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be_v consecrate_v in_o a_o mountain_n of_o libya_n or_o africa_n near_o unto_o the_o shore_n of_o crocodile_n in_o which_o lie_v his_o body_n the_o rest_n of_o he_o or_o rather_o the_o whole_a of_o he_o be_v his_o better_a and_o spiritual_a part_n be_v go_v back_o again_o to_o heaven_n afford_v all_o manner_n of_o help_n and_o cure_v to_o disease_a and_o sick_a person_n now_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o deity_n as_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o give_v before_o by_o art_n or_o skill_n of_o physic_n and_o hermes_n which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o my_o ancestor_n do_v not_o he_o now_o in_o his_o country_n retain_v that_o surname_n cure_v all_o person_n that_o come_v from_o all_o part_n to_o he_o also_o isis_n the_o wife_n of_o osiris_n be_v well_o please_v how_o much_o good_a she_o have_v do_v and_o displease_v how_o much_o evil_a do_v we_o know_v for_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o earthly_a god_n to_o be_v displease_v see_v that_o they_o be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n that_o man_n be_v whereupon_o it_o happen_v that_o these_o holy_a creature_n be_v call_v upon_o and_o their_o soul_n worship_v throughout_o every_o city_n by_o the_o egyptian_n who_o live_v consecrate_v they_o so_o that_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o law_n and_o be_v call_v by_o their_o name_n for_o this_o cause_n o_o asclepius_n those_o which_o seem_v to_o some_o worthy_a to_o be_v worship_v and_o honour_v to_o other_o seem_v otherwise_o therefore_o egyptian_a city_n be_v wont_a to_o fall_v out_o and_o war_n one_o with_o another_o asclep_n and_o what_o be_v the_o quality_n or_o substance_n o_o trismegistus_n of_o these_o earthly_a god_n trism_n it_o consist_v o_o asclepius_n of_o herb_n of_o stone_n of_o spice_n which_o have_v in_o they_o a_o natural_a power_n of_o divinity_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o be_v delight_v with_o often_o sacrifice_n hymn_n praise_n and_o most_o sweet_a music_n resemble_v a_o heavenly_a harmony_n that_o that_o which_o be_v heavenly_a may_v by_o a_o heavenly_a 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material_a live_a thing_n happen_v not_o to_o be_v do_v by_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v without_o the_o world_n but_o by_o those_o thing_n within_o it_o a_o soul_n or_o spirit_n or_o some_o other_o unbodily_a thing_n to_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v without_o it_o 40._o for_o a_o inanimate_v body_n do_v not_o now_o much_o less_o a_o body_n if_o it_o be_v whole_o inanimate_a 41._o asclep_n what_o mean_v thou_o by_o this_o o_o trismegistus_n wood_n and_o stone_n and_o all_o other_o inanimate_a thing_n be_v they_o not_o move_v body_n 42._o herm._n by_o no_o mean_n o_o asclepius_n for_o that_o within_o the_o body_n which_o move_v the_o inanimate_a thing_n be_v not_o the_o body_n that_o move_v both_o as_o well_o the_o body_n of_o that_o which_o bear_v as_o the_o body_n of_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v for_o one_o dead_a or_o inanimate_a thing_n can_v move_v another_o that_o which_o move_v must_v needs_o be_v alive_a if_o it_o move_v 43_o thou_o see_v therefore_o how_o the_o soul_n be_v surcharge_v when_o it_o carry_v two_o body_n 44._o and_o now_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v move_v be_v move_v in_o something_o and_o by_o something_o 45._o asclep_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v move_v o_o trismegistus_n must_v needs_o be_v move_v in_o that_o which_o be_v void_a or_o empty_a vacuum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 46._o be_v advise_v o_o asclepius_n for_o of_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v there_o be_v nothing_o empty_a only_o that_o which_o be_v not_o be_v empty_a and_o a_o stranger_n to_o existence_n or_o be_v 47._o but_o that_o which_o be_v can_v not_o be_v if_o it_o be_v not_o full_a of_o existence_n for_o that_o which_o be_v in_o be_v or_o existence_n can_v never_o be_v make_v empty_a 48._o asclep_n be_v there_o not_o therefore_o some_o thing_n that_o be_v empty_a o_o trismegistus_n as_o a_o empty_a barrel_n a_o empty_a hogshead_n a_o empty_a well_o a_o empty_a winepress_n and_o many_o such_o like_a 49._o herm._n o_o the_o grossness_n of_o thy_o error_n o_o asclepius_n those_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o full_a and_o replenish_v do_v thou_o account_v they_o void_a and_o empty_a 50._o aclep_n what_o may_v be_v thy_o meaning_n trismegistus_n 51._o herm._n be_v not_o the_o air_n aâ—…_n a_o body_n 52._o asclep_n it_o be_v a_o body_n 53._o herm._n why_o then_o this_o body_n do_v it_o not_o pass_v through_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o pass_v through_o they_o fill_v they_o and_o that_o body_n do_v it_o not_o consist_v of_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o four_o therefore_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o thou_o call_v empty_a be_v full_a of_o ayr._n 54._o therefore_o those_o thing_n that_o thou_o call_v empty_a thou_o ought_v to_o call_v they_o hollow_a not_o empty_a for_o they_o exist_v and_o be_v full_a of_o air_n and_o spirit_n 55._o asclep_n this_o reason_n be_v beyond_o all_o contradiction_n o_o trismegistus_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o call_v the_o place_n in_o which_o the_o whole_a universe_n be_v move_v 56._o herm._n call_v it_o incorporeal_a o_o asclepius_n 57_o asclep_n what_o be_v that_o incorporeal_a or_o unbodily_a 58._o herm._n the_o mind_n and_o reason_n the_o whole_a whole_o comprehend_v itself_o free_a from_o all_o body_n undeceiveable_a invisible_a impassable_a from_o a_o body_n itself_o stand_v fast_o in_o itself_o capable_a of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o savour_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v 59_o whereof_o the_o