Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	divine_a	infallible_a	4,191	5	9.7956	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41681	The court of gentiles. Part III, The vanity of pagan philosophy demonstrated from its causes, parts, proprieties, and effects, namely pagan idolatrie, Judaic apostasie, gnostic infusions, errors among the Greek fathers, specially Origen, Arianisme, Pelagianisme, and the whole systeme of papisme or antichristianisme : distributed into three parts, mystic, scholastic, and canonic theologie / by Theophilus Gale.	Gale, Theophilus, 1628-1678.	1677 (1677)	Wing G141; ESTC R10994	239,335	264

3._o canonic_a antichristianisme_n from_o pagan_a philosophy_n the_o main_a design_n whereof_o have_v be_v to_o defend_v antichrist_n authority_n and_o discipline_n by_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n for_o look_v as_o the_o monk_n by_o their_o pretend_a sanctity_n and_o mystic_a theology_n and_o the_o schoolman_n by_o their_o eristic_a theology_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o canonist_n by_o their_o canonic_a theology_n have_v endeavour_v to_o their_o utmost_a to_o maintain_v and_o propagate_v antichrist_n soveraintie_n and_o discipline_n the_o chief_a head_n of_o these_o canonist_n be_v gratian_n who_o reduce_v the_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n to_o a_o body_n call_v the_o canon-law_n the_o scope_n whereof_o chief_o be_v to_o support_v the_o discipline_n of_o the_o pope_n under_o a_o pretention_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n and_o its_o authority_n for_o as_o the_o schoolman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o task_n be_v to_o defend_v the_o pope_n power_n and_o doctrine_n by_o disputation_n and_o strength_n of_o argument_n so_o the_o work_n of_o these_o canonist_n be_v to_o maintain_v antichrist_n soveraintie_n and_o discipline_n by_o produce_v the_o canon_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n they_o pretend_v not_o to_o scholastic_a reason_n or_o argument_n for_o that_o say_v they_o do_v but_o diminish_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o law_n but_o their_o great_a diana_n be_v the_o church_n authority_n which_o they_o urge_v as_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o their_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n and_o imposition_n but_o to_o run_v up_o this_o canonic_a theology_n to_o its_o origine_fw-la or_o spring_v head_n we_o no_o way_n doubt_v but_o to_o make_v it_o very_o evident_a that_o the_o main_a if_o not_o the_o whole_a of_o antichrist_n ecclesiastic_a canon_n and_o discipline_n owe_v its_o origine_fw-la to_o pythagorean_n or_o some_o other_o philosophic_a institutes_n this_o we_o shall_v make_v good_a both_o by_o divine_a and_o human_a authority_n and_o the_o great_a hinge_n on_o which_o this_o our_o demonstration_n shall_v turn_v be_v that_o eminent_a prophetic_a image_n or_o character_n of_o antichrist_n 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o compare_v with_o col._n 2.8_o 9_o 10_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o to_o give_v a_o general_a key_n to_o these_o and_o such_o prophetic_a description_n of_o antichrist_n we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o though_o they_o may_v have_v some_o typic_n and_o initial_a fulfil_n in_o the_o gnostic_n heretic_n which_o start_v up_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o be_v forerunner_n of_o antichrist_n as_o have_v be_v once_o and_o agian_n observe_v ch_n 1._o §_o 7._o yet_o their_o main_a scope_n be_v to_o characterise_v and_o delineate_v antitichrist_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d superstition_n and_o tyrannic_a imposition_n for_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n to_o paint_v forth_o and_o decipher_v the_o great_a and_o famose_n apostasy_n under_o antichrist_n by_o lesser_a and_o more_o particular_a usurpation_n and_o apostasy_n of_o person_n in_o those_o time_n wherein_o the_o prophecy_n be_v deliver_v so_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n what_o be_v historical_o speak_v of_o egypt_n babylon_n antiochus_n etc._n etc._n be_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n apply_v to_o antichrist_n and_o his_o kingdom_n in_o like_a manner_n as_o david_n and_o solomon_n be_v make_v type_n of_o christ_n so_o here_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o these_o prophetic_a character_n of_o antichrist_n lay_v down_o by_o paul_n and_o john_n may_v have_v some_o foundation_n in_o and_o regard_n unto_o those_o gnostic_n antichrist_n of_o their_o time_n of_o who_o simon_n magus_n be_v the_o head_n but_o to_o confine_v all_o these_o great_a prophetic_a description_n of_o antichrist_n to_o simon_n magus_n or_o some_o heretic_n of_o those_o time_n as_o grotius_n and_o his_o sectator_n seem_v to_o do_v savour_v too_o much_o of_o a_o antichristian_a spirit_n no_o it_o be_v our_o safe_a course_n to_o interpret_v scripture_n in_o its_o large_a sense_n for_o as_o it_o have_v be_v well_o observe_v by_o sir_n francis_n bacon_n in_o his_o advancement_n of_o learning_n prophetic_a scripture_n have_v their_o fulfil_n over_o and_o again_o in_o diverse_a period_n and_o age_n so_o that_o all_o these_o scripture_n which_o we_o have_v before_o make_v use_n of_o to_o characterise_v and_o describe_v the_o gnostic_n and_o their_o philosophic_a infusion_n who_o be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o antichrist_n may_v much_o more_o true_o and_o full_o be_v apply_v to_o antichrist_n the_o great_a antitype_n who_o though_o last_v in_o execution_n yet_o be_v first_o in_o intention_n as_o we_o need_v no_o way_n doubt_v have_v give_v this_o key_n we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o antichrist_n canonic_a theology_n or_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n be_v derivation_n from_o and_o imitaman_n of_o philosophic_a and_o principal_o pythagoric_a institutes_n and_o herein_o we_o shall_v follow_v our_o wont_a method_n reduce_v the_o whole_a of_o our_o demonstration_n to_o the_o form_n and_o mater_n of_o canonic_a theology_n §_o 2._o as_o for_o the_o form_n of_o antichrist_n canon_n law_n it_o receive_v its_o constitution_n from_o its_o formal_a object_n answerable_o to_o all_o other_o law_n 2.13_o the_o form_n of_o antichrist_n canon_n law_n from_o the_o church_n authority_n take_v up_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n dogme_n or_o canon_n 1_o thes_n 2.13_o for_o the_o formal_a object_n of_o any_o law_n be_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a foundation_n or_o proper_a motive_n on_o which_o it_o depend_v whence_o the_o formal_a object_n of_o this_o antichristian_a canon-law_n be_v the_o pretend_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n on_o which_o all_o their_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n be_v found_v as_o on_o their_o principal_a ground_n and_o proper_a motive_n for_o look_v as_o christ_n divine_a law_n have_v for_o its_o formal_a object_n his_o divine_a authority_n revel_v in_o scripture_n according_a to_o 1_o thes_n 2.13_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n this_o as_o be_v reduplicative_a not_o specificative_a only_o as_o quatenus_fw-la be_v use_v in_o the_o school_n i._n e._n they_o receive_v the_o word_n of_o god_n under_o this_o reduplication_n as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o as_o clothe_v with_o divine_a authority_n so_o parallel_n hereto_o antichrist_n canon-law_n have_v for_o its_o formal_a object_n the_o pretend_a church_n autoritic_n whence_o resulte_v its_o formal_a constitution_n or_o obligatorie_n spirit_n and_o force_n now_o that_o this_o formal_a constitution_n of_o antichrist_n canonic_a theology_n exact_o answer_v to_o and_z as_o we_o may_v presume_v be_v take_v up_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n mode_n of_o dogmatise_v or_o impose_v institutes_n seem_v evident_a from_o what_o intimation_n we_o find_v hereof_o in_o the_o forementioned_a scripture_n so_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doctrine_n of_o demon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o use_v in_o the_o pythagorean_n school_n signify_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o dogme_n decree_n institute_n canon_n so_o also_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v