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breath_n of_o life_n he_o become_v a_o live_a soul_n final_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o none_o can_v give_v that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o therefore_o see_v that_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o other_o element_n destitute_a of_o understanding_n and_o much_o more_o imperfect_a than_o man_n neither_o contain_v nor_o enjoy_v either_o formal_o or_o in_o eminency_n and_o virtue_n the_o excellent_a perfection_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n it_o be_v evident_a they_o can_v produce_v it_o nor_o consequent_o man_n who_o chief_a and_o noble_a part_n be_v the_o reasonable_a soul_n chap._n ix_o 1._o the_o eight_o answer_n of_o atheist_n say_v that_o there_o have_v be_v many_o world_n which_o have_v be_v produce_v the_o one_o by_o the_o other_o and_o not_o by_o a_o superior_a spirit_n 2._o the_o confutation_n of_o this_o answer_n 1._o the_o eight_o answer_n of_o atheist_n be_v that_o this_o world_n have_v not_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o yet_o have_v not_o be_v create_v by_o any_o superior_a and_o almighty_a spirit_n but_o that_o it_o have_v be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o another_o world_n which_o be_v before_o and_o that_o that_o other_o have_v be_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o another_o which_o be_v also_o before_o it_o and_o so_o there_o have_v be_v many_o world_n which_o have_v succeed_v one_o another_o the_o world_n that_o perish_v be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o new_a produce_v world_n and_o that_o this_o world_n which_o we_o see_v now_o shall_v perish_v one_o day_n and_o out_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o another_o shall_v be_v produce_v and_o out_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o that_o another_o shall_v be_v produce_v again_o and_o so_o consequent_o 2._o against_o this_o answer_n i_o say_v that_o the_o world_n which_o be_v pretend_v to_o have_v be_v in_o time_n past_a be_v either_o finite_a or_o infinite_a in_o number_n if_o finite_a in_o number_n it_o follow_v that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o first_o world_n which_o be_v never_o produce_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o another_o world_n else_o it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v first_o nor_o out_o of_o any_o chaos_n or_o eternal_a matter_n as_o i_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v in_o the_o five_o and_o six_o chapter_n and_o consequent_o the_o first_o world_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v create_v by_o a_o superior_a and_o almighty_a spirit_n who_o be_v the_o great_a god_n who_o we_o adore_v if_o infinite_a in_o number_n the_o same_o absurdity_n which_o follow_v the_o infiniteness_n of_o man_n which_o we_o have_v show_v heretofore_o will_v also_o follow_v of_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o world_n for_o there_o be_v no_o great_a number_n than_o a_o infinite_a number_n else_o the_o less_o infinite_a number_n will_v be_v exceed_v by_o the_o great_a and_o consequent_o shall_v be_v finite_a and_o termine_v see_v that_o which_o be_v exceed_v be_v termine_v where_o it_o be_v exceed_v now_o there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n than_o that_o of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v pretend_v to_o have_v be_v in_o time_n past_a to_o wit_n the_o number_n of_o star_n the_o number_n of_o plant_n the_o number_n of_o animal_n or_o the_o number_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o particular_a which_o have_v be_v in_o all_o those_o pretend_a world_n therefore_o the_o number_n of_o those_o world_n pretend_v to_o have_v be_v in_o time_n pass_v be_v not_o infinite_a moreover_o all_o those_o pretend_a world_n be_v distant_a one_o from_o another_o with_o a_o finite_a distance_n of_o time_n only_o or_o with_o a_o infinite_a distance_n only_o or_o some_o be_v distant_a with_o a_o finite_a distance_n and_o other_o with_o a_o infinite_a distance_n if_o they_o all_o have_v be_v distant_a with_o a_o finite_a distance_n of_o time_n only_o and_o since_o a_o finite_a distance_n of_o time_n can_v comprehend_v eternity_n or_o infiniteness_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n that_o they_o have_v be_v in_o a_o finite_a number_n and_o that_o there_o have_v be_v one_o first_o which_o have_v not_o produce_v itself_o nor_o have_v be_v produce_v by_o a_o chaos_n or_o a_o eternal_a matter_n as_o i_o have_v show_v above_o it_o must_v have_v be_v create_v of_o god_n necessary_o if_o they_o have_v be_v all_o distant_a with_o a_o infinite_a distance_n of_o time_n only_o it_o follow_v that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o infinite_a time_n betwixt_o the_o two_o near_a world_n as_o well_o as_o betwixt_o the_o two_o remote_a which_o be_v contradictory_n and_o if_o some_o have_v be_v distant_a with_o a_o finite_a distance_n of_o time_n and_o other_o with_o a_o infinite_a and_o one_o take_v the_o two_o remote_a world_n in_o the_o finite_a distance_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o one_o only_a world_n to_o wit_n the_o near_a beyond_o one_o of_o they_o two_o be_v remove_v from_o they_o
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be_v produce_v the_o evening_n of_o the_o first_o day_n moreover_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o the_o say_a verse_n moses_n speak_v not_o one_o word_n of_o a_o chaos_n contain_v all_o creature_n pell-melled_n and_o confuse_a together_o see_v there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o the_o firmament_n nor_o of_o the_o element_n of_o fire_n nor_o of_o the_o star_n nor_o plant_n nor_o live_v creature_n but_o only_o of_o the_o imperial_a heaven_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o water_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v never_o a_o word_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v mix_v together_o and_o in_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o the_o creation_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o the_o separation_n of_o heaven_n from_o the_o earth_n as_o there_o be_v of_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o earth_n from_o the_o water_n that_o cover_v it_o but_o enough_o of_o this_o matter_n it_o be_v time_n to_o come_v to_o the_o consutation_n of_o other_o objection_n and_o answer_n of_o atheist_n 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