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in_o at_o the_o window_n he_o be_v in_o thy_o breath_n by_o which_o thou_o pray_v and_o speak_v thou_o may_v say_v further_o i_o can_v see_v the_o holy_a angel_n here_o attend_v on_o he_o will_v thou_o believe_v no_o more_o than_o thou_o can_v see_v then_o be_v thou_o no_o better_a than_o s._n thomas_n in_o this_o case_n to_o who_o our_o 29._o lord_n prefer_v all_o they_o that_o believe_v &_o have_v not_o see_v see_v with_o s._n paul_n eye_n in_o the_o 1._o cor._n 11._o 10._o where_o man_n be_v direct_v to_o be_v uncover_v on_o their_o head_n in_o god_n house_n &_o woman_n to_o be_v cover_v because_o of_o the_o angel_n that_o be_v to_o say_v lest_o the_o holy_a angel_n in_o the_o congregation_n shall_v be_v offend_v at_o the_o woman_n irreverent_a carriage_n with_o bare_a head_n and_o long_a hair_n and_o at_o the_o man_n hat_n on_o their_o head_n wherefore_o good_a fellow-brethren_n if_o you_o respect_v god_n and_o his_o holy_a place_n have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o maintain_v good_a order_n and_o manner_n in_o it_o lest_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a angel_n be_v offend_v at_o we_o to_o conclude_v as_o all_o the_o holy_a saint_n in_o heaven_n behold_v god_n face_n there_o so_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v here_o in_o this_o low_a heaven_n behold_v the_o beauty_n of_o his_o holiness_n now_o if_o god_n be_v here_o his_o seat_n here_o his_o angel_n here_o his_o saint_n here_o his_o word_n and_o worship_n here_o then_o what_o reverence_n and_o holiness_n become_v this_o house_n above_o all_o place_n in_o the_o world_n be_v thou_o in_o the_o king_n chamber_n the_o king_n there_o speak_v to_o thou_o and_o thou_o to_o the_o king_n how_o will_v thou_o tremble_v what_o passion_n will_v thou_o have_v within_o thou_o what_o thought_n of_o humility_n what_o care_n of_o oversight_n but_o because_o thou_o can_v see_v none_o but_o thy_o neighbour_n here_o here_o thou_o be_v bold_a and_o serve_v god_n templo_fw-la with_o less_o fear_n than_o man_n serve_v the_o work_n of_o his_o finger_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la regem_fw-la hominem_fw-la say_v erasmus_n allocuturus_fw-la circumstante_fw-la procerum_fw-la coronâ_fw-la nec_fw-la caput_fw-la aperiat_fw-la nec_fw-la genus_fw-la flectat_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la pro_fw-la rustico_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la insano_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la haberetur_fw-la quale_n est_fw-la ergò_fw-la illîc_fw-la opertum_fw-la habere_fw-la caput_fw-la erecta_fw-la genua_fw-la ubi_fw-la rex_fw-la adest_fw-la ille_fw-la regum_fw-la immortalis_fw-la &_o immortalitatis_fw-la largitor_fw-la ubi_fw-la vener_n abundi_fw-la circumstant_fw-la aetherei_fw-la spiritus_fw-la nec_fw-la refert_fw-la si_fw-la eos_fw-la non_fw-la vides_fw-la vident_fw-la illi_fw-la te_fw-la nec_fw-la minùs_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la illos_fw-la adesse_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la videres_fw-la illos_fw-la oculis_fw-la corporeis_fw-la it_o skill_v not_o whether_o thou_o see_v they_o when_o as_o they_o see_v thou_o for_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o angel_n be_v present_a in_o god_n house_n at_o such_o time_n as_o if_o thou_o see_v they_o with_o thy_o bodily_a eye_n open_v therefore_o all_o thy_o eye_n the_o eye_n of_o thy_o mind_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o body_n the_o eye_n of_o thy_o body_n to_o behold_v the_o outward_a beauty_n of_o this_o house_n in_o divine_a service_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o soul_n to_o behold_v the_o inward_a beauty_n of_o god_n holiness_n majesty_n and_o greatness_n and_o thou_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o be_v reverend_a more_o than_o our_o usual_a manner_n be_v the_o 4_o sort_n of_o reverence_n and_o office_n of_o this_o holiness_n beseem_v god_n house_n be_v at_o the_o enter_v in_o before_o we_o take_v our_o seat_n to_o bend_v the_o knee_n and_o to_o bow_v our_o body_n to_o he_o