use_v col._n 2.22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v appendent_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o institutes_n and_o dogme_n of_o the_o philosopher_n as_o grotius_n answer_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._o 20._o of_o which_o hereafter_o sect._n 4._o §_o 3._o thus_o mat._n 15.9_o as_o also_o s._n 4._o s._n 3._o so_o that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doctrine_n of_o demon_n here_o we_o may_v understand_v those_o dogme_n institutes_n and_o canon_n which_o antichrist_n by_o his_o pretend_a ecclesiastic_a authority_n and_o tradition_n shall_v impose_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o imitation_n of_o those_o pythagorean_n dogme_n institutes_n and_o canon_n impose_v by_o pythagoras_n on_o his_o scholar_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demon-worship_n for_o the_o explication_n whereof_o we_o may_v remember_v that_o among_o pythagoras_n scholar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la he_o say_v it_o i._n e._n pythagoras_n have_v the_o same_o weight_n and_o authority_n as_o any_o law_n or_o canon_n in_o human_a polity_n they_o dispute_v not_o but_o obey_v their_o master_n canon_n and_o institutes_n with_o as_o great_a reverence_n as_o the_o son_n of_o antichrist_n do_v his_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n so_o that_o a_o dogme_n or_o doctrine_n in_o his_o school_n have_v the_o sul_z force_n and_o obligation_n of_o a_o law_n special_o in_o matter_n of_o discipline_n and_o demon-worship_n in_o imitation_n whereof_o our_o apostle_n here_o tell_v we_o that_o antichrist_n shall_v introduce_v his_o demon-dogmes_a or_o canon_n under_o a_o pretext_n of_o church-autoritie_a or_o tradition_n and_o this_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o imply_v a_o dogme_n or_o

2_o thes_n 2.4_o sit_v etc._n etc._n say_v that_o this_o circumstance_n be_v take_v out_o of_o what_o be_v mention_v of_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n ezech._n 28.2_o i_o be_o a_o god_n i_o sit_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n 28.2_o ezech._n 28.2_o we_o may_v take_v in_o both_o because_o they_o be_v both_o type_n of_o antichrist_n yea_o we_o may_v add_v hereto_o what_o be_v mention_v of_o antiochus_n dan._n 11.36_o 11.36_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o tyre_n also_o antiochus_n and_o the_o roman_a emperor_n type_n of_o antichrist_n dan._n 11.36_o and_o he_o shall_v magnify_v himself_o above_o every_o god_n etc._n etc._n also_o what_o be_v mention_v of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n mat._n 24.15_o that_o he_o shall_v set_v up_o his_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n for_o all_o these_o pagan_a monarch_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o bloody_a persecution_n against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n type_n of_o antichrist_n his_o spiritual_a domination_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o usurp_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yea_o indeed_o this_o tyrannic_a persecution_n of_o antichrist_n in_o many_o regard_n excede_v all_o those_o former_a persecution_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n tyre_n antiochus_n and_o of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n against_o the_o jewish_a church_n so_o augustin_n the_o civ_o l._n 18._o c._n 52_o 53_o etc._n etc._n tell_v we_o that_o this_o last_o persecution_n under_o antichrist_n which_o he_o call_v the_o eleven_o will_v be_v of_o all_o the_o worst_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o temple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v understand_v here_o 1_o subjective_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n in_o as_o we_o translate_v it_o for_o his_o rule_n in_o and_o over_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n not_o as_o a_o open_a enemy_n but_o under_o the_o pretexte_v of_o be_v christ_n vicar_n and_o so_o it_o denote_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o usurpation_n of_o pagan_n nebuchadnezar_n antiochus_n and_o the_o roman_a emperor_n who_o rule_v over_o the_o temple_n of_o christ_n but_o not_o in_o it_o as_o antichrist_n who_o tyranny_n be_v not_o extern_a and_o open_a but_o intern_a and_o under_o pretexte_v of_o a_o vicarious_a power_n from_o christ_n revel_v 13.11_o this_o man_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o a_o bare-faced_n but_o mask_v enemy_n 2_o we_o may_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contra_fw-la against_o antichrist_n sit_v in_o or_o rule_v over_o the_o church_n be_v in_o order_n to_o its_o ruin_n thus_o mestrezat_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n i.e._n antichrist_n shall_v by_o his_o empire_n ruin_v the_o church_n spiritual_o as_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n do_v it_o corporal_o for_o it_o be_v a_o sit_v or_o domination_n for_o ruin_n as_o it_o arrive_v from_o a_o cancer_n on_o the_o body_n 3_o august_n de_fw-fr civ_o l._n 2._o c._n 19_o give_v this_o gloss_n hereon_o we_o need_v no_o way_n doubt_v but_o that_o in_o this_o place_n 2_o thes_n 2.4_o 11._o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o antichrist_n v._o 4._o he_o say_v not_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n but_o for_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o church_n as_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o say_v sedet_fw-la in_o amicum_fw-la he_o sit_v for_o a_o friend_n i.e._n as_o a_o friend_n though_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n yet_o i_o conceive_v our_o commun_n version_n be_v most_o authentic_a which_o also_o comprehende_v both_o the_o former_a for_o antichrist_n sit_v in_o the_o temple_n or_o church_n of_o god_n as_o a_o absolute_a monarch_n or_o counter-christ_n for_o the_o church_n ruin_n not_o edification_n and_o thus_o though_o his_o session_n be_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v it_o also_o against_o the_o temple_n or_o church_n of_o god_n yea_o all_o his_o pretension_n of_o sit_v as_o christ_n vicar_n in_o his_o church_n be_v but_o politic_a expedient_n by_o which_o he_o do_v more_o effectual_o ruin_v the_o church_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n here_o and_o else_o where_o in_o the_o epistle_n be_v use_v as_o a_o expression_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o be_v the_o body_n and_o truth_n of_o that_o whereof_o the_o material_a temple_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v but_o the_o type_n and_o figure_n be_v evident_a from_o 1_o cor._n 3.16_o 17._o 2_o cor._n 6.16_o ephes_n 2.20_o 21_o 22._o and_o thus_o the_o father_n as_o augustin_n etc._n etc._n general_o understand_v then_o it_o follow_v god_n as_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o god_n which_o seem_v also_o to_o refer_v to_o the_o description_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n esa_n 14.12_o 13._o or_o of_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n ezech._n 28.2_o for_o add_v mestrezat_n who_o ever_o attribute_n unto_o himself_o domination_n over_o man_n conscience_n and_o empire_n over_o the_o christian_a church_n he_o sit_v as_o god_n and_o deporte_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o be_v god_n and_o have_v not_o antichrist_n usurp_v such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demonarchie_n to_o himself_o do_v he_o not_o sit_v on_o his_o pontific_a chair_n which_o he_o style_v st._n peter_n in_o christ_n room_n and_o have_v he_o not_o his_o pontific_a sceptre_n or_o staff_n i.e._n his_o canon_n law_n which_o he_o set_v up_o in_o the_o room_n of_o christ_n sceptre_n or_o law_n have_v he_o not_o usurp_v the_o key_n of_o christ_n revel_v 1.18_o to_o bind_v who_o christ_n absolve_v and_o to_o absolve_v who_o christ_n bind_v do_v he_o not_o condemn_v what_o god_n command_v and_o command_v what_o god_n condemn_v be_v not_o that_o evil_a by_o his_o law_n which_o be_v good_a by_o god_n and_o that_o good_a by_o god_n law_n which_o be_v evil_a by_o he_o do_v not_o all_o his_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n bespeak_v he_o a_o idol-god_n or_o demon_n so_o it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d show_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v god_n i.e._n