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the_o centre_n or_o circumference_n of_o his_o obbe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o motion_n be_v most_o rapid_a in_o the_o near_a distance_n to_o the_o impression_n therefore_o the_o mover_n ought_v there_o to_o be_v but_o that_o part_n of_o the_o sphere_n be_v most_o rapt_o move_v which_o be_v most_o remote_a from_o the_o pole_n therefore_o the_o mover_n place_n be_v about_o the_o middle_a line_n it_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o i_o think_v why_o the_o equinox_n be_v believe_v to_o have_v so_o sacred_a a_o import_n and_o signification_n in_o astrology_n for_o by_o they_o it_o be_v judge_v say_v ptolemy_n as_o concern_v thing_n divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o the_o service_n belong_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 17._o de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 2._o text._n 15._o averro_n l._n 2._o text._n 3_o proxima_fw-la autem_fw-la faucibus_fw-la utrinque_fw-la impesiti_fw-la montes_n coercent_fw-la claustra_fw-la abila_n africa_n europae_n calpe_n laborum_fw-la hercules_n metae_fw-la quam_fw-la â—b_fw-la causam_fw-la indigenae_fw-la columnas_fw-la ejus_fw-la dei_fw-la vocant_fw-la â—redunt_fw-la que_fw-la perfossas_fw-la exclusa_fw-la antea_fw-la admisisse_fw-la maria_fw-la &_o rerum_fw-la naturae_fw-la mutasse_fw-la faciem_fw-la plinan_n prooem_n l._n 31._o averro_n in_o arist_n de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la lib._n 2._o text._n 3_o plin._n l._n 6._o c._n 17._o but_o the_o philosopher_n meaning_n be_v not_o as_o if_o the_o mover_n present_v himself_o alike_o unto_o the_o whole_a circumference_n but_o assist_v especial_o to_o that_o part_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o the_o motion_n do_v begin_v that_o be_v orienti_fw-la to_o the_o east_n as_o aben-rois_a right_o vnde_fw-la quaedam_fw-la leges_fw-la adorant_fw-la deum_fw-la versus_fw-la orientem_fw-la which_o be_v
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the_o cloud_n whatsoever_o or_o condensation_n of_o air_n run_v we_o a_o ground_n upon_o a_o ridiculous_a course_n in_o nature_n or_o indecent_a in_o miracle_n whereas_o if_o we_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o this_o other_o way_n one_o only_a intercourse_n of_o omnipotency_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n to_o force_v down_o the_o motion_n of_o these_o water_n by_o a_o high_a hand_n which_o otherwise_o according_a to_o receive_a nature_n must_v have_v be_v more_o than_o 100_o year_n in_o fall_v what_o if_o it_o rain_v 40_o day_n and_o 40_o night_n have_v it_o rain_v 40_o year_n what_o can_v this_o have_v do_v towards_o such_o a_o heap_n of_o flood_n as_o prevail_v above_o the_o high_a mountain_n 15_o cubit_n upward_o be_v their_o perpendicular_a height_n take_v after_o the_o most_o moderate_a estimation_n so_o that_o in_o justice_n of_o reason_n we_o may_v conclude_v that_o these_o decumani_fw-la fluctus_fw-la can_v not_o be_v raise_v without_o a_o supply_n from_o this_o great_a abyss_n 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that_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v lay_v the_o beam_n of_o his_o chamber_n in_o the_o water_n psalm_n 104.3_o his_o upper_a chamber_n it_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o saxon_a right_o and_o it_o make_v very_o much_o for_o the_o matter_n for_o it_o will_v follow_v from_o this_o that_o these_o chamber_n be_v the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n where_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o many_o or_o great_a water_n psal_n 29.3_o and_o wisdom_n see_v he_o set_v this_o compass_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o depth_n prov._n 8.27_o and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v water_v the_o hill_n from_o these_o chamber_n psal_n 104.13_o not_o from_o the_o middle_a region_n of_o the_o air_n for_o the_o top_n of_o some_o hill_n who_o height_n be_v he_o psal_n 95.4_o be_v lift_v up_o above_o all_o the_o cloud_n but_o he_o water_v the_o hill_n from_o this_o great_a abyss_n when_o at_o the_o flood_n those_o cataract_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v 3.18_o joel_n 3.18_o but_o let_v the_o hill_n be_v take_v for_o such_o as_o flow_v 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cause_v it_o to_o rain_v upon_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n v._n 4._o it_o be_v no_o stranger_n a_o thing_n then_o to_o find_v the_o whole_a