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be_v pure_a light_n but_o the_o world_n do_v not_o know_v it_o and_o solomon_n sapientia_fw-la deus_fw-la fundavit_fw-la coelos_fw-la stabilivit_fw-la terram_fw-la in_o prudentia_fw-la by_o wisdom_n god_n make_v the_o heaven_n and_o by_o his_o prudency_n he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o conclusion_n the_o whole_a harmony_n of_o holy_a writ_n which_o be_v too_o long_o for_o i_o punctual_o in_o this_o place_n to_o rehearse_v do_v testify_v thus_o much_o that_o all_o thing_n of_o what_o nature_n or_o condition_n soever_o be_v make_v dispose_v and_o effect_v in_o by_z and_o through_o this_o divine_a virtue_n or_o emanation_n which_o be_v god_n himself_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v the_o divine_a act_n who_o root_n be_v the_o word_n exit_fw-la ipso_fw-la say_v st._n paul_n per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la &_o in_o ipso_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la of_o he_o by_o he_o and_o in_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n but_o because_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a of_o this_o world_n may_v reply_v that_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n by_o his_o divine_a spirit_n or_o word_n do_v create_v all_o thing_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o he_o do_v act_n immediate_o and_o exist_v essential_o in_o every_o thing_n but_o after_o that_o this_o eternal_a spirit_n of_o wisdom_n have_v bestow_v on_o each_o creature_n a_o peculiar_a virtue_n in_o its_o creation_n than_o the_o creature_n can_v act_v of_o itself_o by_o a_o freewill_n which_o be_v absolute_o and_o distinguish_v and_o divide_v from_o the_o immediate_a act_n of_o god_n i_o answer_v that_o by_o our_o found_v rule_n in_o divinity_n the_o true_a essence_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v individual_a and_o therefore_o god_n do_v impart_v no_o essential_a act_n or_o virtue_n unto_o any_o creature_n which_o can_v be_v discontinue_v or_o separate_v from_o himself_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o eternal_a spirit_n of_o wisdom_n be_v say_v to_o fill_v all_o i_o marry_v will_v our_o learned_a say_n that_o be_v virtual_o but_o not_o substantial_o or_o essential_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v lay_v all_o such_o school_n distinction_n apart_o 6.4_o of_o which_o st._n paul_n bid_v timothy_n to_o beware_v if_o the_o virtue_n of_o god_n be_v not_o his_o essence_n or_o whether_o the_o one_o can_v be_v divide_v from_o the_o other_o if_o they_o reply_v and_o say_v that_o this_o virtue_n of_o god_n be_v no_o essence_n but_o a_o accident_n very_o they_o must_v needs_o err_v in_o say_v so_o be_v that_o it_o be_v most_o certain_o know_v unto_o the_o very_a jew_n and_o gentile_n themselves_o that_o god_n have_v not_o any_o accident_n in_o he_o see_v that_o he_o be_v absolute_o essential_a and_o real_a of_o himself_o for_o where_o his_o divine_a act_n be_v there_o be_v also_o his_o virtue_n and_o where_o his_o virtue_n be_v there_o be_v he_o true_o say_v to_o be_v essential_a for_o else_o the_o word_n or_o divine_a act_n which_o do_v vivifie_v and_o quicken_v every_o creature_n shall_v seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o accident_n and_o that_o divide_a from_o the_o divine_a essence_n which_o how_o absurd_a it_o be_v the_o immortality_n and_o root_n of_o it_o do_v argue_v for_o david_n in_o his_o foresaid_a text_n say_v spiritu_fw-la ab_fw-la ore_fw-la ejus_fw-la omnis_fw-la virtus_fw-la eorum_fw-la from_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mouth_n do_v issue_v every_o virtue_n of_o the_o heaven_n 32.6_o i_o imagine_v that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n of_o a_o upright_a sense_n that_o will_v esteem_v this_o virtue_n to_o be_v a_o accident_n which_o be_v so_o then_o must_v it_o needs_o be_v essential_a and_o consequent_o in_o god_n and_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o not_o divisible_a from_o his_o spirit_n but_o what_o need_v more_o word_n when_o scripture_n do_v confirm_v this_o every_o where_o 1.16_o st._n paul_n say_v in_o the_o text_n before_o mention_v quoniam_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la condâ—ta_fw-la sunt_fw-la universa_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la et_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la tam_fw-la visibilia_fw-la quam_fw-la invisibilia_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la et_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la creata_fw-la sunt_fw-la et_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la constant_a because_o all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v make_v in_o he_o