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the_o rest_n plain_o say_v in_o his_o cosmogonia_n that_o the_o chaos_n be_v before_o the_o earth_n the_o air_n and_o the_o heaven_n moreover_o when_o the_o author_n say_v the_o theogonia_n of_o the_o ancient_n be_v the_o same_o with_o their_o cosmogonia_n and_o their_o cosmogonia_n the_o same_o with_o their_o geogonia_n it_o will_v be_v absurd_a to_o understand_v those_o genealogy_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a body_n exclusive_o to_o the_o celestial_a for_o those_o gentile_n be_v infect_v with_o polytheism_n and_o make_v the_o chief_a part_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o world_n god_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o make_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o they_o be_v know_v to_o have_v adore_v the_o whole_a host_n of_o heaven_n so_o again_o as_o to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n by_o fire_n we_o find_v the_o ancient_n general_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o earth_n hierom_n in_o his_o comment_n on_o the_o 15_o 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igneus_fw-la atque_fw-la locos_fw-la consumet_fw-la funditus_fw-la omnes_fw-la terrámque_fw-la oceanúmque_fw-la ingentem_fw-la &_o caerula_fw-la ponti_fw-la stagnáque_fw-la tum_fw-la fluvios_fw-la fontes_fw-la ditémque_fw-la severum_fw-la caelestémque_fw-la polum_fw-la caeli_fw-la quoque_fw-la lumina_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la orac_n fluxa_fw-la ruent_fw-la formâ_fw-la deletâ_fw-la prorsus_fw-la eorum_fw-la then_o from_o high_a heaven_n vast_a stream_n of_o fire_n shall_v flow_v those_o flame_n consume_v all_o thing_n here_o below_o the_o earth_n the_o mighty_a ocean_n the_o blue_a main_n lakes_n rivers_n fountain_n and_o what_o dis_n do_v claim_v and_o heaven_n itself_o who_o light_n shall_v flow_v in_o one_o and_o star_n shall_v fall_v their_o form_n destroy_v and_o go_v so_o again_o it_o be_v a_o common_a opinion_n among_o christian_a divine_n that_o the_o heaven_n will_v be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n as_o well_o as_o the_o earth_n 4._o dr._n hakewill_n in_o his_o apology_n say_v it_o seem_v to_o he_o the_o most_o likely_a opinion_n and_o most_o agreeable_a to_o scripture_n and_o reason_n that_o the_o whole_a world_n with_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o only_a man_n angel_n and_o devil_n and_o the_o three_o heaven_n the_o mansion_n house_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n and_o the_o place_n and_o instrument_n appoint_v for_o the_o torment_a of_o the_o damn_a except_v shall_v be_v total_o and_o final_o dissolve_v and_o annihilate_v which_o he_o prove_v by_o many_o forcible_a argument_n refute_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n and_o mention_v many_o learned_a man_n of_o he_o think_v he_o have_v so_o far_o evince_v it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o solid_o answerable_a to_o who_o book_n for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o must_v remit_v the_o reader_n so_o salmeron_n on_o that_o passage_n of_o s._n peter_n 2.3_o say_v loquor_fw-la ergo_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la de_fw-la veris_fw-la coelis_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la david_n dixit_fw-la initio_fw-la tu_fw-la domine_fw-la terram_fw-la fundasti_fw-la &_o opera_fw-la manuum_fw-la tuarum_fw-la sunt_fw-la coeli_fw-la ipsi_fw-la peribunt_fw-la nimirum_fw-la per_fw-la ignem_fw-la ubi_fw-la ostendit_fw-la veros_fw-la coelos_fw-la &_o veram_fw-la terram_fw-la verè_fw-la peritura_fw-la and_o beneath_o quòd_fw-la autem_fw-la quidam_fw-la ex_fw-la patribus_fw-la interpretabantur_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la supremis_fw-la &_o veris_fw-la coelis_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la aereis_fw-la &_o aqueis_fw-la esse_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la ratione_fw-la ipsius_fw-la textus_fw-la revincuntur_fw-la nam_fw-la imprimis_fw-la ostendimus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la coelorum_fw-la nomine_fw-la in_o plurali_fw-la numero_fw-la aereos_fw-la &_o elementares_fw-la coelos_fw-la accipi_fw-la deinde_fw-la post_fw-la coelos_fw-la nominatos_fw-la subdit_fw-la elementa_fw-la verò_fw-la calore_fw-la solventur_fw-la &_o infra_fw-la elementa_fw-la ignis_fw-la ardore_fw-la tabescent_fw-la quod_fw-la aerem_fw-la &_o aquam_fw-la &_o sphaeram_fw-la ignis_fw-la spectare_fw-la videtur_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la ergo_fw-la per_fw-la coelos_fw-la accipi_fw-la illa_fw-la tria_fw-la elementa_fw-la cum_fw-la bis_fw-la coelos_fw-la ab_fw-la elementis_fw-la contra_fw-la distinguat_fw-la again_o isaiah_n 34.4_o it_o be_v say_v all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v roll_a together_o as_o a_o scroll_n and_o all_o their_o host_n shall_v fall_v down_o as_o the_o leaf_n fall_v from_o the_o vine_n and_o as_o a_o fall_a fig_n from_o a_o figtree_n which_o word_n s._n john_n apoc._n 6.13_o seem_v to_o have_v borrow_v from_o the_o prophet_n evangel_n and_o so_o i_o look_v upon_o the_o follow_a verse_n of_o juvencus_n to_o be_v write_v according_a to_o a_o prophetic_a truth_n immortal_a nihil_fw-la mundi_fw-la compage_fw-la tenetur_fw-la non_fw-la orbis_fw-la non_fw-la regna_fw-la hominum_fw-la non_fw-la aurea_fw-la roma_fw-it non_fw-la mare_fw-la non_fw-la tellus_fw-la non_fw-la ignea_fw-la sydera_fw-la 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