earth_n in_o such_o a_o case_n for_o that_o time_n as_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n have_v be_v ever_o since_o or_o those_o everlasting_a hill_n which_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n set_v out_o be_v never_o yet_o wet_v with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o how_o can_v he_o then_o first_o set_v his_o bow_n in_o the_o cloud_n for_o as_o porphyry_n say_v it_o must_v have_v be_v there_o before_o i_o say_v the_o that_o proportion_v the_o perpendicular_a height_n of_o the_o mountain_n to_o the_o semidiameter_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o hinder_v but_o that_o this_o abundance_n of_o water_n supply_v from_o the_o spring_n above_o the_o firmament_n may_v be_v sink_v into_o the_o cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n from_o whence_o it_o have_v be_v upon_o occasion_n call_v forth_o by_o the_o heat_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o 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upon_o nothing_o job_n 26.7_o in_o all_o this_o i_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v something_o of_o the_o paradox_n which_o yet_o have_v be_v do_v over_o by_o other_o too_o and_o more_o elaborate_o and_o so_o i_o will_v be_v take_v for_o the_o present_a vâ—sin_n vid._n scheineri_fw-la ros_n vâ—sin_n but_o that_o be_v till_o i_o can_v see_v how_o otherwise_o the_o text_n itself_o can_v be_v likely_a to_o come_v off_o clear_a chap._n xxiv_o deut._n 22.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lapis_fw-la errantium_fw-la and_o with_o all_o lose_a thing_n which_o he_o have_v lose_v and_o thou_o have_v find_v shall_v thou_o do_v likewise_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o great_a stone_n in_o jerusalem_n remember_v of_o
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that_o you_o constitute_v a_o anniversary_n feast_n at_o the_o nativity_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n in_o the_o day_n in_o which_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o that_o be_v the_o 25_o of_o the_o first_o canun_n for_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a of_o all_o the_o feast_n chrysost_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_o also_o that_o you_o do_v every_o year_n celebrate_v the_o feast_n of_o alchamim_n or_o baptism_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o christ_n upon_o the_o day_n in_o which_o he_o be_v baptize_v by_o john_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o forerunner_n and_o that_o be_v the_o sixth_o day_n of_o the_o second_o canun_n a_o persian_a ephemeris_fw-la to_o the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o same_o canun_n set_v down_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nativitas_fw-la eisi_fw-la or_o the_o birth_n of_o jesus_n bod._n persica_fw-la ephemerâ—…_n ms_n case_n scyroac_n tabulae_fw-la astronom_n arab._n ms_n in_o arch._n loudinâ—…_n biblioth_n bod._n so_o alkas_n cyriacus_n in_o a_o calendar_n of_o 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evangelistam_fw-la in_o patmo_fw-la scripsisse_fw-la asserunt_fw-la quâ_fw-la autoritate_fw-la ipsi_fw-la videant_fw-la atque_fw-la adeò_fw-la semper_fw-la iste_fw-la libre_fw-la inter_fw-la apocrypha_fw-la reputatus_fw-la est_fw-la but_o the_o author_n do_v make_v mention_n of_o the_o apocalypse_v in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o this_o period_n say_v kirstenius_fw-la doctioribus_fw-la huius_fw-la linguae_fw-la considerandum_fw-la relinquimus_fw-la i_o dare_v not_o own_o the_o doctioribus_fw-la but_o the_o read_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o meaning_n be_v and_o the_o report_n go_v that_o s._n john_n deliver_v up_o the_o apocalypse_v to_o his_o disciple_n phughir_n so_o express_a be_v the_o mention_n and_o no_o strong_a the_o tradition_n but_o in_o derogation_n to_o a_o book_n wherein_o too_o much_o may_v so_o soon_o be_v say_v at_o lest_o enough_o be_v the_o writing_n never_o so_o canonical_a the_o argument_n be_v most_o intractable_a and_o to_o the_o usual_a reach_n of_o man_n so_o intricate_a and_o lose_v in_o mystery_n that_o unless_o the_o time_n reveal_v fast_o than_o yet_o they_o have_v do_v no_o man_n will_v be_v find_v worthy_a to_o open_v and_o to_o read_v the_o book_n neither_o to_o look_v thereon_o 5.4_o chap._n 5.4_o not_o to_o repete_fw-la over_o cajetan_n exponat_fw-la cvi_fw-la deus_fw-la concesserit_fw-la calvin_n the_o man_n who_o prais_fw-fr be_v in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n