Sentence:  I might say, / That who despairs, acts; that who acts, <WSD>connives</WSD> / With God's relations set in time and space; [...] 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  "Often followed by" '''(with)''': to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. (from mid 17th c.)