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this_o to_o show_v that_o diversity_n to_o be_v such_o as_o under_o the_o divine_a conduct_n lead_v to_o a_o different_a fate_n and_o expose_v that_o world_n to_o a_o deluge_n for_o when_o he_o have_v describe_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o first_o heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quià _fw-la talis_fw-la erat_fw-la say_v grotius_n qualem_fw-la diximus_fw-la constitutio_fw-la &_o terrae_fw-la &_o coeli_fw-la where_o by_o the_o then_o world_n perish_v in_o a_o flood_n of_o water_n this_o whereby_o note_v some_o kind_n of_o causal_a dependence_n and_o must_v relate_v to_o some_o mean_n or_o condition_n precedent_n it_o can_v relate_v to_o logos_fw-la or_o the_o word_n of_o god_n grammar_n will_v not_o permit_v that_o therefore_o it_o must_v relate_v to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o ante-diluvian_a heaven_n and_o earth_n immediate_o premise_v and_o to_o what_o purpose_n indeed_o shall_v he_o premise_v the_o description_n of_o those_o heaven_n and_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v not_o to_o lay_v a_o ground_n for_o this_o inference_n have_v give_v these_o reason_n for_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o interpretation_n in_o the_o last_o place_n let_v we_o consider_v s._n augustine_n judgement_n and_o his_o sense_n upon_o this_o place_n as_o to_o the_o point_n in_o question_n as_o also_o the_o reflection_n that_o some_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_n have_v make_v upon_o this_o doctrine_n of_o s._n peter_n didymus_n alexandrinus_n who_o be_v for_o some_o time_n s._n ierome_n master_n make_v such_o a_o severe_a reflection_n upon_o it_o that_o he_o say_v this_o epistle_n be_v corrupt_v and_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o canon_n because_o it_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o a_o triple_a or_o triform_a world_n in_o this_o three_o chapter_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o his_o enarr_n in_o epist._n canonicas_fw-la now_o this_o threefold_a world_n be_v first_o that_o in_o the_o 6_o ver_fw-la the_o world_n that_o then_o be_v in_o the_o seven_o 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in_o his_o treatise_n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la which_o confirm_v our_o exposition_n in_o his_o 20_o book_n ch_n 24._o he_o dispute_v against_o porphyry_n who_o have_v the_o same_o principle_n with_o these_o eternalist_n in_o the_o text_n or_o if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o incorruptarians_n and_o think_v the_o world_n never_o have_v nor_o ever_o will_v undergo_v any_o change_n especial_o as_o to_o the_o heaven_n s._n austin_n can_v not_o urge_v porphyry_n with_o the_o authority_n of_o s._n peter_n for_o he_o have_v no_o veneration_n for_o the_o christian_a oracle_n but_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v some_o for_o the_o jewish_a and_o argue_v against_o he_o upon_o that_o text_n in_o the_o psalm_n coeli_fw-la peribunt_fw-la he_o show_v upon_o occasion_n how_o he_o understand_v s._n peter_n destruction_n of_o the_o old_a world_n legitur_fw-la coelum_fw-la &_o terra_fw-la
ch._n 24._o 18_o 19_o 20._o ch._n 21._o 25_o 26_o 27._o ver._n 28._o matt._n 24._o 31._o ch._n 2._o 6._o heb._n 12._o 26._o isa._n 34._o 4._o matt._n 24._o 30_o 31._o act._n 1._o 11._o &_o 3._o 20_o 21._o apoc._n 1._o 7._o heb._n 9_o 28._o 1_o ep._n 1._o 7._o matt._n 16._o 27._o ch_n 12._o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o 21._o it_o be_v ill_o render_v in_o the_o english_a cast_v down_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 10._o psal._n 18._o 9_o 11_o 12._o psal._n 97._o deut._n 4._o 11._o hebr._n 12._o 18._o act._n 22._o 6._o act._n 7._o 55_o 56._o isa._n 2._o 19_o rev._n 6._o 16_o 17._o apoc._n 7._o 10._o &_o 12._o 10._o luke_n 2._o 12._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 11_o 12._o gen._n 18._o 2_o sam._n 24._o 17._o matt._n 18._o 10._o isa._n 24._o jer._n 51._o lament_n isa._n 30._o revel_v 15._o 3._o 2_o epist._n 3._o 11._o 2_o thess._n 1._o 7_o 8._o heb._n 10_o 27._o matt._n 24._o 30._o &_o 25._o 32_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 41._o 2_o thess._n 1._o 7_o 8_o 9_o joh._n 3._o 13._o &_o 6._o 38._o &_o 62._o &_o 17._o 5._o apoc._n 21._o 1._o ch._n 65._o act._n 3._o ver_fw-la 21._o matt._n 