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how_o far_o soever_o the_o jesuite_n seem_v to_o extend_v it_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a now_o in_o heaven_n with_o god_n of_o all_o the_o righteous_a and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o even_o the_o low_a and_o least_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n do_v behold_v in_o verbo_fw-la or_o in_o essentiâ_fw-la divinâ_fw-la the_o form_n and_o fashion_n the_o several_a nature_n and_o kind_n of_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o that_o be_v do_v procure_v or_o bring_v forth_o in_o the_o world_n the_o frog_n and_o louse_n of_o egypt_n the_o gourd_n of_o jonas_n the_o hair_n that_o absalon_n shave_v and_o weigh_v in_o the_o scale_n he_o weigh_a it_o in_o the_o balance_n have_v be_v pole_v and_o why_o so_o ratio_fw-la est_fw-la and_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o mark_v quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la beatâ—_n naturale_fw-la quoddam_fw-la habent_fw-la desiderium_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la res_fw-la cognoscendi_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a have_v a_o natural_a propense_a inclination_n and_o desire_n to_o see_v and_o know_v all_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o god_n and_o a_o actual_a desire_n nor_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v frustrate_a for_o ever_o in_o effect_v this_o be_v to_o see_v and_o know_v as_o much_o as_o god_n himself_o see_v or_o know_v not_o only_o what_o may_v or_o can_v be_v impart_v unto_o they_o from_o god_n which_o desire_n if_o any_o such_o have_v be_v or_o be_v be_v too_o very_a much_o extravagant_a and_o exorbitant_a lucifer_n do_v no_o more_o his_o desire_n be_v to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n and_o in_o knowledge_n at_o least_o reason_n beyond_o all_o reason_n like_v unto_o the_o most_o high_a but_o whatsoever_o the_o man_n childish_o imagine_v of_o they_o their_o desire_n be_v limit_v and_o must_v be_v ordinate_a it_o be_v at_o all_o time_n conformable_a unto_o god_n will_n &_o evermore_o submit_v subject_v unto_o his_o good_a pleasure_n more_o than_o he_o will_v discover_v they_o must_v not_o know_v they_o can_v they_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o understand_v and_o that_o this_o in_o question_n be_v of_o that_o kind_n he_o shall_v have_v prove_v and_o not_o have_v bring_v in_o what_o no_o man_n deni_v he_o fulfil_v all_o their_o desire_n prove_v that_o this_o be_v a_o part_n of_o their_o desire_n it_o be_v no_o part_n or_o portion_n of_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o essence_n of_o their_o happiness_n or_o perfection_n though_o it_o belong_v unto_o perfection_n and_o be_v a_o principal_a part_n thereof_o but_o perfection_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n of_o divine_a perfection_n whereto_o it_o be_v consequent_a not_o of_o humane_a to_o which_o it_o be_v not_o appendant_a nor_o have_v any_o relation_n thereto_o at_o all_o now_o it_o be_v not_o the_o divine_a but_o humane_a perfection_n that_o be_v their_o inheritance_n far_o their_o endowment_n be_v not_o extend_v they_o neither_o do_v the_o denial_n of_o that_o knowledge_n argue_v 〈◊〉_d imperfection_n in_o they_o perfectum_fw-la est_fw-la cvi_fw-la nihil_fw-la deest_fw-la secundùm_fw-la modum_fw-la perfectionis_fw-la ejus_fw-la not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o cui_fw-la nihil_fw-la deest_fw-la such_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o god_n alone_o who_o absolute_o be_v alsufficient_a to_o himself_o and_o wont_v or_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o nothing_o but_o such_o perfection_n as_o whereof_o the_o thing_n be_v capable_a according_a