exhibit_v himself_o as_o one_o of_o those_o great_a daemon_n idol_n which_o the_o pagan_n erect_v in_o their_o temple_n and_o worship_v as_o god_n attract_v to_o himself_o the_o eye_n heart_n and_o conscience_n of_o all_o his_o adorer_n or_o as_o the_o roman_a emperor_n by_o assume_v to_o themselves_o the_o title_n and_o authority_n of_o pontifex_n maximus_n do_v thereby_o virtual_o if_o not_o formal_o show_v themselves_o to_o be_v god_n and_o so_o be_v call_v divi_z augusti_fw-la and_o worship_v as_o demon_n at_o least_o after_o their_o death_n just_o so_o this_o man_n of_o sin_n though_o he_o do_v not_o formal_o assume_v unto_o himself_o the_o name_n of_o god_n or_o christ_n yet_o virtual_o he_o show_v himself_o as_o god_n or_o a_o demon-christ_n by_o usurp_v the_o name_n and_o power_n of_o a_o pontifex_n maximus_n of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n st._n peter_n chair_n and_o key_n etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o antichrist_n ecclesiastic_a tradition_n 4.1_o all_o popish_a tradition_n doctrine_n of_o demon_n 1_o tim._n 4.1_o with_o which_o his_o canonic_a theology_n or_o law_n be_v so_o great_o stuff_v be_v all_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doctrine_n of_o demon_n in_o imitation_n as_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2._o we_o have_v before_o s._n 2._o §_o 3_o 4._o speak_v somewhat_o of_o antichrist_n ecclesiastic_a tradition_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o form_n of_o his_o canon-law_n we_o shall_v now_o treat_v a_o little_a of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v the_o chief_a material_n of_o his_o canonic_a theology_n and_o indeed_o the_o main_a body_n of_o antichrist_n pontific_a canon-law_n be_v make_v up_o of_o certain_a ecclesiastic_a tradition_n which_o he_o pretende_v to_o have_v receive_v down_o from_o the_o apostle_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o church_n but_o to_o give_v they_o their_o true_a genealogy_n they_o be_v in_o truth_n no_o other_o than_o corrupt_a imitaman_n of_o and_o derivation_n from_o the_o pagan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demon-worship_n to_o make_v this_o clear_a we_o must_v recollect_v what_o have_v be_v before_o mention_v of_o the_o pythagorean_n the_o great_a founder_n and_o promotor_n of_o demon-worship_n who_o always_o receive_v pythagoras_n institutes_n as_o divine_a tradition_n deliver_v to_o he_o their_o master_n by_o the_o divine_a oracle_n for_o all_o those_o great_a founder_n of_o demon-worship_n never_o presume_v so_o much_o on_o their_o own_o authority_n as_o to_o deliver_v any_o institute_n or_o canon_n touch_v the_o worship_n of_o their_o demon_n without_o some_o pretention_n of_o divine_a tradition_n so_o numa_n pompilius_n lycurgus_n solon_n and_o all_o those_o great_a legislator_n pretend_v unto_o a_o divine_a tradition_n for_o all_o those_o institutes_n or_o canon_n they_o deliver_v touch_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o go_n plato_n abound_v in_o expression_n to_o this_o

theology_n from_o philosophy_n 155_o how_o far_o the_o arabian_n contribute_v to_o scholastic_a theology_n 156_o the_o mater_n of_o schole-divinitie_n special_o pelagian_a infusion_n from_o philosophy_n 159_o the_o pelagian_a apathy_n freewill_a etc._n etc._n from_o philosophy_n 160_o pelagian_a arm_n from_o philosophy_n 161_o sect_n ii_o a_o general_a account_n of_o antichrist_n canonic_a theology_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o its_o traduction_n from_o the_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d canonic_a antichristianisme_n from_o pagan_a philosophy_n 163_o the_o form_n of_o antichrist_n canon-law_n from_o the_o church_n authority_n take_v up_o in_o imitation_n of_o pythagorean_n dogme_n 165_o the_o mater_n of_o antichrist_n canon-law_n from_o pagan_a philosophy_n 170_o antichrist_n canonise_v saint_n imitaman_n of_o pagan-demon_n 171_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o popish_a saint_n the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o pagan_a demon_n 174_o both_o from_o a_o fond_a conceit_n of_o some_o great_a excellence_n in_o they_o 176_o the_o canonisation_n of_o saint_n a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o demon-apotheosis_n 178_o the_o saint_n mediatory_a office_n in_o imitation_n of_o demon-mediator_n 180_o sect_n iii_o that_o antichrist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o the_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demonstrate_v from_o its_o part_n antichrist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o pagan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 184_o the_o essence_n of_o antichrist_n apostasy_n in_o idolatry_n 184_o the_o antichristian_a church_n term_v revel_v 17.5_o babylon_n the_o great_a the_o mother_n of_o harlot_n 185_o rev._n 13.1_o the_o name_n of_o blasphemy_n 186_o antichrist_n saint-worship_n a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o demon-worship_n 187_o the_o commemoration_n of_o martyr_n at_o their_o grave_n by_o temple_n and_o panegyric_n from_o demon-temple_n and_o panegyric_n 188_o popish_a festival_n hymn_n play_n etc._n etc._n from_o demon-worship_n 192_o antichrist_n epiphanie_n from_o pagan_a epiphanie_n ib._n popish_a hymn_n from_o demon-hymne_n 193_o popish-playes_a from_o demon-playes_a 194_o popish-festes_a from_o demon-festes_a ib._n popish_a image_n from_o demon_n 195_o popish_a cross_n imitaman_n of_o pagan_n 198_o temple_n of_o relic_n pagan_a institutes_n ib._n antichrist_n sacrifice_n from_o demon_n 199_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n a_fw-fr imitamen_fw-la of_o demon-sacrifice_n 200_o the_o cup_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n turn_v by_o the_o papist_n into_o a_o cup_n of_o demon_n 202_o popish_a ten_o and_o offering_n from_o demon_n ib._n popish_a exorcism_n and_o lie_v wonder_n from_o demon_n 203_o invocation_n of_o saint_n from_o demon-invocation_n 204_o pagan_a rite_n assume_v by_o papist_n 1_o sprinkle_v holy_a water_n 2_o sacred_a fire_n 3_o sacred_a grove_n 4_o bow_v towards_o the_o east_n 206_o 5_o godfather_n gift_n 6_o distinctive_a garment_n and_o other_o rite_n 207_o all_o antichrist_n canonic_a fast_n and_o abstinence_n from_o demon-worship_n 209_o popish_a monastic_a life_n another_o part_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o demon_n 211_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o monastic_a constitution_n 213_o all_o antichrist_n work_v of_o supererogation_n and_o merit_n part_n of_o demon-dogmes_a 214_o bodily_a exercice_n and_o will-worship_n from_o demon-institutes_n 216_o antichrist_n purgatory_n from_o the_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 218_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o dead_a 219_o antichristian_a purgatory_n from_o the_o school_n of_o alexandria_n 221_o sect_n iv_o papal_n primatie_fw-mi and_o tradition_n from_o ethnic_a philosophy_n antichrist_n canonic_a primatie_n a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o the_o pagan_a 222_o the_o different_a order_n of_o priest_n arch-presbyter_n chorepiscopi_fw-la bishop_n arch-bishop_n metropolitan_o primate_fw-la and_o patriarch_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n from_o the_o gentile_a flamen_n arch-flaman_n and_o proto-flaman_n ib._n hierarchy_n among_o the_o pagan_n 223_o papal_a primatie_n begin_v at_o alexandria_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o philosopher_n scholes_n ib._n the_o chief_a seat_n of_o papal_a primatie_n at_o rome_n in_o imitation_n of_o pagan_a hierarchy_n 224_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o the_o emperor_n be_v pontifex_n maximus_n ib._n antichrist_n character_n by_o paul_n 2_o thes_n 2.3_o 4._o 225_o v._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o apostasy_n 226_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n both_o intensive_o and_o extensively_n 226-229_a that_o son_n of_o perdition_n 230_o v._o 4._o call_v god_n 231_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d worship_v what_o ib._n the_o pope_n above_o the_o emperor_n 232_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o rule_v what_o ib._n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o tyre_n also_o antiochus_n and_o the_o roman_a emperor_n type_n of_o antichrist_n 