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sumus_fw-la &_o imus_fw-la vltimus_fw-la &_o primus_fw-la scimus_fw-la plus_fw-la scire_fw-la nequimus_fw-la ¶_o the_o english_a that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n we_o know_v but_o what_o he_o be_v to_o show_v beyond_o ourselves_o we_o go_v his_o height_n and_o depth_n below_o he_o first_o and_o last_o we_o know_v but_o more_o we_o can_v show_v theologicall_n philosophical_a moral_a poetical_a historical_a emblematical_a observation_n to_o the_o further_a illustration_n of_o the_o former_a tractate_n that_o nothing_o in_o these_o short_a tractate_v may_v appear_v difficult_a to_o the_o ignorant_a i_o hold_v it_o necessary_a unto_o my_o present_a purpose_n as_o willing_a to_o be_v understand_v by_o all_o to_o illustrate_v whatsoever_o may_v seem_v obscure_a as_o well_o by_o precept_n as_o history_n which_o though_o the_o learned_a may_v pass_v over_o as_o thing_n to_o they_o familiar_a and_o well_o know_v yet_o unto_o other_o neither_o frequent_a in_o read_v nor_o well_o travel_v in_o 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