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plague_n upon_o the_o people_n fall_v it_o be_v cause_n juno_n be_v not_o please_v well_o and_o that_o destroy_a plague_n which_o fall_v again_o upon_o the_o athenian_n for_o their_o condemn_v of_o socrates_n be_v ascribe_v by_o another_o unto_o the_o wrath_n of_o jupiter_n pro_fw-la jovis_fw-la offensa_fw-la pestis_fw-la accessit_fw-la 485._o where_o he_o call_v it_o express_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n eiusmodi_fw-la iudicijs_fw-la utitur_fw-la deus_fw-la they_o all_o of_o they_o direct_o repute_v the_o plague_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n they_o be_v wrong_v in_o the_o particular_a in_o ascribe_v those_o sickness_n unto_o their_o false_a god_n who_o be_v but_o dead_a man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v they_o either_o good_a or_o harm_n but_o yet_o right_a in_o the_o general_a in_o ascribe_v they_o to_o god_n for_o god_n indeed_o be_v he_o that_o send_v they_o though_o haply_o he_o use_v the_o devil_n ministry_n in_o they_o for_o the_o second_o of_o they_o the_o consumption_n pausanias_n report_v of_o phyallus_fw-la 390._o captain_n of_o the_o phocense_v that_o he_o first_o be_v threaten_v by_o apollo_n in_o a_o dream_n that_o he_o shall_v consume_v as_o bare_a as_o a_o certain_a brazen_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o he_o in_o his_o temple_n by_o hypocrates_n which_o miserable_a consumption_n he_o afterward_o according_o do_v bring_v upon_o he_o for_o the_o three_o of_o they_o the_o fever_n quintus_fw-la curtius_n report_v of_o alexander_n magnus_n 415._o that_o he_o abuse_v the_o consecrate_a vessel_n of_o hercules_n in_o the_o very_a same_o city_n yea_o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o 〈◊〉_d have_v before_o etc._n in_o his_o abuse_n of_o the_o vessel_n god_n holy_a temple_n he_o be_v sudden_o strike_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o banquet_n even_o as_o he_o be_v in_o drink_v nondùm_fw-la herculis_fw-la scypho_fw-la epoto_fw-la repentè_fw-fr velut_fw-la telo_fw-la confixus_fw-la 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the_o earth_n itself_o be_v so_o sudden_o and_o so_o vehemet_o heat_v by_o their_o body_n that_o they_o can_v receive_v no_o benefit_n nor_o comfort_n at_o all_o from_o it_o dura_n sed_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la ponunt_fw-la praecordia_fw-la 279._o nec_fw-la fit_a corpus_fw-la humo_fw-la gelidum_fw-la sed_fw-la humus_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la feruet_fw-la they_o cast_v their_o naked_a body_n on_o the_o ground_n their_o body_n by_o the_o earth_n not_o cool_a find_v but_o the_o earth_n from_o body_n do_v with_o heat_n abound_v and_o thereupon_o another_o poet_n call_v the_o plague_n pestem_fw-la flammiferam_fw-la for_o the_o five_o of_o they_o 25._o boil_n and_o botch_n aurelius_n victor_n report_v that_o galerius_n maximianus_n be_v smite_v with_o that_o disease_n whereby_o as_o he_o relate_v it_o defecit_fw-la 395._o consumptis_fw-la genitalibus_fw-la but_o pomponius_n laetus_n describe_v his_o disease_n more_o silly_a to_o the_o purpose_n 445._o incidit_fw-la in_o morbum_fw-la ulcus_fw-la inguinibus_fw-la innatum_fw-la virilia_fw-la exedit_fw-la marecescente_fw-la tota_fw-la illa_fw-la corporis_fw-la parte_fw-la vermis_n pullulârunt_fw-la remedia_fw-la deerant_fw-la medici_fw-la desperaverunt_fw-la he_o fall_v into_o a_o foul_a disease_n a_o ulcer_n breed_v in_o his_o secret_a part_n do_v eat_v off_o his_o privity_n and_o all_o that_o part_n of_o his_o body_n rot_v away_o and_o full_a of_o crawl_a worm_n perish_v noremedy_n be_v present_a all_o physician_n despair_v and_o this_o his_o grievous_a sickness_n eusebius_n affirm_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n vltio_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la illata_fw-la for_o the_o six_o of_o they_o 139._o the_o emerods_n 228._o caelius_n rhodiginus_fw-la report_v 547._o that_o philoctetes_n be_v smite_v with_o it_o 703._o for_o his_o kill_n of_o paris_n 281._o for_o the_o seven_o of_o they_o the_o scab_n volateran_n report_v of_o the_o emperor_n copronymus_n that_o he_o be_v