unto_o kind_n and_o in_o degree_n of_o possibility_n which_o it_o have_v to_o receive_v such_o endowment_n ordinary_o now_o it_o be_v the_o resolution_n of_o their_o own_o school_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr de_fw-fr ratione_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la essentialis_fw-la ut_fw-la nostras_fw-la orationes_fw-la aut_fw-la alia_fw-la facta_fw-la nostra_fw-la matutinâ_fw-la cognition_n in_fw-la verbo_fw-la videant_fw-la it_o do_v no_o way_n appertain_v to_o the_o essence_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o felicity_n of_o god_n choose_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n that_o they_o know_v our_o desire_n or_o understand_v our_o prayer_n by_o behold_v of_o they_o in_o god_n so_o gabriel_n lect._n 31._o in_o canon_n missae_fw-la and_o it_o be_v not_o certain_a say_v the_o same_o gabriel_n whether_o it_o be_v incident_a to_o their_o felicity_n accidental_a the_o one_o certain_a quod_fw-la non_fw-la it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o any_o part_n of_o essential_a happiness_n the_o other_o uncertain_a a_o sic_fw-la whether_o it_o concur_v to_o accidental_a happiness_n or_o no._n then_o what_o certainty_n be_v there_o for_o the_o inference_n they_o do_v know_v or_o for_o the_o preface_n they_o desire_v to_o know_v when_o all_o their_o desire_n as_o it_o be_v ordinate_a so_o do_v it_o make_v for_o their_o happiness_n one_o way_n or_o other_o essential_a or_o accidental_a therefore_o for_o the_o main_n gabriel_n conclude_v that_o the_o saint_n with_o god_n do_v not_o by_o any_o power_n of_o their_o own_o by_o any_o natural_a or_o evening_n knowledge_n whatsoever_o understand_v our_o prayer_n mental_a or_o vocal_a nullas_fw-la orationes_fw-la nostras_fw-la peremptory_o neque_fw-la mentales_fw-la neque_fw-la vocales_fw-la cognoscunt_fw-la they_o be_v not_o then_o idonei_fw-la auditores_fw-la of_o we_o when_o we_o call_v though_o we_o call_v and_o cry_v and_o roar_v though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o strong_a cry_n and_o supplication_n we_o lift_v up_o the_o voice_n for_o his_o reason_n be_v to_o purpose_n unanswerable_a undeniable_a they_o be_v too_o far_o remoove_v out_o of_o distance_n they_o and_o we_o be_v disparted_a so_o far_o asunder_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a there_o shall_v be_v relation_n at_o all_o and_o yet_o in_o point_n of_o invocation_n it_o will_v appear_v and_o he_o confess_v as_o much_o that_o their_o natural_a or_o evening_n knowledge_n only_o be_v that_o which_o we_o must_v trust_v unto_o as_o be_v alone_o in_o their_o power_n to_o use_v and_o to_o dispose_v and_o of_o ordinary_a dispensation_n therefore_o gregory_n say_v himself_o as_o bellarmine_n confess_v that_o job_n be_v peremptory_a against_o natural_a knowledge_n where_o he_o say_v unto_o which_o of_o the_o saint_n will_v thou_o turn_v thou_o and_o so_o he_o there_o put_v over_o all_o unto_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o deity_n which_o alone_o in_o conclusion_n must_v bear_v all_o but_o because_o it_o be_v the_o last_o hope_n and_o refuge_n they_o have_v we_o adjourn_v it_o unto_o the_o last_o place_n and_o take_v in_o some_o other_o uncertainty_n by_o the_o way_n revelation_n but_o the_o patron_n of_o this_o cause_n confirm_v their_o knowledge_n further_o by_o angelical_a revelation_n as_o in_o point_n of_o irresolution_n man_n fleet_n up_o and_o down_o catch_v sometime_o at_o this_o sometime_o at_o that_o so_o they_o retire_v be_v beat_v off_o from_o natural_a knowledge_n of_o saint_n unto_o angelical_a revelation_n so_o by_o intimation_n and_o ministry_n of_o the_o angel_n man_n action_n petition_n state_n and_o necessity_n say_v they_o be_v impart_v and_o make_v know_v