42._o 8._o ego_fw-la sum_fw-la jehova_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la meum_fw-la i_o be_o jehovah_n this_o be_v my_o name_n this_o name_n express_v his_o eternity_n apoc._n 1._o 4._o which_o be_v which_o be_v and_o be_v to_o come_v this_o name_n jehovah_n be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la to_o be_v in_o this_o name_n jehovah_n be_v contain_v the_o 5_o vowel_n which_o be_v the_o sinew_n of_o all_o language_n as_o without_o they_o no_o tongue_n can_v be_v express_v so_o without_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o jehovah_n no_o flesh_n can_v be_v save_v this_o name_n pagnine_n call_v ineffabile_fw-la nomen_fw-la this_o name_n of_o god_n essence_n be_v so_o reverence_v of_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o think_v not_o themselves_o worthy_a to_o speak_v it_o therefore_o whensoever_o it_o come_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n they_o pronounce_v some_o other_o name_n of_o god_n for_o it_o as_o adonai_n the_o lord_n or_o elohim_n god_n this_o expression_n of_o the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v further_o confirm_v in_o isai._n 43._o 10._o where_o it_o be_v say_v you_o shall_v understand_v that_o i_o be_o where_o be_v show_v that_o his_o essence_n be_v to_o be_v again_o vers_fw-la 13._o before_o the_o day_n be_v i_o be_o he_o be_v before_o the_o creation_n before_o there_o be_v day_n or_o night_n therefore_o he_o be_v the_o only_a proper_a and_o true_a be_v all_o creature_n yea_o the_o most_o perfect_a as_o angel_n be_v not_o perfect_a essence_n because_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o they_o be_v not_o and_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n possible_a for_o they_o not_o to_o be_v again_o it_o be_v as_o possible_a for_o they_o to_o have_v a_o end_n as_o to_o have_v a_o beginning_n but_o they_o have_v a_o beginning_n therefore_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o their_o be_v they_o may_v have_v a_o end_n and_o so_o their_o essence_n be_v not_o absolute_a but_o from_o god_n borrow_v it_o sort_v with_o all_o creature_n to_o be_v image_n and_o shadow_n of_o true_a be_v not_o to_o be_v true_a be_v itself_o the_o image_n be_v understand_v of_o man_n and_o angel_n because_o they_o come_v near_a to_o true_a and_o perfect_a life_n the_o shadow_n of_o sensitive_a and_o insensitive_a thing_n thus_o plato_n deny_v thing_n sensible_a true_o to_o be_v and_o seneca_n say_v that_o they_o make_v a_o show_n and_o for_o a_o time_n put_v on_o a_o countenance_n of_o be_v and_o for_o the_o immortality_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n mention_v in_o holy_a writing_n this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o immateriality_n or_o excellency_n of_o their_o essence_n but_o from_o the_o special_a grant_n and_o charter_n of_o their_o maker_n the_o almighty_a have_v ordain_v it_o to_o be_v so_o from_o their_o creation_n and_o therefore_o their_o immortality_n shall_v hold_v but_o here_o between_o the_o father_n and_o scholist_n there_o be_v difference_n about_o the_o essence_n of_o angel_n and_o spirit_n of_o man_n as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n and_o the_o five_o act_n where_o they_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v materiate_a and_o corporate_a 2._o their_o reason_n be_v to_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o god_n simple_a essence_n and_o their_o compound_a which_o of_o necessity_n must_v be_v gross_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n and_o to_o withstand_v their_o infiniteness_n because_o that_o which_o may_v not_o be_v circumscribe_v or_o limit_v must_v be_v infinite_a but_o angel_n and_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v not_o infinite_a therefore_o they_o must_v be_v bound_v and_o define_v