strike_v with_o it_o and_o die_v of_o it_o perijt_fw-la elephantiae_fw-la morbo_fw-la and_o baptista_n egnatias_fw-la add_v that_o he_o die_v of_o it_o in_o great_a extremity_n of_o torment_n post_fw-la infinita_fw-la flagitia_fw-la exquisitissimo_fw-la cruciatu_fw-la consumptus_fw-la for_o the_o eight_o of_o they_o madness_n pausanias_n report_v that_o the_o calidonian_o be_v strike_v with_o it_o by_o bacchus_n at_o the_o earnest_a prayer_n of_o his_o priest_n 3._o corâ—sus_n as_o the_o greek_n be_v with_o the_o plague_n at_o the_o like_a request_n of_o apollo_n priest_n chryses_n and_o this_o sickness_n as_o the_o poet_n caecilius_n affirm_v be_v absolute_o in_o god_n hand_n to_o inflict_v where_o he_o please_v deo_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la est_fw-la quem_fw-la esse_fw-la dementem_fw-la velit_fw-la 1â—4_n quem_fw-la sâ—pere_fw-la quem_fw-la sanari_fw-la quem_fw-la in_o morbum_fw-la inijci_fw-la sic_fw-la enìm_fw-la lambinus_n who_o god_n will_v have_v a_o fool_n or_o wise_a be_v find_v he_o shall_v be_v 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sickness_n be_v the_o lash_n of_o god_n scourge_n though_o some_o man_n do_v impute_v it_o unto_o the_o corrupnes_n of_o the_o air_n or_o to_o the_o uncleanness_n
plain_o insinuate_v that_o prayer_n unto_o god_n be_v panchrestum_fw-la medicamentum_fw-la 137._o as_o the_o orator_n speak_v a_o salve_n for_o every_o sore_n and_o a_o cure_n of_o every_o sickness_n a_o probatum_fw-la est_fw-la whereof_o we_o may_v see_v in_o hezechiah_n who_o be_v attatch_v with_o a_o dangerous_a sickness_n some_o think_v it_o be_v the_o plague_n yet_o do_v heal_v himself_o more_o sound_o by_o his_o effectual_a prayer_n etc._n than_o can_v a_o whole_a college_n of_o the_o learnede_a physician_n and_o therefore_o the_o patient_n he_o be_v appoin_v to_o pray_v my_o son_n 9_o fail_v not_o in_o thy_o sickness_n to_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n 14._o and_o he_o will_v make_v thou_o whole_a the_o physician_n he_o be_v appoint_v to_o pray_v they_o shall_v pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v prosper_v that_o which_o be_v give_v for_o thy_o ease_n and_o their_o physic_n for_o the_o prolong_n of_o life_n and_o the_o congregation_n they_o be_v appoint_v to_o pray_v be_v any_o man_n sick_a among_o you_o let_v he_o call_v for_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n and_o let_v they_o pray_v for_o he_o 15._o and_o anoint_v he_o with_o oil_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n shall_v save_v the_o sick_a and_o the_o lord_n will_v raise_v he_o up_o and_o if_o he_o have_v commit_v any_o sin_n it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o in_o which_o place_n be_v congest_v the_o whole_a sum_n of_o all_o those_o head_n which_o before_o i_o have_v collect_v both_o in_o this_o present_a chapter_n and_o also_o in_o the_o former_a namely_o first_o that_o sin_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o sickness_n upon_o who_o forgiveness_n there_o follow_v a_o release_n as_o matthew_n 9_o 2._o second_o 2._o that_o god_n for_o this_o cause_n send_v sickness_n unto_o man_n three_o that_o god_n be_v not_o only_o the_o sender_n of_o sickness_n but_o also_o the_o restorer_n unto_o health_n and_o four_a that_o the_o principal_a mean_n to_o recover_v be_v 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those_o thing_n which_o be_v neither_o do_v by_o fortune_n nor_o by_o fate_n nor_o by_o nature_n they_o must_v needs_o be_v do_v by_o providence_n and_o for_o our_o present_a instance_n that_o the_o virtue_n of_o herb_n be_v give_v to_o they_o by_o providence_n we_o may_v further_o collect_v by_o two_o other_o observation_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v this_o that_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n be_v not_o subject_a unto_o any_o sickness_n though_o never_o so_o dangerous_a but_o that_o it_o have_v some_o remedy_n provide_v for_o it_o if_o man_n be_v as_o skilful_a in_o discern_v of_o they_o as_o god_n have_v be_v bountiful_a in_o provide_v of_o they_o and_o therefore_o say_v bachiarius_n ab_fw-la sit_fw-la hoc_fw-la a_o fide_fw-la mea_fw-la 22._o ut_fw-la aliquam_fw-la dicam_fw-la esse_fw-la plagaâ—_n quâ—e_fw-la non_fw-la haebeat_fw-la consolationem_fw-la cum_fw-la mihi_fw-la propheta_fw-la proclamet_fw-la nunquid_fw-la
