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divine_a matter_n style_v he_o in_o c._n 1._o of_o his_o mystical_a theology_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n it_o be_v meet_v in_o it_o the_o divine_a nature_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o every_o thing_n to_o place_n and_o affirm_v all_o the_o position_n vulgar_o attribute_n of_o whatever_o be_v and_o more_o proper_a to_o deny_v all_o those_o with_o relation_n to_o the_o same_o as_o be_v above_o each_o one_o of_o they_o and_o we_o be_v not_o to_o imagine_v that_o affirmation_n be_v here_o opposite_a to_o negation_n but_o much_o rather_o to_o conceive_v it_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o be_v above_o privation_n as_o what_o be_v beyond_o all_o ablation_n and_o position_n hear_v observe_v that_o which_o come_v near_o to_o the_o mind_n of_o our_o academic_a that_o it_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o deny_v than_o to_o assert_v the_o attribute_n so_o common_a in_o every_o body_n be_v mouth_n
lin_v 35._o natural_o by_o nature_n carry_v towards_o heaven_n heaven_n pag._n 150._o the_o stoique_n twofold_a division_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 150._o lin_v 2_o etc._n etc._n the_o stoique_n divide_v heaven_n into_o two_o part_n call_v the_o low_a the_o air_n the_o high_a the_o sky_n by_o their_o own_o power_n i._n e._n be_v gather_v into_o a_o round_a by_o the_o very_a endeavour_n whereby_o they_o be_v carry_v towards_o the_o centre_n do_v preserve_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n lin_v 14._o forth_o back_o scil_n in_o rain_n snow_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o same_o place_n the_o earth_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v they_o and_o again_o draw_v they_o up_o from_o the_o same_o place_n so_o that_o etc._n etc._n lin_v 25_o etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o i._n e._n in_o that_o both_o the_o sky_n and_o the_o fiery_a star_n be_v nourish_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o element_n etc._n etc._n lin_v 28._o at_z the_o last_o at_o length_n the_o etc._n etc._n lin_v 32._o return_v arise_v again_o etc._n etc._n lin_v 35._o thus_o i._n e._n upon_o the_o consumption_n of_o the_o other_o element_n opinion_n pag._n 151._o the_o stoique_n renovation_n of_o the_o world_n after_o their_o general_n conflagration_n no_o christian_a opinion_n etc._n etc._n p._n 151._o lin_v 1._o reanimate_v power_n be_v so_o a_o god_n the_o world_n will_v be_v renew_v etc._n etc._n lin_v 3_o etc._n etc._n christian_n be_v not_o of_o this_o opinion_n a_o consonancy_n from_o a_o concord_n tho'_o their_o motion_n be_v etc._n etc._n lin_v 8._o the_o top_n of_o the_o high_a star_n or_o planet_n saturn_n etc._n etc._n mars_n the_o middle_a heat_n etc._n etc._n lin_v 9_o 10._o temper_n they_o scil_n the_o same_o sublunary_a body_n that_o saturn_n will_v chill_n mars_n inflame_v etc._n etc._n lin_v 12._o venus_n and_o mercury_n be_v assistant_n to_o subject_a to_o under_z sol_n etc._n etc._n lin_v 13._o conduce_v to_o etc._n etc._n be_v the_o cause_n of_o conception_n and_o of_o birth_n in_o as_o much_o as_o she_o bring_v the_o young_a to_o such_o maturity_n that_o in_o convenient_a time_n it_o come_v to_o be_v bear_v etc._n etc._n lin_v 16_o 17._o affect_a move_v to_o acknowledge_v a_o providence_n with_o by_o this_o etc._n etc._n lin_v 18._o of_o nature_n towards_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o world_n i_o take_v etc._n etc._n lin_v 20._o intelligent_a nature_n scil_n a_o providence_n the_o matter_n in_o question_n etc._n etc._n lin_v 25._o trunk_n root_n do_v etc._n etc._n lin_v 28._o to_o food_n place_v upon_o the_o ground_n the_o more_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 153._o 153._o pag._n 153._o lin_v 10._o the_o nacre_n be_v a_o shellfish_n the_o spraw_v a_o fish_n by_o kind_a stir_v creep_v etc._n etc._n pag._n 154._o 154._o pag._n 154._o lin_v 4._o shell_n etc._n etc._n lin_v 22_o etc._n etc._n shell-fish_n and_o when_o he_o have_v make_v they_o gape_v by_o the_o warmth_n of_o his_o stomach_n he_o cast_v they_o up_o again_o and_o so_o choose_v peck_v out_o what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v 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