unto_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n who_o as_o they_o be_v charitable_a abundant_o do_v instant_o address_v themselves_o to_o entreat_v the_o almighty_a for_o relief_n to_o make_v this_o good_a saint_n augustine_n be_v produce_v who_o indeed_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr curâ_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la cap._n 15._o among_o other_o peradventure_o and_o uncertainty_n as_o himself_o profess_v they_o to_o be_v fall_v upon_o this_o of_o angelical_a intimation_n possunt_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la angelis_n qui_fw-la rebus_fw-la quae_fw-la aguntur_fw-la hic_fw-la praesto_fw-la sunt_fw-la audire_fw-la aliquid_fw-la mortuj_fw-la quod_fw-la unum_fw-la quemque_fw-la illorum_fw-la audire_fw-la debere_fw-la iudicais_fw-fr cvi_fw-la cuncta_fw-la subiecta_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o which_o passage_n not_o to_o purpose_n it_o be_v plain_a and_o evident_a that_o saint_n augustine_n do_v not_o rely_v upon_o it_o insi_v not_o on_o it_o at_o all_o as_o certain_a possunt_fw-la audire_fw-la it_o may_v be_v they_o do_v hear_v be_v all_o he_o will_v stand_v unto_o and_o that_o neither_o be_v but_o aliquid_fw-la which_o he_o so_o propound_v and_o that_o aliquid_fw-la yet_o limit_v with_o a_o iudicat_fw-la so_o in_o conclusion_n saint_n may_v peradventure_o and_o peradventure_o not_o hear_v and_o know_v something_o from_o angelical_a relation_n if_o he_o will_v and_o permit_v and_o no_o otherwise_o and_o as_o he_o permit_v and_o will_v both_o who_o absolute_a will_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o all_o who_o dispense_v even_o this_o also_o as_o he_o please_v be_v not_o this_o good_a assurance_n for_o invocation_n but_o admit_v it_o more_o certain_a then_o as_o yet_o we_o can_v find_v it_o the_o proposer_n of_o this_o may_v be_v this_o so_o uncertain_a proposition_n do_v first_o of_o all_o in_o the_o assertion_n cross_v and_o fall_v foul_a with_o their_o own_o position_n that_o saint_n in_o this_o dispute_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v every_o way_n equal_a unto_o the_o angel_n angel_n which_o main_o oppose_v the_o foresay_a equality_n of_o saint_n and_o angel_n for_o equality_n suppose_v the_o same_o term_n
thing_n be_v 〈◊〉_d why_o then_o saint_n and_o angel_n be_v therewith_o acquaint_v that_o read_v and_o behold_v in_o he_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n whatsoever_o be_v reconditum_fw-la in_o his_o most_o secret_a thought_n i_o add_v it_o be_v absolute_a absurdity_n nay_o flat_a impiety_n to_o tie_v god_n almighty_a and_o therefore_o most_o free_a unto_o a_o fatal_a concatenation_n of_o cause_n thus_o they_o do_v in_o this_o case_n or_o else_o nor_o do_v they_o nor_o say_v they_o any_o thing_n to_o purpose_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_a glass_n if_o yet_o they_o needs_o will_v insist_v upon_o and_o prattle_v of_o a_o glass_n at_o least_o all_o thing_n be_v which_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o same_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o a_o twofold_a difference_n and_o disposition_n natural_a and_o so_o necessitate_v or_o voluntary_a and_o so_o free_a agent_n be_v they_o all_o natural_a agent_n work_v and_o can_v choose_v but_o work_v always_o at_o all_o time_n in_o the_o same_o sort_n be_v not_o diverse_o apply_v unto_o patient_n the_o sun_n be_v rise_v give_v light_a and_o can_v choose_v but_o give_v light_a unto_o the_o world_n the_o fire_n burn_v always_o and_o can_v choose_v but_o burn_v combustible_a matter_n put_v unto_o it_o pleasure_n for_o if_o they_o make_v it_o a_o voluntary_a glass_n nothing_o be_v reveal_v but_o at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o voluntary_a agent_n not_o so_o they_o can_v and_o