preface.	Fotherby, Martin, 1549 or 50-1620.	1622 (1622)	STC 11205; ESTC S121334	470,356	378

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molestis_fw-la de_fw-la numine_fw-la opinionibus_fw-la dimotis_fw-la sed_fw-la veluti_fw-la in_o impiorum_fw-la region_fw-la simulachra_fw-la terribilia_fw-la &_o visa_fw-la monstrosa_fw-la feruntur_fw-la all_o servant_n in_o their_o sleep_n forget_v their_o master_n threaten_v prisoner_n forget_v their_o shackle_n disease_n wound_n and_o cancer_n by_o sleep_n be_v great_o ease_v only_o unto_o these_o man_n their_o sleep_n can_v bring_v no_o quiet_a nor_o freedom_n from_o those_o fear_n which_o they_o conceive_v of_o the_o god_n but_o as_o if_o they_o inhabit_v in_o the_o region_n of_o impiety_n fearful_a vision_n and_o apparition_n do_v infest_v they_o continual_o yea_o and_o this_o fear_n which_o these_o man_n have_v of_o god_n beget_v a_o fear_n in_o they_o of_o every_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n as_o plutarch_n 381._o in_o the_o same_o place_n have_v true_o observe_v qui_fw-la deos_fw-la metuit_fw-la omne_fw-la metuit_fw-la terram_fw-la mare_fw-la aërem_fw-la coelum_fw-la tenebras_fw-la lucem_fw-la rumorem_fw-la silentium_fw-la somnium_fw-la he_o that_o servile_o fear_v god_n he_o servile_o fear_v all_o thing_n the_o earth_n the_o sea_n the_o air_n the_o heaven_n darkness_n and_o light_n noise_n and_o silence_n but_o especial_o his_o own_o dream_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o troublesome_a nothing_o more_o grievous_a to_o he_o partly_o out_o of_o the_o consciousness_n of_o his_o own_o impiety_n and_o wickedness_n and_o partly_o by_o those_o fearful_a apparitious_a and_o vision_n which_o god_n purposely_o send_v he_o to_o revoke_v and_o deter_v he_o from_o that_o his_o ungodliness_n 4_o neither_o fear_v he_o only_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o sleep_n thunder_n when_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v destitute_a of_o his_o reason_n to_o comfort_v he_o but_o also_o oftentimes_o even_o while_o he_o be_v wake_v when_o he_o have_v all_o his_o sense_n and_o reason_n about_o he_o especial_o when_o it_o happen_v to_o thunder_n and_o lighten_v iwenal_n have_v 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dissemble_v it_o and_o seem_v to_o contemn_v it_o he_o sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la trepidant_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la omne_fw-la fulgura_fw-la pallent_fw-la non_fw-la quasi_fw-la fortuitò_fw-la nec_fw-la ventorum_fw-la rabie_fw-la sed_fw-la iratus_fw-la cadat_fw-la in_o terras_fw-la &_o vindicet_fw-la ignis_fw-la lo_o these_o be_v those_o that_o with_o each_o thunderclap_n do_v shake_v not_o so_o as_o if_o blind_a chance_n such_o fearful_a noise_n shall_v make_v nor_o ●s_n if_o rageful_a wind_n shall_v bring_v this_o rattle_a sound_n but_o lest_o to_o take_v revenge_n god_n fire_n shall_v fall_v to_o ground_n neither_o be_v ●his_n the_o foolish_a fear_n of_o the_o simple_a and_o base_a people_n who_o not_o able_a to_o reduce_v thing_n unto_o their_o true_a cause_n be_v easy_o terrify_v with_o every_o uncouth_a accident_n but_o it_o be_v a_o fear_n that_o seize_v upon_o the_o great_a and_o mighty_a king_n and_o affright_v they_o as_o well_o as_o their_o mean_a subject_n if_o they_o be_v impious_a atheist_n as_o even_o lucretius_n himself_o confess_v for_o he_o say_v that_o when_o the_o heaven_n do_v begin_v once_o to_o lighten_v et_fw-la magnum_fw-la percurrunt_fw-la murmura_fw-la coelum_fw-la 228._o non_fw-la populi_fw-la gentésque_fw-la tremunt_fw-la regesque_fw-la superbi_fw-la corripiunt_fw-la di●ûm_fw-la perculsi_fw-la membra_fw-la timore_fw-la nè_fw-la

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jar_n and_o contention_n among_o they_o as_o concern_v their_o particular_a god_n every_o one_o of_o they_o scorn_v the_o god_n of_o another_o and_o yet_o in_o the_o general_a agree_v all_o together_o that_o some_o god_n they_o will_v have_v this_o show_v as_o the_o orator_n very_o wise_o collect_v that_o hoc_fw-la non_fw-la collocutio_fw-la hominum_fw-la aut_fw-la consensus_fw-la efficit_fw-la 112._o non_fw-la institutis_fw-la ●st_fw-la opinio_fw-la confirmata_fw-la non_fw-la legibus_fw-la but_o only_o lege_fw-la nature_n that_o this_o opinion_n of_o have_v a_o god_n be_v not_o beget_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n either_o by_o conference_n or_o consent_n of_o one_o nation_n with_o another_o not_o yet_o implant_v ●n_v they_o by_o the_o law_n and_o discipline_n of_o their_o own_o private_a nation_n but_o it_o be_v inward_o beget_v by_o that_o general_a nature_n which_o they_o have_v all_o in_o common_a it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v equal_o imprint_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o they_o all_o none_o follow_v by_o imitation_n another_o example_n for_o it_o can_v be_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o greek_n or_o roman_n or_o other_o civil_a nation_n that_o have_v so_o large_o diffuse_v this_o opinion_n of_o god_n because_o we_o see_v the_o most_o barbarous_a nation_n who_o never_o have_v trade_n or_o commerce_n with_o they_o yet_o to_o be_v possess_v with_o this_o same_o opinion_n again_o it_o can_v be_v the_o rudeness_n of_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n abuse_v in_o their_o ignorance_n that_o have_v disperse_v it_o so_o wide_a because_o we_o see_v the_o civil_a learned_a nation_n to_o be_v possess_v of_o it_o likewise_o who_o will_v scorn_v to_o take_v up_o their_o opinion_n of_o the_o barbarous_a the_o learned_a nation_n will_v not_o borrow_v their_o opinion_n of_o the_o rude_a who_o they_o hold_v in_o such_o contempt_n and_o the_o rude_a can_v not_o borrow_v their_o opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a from_o who_o they_o be_v so_o distant_a for_o how_o can_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o greek_n or_o roman_n pierce_v into_o the_o extreme_a india_n where_o their_o name_n be_v never_o hear_v especial_o into_o the_o western_a india_n where_o yet_o they_o have_v their_o god_n therefore_o the_o orator_n direct_o conclude_v that_o cum_fw-la non_fw-la instituto_fw-la aliquo_fw-la aut_fw-la more_fw-it 190._o aut_fw-la lege_fw-la sit_fw-la opinio_fw-la constituta_fw-la maneatque_fw-la ad_fw-la unum_fw-la omnium_fw-la firma_fw-la consensio_fw-la intelligi_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la deos_fw-la quoniam_fw-la insitas_fw-la corum_fw-la