that_o for_o such_o which_o they_o believe_v not_o to_o be_v so_o they_o be_v man_n who_o holy_a life_n as_o well_o as_o suffering_n make_v a_o full_a proof_n of_o their_o exact_a integrity_n if_o neither_o they_o can_v universal_o conspire_v to_o effect_v this_o thing_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v suspect_v that_o providence_n shall_v suffer_v they_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n so_o contrary_a to_o its_o great_a design_n of_o love_n unto_o mankind_n if_o last_o it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a that_o since_o the_o second_o century_n those_o write_n shall_v be_v either_o forge_v or_o accidental_o corrupt_v in_o matter_n of_o concern_v and_o moment_n they_o must_v remain_v sufficient_a record_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n corol._n hence_o it_o follow_v that_o those_o write_n must_v be_v the_o very_a work_n of_o those_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n who_o name_n they_o bear_v since_o no_o man_n can_v pretend_v they_o be_v so_o have_v they_o not_o real_o be_v such_o but_o they_o must_v put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o the_o world_n and_o substitute_v their_o own_o invention_n for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n indeed_o they_o have_v be_v hand_v down_o for_o such_o by_o a_o more_o general_a tradition_n and_o of_o a_o firm_a credit_n than_o any_o of_o those_o book_n of_o virgil_n cicero_n or_o martial_a which_o we_o indisputable_o own_o as_o they_o for_o it_o be_v a_o tradition_n of_o the_o whole_a 12_o christian_n world_n which_o own_v and_o cite_v and_o receive_v they_o for_o such_o from_o the_o apostle_n day_n as_o be_v apparent_a from_o the_o epistle_n of_o st_n clement_n barnabas_n ignatius_n polycarp_n the_o work_n of_o irenaeus_n and_o justin_n martyr_n while_o other_o which_o pretend_v to_o the_o same_o original_a be_v universal_o reject_v by_o they_o beside_o they_o do_v attest_v they_o so_o to_o be_v by_o many_o suffering_n which_o they_o have_v no_o temptation_n to_o endure_v beside_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o assertion_n and_o many_o wonder_n to_o confirm_v their_o testimony_n it_o be_v a_o tradition_n which_o concern_v thing_n of_o the_o high_a moment_n and_o which_o it_o be_v their_o great_a interest_n to_o be_v well_o assure_v of_o they_o be_v the_o sole_a ground_n and_o matter_n of_o their_o support_n at_o present_a under_o the_o sharp_a trial_n and_o of_o their_o future_a hope_n and_o therefore_o write_n they_o be_v concern_v to_o get_v and_o hear_v and_o read_v and_o keep_v book_n write_v to_o whole_a church_n nation_n yea_o the_o whole_a 13_o world_n of_o christian_n who_o can_v not_o have_v receive_v they_o easy_o have_v the_o apostle_n by_o who_o they_o be_v at_o first_o convert_v give_v no_o intimation_n of_o they_o book_n of_o the_o great_a opposition_n against_o the_o superstition_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o of_o gentile_n and_o which_o denounce_v against_o they_o the_o great_a plague_n and_o judgement_n such_o as_o oblige_v they_o to_o search_v as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a into_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o they_o say_v and_o yet_o these_o book_n be_v not_o deny_v to_o be_v the_o very_a work_n of_o those_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n who_o name_n they_o bear_v book_n which_o no_o cheat_n can_v be_v concern_v to_o forge_v nor_o can_v obtain_v that_o belief_n which_o be_v not_o due_a to_o they_o without_o the_o great_a forgery_n book_n which_o can_v not_o be_v spread_v abroad_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n name_n while_o they_o be_v live_v unless_o the_o apostle_n have_v indict_v they_o nor_o be_v esteem_v as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o great_a charter_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o the_o apostle_n be_v so_o forgetful_a of_o they_o as_o not_o to_o let_v those_o person_n know_v it_o for_o who_o sake_n they_o be_v write_v book_n which_o pretend_v to_o a_o commission_n from_o the_o holy_a jesus_n to_o leave_v a_o rule_n of_o life_n and_o doctrine_n to_o mankind_n which_o be_v entrust_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o none_o