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Mark an other thing also. We for the most part because of our grossness, in all our knowledge proceed from that which is last and hi••ost, unto that which is first, beginning at the latter end, disputing and making our arguments backward. We begin at the effect and work, and proceed unto the natural cause. As for an ensample, we first see the Moon dark, and then search the cause, and find that the putting of the earth, between the Sun and the Moon is the natural cause of the darkness, and that the earth stoppeth ¹the light. Then dispute we backward saying: the Moon is darkened, therefore is the earth directly between the Sun and the Moon. Now yet is not the darkness of the Moon the natural cause that the earth is between the Sun and the Moon, but the effect thereof, and cause declarative, declaring and leading us unto the knowledge, how that the earth is between the Sun and the Moon directly, & causeth the darkness, stopping the light of the Sun from the Moon. And contrariwise the being of the earth directly between the Sun, and the Moon is the natural cause of yt darkness. Likewise he hath a son, therefore is he a father, and yet the soon is not cause of the father, but contrariwise. Notwithstanding yt son is the cause declarative, whereby we know that the other is a father. After the same manner here, many sins are forgiven her, for she loveth much, thou mayst not understand by the word for, that love is the natural cause of the forgiving of sins, but declareth it only, and contrariwise the forgiveness of sins is the natural cause of love.

Marke an other thyng also. We for the most part because of our grossenes, in all our knowledge procede frō that whiche is last and hi••ost, vnto that which is first, begynnyng at the latter end, disputyng and makyng our argumentes backeward. We begyn at the effect and worke, and procede vnto the naturall cause. As for an ensample, we first see the Moone darke, and then search the cause, and find that the puttyng of the earth, betwene the Sunne and the Moone is the naturall cause of the darknes, and that the earth stoppeth ¹the light. Then dispute we backeward saying: the Moone is darkned, therfore is the earth directly betwene the Sunne and the Moone. Now yet is not the darkenes of the Moone the naturall cause that the earth is betwen the Sunne and the Moone, but the effect therof, and cause declaratiue, declaryng and leadyng vs vnto the knowledge, how that the earth is betwene the Sunne and the Moone directly, & causeth the darknes, stopping the light of the Sunne from the Moone. And contrarywyse the beyng of the earth directly betwene the Sunne, and the Moone is the naturall cause of yt darknes. Likewise he hath a sonne, therfore is he a father, and yet the soone is not cause of the father, but contrarywise. Notwithstandyng yt sonne is the cause declaratiue, wherby we know that the other is a father. After the same maner here, many sinnes are forgeuen her, for she loueth much, thou mayst not vnderstand by the word for, that loue is the naturall cause of the forgeuyng of sinnes, but declareth it onely, and contrarywise the forgiuenesse of sinnes is the naturall cause of loue.