fountain_n of_o sense_n and_o fountainous_a judgement_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o perspective_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o character_n which_o walk_v on_o unknown_a mark_n 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o fountainous_a top_n of_o apollo_n osiris_n hermes_n they_o assert_v material_a fountain_n of_o centre_n and_o element_n and_o a_o zone_n of_o dream_n and_o a_o fountainous_a soul_n next_o the_o fountain_n say_v psellus_n be_v the_o hyperarchii_n the_o anonymus_fw-la more_o full_o 〈◊〉_d next_o the_o fountain_n they_o say_v be_v the_o principality_n for_o the_o fountain_n be_v more_o principle_n than_o the_o principle_n both_o these_o name_n of_o fountain_n and_o principle_n be_v use_v by_o dionysius_n areopagita_n frequent_o even_o in_o the_o three_o triad_n he_o put_v the_o name_n of_o principle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o principality_n after_o who_o the_o archangel_n of_o the_o animal-productive_a principle_n continue_v the_o anonymus_fw-la the_o top_n be_v call_v hecate_n the_o 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of_o the_o amilicti_fw-la and_o be_v gird_v with_o a_o virgin_n zone_n what_o psellus_n here_o call_v the_o fountain_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o virtue_n be_v the_o same_o which_o the_o anonymus_fw-la style_n principiative_a soul_n and_o principiative_a virtue_n chap._n viii_o unzon_v god_n and_o zon_v go_n next_o the_o hyperarchii_n according_a to_o psellus_n be_v the_o azoni_n unzon_v god_n there_o be_v among_o they_o say_v the_o anonymus_fw-la summarist_n 〈◊〉_d unzon_v hecates_n as_o the_o chaldaic_a the_o triecdotis_n comas_fw-la and_o ecclustick_a the_o unzon_v god_n be_v sarapis_n and_o bacchus_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d chain_n of_o osiris_n and_o of_o apollo_n continue_v series_n of_o geniuss_n connect_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o chain_n they_o be_v call_v unzon_v for_o that_o they_o use_v their_o power_n free_o without_o restriction_n in_o the_o zone_n and_o be_v enthrone_v above_o the_o conspicuous_a deity_n these_o conspicuous_a deity_n be_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o planet_n perhaps_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n as_o the_o intelligence_n which_o the_o peripatetic_n assert_v mover_n of_o the_o sphere_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v they_o live_v in_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o same_o attribute_n which_o dionysius_n give_v the_o three_o of_o the_o second_o hierarchy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psell._n the_o zon_v god_n be_v next_o anon._n these_o be_v they_o which_o have_v confinement_n to_o particular_a zone_n and_o be_v roll_v free_o about_o the_o zone_n of_o heaven_n and_o have_v the_o office_n of_o govern_v the_o world_n for_o they_o hold_v there_o be_v a_o zon_v kind_n of_o deity_n which_o inhabit_v the_o part_n of_o the_o sensible_a world_n and_o guird_v or_o circle_v the_o region_n about_o the_o material_a place_n accord_v to_o several_a distribution_n the_o same_o office_n dionysius_n seem_v to_o assign_v to_o the_o second_o and_o three_o hierarchy_n these_o azoni_n and_o zonaei_n be_v mention_v also_o by_o damascius_n thiâ—_n say_v he_o send_v out_o of_o herself_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o fountainous_a 〈◊〉_d chain_n but_o that_o send_v out_o of_o herself_o the_o fountainous_a chain_n of_o particular_n and_o pass_v on_o to_o principle_n and_o archangel_n and_o azoni_n and_o zonaei_n as_o the_o law_n be_v of_o the_o procession_n of_o the_o renown_a particular_a fountain_n parmenid_n and_o by_o proclus_n the_o sacred_a name_n of_o the_o god_n deliver_v according_a to_o their_o mystical_a interpretation_n as_o those_o which_o be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o assyrian_n 〈◊〉_d zonaei_n and_o azoni_n and_o fountain_n and_o amilicti_n and_o synoche_n by_o which_o they_o interpret_v the_o order_n of_o the_o go_n chap._n ix_o angel_n and_o immaterial_a daemon_n next_o the_o zonaei_n be_v the_o angel_n arnobius_n say_v of_o hosthanes_n psel_n one_o of_o the_o persian_a magi_n who_o receive_v their_o learning_n from_o the_o chaldaean_n that_o he_o know_v the_o angel_n minister_n and_o messenger_n of_o god_n the_o true_a god_n do_v wait_v on_o his_o majesty_n and_o tremble_v as_o afraid_a at_o the_o beck_n and_o countenance_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o zoroastrian_n oracle_n mention_v reductive_a angel_n orac._n which_o reduce_v soul_n to_o they_o draw_v they_o from_o several_a thing_n the_o next_o be_v daemon_n of_o these_o the_o orac._n chaldaean_n hold_v some_o to_o be_v good_a other_o bad_a euseb._n the_o good_a they_o conceive_v to_o bâ—_n light_n the_o bad_a darkness_n that_o there_o be_v good_a daemon_n natural_a reason_n tell_v we_o oracle_n nature_n persuade_v that_o there_o be_v pure_a daemon_n the_o burgeon_n even_o of_o ill_a matter_n be_v beneficial_a and_o good_a nature_n or_o natural_a reason_n say_v pletho_n persuade_v that_o the_o daemon_n be_v holy_a and_o that_o all_o thing_n proceed_v from_o god_n who_o be_v good_a in_o himself_o be_v beneficial_a if_o the_o blooming_n of_o ill_a matter_n viz._n of_o last_o substance_n be_v good_a much_o more_o 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