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of_o he_o nor_o can_v be_v change_v into_o he_o nor_o he_o into_o they_o he_o be_v also_o in_o a_o true_a and_o proper_a sense_n a_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o do_v not_o only_o give_v they_o their_o form_n and_o figure_n but_o also_o be_v life_n body_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o of_o good_a they_o have_v see_v kabbal_n denud_a tom._n 1._o part_n 2._o pag._n 30._o 332._o §_o 4._o see_v then_o that_o in_o he_o there_o be_v no_o time_n nor_o any_o mutability_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o he_o there_o can_v exist_v no_o new_a knowledge_n or_o will_n but_o his_o knowledge_n and_o will_n be_v eternal_a and_o without_o or_o above_o time_n see_v philosoph_n kabbalistic_a dissertatio_n 3_o ch._n 1._o in_o kabbal_n denudat_fw-la tom._n 1._o part._n 3._o &_o ibid._n ch._n 6._o §_o 5._o likewise_o in_o god_n there_o can_v exist_v no_o passion_n which_o to_o speak_v proper_o come_v from_o his_o creature_n for_o every_o passion_n be_v something_o temporal_a and_o have_v its_o beginning_n and_o end_n with_o time_n §_o 6._o in_o god_n be_v a_o idea_n which_o be_v the_o image_n of_o himself_o or_o a_o word_n exist_v within_o he_o which_o in_o substance_n or_o essence_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o he_o by_o which_o he_o know_v not_o only_a himself_o but_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o according_a to_o which_o yea_o by_o which_o idea_n or_o word_n all_o thing_n be_v make_v and_o create_v §_o 7._o by_o the_o like_a reason_n in_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n or_o will_n which_o proceed_v from_o he_o and_o yet_o as_o to_o substance_n or_o essence_n be_v something_o one_o with_o he_o by_o which_o creature_n receive_v their_o be_v and_o activity_n for_o creature_n have_v their_o be_v and_o existence_n simple_o and_o alone_o from_o he_o because_o god_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v who_o will_n be_v according_a to_o knowledge_n most_o infinite_a and_o thus_o wisdom_n and_o will_n in_o god_n be_v not_o a_o certain_a substance_n or_o be_v distinct_a from_o he_o but_o only_o 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follow_v part_n 3._o p._n 31._o unto_o the_o 64._o p._n 37_o 78_o etc._n etc._n and_o kabb._n denud_a tom._n 2._o part_n 2._o p._n 244._o and_o tract_n ult_n p._n 6_o 7._o 26._o §_o 3._o in_o order_n to_o this_o demonstration_n we_o must_v first_o consider_v the_o nature_n or_o be_v of_o god_n the_o chies_a be_v and_o then_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o creature_n which_o be_v to_o be_v compare_v one_o with_o another_o whence_o this_o middle_a nature_n will_v immediate_o discover_v itself_o to_o we_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n as_o be_v show_v in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n be_v altogether_o unchangeable_a which_o not_o only_o the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o also_o the_o strength_n of_o reason_n which_o god_n have_v endue_v our_o mind_n with_o sufficient_o declare_v for_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o mutability_n in_o god_n it_o must_v needs_o tend_v to_o some_o high_a degree_n or_o measure_n of_o goodness_n and_o then_o he_o will_v not_o be_v the_o chief_a 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creature_n be_v changeable_a and_o do_v continual_o vary_v from_o one_o state_n unto_o another_o but_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a mutability_n the_o one_o whereof_o have_v a_o power_n in_o it_o of_o change_v itself_o either_o unto_o good_a or_o evil_a and_o this_o be_v common_a to_o all_o creature_n but_o not_o to_o the_o first_o beget_v of_o all_o creature_n the_o other_o be_v only_o a_o power_n to_o proceed_v from_o goodness_n to_o goodness_n here_o be_v therefore_o a_o threefold_a classis_fw-la or_o rank_n of_o being_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v that_o which_o be_v whole_o unchangeable_a the_o second_o changeable_a only_o to_o good_a so_o that_o that_o which_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v good_a may_v become_v yet_o better_a the_o three_o be_v that_o which_o though_o it_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n indeed_o good_a yet_o can_v be_v indifferent_o change_v as_o well_o into_o good_a as_o from_o good_a into_o evil._n the_o first_o and_o last_o of_o these_o be_v extreme_n and_o the_o second_o be_v a_o natural_a medium_fw-la between_o they_o by_o which_o the_o extreme_n be_v unite_v and_o this_o medium_fw-la partake_v of_o both_o extreme_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o most_o convenient_a and_o proper_a medium_fw-la for_o it_o partake_v of_o the_o one_o extreme_a viz._n mutability_n to_o wit_n from_o good_a to_o a_o great_a degree_n or_o measure_n of_o goodness_n and_o of_o the_o other_o extreme_a viz._n that_o it_o be_v altogether_o unchangeable_a from_o good_a into_o evil_n and_o such_o a_o medium_fw-la be_v necessary_o require_v in_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o thing_n for_o otherwise_o there_o will_v remain_v a_o chasm_n or_o gap_n and_o one_o extreme_a will_v be_v unite_v with_o another_o without_o a_o medium_fw-la which_o be_v impossible_a and_o repugnant_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o the_o universe_n by_o the_o immutability_n of_o the_o messiah_n here_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o which_o be_v 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of_o spirit_n form_v in_o the_o heart_n either_o good_a or_o evil_a as_o christ_n have_v teach_v that_o out_o of_o the_o plenty_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v and_o that_o a_o good_a man_n out_o of_o the_o good_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o good_a thing_n etc._n etc._n also_o that_o which_o go_v into_o a_o man_n do_v not_o defile_v he_o but_o that_o which_o proceed_v out_o of_o he_o for_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o they_o proceed_v from_o he_o so_o shall_v they_o again_o return_v into_o he_o §_o 6._o and_o these_o be_v the_o proper_a angel_n or_o minister_a spirit_n of_o a_o man_n although_o there_o be_v other_o angel_n also_o as_o well_o good_a as_o evil_a which_o come_v unto_o man_n of_o which_o angel_n christ_n speak_v where_o he_o speak_v of_o those_o little_a one_o that_o believe_v on_o he_o their_o angel_n say_v he_o always_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o my_o heavenly_a father_n which_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o those_o believer_n who_o become_v as_o it_o 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