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A41659 The court of the gentiles, or, A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish church. Part 2, Of philosophie in order to a demonstration of 1. The perfection of Gods word and church light, 2. The imperfection of natures light and mischief of vain philosophie, 3. The right use of human learning and especially sound philosophie / by Theoph. Gale ...; Court of the gentiles. Part 2 Gale, Theophilus, 1628-1678. 1670 (1670) Wing G138; ESTC R11588 456,763 496

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this_o perfection_n of_o the_o universe_n he_o have_v before_o give_v some_o intimation_n of_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o goodness_n so_o timaeus_n fol._n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n will_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v good_a and_o nothing_o evil_a for_o it_o be_v never_o neither_o be_v it_o now_o lawful_a for_o he_o who_o be_v the_o best_a good_a to_o make_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v most_o beautiful_a and_o perfect_a plato_n here_o show_v how_o god_n of_o the_o first_o confuse_a matter_n and_o element_n efform_v a_o most_o beautiful_a world_n the_o word_n he_o express_v this_o by_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o beautify_v adorn_v the_o world_n whence_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o ancient_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d again_o he_o saie●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shape_v configure_v or_o conform_v the_o universe_n i._n e._n make_v it_o conformable_a to_o the_o eternal_a and_o most_o perfect_a exemplar_n of_o his_o own_o decree_n whence_o we_o read_v 1._o cor._n 7.31_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o scene_n figure_n or_o form_n of_o this_o world_n farther_n plato_n say_v that_o god_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d accurate_o dispose_v order_n or_o methodize_v the_o universe_n place_v each_o part_n in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o rank_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reduce_v every_o creature_n from_o that_o ataxy_n or_o disorder_v it_o lay_v under_o in_o the_o confuse_a chaos_n unto_o a_o admirable_a order_n and_o goodness_n which_o he_o elsewhere_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a order_n or_o right_a disposition_n of_o every_o thing_n last_o he_o say_v that_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d constitute_v or_o gather_v into_o one_o systeme_n each_o part_n of_o the_o creation_n whence_o aristotle_n his_o scholar_n follow_v his_o master_n herein_o define_v the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n a_o systeme_n or_o ordinate_a compage_n of_o natural_a body_n etc._n etc._n by_o all_o these_o expression_n plato_n set_v forth_o to_o the_o life_n the_o incomparable_a structure_n and_o admirable_a perfection_n of_o the_o universe_n as_o it_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o that_o exact_o conformable_a unto_o and_o as_o we_o have_v reason_n enough_o to_o judge_v by_o traduction_n from_o moses_n description_n thereof_o gen._n 1.31_o and_o god_n see_v every_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o behold_v it_o be_v very_o good_a i._n e._n most_o perfect_a indeed_o plato_n give_v we_o a_o excellent_a comment_n on_o these_o word_n of_o moses_n wherein_o we_o have_v moses_n his_o sense_n full_o and_o that_o almost_o in_o his_o own_o word_n lay_v open_a to_o we_o so_o in_o his_o timaeus_n fol._n 37._o therefore_o say_v plato_n after_o the_o father_n of_o the_o universe_n have_v animadvert_v or_o consider_v his_o work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o make_v image_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n or_o trinity_n he_o rejoice_v and_o recreate_v himself_o therein_o thus_o plato_n who_o do_v here_o as_o the_o learned_a conclude_v speak_v by_o tradition_n from_o moses_n so_o jo._n grammaticus_n of_o creation_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 11_o 12._o right_o therefore_o do_v that_o great_a moses_n conclude_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n say_v gen._n 1.31_o and_o god_n see_v every_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o plato_n here_o again_o do_v imitate_v he_o who_o speak_v of_o god_n make_v the_o universe_n say_v that_o when_o the_o father_n behold_v this_o mobile_n animal_n the_o image_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n which_o he_o have_v beget_v he_o rejoice_v and_o be_v recreated_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o when_o he_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v make_v exact_o conformable_a to_o its_o paradeigme_n or_o eternal_a exemplar_n thus_o jo._n grammaticus_n touch_v the_o parallel_n betwixt_o moses_n and_o plato_n austin_n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la lib._n 11._o cap._n