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22._o he_o exhort_v we_o in_o the_o forego_n page_n to_o be_v curious_a &_o diligent_a in_o this_o subsequent_a part_n of_o his_o discourse_n as_o be_v now_o about_o to_o deliver_v the_o fundamental_o of_o science_n but_o anthroposophus_fw-la you_o be_v so_o deep_o magical_a that_o you_o have_v conjure_v yourself_o down_o below_o the_o wit_n of_o a_o ordinary_a man_n the_o fundamental_o of_o science_n shall_v be_v certain_a plain_a real_a and_o perspicuous_a to_o reason_n not_o muddy_a and_o imaginary_a as_o all_o your_o discourse_n be_v from_o this_o to_o your_o 28_o page_n for_o in_o this_o present_a page_n &_o the_o former_a set_v aside_o your_o superstitious_a affectation_n of_o trinity_n &_o triplicity_n which_o teach_v a_o man_n nothing_o but_o that_o you_o be_v a_o very_a fantastical_a and_o bold_a man_n and_o lift_v at_o that_o which_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o you_o you_o do_v nothing_o but_o scold_v very_o cholerick_o at_o the_o collier_n and_o kitchen-maid_n and_o like_o a_o dog_n return_v again_o to_o the_o vomit_n i_o mean_v that_o vomit_n you_o cast_v a_o while_n ago_o on_o aristotle_n be_v that_o so_o elegant_a a_o expression_n that_o you_o must_v use_v it_o twice_o in_o so_o little_a a_o space_n where_o be_v your_o manner_n anthroposophus_fw-la observation_n 26._o pag._n 23._o lin._n 14._o and_o 24._o the_o magnet_n the_o mystery_n of_o union_n not_o one_o of_o ten_o thousand_o know_v the_o substance_n or_o the_o use_n of_o this_o nature_n yet_o you_o tell_v it_o we_o in_o this_o page_n that_o it_o will_v attract_v all_o thing_n physical_a or_o metaphysical_a at_o what_o distance_n soever_o but_o you_o be_v a_o man_n of_o ten_o thousand_o anthroposophus_fw-la and_o have_v the_o mystery_n questionless_a of_o this_o magnet_n whence_o i_o conclude_v you_o king_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o gypsy_n as_o be_v able_a at_o the_o far_a distance_n to_o attract_v metal_n out_o of_o man_n purse_n but_o take_v heed_n that_o you_o be_v not_o discover_v lest_o this_o 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