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in_o
the_o air_n let_v the_o earth_n produce_v creature_n after_o their_o kind_n beast_n and_o creep_a thing_n and_o it_o be_v so_o and_o that_o god_n bless_v the_o creation_n say_v increase_v and_o multiply_v hence_o it_o appear_v that_o god_n by_o his_o power_n create_v the_o kind_n of_o all_o natural_a thing_n and_o give_v they_o their_o form_n and_o body_n he_o that_o make_v the_o element_n mix_v they_o according_a to_o his_o wisdom_n and_o join_v they_o with_o those_o close_a principle_n thus_o all_o thing_n be_v multiply_v by_o the_o divine_a blessing_n and_o preserve_v to_o this_o time_n so_o that_o the_o species_n of_o plant_n and_o all_o live_a creature_n be_v only_o in_o their_o individual_n god_n at_o the_o creation_n give_v form_n to_o all_o thing_n and_o make_v they_o not_o of_o the_o element_n as_o some_o modern_a writer_n say_v that_o know_v nothing_o but_o the_o element_n therefore_o the_o form_n of_o thing_n come_v not_o from_o a_o abyss_n and_o take_v fit_a body_n by_o 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