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give_v be_v as_o little_a to_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o god_n as_o suidas_n report_v they_o to_o have_v be_v appear_v from_o that_o low_a esteem_n which_o in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o have_v of_o both_o express_v by_o his_o condemn_v to_o the_o flame_n when_o he_o be_v great_a pontiff_n two_o thousand_o oracle_n sueton._n octau._n 31._o though_o at_o his_o entrance_n into_o that_o office_n he_o be_v so_o devout_a a_o adorer_n of_o the_o old_a religion_n consist_v in_o a_o great_a part_n of_o those_o oracle_n as_o he_o prefer_v his_o augurate_a above_o his_o empire_n fasten_v his_o name_n at_o his_o reform_v of_o the_o calendar_n rather_o on_o that_o month_n when_o he_o commence_v augur_n than_o on_o that_o wherein_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n and_o protest_v that_o if_o any_o of_o his_o niece_n have_v be_v old_a enough_o he_o will_v have_v prefer_v she_o to_o the_o place_n of_o a_o vestal_a fall_v void_a by_o the_o death_n of_o one_o of_o those_o nun_n with_o that_o protestation_n upbraid_v the_o senator_n irreligiousness_n express_v in_o their_o make_n mean_v that_o their_o daughter_n may_v not_o be_v call_v to_o that_o lot_n touch_v apollo_n himself_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o twelve_o great_a deity_n what_o his_o thought_n be_v grow_v to_o by_o that_o time_n he_o be_v grow_v old_a he_o more_o than_o intimate_v in_o his_o erect_n of_o that_o strange_a order_n of_o table-knight_n sueton._n octau._n 70._o institute_v as_o not_o only_o antonius_n but_o the_o common_a libel_n object_v against_o he_o in_o contempt_n of_o apollo_n who_o augustus_n as_o master_n of_o the_o order_n personate_v and_o the_o other_o eleven_o he_o and_o she_o deity_n who_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o knight_n represent_v in_o that_o his_o supper_n of_o the_o twelve_o god_n impia_fw-la dum_fw-la caesar_n phoebi_fw-la mendacia_fw-la ludit_fw-la etc._n etc._n foot_n this_o be_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o city_n song_n descant_v upon_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o twelve_o god_n discover_v that_o degree_n of_o sacrilegious_a impiety_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o then_o modern_a roman_a dialect_n towards_o the_o god_n of_o the_o great_a nation_n and_o especial_o to_o apollo_n as_o so_o devout_a a_o person_n as_o augustus_n be_v can_v not_o have_v arrive_v to_o by_o any_o other_o wind_n but_o what_o blow_v from_o that_o coast_n which_o suidas_n point_v out_o he_o dare_v not_o without_o the_o leave_n of_o these_o god_n have_v be_v thus_o familiar_a with_o they_o §_o 6._o this_o may_v suffice_v to_o vindicate_v suidas_n and_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o position_n that_o the_o polity_n of_o rome_n be_v so_o averse_a to_o the_o entertainment_n of_o a_o foreign_a god_n as_o our_o jesus_n be_v the_o first_o strange_a god_n that_o that_o empire_n embrace_v either_o by_o public_a edict_n of_o the_o senate_n or_o the_o private_a conscience_n of_o the_o emperor_n as_o tertullian_n apol._n cont_n gentes_fw-la cap._n 21._o distinguish_v ipse_fw-la pro_fw-la sua_fw-la conscientia_fw-la christianus_n he_o as_o to_o his_o own_o private_a persuasion_n be_v already_o a_o christian._n senatus_n respuit_fw-la caesar_n in_o sententia_fw-la mansit_fw-la id._n ibid._n cap._n 5._o the_o senate_n reject_v tiberius_n his_o motion_n for_o the_o canonization_n of_o christ_n but_o tiberius_n persist_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o christ_n being_n god_n sed_fw-la &_o caesares_fw-la ipsi_fw-la credidissent_fw-la super_fw-la christo_fw-la si_fw-la aut_fw-la caesares_fw-la non_fw-la essent_fw-la seculo_fw-la necessarii_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la &_o christiani_n potuissent_fw-la esse_fw-la caesares_fw-la id._n ibid._n cap._n 21._o yea_o even_o the_o emperor_n themselves_o will_v have_v become_v christian_n if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v hamper_v with_o secular_a interest_n or_o if_o that_o christian_n