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saint_n and_o angel_n may_v in_o a_o holy_a rapture_n sometime_o with_o st._n paul_n be_v catch_v up_o to_o the_o three_o heaven_n and_o there_o learn_v the_o secret_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o man_n to_o reveal_v may_v know_v thing_n happy_o above_o reason_n above_o itself_o but_o never_o contrary_n or_o below_o itself_o this_o be_v a_o science_n metaphysical_a proper_o so_o call_v which_o grace_v not_o nature_n teach_v a_o science_n theological_n a_o truth_n not_o acquire_v by_o humane_a art_n and_o industry_n but_o by_o divine_a revelation_n teach_v we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n 3131._o stude_n cognoscere_fw-la te_fw-la quia_fw-la multo_fw-la melior_fw-la &_o laudabilior_fw-la es_fw-la si_fw-la te_fw-la cognoscis_fw-la quam_fw-la te_fw-la neglecto_fw-la si_fw-la cognosceres_fw-la cursum_fw-la siderum_fw-la vires_fw-la herbarum_fw-la complectiones_fw-la hominum_fw-la naturas_fw-la animalium_fw-la &_o haberes_fw-la omnium_fw-la 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it_o be_v in_o itself_o god_n be_v please_v to_o imprint_v a_o intelligible_a form_n of_o his_o own_o essence_n upon_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n by_o which_o god_n be_v unite_v and_o make_v know_v unto_o we_o for_o this_o be_v certain_a 27._o et_fw-la suarez_n metaphys_n disp_n 30._o sect_n 11._o part_n 27._o divina_fw-la essentia_fw-la unitur_fw-la intellectui_fw-la creato_fw-la beatorum_fw-la more_fw-it speciei_fw-la intelligibilis_fw-la it_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o schoolman_n and_o other_o divine_n see_v fonseca_n lib._n 1_o metaph._n god_n image_n we_o be_v the_o sacred_a history_n be_v express_v but_o principal_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o soul_n let_v we_o make_v man_n after_o our_o own_o likeness_n say_v the_o text_n and_o again_o god_n make_v man_n in_o his_o own_o image_n in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o lift_v up_o now_o thy_o thought_n o_o my_o soul_n to_o this_o thy_o divine_a exemplar_n and_o think_v how_o that_o every_o perfection_n of_o 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