can_v work_v at_o pleasure_n they_o suspend_v their_o action_n if_o they_o will_v and_o dispense_v and_o dispose_v they_o according_a unto_o time_n place_n occasion_n it_o be_v a_o profane_a paganicall_a conceit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d calaber_n calaber_n that_o god_n be_v also_o subject_a unto_o fatal_a necessity_n and_o decree_n and_o hiss_v out_o with_o indignation_n by_o the_o wise_a of_o they_o for_o we_o know_v and_o be_v assure_v not_o only_a christian_n but_o even_o man_n endue_v with_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n that_o god_n of_o all_o agent_n be_v most_o free_a as_o be_v absolute_a of_o himself_o alone_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o way_n depend_v upon_o any_o no_o way_n behold_v to_o another_o he_o can_v then_o suspend_v his_o action_n as_o he_o will_v in_o reveal_v and_o conceal_v what_o he_o please_v to_o and_o from_o who_o he_o will_v and_o please_v what_o he_o do_v conceal_v how_o much_o he_o do_v discover_v of_o himself_o unto_o other_o they_o must_v first_o assure_v that_o from_o the_o morning_n knowledge_n of_o saint_n &_o holy_a angel_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o deity_n go_v about_o to_o persuade_v unto_o invocation_n and_o to_o establish_v intercession_n of_o saint_n unless_o and_o until_o they_o can_v do_v this_o it_o be_v idle_a to_o talk_v of_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o deity_n in_o which_o all_o god_n counsel_n and_o action_n be_v behold_v or_o the_o saint_n look_v and_o pry_v into_o that_o glass_n in_o which_o they_o may_v view_v and_o survey_v all_o his_o counsel_n est_fw-la enim_fw-la verbum_fw-la speculum_fw-la voluntarium_fw-la say_v biel_n most_o true_o ostendens_fw-la videnti_fw-la se_fw-la quantum_fw-la voluerit_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la quantum_fw-la relucet_fw-la and_o thomas_n far_a 1._o par_fw-fr qu._n 12._o artic_a 8._o cum_fw-la nullus_fw-la intellectus_fw-la creatus_fw-la illum_fw-la comprehendat_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la videre_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la facit_fw-la vel_fw-la facere_fw-la potest_fw-la sed_fw-la vel_fw-la plura_fw-la vel_fw-la pauciora_fw-la secundà m_fw-la quod_fw-la perfectius_fw-la vel_fw-la imperfectius_fw-la eum_fw-la videt_fw-la enough_o to_o break_v in_o piece_n this_o fancy_n of_o a_o glass_n continenâ—â—_n and_o if_o they_o make_v it_o a_o natural_a glass_n yeâ—_n who_o shall_v give_v the_o beholder_n as_o sufficient_a capacity_n 〈◊〉_d glass_n be_v of_o continenâ—â—_n and_o yet_o far_o to_o condescend_v to_o that_o which_o must_v not_o be_v grant_v because_o it_o be_v absurd_a false_a and_o impious_a that_o god_n be_v not_o a_o voluntary_a but_o a_o natural_a glass_n yet_o even_o then_o and_o so_o be_v they_o never_o a_o whit_n the_o near_a by_o look_v into_o or_o stare_v upon_o that_o glass_n to_o understand_v whatsoever_o may_v concern_v this_o case_n unless_o that_o obiectum_fw-la be_v adaequatum_fw-la the_o beholder_n be_v of_o as_o great_a capacity_n as_o the_o glass_n be_v of_o continency_n which_o he_o behold_v suppose_v a_o glass_n as_o wide_o large_a and_o spacious_a as_o all_o europe_n which_o natural_o may_v and_o do_v represent_v all_o that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o what_o be_v that_o to_o i_o for_o my_o information_n for_o business_n of_o spain_n norway_n or_o constantinople_n unless_o my_o sight_n not_o able_a to_o reach_v in_o plano_fw-la unto_o all_o part_n of_o europe_n nay_o not_o of_o england_n a_o point_n of_o europe_n can_v take_v a_o perfect_a and_o through_o view_n of_o each_o part_n and_o corner_n of_o the_o glass_n so_o much_o more_o large_a and_o spacious_a then_o 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