god_n the_o truth_n the_o archetypall_a light_n the_o archetype_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o it_o be_v beam_n 60._o asclep_n why_o then_o what_o be_v god_n 61._o herm._n that_o which_o be_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n yetis_fw-la and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o be_v to_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v for_o he_o leave_v nothing_o destitute_a of_o be_v 62._o and_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v of_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o not_o of_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o for_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o have_v not_o the_o nature_n to_o be_v able_a to_o be_v make_v 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good_n 69._o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o good_a be_v as_o great_a as_o the_o existence_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v both_o bodily_a and_o unbodily_a both_o sensible_a and_o intelligible_a 70._o this_o be_v the_o good_a even_a god_n 71._o see_v therefore_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o at_o any_o time_n call_v aught_o else_o good_a for_o so_o thou_o shall_v be_v impious_a or_o any_o else_o god_n but_o only_o the_o good_a for_o so_o thou_o shall_v again_o be_v impious_a 72._o in_o word_n it_o be_v often_o say_v by_o all_o man_n the_o good_a but_o all_o man_n do_v not_o understand_v what_o it_o be_v but_o through_o ignorance_n they_o call_v both_o the_o god_n and_o some_o man_n good_a that_o can_v never_o either_o be_v or_o be_v make_v so_o 73._o therefore_o all_o the_o other_o god_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n and_o appellation_n of_o god_n but_o god_n be_v the_o good_a not_o according_a to_o heaven_n but_o nature_n 74._o for_o there_o be_v one_o nature_n of_o god_n even_o the_o good_a and_o one_o kind_n of_o they_o both_o from_o whence_o all_o be_v kind_n 75._o for_o he_o that_o be_v good_a be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o take_v nothing_o and_o therefore_o god_n give_v all_o thing_n and_o receive_v nothing_o 76._o the_o other_o title_n and_o appellation_n be_v the_o father_n because_o of_o his_o make_v all_o thing_n for_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o father_n to_o make_v 77._o therefore_o it_o have_v be_v the_o great_a and_o most_o religious_a care_n in_o this_o life_n to_o they_o that_o be_v wise_a and_o well-minded_a to_o beget_v child_n 78._o as_o likewise_o it_o be_v the_o great_a misfortune_n and_o impiety_n for_o any_o to_o be_v separate_v from_o man_n without_o child_n and_o this_o man_n be_v punish_v after_o death_n by_o the_o demon_n and_o the_o punishment_n be_v this_o to_o have_v the_o soul_n of_o this_o childless_a man_n adjudge_v and_o condemn_v to_o a_o body_n that_o neither_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o man_n nor_o of_o a_o woman_n which_o be_v a_o accurse_a thing_n under_o the_o sun_n 79._o therefore_o o_o asclepius_n never_o congratulate_v any_o man_n that_o be_v childless_a but_o on_o the_o contrary_a pity_v his_o misfortune_n know_v what_o to_o punishment_n abide_v and_o be_v prepare_v for_o he_o 80._o let_v so_o many_o and_o such_o manner_n of_o thing_n o_o asclepius_n be_v say_v as_o a_o certain_a precognition_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o nature_n the_o end_n of_o the_o nine_o book_n the_o ten_o book_n of_o hermes_n trismegistus_n the_o mind_n to_o hermes_n forbear_v thy_o speech_n o_o hermes_n trismegistus_n and_o call_v to_o mind_n to_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v but_o i_o will_v not_o delay_v to_o speak_v what_o come_v into_o my_o mind_n since_o many_o man_n have_v speak_v many_o thing_n and_o those_o very_a different_a concern_v the_o universe_n and_o good_a but_o i_o have_v not_o learn_v the_o truth_n 2._o therefore_o the_o lord_n make_v it_o plain_a to_o i_o in_o this_o point_n for_o i_o will_v believe_v thou_o only_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o these_o thing_n 3._o then_o say_v the_o mind_n how_o the_o case_n stand_v 4._o god_n and_o all._n 5._o god_n eternity_n the_o world_n time_n generation_n 6._o god_n make_v eternity_n eternity_n the_o world_n the_o world_n time_n and_o time_n generation_n 7._o of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v the_o substance_n be_v the_o god_n the_o fair_a blessedness_n wisdom_n 8._o of_o eternity_n identity_n or_o selfnesse_n 9_o of_o the_o world_n order_n 10._o of_o time_n change_n 11._o of_o generation_n life_n and_o death_n 12._o but_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n be_v mind_n and_o soul_n 13._o of_o eternity_n permanence_n or_o long-lasting_a
such_o who_o be_v either_o hearer_n or_o dealer_n in_o it_o the_o commentary_n this_o first_o chapter_n teach_v that_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o one_o and_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v one_o of_o one_o as_o from_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v one_o as_o all_o the_o effect_n which_o in_o their_o cause_n be_v one_o as_o that_o every_o man_n soul_n be_v immortal_a but_o yet_o after_o a_o different_a sort_n all_o thing_n descend_v from_o heaven_n that_o which_o descend_v afford_v generation_n that_o which_o ascend_v and_o go_v upward_o give_v only_a life_n this_o thing_n to_o be_v one_o of_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v and_o this_o which_o be_v all_o thing_n to_o move_v the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o form_n of_o which_o the_o world_n be_v compound_v to_o wit_n the_o fire_n the_o air_n the_o water_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o as_o all_o body_n make_v one_o body_n of_o one_o world_n so_o it_o will_v have_v all_o the_o form_n of_o thing_n to_o make_v one_o uniform_a form_n of_o one_o world_n 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