can_v have_v be_v caesar_n upon_o which_o passage_n because_o they_o give_v both_o light_n and_o strength_n to_o the_o precede_a discourse_n though_o not_o without_o hazard_n of_o spill_v my_o reader_n patience_n i_o shall_v venture_v to_o make_v these_o reflection_n 1._o to_o clear_v that_o clause_n aut_fw-la si_fw-la &_o christiani_n potuissent_fw-la esse_fw-la caesares_fw-la from_o the_o anabaptistical_n gloss_n this_o note_n will_v be_v sufficient_a that_o constantine_n and_o his_o successor_n reconcile_v this_o inconsistency_n of_o christianity_n and_o empire_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_a but_o only_o occasional_a and_o temporary_a nor_o of_o all_o empire_n or_o civil_a command_n but_o particular_o respect_v the_o roman_a empire_n for_o there_o be_v christian_a magistrate_n and_o that_o under_o the_o emperor_n very_o early_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n both_o martial_a as_o cornelius_n and_o civil_a as_o sergius_n paulus_n as_o judicious_a grotius_n observe_v ob_fw-la temporum_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la quae_fw-la vix_fw-la ferebant_fw-la exerceri_fw-la sine_fw-la actibus_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la cum_fw-la christiana_n lege_fw-la pugnantibus_fw-la grotius_n de_fw-fr jur._n bell_n &_o pacis_fw-la l._n 2._o 9_o 3._o the_o circumstance_n of_o those_o time_n be_v such_o as_o do_v scarce_o permit_v the_o office_n of_o the_o emperor_n to_o be_v exercise_v without_o certain_a act_n contrary_a to_o the_o christian_a law_n 2._o it_o will_v be_v therefore_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o inquire_v what_o that_o secular_a interest_n be_v in_o which_o the_o emperor_n be_v so_o involve_v in_o that_o juncture_n as_o it_o be_v a_o remora_n to_o their_o cast_v their_o assistance_n on_o christ_n and_o a_o bar_n to_o he_o that_o be_v a_o christian_n to_o become_v emperor_n let_v he_o that_o tie_v untie_v this_o knot_n let_v tertullian_n himself_o apol._n 5._o determine_v who_o infer_v the_o story_n of_o tiberius_n abovementioned_a with_o a_o ergo_fw-la from_o that_o old_a decree_n quote_v by_o he_o in_o the_o precede_a clause_n vetus_fw-la erat_fw-la decretum_fw-la nè_fw-la qui_fw-la deus_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatore_n consecraretur_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la senatu_fw-la probatus_fw-la there_o be_v a_o old_a decree_n that_o none_o shall_v be_v canonize_v for_o a_o god_n by_o the_o emperor_n euseb._n interpr_fw-la tertul._n ab_fw-la imperatore_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hist._n eccles._n 2._o 2._o whereby_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o ancient_a constitution_n make_v under_o their_o king_n who_o be_v also_o general_n in_o war_n and_o be_v hereby_o prohibit_v to_o adopt_v new_a god_n either_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o without_o the_o vote_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o renew_v with_o this_o alteration_n of_o name_n when_o the_o senate_n hold_v the_o sovereignty_n at_o home_n and_o the_o emperor_n or_o general_n abroad_o without_o limitation_n of_o their_o power_n while_o their_o commission_n last_v save_v in_o this_o particular_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o at_o their_o conquest_n of_o nation_n or_o city_n make_v any_o foreign_a god_n free_a of_o the_o roman_a state_n till_o he_o have_v first_o be_v approve_v of_o by_o the_o senate_n in_o which_o decree_n reason_n bid_v that_o we_o shall_v take_v emperor_n not_o in_o the_o then_o new_a but_o in_o its_o old_a sense_n as_o it_o signify_v a_o general_n as_o the_o next_o word_n ut_fw-la m._n aemilius_n de_fw-fr deo_fw-la svo_fw-la alburno_fw-la import_n for_o aemilius_n be_v in_o no_o other_o sense_n a_o emperor_n but_o as_o he_o be_v the_o roman_a general_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o evocate_v the_o god_n of_o conquer_a city_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v before_o and_o offer_v they_o fair_a quarter_n now_o lest_o the_o general_n may_v dubb_v upon_o the_o place_n any_o such_o god_n this_o decree_n