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that_o if_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n shall_v appear_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n how_o shall_v those_o great_a sage_n and_o secretary_n of_o nature_n the_o ancient_a philosopher_n be_v so_o much_o mistake_v for_o the_o school_n and_o all_o our_o divine_n hold_v that_o they_o be_v deceive_v in_o the_o state_n of_o man_n suppose_v man_n to_o be_v in_o puris_fw-la naturalibus_fw-la without_o any_o thought_n of_o his_o fall_n without_o any_o hope_n of_o his_o recovery_n i_o confess_v indeed_o that_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n have_v not_o mention_v the_o fall_n of_o man_n for_o they_o do_v only_o look_v to_o the_o present_a course_n and_o order_n of_o nature_n as_o live_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o egypt_n they_o consider_v nilus_n the_o depth_n of_o the_o water_n the_o violence_n of_o the_o stream_n the_o ebbing_n and_o flow_n but_o they_o regard_v not_o
the_o passage_n into_o the_o sea_n nor_o yet_o can_v trace_v the_o head_n of_o the_o fountain_n they_o may_v consider_v man_n though_o not_o in_o the_o womb_n subject_n nor_o yet_o in_o the_o grave_n for_o every_o knowledge_n may_v presuppose_v she_o own_o subject_n and_o every_o science_n have_v her_o proper_a bound_n and_o limitation_n the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n may_v presuppose_v the_o existencie_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o intermeddle_v or_o be_v over_o curious_a to_o pry_v into_o the_o first_o composition_n or_o dissolution_n of_o nature_n their_o silence_n or_o neglect_v herein_o can_v be_v no_o error_n though_o a_o imperfection_n suppose_v man_n to_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o prison_n where_o he_o shall_v never_o receive_v the_o sweet_a light_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o free_a liberty_n of_o himself_o but_o live_v in_o continual_a darkness_n and_o slavery_n can_v this_o man_n possible_o conceive_v the_o happy_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o those_o who_o live_v at_o their_o freedom_n no_o certain_o for_o privation_n be_v only_o know_v in_o relation_n to_o their_o habit_n the_o philosopher_n be_v not_o unlike_o the_o dweller_n of_o sodom_n who_o darkness_n be_v such_o that_o be_v abroad_o in_o the_o street_n they_o can_v not_o find_v their_o own_o house_n philosophy_n and_o yet_o i_o will_v do_v they_o no_o wrong_n for_o howsoever_o they_o can_v not_o express_o and_o punctual_o speak_v of_o man_n fall_n yet_o many_o opinion_n in_o philosophy_n seem_v to_o intimate_v as_o much_o in_o effect_n the_o platonike_fw-gr who_o be_v the_o more_o ancient_a philosopher_n and_o borrow_v certain_a mystery_n from_o the_o hebrew_n which_o they_o keep_v sacred_a and_o secret_a to_o themselves_o though_o otherwise_o they_o know_v neither_o sense_n nor_o meaning_n of_o those_o mystery_n hold_v these_o three_o position_n inviolable_o all_o which_o do_v necessary_o enforce_v the_o fall_n of_o man_n first_o that_o there_o be_v idâ—â—ae_n abstract_v and_o separate_v form_n platonike_fw-gr according_a to_o who_o image_n and_o likeness_n thing_n be_v ordain_v here_o upon_o earth_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v take_v out_o of_o gen._n 1._o where_o god_n in_o the_o frame_v of_o man_n speak_v these_o word_n let_v we_o make_v man_n according_a to_o our_o own_o image_n now_o suppose_v man_n to_o be_v make_v according_a to_o god_n image_n according_a to_o such_o a_o separate_a idea_n he_o shall_v be_v whole_o spiritual_a incorruptible_a conformable_a to_o god_n but_o consider_v man_n to_o be_v carnal_a sensual_a a_o enemy_n and_o stranger_n to_o god_n follow_v the_o inclination_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o whole_o tend_v to_o corruption_n assure_o he_o be_v fall_v and_o much_o degenerate_v from_o that_o high_a state_n and_o dignity_n wherein_o he_o be_v first_o create_v from_o the_o beginning_n after_o the_o frame_n and_o constitution_n of_o man_n the_o platonike_n do_v consider_v in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n from_o body_n to_o body_n soul_n not_o from_o man_n unto_o beast_n for_o here_o the_o different_a kind_n do_v betoken_v different_a soul_n which_o require_v different_a organ_n and_o instrument_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v fit_v and_o proportion_v for_o the_o right_a use_n and_o exercise_v of_o their_o faculty_n this_o transmigration_n have_v undoubted_o some_o reference_n to_o the_o first_o infusion_n of_o man_n soul_n &_o inspiravit_fw-la deus_fw-la spiraculum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la and_o this_o opinion_n do_v necessary_o presuppose_v &_o be_v ground_v upon_o man_n fall_n that_o see_v there_o be_v no_o proportion_n or_o agreement_n between_o the_o flesh_n &_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o case_n now_o stand_v therefore_o there_o be_v a_o body_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n more_o capable_a of_o this_o reasonable_a soul_n the_o body_n change_v the_o soul_n do_v likewise_o change_v her_o habitation_n and_o dwell_n one_o and_o the_o same_o body_n be_v alter_v one_o and_o the_o same_o soul_n do_v find_v her_o place_n of_o abode_n to_o be_v alter_v here_o be_v a_o transmigration_n and_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o this_o body_n sow_v in_o corruption_n shall_v