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riā cuiꝰ ſint forme nō ml̓tiplicāt̉ ẜꝫ diuiſionē alicuiꝰ materie: vnde ē in eis multiplicatio ſolū ẜm diuiſionē formalē ad quamſequit̉ etiaꝫ diuerſitas ſpeciei. vn̄ ꝑfectionature angelice reqͥrit qͥdē ml̓tiplicationēſpecierū ſed nō indiuiduoꝝ ſub eadē ſpē:et iō patet ꝙ nō indigent angeli corꝑibusad ſui multiplicationē ſicut aīe humane.¶ Tertio indigent anīe humane corꝑibusad intellectualē ꝑfectionē ꝓpter hͦ ꝙ anīahumana īꝑfecta ē de ſe ⁊ in potētia exiſtēſinfima in genere intelligibiliū ſubſtātiarū nō habes in natura ſua plenitudinē ſcientie: ⁊ ideo indiget vniri corꝑi vt a rebꝰſenſibilibus ꝑ ip̄ius corꝑis ſenſus ſciētiāacquirat. Sed angeli ſūt ꝑfecti in naturaintellectuali ita ꝙ nō indigēt cognitioneꝫacciꝑe a rebus ſenſibilibus. vn̄ nō intelligūt ꝑ ſpecies a rebus acceptas: ſed ꝑ ſpēscōnaturales ſcꝫ ſibi a deo in ſua creationeinfuſas. vn̄ Dio. dicit ī. vij. ca. de diui. nominibꝰ ꝙ angeli nō cōgregant diuinā cognitione a rebus diuiſibilibꝰ aut ſenſibilibus. Et iō patet ꝙ ꝓpter intellectualē ꝑfectionē ſeu cognitionē nō indigēt vniri corporibus. ¶ Tertio oſtēditur angeloꝝ ſublimitas ex altitudine ignis qͦ ad impaſſibilitatē corꝑalē. Nā ignis vt in altitudīe loci ſui nō eſt noxiaꝝ vel turpiū paſſionū receptiuus: ſicut ē terra aqͣ ⁊ aer que frequēter inficiūtur ⁊ fedant̉ ſordibꝰ ⁊ immūdicijs ⁊ fetoribꝰ alioꝝ corpoꝝ. vn̄ Dio. dicitꝙ ignis nō ē recipiens pedeſtrē .i. ignominioſam ſubiectionē: qꝛ cū ſit in ſup̄mo loco nō pedibꝰ cōculcat̉ ſeu terit̉ ſicut terraq̄ ē in infimo: nec fiūt ſuꝑ ip̄m immūdicieſicut ſuꝑ terrā vel aquaꝫ. Et nota ꝙ qͣꝫtocorpus ē in loco eminētiori tanto eſt nobilius ẜm naturā: qꝛ habet plus de ſpē. ſpecies eī ē in terminis vt dicit Ph̓s. ⁊ ideoignis ẜm altitudinē loci ſui nō recipit ꝯtumeliā minoratiōis. Similit̓ angeli cū ſintīmateriales ⁊ incorporei natura habēt impaſſibilē. vn̄ corporeis ac ſēſibilibꝰ paſſiōibus nō ſubdūtur neqꝫ minorant̉. Et ideoxp̄s ꝓpter naturā quā ſuſcepit paſſibileꝫdicit̉ fuiſſe ab angel̓ paululū minoratꝰ: ẜmilld̓ Psͣ. viij. Minuiſti eū paulominꝰ abangel̓. ¶ Quarto on̄dit ignis ſublimitatēangeloꝝ quo ad noticiā intellectualē. Nāignis vt Dio. dicit eſt ſurſū latus. hoc aūtcōpetit igni inqͣꝫtū ē extra locū ſuū: qꝛ na-
tural̓r ad locū ſuū qui ē ſurſum redire conatur. Sic angeli ẜm intellectū mouēturſurſum in deū: accipiendo motū nō ẜm ꝙeſt actꝰ īꝑfecti .i. exiſtētis in potētia: ſꝫ ẜmꝙ ē actus ꝑfecti .i. exiſtētis in actu. Dicitenī ſic. Dio. iiij. de di. no. ꝙ mētes angelice intelligēdo mouent̉: ⁊ ſic angeli ſurſuꝫferunt̉: qꝛ q̄cunqꝫ intelligēdo cognoſcūt īdeū referūt. Diſtinguit eī in eis Augꝰ. iiijſuꝑ Gen̄. ⁊ .xj. de ciuitate dei duplicē cognitionē reꝝ .ſ. matutinā ꝓut ſcꝫ cognoſcuntprimordiale eſſe reꝝ: ⁊ hoc ꝓut res ſūt inverbo: ⁊ ꝑ talē cognitionē manifeſtū eſt ꝙſurſū ferunt̉. Itē veſꝑtinā ꝓut ſcꝫ cognoſcunt eſſe rerū creataꝝ ẜm ꝙ in ꝓpria natura cōſiſtunt. Nā eſſe reꝝ creataꝝ fluit averbo ſicut a quodā primordiali prīcipio.Et hic effluxus terminat̉ ad eſſe rerū qd̓ īꝓpria natura habēt: ⁊ ī hac etiā cognitiōeangeli beati referunt̉ ī deū: qꝛ cognoſcentes creaturā nō in ea figunt ſed hoc ip̄mreferūt ad laudē dei: in qͣ ſicut in prīcipioom̄ia cognoſcunt. Et hinc eſt ꝙ Gen̄. j. increatiōe reꝝ poſt veſꝑā nō nominat̉ nox.ſꝫ mane: qꝛ mane fit finis p̄cedētꝭ diei ⁊ initium ſequētis. cum dicit̉: Factū ē veſpereet mane dies vnꝰ. ⁊ ad ſignū ꝙ ipſi angelicognitionē precedentis operis ad laudeꝫdei referūt. ¶ Quinto oſtendit ignis angelorū eminentiā qͣꝫtum ad obedientiamminiſterialē. Nam ignis vt dicit Dio. eſtſemꝑ mobilis. alia aut trāſlatio dicit ſemper motus. Semꝑ aūt moueri nō cōpetitigni ẜm ꝓpriū motū ſꝫ ẜm ꝙ ē ſurſū in ꝓpria ſphera ⁊ mouet̉ motu celi: qꝛ nō ſoluꝫeſt verū in orbibus ꝙ inferior mouet̉ motu ſuꝑioris: ſed etiaꝫ in om̄ibus corꝑibusattingit in ferius motus ſuꝑioris qͣꝫtū poteſt. Vnde quodlibet elemētoꝝ mouet̉ abaliquo orbiū. Ignis aūt a ſole ⁊ marte vtdicit Rabbi Moyſes. Et motus talis nōeſt rectus ſed circularis. ⁊ ſic pōt eſſe ſemper nō a ꝟtute intrinſeca ſemꝑ mouēte ſꝫa ꝟtute extrinſeca. ⁊ iſte ē motꝰ innatural̓igni ẜm ꝙ eſt in ſpē ſua: ſed natural̓ ẜm ꝙē elemētū qꝛ aliter nō poſſet venire ad mixtionē niſi ex qualibet ꝑte deferret̉ ꝑ radios ſolis. Sicut ergo ignis eſt ſemꝑ mobil̓ſiue motus ẜm Dio. Sic etiā angelus dicit̉ eſſe ſubſtātia ſemꝑ mobil̓ ẜm Damaſ.quod quidē qͣliter intelligēdū ē expoſitūeſt ſupra in prīcipio huius capituli. Item