be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o caution_n to_o that_o former_a which_o crinitus_n triâ—_n de_fw-fr honest_a discipl_n lib._n 10._o cap._n 3._o vide_fw-la junii_fw-la notas_fw-la in_o tertul._n apol._n cap._n 5._o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o pontiff_n deliver_v in_o these_o term_n separatim_fw-la nemo_fw-la siet_fw-la habens_fw-la deos_fw-la novos_fw-la sive_fw-la advenas_fw-la nisi_fw-la publicè_fw-la adscitos_fw-la privatim_fw-la nè_fw-la colunto_fw-la which_o law_n cicero_n thus_o translate_v separatim_fw-la nemo_fw-la habessit_fw-la deos_fw-la neve_fw-la novos_fw-la sed_fw-la nè_fw-la advenas_fw-la nisi_fw-la publicè_fw-la adscitos_fw-la privatim_fw-la colunto_fw-la cic._n the_o legib_n l._n 2._o p._n 318._o let_v no_o man_n have_v any_o new_a or_o strange_a god_n let_v not_o any_o be_v worship_v in_o private_a that_o be_v not_o public_o enfranchise_v that_o be_v till_o those_o sign_n they_o give_v of_o their_o renounce_v their_o former_a city_n and_o people_n and_o their_o come_n over_o to_o the_o roman_a have_v be_v canvas_v in_o the_o senate_n and_o approve_v of_o upon_o which_o eusebius_n have_v this_o note_n hist._n eccl._n 2._o 2._o out_o of_o tertullian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o god_n do_v not_o please_v man_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v god_n well_o express_v in_o the_o follow_a clause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o you_o humane_a judgement_n confer_v divinity_n by_o this_o we_o see_v where_o the_o senate_n and_o emperor_n shoe_n pinch_v
his_o exhortatory_n to_o the_o gentile_n or_o eusebius_n who_o in_o his_o praeparatory_a to_o the_o gospel_n or_o theodoret_n who_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o greek_n write_v that_o plato_n do_v translate_v many_o thing_n into_o he_o out_o of_o moses_n his_o book_n when_o numenius_n the_o philosopher_n style_v plato_n the_o moses_n of_o greece_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v plato_n but_o moses_n speak_v in_o the_o attic_a dialect_n vives_n in_o aust._n de_fw-fr civet_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 11._o god_n plant_v his_o word_n in_o judaea_n the_o centre_n of_o the_o habitable_a earth_n leave_v all_o man_n without_o excuse_n who_o by_o natural_a sentiment_n find_v a_o dearth_n at_o home_n do_v not_o travel_v thither_o to_o buy_v corn_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o inquisitive_a man_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o all_o nation_n and_o hang_v upon_o the_o skirt_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o towards_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n the_o day_n star_n of_o the_o septuagint_n arise_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o gentile_a empire_n temple_n light_n confine_v itself_o no_o long_o to_o that_o kingdom_n of_o priest_n diffuse_v its_o beam_n not_o faint_o through_o the_o cranny_n of_o verbal_a tradition_n to_o a_o few_o but_o in_o their_o full_a lustre_n to_o all_o through_o its_o window_n make_v by_o this_o translation_n as_o wide_a on_o the_o outside_n as_o the_o material_a temple_n be_v on_o the_o inside_n so_o that_o those_o scripture_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n to_o which_o the_o apostle_n appeal_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o what_o they_o teach_v have_v be_v for_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n make_v common_a to_o gentile_n and_o in_o every_o man_n hand_n that_o list_v to_o read_v they_o by_o which_o mean_v the_o world_n be_v put_v into_o a_o capacity_n to_o try_v by_o that_o touchstone_n of_o what_o metal_n the_o gospel_n be_v a_o way_n of_o trial_n it_o will_v never_o have_v â—ood_a to_o much_o less_o have_v call_v for_o have_v it_o be_v conscious_a to_o itself_o of_o the_o least_o adulterate_a mixture_n be_v it_o possible_a by_o false_a transcribe_v to_o put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o that_o man_n that_o have_v the_o original_a in_o his_o custody_n why_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v the_o original_a