233_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n ib._n as_o god_n what_o it_o note_v 234_o all_o popish_a tradition_n doctrine_n of_o demon_n 235_o the_o sum_n of_o demon-doctrine_n espouse_v by_o antichrist_n 237_o table_n of_o hebraic_a word_n explicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bid_v sense_n 76_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vesta_n 206_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baalim_fw-la who_o 104_o 182_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ben_n a_o son_n addict_v 230_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o kind_n of_o prophetie_n 58_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pride_n 13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o blaspheme_v 187_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d investigator_n 31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bid_a sense_n 76_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o convince_v of_o folly_n 31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 121_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o deceive_v 52_o 101_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o blaspheme_v 187_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wise_a who_o 35_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n save_v you_o 65_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coresh_a cyrus_n 182_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o practic_a judgement_n 98_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d disputation_n 31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vain_a question_n 74_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propriety_n 120_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proverbes_n 35_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o provoke_v to_o wrath_n 187_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prophetie_n 57_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d human_a rite_n 169_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wife_n 211_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o scribe_n 42_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o yoke_n of_o law_n 166_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d essence_n or_o body_n 53_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cabala_n 75_o 76_o 117_o 216_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o approach_v for_o worship_n 17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rabbi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 171_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n of_o prophetie_n 58_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o deceive_v 52_o 101_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o destroyer_n 59_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o hear_v 118_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sound_a wisdom_n 85_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d talmud_n what_o 119_o table_n of_o grecanic_n word_n explicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o image_n 58_o 196_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d love-festes_a 130_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sagacity_n 87_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aeones_n 126_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 226_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contradiction_n 20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o demonstration_n 90_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d acception_n 216_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apollo_n 59_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luxury_n whence_o 129_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o err_v 75_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lustre_n thence_o augustus_n 231_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d freet-wil_a what_o 39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baetylia_n what_o 198_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o gangrene_n what_o 122_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d genealogy_n 73_o 120_o 125_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ethic_n character_n 35_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gnostic_n science_n 10_o 74_o 123_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gnostic_n 74_o 124_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o daemon_n what_o 67_o 103_o 171_o 180_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demon-worship_n 171-176_a 181_o 236_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dialecticks_a 91_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ratiocination_n 24_o 26_o 93-99_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obte_v 121_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perverse_a dispute_v 18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o accurate_a disputation_n 18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o constitution_n or_o canon_n 165_o 169_o 171_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o 67_o 165_o 171_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o institutor_n 171_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o dogmatise_v what_o 7_o 169_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o presume_v 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d

dark_a adumbration_n or_o opinionative_n knowledge_n the_o divine_a faith_n of_o jew_n and_o christian_n give_v they_o a_o full_a steadfast_a certain_a spiritual_a vision_n of_o thing_n invisible_a as_o to_o sense_n or_o reason_n heb._n 11.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o now_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o pagan_a philosopher_n have_v only_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dark_a shadowy_a notice_n of_o these_o divine_a revelation_n from_o jewish_a tradition_n the_o schoolman_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o certainty_n of_o divine_a faith_n as_o bottom_v on_o divine_a authority_n be_v more_o infallible_a than_o that_o of_o human_a science_n bottom_v on_o demonstration_n but_o this_o the_o most_o quick-sighted_a of_o these_o pagan_a philosopher_n be_v void_a of_o and_o therefore_o can_v not_o attain_v to_o that_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o the_o principes_fw-la of_o philosophy_n which_o they_o pretend_v unto_o we_o have_v for_o this_o a_o great_a acknowledgement_n by_o plutarch_n one_o of_o the_o wise_a modern_a philosopher_n who_o in_o the_o life_n of_o coriolanus_n speak_v thus_o many_o time_n we_o think_v we_o hear_v what_o we_o do_v not_o hear_v and_o we_o imagine_v we_o see_v what_o we_o see_v not_o yet_o notwithstanding_o such_o as_o be_v pious_o bend_v and_o zelose_o give_v to_o think_v on_o heavenly_a thing_n so_o as_o they_o can_v be_v no_o way_n draw_v from_o believe_v that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o they_o they_o have_v this_o reason_n to_o ground_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o belief_n on_o that_o be_v the_o omnipotence_n of_o god_n which_o be_v wonderful_a and_o have_v no_o manner_n of_o ressemblance_n or_o likeness_n of_o proportion_n unto_o we_o but_o be_v altogether_o contrary_a as_o touch_v our_o nature_n our_o move_n our_o art_n and_o our_o force_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o do_v any_o thing_n impossible_a unto_o we_o or_o do_v bring_v forth_o and_o devise_v thing_n above_o man_n commun_n reach_v and_o understanding_n we_o must_v not_o therefore_o think_v it_o impossible_a at_o al._n for_o if_o in_o other_o thing_n he_o be_v contrary_a to_o we_o much_o more_o in_o his_o work_n and_o operation_n he_o far_o surpass_v all_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o of_o the_o divine_a matter_n be_v according_a to_o heraclitus_n by_o reason_n of_o our_o unbelief_n hide_v from_o our_o knowledge_n thus_o plutarch_n ingenuous_o acknowlege_v their_o ignorance_n of_o divine_a affair_n as_o also_o the_o root_n of_o all_o which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v unbelief_n this_o incertainty_n of_o pagan_a philosophy_n give_v we_o a_o far_a demonstration_n of_o its_o vanity_n §_o 7._o philosopher_n give_v this_o as_o a_o propriety_n of_o true_a philosophy_n paralogistic_a 6._o pagan_a philosophy_n not_o true_o