vel_fw-la potiùs_fw-la innatas_fw-la cognitiones_fw-la habemus_fw-la seeing_n this_o general_a opinion_n of_o god_n be_v not_o ground_v upon_o any_o instruction_n any_o custom_n any_o law_n but_o that_o all_o man_n do_v consent_n in_o it_o as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o one_o man_n we_o may_v hereby_o understand_v that_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o god_n because_o there_o be_v so_o general_a a_o notion_n of_o he_o not_o graft_v into_o our_o mind_n but_o natural_o breed_v in_o our_o mind_n so_o that_o this_o great_a variety_n of_o idolatrous_a nation_n in_o their_o particular_a opinion_n as_o concern_v their_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a god_n be_v rather_o a_o argument_n of_o the_o verity_n of_o that_o general_a conclusion_n 190._o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n then_o of_o the_o falsity_n of_o it_o as_o plutarch_n likewise_o insinuate_v from_o the_o very_a same_o ground_n where_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v vetustissima_fw-la opinio_fw-la a_o sacrarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la professoribus_fw-la &_o legumlatoribus_fw-la derivata_fw-la authore_fw-la incognito_o sed_fw-la fide_fw-la firma_fw-la non_fw-la in_o sermonibus_fw-la tantùm_fw-la &_o rumoribus_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o in_fw-la mysterijs_fw-la &_o sacrificijs_fw-la tam_fw-la barbaris_fw-la quam_fw-la graecanicis_fw-la extans_fw-la non_fw-la casu_fw-la ferri_fw-la &_o a_o fortuna_fw-la pendere_fw-la vniversum_fw-la hoc_fw-la mente_fw-la &_o ratione_fw-la &_o gubernatore_fw-la destitutum_fw-la that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o ancient_a opinion_n derive_v by_o priest_n and_o lawgiver_n from_o a_o uncertain_a author_n but_o yet_o believe_v with_o a_o most_o certain_a faith_n not_o found_v upon_o rumour_n but_o upon_o the_o general_a practice_n both_o of_o greek_n and_o barbarian_n in_o their_o mystery_n and_o sacrifice_n that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o rule_v by_o chance_n but_o by_o providence_n yea_o and_o plutarch_n in_o the_o same_o book_n be_v so_o far_o from_o conclude_v from_o the_o dissension_n of_o nation_n about_o their_o several_a god_n that_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o god_n that_o he_o rather_o collect_v from_o this_o their_o dissension_n that_o they_o all_o intend_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o all_o with_o joint_a consent_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o worship_v he_o though_o in_o those_o diverse_a country_n he_o be_v call_v by_o diverse_a name_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v and_o the_o moon_n which_o yet_o in_o their_o 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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 157●_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 infini●tum_fw-la ex●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 and_o 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any_o quiet_a until_o it_o do_v come_v to_o rest_n in_o thyself_o not_o in_o all_o the_o honour_n not_o in_o all_o the_o riches_n not_o in_o all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n as_o be_v likewise_o very_o notable_a observe_v by_o s._n bernard_n 1146._o ad_fw-la imaginem_fw-la deifacta_fw-la animarationalis_fw-la caeteris_fw-la omnibus_fw-la occuparì_n potest_fw-la repleri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la capacem_fw-la dei_fw-la quicquid_fw-la deo_fw-la minus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la implebit_fw-la ind_n est_fw-la quòd_fw-la naturali_fw-la quidem_fw-la desiderio_fw-la summum_fw-la quivis_fw-la probatur_fw-la appetere_fw-la bonum_fw-la nullam_fw-la nisi_fw-la adepto_fw-la eo_fw-la requiem_n habiturus_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n be_v make_v unto_o the_o image_n of_o god_n may_v be_v busy_v about_o many_o other_o thing_n but_o can_v be_v fill_v with_o nothing_o but_o with_o he_o for_o that_o which_o be_v capable_a of_o god_n himself_o can_v be_v ●illed_v with_o that_o which_o be_v less_o than_o god_n himself_o hence_o every_o man_n natural_o desire_v the_o chief_a good_a and_o can_v never_o rest_v until_o he_o have_v find_v it_o for_o as_o bellarmine_n 76._o very_o apt_o and_o witty_o illustrate_v it_o as_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n can_v rest_v in_o the_o air_n be_v it_o never_o so_o wide_a nor_o yet_o in_o the_o water_n be_v it_o never_o so_o deep_a but_o still_o sink_v down_o until_o it_o come_v unto_o the_o earth_n because_o that_o be_v his_o proper_a and_o natural_a place_n so_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n can_v never_o find_v repose_n neither_o in_o the_o aereal_a &_o sticker_a honour_n nor_o in_o the_o earthly_a and_o dirty_a riches_n nor_o in_o the_o watery_a &_o soften_a pleasure_n of_o this_o present_a world_n but_o only_o in_o god_n alone_o who_o be_v indeed_o the_o proper_a place_n and_o true_a centre_n of_o man_n soul_n in_o who_o it_o can_v only_o repose_v itself_o secure_o i_o will_v lay_v i_o down_o to_o rest_n and_o sleep_v in_o peace_n say_v the_o psalmist_n for_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n only_o that_o make_v i_o dwell_v in_o safety_n 8._o here_o be_v the_o true_a repose_n and_o natural_a rest_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o lodge_v up_o itself_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o god_n wing_n 7._o and_o therefore_o david_n beseech_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v hide_v he_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o wing_n profess_v in_o another_o place_n that_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o wing_n shall_v be_v his_o refuge_n and_o in_o another_o that_o his_o trust_n shall_v be_v under_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o wing_n and_o in_o another_o that_o he_o will_v rejoice_v under_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o wing_n thus_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o god_n wing_n the_o soul_n find_v her_o true_a reposednesse_n her_o refuge_n her_o assurance_n and_o her_o fullness_n of_o joy_n so_o that_o when_o she_o be_v come_v thither_o she_o can_v desire_v no_o more_o for_o as_o a_o bubble_n say_v gregory_n nyssen_n 407._o use_v a_o contrary_a comparison_n unto_o bellarmine_n can_v stay_v itself_o below_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o water_n but_o by_o degree_n ascend_v up_o until_o it_o come_v unto_o the_o top_n and_o when_o it_o be_v come_v thither_o it_o than_o strive_v no_o long_a to_o ascend_v up_o any_o high_a but_o there_o break_v his_o thin_a film_n pour_v forth_o itself_o natural_o into_o the_o open_a air_n so_o likewise_o a_o man_n soul_n can_v content_v and_o stay_v itself_o in_o any_o of_o these_o earthly_a and_o inferior_a thing_n but_o natural_o ascend_v upward_o until_o it_o come_v to_o god_n whither_o when_o it_o be_v once_o come_v it_o than_o have_v no_o desire_n to_o ascend_v up_o any_o further_a but_o there_o natural_o rest_v yea_o and_o like_o the_o bubble_n beforementioned_a with_o the_o apostle_n paul_n desire_v 23._o to_o be_v even_o dissolve_v that_o it_o may_v be_v with_o god_n

