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A51310 Philosophical poems by Henry More ...; Psychōdia platonica More, Henry, 1614-1687. 1647 (1647) Wing M2670; ESTC R14921 253,798 486

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be_v all_o thing_n essential_o and_o true_o as_o ahad_n or_o atove_n above_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v the_o very_a intellectual_a world_n eternal_a life_n unite_v ever_o with_o the_o father_n that_o bring_v he_o forth_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n his_o understanding_n or_o explicit_a inward_a comprehension_n of_o all_o thing_n ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la infinite_a and_o every_o where_o differ_v only_o from_o his_o fountain_n in_o this_o that_o he_o be_v one_o simple_a unity_n this_o one_o ever-actuall_a omniformity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o oracle_n speak_v be_v the_o very_a essence_n or_o idea_n of_o all_o thing_n at_o once_o not_o successive_o or_o in_o part_n see_v
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