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but_o let_v a_o syllogism_n be_v thence_o form_v they_o who_o shall_v be_v admit_v to_o see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n shall_v see_v he_o immediate_o intuitive_o quidditative_o but_o glorify_a saint_n shall_v see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n therefore_o they_o shall_v see_v he_o immediate_o etc._n etc._n i_o will_v deny_v the_o major_n and_o do_v despair_n of_o ever_o see_v it_o prove_v from_o this_o text_n the_o phrase_n of_o see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n do_v not_o necessary_o import_v such_o a_o vision_n for_o than_o shall_v jacob_n moses_n etc._n etc._n on_o this_o side_n glory_n have_v see_v god_n comprehensive_o immediate_o intuitive_o quidditative_o which_o i_o presume_v none_o will_v affirm_v nor_o be_v there_o any_o circumstance_n in_o the_o tex_n or_o context_n that_o shall_v determine_v it_o so_o to_o signify_v in_o saint_n paul_n speech_n object_n it_o be_v say_v we_o shall_v know_v as_o we_o be_v know_v answ_n it_o be_v true_a but_o similitude_n do_v not_o always_o 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perfect_v the_o faculty_n than_o any_o way_n hurt_v or_o oppress_v it_o the_o vessel_n shall_v be_v make_v capacious_a enough_o to_o hold_v any_o liquor_n which_o the_o thice_n bless_v trinity_n shall_v see_v meet_a to_o put_v into_o it_o to_o this_o end_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n from_o scripture_n itself_o that_o the_o glorify_a understanding_n shall_v be_v adorn_v with_o a_o six-fold_n perfection_n scil_n 1._o spirituality_n 2._o clarity_n 3._o capacity_n 4._o sanctity_n 5._o strength_n 6._o fixedness_n the_o first_o perfection_n of_o the_o understanding_n shall_v be_v spirituality_n spirituality_n 3._o perfection_n spirituality_n it_o shall_v be_v spiritualise_v spiritual_a it_o be_v now_o as_o spiritual_a be_v oppose_v to_o corporeal_a though_o not_o as_o spiritual_a be_v oppose_v to_o natural_a the_o soul_n be_v now_o force_v to_o be_v a_o caterer_n for_o a_o body_n of_o flesh_n to_o provide_v thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o sustentation_n of_o the_o animal_n life_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lumen_fw-la gloriae_fw-la superaddita_fw-la perfectio_fw-la qua_fw-la intellectus_fw-la confortatur_fw-la ad_fw-la videndum_fw-la deum_fw-la tho._n aquin._n do_v undo_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n holy_a daniel_n vision_n though_o but_o a_o vision_n do_v dispirit_v he_o and_o leave_v he_o without_o strength_n saint_n john_n his_o vision_n though_o but_o the_o dark_a side_n of_o the_o beatifical_a sight_n of_o god_n stay_v he_o outright_o for_o a_o time_n i_o fall_v at_o his_o foot_n as_o dead_a the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a in_o heaven_n be_v set_v beyond_o all_o fear_n of_o such_o a_o surprise_n of_o glory_n while_o god_n fill_v their_o faculty_n he_o do_v also_o sustain_v and_o perfect_v it_o by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o faculty_n shall_v never_o be_v weary_a of_o its_o object_n but_o still_o behold_v it_o with_o fresh_a vigour_n and_o delight_n so_o it_o follow_v a_o six_o and_o last_o perfection_n be_v fixednese_n fixedness_n 6._o perfection_n fixedness_n in_o the_o 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