but_o the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n all_o other_o still_o pretend_v to_o deliver_v what_o they_o receive_v from_o they_o last_o they_o be_v write_v partly_o to_o confirm_v and_o to_o ascertain_v to_o we_o the_o story_n of_o christ_n birth_n life_n passion_n resurrection_n and_o partly_o to_o engage_v we_o to_o believe_v partly_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o contention_n and_o rectify_v those_o error_n which_o have_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o which_o do_v need_v a_o speedy_a reformation_n partly_o to_o justify_v themselves_o against_o false_a brethren_n and_o to_o assert_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o apostleship_n and_o partly_o to_o preserve_v their_o proselyte_n from_o such_o as_o do_v pervert_v the_o faith_n and_o partly_o to_o instruct_v they_o how_o to_o bear_v up_o in_o fiery_a trial_n and_o to_o support_v the_o soul_n under_o those_o misery_n be_v the_o christian_n suffer_v and_o therefore_o on_o those_o ground_n which_o do_v require_v their_o quick_a dispatch_n on_o that_o errand_n and_o to_o those_o church_n unto_o which_o they_o do_v intend_v they_o it_o be_v evident_a the_o apostle_n must_v intend_v that_o early_a notice_n shall_v be_v give_v of_o they_o and_o so_o according_o commit_v they_o to_o their_o newborn_a proselyte_n and_o babe_n in_o christ_n and_o so_o the_o record_n of_o our_o saviour_n his_o life_n death_n resurrection_n miracle_n must_v be_v divulge_v throughout_o judea_n while_o the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o man_n be_v able_a to_o disprove_v they_o if_o they_o have_v be_v false_a annotation_n on_o the_o four_o chapter_n 1._o tertullian_n tell_v we_o percurre_v ecclesias_fw-la apostolicas_fw-la apud_fw-la quas_fw-la ipsae_fw-la authenticae_fw-la earum_fw-la literae_fw-la recitantur_fw-la sonantes_fw-la vocem_fw-la &_o repraesentantes_fw-la uniuscujusque_fw-la 2_o collect_v and_o consign_v by_o s._n john_n veteres_n narrant_fw-la johannem_fw-la asiaticarum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la rogatu_fw-la germanum_fw-la scripturae_fw-la canoncm_n constituisse_fw-la euseb_n 3_o those_o many_o waver_a spirit_n nutant_fw-la enim_fw-la plurimi_fw-la &_o maximè_fw-la qui_fw-la literarum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la attigerunt_fw-la lact._n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o 4_o those_o heretic_n who_o upon_o other_o motive_n do_v renounce_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o new_a test_n cerinthus_n allow_v only_o the_o gospel_n of_o s._n mark_n valentinus_n only_o that_o of_o s._n john_n iren._n l._n 3._o c._n 11._o martion_n only_a that_o of_o luke_n tertul._n count_v marcio_n c._n 4._o epiph._n haeres_fw-la 42._o iren._n l._n 3._o c._n 11._o the_o ebionite_n reject_v all_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n and_o embrace_v only_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o nazarite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n in_o cell_n p._n 274._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 3._o c._n 27._o vid._n valesium_n in_o locum_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la farinae_fw-la erant_fw-la severiani_n &_o tatiani_n ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la conflati_fw-la sunt_fw-la encratitae_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euscb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 4._o c._n 27._o hieron_n catal_a script_n eccl._n in_o tatiano_n de_fw-fr encratitis_fw-la vid._n theod._n haeret_fw-la fab_n l._n 1._o 5_o so_o universal_o acknowledge_v and_o consent_v to_o euseb_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hist_o eccl._n l._n 3._o c._n 25._o 6_o so_o general_o disperse_a for_o even_a the_o passage_n of_o s._n irenaeus_n which_o tell_v we_o of_o some_o barbarous_a nation_n qui_fw-la fidem_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la sine_fw-la literis_fw-la sine_fw-la charta_fw-la sine_fw-la atramento_fw-la scriptam_fw-la habentes_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la suis_fw-la salutem_fw-la do_v show_v plain_o that_o other_o place_n not_o deem_v barbarous_a enjoy_v they_o as_o also_o do_v the_o question_n follow_v quid_fw-la autem_fw-la si_fw-la