discursive_a but_o sophistic_a or_o paralogistic_a that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dianoetic_a dialogistic_a and_o dialecticks_a or_o discursive_a i_o e._n original_o spring_v from_o and_o ultimate_o determine_v in_o some_o necessary_a first_o principes_fw-la thence_o philosophy_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o platonic_a definition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o true_a and_o unerring_a ratiocination_n in_o the_o dianoetic_a judgement_n thence_o plato_n under_o the_o term_n of_o dialectic_n or_o logic_n seem_v to_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a of_o his_o philosophy_n so_o in_o his_o repub._n 7._o pag._n 533._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dialecticks_a method_n proceed_v this_o way_n only_o namely_o that_o remove_v the_o hypothesis_n it_o may_v arrive_v to_o the_o first_o principe_fw-la and_o lay_v a_o firm_a foundation_n for_o assent_n use_v other_o art_n as_o auxiliarie_n aide_n again_o in_o the_o same_o repub._n 7._o he_o define_v his_o logician_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o call_v a_o dialecticks_a one_o who_o consider_v the_o reason_n of_o every_o be_v for_o he_o that_o accurate_o discern_v thing_n be_v a_o dialecticks_a yea_o indeed_o he_o make_v nothing_o true_a logic_n or_o discourse_n but_o what_o determine_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o first_o principe_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o platonist_n speak_v the_o sum_n and_o comprehension_n of_o all_o reason_n or_o discourse_n by_o which_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o all_o pagan_a philosophy_n be_v not_o true_o logistic_a or_o discursive_a but_o rather_o paralogistic_a and_o sophistic_a for_o indeed_o most_o of_o their_o dispute_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contentiose_fw-la ratiocination_n vain_a both_o in_o their_o principes_fw-la and_o conclusion_n this_o paul_n take_v notice_n of_o in_o rom._n 1.21_o 1.21_o rom._n 1.21_o vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o dispute_n or_o dialogistic_a ratiocination_n for_o their_o ancient_a way_n of_o dispute_v be_v by_o dialogue_n or_o interrogation_n and_o answer_n agreeable_a to_o the_o judaic_a argumentation_n as_o we_o have_v show_v court_n gent._n p._n 2._o b._n 3._o c._n 8._o §_o 2._o al_n their_o dispute_n both_o mental_a and_o verbal_a be_v vain_a so_o 1_o cor._n 1.20_o where_o be_v the_o disputer_n of_o this_o world_n i.e._n all_o their_o philosophic_a disputation_n can_v not_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o first_o principe_n 5._o 1_o tim_n 6.4_o 5._o so_o 1_o tim._n 6.4_o dote_v about_o question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o he_o add_v be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strife_n about_o word_n no_o way_n conduce_v to_o edification_n or_o as_o he_o add_v v._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o busy_a but_o perverse_a discourse_n about_o trifle_n so_o that_o indeed_o all_o their_o philosophic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dispute_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perverse_a or_o false_a reason_v no_o way_n conduce_v to_o clear_v up_o truth_n or_o any_o first_o principes_fw-la as_o have_v be_v observe_v chap._n 1._o §_o 6._o §_o 8._o another_o attribute_n intelligent_a pagan_a philosophy_n not_o true_o noetic_a or_o intelligent_a or_o if_o you_o will_v formal_a part_n of_o pagan_a philosophy_n be_v that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d noetic_a or_o intelligent_a i.e._n comprehensive_a of_o the_o first_o and_o high_a principes_fw-la this_o part_n of_o philosophy_n they_o usual_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intelligence_n which_o they_o make_v to_o be_v a_o comprehension_n of_o the_o first_o principes_fw-la of_o science_n and_o so_o distinguish_v it_o from_o dianoetic_a philosophy_n which_o be_v the_o assent_n to_o conclusion_n by_o discourse_n from_o first_o principes_fw-la as_o also_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sapience_n which_o they_o take_v to_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o most_o excellent_a be_v god_n etc._n etc._n but_o plato_n seem_v to_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intelligence_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wisdom_n to_o be_v the_o same_o and_o so_o at_o present_a we_o shall_v consider_v they_o this_o intelligence_n or_o sapience_n plato_n make_v to_o be_v the_o supreme_a and_o most_o perfect_a of_o all_o science_n so_o repub._n 6._o pag._n 511._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intelligence_n in_o the_o high_a place_n which_o afterward_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o perfect_a of_o all_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o end_n of_o all_o discipline_n unto_o which_o all_o other_o art_n ought_v to_o be_v subservient_fw-fr so_o in_o his_o phileb_n pag._n 58._o he_o term_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o principal_a science_n because_o it_o prescribe_v mea2ure_a weight_n and_o rule_n to_o all_o other_o science_n and_o the_o original_a ground_n why_o this_o intelligence_n or_o sapience_n be_v so_o excellent_a a_o science_n plato_n lay_v down_o repub._n 7._o pag._n 513._o where_o he_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intelligence_n to_o be_v the_o high_a of_o science_n because_o it_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o be_v or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o beauty_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d namely_o from_o firm_a and_o eternal_a principle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d procede_v by_o discourse_n to_o that_o which_o be_v singular_a have_v cast_v off_o the_o ministry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o idol_n it_o quit_v not_o this_o contemplation_n until_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o comprehende_v by_o its_o intelligence_n that_o which_o be_v good_a itself_o this_o he_o explain_v more_o full_o in_o his_o theaetetus_n pag._n 140._o where_o he_o say_v this_o intelligence_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o return_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o its_o night-day_n to_o the_o true_a light_n of_o be_v i._n e._n of_o god_n whence_o he_o add_v pag._n 176._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o first_o be_v be_v true_a sapience_n and_o virtue_n but_o

kind_n of_o emanation_n be_v educe_v which_o unintelligible_a opinion_n though_o it_o be_v but_o some_o break_a tradition_n of_o the_o first_o chaos_n yet_o it_o lay_v a_o foundation_n for_o exclude_v all_o divine_a efficience_n and_o concurrence_n in_o the_o production_n of_o thing_n neither_o be_v there_o want_v some_o in_o this_o christian_a world_n who_o dare_v assert_v a_o eternity_n of_o mater_n at_o least_o a_o possibility_n of_o the_o world_n eternity_n as_o a_o appendix_n to_o natural_a philosophy_n we_o may_v add_v medicine_n atheism_n medicine_n how_o the_o cause_n of_o atheism_n which_o have_v have_v a_o powerful_a influence_n on_o atheism_n in_o this_o regard_n because_o these_o proud_a naturalist_n observe_v by_o long_a experience_n many_o excellent_a quality_n sovereign_a virtue_n and_o medicinal_a influence_n in_o several_a mineral_n stone_n plant_n animal_n etc._n etc._n hence_o they_o will_v fain_o persuade_v themselves_o and_o the_o world_n that_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n be_v not_o fix_v but_o variable_a and_o determinable_a by_o their_o art_n and_o medicament_n which_o piece_n of_o atheism_n continue_v to_o this_o very_a day_n very_o commun_v 2._o the_o mathematic_a science_n have_v have_v atheism_n 2._o how_o the_o mathematics_n be_v influential_a on_o atheism_n and_o still_o have_v no_o little_a influence_n on_o atheism_n and_o that_o 1_o more_o general_a inasmuch_o as_o those_o profound_a mathematician_n be_v whole_o take_v up_o in_o ocular_a and_o sensible_a demonstration_n they_o expect_v the_o same_o in_o divine_a matter_n reject_v divine_a authority_n and_o testimony_n though_o it_o be_v in_o some_o sense_n more_o certain_a and_o infallible_a than_o their_o mathematic_a demonstration_n to_o pass_v by_o other_o instance_n which_o be_v many_o we_o need_v go_v