draught_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o gospel_n pretend_v itself_o to_o be_v the_o transscript_n of_o that_o original_a and_o therefore_o have_v the_o serpent_n intend_v to_o have_v cheat_v the_o world_n by_o a_o false_a copy_n he_o will_v have_v take_v pen_n in_o hand_n before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n before_o the_o original_a deed_n have_v come_v to_o its_o hand_n this_o argument_n that_o never_o sufficient_o praise_v apologist_n for_o the_o christian_a faith_n tertullian_n as_o his_o use_n be_v pithy_o and_o strenuous_o press_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o gentile_n apol._n advers._fw-la gentes_fw-la cap._n 18._o nec_fw-la istae_fw-la nunc_fw-la latent_fw-la ptolemaeorum_fw-la eruditissimus_fw-la quem_fw-la philadelphum_fw-la supranominant_a &_o omnis_fw-la literaturae_fw-la sagacissimus_fw-la cum_fw-la study_v bibliothecarum_fw-la pisistratum_fw-la ut_fw-la opinor_fw-la aemularetur_fw-la inter_fw-la cetera_fw-la memoriarum_fw-la quibus_fw-la aut_fw-la vetustas_fw-la aut_fw-la curiositas_fw-la aliqua_fw-la ad_fw-la famâ—m_fw-la protrocinabatur_fw-la ex_fw-la suggestu_fw-la demetrii_n phalerei_fw-la grammaticorum_fw-la tunc_fw-la probatissimi_fw-la cui_fw-la praefecturam_fw-la mandaverat_fw-la libros_fw-la ae_z judaeis_n quoque_fw-la postulavit_fw-la proprias_fw-la scilicet_fw-la &_o vernaculas_fw-la literas_fw-la quas_fw-la soli_fw-la habebant_fw-la sed_fw-la ne_fw-la notitia_fw-la vacaret_fw-la hoc_fw-la quoque_fw-la ptolemaeo_n 〈◊〉_d judaeis_n subscriptum_fw-la est_fw-la sepâ—uaginta_fw-la duobus_fw-la interpretibus_fw-la indultis_fw-la quos_fw-la menedemus_n quoque_fw-la philosophus_fw-la providentiae_fw-la vindex_fw-la de_fw-la 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first_o person_n the_o true_o chief_a god_n the_o second_o the_o mind_n or_o think_v of_o that_o god_n the_o three_o the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n proceed_v from_o that_o mind_n anima_fw-la ex_fw-la mente_fw-la processerat_fw-la mens_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la procreata_fw-la est_fw-la macrob._n in_o som._n scip._n 1._o 17._o these_o allegation_n bid_v fair_a for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o the_o philosopher_n be_v not_o whole_o stranger_n to_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o in_o the_o last_o of_o they_o macrobius_n make_v confession_n of_o the_o trinity_n in_o as_o plain_a term_n as_o we_o christian_n do_v and_o of_o the_o order_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o procedure_n of_o the_o divine_a person_n plain_a than_o the_o grecian_a church_n will_v yield_v or_o the_o latin_a church_n can_v prove_v the_o sacred_a scripture_n to_o declare_v i_o appeal_v to_o their_o contest_v about_o the_o word_n proceed_v and_o the_o clause_n de_fw-fr filióque_fw-la and_o to_o macrobius_n a_o greco-latin_a platonic_a his_n so_o clear_o assert_v that_o the_o mind_n be_v beget_v of_o god_n the_o first_o person_n and_o the_o spirit_n proceed_v from_o the_o mind_n but_o that_o be_v more_o than_o i_o do_v or_o need_v to_o produce_v they_o for_o the_o use_n that_o i_o have_v for_o they_o be_v only_o to_o give_v testimony_n that_o the_o platonic_n vouchsafe_v the_o name_n of_o a_o principle_n to_o nothing_o but_o god_n the_o father_n god_n the_o word_n and_o god_n the_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o even_o by_o their_o principle_n in_o the_o power_n of_o any_o other_o god_n by_o his_o mediation_n to_o bring_v the_o soul_n by_o purgation_n into_o conformity_n to_o or_o communion_n with_o god_n nothing_o but_o a_o principle_n can_v effect_v that_o and_o there_o be_v but_o three_o principle_n father_n son_n and_o spirit_n say_v the_o platonic_n to_o this_o platonic_a notion_n of_o a_o principle_n our_o saviour_n seem_v to_o allude_v john_n 8._o 25._o where_o to_o the_o jew_n ask_v who_o he_o be_v he_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n in_o st._n augustine_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la 10._o 24._o and_o other_o st._n ambros._n hexameron_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o of_o