neque_fw-la apostoli_fw-la quidem_fw-la scripturas_fw-la reliquissent_fw-la nobis_fw-la 7_o multiply_v into_o divers_a version_n cum_fw-la enim_fw-la fides_fw-la christiana_n ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la temporibus_fw-la recepta_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la sine_fw-la scripture_n be_v esse_fw-la potest_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la probabile_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la primis_fw-la nascentis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incunabilis_fw-la harum_fw-la versionum_fw-la originem_fw-la accersendam_fw-la esse_fw-la walton_n proleg_n in_o bib._n polygl_n of_o the_o innumerable_a latin_a version_n that_o be_v extant_a in_o s._n augustine_n day_n we_o have_v one_o style_v by_o s._n jerom._n in_o esaiam_n c._n 14_o 49._o communis_fw-la &_o vulgata_fw-la and_o by_o s._n gregory_n epist_n ad_fw-la leandrum_fw-la vetus_fw-la probabile_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la waltonus_fw-la ipsam_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la primordiis_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la fuisse_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la latina_n sine_fw-la verfione_fw-la latina_n esse_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la eamque_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romana_fw-la in_o communi_fw-la usu_fw-la reciperet_fw-la of_o the_o syriack_n version_n he_o speak_v thus_o ab_fw-la apostolicis_fw-la viris_fw-la factam_fw-la concedo_fw-la quod_fw-la praeter_fw-la generalem_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la orientalium_fw-la traditionem_fw-la cvi_fw-la multum_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la tribuendum_fw-la cum_fw-la nulla_fw-la
vanquish_v his_o two_o potent_a heathen_a adversary_n eugenius_n and_o maximus_n against_o all_o humane_a probability_n as_o be_v attest_v by_o the_o 26_o poet_n claudian_n the_o 27_o soldier_n who_o engage_v in_o those_o war_n and_o by_o the_o 28_o christian_a writer_n of_o that_o age_n and_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v foretell_v with_o other_o matter_n of_o like_a nature_n by_o a_o 29_o ermite_n who_o 30_o name_n be_v celebrate_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o the_o prediction_n of_o thing_n future_a 31_o if_o that_o miraculous_a rain_n and_o thunder_n which_o antoninus_n do_v obtain_v for_o the_o confusion_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o refreshment_n of_o his_o army_n when_o almost_o dead_a with_o thirst_n be_v the_o result_n of_o christian_a prayer_n as_o his_o 32_o epistle_n and_o the_o christian_a writing_n do_v aver_v all_o these_o be_v instance_n of_o providence_n and_o of_o that_o kindness_n which_o god_n bear_v unto_o his_o servant_n some_o heathen_n i_o confess_v ascribe_v this_o wonder_n to_o the_o power_n of_o 34_o magic_a but_o not_o to_o urge_v how_o insignificant_a they_o be_v in_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o how_o incredible_a to_o those_o who_o do_v not_o own_o a_o providence_n the_o emperor_n as_o his_o own_o 35_o work_n inform_v we_o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o all_o such_o devilish_a arts._n §_o 7._o 5_o if_o any_o revelation_n 2.1.5.19.23_o jos_n 7.9.14.20_o judg._n 18.23.29.1_o sam._n 23.11.12.2_o sam._n 2.1.5.19.23_o or_o prediction_n of_o thing_n contingent_a in_o their_o various_a circumstance_n have_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o prophet_n oracle_n or_o any_o other_o way_n of_o divination_n use_v or_o record_v by_o any_o sect_n of_o man_n if_o from_o the_o urim_fw-la and_o the_o thummim_a the_o jew_n receive_v daily_a answer_n and_o have_v it_o be_v a_o constant_a cheat_n what_o can_v induce_v they_o upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o consult_v it_o or_o to_o abide_v in_o that_o profession_n which_o bottom_v upon_o such_o a_o lie_n when_o other_o 28.29_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n in_o celsum_n l._n 1._o p._n 28.29_o nation_n about_o they_o have_v or_o be_v believe_v to_o have_v true_a oracle_n nay_o how_o impudent_a and_o shameless_a have_v it_o be_v to_o put_v the_o question_n 1.3_o 2._o king_n 1.3_o be_v it_o because_o there_o be_v no_o