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remenaunte_a as_o that_o which_o be_v most_o suffisaunt_a and_o chief_a of_o the_o philosophye_n if_o i_o thereof_o shall_v speciphye_n so_o as_o the_o philosopher_n tell_v now_o bark_n &_o keep_v that_o thou_o it_o hold_v prima_fw-la creatorem_fw-la that_fw-mi scire_fw-la scientia_fw-la summum_fw-la qui_fw-la capit_fw-la agnoscit_fw-la sufficit_fw-la illud_fw-la ei_fw-la plura_fw-la viros_fw-la quandoque_fw-la iwat_fw-la nescire_fw-la sed_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la vidit_fw-la ex_fw-la pedien_n sobrius_fw-la ille_fw-la sapit_fw-la ¶_o hic_fw-la tractat_fw-la de_fw-fr prima_fw-la parte_fw-la philosophie_fw-fr que_fw-fr theorica_fw-la dicitur_fw-la /_o cvius_fw-la natura_fw-la triplici_fw-la dotata_fw-la est_fw-la sciencia_fw-la /_o scilicet_fw-la theologia_n phisica_fw-la et_fw-la mathematica_fw-la say_fw-la primo_fw-la illam_fw-la partem_fw-la theologice_fw-la declarabit_fw-la ¶_o of_o theoryk_n principalle_v the_o philosopher_n in_o specialle_n the_o propirte_n have_v determine_v as_o thilk_o which_o be_v enlumine_v of_o wisdom_n and_o of_o high_a prudence_n above_o all_o other_o in_o his_o scyence_n and_o stant_fw-la depart_v upon_o three_o the_o i_o frst_o of_o which_o in_o his_o degree_n be_v clepe_v in_o philosophye_n the_o science_n of_o theology_n that_o other_o name_v be_v physic_v the_o three_o be_v say_v mathematic_a theologie_n be_v that_o science_n which_o unto_o man_n yeve_v evidence_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o bodily_a whereof_o man_n know_v rede_o the_o high_a almyghty_a trinite_a which_o be_v of_o god_n in_o unite_v without_o end_n and_o beginning_n and_o creature_n of_o all_o thing_n of_o heaven_n of_o earth_n and_o of_o hell_n whereof_o as_o old_a book_n tell_v the_o philosopher_n in_o his_o reason_n write_v upon_o this_o conclusion_n and_o of_o his_o write_v in_o a_o clause_n he_o clepe_v god_n the_o first_o cause_n which_o of_o himself_o be_v thilk_o good_a without_o who_o nothing_o be_v good_a of_o which_o that_o every_o creature_n have_v his_o be_v and_o his_o nature_n after_o the_o be_v of_o the_o thing_n there_o be_v three_o form_n of_o beynge_n ¶_o nota_fw-la quod_fw-la triplex_fw-la dicitur_fw-la assencia_fw-la prima_fw-la temporanea_fw-la que_fw-la incipit_fw-la &_o definit_a secunda_fw-la perpetua_fw-la que_fw-la incipit_fw-la /_o et_fw-fr non_fw-fr definit_a /_o tercia_fw-la sempiterna_fw-la /_o que_fw-fr nec_fw-la incipit_fw-la nec_fw-la definit_a ¶_o thing_n which_o begin_v and_o end_n shall_v that_o thing_n be_v clepe_v temporal_a there_o be_v also_o by_o other_o way_n thing_n which_o begin_v &_o shall_v not_o they_o as_o soul_n that_o be_v spirituell_a her_o be_v be_v perpetuell_a but_o there_o be_v one_o above_o the_o son_n who_o time_n never_o be_v bigonne_v and_o endless_a shall_v ever_o be_v that_o be_v the_o god_n who_o mageste_v all_o other_o thing_n shall_v govern_v and_o his_o be_v be_v sempiterne_a the_o god_n to_o who_o all_o honour_n belong_v he_o be_v creatoure_n and_o other_o ben_fw-mi 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such_o a_o wise_n of_o high_a science_n and_o high_a aprise_n â—â—ove_v all_o other_o stant_fw-la unlyke_a and_o be_v the_o first_o of_o theorike_n ¶_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-mi secunda_fw-la parte_fw-la theorice_n que_fw-la phisica_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ¶_o physic_n be_v after_o the_o second_o through_o which_o the_o philosophre_n have_v fond_a to_o teach_v sundry_a knowlechynge_n upon_o the_o bodelyche_a thing_n of_o man_n of_o be_v of_o herb_n of_o stone_n of_o fâ—â—he_n of_o foul_a of_o everichone_o that_o be_v of_o bodily_a substance_n the_o nature_n and_o the_o circumstance_n through_o this_o science_n it_o be_v full_o seek_v which_o vail_v &_o which_o vail_v nought_o 〈…〉_o tercia_fw-la parte_fw-la theorice_n /_o que_fw-fr matheâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d â—uius_fw-la condicio_fw-la quaruor_fw-la in_o se_fw-la contin_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—gencias_fw-la scilicet_fw-la arithmeticam_fw-la musicanâ—â—â—â—â—meâ—â—â—m_n /_o et_fw-fr astronomiam_fw-la say_fw-la primo_fw-la de_fw-fr 〈…〉_o natura_fw-la dicere_fw-la intendit_fw-la 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â—â—lumine_fw-la ad_fw-la confessionem_fw-la in_o amoris_fw-la causa_fw-la regâ—â—diens_n tractare_fw-la proponit_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la nullo_n primordia_fw-la nature_n ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la voluptuose_fw-la consequentes_fw-la nullo_n humano_fw-la rationis_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la seu_fw-la â—cclesie_n legum_fw-la impositione_n a_o suis_fw-fr excessibê°_n debite_fw-la refrenantur_fw-la unde_fw-la quatenus_fw-la amorem_fw-la concernit_fw-la amantis_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la pro_fw-la finali_fw-la sue_v confessioniâ—_n materia_fw-la gemne_a rimari_fw-la conatur_fw-la â§_o incipit_fw-la libre_fw-la octaws_n qâ—â—_n tavet_fw-la ad_fw-la vicium_fw-la vetê°_n haec_fw-la modo_fw-la regula_fw-la confert_fw-la â—eâ—nove_n contra_fw-la qui_fw-la doceâ—ordo_fw-mi placet_fw-la â—â—us_fw-la amor_fw-la dudum_fw-la non_fw-la dum_fw-la sva_fw-la lumina_fw-la caepit_fw-la quo_fw-la venus_fw-la impositum_fw-la devia_fw-la fallititer_fw-la the_o mighty_a god_n which_o unbegonne_v 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