no_o further_o than_o hobs_n leviathan_n for_o proof_n hereof_o 2_o but_o more_o particular_o astronomy_n special_o astronomy_n pagan_a astronomy_n have_v have_v a_o powerful_a 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heathen_n who_o hold_v the_o star_n to_o be_v god_n than_o in_o the_o atheistic_a astrologer_n of_o these_o day_n who_o reduce_v the_o most_o contingent_a effect_n and_o event_n of_o providence_n to_o some_o astrologic_n figure_n abstract_a form_n celestial_a governement_n insensible_a influence_n or_o such_o like_a stoic_a fate_n and_o necessity_n thereby_o to_o exclude_v divine_a providence_n from_o order_v and_o determine_v human_a affair_n 3._o neither_o be_v their_o philosophy_n politics_n less_o influential_a on_o this_o curse_a root_n of_o atheism_n atheism_n 3._o philosophic_a politics_n productive_a of_o atheism_n for_o the_o great_a politician_n of_o former_a as_o well_o as_o of_o late_a age_n have_v be_v ever_o apt_a to_o conceit_n that_o the_o world_n be_v govern_v by_o no_o other_o providence_n than_o that_o of_o state-wisdome_n and_o interest_n they_o will_v fain_o persuade_v themselves_o and_o other_o that_o all_o mutation_n in_o state_n or_o private_a affair_n do_v happen_v but_o from_o some_o politic_a cause_n contrivement_n and_o resolution_n of_o man_n this_o politic_a atheism_n seem_v to_o have_v have_v its_o birth_n and_o improvement_n from_o the_o roman_n where_o the_o pythagorean_n philosophy_n flourish_v and_o the_o flourish_a of_o their_o empire_n who_o find_v the_o success_n of_o their_o politic_a contrivance_n and_o resolution_n begin_v to_o set_v the_o crown_n of_o all_o their_o success_n on_o the_o head_n of_o carnal_a policy_n and_o courage_n exclude_v divine_a providence_n from_o share_v therein_o among_o these_o politic_a atheist_n we_o may_v well_o reckon_v nebuchadnezar_n according_a to_o his_o own_o proud_a assume_n dan._n 4.30_o 4.30_o dan._n 4.30_o be_v not_o this_o great_a babylon_n that_o i_o have_v build_v by_o the_o might_n of_o my_o power_n i.e._n by_o my_o politic_a contrivance_n and_o power_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o my_o majesty_n i.e._n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o my_o name_n and_o interest_n here_o we_o see_v how_o his_o proud_a atheistic_a heart_n shut_v god_n out_o as_o efficient_a and_o final_a cause_n both_o of_o which_o he_o ascribe_v to_o himself_o and_o how_o apt_a potent_a prince_n and_o state_n be_v to_o follow_v proud_a nebuchadnezar_n in_o make_v their_o own_o wisdom_n and_o power_n the_o sole_a efficient_a as_o also_o their_o own_o majesty_n grandeur_n and_o glory_n the_o sole_a end_n of_o all_o state-affair_n and_o politic_a undertakement_n to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o divine_a providence_n the_o experience_n of_o some_o late_a year_n as_o well_o as_o former_a age_n have_v give_v we_o too_o great_a demonstration_n that_o which_o give_v these_o politic_a atheist_n advantage_n be_v that_o whereas_o in_o the_o infant-state_n of_o the_o world_n god_n keep_v alive_a the_o memorial_n of_o his_o providence_n by_o miraculose_a and_o amaze_a operation_n thereof_o he_o afterward_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o politic_a atheism_n begin_v 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and_o birth_n from_o the_o same_o philosophic_a womb_n and_o so_o as_o twin_n to_o run_v parallel_n till_o pagan_a philosophy_n grow_v extinct_a for_o in_o the_o eleatic_a school_n where_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contentiose_fw-la logic_n receive_v its_o formation_n and_o spirit_n under_o zeno_n democritus_n and_o other_o philosophic_a atheism_n receive_v also_o its_o conception_n and_o birth_n and_o that_o much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n this_o appear_v in_o that_o melissus_n who_o be_v condisciple_n with_o zeno_n the_o eleatic_a under_o xenophanes_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o begin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o suspend_v his_o belief_n touch_v the_o god_n affirm_v that_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v determine_v concern_v they_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o dark_a and_o obscure_a knowledge_n and_o zeno_n himself_o hold_v a_o multitude_n of_o world_n and_o the_o soul_n origine_fw-la from_o the_o temperament_n of_o the_o sour_a element_n which_o be_v both_o foundation_n of_o atheism_n but_o leucippus_n zeno_n disciple_n who_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o democritus_n who_o be_v as_o to_o physics_n scholar_n to_o leucippus_n give_v both_o of_o they_o a_o great_a advance_v to_o atheism_n by_o their_o eristic_a philosophising_n about_o atom_n for_o they_o assert_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o allthing_n to_o be_v from_o the_o fortuitous_a casual_a conjunction_n and_o combination_n of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o atom_n which_o opinion_n be_v greedy_o imbibe_v by_o epicurus_n and_o make_v use_v of_o by_o all_o as_o a_o medium_n to_o solve_v the_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n without_o any_o supposition_n of_o a_o providence_n this_o be_v the_o product_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eristic_n philosophise_v and_o indeed_o nothing_o be_v more_o natural_a and_o commun_n than_o by_o frequent_a contentiose_fw-la dispute_v at_o length_n to_o grow_v academic_n and_o sceptic_n so_o to_o disbelieve_v every_o thing_n even_o the_o existence_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o what_o a_o world_n of_o such_o sceptic_a atheist_n be_v there_o in_o this_o age_n who_o make_v it_o their_o 〈◊〉_d

we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o something_o hereof_o be_v find_v in_o they_o very_o early_o and_o that_o out_o of_o a_o symbolise_v humour_n thereby_o to_o induce_v the_o gentile_n to_o a_o embracement_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o cyprian_a l._n 3._o epist_n 15_o 16._o tertul._n de_fw-fr moneg_n origen_n l._n 3._o in_o job_n &_o august_n epist_n 68_o and_o the_o manner_n how_o they_o be_v introduce_v seem_v this_o after_o the_o death_n of_o any_o christian_a special_o if_o a_o martyr_n the_o follow_a year_n on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o departure_n they_o make_v public_a commemoration_n in_o the_o public_a assembly_n of_o his_o faith_n christian_a exploit_n and_o divine_a assistance_n vouchsafe_v to_o he_o with_o prayer_n to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v they_o the_o like_a good_a issue_n then_o the_o parent_n or_o friend_n of_o the_o decease_a to_o render_v the_o commemoration_n more_o solemn_a present_v to_o the_o church_n or_o to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o congregation_n then_o present_a a_o quantity_n of_o bread_n and_o other_o food_n many_o also_o to_o keep_v alive_a their_o memory_n in_o the_o church_n will_v leave_v on_o their_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n certain_a legacy_n to_o be_v pay_v annual_o on_o the_o day_n of_o their_o death_n and_o such_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o these_o anniversary_n commemoration_n yet_o these_o offering_n be_v look_v on_o in_o those_o primitive_a church_n not_o as_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n but_o only_o as_o memorial_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o christian_a courage_n with_o other_o good_a deed_n of_o their_o decease_a friend_n as_o we_o be_v assure_v traitè_fw-fr des_fw-fr ancien_fw-fr ceremony_n l'an_v 200._o p._n 20._o but_o last_o to_o confess_v the_o truth_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o many_o of_o those_o primitive_a christian_n at_o least_o in_o the_o three_o and_o four_o century_n do_v too_o much_o symbolise_v with_o the_o gentile_n daemon_n worship_n and_o particular_o in_o these_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o dead_a this_o be_v incomparable_o well_o explicate_v by_o be_v case_n exer._n 16._o n_o 43._o where_o he_o show_v that_o these_o sacred_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teletae_n be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o grecian_n who_o perform_v their_o chief_a sacreds_n by_o night_n and_o they_o be_v various_a some_o great_a some_o lesser_a