as_o well_o visible_a as_o invisible_a all_o thing_n be_v create_v in_o he_o and_o by_o he_o all_o consist_v in_o he_o 1.4_o ergo_fw-la nothing_o without_o he_o again_o st._n john_n say_v in_o verbo_fw-la erat_fw-la vita_fw-la life_n be_v in_o the_o word_n and_o therefore_o the_o creature_n be_v annex_v unto_o he_o by_o a_o continuate_v tie_v of_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o the_o creature_n without_o the_o which_o it_o can_v exist_v one_o minute_n 104.24_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o psalmist_n say_v o_o lord_n how_o manifold_a be_v thy_o work_n in_o wisdom_n thou_o have_v make_v they_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o thy_o riches_n 29.30.31_o so_o be_v the_o wide_a sea_n and_o the_o innumerable_a creep_a thing_n therein_o both_o great_a and_o small_a thou_o give_v unto_o they_o and_o they_o gather_v it_o thou_o open_v thy_o hand_n and_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o good_a thing_n but_o if_o thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n they_o be_v trouble_v if_o thou_o take_v away_o their_o breath_n they_o die_v and_o return_v unto_o dust_n again_o if_o thou_o send_v out_o thy_o spirit_n they_o be_v re-created_n and_o revive_v and_o thou_o renewe_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n whereby_o we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v the_o immediate_a act_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n that_o work_v these_o thing_n by_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o vivifie_v all_o thing_n and_o that_o by_o he_o we_o breathe_v and_o live_v and_o have_v our_o be_v and_o not_o only_o we_o but_o also_o all_o other_o flesh_n whatsoever_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o foresay_a text_n 34.14_o as_o also_o by_o this_o testimony_n of_o job_n si_fw-mi deus_fw-la apponens_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la animum_fw-la suum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la seu_fw-la flatum_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la reciperet_fw-la deficeret_fw-la &_o exspiraret_fw-la omnis_fw-la caro_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la in_o câ—nerem_fw-la reverteretur_fw-la if_o god_n set_v his_o heart_n or_o mind_n upon_o man_n shall_v receive_v or_o draw_v unto_o himself_o his_o spirit_n or_o breath_n of_o life_n all_o flesh_n will_v die_v together_o and_o man_n will_v return_v unto_o dust_n 42.5_o and_o the_o prophet_n deus_fw-mi that_fw-mi flatum_fw-la populo_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la calcantibus_fw-la eam_fw-la god_n give_v breath_n unto_o the_o people_n which_o be_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o a_o spirit_n unto_o the_o creature_n which_o tread_v on_o it_o now_o i_o beseech_v you_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o this_o spirit_n of_o life_n shall_v be_v present_a with_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o essential_o in_o every_o thing_n and_o yet_o it_o shall_v cease_v to_o act_v immediate_o that_o be_v in_o persona_fw-la sua_fw-la when_o it_o be_v the_o most_o swift_a and_o mobil_n '_o in_o his_o active_a nature_n and_o agility_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v present_a in_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v apparent_a because_o all_o thing_n do_v act_n and_o live_v in_o he_o and_o by_o he_o for_o st._n paul_n text_n before_o mention_v say_v omnia_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la constant_a all_o consist_v in_o he_o and_o again_o ipse_fw-la operatur_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la 3.5_o he_o work_v all_o in_o all_o and_o st._n peter_n the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v of_o water_n 139.7.8.9.10.11.12_o exist_v by_o the_o word_n and_o solomon_n incorruptibilis_fw-la dei_fw-la spiritus_fw-la inest_fw-la omni_fw-la rei_fw-la the_o incorruptible_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o again_o spiritus_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la sanctus_fw-la implet_fw-la orbem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n fill_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o prophet_n david_n whither_o shall_v i_o go_v from_o thy_o spirit_n or_o whither_o shall_v i_o flee_v from_o thy_o presence_n if_o i_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n thou_o be_v there_o if_o i_o lie_v down_o in_o hell_n thou_o be_v there_o let_v i_o take_v the_o wing_n of_o the_o morning_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o sea_n yet_o thither_o shall_v thy_o hand_n lead_v i_o and_o thy_o right_a hand_n hold_v i_o if_o i_o say_v yet_o the_o darkness_n shall_v hide_v i_o even_o the_o night_n shall_v be_v light_n about_o i_o yea_o the_o darkness_n hide_v not_o from_o thou_o but_o the_o night_n shine_v as_o the_o day_n the_o darkness_n and_o night_n be_v both_o alike_o therefore_o it_o be_v his_o real_a spirit_n that_o fill_v all_o thing_n and_o not_o any_o accidental_a virtue_n as_o be_v false_o imagine_v by_o some_o 66.1_o and_o the_o prophet_n isaias_n coelum_fw-la est_fw-la sedes_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o terra_fw-la scabellum_fw-la pedum_fw-la meorum_fw-la say_v the_o lord_n the_o heaven_n
