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will_n even_o plato_n himself_o the_o strong_a defender_n of_o that_o groundless_a fancy_n yet_o speak_v of_o it_o but_o weak_o and_o doubtful_o for_o he_o not_o know_v what_o well_o to_o determine_v affirm_v of_o those_o motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n impossibile_fw-it esse_fw-la 915._o coelum_fw-la stellasque_fw-la omnes_fw-la adeó_n exquisita_fw-la ratione_fw-la annis_fw-la mensibus_fw-la diebúsque_fw-la circumvolui_fw-la nobisque_fw-la omnibus_fw-la bona_fw-la omne_fw-la facere_fw-la nisi_fw-la anima_fw-la singulis_fw-la aut_fw-la adsit_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o sit_fw-la that_o it_o be_v unpossible_a that_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o star_n shall_v move_v in_o so_o excellent_a a_o order_n distinguish_v by_o their_o motion_n both_o year_n and_o month_n and_o day_n and_o so_o yield_v unto_o we_o all_o good_a and_o comfortable_a thing_n unlâ—sse_o every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v either_o a_o spirit_n present_a with_o it_o or_o a_o soul_n within_o it_o not_o determine_v this_o latter_a 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se_fw-la procedere_fw-la ipsa_fw-la possent_fw-la from_o whence_o he_o collect_v that_o nature_n never_o intend_v to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o any_o voluntary_a motion_n nequeo_fw-la enim_fw-la animalia_fw-la ipsi_fw-la curae_fw-la â—uêre_fw-la adeò_fw-la verò_fw-la praestabiles_fw-la res_fw-la despexit_fw-la unless_o we_o shall_v imagine_v that_o nature_n which_o have_v show_v such_o a_o care_n over_o these_o
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the_o whole_a world_n do_v seem_v to_o benothing_n else_o but_o only_o a_o mixture_n &_o composition_n of_o contrary_n strive_v still_o together_o though_o in_o more_o orderly_a manner_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o mass_n of_o their_o confuse_a chaos_n wherein_o as_o the_o poet_n describe_v it_o frigida_fw-la pugnabant_fw-la calidis_fw-la humentia_fw-la siccis_fw-la 2._o mollia_fw-la cum_fw-la duris_fw-la sine_fw-la pondere_fw-la habentia_fw-la pondus_fw-la cold_a thing_n with_o hot_a moist_a thing_n with_o dry_a do_v fight_v soft_a thing_n with_o hard_a and_o sad_a thing_n with_o the_o light_n and_o such_o be_v still_o the_o fight_n and_o conflict_n of_o contrary_n even_o in_o this_o well_o order_v and_o beautiful_a world_n though_o the_o same_o hand_n which_o then_o distinguish_v they_o into_o their_o several_a order_n do_v now_o so_o moderate_a and_o keep_v they_o in_o order_n that_o their_o contrary_n and_o repugnancy_n tend_v both_o unto_o the_o safety_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o world_n and_o not_o either_o to_o the_o hurt_n or_o to_o the_o blemish_n of_o it_o in_o which_o respect_n s._n augustine_n compare_v that_o natural_a order_n which_o god_n have_v take_v in_o mingle_v of_o contrary_n through_o all_o the_o rank_n of_o his_o creature_n to_o that_o artificial_a order_n 630._o which_o musician_n ofttimes_o take_v in_o the_o make_n of_o their_o song_n deus_fw-la ordinem_fw-la seculorum_fw-la tanquà m_fw-la pulcherrimum_n carmen_fw-la ex_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la quasi_fw-la antithetis_fw-la honest_a avit_n god_n have_v frame_v and_o compound_v the_o order_n of_o the_o universe_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o curious_a &_o elegant_a verse_n artificial_o adorn_v with_o member_n all_o of_o contrary_n like_o that_o sentence_n of_o s._n paul_n by_o honour_n &_o dishonour_n by_o evil_a report_n etc._n &_o good_a report_n as_o deceiver_n &_o yet_o true_a as_o unknown_a &_o yet_o know_v as_o die_v &_o yet_o behold_v we_o live_v as_o chastened_a &_o yet_o not_o kill_v as_o sorrow_v &_o yet_o always_o rejoice_v as_o poor_a &_o yet_o make_v many_o rich_a as_o have_v nothing_o and_o yet_o possess_v all_o thing_n a._n not_o unlike_o that_o of_o terence_n omnia_fw-la