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ben_fw-mi fool_n of_o alle_fw-mi fole_n and_o put_v fettheste_n out_o of_o god_n counseyl_n as_o folk_n that_o god_n most_o hatyth_v seint_a poule_n say_v that_o the_o dome_n of_o god_n be_v incomphensible_a noman_n may_v know_v they_o we_o will_v no_o man_n may_v trase_v his_o weigh_v tho_o be_v his_o wonderful_a dome_n they_o ben_fw-mi so_o meddle_v with_o mercy_n &_o rightfulness_n that_o they_o pass_v man_n wit_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n davyd_v say_v universe_n vie_fw-fr dni_fw-fr mina_fw-la et_fw-la veritas_fw-la awl_n the_o weigh_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v mercy_n and_o treuthe_n judicia_fw-la dni_fw-la abissus_fw-la multa_fw-la the_o dome_n of_o god_n be_v a_o much_o depnesse_n you_o so_o deep_a that_o no_o man_n wit_n may_v seek_v to_o the_o depenesse_n ne_o know_v well_o the_o cause_n ne_o skylle_v of_o his_o wonderfulle_a dome_n and_o therefore_o such_o astronomoure_n &_o wyche_n that_o entermet_n they_o so_o high_a of_o god_n dome_n &_o wonderful_a werke_n &_o presume_v to_o divyne_a of_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v and_o make_v theym_a wise_n as_o if_o they_o be_v god_n fellow_n and_o know_v alle_fw-mi his_o prevy_a counseyl_n they_o ben_fw-mi fole_n of_o alle_fw-mi fole_n dives_fw-la therefore_o clerk_n say_v that_o they_o may_v no_o thing_n tell_v for_o certain_a but_o they_o may_v tell_v where_o to_o man_n or_o woman_n or_o comunyte_n be_v enclen_v by_o the_o worching_n of_o the_o body_n above_o nevirthelesse_a as_o they_o say_v man_z and_o woman_n may_v by_o virtue_n ovircome_v the_o planet_n and_o so_o every_o wise_a man_n be_v lord_n and_o master_n of_o the_o planet_n and_o therefore_o ptolomeus_a the_o great_a astronomoure_n say_v qd_n vir_fw-la sapiens_fw-la dnabitur_fw-la astris_fw-la the_o xx_o chaptre_n also_o as_o they_o say_v by_o astronomye_n they_o may_v know_v when_o man_n be_v incline_v to_o be_v or_o to_o pease_n and_o when_o by_o common_a course_n of_o kind_n shall_v fall_v moreyn_a hungre_n tempest_n drought_n and_o such_o 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