that_o sacred_a philosophy_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o groundwork_n of_o divinity_n or_o a_o expression_n of_o god_n and_o his_o act_n in_o his_o creature_n or_o if_o you_o will_v have_v it_o so_o in_o thing_n as_o well_o supernatural_a as_o natural_a neither_o can_v any_o man_n find_v that_o god_n be_v ever_o mention_v or_o specify_v in_o scripture_n but_o as_o he_o be_v consider_v in_o this_o world_n which_o he_o frame_v and_o the_o creature_n thereof_o so_o be_v he_o say_v 1._o to_o be_v endue_v with_o light_a as_o with_o a_o vestment_n to_o be_v a_o consume_a fire_n to_o fill_v the_o heaven_n and_o to_o make_v the_o earth_n his_o footstool_n to_o put_v his_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o sun_n to_o make_v the_o dark_a cloud_n his_o dwell_n or_o tabernacle_n to_o speak_v in_o thunder_n from_o heaven_n to_o parley_v with_o job_n out_o of_o the_o whirlwind_n to_o blow_v out_o of_o the_o north_n and_o south_n to_o be_v everywhere_o also_o his_o spirit_n be_v say_v to_o descend_v from_o heaven_n like_o a_o dove_n and_o in_o the_o form_n of_o cleave_a tongue_n of_o fire_n and_o to_o fill_v the_o earth_n and_o to_o make_v man_n his_o temple_n and_o to_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o conclude_v all_o scripture_n be_v full_a of_o nothing_o else_o but_o of_o his_o essential_a operation_n in_o all_o create_a thing_n by_o his_o infinite_a organ_n wherefore_o i_o may_v just_o say_v that_o true_a philosophy_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n which_o descend_v from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n be_v nothing_o else_o in_o effect_n but_o theology_n only_o we_o may_v for_o fashions-sake_n make_v this_o distinction_n that_o essential_a philosophy_n pass_v or_o make_v his_o enquiry_n after_o the_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la move_v from_o the_o creature_n circumference_n or_o external_a unto_o his_o centre_n or_o internal_a for_o the_o find_v out_o or_o describe_v of_o that_o eternal_a essence_n who_o be_v only_o good_a and_o be_v the_o sole_a actor_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o so_o proceed_v as_o it_o be_v demonstraâ—â—â—ne_v a_o posteriori_fw-la that_o be_v from_o the_o visible_a creature_n unto_o the_o invisible_a creator_n according_a unto_o st._n paul_n rule_n and_o solomon_n precept_n in_o the_o place_n above_o cite_v 13.1_o and_o the_o theologian_n or_o divine_a seem_v to_o move_v another_o way_n to_o wit_n from_o the_o radical_a centre_n or_o invisibility_n of_o god_n and_o so_o proceed_v quasi_fw-la demonstratione_fw-la a_o priori_fw-la that_o be_v move_v from_o the_o divine_a internal_a act_n or_o centre_n unto_o the_o visible_a circumference_n or_o external_a creature_n whereby_o we_o may_v perceive_v in_o the_o conclusion_n that_o both_o science_n do_v attain_v unto_o one_o point_n in_o the_o end_n that_o be_v to_o say_v unto_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a thing_n or_o high_a goodness_n in_o effect_n and_o yet_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o many_o a_o academist_n in_o this_o world_n be_v so_o extract_v beyond_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o their_o researche_n that_o they_o forsooth_o seek_v he_o out_o beyond_o the_o moon_n nay_o beyond_o the_o margin_n of_o the_o vault_a world_n and_o so_o divide_v he_o absolute_o from_o his_o creature_n in_o which_o proceed_n they_o do_v but_o attempt_v or_o presume_v to_o clamber_v up_o a_o ladder_n without_o step_n or_o degree_n they_o will_v i_o say_v soar_v up_o unto_o the_o high_a pitch_n without_o any_o consideration_n have_v unto_o the_o low_a degree_n in_o that_o they_o attempt_v to_o find_v out_o god_n without_o any_o respect_n have_v unto_o his_o creature_n when_o as_o the_o scripture_n warrant_v we_o that_o he_o be_v not_o far_o off_o from_o any_o of_o we_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v but_o needless_a to_o seek_v or_o expect_v he_o 17._o beyond_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o fire_n or_o above_o the_o starry_a heaven_n when_o he_o be_v near_a unto_o we_o than_o we_o be_v aware_a of_o but_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n for_o some_o of_o they_o