habeo_fw-la neque_fw-la quicquam_fw-la habeo_fw-la nihil_fw-la cum_fw-la est_fw-la nihil_fw-la deest_fw-la tamen_fw-la whereupon_o s._n augustine_n in_o the_o same_o place_n conclude_v that_o sicut_fw-la contraria_fw-la contrarijs_fw-la opposita_fw-la sermonibus_fw-la pluchritudinem_fw-la reddunt_fw-la ita_fw-la quadam_fw-la non_fw-la verborum_fw-la sed_fw-la rerum_fw-la eloquentia_fw-la contrariorum_fw-la appositione_n seculi_fw-la pulchritudo_fw-la componitur_fw-la as_o contrary_n oppose_v unto_o contrary_n do_v yield_v a_o kind_n of_o grace_n &_o beauty_n to_o the_o speech_n so_o god_n by_o place_v contrary_n against_o their_o contrary_n in_o a_o kind_n not_o of_o verbal_a but_o of_o real_a eloquence_n have_v give_v a_o great_a grace_n and_o beauty_n to_o his_o work_n which_o conceit_n of_o s._n augustine_n deliver_v by_o he_o 357._o but_o in_o general_a term_n be_v illustrate_v by_o tertullian_n by_o the_o apposition_n of_o many_o very_a notable_a particular_a instance_n and_o those_o very_a fit_a and_o apposite_a tota_n operatio_fw-la dei_fw-la ex_fw-la diversitatibus_fw-la constat_fw-la ex_fw-la corporalibus_fw-la &_o incorporalibus_fw-la ex_fw-la animalibus_fw-la &_o inanimalibus_fw-la ex_fw-la vocalibus_fw-la &_o mutis_fw-la ex_fw-la mobilibus_fw-la &_o stativis_fw-la ex_fw-la genitalibus_fw-la &_o sterilibus_fw-la ex_fw-la aridis_fw-la &_o humidis_fw-la ex_fw-la calidis_fw-la &_o frigidis_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o whole_a workmanship_n of_o god_n be_v compound_v all_o of_o contrary_n of_o thing_n corporeal_a and_o incorporeal_a of_o thing_n live_v and_o without_o life_n of_o thing_n loquent_fw-la and_o silent_a of_o thing_n movable_a and_o unmoveable_a of_o thing_n fertile_a and_o sterile_a of_o thing_n dry_a and_o moist_a of_o thing_n hot_a and_o cold_a etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o that_o he_o have_v show_v by_o those_o instance_n in_o the_o great_a world_n he_o proceed_v to_o declare_v in_o man_n also_o the_o little_a world_n sic_fw-la &_o hominem_fw-la ipsum_fw-la diversitas_fw-la temperavit_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la quam_fw-la insensu_fw-la alia_fw-la membra_fw-la fortia_fw-la alia_fw-la infirma_fw-la alia_fw-la honesta_fw-la alia_fw-la inhonesta_fw-la alia_fw-la gemina_fw-la alia_fw-la unica_fw-la alia_fw-la comparia_fw-la alia_fw-la disparia_fw-la perindè_fw-la &_o in_o sensu_fw-la nunc_fw-la laetitia_fw-la nunc_fw-la anxietas_fw-la nunc_fw-la amor_fw-la nunc_fw-la odium_fw-la nunc_fw-la ira_fw-la nunc_fw-la lenitas_fw-la in_o like_a case_n man_n himself_o be_v make_v by_o god_n of_o mere_o contrary_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o his_o body_n but_o also_o in_o his_o soul_n too_o some_o part_n of_o man_n be_v strong_a &_o some_o again_o be_v weak_a some_o comely_a some_o homely_a some_o double_a some_o single_a some_o 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his_o work_n the_o better_a have_v compose_v the_o whole_a world_n of_o opposite_a part_n as_o it_o be_v of_o light_n and_o shadow_n which_o as_o trismegistus_n note_v be_v a_o matter_n of_o so_o pure_a and_o absolute_a necessity_n that_o without_o it_o the_o world_n can_v have_v have_v no_o beauty_n for_o if_o contrary_n have_v not_o be_v thus_o mingle_v together_o the_o curious_a work_n of_o nature_n can_v not_o have_v be_v distinguish_v one_o of_o they_o from_o another_o 424._o and_o therefore_o he_o pronounce_v that_o exit_fw-la oppositione_n &_o contrarietate_fw-la constare_fw-la omne_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la alitor_fw-la se_fw-la habere_fw-la possibile_fw-la est_fw-la for_o as_o in_o a_o picture_n if_o all_o be_v black_a or_o all_o white_a there_o can_v be_v no_o grace_n or_o beauty_n in_o the_o work_n so_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n if_o all_o be_v good_a or_o all_o bad_a there_o can_v be_v no_o grace_n or_o sweetness_n in_o any_o of_o they_o 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