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 h●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 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direct_o to_o speak_v for_o he_o when_o they_o think_v indirect_o to_o speak_v against_o he_o which_o manner_n of_o speak_v the_o truth_n so_o unwitting_o 333._o lactantius_n interprete_v to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n ego_fw-la quidem_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la vera_fw-la imprudenter_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la sic_fw-la habendos_fw-la puto_fw-la tanquàm_fw-la divinent_fw-la spiritu_fw-la aliquo_fw-la instincti_fw-la i_o very_o think_v of_o they_o that_o speak_v the_o truth_n they_o know_v not_o as_o if_o they_o be_v inspire_v with_o some_o divine_a spirit_n and_o we_o may_v see_v his_o observation_n apparent_o verify_v 51._o in_o caiaphas_n his_o prophesy_v who_o deliver_v a_o most_o excellent_a prophecy_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o he_o know_v not_o what_o he_o say_v 3_o now_o athei●s_n as_o god_n sometime_o

chapter_n 4_o for_o god_n if_o these_o secondary_a and_o low_a motion_n do_v lead_v we_o up_o unto_o a_o high_o and_o those_o unto_o a_o high_o until_o at_o last_o we_o ascend_v unto_o some_o high_a mover_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o motion_n unto_o all_o the_o low_o then_o what_o can_v this_o high_a mover_n be_v else_o which_o move_v all_o other_o thing_n but_o only_o god_n himself_o this_o tully_n in_o plain_a and_o express_v term_n affirm_v where_o he_o put_v both_o those_o property_n which_o before_o i_o have_v name_v into_o the_o very_a definition_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v 116._o both_o omnia_fw-la movens_fw-la and_o ipse_fw-la praeditus_fw-la motu_fw-la sempiterno_fw-la he_o be_v both_o the_o author_n of_o motion_n unto_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o motion_n in_o himself_o both_o these_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o property_n of_o god_n and_o so_o aristotle_n affirm_v that_o local_a motion_n 5._o in_o what_o body_n soever_o do_v only_o proceed_v from_o some_o divine_a power_n si_fw-mi namque_fw-la latio_fw-la lationis_fw-la causa_fw-la erit_fw-la illam_fw-la quoque_fw-la oportebit_fw-la aliorum_fw-la gratia_fw-la esse_fw-la quare_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la ●it_n processus_fw-la in_o infinitum_fw-la finis_fw-la omnis_fw-la lationis_fw-la erit_fw-la divinorum_fw-la corporum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la feruntur_fw-la if_o one_o local_a motion_n shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o another_o than_o it_o also_o shall_v be_v cause_v and_o be_v from_o other_o and_o for_o other_o sake_n wherefore_o see_v there_o be_v no_o infinite_a progress_n in_o thing_n movable_a the_o end_n of_o all_o lation_n or_o local_a motion_n must_v be_v some_o one_o of_o those_o heavenly_a body_n which_o be_v carry_v about_o yea_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o think_v that_o by_o those_o divine_a body_n he_o mean_v any_o of_o the_o star_n in_o another_o place_n he_o affirm_v 1508._o that_o this_o first_o and_o supreme_a mover_n be_v a_o thing_n above_o all_o sense_n whereas_o all_o the_o sarre_n be_v sensible_a for_o si_fw-la non_fw-la erunt_fw-la alia_fw-la praeter_fw-la sensibilia_fw-la say_v he_o non_fw-la erit_fw-la principium_fw-la nec_fw-la ordo_fw-la nec_fw-la generatio_fw-la sed_fw-la semper_fw-la principij_fw-la principium_fw-la if_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o other_o than_o sensible_a thing_n then_o shall_v there_o be_v no_o beginning_n nor_o order_n nor_o generation_n of_o thing_n but_o always_o a_o principle_n to_o every_o principle_n whereby_o he_o infinuate_v that_o the_o first_o and_o supreme_a mover_n be_v not_o of_o a_o sensible_a but_o of_o a_o divine_a and_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n yea_o and_o tully_n express_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v god_n which_o give_v motion_n even_o unto_o the_o very_a heaven_n dedit_fw-la autem_fw-la divinis_fw-la duo_fw-la genera_fw-la motus_fw-la 431._o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o heavenly_a body_n 1567._o two_o kind_n of_o motion_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o aristotle_n again_o in_o another_o place_n compare_v god_n unto_o those_o player_n with_o puppet_n that_o by_o the_o pull_n of_o one_o string_n can_v set_v the_o whole_a engine_n and_o every_o part_n of_o it_o on_o move_v which_o anaxagoras_n plain_o acknowledge_v when_o he_o make_v his_o man_n 529._o to_o be_v principium_fw-la motus_fw-la 369._o by_o which_o word_n 253._o he_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n mens_fw-la ením_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la say_v trismegistus_n god_n which_o be_v man_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o 〈◊〉_d motion_n and_o as_o zeno_n likewise_o express_o affirm_v this_o title_n of_o man_n be_v but_o the_o philosopher_n name_n and_o appellation_n of_o god_n deum_fw-la unum_fw-la esse_fw-la ipsúmque_fw-la mentem_fw-la appellari_fw-la there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n and_o he_o be_v call_v man_n so_o that_o when_o anaxagoras_n call_v this_o first_o mover_n man_n his_o meaning_n by_o man_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o deus_fw-la and_o that_o we_o impose_v not_o a_o force_a sense_n upon_o that_o word_n by_o other_o man_n exposition_n the_o same_o may_v be_v gather_v even_o out_o of_o his_o own_o write_n and_o that_o by_o two_o substantial_a reason_n first_o by_o those_o title_n and_o appellation_n which_o he_o bestow_v