be_v altogether_o addict_v for_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n unto_o the_o peripatetic_a philosophy_n be_v so_o corrupt_v thereby_o and_o understand_v by_o that_o doctrine_n so_o little_a news_n of_o god_n be_v in_o his_o creature_n that_o when_o they_o come_v unto_o their_o high_a function_n they_o be_v flat_a enemy_n to_o such_o as_o shall_v tell_v they_o any_o such_o thing_n and_o though_o they_o find_v scripture_n in_o plain_a term_n to_o verify_v that_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n be_v in_o all_o and_o over_o all_o yet_o by_o those_o sophistical_a school-distinction_n which_o they_o have_v learn_v or_o gather_v out_o of_o their_o ethnick-master_n document_n or_o his_o obsequious_a commentator_n they_o do_v so_o involve_v and_o bewrap_v the_o plainly-meaning_n place_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o equivocate_a cloud_n of_o obscurity_n that_o they_o make_v they_o ambiguous_a or_o of_o little_a or_o no_o effect_n as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v and_o by_o the_o whole_a harmony_n of_o the_o sacred_a text_n affirm_v that_o god_n be_v in_o all_o and_o over_o all_o and_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n they_o streightway_n distinguish_v and_o say_v it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o be_v virtualiter_fw-la or_o virtual_o but_o not_o substantialiter_fw-la or_o essential_o over_o all_o as_o who_o shall_v say_v his_o virtue_n can_v be_v divide_v or_o separate_v from_o his_o essence_n and_o again_o when_o the_o text_n say_v that_o god_n operate_v all_o in_o all_o verum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v they_o quatenus_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la principalis_fw-la as_o he_o be_v the_o prime_n or_o principal_a cause_n but_o there_o be_v many_o secondary_a or_o subalternate_a agent_n say_v they_o which_o do_v act_n in_o nature_n by_o themselves_o as_o the_o intelligence_n the_o star_n the_o element_n the_o meteor_n the_o compound_a creature_n as_o well_o animal_n as_o vegetable_a and_o mineral_n and_o so_o they_o will_v by_o these_o aristotelicall_a 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the_o word_n and_o that_o it_o do_v as_o it_o be_v swim_v in_o the_o word_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o comprehend_v all_o thing_n as_o in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n it_o be_v express_o set_v down_o and_o it_o be_v move_v and_o guide_v by_o the_o word_n yea_o very_o and_o in_o the_o air_n be_v it_o be_v the_o universal_a treasury_n of_o god_n there_o be_v many_o peculiar_a cabinet_n out_o of_o the_o which_o by_o his_o word_n which_o be_v effect_v by_o his_o strong_a and_o powerful_a angel_n as_o david_n tell_v we_o he_o do_v produce_v divers_a kind_n of_o meteor_n as_o be_v prove_v before_o which_o be_v commit_v unto_o the_o government_n and_o presidentship_n of_o divers_a angel_n or_o spirit_n the_o which_o also_o be_v create_v of_o air_n and_o exist_v in_o the_o air_n by_o the_o word_n and_o therefore_o move_v and_o act_n in_o the_o word_n or_o in_o and_o by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o divine_a spirit_n 37._o which_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n call_v from_o the_o four_o wind_n to_o make_v the_o dead_a to_o live_v again_o by_o who_o administration_n the_o word_n move_v they_o and_o operate_n in_o they_o all_o meteorologick_n species_n or_o kind_n be_v bring_v forth_o and_o procreate_v in_o the_o air_n yea_o and_o all_o those_o wonderful_a tempest_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o world_n be_v effect_v or_o produce_v and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o make_v his_o angel_n wind_n and_o his_o minister_n flame_n of_o fire_n again_o dei_fw-la curruum_fw-la dvae_fw-la sunt_fw-la myriade_n multa_fw-la millia_fw-la angelorum_fw-la 68.19_o dominus_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la sinai_n in_fw-la sanctuario_fw-la habitans_fw-la there_o be_v two_o myradâ—_n even_o many_o thousand_o of_o angel_n the_o lord_n be_v with_o they_o the_o lord_n of_o sinai_n inhabit_v in_o his_o sanctuary_n where_o he_o mean_v in_o his_o apparition_n in_o a_o tempest_n as_o he_o do_v upon_o the_o mount_n sinai_n these_o spirit_n therefore_o which_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o external_a be_v make_v or_o create_v of_o air_n and_o with_o the_o air_n do_v exercise_v their_o office_n or_o ministry_n in_o the_o air_n and_o be_v by_o god_n ordination_n conversant_a about_o the_o direction_n of_o tempest_n cloud_n rain_n snow_n hail_o frost_n lightning_n thunder_z comet_n chasmus_fw-la flood_n or_o inundation_n heat_v cold_a moisture_n drowth_n and_o all_o other_o accident_n