the_o father_n judgement_n that_o he_o be_v the_o beginning_n respondit_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la principium_fw-la to_o be_v sure_a the_o platonic_n do_v in_o a_o peculiar_a notion_n denominate_v god_n the_o word_n the_o principle_n which_o make_v amelius_n when_o he_o read_v the_o beginning_n of_o st._n john_n gospel_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n apud_fw-la deum_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la omne_fw-la facta_fw-la esse_fw-la the_o word_n be_v with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n and_o by_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n make_v cry_v out_o per_n jovem_n barbarus_fw-la iste_fw-la cum_fw-la nostro_fw-la platone_n sentit_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la principii_fw-la esse_fw-la this_o barbarian_a be_v of_o our_o plato_n '_o s_o opinion_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v in_o the_o rank_n of_o principle_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o other_o philosopher_n who_o simplicianus_n b._n of_o milan_n inform_v st._n austin_n of_o de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la 10._o 29._o to_o protest_v those_o word_n of_o st._n john_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deserve_v to_o be_v write_v in_o letter_n of_o gold_n and_o to_o he_o hang_v up_o in_o the_o most_o conspicuous_a place_n in_o all_o church_n and_o st._n austin_n in_o his_o confession_n say_v that_o he_o have_v read_v the_o beginning_n of_o st._n john_n gospel_n in_o the_o platonic_a book_n in_o sense_n though_o not_o in_o the_o very_a same_o word_n lib._n confess_v 7._o cap._n 9_o procurasti_fw-la mihi_fw-la quosdam_fw-la platonicorum_fw-la libros_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la legi_fw-la non_fw-la quidem_fw-la his_fw-la verbis_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la idem_fw-la omninò_fw-la there_o i_o read_v say_v he_o and_o find_v prove_v by_o various_a reason_n that_o in_o the_o beginnning_n be_v the_o word_n and_o the_o word_n be_v with_o god_n and_o the_o word_n be_v god_n that_o by_o it_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v multis_fw-la &_o multiplicibus_fw-la suaderi_fw-la rationibus_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la erat_fw-la verbum_fw-la &_o verbum_fw-la erat_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la there_o in_o the_o platonic_a write_n i_o read_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n though_o it_o bear_v testimony_n of_o the_o light_n be_v not_o the_o light_n but_o god_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v that_o true_a light_n that_o et_fw-la quòd_fw-la hominis_fw-la anima_fw-la quamvis_fw-la testimonium_fw-la perhibeat_fw-la de_fw-la lumine_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la ipsa_fw-la lumen_fw-la sed_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la lumen_fw-la verum_fw-la quod_fw-la illuminat_fw-la omnem_fw-la hominem_fw-la and_o that_o he_o be_v in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o world_n be_v make_v by_o he_o and_o that_o the_o world_n know_v he_o not_o &_o quia_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o mundus_fw-la per_fw-la eum_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o mundus_fw-la eum_fw-la non_fw-la cognovit_fw-la but_o that_o he_o come_v unto_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o i_o do_v not_o read_v there_o quià _fw-la verò_fw-la in_o suos_fw-la venit_fw-la &_o svi_fw-la eum_fw-la non_fw-la reciperunt_fw-la quotquot_fw-la autem_fw-la receperunt_fw-la eum_fw-la dedit_fw-la illis_fw-la potestatem_fw-la filios_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la legi_fw-la ibi_fw-la there_o also_o i_o read_v that_o god_n the_o word_n be_v not_o bear_v of_o flesh_n or_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n or_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o of_o god_n item_n ibi_fw-la legi_fw-la quià _fw-la deus_fw-la verbum_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la carne_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la