god_n in_o israel_n that_o you_o inquire_v after_o baal_n if_o very_o there_o have_v be_v none_o in_o israel_n who_o can_v have_v satisfy_v their_o curiosity_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n but_o gross_a and_o shameless_a forgery_n in_o that_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n of_o which_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o canonical_a epistle_n speak_v and_o the_o effect_n whereof_o 2._o whereof_o vid._n in_o his_o c._n 5._o sect_n 2._o eusebius_n mention_n as_o thing_n experiment_v among_o christian_n or_o in_o the_o prophecy_n and_o prophet_n of_o which_o we_o read_v so_o often_o in_o the_o record_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o prophet_n they_o most_o high_o reverence_v though_o still_o denounce_v judgement_n against_o they_o and_o represent_v they_o as_o a_o most_o stubborn_a &_o apostatise_a nation_n in_o a_o word_n if_o heathen_a jew_n or_o christian_a have_v be_v supernatural_o assist_v in_o these_o thing_n they_o must_v derive_v this_o power_n from_o that_o all_o roll_a wisdom_n which_o order_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o will._n now_o to_o omit_v all_o other_o instance_n in_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o abound_v god_n by_o the_o prophet_n esay_n say_v of_o cyrus_n who_o he_o express_o name_v 1._o name_v joseph_n ant._n jud._n l._n 11._o c._n 1._o 210._o year_n before_o his_o birth_n he_o shall_v perform_v my_o pleasure_n even_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n 44.28.29.45.1.2.3_o isaiah_n 44.28.29.45.1.2.3_o thou_o shall_v be_v build_v and_o to_o the_o temple_n thy_o foundation_n shall_v be_v lay_v and_o again_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o cyrus_n who_o right_a hand_n i_o have_v strengthen_v to_o subdue_v nation_n before_o he_o and_o turn_v the_o back_n of_o king_n to_o open_v before_o he_o the_o two_o lewd_v gate_n and_o the_o gate_n shall_v not_o be_v shut_v i_o will_v go_v before_o thou_o and_o will_v break_v in_o piece_n the_o gate_n of_o brass_n and_o cut_v in_o sunder_o the_o bar_n of_o iron_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o treasure_n of_o darkness_n and_o hide_a riches_n of_o secret_a place_n now_o that_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v accomplish_v this_o cyrus_n first_o subdue_v croesus_n than_o the_o jonian_o and_o then_o nabonidas_n king_n of_o babylon_n thus_o do_v he_o turn_v the_o back_n of_o king_n and_o subdue_v nation_n and_o answer_v what_o astyages_n dream_n do_v signify_v viz._n that_o from_o his_o daughter_n spring_v a_o vine_n who_o branch_n spread_v themselves_o throughout_o all_o asia_n 49._o who_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la euseb_n praep_v evang._n l._n 9_o c._n 49._o that_o babylon_n have_v gate_n of_o brass_n abidenus_n witness_v and_o therefore_o by_o cyrus_n conquest_n of_o it_o the_o gate_n of_o brass_n be_v break_v and_o that_o god_n give_v unto_o he_o hide_a treasure_n pliny_n inform_v we_o in_o these_o word_n 3._o word_n cyrus_n devict_v â_fw-la asiâ_fw-la pondo_fw-la 34_o millia_fw-la invenerat_fw-la praeter_fw-la vasa_fw-la aurea_fw-la aurumque_fw-la factum_fw-la &_o in_o eo_fw-la folia_fw-la ac_fw-la platanum_fw-la vitemque_fw-la quâ_fw-la victoria_fw-la argenti_fw-la 500_o millia_fw-la talentorum_fw-la reportavit_fw-la &_o craterem_fw-la semiramidis_n cujus_fw-la pondus_fw-la 15._o talenta_fw-la colligebat_fw-la l._n 33._o c._n 3._o cyrus_n have_v conquer_v asia_n beside_o the_o golden_a vessel_n and_o other_o gold_n which_o he_o find_v ready_o wrought_v meet_v with_o 34000._o pound_n of_o gold_n with_o certain_a leaf_n a_o plane_n and_o a_o vine_n tree_n of_o gold_n and_o carry_v thence_o five_o hundred_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n and_o semiramis_n her_o stand_a cup_n that_o weigh_v fifteen_o talent_n and_o that_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o conquest_n be_v punctual_o such_o as_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n viz._n 51.28.36_o jer._n 51.28.36_o that_o god_n by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o captain_n of_o that_o nation_n will_v dry_v up_o her_o sea_n and_o make_v her_o spring_n dry_a will_v appear_v from_o what_o herodotus_n have_v plain_o