which_o do_v appear_v in_o the_o air_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v insist_v by_o the_o revelatour_n 7._o that_o by_o the_o ordination_n of_o god_n four_o angel_n be_v appoint_v as_o precedent_n over_o the_o four_o wind_n of_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n unto_o who_o it_o be_v assign_v to_o hurt_v the_o earth_n and_o water_n and_o tree_n and_o fruit_n but_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o have_v not_o any_o power_n to_o execute_v their_o harmful_a or_o tempestuous_a violence_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n till_o the_o imperious_a angel_n have_v excite_v or_o move_v they_o unto_o it_o but_o as_o all_o thâ—s_n be_v unknown_a unto_o the_o ethnic_a philosopher_n so_o have_v it_o be_v altogether_o neglect_v or_o rather_o reject_v by_o their_o christian_a disciple_n because_o that_o in_o their_o mouth_n and_o write_n the_o lie_a and_o false_a spirit_n of_o aristotle_n have_v take_v too_o deep_a a_o root_n or_o possession_n and_o challenge_v unto_o itself_o the_o prime_n and_o superior_a place_n although_o therefore_o that_o this_o my_o admonition_n may_v seem_v unto_o such_o as_o be_v wed_v unto_o their_o will_n and_o hood-winked_n with_o aristotle_n subtle_a document_n to_o be_v but_o wild_a ridiculous_a and_o of_o little_a or_o no_o esteem_n yet_o i_o will_v have_v they_o know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a importance_n and_o high_a consequence_n be_v that_o it_o concern_v and_o touch_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n for_o by_o it_o true_a christian_n may_v fundamental_o know_v and_o understand_v the_o real_a and_o essential_a cause_n of_o tempest_n and_o other_o act_n and_o operation_n which_o do_v thereunto_o belong_v and_o thereby_o perceive_v that_o they_o happen_v not_o by_o case_n fortuit_fw-la neither_o operate_v by_o any_o act_n of_o their_o own_o as_o the_o fantastic_a ethnic_n have_v devise_v or_o feign_v in_o their_o write_n but_o be_v traduce_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a treasury_n by_o the_o divine_a providence_n and_o be_v send_v down_o here_o below_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o word_n and_o execution_n of_o his_o angelical_a minister_n either_o to_o afflict_v and_o scourge_v the_o wicked_a for_o their_o offence_n or_o by_o put_v they_o in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o they_o may_v by_o the_o fear_n thereof_o be_v drive_v to_o repent_v so_o that_o when_o they_o unto_o their_o terror_n shall_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o thunder_n from_o above_o and_o behold_v the_o fiery_a flash_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n or_o shall_v see_v the_o dreadful_a inundation_n cause_v by_o abundance_n of_o snow_n or_o rain_n they_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o repentance_n and_o be_v humble_v and_o incite_v to_o invoke_v their_o creator_n unto_o their_o aid_n and_o to_o pray_v he_o hearty_o to_o avert_v all_o danger_n from_o they_o and_o to_o mitigate_v his_o tempest_n and_o to_o pacify_v the_o fury_n of_o his_o fiery_a or_o watery_a minister_n and_o to_o grant_v they_o they_o mild_a and_o more_o benign_a weather_n with_o gentle_a and_o fertile_a rain_n and_o to_o bless_v and_o save_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o land_n and_o to_o preserve_v their_o cattle_n which_o feed_v upon_o they_o as_o also_o their_o house_n and_o other_o such_o like_a necessary_a additament_n from_o the_o violence_n of_o his_o tempestuous_a angel_n or_o spiritual_a instrument_n contrariwise_o who_o neglect_v this_o doctrine_n which_o be_v found_v on_o the_o true_a wisdom_n and_o wallow_v as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o sow_n in_o the_o mire_n betake_v himself_o unto_o the_o rule_n of_o that_o wisdom_n which_o be_v but_o mere_a foolishness_n before_o god_n and_o consequent_o will_v imagine_v all_o these_o meteorological_a marvel_n to_o proceed_v by_o chance_n and_o accidental_o and_o without_o the_o act_n of_o any_o internal_a principle_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n will_v neglect_v they_o as_o esteem_v they_o only_a thing_n natural_a and_o therefore_o will_v neither_o dread_v they_o as_o indeed_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v nor_o yet_o acknowledge_v he_o who_o be_v the_o true_a author_n of_o they_o and_o immediate_a actor_n in_o they_o be_v just_o to_o be_v number_v among_o those_o man_n at_o which_o the_o wiseman_n aim_v in_o this_o speech_n 15._o all_o man_n say_v solomon_n be_v vain_a by_o nature_n in_o who_o be_v the_o ignorance_n of_o god_n and_o who_o can_v understand_v he_o who_o be_v by_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v make_v nor_o