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the_o power_n world_n in_o this_o world_n for_o by_o how_o much_o we_o be_v by_o wrath_n and_o death_n captivate_v by_o so_o much_o be_v we_o impotent_a but_o where_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n unite_v with_o man_n spirit_n it_o free_v he_o from_o all_o restrictive_a ligament_n that_o with_o the_o word_n there_o may_v be_v power_n but_o the_o follow_a question_n â—reating_v of_o this_o suâ—â—â—ct_n â—oâ—â—_n be_v not_o â—eresaid_a to_o this_o three_o branch_n q._n 146._o how_o be_v the_o difference_n or_o distinction_n of_o language_n among_o they_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o they_o have_v all_o at_o one_o instant_a speak_v all_o language_n at_o once_o in_o one_o sense_n so_o that_o people_n of_o all_o nation_n understand_v they_o a._n 1._o man_n fall_v cast_v he_o from_o the_o unity_n into_o the_o multiplicity_n before_o which_o fall_n he_o stand_v in_o the_o one_o holy_a power_n his_o word_n be_v in_o god_n be_v by_o his_o almightiness_n mighty_a rule_v in_o through_z and_o over_o 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eternity_n as_o a_o nothing_o and_o yet_o be_v all_o 3._o but_o if_o it_o become_v apprehend_v than_o it_o be_v enter_v into_o reason_n as_o into_o a_o prison_n where_o it_o work_v the_o wonder_n in_o the_o fire_n of_o nature_n but_o in_o the_o liberty_n the_o wonder_n of_o god_n and_o so_o be_v the_o companionness_n or_o playfellow_n of_o sophia_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n chap._n ii_o why_o faith_n and_o doubt_v dwell_v together_o 1._o though_o faith_n be_v god_n image_n viz._n the_o desire_v see_v and_o mind_n a_o eternal_a figure_n yet_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o body_n it_o may_v change_v itself_o into_o the_o anguish_n fountain_n 2._o for_o faith_n in_o its_o original_n be_v only_o a_o will_n which_o will_n be_v a_o seed_n and_o that_o seed_n 4._o must_v the_o soul_n be_v a_o fire-spirit_n sow_v into_o the_o liberty_n of_o god_n and_o so_o will_v a_o tree_n grow_v on_o which_o the_o soul_n feed_v to_o allay_v and_o meeken_fw-ge its_o fire_n and_o become_v powerful_a and_o 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into_o he_o the_o eternity_n manifest_v itself_o by_o similitude_n 2._o in_o the_o eternal_a nature_n be_v the_o magia_n of_o life_n where_o one_o form_n desire_v and_o awaken_v the_o other_o whence_o the_o essence_n of_o multiplicity_n exist_v and_o out_o of_o which_o the_o wonder_n the_o create_v being_n be_v generate_v and_o out_o of_o the_o same_o fire_n of_o nature_n the_o fierce_a wrath_n proceed_v 3._o in_o god_n will_n be_v a_o desire_v which_o cause_v the_o magia_n out_o of_o which_o exi_v the_o multiplicity_n yet_o the_o multiplicity_n itself_o be_v not_o god_n willing_a which_o be_v free_a from_o all_o substance_n but_o in_o the_o desire_n or_o long_v of_o the_o will_n nature_n generate_v itself_o with_o all_o form_n viz_o out_o of_o the_o eternal_a magia_n 4._o what_o spirit_n soever_o imagine_v with_o the_o will_n into_o nature_n be_v the_o child_n of_o nature_n and_o one_o life_n with_o nature_n but_o whosoever_o go_v forth_o from_o the_o reason_n of_o nature_n with_o 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