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of_o these_o animal_n be_v form_v as_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n formatis_fw-la igitur_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la de_fw-la humo_fw-la cunctis_fw-la animantibus_fw-la terrae_fw-la 19_o ver._n 19_o &_o universis_fw-la volatilibus_fw-la coeli_fw-la animal_n be_v form_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n formatis_fw-la de_fw-la humo_fw-la and_o not_o produce_v by_o the_o earth_n also_o after_o moses_n have_v relate_v how_o beast_n and_o fish_n be_v produce_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o command_n which_o god_n give_v the_o earth_n and_o water_n to_o produce_v they_o he_o add_v that_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o who_o make_v they_o that_o we_o may_v not_o attribute_v their_o production_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n creavit_fw-la quae_fw-la deus_fw-la cete_fw-la grandia_fw-la &_o omnem_fw-la animam_fw-la viventem_fw-la atque_fw-la notabilem_fw-la quam_fw-la produxerunt_fw-la aquae_fw-la in_o species_n svas_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la volatile_a secundùm_fw-la genus_fw-la suum_fw-la and_o a_o little_a low_o after_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o formation_n of_o animal_n he_o add_v et_fw-la fecit_fw-la deus_fw-la bestias_fw-la terrae_fw-la juxta_fw-la species_n svas_fw-la &_o jumenta_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la reptile_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la svo_fw-la we_o may_v observe_v by_o the_o by_o that_o where_o the_o vulgar_a read_v it_o producant_fw-la aquae_fw-la reptile_fw-la animae_fw-la viventis_fw-la &_o volatile_a super_fw-la terram_fw-la the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o volatile_a volitet_fw-la for_o as_o it_o clear_o appear_v by_o the_o passage_n i_o relate_v from_o the_o second_o chapter_n this_o word_n omit_v show_v that_o fowl_n be_v not_o produce_v from_o the_o water_n and_o that_o the_o design_n of_o moses_n be_v not_o here_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o water_n have_v receive_v a_o true_a power_n to_o bring_v forth_o fish_n and_o fowl_n but_o only_o to_o denote_v the_o place_n design_v for_o each_o by_o the_o order_n of_o god_n whether_o to_o live_v or_o be_v 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