rise_v again_o in_o incorruption_n &_o be_v make_v a_o spiritual_a body_n better_a befit_v the_o dignity_n &_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n here_o shall_v be_v a_o new_a transmigration_n still_o of_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o soul_n and_o therefore_o acknowledge_v the_o present_a condition_n of_o man_n to_o be_v the_o fall_n of_o man_n some_o punishment_n or_o imprisonment_n of_o man_n that_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o take_v her_o flight_n to_o use_v a_o transmigration_n and_o to_o change_v the_o place_n of_o her_o dwell_n now_o for_o the_o principal_a action_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v our_o knowledge_n or_o understanding_n the_o platonike_fw-gr hold_v that_o cognitio_fw-la nostra_fw-la est_fw-la reminiscentia_fw-la remembrance_n our_o learning_n or_o knowledge_n be_v only_o a_o kind_n of_o remembrance_n suppose_v that_o man_n have_v former_o some_o natural_a knowledge_n as_o all_o other_o creature_n have_v think_v it_o be_v lose_v by_o some_o ill_a accident_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v renew_v again_o as_o it_o be_v call_v to_o mind_n or_o better_o remember_v by_o learning_n yet_o certain_o we_o have_v it_o for_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v find_v far_o great_a difficulty_n in_o regain_n and_o retain_v such_o a_o inestimable_a jewel_n and_o though_o this_o may_v seem_v very_o displease_v to_o aristotle_n who_o desire_v to_o build_v up_o his_o fame_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o plato_n the_o scholar_n tread_v on_o his_o schoolmaster_n yet_o do_v not_o his_o follower_n say_v as_o much_o in_o effect_n anima_fw-la est_fw-la rasa_fw-la tabula_fw-la rasa_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la insculpta_fw-la fuit_fw-la who_o shave_v it_o who_o scrape_v it_o what_o image_n be_v lose_v see_v here_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n lest_o we_o shall_v deny_v or_o forget_v our_o own_o fall_n and_o corruption_n therefore_o the_o fall_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n appear_v in_o the_o forgetfulness_n of_o man_n from_o the_o platonike_n i_o will_v come_v to_o the_o school_n of_o the_o famous_a and_o thrice_o renown_a aristotle_n and_o here_o i_o do_v ingenious_o and_o true_o confess_v philosophy_n that_o whatsoever_o i_o have_v speak_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o man_n fall_n and_o of_o nature_n corruption_n i_o have_v only_o borrow_v it_o from_o the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o his_o learning_n so_o that_o this_o whole_a treatise_n may_v not_o improper_o be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o only_o the_o error_n except_v which_o i_o claim_v as_o be_v due_a unto_o myself_o to_o prove_v man_n fall_n out_o of_o his_o ground_n be_v to_o repeat_v all_o i_o will_v therefore_o here_o insist_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v most_o general_a and_o therein_o aristotle_n shall_v speak_v for_o himself_o first_o for_o the_o metaphysic_n speak_v of_o thing_n most_o general_a which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v transcendentia_fw-la bonum_fw-la transcendens_fw-la the_o goodness_n of_o a_o creature_n be_v number_v and_o account_v with_o the_o rest_n and_o look_v to_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o nature_n nothing_o be_v so_o common_a and_o trivial_a in_o philosophy_n as_o be_v this_o axiom_n ens_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v be_v good_a according_a to_o the_o approbation_n of_o god_n in_o the_o first_o of_o gen._n &_o vidit_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o erant_fw-la omne_fw-la valdè_fw-la bona_fw-la and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o philosopher_n do_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v malum_fw-la malitia_fw-la defectus_fw-la deformitas_fw-la monstrum_fw-la and_o the_o like_a and_o these_o to_o be_v incident_a to_o nature_n herself_o and_o these_o to_o be_v know_v only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o goodness_n according_a to_o the_o distance_n or_o access_n have_v no_o entity_n in_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o not_o able_a to_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o our_o knowledge_n which_o presuppose_v a_o natural_a be_v rom._n 7._o 7._o i_o have_v not_o know_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n these_o evil_n i_o say_v be_v no_o transcendentia_fw-la they_o can_v not_o be_v so_o general_a or_o equal_a in_o time_n to_o nature_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o nature_n and_o have_v creep_v into_o nature_n since_o the_o first_o institution_n thereof_o from_o the_o metaphysic_n i_o will_v come_v to_o natural_a philosophy_n where_o i_o will_v only_o in_o a_o word_n touch_v the_o first_o principle_n i_o will_v glad_o demand_v why_o privatio_fw-la shall_v be_v number_v as_o one_o of_o the_o three_o first_o principle_n of_o nature_n for_o privation_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o act_n and_o first_o presuppose_v the_o act_n principle_n how_o then_o can_v it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o principle_n there_o shall_v have_v be_v i_o confess_v a_o absolute_a negation_n according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o creature_n as_o be_v make_v of_o nothing_o &_o nothing_o include_v a_o