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posse_fw-la credit_n ingratè_fw-la deorum_fw-la manera_fw-la intelligit_fw-la if_o any_o man_n do_v think_v that_o such_o thing_n can_v have_v be_v find_v by_o the_o wit_n and_o reach_v of_o man_n he_o be_v a_o unthankful_a interpreter_n of_o the_o gracious_a gift_n of_o god_n unto_o who_o homer_n also_o ascribe_v this_o blessing_n that_o for_o all_o kind_n of_o medicine_n it_o be_v only_o he_o that_o possess_v they_o pharmaca_n cunctorum_fw-la jupiter_n unus_fw-la habet_fw-la 3._o god_n only_o have_v the_o remedy_n for_o every_o kind_n of_o malady_n and_o thus_o even_o the_o very_a heathen_n themselves_o do_v express_o acknowledge_v both_o the_o plant_n themselves_o to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o use_n to_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n neither_o stay_v they_o only_o here_o in_o this_o particular_a branch_n of_o physic_n but_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o whole_a art_n 1353._o to_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n hypocrates_n affirm_v it_o in_o express_a and_o plain_a word_n medicam_fw-la facultatem_fw-la deorum_fw-la esse_fw-la munus_fw-la and_o so_o tully_n likewise_o 142._o medicinae_fw-la utilitas_fw-la deorum_fw-la immortalium_fw-la inventioni_fw-la est_fw-la consecrata_fw-la the_o art_n of_o physic_n be_v of_o so_o great_a a_o profit_n that_o the_o invention_n of_o it_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o god_n so_o pliny_n dijs_fw-la inventores_fw-la suos_fw-la assignavit_fw-la yea_o 416._o and_o it_o be_v express_o affirm_v by_o homer_n 145._o to_o be_v both_o a_o divine_a science_n and_o great_a than_o any_o other_o ast_n medicum_fw-la reliquis_fw-la divina_fw-la scientia_fw-la maior_fw-la instruit_fw-la yea_o and_o apollo_n one_o of_o their_o chief_a god_n do_v boast_v of_o this_o invention_n to_o be_v his_o 39_o and_o none_o other_o inuentum_fw-la medicina_fw-la meum_fw-la est_fw-la opiferque_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la dicor_fw-la &_o herbarum_fw-la est_fw-la subiecta_fw-la scientia_fw-la nobis_fw-la the_o art_n of_o physic_n it_o be_v my_o invention_n and_o a_o art_n divine_a and_o i_o be_o call_v the_o world_n all_o over_o the_o common_a helper_n of_o their_o sore_n the_o nature_n of_o all_o plant_n be_v know_v only_o to_o i_o it_o be_v i_o own_o and_o therefore_o they_o call_v apollo_n vlion_n salutiferum_fw-la and_o artemidem_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la 347._o quòd_fw-la integros_fw-la faceret_fw-la as_o strabo_n report_v because_o he_o make_v man_n whole_a but_o plutarch_n reduce_v this_o art_n a_o great_a deal_n high_o refer_v it_o not_o to_o apollo_n 566._o but_o even_o unto_o jupiter_n or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o god_n who_o be_v great_a for_o he_o condemn_v it_o as_o one_o of_o the_o great_a absurdity_n of_o the_o stoic_n that_o they_o do_v ascribe_v this_o art_n unto_o any_o of_o the_o petty_a and_o inferior_a god_n and_o not_o rather_o unto_o he_o that_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o wherein_o he_o err_v not_o for_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o great_a god_n it_o be_v he_o say_v ecclesiasticus_fw-la that_o have_v give_v man_n this_o knowledge_n 6._o that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v 1._o in_o his_o wondrous_a work_n and_o therefore_o he_o exhort_v we_o to_o honour_v the_o physician_n because_o of_o necessity_n add_v there_o this_o reason_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v create_v he_o he_o have_v create_v he_o not_o only_o as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n but_o also_o as_o he_o be_v a_o physician_n as_o it_o be_v express_o testify_v by_o saint_n augustine_n illa_fw-la corporis_fw-la medicina_fw-la â—on_n invenitur_fw-la 738._o unde_fw-la ad_fw-la homines_fw-la manare_fw-la potuerit_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la cuirerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la