upon_o it_o and_o then_o by_o those_o work_n which_o he_o ascribe_v unto_o it_o both_o which_o be_v peculiar_a and_o proper_a unto_o god_n the_o title_n which_o he_o bestow_v upon_o his_o man_n be_v these_o mentem_fw-la 787._o esse_fw-la principium_fw-la omnium_fw-la solámque_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la ipsam_fw-la esse_fw-la simplicem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la mistam_fw-la &_o puram_fw-la esse_fw-la sinceramque_fw-la atque_fw-la eidem_fw-la principio_fw-la haec_fw-la utraque_fw-la convenire_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la &_o motum_fw-la vniversumque_fw-la mentem_fw-la hanc_fw-la movisse_fw-la this_o man_n say_v he_o be_v the_o first_o beginning_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v itself_o most_o simple_a and_o without_o any_o mixture_n most_o pure_a and_o most_o sincere_a and_o have_v in_o itself_o the_o true_a and_o real_a possession_n not_o only_o of_o knowledge_n but_o also_o of_o motion_n yea_o and_o that_o all_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v move_v by_o this_o mind_n and_o by_o this_o spirit_n now_o these_o be_v the_o peculiar_a property_n of_o god_n in_o who_o as_o the_o apostle_n testify_v be_v all_o the_o treasure_n both_o of_o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n yea_o 3._o and_o of_o motion_n too_o for_o 28._o in_o he_o we_o both_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v so_o that_o by_o this_o description_n his_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v god_n yea_o and_o so_o be_v it_o likewise_o by_o his_o ascription_n too_o for_o he_o ascribe_v unto_o this_o man_n the_o very_a make_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o none_o other_o but_o only_o of_o god_n cum_fw-la omne_fw-la simul_fw-la essent_fw-la 519._o atque_fw-la infinito_fw-la tempore_fw-la quiscerent_fw-la mens_fw-la movit_fw-la ac_fw-la segregavit_fw-la when_o as_o all_o thing_n have_v lyen_fw-we quiet_a for_o a_o infinite_a space_n together_o it_o be_v man_n that_o first_o move_v and_o order_v they_o asunder_o allude_v unto_o that_o confuse_a chaos_n wherein_o as_o the_o poet_n speak_v there_o be_v non_fw-la benè_fw-la iunctarum_fw-la discordia_fw-la semina_fw-la rerum_fw-la 1._o there_o disagree_v seed_n be_v clear_o see_v of_o thing_n which_o have_v not_o well_o conjoin_v be_v now_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o god_n yea_o and_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a spirit_n of_o god_n that_o do_v it_o as_o even_o plutarch_n in_o plain_a and_o express_v word_n record_v it_o anaxagoras_n dixit_fw-la initio_fw-la constitisse_fw-la corpora_fw-la dei_fw-la autem_fw-la mentem_fw-la ea_fw-la digessisse_fw-la 15._o atque_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la ortus_fw-la effecisse_fw-la anaxagoras_n say_v that_o there_o be_v body_n in_o the_o first_o beginning_n but_o that_o the_o mind_n and_o hand_n of_o god_n digest_v and_o order_v they_o and_o effect_v the_o original_n of_o all_o thing_n mark_v dei_fw-la mentem_fw-la this_o m●ns_n the_o primus_fw-la motor_n which_o first_o give_v thing_n their_o be_v and_o reduce_v they_o into_o order_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o dei_fw-la mens_fw-la the_o wisdom_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n etc._n who_o as_o it_o be_v also_o testify_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n when_o he_o prepare_v the_o heaven_n be_v ther●_n and_o when_o he_o set_v the_o compass_n upon_o the_o deeps_n yea_o and_o this_o be_v not_o the_o singular_a opinion_n of_o only_a anaxagoras_n but_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o the_o most_o of_o the_o philosopher_n yea_o and_o of_o the_o poet_n too_o virgil_n say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o the_o first_o mover_n of_o the_o world_n be_v only_o this_o man_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la 267._o &_o magno_fw-la se_fw-la corpore_fw-la miscet_fw-la yea_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v understand_v that_o under_o the_o name_n of_o man_n he_o understandeth_v nothing_o but_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n he_o add_v in_o the_o next_o word_n indè_fw-la homìnum_fw-la pecudúmque_fw-la genus_fw-la vitaeque_fw-la volantum_fw-la that_o massy_a chaos_n body_n huge_a be_v move_v by_o this_o man_n and_o man_n beast_n bird_n and_o creature_n all_o forthwith_o proceed_v thence_o all_o which_o work_v in_o another_o place_n he_o express_o attribute_v unto_o god_n under_o his_o own_o express_a name_n he_o be_v the_o mover_n of_o the_o world_n he_o be_v the_o maker_n both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o bird_n deum_fw-la namque_fw-la ire_n per_fw-la omnes_fw-la 94._o terr●sque_fw-la tractúsque_fw-la maris_fw-la calúmque_fw-la profundum_fw-la hìn●_n p●cudes_v armenta_fw-la viros_fw-la genus_fw-la omne_fw-la ferarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n walk_v through_o the_o world_n in_o every_o coast_n and_o go_v the_o wind_a sea_n tract_n uttermost_a yea_o and_o the_o most_o high_a heaven_n from_o he_o all_o live_a both_o man_n and_o beast_n receive_v their_o life_n and_o be_v thus_o that_o which_o before_o he_o shadow_v under_o the_o name_n of_o man_n he_o plain_o now_o express_v under_o the_o name_n of_o god_n make_v he_o the_o first_o mover_n and_o

bring_v in_o hercules_n speak_v thus_o of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o own_o virtue_n virtus_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_o astra_fw-la 126._o &_o ipsos_fw-la fecit_fw-la ad_fw-la superos_fw-la iter_fw-la my_o virtue_n it_o be_v have_v make_v a_o way_n for_o i_o into_o the_o heau●ns_n among_o the_o god_n to_o be_v for_o as_o he_o add_v in_o another_o place_n nunquàm_fw-la stygias_fw-la fertur_fw-la ad_fw-la umbras_fw-la inclyta_fw-la virtus_fw-la 128._o virtue_n never_o lead_v to_o dwell_v among_o the_o ghost_n in_o hell_n and_o that_o which_o seneca_n affirm_v of_o hercules_n do_v ennius_n of_o romulus_n romulus_n in_o coelo_fw-la cum_fw-la dijs_fw-la agit_fw-fr aevum_fw-la 112._o romulus_n now_o live_v in_o heaven_n among_o the_o god_n but_o how_o come_v he_o thither_o that_o tully_n express_v in_o another_o place_n quibus_fw-la tandem_fw-la gradibus_fw-la romulus_n ascendit_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la by_o what_o step_n do_v romulus_n ascend_v 421._o and_o climb_v up_o into_o heaven_n he_o answer_v his_o own_o quaestion_n