sententiam_fw-la rogatus_fw-la de_fw-la libro_fw-la apocalypseos_fw-la so_o bodin_n report's_n he_o ingenuè_fw-fr respondit_fw-la â—e_n penitùs_fw-la ignorare_fw-la quid_fw-la velit_fw-la tam_fw-la obscurus_fw-la scriptor_n 7._o joh._n bodin_n mâ—th_n hist_o c._n 7._o qui_fw-la qualÃsque_fw-la fuerit_fw-la nondum_fw-la constat_fw-la inter_fw-la eruditos_fw-la but_o this_o late_a part_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d concern_v i_o not_o so_o pertinent_o as_o the_o former_a that_o be_v the_o 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10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o upon_o the_o six_o day_n as_o the_o scripture_n have_v foresay_a god_n make_v man_n and_o man_n fall_v by_o sin_n so_o upon_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o chiliad_n or_o sixth_z millenarie_a of_o the_o world_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n come_v into_o this_o world_n and_o save_v man_n by_o his_o cross_n and_o resurrection_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n aelfric_n a_o abbot_n of_o our_o own_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n to_o sigwerd_n of_o east_n hoolon_n ê§_n ada_z ge_fw-mi tacnude_v þeondam_a sixtan_a daege_n geseapen_v Æ¿aes_fw-la þarh_n god_n usne_n helen_v crist_n þe_v come_v to_o þissere_fw-la Æ¿osulde_v on_o þaere_n sixtan_n ylde_v &_o we_o ge_fw-mi esniÆ¿ose_v to_o his_o ge_fw-mi licnesse_n that_o adam_n who_o be_v shapen_v by_o god_n upon_o the_o six_o day_n betoken_v our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o come_v into_o this_o world_n in_o the_o six_o age_n thereof_o and_o renew_v we_o after_o 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sapienti_fw-la &_o inscrutabili_fw-la consilio_fw-la determinavit_fw-la non_fw-la excursuram_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o what_o will_v become_v of_o the_o millenarie_a sabbath_n of_o rest_n if_o the_o six_o thousand_o year_n whereon_o that_o depend_v be_v of_o no_o weighty_a consideration_n but_o to_o weaken_v or_o defend_v the_o tradition_n i_o have_v no_o engagement_n upon_o i_o it_o yield_v i_o this_o observation_n that_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o which_o hold_v it_o our_o saviour_n be_v to_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o six_o millenarie_a of_o the_o world_n but_o by_o the_o hebrew_n account_n the_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v long_o before_o as_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n prophesy_v in_o the_o seventie_o week_n determine_v upon_o that_o people_n it_o amount_v therefore_o to_o this_o that_o either_o the_o tradition_n must_v come_v down_o to_o the_o text_n or_o the_o text_n make_v to_o come_v up_o to_o that_o in_o the_o arabic_a catena_n and_o there_o only_o i_o find_v the_o imputation_n lay_v upon_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o the_o jew_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n 3600_o year_n co_fw-la conceal_v the_o epiphanie_n of_o christ_n that_o their_o book_n may_v not_o convince_v they_o of_o the_o contrary_a etc._n etc._n caten_v arab._n c._n 19_o i_o begin_v to_o think_v how_o ready_o morinus_n and_o other_o of_o the_o romish_a party_n will_v resent_v this_o testimony_n learned_a man_n i_o confess_v but_o of_o a_o strange_a brow_n to_o pretend_v to_o the_o world_n chronologiam_fw-la juxta_fw-la lxx_o interpretum_fw-la numeros_fw-la subductam_fw-la antiquis_fw-la hebraeorum_n codicibus_fw-la videri_fw-la conformem_fw-la that_o the_o chronologie_n compute_v according_a to_o the_o number_n in_o the_o septuagint_n probable_o differ_v not_o from_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n copy_n but_o for_o the_o sincerity_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n the_o foundation_n of_o god_n and_o man_n stand_v sure_a and_o for_o that_o of_o julius_n 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with_o it_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o the_o jew_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o by_o those_o i_o mean_v the_o hellenist_n and_o i_o take_v upon_o i_o that_o the_o corruption_n proceed_v not_o by_o subduction_n from_o the_o hebrew_n but_o the_o accession_n to_o the_o greek_a scripture_n and_o that_o it_o be_v do_v hard_o by_o the_o time_n of_o the_o translation_n and_o to_o no_o other_o end_n then_o to_o what_o i_o pretend_v which_o be_v to_o make_v the_o account_n fall_v even_o with_o their_o tradition_n of_o the_o messiah_n come_v in_o the_o six_o