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bodily_a organ_n to_o those_o purpose_n whereunto_o they_o be_v ordain_v by_o nature_n but_o chief_o by_o its_o rational_a faculty_n to_o get_v knowledge_n of_o all_o sensible_a thing_n which_o sense_n arâ—_n 〈◊〉_d proportion_v by_o god_n that_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n by_o they_o get_v all_o its_o natural_a knowledge_n yeâ—_n even_o but_o knowledge_n of_o god_n himself_o do_v ordinary_o arise_v from_o sense_n only_o order_v by_o reason_n and_o reason_n itself_o be_v a_o mean_a between_o the_o sense_n of_o beast_n and_o intelligence_n of_o angel_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v unite_v the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n it_o be_v incompleate_a without_o it_o it_o natural_o desire_v union_n with_o it_o it_o can_v ordinary_o know_v any_o thing_n but_o by_o it_o and_o the_o