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tertium_fw-la quoddam_fw-la genus_fw-la regum_fw-la creâsti_fw-la quite_o semper_fw-la canunt_fw-la
when_o he_o please_v a_o passive_a possibility_n unto_o every_o matter_n of_o receive_v every_o form_n which_o power_n he_o have_v not_o leave_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n now_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o work_n it_o may_v again_o be_v demand_v who_o it_o be_v that_o have_v so_o coâ—fined_v and_o circumscribe_v the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o out_o of_o such_o a_o matter_n he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o produce_v only_a life_n and_o yet_o out_o of_o another_o matter_n to_o produce_v both_o life_n and_o sense_n this_o evident_o show_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v not_o able_a to_o work_v and_o effect_v what_o it_o will_v where_o it_o will_v but_o like_o a_o mere_a artificer_n be_v coâ—fined_v to_o the_o hability_n or_o imbecility_n of_o his_o matter_n and_o can_v go_v no_o further_o which_o show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o omnipotent_a worker_n as_o be_v god_n the_o creator_n 7_o and_o 〈…〉_z as_o the_o sun_n be_v restrain_v in_o his_o working-power_n so_o that_o he_o 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