yet_o conceive_v the_o workman_n by_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o work_n the_o epilogue_n unto_o this_o section_n thus_o judicious_a and_o christian_a reader_n have_v you_o understand_v the_o main_a difference_n that_o be_v between_o the_o wisdom_n of_o this_o world_n which_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v to_o be_v but_o mere_a foolishness_n before_o god_n and_o that_o which_o descend_v from_o above_o and_o issue_v from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n which_o be_v the_o essential_a and_o true_a spirit_n of_o sapience_n or_o discipline_n and_o consequent_o you_o may_v easy_o discern_v how_o the_o ethnic_a philosophy_n that_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o worldly_a wisdom_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o rely_v only_o on_o the_o tradition_n of_o man_n and_o element_n of_o this_o world_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a fallacy_n or_o prestigious_a figment_n and_o therefore_o only_o that_o of_o the_o patriarck_n prophet_n and_o apostle_n which_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o catholic_n christ_n or_o eternal_a spirit_n of_o god_n in_o who_o be_v the_o plenitude_n of_o divinity_n be_v only_o true_a
existence_n reserve_v only_o in_o its_o self_n and_o consist_v of_o itself_o not_o have_v any_o principle_n root_n or_o beginning_n to_o spring_v from_o and_o exist_v by_o but_o only_o from_o and_o of_o itself_o in_o who_o divine_a puissance_n as_o in_o a_o place_n without_o end_n or_o limit_n all_o thing_n which_o be_v now_o explicit_o apparent_a be_v then_o complicit_o contain_v although_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o capacity_n they_o be_v esteem_v nothing_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n such_o person_n as_o be_v conversant_a in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o true_a wisdom_n have_v enact_v in_o their_o never_o die_a register_n that_o this_o mystical_a infinity_n when_o it_o be_v thus_o bewrap_v in_o the_o gloomy_a clew_n or_o profound_a abyss_n of_o darkness_n and_o remain_v as_o it_o be_v vacant_a or_o rest_v in_o its_o self_n without_o any_o action_n or_o as_o they_o say_v have_v regard_n or_o respect_n unto_o nothing_o be_v therefore_o term_v in_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v cab._n nihil_fw-la non_fw-la finis_fw-la non_fw-la ens_fw-la and_o in_o plain_a english_a nothing_o at_o all_o in_o our_o imagination_n because_o the_o tenuity_n and_o poverty_n of_o man_n capacity_n and_o ingeny_n in_o the_o regard_n of_o divine_a thing_n be_v such_o that_o it_o be_v accustom_v to_o judge_v and_o imagine_v that_o not_o to_o be_v or_o exist_v at_o all_o which_o appear_v not_o manifest_o unto_o the_o sight_n for_o this_o reason_n therefore_o the_o wise_a person_n in_o the_o abstruse_a and_o hide_a cabal_n have_v term_v this_o original_a unity_n in_o his_o secret_a disposition_n aleph_fw-la tenebrosum_fw-la or_o the_o obscure_a and_o dark_a aleph_fw-la the_o which_o hebrew_a letter_n be_v receive_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o cabalistical_a rabbi_n for_o the_o figure_n of_o one_o in_o arithmetic_n and_o by_o consequence_n it_o be_v hieroglyphical_o take_v for_o god_n as_o he_o be_v understand_v to_o be_v that_o absolute_a monady_n or_o unity_n which_o only_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o do_v abide_v and_o rest_v in_o itself_o without_o any_o action_n of_o emanation_n which_o afterward_o he_o do_v use_v when_o he_o be_v please_v to_o operate_v in_o creation_n and_o therefore_o the_o wise_a philosopher_n hermes_n not_o disagree_v in_o this_o from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v monas_n ante_fw-la mundi_fw-la exordium_n sibi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la &_o non_fw-la aliis_fw-la reluxit_fw-la unity_n or_o identity_n dâ—d_v shine_v only_o to_o itself_o 3._o and_o in_o itself_o and_o not_o to_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o in_o another_o place_n erat_fw-la umbra_fw-la infinita_fw-la in_o abysso_fw-la agua_fw-la insuper_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la tenuis_fw-la intellectualis_fw-la per_fw-la divinam_fw-la potentiam_fw-la in_o chaos_n inerant_fw-la there_o be_v a_o infinite_a shadow_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o abyss_n and_o moreover_o water_n and_o a_o thin_a intellectual_a spirit_n be_v in_o the_o chaos_n through_o the_o divine_a puissance_n and_o moses_n to_o confirm_v this_o say_n of_o that_o wise_a philosopher_n tâ—nebrae_fw-la erant_fw-la super_fw-la faciem_fw-la abyssi_fw-la by_o this_o therefore_o may_v wise_a man_n discern_v and_o contemplate_v 1._o though_o a_o far_o off_o what_o the_o potentia_n