with_o matter_n and_o this_o may_v be_v uphold_v by_o these_o reason_n first_o because_o they_o be_v not_o absolute_o eternal_a but_o frail_a in_o regard_n of_o their_o matter_n and_o eternal_a gratis_o seneca_n epist_n 58._o manent_fw-la cuncta_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la aterna_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la defenduntur_fw-la curâ_fw-la regentis_fw-la immortalia_fw-la tutore_fw-la non_fw-la egent_fw-la haec_fw-la conservat_fw-la artifex_fw-la fragilitatem_fw-la materiae_fw-la vi_fw-la suâ_fw-la vincens_fw-la by_o this_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v be_v frail_a or_o mortal_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o frailty_n of_o their_o matter_n and_o immortal_a by_o god_n who_o keep_v they_o so_o for_o thing_n by_o nature_n immortal_a need_v no_o preserver_n second_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o much_o reason_n for_o spirit_n to_o be_v make_v of_o matter_n rarefy_v and_o sublimate_n as_o the_o alchemist_n speak_v as_o for_o natural_a body_n to_o be_v make_v spiritual_a body_n in_o the_o resurrection_n by_o rarefaction_n and_o sublimation_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 44._o it_o be_v sow_v a_o natural_a body_n it_o be_v raise_v a_o spiritual_a body_n there_o be_v a_o natural_a body_n and_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a body_n three_o berardus_n bonioannes_n the_o expositour_n of_o s._n thomas_n insinuate_v this_o sum._n par_fw-fr 1._o q._n 14._o art_n 1._o formae_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la sunt_fw-la magìs_fw-la immateriale_n actus_fw-la secundum_fw-la hoc_fw-la magìs_fw-la accedunt_fw-la ad_fw-la infinitatem_fw-la quandam_fw-la from_o whence_o arise_v this_o argument_n in_o absoluta_fw-la &_o mera_fw-fr immaterialitate_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la magìs_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la in_o formis_fw-la angelorum_fw-la &_o hominum_fw-la est_fw-la magìs_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la immaterialitatis_fw-la ergò_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la absoluta_fw-la &_o mera_fw-fr immaterialitas_fw-la four_o the_o materiality_n of_o man_n spirit_n seem_v probable_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o union_n between_o the_o body_n and_o the_o spirit_n because_o contrary_n expel_v one_o the_o other_o hence_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o materialitie_n in_o the_o spirit_n that_o the_o connexion_n and_o alliance_n may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_a and_o familiar_a five_o the_o materialitie_n of_o spirit_n be_v show_v because_o they_o suffer_v from_o the_o matter_n of_o fire_n in_o hell_n matth._n 25._o 41._o prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n but_o in_o immaterialitie_n there_o be_v no_o proportion_n for_o sense_n because_o sense_n be_v in_o matter_n &_o quality_n without_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o passion_n six_o this_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a to_o we_o if_o we_o compare_v the_o angel_n with_o the_o wind_n which_o in_o the_o holy_a tongue_n have_v the_o same_o name_n that_o angel_n and_o spirit_n have_v which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ventus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la anima_fw-la angelus_fw-la so_o simple_a be_v the_o wind_n substance_n that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o subject_n to_o our_o sight_n then_o angel_n be_v and_o for_o strength_n it_o be_v little_a inferior_a while_o it_o turmoyl_v the_o great_a ocean_n overturn_v tree_n and_o house_n and_o make_v the_o steadfast_a earth_n to_o quake_v and_o tremble_v yet_o be_v this_o materiate_a and_o then_o why_o not_o the_o other_o though_o they_o be_v more_o simple_a and_o in_o a_o degree_n high_a the_o scholist_n follow_v s._n thomas_n 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