rebus_fw-la gestis_fw-la atque_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la by_o his_o noble_n act_n and_o by_o his_o virtue_n and_o that_o virtue_n be_v the_o direct_a and_o compendious_a way_n unto_o felicity_n aristotle_n himself_o define_v plain_o in_o his_o define_n of_o it_o to_o be_v 609._o operatio_fw-la per_fw-la virtutem_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la perfecta_fw-la a_o work_a according_a unto_o virtue_n in_o a_o life_n every_o way_n perfect_a but_o now_o industrie_n all_o the_o quaestion_n be_v whence_o this_o virtue_n be_v whether_o it_o be_v by_o natural_a inclination_n from_o our_o parent_n or_o of_o artificial_a institution_n from_o our_o master_n or_o of_o moral_a acquisition_n from_o ourselves_o or_o of_o supernatural_a infusion_n from_o god_n for_o one_o of_o these_o four_o way_n it_o must_v needs_o come_v unto_o us._n for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o four_o way_n to_o wit_n for_o natural_a inclination_n tully_n stand_v 70._o who_o set_v down_o these_o position_n omnia_fw-la officia_fw-la a_o principijs_fw-la naturae_fw-la proficisci_fw-la that_o all_o good_a office_n and_o duty_n do_v only_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o omne_fw-la officia_fw-la eo_fw-la referri_fw-la ut_fw-la adipiscamur_fw-la principia_fw-la naturae_fw-la 69._o that_o all_o our_o duty_n do_v aim_v only_o at_o this_o end_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o our_o nature_n for_o as_o in_o another_o place_n he_o affirm_v est_fw-la virtus_fw-la 313._o quasi_fw-la perfectio_fw-la naturae_fw-la and_o yet_o again_o est_fw-la virtus_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o se_fw-la perfecta_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la summum_fw-la perducta_fw-la natura_fw-la virtue_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o nature_n bring_v unto_o her_o perfection_n &_o height_n and_o therefore_o he_o set_v down_o this_o for_o a_o conclusion_n that_o nature_n alone_o can_v lead_v we_o unto_o virtue_n if_o we_o follow_v her_o direction_n edit_fw-la naturam_fw-la ducem_fw-la nactus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quisquam_fw-la hominum_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la virtutem_fw-la pervenire_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la which_o sentence_n in_o some_o sense_n may_v be_v admit_v with_o good_a acceptance_n if_o they_o be_v interpret_v of_o our_o original_n &_o uncorrupted_a nature_n but_o consider_v of_o our_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v now_o deprave_a in_o we_o and_o by_o the_o corrupt_a conduit_n of_o our_o sinful_a parent_n traduct_v unto_o we_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o contrary_a unto_o our_o nature_n than_o virtue_n nothing_o more_o consonant_a and_o agreeable_a than_o vice_n 473._o and_o therefore_o aristotle_n affirm_v that_o natura_fw-la etiam_fw-la prauè_fw-la omne_fw-la facit_fw-la that_o nature_n do_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o order_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o dispute_v which_o of_o the_o two_o extreme_a vice_n be_v most_o contrary_a unto_o the_o middle_a virtue_n he_o set_v down_o this_o for_o a_o general_a rule_n that_o that_o vice_n be_v always_o most_o opposite_a unto_o virtue_n 625._o unto_o which_o our_o own_o nature_n do_v lead_v we_o most_o willing_o ea_fw-la namque_fw-la medio_fw-la contraria_fw-la magis_fw-la esse_fw-la videntur_fw-la ad_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quodammodò_fw-la sumus_fw-la propensiores_fw-la 616._o which_o manifest_o prove_v as_o he_o also_o in_o another_o place_n express_o conclude_v nullam_fw-la fieri_fw-la virtutem_fw-la morum_fw-la in_fw-la nobis_fw-la naturâ_fw-la that_o no_o moral_a virtue_n be_v breed_v in_o we_o by_o nature_n for_o the_o second_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v frame_v in_o we_o by_o art_n and_o by_o the_o instruction_n of_o our_o teacher_n 252._o plutarch_n not_o only_o approve_v it_o but_o also_o have_v write_v a_o book_n to_o prove_v it_o and_o vertutem_fw-la posse_fw-la doceri_fw-la inscribe_v it_o which_o as_o aristotle_n well_o distinguish_v be_v true_a indeed_o in_o intellectual_a virtue_n 615._o as_o in_o art_n and_o science_n they_o may_v be_v teach_v us._n but_o in_o moral_n it_o be_v false_a as_o out_o of_o the_o very_a name_n of_o moral_a virtue_n in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o collect_v that_o name_n import_v not_o institution_n but_o custom_n and_o that_o such_o virtue_n be_v get_v not_o by_o learning_n but_o by_o practise_v and_o therefore_o socrates_n profess_v yea_o and_o prove_v too_o quòd_fw-la virtus_fw-la nusquam_fw-la discatur_fw-la 231._o nullóque_fw-la praeceptore_fw-la percipiatur_fw-la that_o virtue_n can_v neither_o be_v learn_v nor_o teach_v so_o that_o as_o tully_n be_v confute_v by_o aristotle_n that_o virtue_n be_v not_o of_o nature_n so_o be_v plutarch_n 263._o by_o plato_n that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o art_n which_o maximus_n tyrius_n also_o confirm_v non_fw-fr fit_a ab_fw-la arte_fw-la quòd_fw-la evadunt_fw-la boni_fw-la sed_fw-la potiùs_fw-la beneficio_fw-la jovis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o by_o art_n that_o man_n be_v make_v good_a but_o rather_o by_o the_o grace_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n for_o as_o saint_n ambrose_n very_o true_o observe_v vera_fw-la virtus_fw-la nihil_fw-la requirit_fw-la nisi_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la 298._o true_a virtue_n require_v nothing_o else_o but_o only_o god_n grace_n so_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o of_o nature_n nor_o of_o art_n as_o plato_n in_o another_o place_n express_o affirm_v reject_v both_o those_o two_o forenamed_a cause_n in_o one_o sentence_n apparet_fw-la virtutem_fw-la 27._o nec_fw-la disciplinâ_fw-la nec_fw-la natura_fw-la sed_fw-la divinâ_fw-la sort_n suis_fw-la possessoribus_fw-la accidere_fw-la it_o neither_o come_v by_o nature_n nor_o by_o learning_n but_o only_o by_o god_n give_v and_o for_o the_o three_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v get_v of_o ourselves_o only_o by_o industry_n and_o practice_n that_o apparent_o be_v aristotle_n in_o the_o forealledged_n place_n neque_fw-la naturâ_fw-la neque_fw-la praeter_fw-la naturam_fw-la 616._o virtutes_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la efficiuntur_fw-la sed_fw-la idonei_fw-la quidem_fw-la