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divinity_n plurarch_n be_v a_o man_n most_o ignorant_a in_o divine_a thing_n do_v not_o understand_v buthad_v cull_v some_o where_o else_o and_o insert_v in_o his_o work_n iv_o the_o name_n of_o adonai_n be_v also_o very_o frequent_a in_o the_o scripture_n &_o it_o signify_v lord_n which_o name_n i_o see_v to_o be_v use_v also_o by_o greek_a author_n for_o father_n liber_n the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n belus_n who_o reign_v very_o far_o in_o the_o east_n be_v by_o poet_n call_v edoneus_n hor._n carm._n lib._n â—_o non_fw-la ego_fw-la sanius_fw-la bacchabor_fw-la edonis_n and_o in_o euschius_n his_o 14._o book_n of_o evangelicall_n preparat_fw-la cap._n 14._o we_o have_v verse_n of_o empedocles_n a_o most_o ancient_a poet_n in_o which_o edoneus_n be_v relaâ—ed_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o prime_a principle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n lupiter_n life_n bring_v juno_n and_o edoneus_n and_o the_o paramour_n of_o venus_n of_o syria_n who_o be_v call_v astarte_n be_v name_v adonis_n that_o be_v lord_n v._o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v precipitate_v and_o exclude_v from_o heaven_n bring_v discord_n into_o the_o earth_n this_o have_v homer_n describe_v in_o most_o elegant_a verse_n which_o be_v first_o observe_v by_o justine_n martyr_n in_o his_o exhortation_n to_o the_o greek_n there_o homer_n relate_v that_o jupiter_n catch_v ate_n that_o be_v the_o goddess_n of_o revenge_n and_o discord_n by_o the_o hair_n and_o cast_v she_o down_o from_o heaven_n withal_o swear_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o interdict_v for_o she_o to_o come_v thither_o again_o forthwith_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n this_o say_v he_o she_o from_o the_o bright_a heaven_n do_v throw_v and_o she_o soon_o come_v into_o man_n work_n below_o vi_o justine_n martyr_n in_o his_o exhortation_n to_o the_o greek_n and_o eusebius_n in_o the_o 9_o book_n of_o preparation_n do_v speak_v of_o a_o oracle_n of_o apollos_n who_o be_v demand_v what_o man_n be_v true_o wise_a make_v answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n and_o chaldean_n be_v the_o man_n true_a wisdom_n do_v adorn_v who_o for_o their_o god_n do_v serve_v and_o sear_v a_o king_n that_o of_o himself_o be_v bear_v vii_o but_o we_o will_v run_v over_o the_o most_o principal_a chapter_n of_o the_o moysaicall_a history_n for_o we_o shall_v find_v some_o evident_a footstep_n thereof_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o heathen_a in_o the_o beginning_n say_v moses_n god_n make_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v without_o form_n and_o void_a the_o ceptuagint_n translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v invisible_a and_o without_o order_n this_o be_v that_o chaos_n of_o hefied_a of_o which_o ovid_n speak_v much_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o metamorphosis_n where_o he_o call_v it_o a_o rude_a and_o indispose_a mass_n etc._n etc._n viii_o moses_n go_v forward_a and_o darkness_n be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o deep_a and_o god_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n this_o be_v the_o very_a selfsame_o which_o hesiod_n say_v in_o his_o theogonia_n the_o first_o of_o all_o be_v chaos_n and_o a_o little_a after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n of_o chaos_n erebus_n and_o night_n be_v bear_v of_o night_n fair_a æther_n and_o the_o beauteous_a morn_n he_o can_v not_o more_o plain_o say_v that_o darkness_n do_v over_o spread_v the_o earth_n and_o that_o darkness_n be_v before_o light_n and_o that_o light_n be_v bring_v forth_o of_o darkness_n ix_o the_o creation_n of_o man_n out_o of_o the_o clay_n or_o dust_n temper_v with_o water_n be_v not_o unknown_a to_o heathen_n hor._n carm._n 1._o bâ—oke_n 3_o ode_n call_v the_o first_o