19_o 28_o 29._o psal._n 102._o 26._o ver._n 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o ch._n 65._o 17_o 18._o ver._n 19_o apoc._n 21._o 3_o 4._o ch._n 21._o &_o ch_n 23._o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isa._n 9_o 6._o ephes._n 6._o 12._o ch_n 7._o 13._o 25_o 26._o hebr._n 2._o 8._o 1_o cor._n â—5_n 24_o etc._n etc._n isa._n 45._o 18._o apoc_fw-la 21._o 27._o apâ—c_fw-la 20._o apoc._n 20._o 4._o ver._n 9_o ver._n 6._o ver._n 1â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lact._n l._n 7._o c._n 23._o euseb._n prap_n eu._n l._n 7._o c._n 23._o chap._n 9_o propos._n â—_o ver._n 1_o 2_o 4_o 5_o 6._o ver_fw-la 5._o ver_fw-la 5._o book_n 3._o ch_n 5._o ch._n 11._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o ch_n 15._o 3._o ch_n 16._o 17._o ch_n 15._o 2._o ch_n 20._o 4._o ch_n 19_o 6_o 7._o ch_n 1._o 5_o 6._o ch._n 2._o 7._o ch._n 2._o 11._o ch._n 2._o 17._o ch._n 2._o 26_o 27._o ch._n 3._o 5._o ch._n 7._o 9_o 14._o ch._n 3._o 12._o ch._n 3._o 21._o ch._n 2._o v._n 44._o ver._n 34_o 35._o ver._n 35._o ch._n 7._o 13._o ch._n 7._o 28._o ch._n 12._o 13._o mat._n 20._o 21._o mat._n 19_o 28._o dan._n 7._o 9_o apoc._n 20._o 4._o matâ—_n 20._o 21._o luk._n 23._o 42._o isa._n 65._o ver._n 18._o ver._n 32_o etc._n etc._n ps._n 45._o 3_o 4_o 6._o apoc._n 19_o 15_o 16._o 16._o isaiah_n ch_n 11._o ch_z 43._o ch_z 49._o 13_o etc._n etc._n ch_n 66._o ezekiel_n ch_n 28._o ch_z 37._o hos._n ch_n 3._o &_o ch_n 14._o joel_n 3._o 18._o amos_n ch_n 9_o obad._n ver_fw-la 17_o etc._n etc._n mich._n ch_n 4._o ch_z 5._o zeph._n 3._o 14_o etc._n etc._n hag._n ch_n 2._o zac._n 2._o 10_o etc._n etc._n &_o ch_n 9_o 9_o etc._n etc._n &_o ch_n 14._o mal._n ch_n 3._o ch_n 4._o iren._n lib._n 5._o c._n 33._o dial._n with_o tryphon_n the_o jew._n de_fw-fr script_n eccles_n dogm_n eccl._n c._n 55._o de_fw-fr script_n eccles_n vide_fw-la hieron_n epist._n 28._o ad_fw-la lucinium_n book_n 7._o propos._n 2._o eccles._n hist._n 3._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 3._o 32._o de_fw-mi vit_fw-mi 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&_o 8._o theor._n book_n 2._o chap._n 5._o 2_o pet._n 3._o there_o be_v a_o sect_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o hold_v this_o perpetuity_n and_o immutability_n of_o nature_n and_o maimonides_n himself_o be_v of_o this_o principle_n and_o give_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o it_o with_o the_o scoffer_n here_o in_o the_o text_n quod_fw-la mundus_fw-la retiâ—et_fw-la &_o sequitur_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la svam_fw-la and_o as_o to_o those_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v aristotelean_n it_o be_v very_o suitable_a to_o their_o principle_n to_o hold_v the_o incortuptibility_n of_o the_o world_n as_o their_o master_n do_v vid._n med._n in_o loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la quae_fw-la vulgat_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la beza_n quâ_fw-la de_fw-la causâ—_n grot._n nem_v interpretum_fw-la reddidit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la quas_fw-la subintelligendo_fw-la aquas_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la argumentationem_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la tolleret_fw-la supponeretque_fw-la illussores_fw-la illos_fw-la ignorâsse_fw-la quod_fw-la olim_fw-la fuerit_fw-la 〈…〉_z supponi_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la suprà _fw-la oâ—tendimus_fw-la oâ—tendimus_fw-la this_o phrase_n or_o manner_n of_o speech_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o unusual_a in_o greek_a author_n and_o upon_o a_o like_a subject_n plato_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o that_o shall_v translate_v plato_n the_o world_n stand_v out_o of_o fire_n water_n etc._n etc._n will_v be_v think_v neither_o grecian_a nor_o philosopher_n the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v in_o recite_v heraclitus_n his_o opinion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o also_o in_o thales_n his_o which_o be_v still_o near_o to_o the_o subject_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o cicero_n render_v ex_fw-la aquâ_fw-la dixit_fw-la constare_fw-la omne_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o know_v the_o true_a importance_n of_o this_o phrase_n and_o how_o 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