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A01014 Doctor Fludds answer vnto M· Foster or, The squeesing of Parson Fosters sponge, ordained by him for the wiping away of the weapon-salue VVherein the sponge-bearers immodest carriage and behauiour towards his bretheren is detected ...; Doctor Fludds answer unto M. Foster. Fludd, Robert, 1574-1637. 1631 (1631) STC 11120; ESTC S102376 121,816 230

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and_o job_n say_v as_o before_o hominem_fw-la con_v ituit_fw-la deus_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la apponens_fw-la ad_fw-la ●…m_fw-la animam_fw-la svam_fw-la si_fw-la spiritum_fw-la seu_fw-la flatum_fw-la eius_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la reciperet_fw-la vel_fw-la traheret_fw-la deficeret_fw-la &_o exspiraret_fw-la omnis_fw-la caro_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la in_o cinere●…_n revertetur_fw-la god_n make_v man_n upon_o earth_n give_v unto_o he_o his_o soul_n or_o life_n if_o he_o shall_v receive_v or_o draw_v to_o himself_o his_o spirit_n or_o breath_n of_o life_n all_o flesh_n will_v fail_v and_o die_v and_o man_n also_o together_o with_o they_o will_v return_v unto_o ash_n and_o again_o spiritus_fw-la 9_o dei_fw-la fecit_fw-la i_o &_o inspiratio_fw-la omnipotentis_fw-la ●…ficavit_fw-la i_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n make_v i_o and_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a do_v vivifie_v i_o for_o this_o reason_n therefore_o the_o aforesaid_a action_n of_o david_n shall_v be_v the_o 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the_o ice_n to_o congeal_v and_o grow_v together_o and_o do_v contract_n or_o straighten_v the_o superficies_n of_o the_o water_n into_o ice_n and_o the_o kingly_a prophet_n more_o pertinent_o deo_fw-la imittente_fw-la sermonem_fw-la suum_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quam_fw-la celerimè_fw-la excurrit_fw-la verbum_fw-la qui_fw-la nives_fw-la dispergit_fw-la sicut_fw-la lanam_fw-la &_o pruinam_fw-la quasi_fw-la cineres_fw-la de●…cit_fw-la gelu_fw-la suum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la frusta_fw-la coram_fw-la frigore_fw-la eius_fw-la quis_fw-la consist_v at_o emittit_fw-la verbum_fw-la suum_fw-la liquefacit_fw-la ista_fw-la simul_fw-la ac_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ventum_fw-la suum_fw-la effluuntaqu●…_n god_n send_v forth_o his_o word_n upon_o earth_n it_o run_v swift_o which_o spread_v the_o snow_n as_o wool_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o fro●…t_n like_o ash_n and_o cast_v down_o the_o ice_n as_o gobbet_n who_o be_v able_a to_o resist_v his_o cold_n he_o send_v forth_o his_o word_n and_o mel●…eth_v 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and_o operate_v two_o manner_n of_o contrary_a way_n namely_o from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n by_o ●…manation_n and_o dilatation_n by_o the_o which_o mean_v it_o stir_v of_o itself_o who_o be_v the_o centre_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o circumference_n be_v no_o where_o but_o comprehend_v all_o circumference_n or_o body_n and_o make_v they_o to_o exist_v and_o live_v so_o also_o this_o universal_a centre_n contract_v itself_o in_o itself_o make_v '_o all_o thing_n in_o act_n potential_a of_o a_o live_a creature_n a_o dead_a carcase_n of_o a_o agile_a and_o mobill_n thing_n a_o stupid_a and_o unmoveable_a one_o last_o of_o a_o actual_a positive_a something_o a_o potential_a privative_a nothing_o we_o see_v it_o plain_o persorm_v according_a unto_o the_o precedent_a text_n of_o david_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v alter_v from_o one_o form_n to_o his_o opposite_a according_a unto_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o property_n or_o will_n 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apostle_n say_v vos_fw-fr estis_fw-la templum_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la you_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n vos_fw-fr estis_fw-la membra_fw-la christi_fw-la you_o be_v the_o member_n of_o christ._n and_o again_o aperiatur_fw-la terra_fw-la &_o pariet_fw-la saluatorem_fw-la let_v the_o earth_n open_a and_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o saviour_n as_o he_o penetrate_v into_o the_o earth_n so_o the_o 45.8_o wise_a man_n say_v spiritus_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la implet_fw-la orbem_fw-la terra_fw-la rum_o to_o conclude_v as_o to_o create_v vivifie_v and_o sustain_v 1._o each_o creature_n he_o put_v on_o all_o thing_n so_o he_o say_v spiritus_fw-la incorruptibilis_fw-la inest_fw-la ●…nibus_fw-la and_o again_o spiritus_fw-la 12._o dei_fw-la implet_fw-la omne_fw-la whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o divine_a and_o incorruptible_a spirit_n by_o which_o we_o live_v move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v be_v in_o man_n for_o without_o it_o he_o be_v dead_a a_o snuff_n a_o 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quia_fw-la anima_fw-la carnis_fw-la in_o sanguine_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la dedi_fw-la illam_fw-la vobis_fw-la ut_fw-la super_fw-la altar_n in_fw-la eo_fw-la expietis_fw-la pro_fw-la animabus_fw-la vestris_fw-la &_o s●…nguis_fw-la pro_fw-la animae_fw-la piaculo_fw-la sit_fw-la whosoever_o shall_v eat_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o creature_n i_o will_v set_v my_o face_n against_o his_o soul_n because_o the_o life_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v in_o the_o blood_n and_o i_o have_v give_v it_o unto_o you_o that_o by_o it_o you_o may_v expiate_v on_o the_o altar_n for_o yourselves_o and_o that_o the_o blood_n may_v serve_v for_o a_o oblation_n for_o your_o soul_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n man_n be_v by_o god_n command_v that_o if_o he_o in_o the_o chase_n 17._o or_o otherwise_o kill_v a_o wild_a beast_n he_o shall_v pour_v out_o his_o blood_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o again_o sanguinem_fw-la omnis_fw-la animalis_fw-la ibid._n non_fw-la sumetis_fw-la in_o cibo_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v 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