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... divine breath he bringeth things forth far surpassing her doings , with no small argument to the incredulous of that first accursed fall of Adam , sith our erected wit maketh us know what perfection is and yet our infected will keepeth ...
... divine breath he bringeth things forth far surpassing her doings , with no small argument to the incredulous of that first accursed fall of Adam , sith our erected wit maketh us know what perfection is and yet our infected will keepeth ...
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... divine majesty and tenfold hundreds of millions join in his worship . Further , if in material nature there are numberless kinds of stones herbs trees fishes birds four - footed beasts and above these an infinitude of men , it must be ...
... divine majesty and tenfold hundreds of millions join in his worship . Further , if in material nature there are numberless kinds of stones herbs trees fishes birds four - footed beasts and above these an infinitude of men , it must be ...
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... divine majesty , desirous to have an artificer who might consider the reason of so high a work , admire the greatness and love the beauty thereof , in the end made man , being of all worldly creatures the most mir- aculous . But this divine ...
... divine majesty , desirous to have an artificer who might consider the reason of so high a work , admire the greatness and love the beauty thereof , in the end made man , being of all worldly creatures the most mir- aculous . But this divine ...
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according allowed angels animals beasts beauty beginning belief body called celestial common commonplace contained correspondence cosmic created creation creatures dance describing divine doctrine doth earth educated elements Elizabeth Elizabethan eternal excellent faculties fall fire follows fortune four function gives God's harmony hath head heart heaven heavenly highest Hooker human humours idea instance kind king knowledge known less light living macrocosm man's matter means medieval Middle Ages Milton mind moon nature notion passage passion perfect physical picture piece planets Platonic poem politic possible present prince pure qualities reason references rest says scheme sense serve Shakespeare shows soul speak spheres spirits stand stars things thought tion translated understanding universe unto virtue whole