ad_fw-la suscipiendas_fw-la sumus_fw-la naturâ_fw-la suscipimus_fw-la autem_fw-la ipsas_fw-la atque_fw-la perficimus_fw-la per_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la virtue_n be_v beget_v in_o we_o neither_o by_o nature_n nor_o beside_o nature_n but_o nature_n give_v we_o a_o fitness_n and_o hability_n to_o receive_v they_o but_o it_o be_v only_o practice_v and_o custom_n 405._o that_o ripen_v and_o perfect_v they_o but_o yet_o as_o pindarus_n true_o note_v all_o our_o practice_n and_o custom_n will_v but_o a_o little_a profit_n we_o if_o god_n do_v not_o give_v his_o blessing_n unto_o us._n ad_fw-la summitatem_fw-la virtutis_fw-la pervenerunt_fw-la qui_fw-la labores_fw-la experti_fw-la sunt_fw-la cum_fw-la dei_fw-la autem_fw-la favore_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v many_o that_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o virtue_n by_o their_o labour_n and_o endeavour_n but_o yet_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o favour_n and_o therefore_o pythagoras_n give_v we_o advice_n not_o to_o rely_v too_o confident_o upon_o our_o own_o endeavour_n but_o to_o join_v our_o prayer_n unto_o they_o for_o god_n help_n and_o assistance_n ad_fw-la opus_fw-la accede_v deos_fw-la 124._o ut_fw-la id_fw-la perficiant_fw-la precatus_fw-la lay_v hand_n unto_o thy_o work_n with_o all_o thy_o wit_n but_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v speed_v and_o perfect_v it_o otherwise_o all_o thy_o pain_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o vain_a for_o as_o saint_n bernard_n true_o teach_v 55●_n in_o cassum_fw-la quis_fw-la laborat_fw-la in_o acquisitione_n virtutum_fw-la si_fw-la aliundé_v eas_fw-la sperandas_fw-la putet_fw-la quam_fw-la a_o domino_fw-la virtutum_fw-la in_o vain_a do_v man_n labour_v to_o attain_v unto_o virtue_n if_o they_o look_v for_o they_o elsewhere_o then_o from_o the_o lord_n of_o virtue_n it_o be_v he_o only_o that_o give_v they_o because_o he_o only_o possess_v they_o as_o maximus_n tyrius_n affirm_v 271._o virtutem_fw-la quam_fw-la possidet_fw-la tribuit_fw-la deus_fw-la and_o therefore_o theocritus_n advise_v king_n ptolemy_n 120._o that_o he_o shall_v virtutem_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la petere_fw-la pray_v for_o virtue_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n so_o that_o none_o of_o all_o the_o three_o forename_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o virtue_n neither_o nature_n art_n nor_o industry_n it_o be_v true_a that_o all_o these_o in_o some_o degree_n may_v be_v

therefore_o homer_n doubt_v not_o to_o affirm_v express_o that_o it_o be_v only_a god_n himself_o that_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o felicity_n jupiter_n ipse_fw-la distribuit_fw-la felicitatem_fw-la olympius_n hominibus_fw-la 168._o the_o high_a god_n be_v the_o only_a he_n that_o give_v to_o man_n felicity_n and_o solon_n pray_v unto_o the_o muse_n to_o obtain_v felicity_n for_o he_o from_o the_o god_n musae_n felicitatem_fw-la a_o dijs_fw-la immortalibus_fw-la mihi_fw-la praebete_fw-la he●iodo_fw-la o_o muse_n bring_v i_o happiness_n which_o must_v come_v from_o god_n holiness_n for_o as_o eu●ipides_n true_o note_v nemo_n dijs_fw-la invitis_fw-la vel_fw-la felix_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la infelix_fw-la 11._o no_o man_n against_o god_n will_n be_v either_o well_o or_o ill_o and_o 249._o as_o i_o observe_v before_o of_o virtue_n so_o may_v i_o now_o again_o observe_v of_o felicity_n that_o the_o roman_n consecrate_v it_o for_o one_o of_o their_o god_n thereby_o plain_o insinuate_v that_o as_o virtue_n so_o felicity_n be_v the_o only_a gift_n of_o god_n both_o which_o point_n be_v affirm_v by_o maximus_n tyrius_n in_o express_a and_o plain_a word_n exit_fw-la jovis_fw-la nutu_fw-la 363._o actiones_fw-la virtutis_fw-la felicitatésque_fw-la hominum_fw-la pendent_fw-la both_o the_o action_n of_o virtue_n and_o all_o humane_a felicity_n do_v absolute_o depend_v upon_o the_o beck_n of_o god_n thus_o the_o heathen_n confess_v that_o not_o only_a virtue_n which_o be_v the_o way_n unto_o felicity_n but_o also_o that_o felicity_n which_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o virtue_n be_v both_o of_o they_o the_o gift_n of_o almighty_a god_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o confess_v there_o be_v a_o god_n 3_o nay_o man._n they_o go_v yet_o further_o for_o they_o not_o only_o teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o felicity_n unto_o man_n but_o also_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o true_a felicity_n of_o they_o which_o the_o roman_n employ_v in_o consecrate_v felicity_n for_o a_o god_n for_o thereby_o they_o insinuate_v not_o only_o that_o felicity_n be_v of_o god_n the_o point_n before_o note_v but_o also_o that_o god_n be_v the_o only_a true_a felicity_n the_o point_n now_o in_o hand_n which_o they_o demonstrate_v unto_o we_o by_o a_o gradation_n of_o three_o degree_n first_o that_o virtue_n and_o godliness_n do_v so_o strict_o unite_v a_o man_n unto_o god_n that_o in_o some_o degree_n that_o it_o make_v he_o partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a nature_n second_o that_o this_o near_a conjunction_n of_o man_n unto_o god_n do_v bring_v he_o unto_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o god_n dwelling_n and_o three_o that_o there_o it_o make_v he_o partaker_n of_o god_n most_o bless_v and_o beatifical_a vision_n which_o be_v the_o high_a summitie_n of_o all_o true_a felicity_n and_o all_o these_o three_o point_n be_v so_o teach_v by_o the_o heathen_n as_o though_o they_o have_v be_v catechize_v in_o the_o school_n of_o christian_n for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o three_o point_n it_o be_v the_o constant_a doctrine_n of_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o heathen_a that_o man_n felicity_n consist_v especial_o in_o conform_v himself_o unto_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o in_o make_v himself_o to_o be_v like_a unto_o he_o so_o say_v jamblicus_n fellix_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la deo_fw-la quatenus_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la similis_fw-la est_fw-la 453._o he_o be_v a_o happy_a man_n that_o make_v himself_o as_o like_v unto_o god_n be_v he_o possible_o can_v so_o syrianus_n the_o master_n of_o simplicus_n boni_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la similemur_fw-la it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o