tell_v goth._n tell_v tòv_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herod_n l._n 1._o p._n 78._o ed._n goth._n viz._n that_o by_o the_o cut_n of_o a_o channel_n he_o bring_v back_o the_o river_n into_o the_o neighbour_a fen_n and_o by_o so_o do_v make_v the_o old_a channel_n passable_a for_o his_o soldier_n that_o he_o give_v power_n and_o commission_n to_o the_o jewish_a nation_n to_o rebuild_v the_o temple_n and_o give_v assistance_n to_o the_o work_n that_o he_o profess_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n have_v give_v to_o he_o all_o the_o kingdom_n he_o enjoy_v and_o charge_v he_o to_o build_v his_o remple_n we_o have_v record_v in_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n 2._o c._n 1._o v._n 2._o now_o to_o imagine_v that_o these_o prophecy_n be_v write_v after_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v without_o the_o least_o imaginable_a show_n of_o reason_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o thing_n precarious_a and_o may_v by_o these_o presumption_n be_v conclude_v false_a 1_o that_o the_o prophet_n do_v so_o punctual_o set_v down_o the_o time_n the_o place_n and_o the_o concernment_n of_o their_o prophecy_n the_o book_n of_o esay_n begin_v thus_o the_o vision_n of_o isaiah_n son_n of_o amos_n which_o he_o see_v concern_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o day_n of_o uzziah_n jotham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n speak_v thus_o the_o word_n of_o jeremiah_n the_o son_n of_o hilkiah_n of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v in_o anathoth_n in_o the_o land_n of_o benjamin_n to_o who_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n king_n of_o judah_n in_o the_o 13._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n it_o come_v also_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jehojakim_n the_o son_n of_o josiah_n king_n of_o judah_n unto_o the_o carry_v away_o of_o judah_n captive_a in_o the_o 5._o month_n 2_o that_o they_o do_v threaten_v to_o the_o jewish_a nation_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v into_o captivity_n and_o according_o both_a they_o which_o live_v in_o that_o captivity_n and_o return_v from_o it_o acknowledge_v that_o all_o thing_n happen_v to_o they_o according_a to_o those_o prophecy_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n nehemiah_n zachariah_n haggai_n all_o which_o book_n must_v be_v but_o one_o continue_a chain_n of_o forgery_n or_o else_o it_o be_v evident_a there_o be_v such_o prophecy_n and_o that_o those_o prophecy_n be_v true_a and_o 3._o from_o the_o suffering_n they_o meet_v with_o from_o the_o jew_n 389._o jew_n certissima_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la
better_o than_o that_o gross_a and_o palpable_a idolatry_n which_o then_o reign_v in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o gentile_a world_n nor_o can_v more_o debase_v the_o nature_n of_o mankind_n than_o it_o be_v do_v already_o by_o 2.2.4_o by_o luis_n enim_fw-la non_fw-la sentiat_fw-la cujusmodi_fw-la spiritus_fw-la talibus_fw-la obscoenitatibus_fw-la delect_a entur_fw-la nisi_fw-la vel_fw-la nesciens_fw-la utrum_fw-la omnino_fw-la ulli_fw-la immundi_fw-la spiritus_fw-la deorum_fw-la nomine_fw-la decipiant_fw-la vel_fw-la talem_fw-la agens_fw-la vitam_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la istos_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la deum_fw-la verum_fw-la &_o optet_fw-la propitios_fw-la &_o formidet_fw-la iratos_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 2.2.4_o those_o 1_o barbarous_a and_o inhuman_a rite_n those_o 2_o ridiculous_a 3_o brutish_a &_o filthy_a ceremony_n which_o it_o be_v therefore_o the_o devil_n business_n to_o confirm_v by_o frequent_a answer_n of_o his_o oracle_n by_o miracle_n and_o prediction_n by_o augury_n their_o feast_n solemnity_n and_o mode_n of_o worship_n that_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o change_v these_o for_o worse_a it_o sufficient_o appear_v by_o the_o care_n that_o his_o instrument_n take_v to_o prevent_v all_o innovation_n in_o religion_n and_o special_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o new_a god_n lest_o the_o only_a true_a god_n shall_v come_v in_o among_o the_o rest_n it_o appear_v likewise_o