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... speak , supposing there were some joy in the creature , which , if there were any , thy mind might be transported and carried by the ladder or bridge of the creatures to the love of thy creator . For as it pleased God to ordain a ...
... speak , supposing there were some joy in the creature , which , if there were any , thy mind might be transported and carried by the ladder or bridge of the creatures to the love of thy creator . For as it pleased God to ordain a ...
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... speak for the majority , there are other beliefs about angels too persistent in the age of Elizabeth to be omitted . These are mainly derived from the renewed cult of Plato and Plotinus that began with Ficino , the Florentine translator ...
... speak for the majority , there are other beliefs about angels too persistent in the age of Elizabeth to be omitted . These are mainly derived from the renewed cult of Plato and Plotinus that began with Ficino , the Florentine translator ...
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... speak . It has nothing specifically to do with the chain of being and it is a subject so difficult to limit that to treat of it would put this book quite out of proportion . LO 5 THE Mas Body Politic Microson Divine Universe THE 76 THE ...
... speak . It has nothing specifically to do with the chain of being and it is a subject so difficult to limit that to treat of it would put this book quite out of proportion . LO 5 THE Mas Body Politic Microson Divine Universe THE 76 THE ...
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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