good_a to_o make_v a_o man_n self_n to_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n now_o 590._o that_o likeness_n with_o god_n can_v be_v attain_v by_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o only_o by_o justice_n virtue_n and_o goodness_n as_o seneca_n true_o teach_v parem_fw-la deo_fw-la pecunia_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la sed_fw-la animus_n &_o hic_fw-la rectus_fw-la bone_fw-la magnus_fw-la it_o be_v not_o thy_o money_n 53._o but_o it_o be_v thy_o mind_n which_o make_v thou_o conformable_a and_o like_a unto_o god_n if_o it_o be_v a_o just_a and_o upright_o mind_n a_o virtuous_a and_o good_a mind_n a_o noble_a and_o a_o great_a mind_n this_o virtue_n make_v a_o man_n not_o similem_fw-la deo_fw-la but_o parem_fw-la deo_fw-la say_v seneca_n not_o like_a unto_o god_n but_o in_o some_o sort_n even_o equal_a with_o god_n for_o aristotle_n cit_v it_o 685._o as_o a_o common_a opinion_n that_o exit_fw-la hominibus_fw-la dij_fw-la fiunt_fw-la ob_fw-la virtutis_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la that_o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o virtue_n even_o man_n do_v attain_v to_o a_o kind_n of_o divinity_n a_o very_a excessive_a and_o hyperbolical_a speech_n but_o yet_o diverse_a such_o there_o be_v use_v not_o only_o by_o heathen_n but_o also_o by_o christian_n to_o express_v that_o great_a affinity_n and_o near_a conjunction_n which_o virtue_n make_v between_o god_n and_o man_n saint_n augustine_n say_v that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n partaker_n of_o god_n dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la participatione_fw-la foelices_fw-la quicunque_fw-la sunt_fw-la veritate_fw-la non_fw-la vanitate_fw-la foelices_fw-la 303._o they_o that_o have_v indeed_o the_o true_a possession_n of_o blessedness_n and_o not_o the_o false_a imagination_n of_o it_o be_v bless_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o participation_n of_o god_n the_o apostle_n peter_n say_v that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o godly_a nature_n 97._o for_o as_o porphiry_n observe_v of_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n that_o it_o transform_v a_o man_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o devil_n so_o be_v it_o also_o true_a of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n that_o it_o conform_v a_o man_n unto_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n yea_o and_o some_o have_v go_v so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v it_o make_v we_o go_n so_o say_v hierocles_n that_o finis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la deum_fw-la facere_fw-la ex_fw-la homine_fw-la the_o end_n of_o man_n life_n be_v to_o make_v a_o man_n become_v a_o god_n so_o seneca_n supra_fw-la in_o the_o forealledged_n place_n animus_fw-la rectus_fw-la bone_fw-la magnus_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o humano_fw-la corpore_fw-la hospes_fw-la a_o good_a and_o virtuous_a mind_n be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o very_a god_n abide_v for_o a_o time_n in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n neither_o have_v christian_n themselves_o abstayn_v from_o these_o exaggerated_a amplification_n the_o better_a to_o recommend_v virtue_n and_o goodness_n unto_o us._n the_o apostle_n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o which_o be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v but_o one_o spirit_n with_o he_o 17._o and_o boetius_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o god_n only_o be_v our_o blessedness_n and_o that_o therefore_o whosoever_o by_o god_n be_v make_v bless_a 49._o he_o be_v make_v by_o he_o a_o god_n deum_fw-la esse_fw-la ipsam_fw-la beatitudinem_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a that_o god_n himself_o shall_v be_v man_n felicity_n so_o likewise_o palingenius_fw-la deus_fw-la ipse_fw-la supremum_fw-la est_fw-la 107._o eximiumque_fw-la bonum_fw-la propriè_fw-la vereque_fw-la vocandus_fw-la quem_fw-la qui_fw-la habet_fw-la be_v debet_fw-la foelix_fw-la dici_fw-la atque_fw-la beatus_fw-la god_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a good_a so_o proper_o express_v who_o whosoever_o have_v he_o may_v be_v happy_a call_v and_o blessed_v and_o so_o it_o be_v indeed_o because_o felicity_n be_v summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o supreme_a and_o the_o chief_a good_n and_o therefore_o if_o god_n be_v not_o the_o true_a felicity_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o supreme_a good_a but_o shall_v have_v a_o superior_a good_a above_o he_o and_o himself_o be_v but_o a_o second_o and_o inferior_a good_a whereupon_o he_o add_v but_o a_o little_a after_o that_o if_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o supreme_a good_a that_o he_o which_o obtain_v that_o same_o supreme_a good_a he_o therewith_o obtain_v to_o be_v make_v a_o god_n quoniam_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la adeptione_n fiunt_fw-la homines_fw-la beati_fw-la &_o beatitudo_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la divinitas_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la adeptione_n fieri_fw-la beatos_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la sicut_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la adeptione_n iusti_fw-la sapientia_fw-la sapientes_fw-la fiunt_fw-la omnis_fw-la igitur_fw-la beatus_fw-la deus_fw-la because_o by_o the_o get_n of_o blessedness_n man_n be_v make_v bless_v and_o true_a blessedness_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n therefore_o by_o the_o get_n of_o god_n man_n get_v to_o be_v bless_v as_o by_o the_o get_n of_o justice_n to_o be_v just_a and_o of_o wisdom_n to_o be_v wise_a therefore_o whosoever_o be_v bless_v he_o also_o be_v a_o god_n 175._o so_o nanzianzene_n prove_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v god_n because_o otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o make_v he_o a_o god_n si_fw-mi eodem_fw-la mecum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la i_o deum_fw-la reddit_fw-la and_o his_o expositor_n elias_n cretensis_n deliver_v his_o