sanguine_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntate_fw-la viri_fw-la neque_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntate_fw-la carnis_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la but_o that_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o dwell_v among_o we_o i_o do_v not_o read_v there_o sed_fw-la quià _fw-la verbum_fw-la caro_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o habitavit_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la non_fw-la ibi_fw-la legi_fw-la in_o those_o platonic_a write_n i_o find_v it_o say_v in_o various_a and_o many_o form_n of_o speech_n that_o the_o word_n the_o son_n be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o the_o father_n count_v it_o no_o robbery_n to_o be_v equal_a to_o god_n because_o he_o be_v by_o nature_n god_n indagavi_n quip_n in_o illis_fw-la platonicis_n literis_fw-la variè_fw-la dictum_fw-la &_o multis_fw-la modis_fw-la quòd_fw-la sit_fw-la filius_fw-la in_o forma_fw-la patris_fw-la non_fw-la rapinam_fw-la arbitratus_fw-la esse_fw-la aequalis_fw-la deo_fw-la quià _fw-la naturaliter_fw-la id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la est_fw-la but_o that_o he_o empty_v himself_o take_v the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o those_o book_n sed_fw-la quià _fw-la seipsum_fw-la exinanivit_fw-la formam_fw-la servi_fw-la accipiens_fw-la in_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la hominum_fw-la factus_fw-la etc._n etc._n non_fw-la habent_fw-la illi_fw-la libri_fw-la indeed_o that_o before_o and_o beyond_o all_o thou_o only_o beget_v son_n incommutable_o continue_v coeternal_a with_o thyself_o and_o that_o man_n soul_n do_v out_o of_o his_o fullness_n receive_v what_o make_v they_o happy_a and_o by_o participation_n of_o that_o wisdom_n that_o rest_v in_o he_o be_v make_v wise_a be_v affirm_v in_o those_o platonic_a book_n quòd_fw-la enim_fw-la ante_fw-la omne_fw-la tempora_fw-la &_o suprà _fw-la omne_fw-la tempora_fw-la incommutabiliter_fw-la manet_fw-la unigenitus_fw-la filius_fw-la tuus_fw-la coaeternus_fw-la tibi_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la de_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la ejus_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la animae_fw-la ut_fw-la beatae_fw-la sint_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la participatione_fw-la manentis_fw-la in_o se_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la renovantur_fw-la ut_fw-la sapientes_fw-la sint_fw-la est_fw-la ibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o testimony_n so_o weighty_a as_o we_o can_v question_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o be_v give_v in_o his_o confession_n make_v to_o god_n and_o so_o full_a as_o it_o not_o only_o prove_v this_o particular_a that_o the_o platonic_n conceive_a
to_o be_v not_o of_o god_n will_n as_o st._n austin_n de_fw-la haeresibus_fw-la affirm_v hermes_n to_o have_v think_v the_o ineffable_a word_n to_o be_v filius_fw-la benedicti_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o bonae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la the_o son_n of_o the_o bless_a god_n and_o his_o good_a will_n upon_o which_o st._n austin_n thus_o flout_v the_o pagan_a quaerebas_fw-la pagane_n conjugem_fw-la dei_fw-la audi_fw-la mercurium_fw-la abjiciatur_fw-la quaeso_fw-la ex_fw-la cord_n tuo_fw-la impura_fw-la pravitas_fw-la conjux_fw-la dei_fw-la bona_fw-la voluntas_fw-la est_fw-la thou_o demand_v of_o what_o wife_n god_n beget_v his_o son_n let_v mercury_n answer_v thou_o cast_v i_o pray_v thou_o impure_a pravity_n out_o of_o thy_o heart_n the_o wife_n of_o god_n be_v his_o own_o good_a will_n of_o that_o he_o beget_v his_o son_n in_o the_o express_n of_o who_o eternal_a generation_n though_o the_o gentile_n speak_v not_o by_o rule_n as_o we_o do_v yet_o they_o blunder_v out_o our_o sense_n and_o communicate_v the_o relic_n of_o the_o old_a tradition_n of_o the_o elder_a nation_n in_o such_o term_n as_o they_o can_v trismegistus_n referente_fw-la lactantio_n de_fw-la vera_fw-la religione_fw-la 4._o 6._o in_o his_o book_n entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o