or_o puissance_n diuâ—ne_a be_v before_o any_o creature_n do_v explicit_o appear_v out_o of_o darkness_n as_o also_o they_o may_v easy_o gather_v what_o be_v the_o true_a principle_n and_o foundation_n of_o darkness_n namely_o the_o enclose_v or_o retain_v of_o the_o actual_a beam_n or_o light_n of_o immortal_a life_n and_o be_v in_o this_o bright_a fundamental_a unity_n in_o the_o which_o be_v no_o darkness_n so_o that_o the_o original_a darkness_n can_v be_v repute_v for_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o radical_a unitie_n bright_a emanation_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o action_n neither_o can_v that_o divine_a vivify_a and_o create_v light_n be_v present_a 1._o when_o the_o will_n of_o that_o simple_a and_o absolute_a essence_n in_o unity_n be_v not_o mind_v to_o send_v forth_o unto_o deformity_n the_o treasure_n of_o its_o inform_a beam_n and_o hereupon_o it_o follow_v of_o necessity_n that_o darkness_n be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o abyss_n and_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v void_a and_o without_o form_n before_o the_o divine_a essence_n do_v shine_v forth_o and_o that_o darkness_n be_v make_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o rest_n and_o repose_v because_o where_o the_o divine_a act_n or_o sacred_a emanation_n be_v absent_a all_o thing_n be_v only_o potential_a and_o consequent_o without_o actual_a verity_n be_v as_o it_o be_v stark_o dead_a and_o without_o life_n or_o motion_n and_o that_o the_o property_n of_o coldness_n and_o stupidity_n have_v dominion_n during_o that_o privative_a estate_n because_o that_o heat_n be_v engender_v by_o motion_n only_o and_o motion_n have_v its_o beginning_n from_o light_n and_o all_o brightness_n do_v flow_v from_o this_o unity_n which_o be_v term_v the_o father_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o light_n wherefore_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o this_o divine_a essence_n retain_v itself_o in_o itself_o than_o the_o dark_a chaos_n reserve_v only_o in_o the_o divine_a puissance_n or_o potentia_fw-la divina_fw-la must_v be_v deprive_v of_o motion_n and_o that_o it_o be_v incline_v to_o inspissation_n and_o condensation_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o congeal_a and_o cold_a property_n which_o do_v thicken_v and_o make_v gross_a by_o contraction_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o privation_n and_o a_o enemy_n unto_o the_o creature_n life_n and_o be_v because_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o act_v motion_n and_o heat_n which_o be_v the_o handmaid_n of_o the_o divine_a emanation_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o death_n deformity_n and_o nonentity_n to_o conclude_v as_o light_n be_v the_o original_n of_o life_n position_n act_n motion_n and_o in_o a_o word_n of_o the_o volunty_n of_o god_n in_o his_o reveal_v nature_n so_o also_o be_v this_o primordiall_a darkness_n the_o head_n and_o wellspring_n of_o death_n privation_n rest_n or_o vacancy_n and_o in_o brief_a of_o the_o divine_a essence_n nolunty_n and_o hereupon_o the_o scripture_n do_v justify_v that_o when_o god_n do_v send_v forth_o his_o salutiferous_a beam_n and_o manifest_v unto_o his_o creature_n the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n they_o be_v refresh_v with_o goodness_n and_o life_n 104.29_o when_o he_o in_o part_n do_v hide_v his_o face_n and_o withdraw_v his_o lively_a and_o vivify_a beam_n from_o they_o they_o grow_v sick_a and_o their_o spirit_n be_v trouble_v but_o if_o he_o total_o withdraw_v his_o aspect_n of_o life_n from_o they_o they_o do_v immediate_o expire_v and_o breathe_v their_o last_o whereupon_o also_o moses_n deus_fw-la malos_fw-la relinquit_fw-la &_o abscondit_fw-la faciem_fw-la svam_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la ut_fw-la obveniant_fw-la iis_fw-la mala_fw-la multa_fw-la 31.17_o god_n forsake_v the_o wicked_a a_o â—hideth_v his_o face_n from_o they_o that_o much_o mischief_n may_v befall_v they_o 13.1_o and_o david_n quousque_fw-la abscondis_fw-la vultum_fw-la tuum_fw-la a_o i_o exhilara_n i_o vultu_fw-la tuo_fw-la visitatio_fw-la tua_fw-la conservat_fw-la spiritum_fw-la meum_fw-la how_o long_o will_v thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n from_o i_o make_v i_o glad_a with_o thy_o countenance_n thy_o visitation_n do_v conserve_v my_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o divine_a essence_n observe_v as_o well_o after_o his_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n as_o before_o it_o both_o the_o action_n of_o his_o nolunty_n and_o his_o volunty_n in_o the_o first_o whereof_o he_o withdraw_v or_o withhold_v that_o virtue_n of_o life_n