status_fw-la salusque_fw-la tribuenda_fw-la est_fw-la it_o can_v be_v find_v out_o from_o whence_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n shall_v come_v unto_o man_n but_o only_o from_o god_n unto_o who_o the_o health_n and_o safety_n of_o all_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v ascribe_v so_o basil_n ars_fw-la medica_fw-la 592._o à _fw-la deo_fw-la vitam_fw-la nostram_fw-la moderante_fw-la concessa_fw-la est_fw-la the_o art_n of_o physic_n be_v give_v we_o of_o god_n who_o only_o rule_v our_o whole_a life_n so_o theodoret_n quia_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la te_fw-la mortalem_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la condidit_fw-la scivit_fw-la te_fw-la morbis_fw-la quoque_fw-la exercendum_fw-la fore_fw-la simul_fw-la medicam_fw-la artem_fw-la te_fw-la docuit_fw-la cvius_fw-la scientiam_fw-la morborum_fw-la incur_fw-la sionibus_fw-la opposuit_fw-la because_o god_n who_o make_v man_n mortal_a in_o this_o present_a life_n foresee_v that_o he_o needs_o must_v be_v exercise_v with_o sickness_n he_o therefore_o teach_v he_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n oppose_v that_o knowledge_n 81._o against_o the_o assault_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o disease_n and_o so_o likewise_o ephraâ—m_n syrus_n comprehend_v in_o one_o sentence_n both_o these_o last_o forenamed_a point_n deus_fw-la herbas_fw-la &_o terrae_fw-la pharmaca_fw-la &_o medicorum_fw-la studia_fw-la ad_fw-la morbos_fw-la corperis_fw-la curandos_fw-la concessit_fw-la god_n have_v give_v we_o both_o herb_n and_o other_o wholesome_a medicine_n and_o beside_o both_o the_o study_n and_o skill_n of_o physician_n to_o cure_v all_o the_o malady_n and_o disease_n of_o our_o body_n so_o that_o it_o be_v only_o he_o which_o have_v give_v both_o all_o medicinable_a plant_n unto_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o skill_n to_o the_o physician_n in_o what_o manner_n to_o use_v they_o and_o thus_o both_o the_o heathen_n and_o christian_n agree_v that_o both_o the_o physic_n and_o the_o physician_n be_v the_o only_a gift_n of_o god_n for_o the_o health_n and_o good_a of_o man_n 6_o but_o yet_o neither_o of_o both_o these_o can_v do_v any_o good_a unto_o he_o if_o they_o be_v not_o assist_v with_o god_n special_a blessing_n for_o first_o medicine_n for_o the_o physician_n that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n with_o all_o his_o skill_n to_o make_v any_o sick-man_n whole_a we_o may_v see_v it_o 12._o in_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o the_o example_n of_o king_n asa_n who_o too_o great_a confidence_n in_o his_o physician_n and_o too_o little_a in_o his_o god_n be_v that_o which_o bring_v he_o unto_o his_o end_n and_o the_o same_o we_o may_v likewise_o see_v 26._o in_o the_o new_a in_o the_o woman_n disease_v with_o the_o bloody_a issue_n of_o who_o it_o be_v testify_v that_o though_o she_o have_v suffer_v many_o thing_n from_o her_o physician_n and_o continue_v long_o with_o they_o and_o use_v great_a change_n of_o they_o and_o spend_v all_o she_o have_v upon_o they_o yet_o be_v she_o never_o the_o better_a for_o they_o but_o rather_o much_o the_o worse_o and_o the_o like_a be_v also_o report_v of_o the_o emperor_n adrian_n that_o he_o 135._o at_o his_o death_n be_v force_v to_o complain_v that_o turba_n medicorum_fw-la interfecit_fw-la regem_fw-la the_o multitude_n of_o physician_n have_v bring_v the_o emperor_n unto_o his_o death_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o no_o physician_n have_v power_n to_o heal_v any_o man_n if_o god_n do_v not_o give_v a_o special_a blessing_n unto_o he_o as_o the_o philosopher_n taurus_n insinuate_v to_o that_o physician_n 263._o that_o come_v to_o heal_v a_o gellius_n cum_fw-la dijs_fw-la bene_fw-la volentibus_fw-la opera_fw-la tua_fw-la sistas_fw-la hunc_fw-la nobis_fw-la sanum_fw-la imply_v that_o his_o labour_n and_o god_n blessing_n must_v work_v both_o together_o before_o the_o sick-man_n can_v recover_v for_o as_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la express_o testify_v neither_o the_o apothecary_n can_v finish_v his_o own_o work_n in_o make_v of_o the_o medicine_n nor_o yet_o the_o physician_n he_o in_o apply_v of_o the_o medicine_n if_o they_o be_v not_o assist_v with_o god_n special_a blessing_n the_o apothecary_n say_v he_o do_v make_v a_o confection_n and_o yet_o he_o can_v finish_v his_o own_o work_n for_o of_o the_o lord_n come_v prosperity_n and_o wealth_n ouâ—r_v all_o the_o earth_n then_o he_o come_v from_o he_o unto_o the_o physician_n give_v place_n to_o the_o physician_n 14._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v create_v he_o let_v he_o not_o go_v from_o thou_o for_o thou_o have_v need_n of_o he_o but_o what_o can_v