by_o the_o way_n he_o now_o take_v in_o the_o dark_a corner_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o he_o have_v power_n to_o do_v what_o he_o please_v and_o nothing_o do_v please_v he_o better_o than_o to_o keep_v they_o under_o the_o same_o gross_a and_o palpable_a idolatry_n but_o in_o case_n the_o devil_n have_v be_v once_o mind_v to_o have_v change_v his_o method_n of_o all_o method_n in_o the_o world_n he_o never_o will_v have_v pitch_v on_o this_o for_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o contrary_a to_o his_o design_n than_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o christian_a religion_n which_o caution_n we_o so_o oft_o and_o so_o severe_o against_o those_o wile_n and_o method_n which_o have_v so_o long_o seduce_v and_o captivate_v the_o heathen_a world_n unto_o his_o pleasure_n which_o tend_v whole_o to_o promote_v true_a love_n and_o to_o knit_v man_n together_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o charity_n to_o instill_v those_o law_n of_o purity_n and_o virtue_n that_o contribute_v so_o much_o unto_o the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n which_o press_v we_o with_o so_o much_o zeal_n to_o imitate_v divine_a perfection_n become_v the_o fair_a transcript_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o so_o the_o great_a stickler_n against_o satan_n and_o his_o kingdom_n will_v the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n endeavour_v to_o promote_v that_o doctrine_n which_o carry_v such_o repugnance_n to_o his_o nature_n which_o set_v the_o black_a brand_n on_o pride_n and_o envy_n malice_n falsehood_n and_o hypocrisy_n and_o all_o that_o viperous_a brood_n of_o fleshly_a lust_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a character_n of_o that_o evil_a one_o if_o so_o he_o very_o ill_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o satan_n the_o destroyer_n the_o devour_a lion_n or_o the_o evil_a one_o beside_o christianity_n be_v raise_v upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o devil_n kingdom_n and_o the_o church_n build_v on_o the_o confusion_n of_o his_o babel_n no_o soon_o do_v the_o joyful_a voice_n sound_n in_o the_o heathen_n ear_n but_o it_o 4_o strike_v dumb_a his_o oracle_n silence_v his_o tripod_n and_o his_o pipe_n the_o very_a presence_n of_o a_o 5_o christian_n or_o a_o 6_o martyr_n bone_n will_v put_v a_o stop_n unto_o his_o service_n at_o their_o command_n their_o god_n be_v 7_o force_v to_o confess_v they_o be_v but_o devil_n and_o can_v do_v 8_o nothing_o where_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v invocate_v and_o so_o be_v force_v to_o forsake_v those_o seat_n they_o have_v so_o quiet_o possess_v thus_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v 2.11_o zeph._n 2.11_o they_o famish_v those_o earthly_a god_n the_o foolishness_n of_o preach_a out-witted_n all_o their_o policy_n the_o weakness_n of_o the_o gospel_n overcome_v their_o strength_n it_o out_v they_o of_o their_o possession_n it_o force_v the_o conjurer_n to_o become_v the_o convert_n 19_o act_n 8.13_o 19_o &_o the_o magician_n to_o burn_v their_o book_n and_o make_v the_o very_a name_n of_o daemon_n become_v the_o hatred_n of_o good_a men._n 234_o orig._n in_o celsum_n p._n 234_o it_o be_v this_o extort_a that_o ingenious_a confession_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o porphyry_n that_o since_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o saviour_n all_o other_o be_v in_o vain_a expect_v from_o the_o heathen_a deity_n who_o statue_n and_o who_o power_n be_v become_v insensate_a it_o be_v that_o which_o force_v the_o heathen_a to_o inquire_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o so_o benumb_v their_o deity_n what_o chase_v they_o from_o their_o den_n and_o altar_n and_o this_o make_v the_o christian_a so_o triumphant_o 29._o triumphant_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o p._n 99_o vide_fw-la euseb_n praep._n evang._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 4._o c._n 29._o cry_v out_o ubi_fw-la sunt_fw-la dii_o vestri_fw-la ubi_fw-la prophetae_fw-la ubi_fw-la oracula_fw-la ubi_fw-la auguria_fw-la ubi_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la again_o if_o what_o they_o do_v be_v by_o the_o power_n