from_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v the_o act_n of_o privation_n in_o the_o last_o he_o give_v life_n and_o preservation_n to_o it_o for_o by_o this_o his_o dilatative_a property_n he_o create_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o chap._n ii_o wherein_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v complicit_o and_o ideal_o in_o god_n and_o of_o god_n before_o they_o be_v make_v thus_o have_v i_o express_v and_o make_v manifest_a according_a unto_o the_o small_a validity_n of_o my_o understanding_n the_o estate_n and_o be_v of_o this_o radical_a and_o eternal_a unity_n before_o any_o thing_n be_v by_o it_o create_v with_o the_o effect_n that_o it_o do_v produce_v in_o the_o potential_a and_o deform_a mass_n or_o material_a subject_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v complicit_o or_o hidden_o detain_v and_o comprehend_v in_o that_o omnipotent_a and_o incomprehensible_a point_n of_o divine_a perfection_n in_o which_o increated_a condition_n it_o remain_v as_o nothing_o quoad_fw-la nos_fw-la forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v without_o form_n unto_o the_o which_o it_o appertain_v only_o to_o give_v a_o name_n and_o essence_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o estate_n of_o its_o non-actuall_a be_v 3.11_o wise_a man_n have_v term_v it_o potenâ—iam_fw-la divinam_fw-la or_o the_o divine_a puissance_n to_o confirm_v and_o verify_v all_o this_o we_o find_v these_o
otherwise_o than_o adam_n contain_v in_o himself_o eve_n which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o little_a world_n or_o man_n after_o adam_n and_o therefore_o hermes_n say_v mens_fw-la autem_fw-la deus_fw-la utriusque_fw-la sexús_fw-la foecunditate_fw-la plenissimus_fw-la pimand_n vita_fw-la &_o lux_fw-la cum_fw-la verbo_fw-la sic_fw-la alteram_fw-la mentem_fw-la peperit_fw-la god_n be_v full_a of_o the_o fertility_n of_o both_o sex_n and_o be_v life_n and_o light_n bring_v forth_o another_o divine_a spirit_n by_o his_o word_n and_o scripture_n seem_v to_o intimate_v thus_o much_o in_o this_o sense_n qui_fw-la caeteris_fw-la generationem_fw-la tribuo_fw-la a_o sterilis_fw-la ero_fw-la it_o be_v evident_a therefore_o that_o out_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o radical_a unity_n exist_v before_o all_o antiquity_n both_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o all_o thing_n do_v proceed_v and_o that_o they_o appear_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o be_v or_o birth_n but_o aeviall_a that_o be_v have_v 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infinite_a fountain_n be_v in_o he_o light_a and_o darkness_n and_o no_o way_n differ_v in_o essence_n from_o their_o root_n which_o be_v all_o in_o all_o 12_o because_o that_o as_o the_o psalmist_n do_v say_v tenebrae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ei_fw-la sicut_fw-la ipsa_fw-la lux_fw-la darkness_n be_v unto_o he_o as_o light_v for_o all_o be_v one_o in_o he_o who_o be_v only_o one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o himself_o 11.36_o in_o who_o by_o who_o and_o therefore_o from_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n for_o his_o volunty_n and_o nolunty_n be_v but_o all_o one_o in_o he_o that_o be_v one_o simple_a identity_n and_o what_o be_v his_o volunty_n that_o be_v as_o well_o his_o affirmation_n as_o his_o negation_n which_o be_v all_o but_o one_o good_a in_o he_o that_o be_v all_o goodness_n and_o yet_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o creature_n when_o his_o negation_n have_v the_o supremacy_n he_o hide_v the_o light_n of_o his_o love_a countenance_n and_o all_o be_v dark_a and_o then_o he_o operate_v in_o regard_n of_o his_o privation_n for_o where_o he_o hide_v his_o face_n all_o be_v deform_v and_o as_o it_o be_v void_a of_o essence_n and_o goodness_n lo_o here_o be_v his_o volunty_n negative_a or_o privative_a which_o may_v right_o be_v term_v his_o nolunty_n if_o his_o affirmation_n have_v dominion_n he_o emit_v the_o beauty_n of_o his_o benignity_n and_o the_o creature_n expect_v spirit_n be_v enlighten_v by_o his_o presence_n and_o consequent_o replenish_v with_o goodness_n lo_o here_o be_v also_o his_o volunty_n affirmative_a or_o positive_a call_v his_o volunty_n in_o the_o right_a sense_n but_o least_o any_o man_n shall_v think_v this_o strange_a let_v he_o but_o observe_v the_o mental_a beam_n which_o be_v assign_v by_o god_n unto_o man_n to_o inform_v he_o with_o reason_n and_o adorn_v he_o with_o understanding_n we_o know_v that_o man_n have_v but_o one_o divine_a nature_n which_o give_v he_o intellect_n 9_o spiritus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la say_v job_n sed_fw-la 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