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now_o we_o see_v through_o a_o glass_n dark_o xxv_o this_o suppose_a it_o follow_v that_o whatsoever_o clarify_v this_o medium_fw-la do_v also_o help_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o this_o purity_n do_v especial_o that_o more_o eminent_a part_n of_o it_o which_o consist_v in_o chastity_n and_o temperance_n for_o first_o it_o compose_v the_o passion_n especial_o that_o of_o lust_n by_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o by_o that_o the_o blood_n for_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o passion_n ferment_n the_o spirit_n and_o the_o fermentation_n of_o the_o spirit_n agitate_v the_o blood_n and_o by_o agitation_n raise_v all_o the_o feculent_a and_o drossy_a part_n of_o it_o and_o make_v it_o like_o a_o trouble_a fountain_n thick_a and_o muddy_a and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v one_o true_a reason_n why_o man_n in_o any_o passion_n can_v reason_v so_o clear_o as_o when_o they_o be_v in_o more_o quiet_a and_o silence_n of_o spirit_n but_o now_o by_o purity_n of_o heart_n all_o this_o 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that_o burden_n which_o not_o only_o press_v down_o her_o aspiration_n but_o also_o hinder_v her_o sight_n and_o beside_o it_o refine_v the_o the_o inner_a part_n too_o by_o bring_v in_o fresh_a supply_n of_o fine_a spirit_n 1.15_o this_o be_v that_o temperance_n which_o make_v the_o face_n of_o daniel_n hananiah_n mishael_n and_o azariah_n look_v clear_a and_o fair_a and_o which_o make_v they_o wise_a too_o give_v a_o quick_a and_o delicate_a air_n to_o their_o countenance_n and_o let_v in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o ideal_o world_n upon_o their_o soul_n this_o be_v that_o philosophical_a temperance_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n which_o to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o dr._n more_o comment_v upon_o that_o place_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o that_o wisdom_n which_o make_v the_o face_n to_o shine_v and_o nourish_v the_o luciform_a vehicle_n of_o the_o soul_n xxvii_o and_o as_o this_o purity_n do_v clarify_v the_o medium_fw-la so_o do_v it_o also_o assist_v the_o faculty_n and_o this_o it_o do_v 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simple_a truth_n who_o be_v immutable_o what_o he_o be_v and_o all_o the_o divine_a idea_n which_o as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o abundant_o explain_v it_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o god_n 82._o as_o various_o imitable_a or_o participable_a thus_o or_o thus_o such_o also_o among_o complex_n truth_n be_v all_o proposition_n of_o eternal_a truth_n whether_o absolute_a or_o hypothetical_n with_o all_o their_o regular_a inference_n and_o conclusion_n which_o as_o i_o have_v also_o elsewhere_o show_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o divine_a idea_n themselves_o as_o they_o respect_v each_o other_o according_a to_o their_o several_a immutable_a habitude_n and_o combination_n 203._o xxiii_o by_o contingent_a truth_n i_o understand_v that_o which_o may_n or_o may_v not_o be_v true_a that_o who_o truth_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n that_o ground_n and_o pillar_n of_o all_o necessary_a truth_n but_o only_o upon_o his_o mere_a will_n and_o free_a pleasure_n either_o 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