sense_n in_o the_o same_o height_n of_o word_n nimirùm_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n quum_fw-la natura_fw-la sua_fw-la &_o sanctus_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la nos_fw-la homines_fw-la sanctificat_fw-la ac_fw-la deos_fw-la reddit_fw-la the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v by_o nature_n both_o holy_a &_o god_n by_o sanctify_v we_o man_n make_v we_o become_v go_n 90._o so_o likewise_o dionysius_n salus_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la existere_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la ij_o qui_fw-la salutem_fw-la consequuntur_fw-la dij_fw-la fiant_fw-la a_o man_n can_v otherwise_o attain_v unto_o salvation_n then_o if_o he_o first_o be_v make_v a_o god_n which_o exaggeration_n of_o those_o father_n and_o scripture_n must_v not_o be_v expound_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n as_o though_o man_n can_v be_v make_v to_o be_v god_n indeed_o for_o that_o be_v a_o thing_n unpossible_a but_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o they_o be_v that_o by_o our_o imitation_n of_o god_n virtue_n and_o goodness_n we_o be_v make_v so_o like_a unto_o he_o and_o so_o near_o join_v with_o he_o that_o we_o may_v be_v say_v in_o some_o sense_n to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n because_o all_o those_o virtue_n in_o he_o be_v nature_n 5._o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o all_o the_o forename_a place_n that_o there_o be_v a_o mollification_n use_v to_o reduce_v the_o forenamed_a apotheosis_n and_o deification_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o sense_n dionysius_n areopagita_n where_o he_o say_v that_o all_o they_o which_o shall_v attain_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n must_v first_o be_v make_v god_n add_v for_o explication_n dei_fw-la porrò_fw-la effectio_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la quoad_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la imitatio_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la eodem_fw-la coniunctio_fw-la atque_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la dicam_fw-la unio_fw-la the_o be_v make_v a_o god_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o imitation_n of_o god_n and_o a_o conjunction_n with_o he_o and_o that_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v a_o 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omnis_fw-la deus_fw-la thâ—t_v every_o one_o which_o be_v bless_v be_v thereby_o make_v a_o god_n he_o add_v for_o the_o qualification_n of_o that_o speech_n sed_fw-la nâ—tura_fw-la quidem_fw-la unus_fw-la participatione_fw-la verò_fw-la nihil_fw-la prohibet_fw-la esse_fw-la quamplurimos_fw-la yet_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n by_o nature_n but_o there_o may_v be_v many_o god_n by_o participation_n not_o by_o the_o true_a participation_n of_o his_o natural_a deity_n but_o of_o his_o virtue_n and_o of_o his_o felicity_n yea_o and_o even_o the_o apostle_n peter_n himself_o do_v use_v a_o further_a modification_n even_o of_o this_o participation_n for_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o &c_n that_o there_o be_v great_a and_o precious_a promise_n give_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o godly_a nature_n lest_o we_o shall_v misconstrue_v this_o participation_n to_o be_v intend_v of_o god_n true_a nature_n or_o deity_n he_o expound_v himself_o plain_o that_o this_o 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si_fw-mi relicto_fw-la corpore_fw-la ad_fw-la purum_fw-la aethera_fw-la