of_o magic_n and_o infernal_a art_n whence_o shall_v they_o learn_v and_o by_o what_o mean_v obtain_v to_o such_o dexterity_n that_o all_o the_o wit_n and_o learning_n in_o the_o world_n can_v neither_o equal_v nor_o detect_v their_o subtlety_n nor_o do_v what_o be_v the_o daily_a work_n of_o idiot_n and_o mechanic_n soul_n if_o we_o inquire_v of_o the_o jew_n or_o gentile_n they_o will_v derive_v this_o skill_n from_o the_o egyptian_a magi_n with_o who_o our_o saviour_n do_v converse_v which_o they_o imagine_v without_o the_o least_o pretence_n of_o evidence_n as_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o say_v but_o be_v it_o so_o how_o come_v this_o doctrine_n to_o convert_v even_o those_o egyptian_a sorcerer_n and_o make_v they_o suffer_v so_o much_o for_o the_o christian_a faith_n 8._o euseb_n hist_o eccles_n l._n 8._o c._n 8._o how_o be_v it_o none_o of_o they_o do_v ere_o contend_v with_o this_o new_a moses_n in_o the_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n as_o of_o old_a they_o do_v though_o they_o have_v more_o prevail_a motive_n so_o to_o do_v or_o manifest_v those_o slight_n to_o the_o deceive_a world_n with_o which_o they_o be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v how_o be_v it_o second_o that_o of_o those_o many_o which_o do_v desert_n the_o christian_a faith_n none_o ever_o do_v confess_v their_o skill_n in_o magic_n produce_v one_o book_n or_o one_o instruction_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n to_o work_v such_o wonderful_a effect_n three_o why_o do_v they_o constant_o profess_v so_o great_a a_o enmity_n unto_o that_o art_n of_o magic_n which_o the_o jew_n and_o heathen_n exercise_v that_o even_o their_o artist_n when_o convert_v condemn_v their_o book_n of_o magic_a to_o the_o flame_n in_o fine_a 2.25_o matth._n 9.4_o &_o 12.25_o mark_v 2.6_o 8._o &_o 9_o 33._o joh._n 2.25_o christ_n be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n know_v the_o conception_n and_o the_o discourse_n of_o their_o very_a soul_n rebuke_v the_o pharisee_n and_o scribe_n for_o what_o they_o do_v conceive_v within_o their_o heart_n which_o thing_n assure_v we_o that_o he_o be_v assist_v by_o a_o great_a power_n than_o that_o of_o good_a or_o evil_a angel_n we_o have_v neither_o hear_v or_o know_v that_o this_o have_v be_v attempt_v or_o pretend_v by_o they_o though_o to_o be_v able_a so_o to_o do_v or_o to_o have_v it_o only_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v able_a will_v be_v high_o instrumental_a to_o the_o preserve_v the_o devil_n power_n and_o the_o establishment_n of_o his_o kingdom_n annotation_n on_o the_o second_o chapter_n 1._o those_o barbarous_a &_o inhuman_a rite_n 1._o eviration_n matri_fw-la deum_fw-la homines_fw-la suis_fw-la ipsi_fw-la virilibus_fw-la litant_fw-la lact._n l._n 1._o c._n 21._o vide_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 7._o c._n 26._o tatian_n or_o count_v gentes_fw-la prudentium_fw-la hymno_fw-la in_o romanum_fw-la samiâ_fw-la testâ_fw-la matris_fw-la deum_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la virilitatem_fw-la amputant_fw-la plin._n l._n 35._o c._n 12._o vide_fw-la herodian_a l._n 1._o c._n 20._o tibullum_fw-la l._n 1._o el._n 4._o voss_n de_fw-fr idol_n l._n 1._o c._n 20._o l._n 2._o c._n 35._o 2ly_n incision_n of_o the_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lucian_n de_fw-fr dea_fw-la syria_fw-la p._n 419._o ille_fw-la viriles_fw-la sihi_fw-la part_n amputat_fw-la ille_fw-la lacertos_fw-la secat_fw-la ubi_fw-la iratos_fw-la deos_fw-la timent_fw-la qui_fw-la sic_fw-la propitios_fw-la mirentur_fw-la senec._n apud_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 6._o c._n 10._o vid._n l._n 7._o c._n 26._o hoc_fw-la matri_fw-la deorum_fw-la factum_fw-la esse_fw-la vide_fw-la apud_fw-la