sense_n in_o the_o same_o height_n of_o word_n nimirùm_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n quum_fw-la natura_fw-la sua_fw-la &_o sanctus_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la nos_fw-la homines_fw-la sanctificat_fw-la ac_fw-la deos_fw-la reddit_fw-la the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v by_o nature_n both_o holy_a &_o god_n by_o sanctify_v we_o man_n make_v we_o become_v go_n 90._o so_o likewise_o dionysius_n salus_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la existere_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la ij_o qui_fw-la salutem_fw-la consequuntur_fw-la dij_fw-la fiant_fw-la a_o man_n can_v otherwise_o attain_v unto_o salvation_n then_o if_o he_o first_o be_v make_v a_o god_n which_o exaggeration_n of_o those_o father_n and_o scripture_n must_v not_o be_v expound_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n as_o though_o man_n can_v be_v make_v to_o be_v god_n indeed_o for_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n unpossible_a but_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o they_o be_v that_o by_o our_o imitation_n of_o god_n virtue_n and_o goodness_n we_o be_v make_v so_o like_a unto_o he_o and_o so_o near_o join_v with_o he_o that_o we_o may_v be_v say_v in_o some_o sense_n to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n because_o all_o those_o virtue_n in_o he_o be_v nature_n 5._o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o all_o the_o forename_a place_n that_o there_o be_v a_o mollification_n use_v to_o reduce_v the_o forenamed_a apotheosis_n and_o deification_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o sense_n dionysius_n areopagita_n where_o he_o say_v that_o all_o they_o which_o shall_v attain_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n must_v first_o be_v make_v god_n add_v for_o explication_n dei_fw-la porrò_fw-la effectio_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la quoad_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la imitatio_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la eodem_fw-la coniunctio_fw-la atque_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la dicam_fw-la unio_fw-la the_o be_v make_v a_o god_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o imitation_n of_o god_n and_o a_o conjunction_n with_o he_o and_o that_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v a_o very_a union_n elias_n cretensis_n where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v make_v man_n god_n add_v that_o it_o be_v per_fw-la adoptionem_fw-la &_o gratiam_fw-la that_o this_o make_n of_o they_o god_n be_v but_o only_a god_n adopt_v they_o by_o grace_n to_o be_v his_o son_n so_o nazianzen_n expound_v his_o be_v make_v a_o god_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o only_o his_o conjunction_n with_o god_n quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la i_o deum_fw-la reddit_fw-la well_fw-mi quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la i_o coniungit_fw-la deo_fw-la which_o conjunction_n with_o god_n as_o trismegistus_n teach_v be_v only_o effect_v by_o religion_n and_o godliness_n 479._o propè_fw-la deos_fw-la accedit_fw-la qui_fw-la ment_fw-la qua_fw-la dijs_fw-la iunctas_fw-la est_fw-la divina_fw-la religione_fw-la dijs_fw-la iunxerit_fw-la that_o man_n come_v near_o unto_o god_n indeed_o that_o join_v his_o soul_n unto_o he_o by_o piety_n and_o religion_n so_o likewise_o boetius_fw-la where_o he_o say_v that_o beatus_fw-la 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si_fw-mi relicto_fw-la corpore_fw-la ad_fw-la purum_fw-la aethera_fw-la perveneris_fw-la 129._o eris_n immortalis_fw-la deus_fw-la incorruptibilis_fw-la nec_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la mortalis_fw-la when_o as_o our_o soul_n our_o body_n shall_v forsake_v and_o to_o the_o heaven_n they_o shall_v themselves_o betake_v then_o shall_v we_o be_v as_o god_n immortal_a be_v all_o incorrupt_a no_o long_o mortal_a man_n for_o we_o shall_v then_o enjoy_v god_n who_o be_v our_o very_a life_n 396._o as_o the_o prophet_n moses_n testify_v yea_o the_o life_n of_o our_o life_n our_o vita_fw-la vitalis_fw-la as_o the_o orator_n speak_v whereas_o this_o our_o present_a life_n 1._o be_v but_o vita_fw-la mortalis_fw-la a_o transitory_a and_o a_o mortal_a life_n but_o this_o say_v the_o apostle_n paul_n we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o building_n give_v we_o of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n but_o eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o say_v musonius_n that_o vir_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la civis_fw-la vrbis_fw-la jovis_fw-la quae_fw-la constat_fw-la ex_fw-la hominibus_fw-la &_o dijs_fw-la that_o he_o which_o be_v a_o good_a 234._o man_n shall_v be_v a_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o city_n common_a unto_o god_n with_o man_n which_o be_v a_o probable_a aim_v at_o the_o heavenly_a i●rus●lem_n which_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n be_v describe_v unto_o us._n i_o see_v the_o holy_a city_n 3._o new_a jerusalem_n come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n praepare_v as_o a_o bride_n trim_v for_o her_o husband_n and_o i_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n out_o of_o heaven_n say_v behold_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n be_v with_o man_n and_o he_o will_v dwell_v with_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o god_n himself_o will_v be_v their_o god_n with_o they_o upon_o which_o our_o cohabitation_n with_o god_n 432._o tully_n say_v that_o we_o be_v deorum_fw-la quasi_fw-la gentile_n the_o countryman_n of_o the_o god_n nay_o generis_fw-la divini_fw-la the_o kinsman_n of_o the_o god_n as_o he_o add_v in_o that_o place_n of_o their_o own_o generation_n as_o aratus_n speak_v 28._o and_o therefore_o tully_n in_o another_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o state_n of_o god_n and_o virtuous_a man_n after_o this_o present_a life_n he_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v live_v among_o the_o god_n qui_fw-la in_o corporibus_fw-la humanis_fw-la 119._o vitam_fw-la sunt_fw-la imitati_fw-la deorum_fw-la he_o ad_fw-la eos_fw-la a_o quibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la profecti_fw-la facilis_fw-la reditus_fw-la patet_fw-la such_o as_o have_v live_v the_o life_n of_o a_o god_n in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v a_o easy_a passage_n unto_o god_n because_o from_o he_o they_o have_v descend_v so_o that_o god_n call_v those_o man_n to_o live_v with_o he_o in_o heaven_n with_o who_o he_o himself_o have_v live_v upon_o earth_n now_o the_o way_n whereby_o they_o ascend_v up_o 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