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iſta materia q̄ modo ꝑ rarefactionem induet formam ignis et eſtſub igne. ſtatim ꝑ condenſatiōemiuduet formā aeris et erit ſub ſpecie aeris que priꝰ ſub ſpecie igneafuit ignis Ex qͦ patꝫ ꝙ prima materia ex qͣ mūdꝰ naturaliter ꝯſtateſt ingenerabil̓ et incorruptibiliseſt qͣ omnia. materialia incipiuntet in quā redeūt tanqͣꝫ ad matricem. ¶ Mūdus itaqꝫ ex rebꝰ multis oppoſitis et ꝯtrarijs eſt ꝯpoſitus et tn̄ in ſe eſt vnꝰ. Mūdus em̄vnꝰ eſt numero et non plures mūdi. et hoc ꝓpt̓ materie vnitatē ſic̄in libro dicit̉ de celo et mūdo. Occupat em̄ totā materiā ſuā ſicut ibi dr̄ in. c. de mūdi eternitate Mūdus ergo de qͦ hic loquimurª nonē diuerſus in ſe neqꝫ diuerſus ẜmſubſtantiā quāuis in ipſiꝰ ꝑtibꝰ inueniat̉ ꝯtrarietas. qͦ ad aliqͣm qͣlitatis repugnātiam. Sūmaꝫ em̄et nc̄ariam hꝫ mūdꝰ in ſuo totoꝯueniētiaꝫ et qͣſi quādā muſicamarmoniā qͣꝫuis in aliqͥbꝰ eius ꝑtibus ꝓpt̓ qͣlitates repugnātes aliquā ꝑati diſſimilitudinē videat̉ſicut expreſſe dic̄ ſuꝑ gen̄. Augl.Trāſibit aūt mūdꝰ iſte qͦ ad iſtāpaſſibileꝫ quā modo hꝫ ſpēm etfigurā ſed ꝑmanebit in eē ꝑpetuo qͦ ad ſb̓am materialem ſicutidem aſſerit auguſtꝭ. Et dicit glo.ibi. Celū aūt et terra tranſiēt. ⁊cͣ.Math̓. ¶ Ex qͦ ptꝫ ꝙ mūdus rōeſue mutatiōis ē fiqdem admirandꝰ nihilominꝰ tn̄ ꝓpt̓ materie ſue
Octauis.alitatem. et ꝑ ꝯſequēs ꝓductiōiset generatiōis reꝝ tā facilem poteſtatē nō tantū ipſe mūdꝰ qͣntummūdi opifex deꝰ ſuꝑ oīa eſt laudādus Nulla em̄ eſt tā vilis tā infima ī tota mūdi machina ꝑs ſiueparticula in qua tā in materia qͣꝫin virtute ⁊ forma n̄ reluceat lausdiuina Naꝫ ⁊ in materia et in forma mundi eſt q̄dā differentia. ſedcū armonia et pace ſūma Namilla ꝑs mūdi q̄ ẜm materiā purior eſt et ſimplicior atqꝫ nobiliorvniformē hꝫ inclinatiōem et appetitū ad nobilioris forme ſuſceptionem. et q̄ ſpūalior eſt magꝭ. ē īclinabilis ad formaꝫ ſpūaliorē In̄materia celeſtis ſimplicioreꝫ ⁊ nobiliorem reddit et exigit formā qͣꝫelementaris. et etiā ipſa materiaceleſtis nobilior ē et ſimplicior innobiliori corꝑe vt in ſole qͣꝫ in luna vel in mercurio vel in marte.Mlateria em̄ elemētaris nobilior ēin igne qͣꝫ in aere vel in ceteris.vn̄ groſſior ē materia in tetra qͣꝫin alijs Nam ibi ſūt plures ꝑtesmaterie aggregate ẜm arꝭ. vn̄ dicꝙ ex vno pugillo terre fiūt deceaque Imo materia vniꝰ elementpurior eſt in vna ꝑte qͣꝫ in alia. fitdr̄ in primo meth̓o. Partes eninignis ſuꝑiores nobiliores ſūt eſimpliciores. et ꝑtes terre centrales ſūt groſſiores ꝯpactiores etimpuriores Tū em̄ ꝑtes mixtoriſūt ab elemētis ſcd̓m qd̓ parteselementares ſūt puriores vel nobiliores fiūt mixta ſimpliciora v