millenarie_a of_o the_o world_n as_o it_o fall_v out_o by_o the_o epilogism_n of_o demetrius_n cite_v by_o alexander_n cornelius_n eupolemon_n cite_v by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n 248._o euseb_n p._n evang._n p._n 248._o timotheus_n and_o other_o cite_v by_o joannes_n antiochenus_fw-la differ_v some_o from_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o our_o saviour_n come_v in_o the_o 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better_a part_n of_o his_o more_o noble_a expedition_n but_o diodorus_n confess_v that_o none_o ever_o write_v they_o all_o diodorus_n ex_fw-la ctesia_n he_o make_v war_n with_o many_o nation_n and_o be_v the_o first_o as_o these_o autor_n think_v that_o violate_v that_o community_n which_o man_n former_o enjoy_v it_o seem_v he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o they_o know_v but_o moses_n tell_v we_o of_o one_o before_o he_o and_o eupolemon_n of_o another_o ninus_n make_v war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o bactrian_n in_o which_o war_n his_o captain_n menon_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o semiramis_n in_o which_o suit_n ninus_n be_v corrival_n and_o get_v the_o gentlewoman_n not_o her_o good_a will_n do_v not_o what_o she_o will_v but_o what_o he_o list_v for_o that_o menon_n becom'_v desperate_a and_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o love_n cast_v away_o himself_o ctesias_n synchronismi_fw-la from_o ninus_n to_o sardanapalus_n be_v 1300_o year_n justin_n out_o of_o trogus_n pompeie_n zoroastres_n reign_v in_o bactria_n justin_n farnus_n in_o media_n diod._n ariaeus_n in_o arabia_n diod_n barzanes_n in_o armenia_n diodorus_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ninus_n also_o vexores_fw-la be_v king_n of_o egypt_n tanaïs_n of_o scythia_n justine_n ex_fw-la trogo_fw-la salian_a think_v it_o absurd_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o king_n before_o the_o division_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o condemn_v julius_n affricanus_fw-la for_o his_o dynasty_n of_o the_o arabian_n and_o reprehend_v justine_n for_o these_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o scythia_n which_o be_v set_v down_o by_o trogus_n pompeie_n so_o as_o if_o the_o succession_n have_v be_v long_o but_o justine_n and_o these_o autor_n deserv_v our_o credit_n for_o the_o aera_fw-la of_o the_o egyptian_a dynastie_n or_o the_o scythian_a i_o find_v in_o the_o fall_v berosus_n too_o much_o elsewhere_o too_o little_a diodorus_n be_v best_a but_o with_o he_o the_o first_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v all_o go_n see_v further_o diod._n lib._n 1._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o ninus_n great_a abraham_n be_v bear_v because_o the_o nativivitie_n of_o this_o famous_a patriarch_n abraham_n be_v of_o special_a note_n and_o use_v in_o history_n it_o seem_v to_o deserv_v more_o at_o our_o hand_n then_o to_o be_v careless_o commit_v to_o the_o protection_n of_o a_o bare_a assertion_n merit_v rather_o some_o peremptory_a proof_n especial_o since_o learned_a scaliger_n have_v conceive_v the_o contrary_a rather_o therefore_o then_o we_o will_v doubt_v of_o his_o credit_n we_o will_v for_o his_o sake_n call_v the_o truth_n in_o question_n doubt_o demand_v whether_o abraham_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o 43_o year_n of_o king_n ninus_n yea_o or_o no_o a_o great_a master_n in_o history_n and_o our_o only_a guide_n in_o chronologie_n affirm_v eusebius_n pamphilus_n and_o he_o out_o of_o the_o reverend_a relic_n of_o old_a castor_n thallus_n etc._n etc._n first_o in_o his_o first_o book_n and_o again_o in_o his_o second_o which_o he_o call_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o both_o he_o use_v these_o and_o the_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o same_o author_n please_v himself_o in_o the_o verity_n of_o this_o persuasion_n repeat'_v the_o same_o again_o in_o his_o evangelical_n preparative_a where_o he_o bear_v witness_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basiliensis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ità _fw-la epiphanius_n lib._n 1._o pagina_fw-la 10._o edit_fw-la basiliensis_fw-la the_o reader_n may_v be_v please_v to_o note_v his_o confidence_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o great_a industry_n herein_o in_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n george_n cedren_n and_o epiphanius_n no_o way_n mistrust_v such_o elaborate_a canon_n histor_n