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already_o demonstrate_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v idle_a or_o empty_a how_o much_o more_o may_v be_v affirm_v of_o god_n 89._o for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v not_o do_v then_o be_v he_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o say_v so_o imperfect_a 90._o whereas_o see_v he_o be_v not_o idle_a but_o perfect_a certain_o he_o do_v all_o thing_n 91._o now_o give_v thyself_o unto_o i_o o_o hermes_n for_o a_o little_a while_n thou_o shall_v the_o more_o easy_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v the_o necessary_a work_n of_o god_n that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v make_v or_o do_v that_o be_v do_v or_o be_v once_o do_v or_o shall_v be_v do_v 92._o and_o this_o o_o best_a belolove_v be_v life_n 93._o and_o this_o be_v the_o fair._n 94._o and_o this_o be_v the_o good_n 95._o and_o this_o be_v god_n 96._o and_o if_o thou_o will_v understand_v this_o by_o work_n also_o mark_v what_o happen_v to_o thyself_o when_o thou_o will_v generate_v 97._o and_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o like_a 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the_o world_n the_o sun_n of_o the_o sun_n man._n 104._o but_o the_o people_n say_v that_o change_v be_v death_n because_o the_o body_n be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o life_n go_v into_o that_o which_o appear_v not_o 105._o by_o this_o discourse_n my_o dear_a hermes_n i_o affirm_v as_o thou_o hear_v that_o the_o world_n be_v change_v because_o every_o day_n part_n thereof_o become_v invisible_a but_o that_o it_o be_v never_o dissolve_v 106._o and_o these_o be_v the_o passion_n of_o the_o world_n revolution_n and_o occultation_n and_o revolution_n be_v a_o turn_n but_o occultation_n be_v renovation_n 107._o and_o the_o world_n be_v all_o form_v have_v not_o the_o form_n lie_v without_o it_o but_o itself_o change_v in_o itself_o 108._o see_v then_o the_o world_n be_v all_o form_v what_o must_v he_o be_v that_o make_v it_o for_o without_o form_n he_o can_v be_v 109._o and_o if_o he_o be_v all_o form_v he_o will_v be_v keep_v like_o the_o world_n but_o if_o he_o have_v but_o one_o form_n he_o shall_v be_v in_o this_o regard_n less_o than_o the_o world_n 110._o what_o do_v we_o then_o say_v that_o he_o be_v we_o will_v not_o raise_v any_o doubt_n by_o our_o speech_n for_o nothing_o that_o be_v doubtful_a concern_v god_n be_v yet_o know_v 111._o he_o have_v therefore_o one_o idea_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o he_o which_o because_o it_o be_v unbodily_a be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o sight_n and_o yet_o show_v all_o form_n by_o the_o body_n 112._o and_o do_v not_o wonder_v if_o there_o be_v a_o incorruptible_a idea_n 113._o for_o they_o be_v like_o the_o margin_n of_o that_o speech_n which_o be_v in_o writing_n for_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v high_a and_o swell_a but_o they_o be_v by_o nature_n smooth_a and_o even_a 114._o but_o understand_v well_o this_o that_o i_o say_v more_o bold_o for_o it_o be_v more_o true_a as_o a_o man_n can_v live_v without_o life_n so_o neither_o can_v god_n live_v not_o do_v good_a 115._o for_o this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v â—…he_v life_n and_o motion_n of_o god_n to_o move_v all_o thing_n and_o quicken_v they_o 116._o but_o some_o of_o the_o thing_n i_o have_v say_v must_v have_v a_o particular_a explication_n understand_v then_o what_o i_o say_v 117._o all_o thing_n be_v in_o god_n not_o as_o lie_v in_o a_o place_n for_o place_n be_v both_o a_o body_n and_o unmoveable_a and_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v there_o place_v have_v no_o motion_n 118._o for_o they_o lie_v otherwise_o in_o that_o which_o be_v unbodily_a then_o in_o the_o fantasy_n or_o to_o appearance_n 119._o consider_v he_o that_o contain_v all_o thing_n and_o understand_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o capacious_a then_o that_o which_o be_v incorporeal_a nothing_o more_o swift_a nothing_o more_o powerful_a but_o it_o be_v most_o capacious_a most_o swift_a and_o most_o strong_a 120._o and_o judge_v of_o this_o by_o thyself_o command_v thy_o soul_n to_o go_v into_o india_n and_o soon_o than_o thou_o can_v bid_v it_o it_o will_v be_v there_o 121._o bid_v it_o likewise_o 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not_o actuate_v or_o operate_v 121._o but_o if_o it_o be_v actuate_v by_o who_o be_v it_o actuate_v for_o we_o have_v say_v that_o act_n or_o operation_n be_v the_o part_n of_o god_n 122._o by_o who_o be_v all_o live_a thing_n quicken_v and_o the_o immortal_a by_o who_o be_v they_o immortalize_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v changeable_a by_o who_o be_v they_o change_v 123._o whether_o thou_o speak_v of_o matter_n or_o body_n or_o essence_n know_v that_o all_o these_o be_v act_n of_o god_n 124._o and_o that_o the_o act_n of_o matter_n be_v materiality_n and_o of_o the_o body_n corporality_n and_o of_o essence_n essentiality_n and_o this_o be_v god_n the_o whole_a 125._o and_o in_o the_o whole_a there_o be_v nothing_o that_o be_v not_o god_n 126._o wherefore_o about_o god_n there_o be_v neither_o greatness_n place_n quality_n figure_n or_o time_n for_o he_o be_v all_o and_o the_o all_o through_o all_o and_o about_o all_o 127._o this_o word_n o_o son_n worship_n and_o adore_v and_o the_o 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thyself_o thou_o shall_v have_v the_o mind_n and_o have_v the_o mind_n thou_o shall_v also_o partake_v the_o knowledge_n or_o science_n 27._o tat._n how_o mean_v thou_o that_o o_o father_n 28._o herm._n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a o_o son_n to_o be_v conversant_a about_o thing_n mortal_a and_o divine_a 29._o for_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v be_v two_o body_n and_o thing_n incorporeal_a wherein_o be_v the_o mortal_a and_o the_o divine_a the_o election_n or_o choice_n of_o either_o be_v leave_v to_o he_o that_o will_v choose_v for_o no_o man_n can_v choose_v both_o 30._o and_o of_o which_o soever_o the_o choice_n be_v make_v the_o other_o be_v diminish_v or_o overcome_v magnify_v
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