they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mystery_n and_o the_o operation_n of_o these_o sacreds_n be_v name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o who_o partake_v of_o they_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o scope_n of_o these_o sacrifice_n they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o end_n or_o consummation_n this_o end_n they_o interpret_v the_o perduction_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o that_o state_n in_o which_o it_o be_v before_o its_o descent_n into_o the_o body_n so_o olympiodorus_n in_o platon_n phaedon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o scope_n of_o these_o teletae_n be_v to_o reduce_v soul_n to_o that_o end_n from_o which_o they_o at_o first_o descend_v as_o from_o its_o principe_fw-la by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o look_v on_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teletae_n to_o be_v as_o purgatory_n for_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o soul_n thence_o augustin_n de_fw-fr trin._n l._n 3._o c._n 10._o say_v that_o satan_n have_v cast_v delude_v soul_n headlong_o into_o hell_n by_o promise_v the_o purgation_n of_o their_o soul_n by_o those_o which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teletas_n which_o give_v we_o a_o great_a account_n of_o that_o antichristian_a purgatory_n so_o much_o plead_v for_o by_o the_o sectator_n of_o antichrist_n and_o take_v up_o by_o they_o in_o imitation_n of_o those_o pagan_a teletae_n of_o which_o see_v more_o court_n gent._n p._n 1._o b._n 2._o c._n 9_o §_o 10._o this_o philosophic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o purgatory_n begin_v indeed_o very_o early_o to_o gain_v foot_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n alexandria_n antichristian_a purgatory_n from_o the_o school_n of_o alexandria_n and_o as_o we_o need_v no_o way_n doubt_v have_v its_o foundation_n from_o the_o school_n of_o alexandria_n where_o the_o pythagorean_n and_o platonic_a philosophy_n be_v then_o in_o great_a vogue_n whence_o origen_n with_o many_o other_o piece_n of_o demon-worship_n suck_v in_o this_o also_o of_o purgatory_n sacrifice_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a which_o the_o monk_n his_o successor_n afterward_o digest_v and_o improve_v and_o at_o last_o antichrist_n establish_v and_o confirm_v by_o his_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n as_o before_o these_o antichristian_a teletae_n or_o sacrifice_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v come_v to_o some_o maturity_n even_o in_o augustin_n time_n for_o he_o de_fw-mi civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 26_o 27._o tell_v we_o of_o certain_a superstitiose_fw-la person_n who_o carry_v their_o junket_n to_o the_o grave_n of_o martyr_n and_o there_o make_v their_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o author_n of_o traitè_fw-fr des_fw-fr ancien_fw-fr cerem_fw-la pag._n 39_o affirm_v that_o about_o the_o year_n 380_o there_o be_v a_o considerable_a progress_n wade_v in_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o same_o author_n pag._n 44._o show_v we_o how_o the_o vigil_n or_o watch_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o also_o the_o usage_n of_o sing_v and_o taper_n at_o their_o burial_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n about_o the_o year_n 400_o as_o before_o hence_o also_o spring_v the_o passing-bel_n as_o they_o call_v it_o at_o the_o soul_n departure_n out_o of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v always_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n attend_v with_o prayer_n last_o all_o funeral-treatments_a oration_n sermon_n prayer_n at_o the_o grave_a so_o much_o in_o request_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n seem_v all_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o these_o daemon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacrifice_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a thereby_o to_o redeem_v their_o soul_n from_o purgatory_n etc._n etc._n sect_n iv_o papal_n primatie_fw-mi and_o tradition_n from_o ethnic_a philosophy_n §_o 1._o another_o piece_n of_o antichrist_n canon-law_n be_v that_o which_o concern_v his_o canonic_a papal_a primatie_n pagan_a antichrist_n canonic_a primatic_n a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o the_o pagan_a which_o we_o may_v reckon_v also_o as_o a_o part_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d foretell_v 1_o tim._n 4.1_o for_o as_o mede_n well_o observe_v the_o whole_a of_o antichristianisme_n be_v comprehend_v under_o this_o prophetic_a character_n of_o antichrist_n and_o indeed_o that_o the_o whole_a of_o antichrist_n primatie_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o imitation_n of_o the_o pagan_a primatie_fw-mi establish_v at_o rome_n and_o elsewhere_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o own_o canon-law_n for_o decret_a part_n 1._o distinct_a 21._o edit_fw-la colon._n a_o 1631._o pag._n 62._o i_o find_v according_a to_o this_o exact_a version_n these_o very_a word_n among_o the_o priest_n there_o be_v some_o difference_n keep_v so_o that_o some_o be_v call_v simple_a priest_n some_o arch-presbyter_n some_o chorepiscopi_fw-la some_o bishop_n some_o arch-bishop_n some_o metropolitan_o some_o primate_fw-la some_o patriarch_n some_o summi_fw-la pontifices_fw-la high_a priest_n or_o pope_n this_o difference_n be_v introduce_v chief_o from_o the_o gentile_n who_o call_v their_o flamen_n some_o arch-flaman_n other_o proto-flaman_n thus_o the_o canonist_n who_o indeed_o give_v we_o a_o good_a genealogy_n of_o all_o their_o canonic_a primatie_n i_o find_v this_o well_o observe_v by_o learned_a bochart_n country_n veron_n part_n 3._o paragr_n 86._o cap._n 23._o pag._n 883._o to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o have_v join_v those_o of_o the_o pagan_n it_o be_v upon_o this_o model_n that_o they_o have_v build_v all_o their_o papal_a hierarchy_n etc._n etc._n i_o find_v the_o like_a observation_n in_o grotius_n de_fw-fr imp._n sum._n potest_fw-la cap._n 11._o pag._n 350._o it_o may_v be_v demand_v by_o what_o exemple_n chief_o the_o episcopal_a dignity_n be_v introduce_v into_o the_o church_n that_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o priest_n among_o the_o gentile_n be_v most_o evident_a neither_o be_v this_o a_o new_a custom_n or_o proper_a only_a to_o the_o greek_n and_o their_o descendants_n as_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o druid_n teach_v we_o the_o druid_n say_v caesar_n have_v one_o precedent_n who_o have_v the_o chief_a authority_n among_o they_o comm._n druidibus_fw-la praeest_fw-la unus_fw-la qui_fw-la summam_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la habet_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la caes_n comm._n also_o that_o the_o preeminence_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a city_n in_o sacreds_n be_v very_o ancient_a thucydides_n teach_v we_o who_o speak_v of_o the_o corcyrean_o colony_n of_o the_o corinthian_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o

