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shepherd_n to_o conclude_v there_o be_v no_o true_a mechanic_n work_n but_o have_v its_o original_n from_o this_o spirit_n in_o who_o only_o and_o in_o nothing_o else_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o teach_v all_o thing_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o moral_a and_o politic_a art_n which_o do_v arise_v from_o this_o radical_a spirit_n philosophy_n all_o moral_a discipline_n also_o have_v her_o root_n and_o beginning_n from_o this_o holy_a spirit_n of_o discipline_n as_o by_o the_o whole_a file_n of_o scripture_n we_o be_v teach_v and_o it_o be_v the_o essential_a voice_n of_o this_o spirit_n which_o do_v teach_v the_o christian_a world_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o christ_n jesus_n to_o embrace_v and_o follow_v goodness_n and_o to_o eschew_v evil_a i_o will_v not_o say_v much_o therefore_o touch_v this_o point_n but_o will_v only_o in_o few_o word_n speak_v unto_o our_o purpose_n 2.7_o with_o the_o wiseman_n mouth_n sapientiâ_fw-la seruat_fw-la semitas_fw-la justitiae_fw-la vias_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la 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that_o reason_n term_v of_o the_o apostle_n diabolical_a or_o devilish_a other_o say_v that_o man_n be_v so_o deep_o conversant_a in_o the_o secret_n of_o nature_n or_o natural_a philolosophy_n that_o they_o be_v become_v atheist_n and_o will_v acknowledge_v no_o god_n they_o must_v needs_o understand_v of_o the_o ethnic_a philosophy_n and_o not_o point_n at_o that_o of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o that_o lead_v and_o direct_v the_o understand_a spirit_n of_o man_n even_o unto_o the_o throne_n and_o majesty_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o persuade_v he_o to_o forsake_v the_o multitude_n of_o this_o naughty_a world_n to_o betake_v and_o contract_v itself_o unto_o that_o bless_a union_n from_o whence_o his_o bright_a spirit_n be_v original_o derive_v a_o three_o sort_n of_o man_n seem_v to_o repine_v and_o storm_n that_o any_o man_n shall_v presume_v to_o mingle_v natural_a philosophy_n with_o divinity_n or_o shall_v dare_v or_o attempt_v to_o draw_v any_o axiom_n or_o authority_n out_o of_o 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or_o bright_a unity_n which_o have_v no_o beginning_n and_o consequent_o no_o end_n be_v the_o fountain_n from_o the_o which_o all_o aeviall_a and_o temporal_a thing_n do_v essential_o proceed_v no_o otherwise_o then_o all_o number_n do_v flow_v from_o unity_n and_o be_v comprehend_v in_o unity_n for_o how_o far_o soever_o the_o number_n do_v extend_v itself_o evermore_o it_o have_v a_o unity_n to_o begin_v it_o and_o a_o unity_n to_o conclude_v it_o and_o in_o verity_n it_o have_v nothing_o bend_v a_o unity_n to_o create_v and_o compose_v it_o within_o but_o for_o your_o better_a instruction_n you_o may_v observe_v by_o a_o diligent_a insight_n into_o the_o cossicall_a number_n how_o the_o divine_a and_o central_o formal_a unity_n do_v comprehend_v all_o creature_n as_o well_o before_o they_o be_v make_v as_o since_o their_o creation_n in_o its_o self_n for_o we_o must_v note_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n but_o it_o be_v either_o a_o root_n or_o a_o square_a or_o 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in_o its_o simple_a and_o sincere_a existence_n and_o then_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o and_o that_o without_o any_o egression_n from_o his_o own_o punctual_a or_o centrall_a profundity_n to_o comprehend_v complicit_o within_o itself_o the_o three_o aforesaid_a cossicall_a dimension_n and_o consequent_o all_o other_o thing_n which_o it_o have_v now_o by_o creation_n explicit_o make_v evident_a in_o this_o typical_a world_n and_o that_o be_v prove_v easy_o by_o this_o arithmetical_a demonstration_n for_o if_o we_o shall_v multiply_v a_o unity_n as_o a_o root_n in_o itself_o it_o will_v produce_v but_o itself_o namely_o a_o unity_n for_o a_o square_a the_o which_o be_v again_o remultiplicate_v in_o its_o self_n will_v bring_v forth_o a_o cube_fw-la which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o root_n or_o square_v to_o wit_n a_o simple_a unity_n whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o though_o we_o have_v here_o three_o various_a branch_n which_o seem_v to_o differ_v in_o their_o formal_a progression_n i_o mean_v a_o root_n a_o square_a and_o cube_n yet_o in_o the_o essential_a verity_n and_o reality_n there_o be_v but_o this_o one_o unity_n or_o identity_n in_o the_o which_o all_o thing_n remain_v potential_o and_o that_o after_o a_o most_o abstruse_a manner_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o wiseman_n say_v deo_fw-la omne_fw-la sunt_fw-la cogniâ—a_fw-la antequam_fw-la crearentur_fw-la all_o thing_n be_v know_v unto_o god_n 23._o before_o they_o be_v create_v and_o esdrâ—s_v dei_fw-la potentia_fw-la ante_fw-la omne_fw-la creata_fw-la finis_fw-la &_o initium_fw-la omnium_fw-la est_fw-la the_o puissance_n of_o god_n which_o be_v before_o all_o creature_n be_v the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n 4.6_o and_o unto_o this_o purpose_n hermâ—s_n say_v exit_fw-la uno_fw-la principio_fw-la cunâ—ta_fw-la dependent_a principium_fw-la ex_fw-la uno_fw-la solo_fw-la &_o principium_fw-la movetur_fw-la ut_fw-la rursus_fw-la extet_fw-la principium_fw-la 10._o ipsum_fw-la tamen_fw-la unum_fw-la prâ—stat_fw-la nec_fw-la recedit_fw-la ab_fw-la unitate_fw-la all_o thing_n depend_v of_o one_o principle_n or_o beginning_n that_o be_v on_o one_o sole_a unity_n and_o this_o principle_n or_o beginning_n be_v move_v that_o it_o may_v again_o become_v a_o principle_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n only_o that_o do_v effect_v it_o not_o depart_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o unity_n and_o to_o this_o sense_n say_v st._n john_n in_o principio_fw-la â—rat_fw-la verbum_fw-la in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n the_o which_o word_n affirm_v thus_o much_o 13.10_o ego_fw-la &_o pater_fw-la unum_fw-la sumus_fw-la pater_fw-la in_o i_o &_o ego_fw-la in_o patre_fw-la &_o pater_n in_o i_o manâ—us_o ipse_fw-la facit_fw-la omne_fw-la i_o and_o my_o father_n be_o one_o my_o father_n in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o my_o father_n and_o my_o father_n in_o i_o be_v he_o that_o make_v all_o thing_n even_o unto_o this_o very_a purpose_n seem_v the_o wise_a 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