perveneris_fw-la 129._o eris_n immortalis_fw-la deus_fw-la incorruptibilis_fw-la nec_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la mortalis_fw-la when_o as_o our_o soul_n our_o body_n shall_v forsake_v and_o to_o the_o heaven_n they_o shall_v themselves_o betake_v then_o shall_v we_o be_v as_o god_n immortal_a be_v all_o incorrupt_a no_o long_o mortal_a man_n for_o we_o shall_v then_o enjoy_v god_n who_o be_v our_o very_a life_n 396._o as_o the_o prophet_n moses_n testify_v yea_o the_o life_n of_o our_o life_n our_o vita_fw-la vitalis_fw-la as_o the_o orator_n speak_v whereas_o this_o our_o present_a life_n 1._o be_v but_o vita_fw-la mortalis_fw-la a_o transitory_a and_o a_o mortal_a life_n but_o this_o say_v the_o apostle_n paul_n we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o building_n give_v we_o of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n but_o eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o say_v musonius_n that_o vir_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la civis_fw-la vrbis_fw-la jovis_fw-la quae_fw-la constat_fw-la ex_fw-la hominibus_fw-la &_o dijs_fw-la that_o he_o which_o be_v a_o good_a 234._o man_n shall_v be_v a_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o city_n common_a unto_o god_n with_o man_n which_o be_v a_o probable_a aim_v at_o the_o heavenly_a iâ—rusâ—lem_n which_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n be_v describe_v unto_o us._n i_o see_v the_o holy_a city_n 3._o new_a jerusalem_n come_v down_o from_o god_n out_o of_o heaven_n praepare_v as_o a_o bride_n trim_v for_o her_o husband_n and_o i_o hear_v a_o great_a voice_n out_o of_o heaven_n say_v behold_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o god_n be_v with_o man_n and_o he_o will_v dwell_v with_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o god_n himself_o will_v be_v their_o god_n with_o they_o upon_o which_o our_o cohabitation_n with_o god_n 432._o tully_n say_v that_o we_o be_v deorum_fw-la quasi_fw-la gentile_n the_o countryman_n of_o the_o god_n nay_o generis_fw-la divini_fw-la the_o kinsman_n of_o the_o god_n as_o he_o add_v in_o that_o place_n of_o their_o own_o generation_n as_o aratus_n speak_v 28._o and_o therefore_o tully_n in_o another_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o state_n of_o god_n and_o virtuous_a man_n after_o this_o present_a life_n he_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v live_v among_o the_o god_n qui_fw-la in_o corporibus_fw-la humanis_fw-la 119._o vitam_fw-la sunt_fw-la imitati_fw-la deorum_fw-la he_o ad_fw-la eos_fw-la a_o quibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la profecti_fw-la facilis_fw-la reditus_fw-la patet_fw-la such_o as_o have_v live_v the_o life_n of_o a_o god_n in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v a_o easy_a passage_n unto_o god_n because_o from_o he_o they_o have_v descend_v so_o that_o god_n call_v those_o man_n to_o live_v with_o he_o in_o heaven_n with_o who_o he_o himself_o have_v live_v upon_o earth_n now_o the_o way_n whereby_o they_o ascend_v up_o 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poterit_fw-la aequari_fw-la coelesti_fw-la ordini_fw-la &_o volubilitati_fw-la cum_fw-la sydera_fw-la convertantur_fw-la exactissima_fw-la norma_fw-la de_fw-la alio_fw-la in_o aliud_fw-la seculum_fw-la what_o can_v ever_o be_v compare_v unto_o the_o order_n of_o the_o heaven_n &_o to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n in_o their_o several_a revolution_n which_o move_v most_o exact_o as_o it_o be_v by_o rule_n and_o square_v from_o one_o generation_n to_o another_o which_o rule_n of_o their_o motion_n david_n affirm_v to_o be_v god_n law_n that_o he_o have_v set_v they_o 710._o god_n have_v make_v they_o fast_o for_o ever_o he_o have_v give_v they_o a_o law_n which_o they_o can_v pass_v and_o so_o likewise_o do_v plato_n for_o he_o say_v that_o god_n when_o he_o have_v make_v the_o star_n he_o do_v singulis_n leges_fw-la fatales_fw-la edicere_fw-la he_o give_v unto_o they_o fatal_a &_o unchangeable_a law_n and_o indeed_o the_o very_a name_n of_o this_o art_n whereof_o we_o now_o 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