thing_n there_o can_v be_v nec_fw-la plura_fw-la nec_fw-la pauciora_fw-la 6._o arist_n phis_n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o sed_fw-la tria_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la principia_fw-la neither_o more_o nor_o less_o but_o only_o three_o begining_n that_o be_v 1._o matter_n 2._o form_n 3._o privation_n of_o which_o i_o intend_v not_o now_o philosophical_o to_o discourse_v but_o i_o only_o name_v they_o as_o a_o pattern_n of_o my_o method_n in_o this_o succeed_a sermon_n of_o the_o drive_v away_o of_o devil_n which_o i_o may_v right_o term_v the_o first_o of_o the_o three_o beginning_n of_o a_o christian_a the_o beginning_n i_o say_v non_fw-la constitutionis_fw-la sed_fw-la renovationis_fw-la not_o of_o his_o be_v and_o creation_n but_o of_o his_o well_o be_v and_o regeneration_n where_o by_o invert_v the_o philosopher_n method_n the_o first_o of_o these_o must_v be_v privation_n for_o as_o the_o weed_n of_o a_o garden_n must_v be_v first_o root_v out_o before_o the_o delightsom_a flower_n be_v plant_v 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