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infirmity_n a_o little_a wine_n to_o strengthen_v he_o against_o his_o often_o infirmity_n and_o but_o a_o little_a wine_n to_o avoid_v luxury_n moriend_n in_o lib._n de_fw-la arte_fw-la bene_fw-la moriend_n for_o in_o wine_n be_v luxury_n say_v bellarmine_n again_o physician_n use_v phlebotomy_n launch_v and_o cut_v of_o vein_n and_o prescribe_v bitter_a pill_n and_o potion_n all_o which_o be_v enemy_n to_o nature_n and_o the_o body_n of_o man_n such_o be_v all_o fasting_n and_o watch_n and_o humble_v of_o the_o body_n which_o though_o they_o turn_v to_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n yet_o tend_v to_o the_o vivification_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o this_o be_v the_o chastise_v of_o the_o body_n which_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o 1.9_o cor._n 1.9_o say_v castigo_fw-la corpus_fw-la i_o chastise_v i_o keep_v under_o my_o body_n and_o bring_v it_o into_o subjection_n lest_o that_o by_o any_o mean_n when_o i_o have_v preach_v to_o other_o i_o myself_o shall_v be_v a_o castaway_n 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another_o make_v reason_n i_o say_v but_o handmaid_n and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o speculative_a intellect_n no_o part_n at_o all_o of_o its_o essence_n nor_o adlige_v to_o it_o by_o the_o inseparability_n of_o union_n or_o identity_n but_o a_o caduce_fw-la sparious_fw-la faculty_n accidental_o advenient_a upon_o the_o degradation_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o be_v separable_a from_o the_o soul_n at_o the_o instant_n of_o her_o emancipation_n from_o her_o prison_n of_o clay_n and_o whole_o useless_a to_o she_o in_o her_o state_n of_o restitution_n to_o the_o clarity_n of_o abstract_a and_o intuitive_a intellection_n which_o opinion_n of_o the_o mortality_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n i_o have_v heretofore_o prove_v to_o thwart_v not_o only_o the_o general_a belief_n of_o heathen_n as_o well_o philosopher_n as_o other_o be_v they_o grecian_n chaldaean_n arabian_n jew_n turk_n or_o other_o but_o also_o the_o catholic_n faith_n of_o holy_a church_n and_o concurrent_a judgement_n 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generate_fw-la verbum_fw-la deum_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o be_v confess_o true_a this_o image_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v but_o a_o most_o imperfect_a and_o obscure_a shadow_n of_o it_o and_o do_v ill_a quadrate_n and_o respond_v with_o its_o prototype_n and_o prime_a examplar_n again_o man_n be_v make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o immortal_a soul_n and_o invisible_a for_o god_n be_v immortal_a so_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n immortal_a and_o god_n be_v invisible_a so_o be_v the_o soul_n god_n be_v incorporeal_a and_o immaterial_a so_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o man._n moreover_o man_n be_v make_v after_o the_o i_o of_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o dominion_n which_o he_o have_v not_o only_o over_o the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n
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saint_n and_o angel_n may_v in_o a_o holy_a rapture_n sometime_o with_o st._n paul_n be_v catch_v up_o to_o the_o three_o heaven_n and_o there_o learn_v the_o secret_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o man_n to_o reveal_v may_v know_v thing_n happy_o above_o reason_n above_o itself_o but_o never_o contrary_n or_o below_o itself_o this_o be_v a_o science_n metaphysical_a proper_o so_o call_v which_o grace_v not_o nature_n teach_v a_o science_n theological_n a_o truth_n not_o acquire_v by_o humane_a art_n and_o industry_n but_o by_o divine_a revelation_n teach_v we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n 3131._o stude_n cognoscere_fw-la te_fw-la quia_fw-la multo_fw-la melior_fw-la &_o laudabilior_fw-la es_fw-la si_fw-la te_fw-la cognoscis_fw-la quam_fw-la te_fw-la neglecto_fw-la si_fw-la cognosceres_fw-la cursum_fw-la siderum_fw-la vires_fw-la herbarum_fw-la complectiones_fw-la hominum_fw-la naturas_fw-la animalium_fw-la &_o haberes_fw-la omnium_fw-la caelestium_fw-la &_o terrestrium_fw-la scientiam_fw-la st._n bernard_n meditation_n cap._n 5._o fol._n 1054._o frustra_fw-la cordis_fw-la oculum_fw-la erigit_fw-la ad_fw-la videndum_fw-la deum_fw-la qui_fw-la nondum_fw-la idoneus_fw-la ad_fw-la videndum_fw-la seipsum_fw-la prius_fw-la enim_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la cognoscas_fw-la invisibilia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la tui_fw-la quam_fw-la possis_fw-la esse_fw-la idoneus_fw-la ad_fw-la cognoscenda_fw-la invisibilia_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o si_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la praesumas_fw-la apprehendere_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la supra_fw-la te_fw-la praecipuum_fw-la &_o principale_v speculum_fw-la ad_fw-la videndum_fw-la deum_fw-la est_fw-la animus_n rationalis_fw-la intuens_fw-la seipsum_fw-la fol._n 3131._o and_o doubtless_o this_o inspection_n and_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o soul_n be_v a_o metaphysical_a supernatural_a and_o theological_a science_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 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