perfect_a word_n the_o lord_n and_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o we_o usual_o call_v god_n beget_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n the_o second_o person_n visible_a and_o sensible_a i_o call_v he_o sensible_a not_o say_v trismegistus_n because_o he_o have_v sense_n that_o be_v not_o our_o business_n now_o to_o resolve_v but_o because_o the_o father_n send_v he_o to_o reveal_v himself_o to_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parallel_n to_o st._n paul_n god_n manifest_a in_o the_o flesh_n to_o our_o saviour_n he_o that_o have_v see_v i_o have_v see_v the_o father_n also_o and_o to_o st._n john_n no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n but_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n who_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o god_n he_o have_v reveal_v he_o hermes_n proceed_v because_o therefore_o he_o produce_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d first_o and_o one_o and_o alone_o and_o because_o he_o be_v please_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o full_a of_o grace_n of_o all_o true_o good_a thing_n he_o sanctify_v he_o and_o love_v he_o exceed_o as_o his_o own_o proper_a son_n upon_o which_o st._n austin_n have_v this_o observation_n quem_fw-la primò_fw-la factum_fw-la dixit_fw-la post_n à _fw-la unigenitum_fw-la appellavit_fw-la augustin_n de_fw-fr 5._o haeresibus_fw-la he_o who_o before_o he_o say_v god_n make_v he_o afterward_o call_v his_o son_n and_o beget_v this_o son_n of_o god_n trismegistus_n as_o he_o be_v there_o quote_v by_o lactantius_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la religione_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 6._o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n workman_n and_o sibyl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n counsellor_n because_o by_o his_o council_n and_o hand_n he_o frame_v the_o world_n these_o passage_n in_o truth_n as_o well_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o lactantius_n and_o st._n austin_n for_o he_o make_v the_o same_o both_o quotation_n and_o application_n of_o hermes_n and_o the_o sibylline_n tom_n 6._o de_fw-la quinque_fw-la haeresibus_fw-la be_v a_o transcript_n of_o that_o divine_a discourse_n of_o solomon_n touch_v wisdom_n prov._n 8._o 22._o the_o lord_n possess_v i_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o way_n before_o his_o work_n of_o old_a when_o he_o prepare_v the_o heaven_n i_o be_v there_o then_o be_v i_o by_o he_o as_o one_o bring_v up_o with_o he_o and_o i_o be_v daily_o his_o delight_n trismegistus_n referent_a lactant._n l._n 4._o c._n 7._o affirm_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o cause_n be_v the_o will_n of_o the_o sacred_a goodness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o produce_v that_o god_n god_n the_o son_n who_o name_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o humane_a mouth_n to_o express_v and_o a_o little_a after_o speak_v to_o his_o son_n sai_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o certain_a ineffable_a word_n of_o wisdom_n of_o that_o lord_n of_o all_o of_o who_o we_o have_v preoccupation_n or_o preconception_n which_o to_o expressis_fw-la above_o the_o power_n of_o man_n this_o ineffable_a word_n zeno_n assert_n to_o be_v the_o maker_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n id._n ib._n cap._n 9_o item_n tertual_a apolog_fw-la contragentes_fw-la cap._n 21._o apud_fw-la vestros_fw-la quoque_fw-la sapientes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la sermonem_fw-la atque_fw-la rationem_fw-la constat_fw-la artificem_fw-la videri_fw-la universitatis_fw-la hunc_fw-la enim_fw-la zeno_n determinat_fw-la factorem_fw-la qui_fw-la cuncta_fw-la in_o dispositione_n formaverit_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o now_o that_o he_o who_o be_v this_o light_n of_o light_n this_o god-born_a of_o the_o essence_n of_o his_o father_n before_o all_o world_n be_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o wise_a heathen_n to_o become_v man_n for_o 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