be_v the_o chief_a ruler_n of_o the_o priest_n on_o which_o place_n the_o ancient_a scholiast_n add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o custom_n to_o take_v the_o chief_a priest_n from_o the_o metropolis_n strabo_n make_v mention_n of_o one_o chief_a priest_n of_o the_o catti_n and_o marcellinus_n of_o a_o chief_a priest_n among_o the_o burgondian_o etc._n etc._n thus_o grotius_n so_o bochart_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v priest_n in_o phrygia_n call_v galli_n and_o archigalli_n as_o before_o s._n 3._o §_o 9_o of_o this_o chapter_n by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o pagan_n general_o have_v a_o hierarchy_n and_o one_o chief_a priest_n over_o the_o rest_n and_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o papal_a primatie_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o imitation_n of_o the_o pagan_a which_o will_v farther_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a particular_n 1._o this_o papal_a primatie_n begin_v at_o alexandria_n school_n papal_a primatie_n begin_v at_o alexandria_n in_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o philosopher_n school_n which_o as_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a seminary_n of_o pagan_a philosophy_n and_o demon-worship_n so_o also_o the_o fruitful_a womb_n wherein_o all_o the_o principal_a part_n and_o lineament_n of_o antichrist_n receive_v their_o first_o conception_n and_o formation_n and_o among_o other_o part_n of_o this_o man_n of_o sin_n his_o head_n which_o consist_v in_o his_o usurp_a primatie_n be_v also_o form_v in_o this_o philosophy_n church_n or_o school_n of_o alexandria_n thus_o much_o i_o gather_v from_o grotius_n his_o gallic_n epistle_n epist_n 162._o pag._n 397._o where_n prove_v that_o clemens_n epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n be_v genuine_a he_o give_v this_o as_o one_o argument_n namely_o that_o he_o never_o make_v any_o mention_n of_o that_o extravagant_a authority_n of_o bishop_n which_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n begin_v after_o marke_n death_n to_o be_v introduce_v at_o alexandria_n and_o by_o that_o exemple_n elsewhere_o etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v that_o papal_a primatie_n begin_v very_o early_o in_o this_o philosophise_n church_n at_o alexandria_n soon_o after_o marke_n death_n and_o we_o may_v presume_v from_o their_o too_o great_a symbolise_v with_o that_o pythagorean_n platonic_a school_n in_o point_n of_o discipline_n neither_o be_v grotius_n singular_a in_o this_o his_o observation_n for_o i_o long_v ago_o observe_v the_o same_o who_o make_v heraclas_n and_o dionysius_n in_o alexandria_n the_o first_o author_n of_o advance_v one_o minister_n above_o another_o in_o power_n about_o the_o year_n 140._o and_o a_o learned_a divine_a assure_v we_o that_o julianus_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n be_v the_o beginner_n and_o breeder_n of_o diocesan_n government_n which_o come_v in_o by_o little_a and_o little_a etc._n etc._n yea_o so_o speedy_a be_v the_o growth_n of_o this_o antichristian_a primatie_n at_o alexandria_n as_o that_o at_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a it_o arrive_v to_o a_o patriarchie_n §_o 2._o but_o albeit_o the_o papal_a primatie_n have_v its_o first_o conception_n and_o fomentation_n at_o alexandria_n pagan-rome_n 2._o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o papal_a primatie_n at_o rome_n and_o that_o from_o imitation_n of_o pagan-rome_n yet_o its_o chief_a nursery_n and_o throne_n be_v at_o rome_n for_o here_o according_a to_o divine_a prediction_n antichrist_n that_o man_n of_o sin_n and_o head_n of_o this_o papal_a hierarchy_n have_v his_o main_a seat_n and_o residence_n now_o that_o the_o whole_a of_o this_o papal_a hierarchy_n establish_v at_o rome_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o imitation_n of_o pagan_a hierarchy_n or_o rather_o demonarchie_n establish_v at_o rome_n and_o elsewhere_o we_o shall_v prove_v by_o its_o part_n first_o empire_n 1._o the_o pope_n supremacy_n a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o the_o pagan_a empire_n the_o head_n of_o this_o papal_a primatie_n be_v the_o pope_n the_o whole_a of_o who_o usurp_a dignity_n and_o primatie_n be_v but_o a_o image_n of_o and_o extract_v from_o the_o demonarchie_n or_o hierarchy_n of_o the_o pagan_a emperor_n as_o it_o will_v easy_o appear_v to_o any_o that_o shall_v consider_v how_o exact_o parallel_n they_o be_v touch_v the_o first_o establishment_n of_o the_o roman_a hierarchy_n by_o numa_n plutarch_n give_v we_o a_o good_a account_n in_o the_o life_n of_o numa_n numa_n pompilius_n say_v he_o erect_v the_o pontific_a college_n and_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o first_o pontifex_n the_o chief_a of_o those_o pontifices_fw-la who_o they_o call_v the_o great_a pontifex_n who_o have_v the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o master_n of_o the_o pontific_a law_n who_o be_v to_o see_v that_o none_o break_v the_o ancient_a ceremony_n nor_o bring_v in_o any_o new_a thing_n into_o religion_n but_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v teach_v by_o he_o how_o they_o shall_v serve_v the_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v not_o the_o pope_n assume_v the_o very_a same_o pontific_a dignity_n both_o name_n and_o thing_n have_v he_o not_o assume_v the_o very_a name_n of_o pontifex_n maximus_n and_o be_v he_o not_o master_n of_o the_o pontific_a law_n or_o the_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n do_v he_o not_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o teach_v every_o one_o how_o they_o shall_v serve_v his_o demon-god_n or_o saint_n again_o augustin_n de_fw-fr civit._n l._n 15_o c._n 15._o tell_v we_o that_o the_o roman_n make_v romulus_n a_o flamen_n which_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o priesthood_n so_o excel_v in_o the_o roman_a sacreds_n witness_v the_o apex_n that_o they_o have_v only_o three_o flamen_n institute_v to_o the_o three_o god_n the_o diale_a to_o jupiter_n the_o martiale_fw-la to_o mars_n the_o quirinale_n to_o romulus_n ludovicus_n vives_z on_o this_o place_n explicate_v what_o this_o flamen_n dedicate_v to_o romulus_n be_v tell_v we_o that_o among_o the_o order_n of_o priest_n numa_n pompilius_n make_v some_o which_o he_o call_v flamen_n who_o chief_a ensign_n be_v a_o hat_n as_o the_o bishop_n now_o wherein_o there_o be_v a_o thread_n of_o white_a wool_n whence_o they_o be_v call_v filamine_n from_o fila_fw-la lanae_fw-la and_o then_o as_o for_o the_o apex_n which_o augustin_n make_v mention_n of_o ludovicus_n vives_z give_v we_o this_o account_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o flamen_n that_o which_o cover_v the_o head_n namely_o the_o fila_fw-la lanea_fw-la or_o cap._n this_o apex_n add_v he_o the_o roman_n give_v to_o none_o but_o their_o chief_a priest_n as_o now_o the_o mitre_n so_o lucan_n et_fw-la tollens_fw-la apicem_fw-la gentroso_fw-la vertice_fw-la flamen_n and_o have_v not_o the_o roman_a bishop_n the_o very_a same_o dignity_n and_o primatie_n as_o it_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v §_o 1_o be_v he_o not_o the_o proto-flamen_n and_o have_v he_o not_o his_o mitre_n exact_o answer_v to_o the_o proto-flamen's_a apex_n but_o to_o carry_v on_o this_o parallel_n a_o little_a far_o the_o roman_a emperor_n as_o we_o just_a now_o observe_v of_o numa_n pompilius_n reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o title_n and_o dignity_n of_o pontifex_n maximus_n the_o great_a highpriest_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o be_v head_n in_o all_o matter_n ecclesiastic_a as_o well_o as_o civil_a and_o have_v a_o absolute_a disposition_n of_o the_o pontific_a hierarchy_n college_n and_o law_n this_o title_n and_o dignity_n the_o emperor_n affect_v '_o till_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o empire_n yea_o after_o pagan_a rome_n turn_v christian_n the_o christian_a emperor_n for_o some_o while_o retain_v the_o title_n and_o dignity_n of_o pontifex_n maximus_n both_o name_n and_o thing_n '_o till_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n upon_o the_o declension_n of_o the_o empire_n usurp_v the_o same_o which_o be_v a_o good_a clavis_fw-la to_o that_o prediction_n of_o paul_n 2_o thes_n 2.7_o he_o who_o now_o let_v i.e._n the_o roman_a emperor_n 2.7_o 2_o thes_n 2.7_o who_o have_v the_o very_a title_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o pontifex_n maximus_n which_o antichrist_n be_v to_o be_v invest_v with_o but_o can_v not_o obtain_v '_o till_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o event_n have_v make_v this_o evident_a that_o the_o rise_v and_o growth_n of_o antichrist_n and_o his_o tyrannic_a empire_n be_v according_a to_o the_o declension_n and_o dissolution_n of_o the_o civil_a empire_n yea_o in_o the_o same_o measure_n and_o proportion_n that_o the_o late_a decrease_v the_o former_a increase_v as_o it_o be_v foretell_v revel_v 13.1_o that_o he_o shall_v receive_v his_o power_n at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o ten_o horn_n which_o be_v to_o rise_v up_o out_o of_o the_o break_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n thus_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o antichrist_n out_o of_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o empire_n yea_o that_o antichrist_n exercise_v all_o the_o power_n which_o be_v exercise_v by_o the_o pagan_a emperor_n seem_v clear_a from_o that_o part_n of_o his_o character_n