just_a occasion_n to_o cry_v out_o on_o the_o impostor_n the_o testimony_n of_o st_n john_n concern_v he_o the_o voice_n from_o heaven_n the_o holy_a ghost_n descent_n in_o likeness_n of_o a_o dove_n god_n declaration_n to_o he_o by_o these_o token_n that_o he_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n must_v be_v delusion_n too_o what_o zacharias_n and_o his_o virgin_n mother_n do_v pretend_v to_o see_v and_o hear_v what_o simeon_n elizabeth_n and_o hannah_n prophesy_v must_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o distemper_a brain_n however_o they_o be_v man_n and_o woman_n of_o unblameable_a life_n and_o reputation_n both_o they_o who_o taste_v of_o the_o water_n which_o he_o presume_v be_v turn_v into_o wine_n and_o those_o five_o thousand_o person_n which_o be_v feed_v with_o five_o loaf_n and_o with_o two_o little_a fish_n must_v have_v their_o eye_n and_o appetite_n and_o palate_n all_o deceive_v christ_n have_v as_o it_o be_v here_o suppose_a no_o design_n to_o put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o they_o all_o christ_n prediction_n must_v be_v false_a and_o all_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n to_o which_o the_o primitive_a christian_a do_v so_o much_o pretend_v must_v be_v the_o illusion_n of_o the_o fancy_n imagination_n must_v produce_v that_o star_n which_o lead_v the_o wise_a man_n to_o our_o saviour_n and_o form_v those_o voice_n which_o both_o he_o and_o his_o disciple_n and_o the_o whole_a multitude_n do_v seem_v to_o hear_v it_o must_v produce_v those_o frequent_a apparition_n of_o angel_n and_o that_o transfiguration_n which_o his_o apostle_n seem_v to_o see_v it_o must_v rebuke_v the_o wind_n and_o make_v the_o sea_n obey_v he_o and_o must_v enable_v he_o to_o walk_v upon_o it_o it_o must_v form_v a_o conceit_n in_o he_o that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n one_o send_v into_o it_o from_o his_o father_n bosom_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o flesh_n and_o suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o all_o these_o great_a and_o strong_a delusion_n must_v consist_v with_o a_o exemplary_a life_n and_o a_o excellent_a wisdom_n so_o visible_a both_o in_o his_o doctrine_n and_o discourse_n as_o he_o that_o run_v may_v read_v it_o and_o last_o with_o a_o glorious_a resurrection_n and_o the_o abundant_a grace_n of_o be_v spirit_n again_o it_o must_v prevail_v upon_o himself_o and_o his_o disciple_n and_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o believer_n disperse_v through_o the_o then_o know_a world_n not_o only_o to_o believe_v that_o they_o do_v daily_o cast_v out_o devil_n cure_v disease_n raise_v the_o dead_a that_o they_o do_v prophesy_v and_o speak_v with_o tongue_n but_o also_o on_o the_o eye_n and_o ear_n of_o he_o and_o their_o spectator_n and_o their_o hearer_n and_o make_v they_o flock_v with_o their_o disease_a to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v and_o press_v to_o touch_v their_o garment_n and_o come_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o their_o shadow_n or_o beg_v they_o will_v but_o speak_v the_o word_n that_o so_o their_o dead_a may_v live_v and_o their_o disease_a may_v be_v whole_a imagination_n must_v prevail_v on_o those_o who_o be_v before_o possess_v to_o believe_v that_o afterward_o they_o be_v not_o and_o so_o upon_o the_o very_a devil_n to_o lie_v dormant_a in_o they_o it_o must_v prevail_v on_o those_o that_o be_v sick_a of_o what_o disease_n soever_o to_o conceive_v that_o they_o be_v well_o and_o think_v their_o sore_n and_o issue_n do_v not_o run_v upon_o the_o lame_a to_o think_v they_o walk_v upon_o the_o deaf_a to_o think_v they_o hear_v upon_o the_o dead_a to_o think_v themselves_o alive_a and_o last_o upon_o those_o with_o who_o they_o do_v converse_v that_o be_v on_o their_o profess_a enemy_n throughout_o the_o world_n i_o learned_a and_o inquisitive_a and_o most_o concern_v to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n not_o only_o to_o believe_v the_o same_o but_o own_o the_o christian_a faith_n upon_o the_o strength_n of_o those_o delusion_n in_o a_o word_n this_o fancy_n must_v give_v eye_n unto_o the_o blind_a and_o foot_n unto_o the_o lame_a and_o ear_n unto_o the_o deaf_a and_o life_n unto_o the_o dead_a through_o divers_a century_n together_o or_o it_o must_v have_v delude_v the_o whole_a world_n with_o those_o pretension_n for_o divers_a generation_n no_o man_n intend_v in_o the_o least_o to_o put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o they_o or_o last_o it_o must_v prevail_v upon_o mankind_n to_o credit_n and_o to_o venture_v both_o their_o present_a and_o future_a even_o their_o eternal_a welfare_n to_o confirm_v what_o both_o their_o eye_n and_o ear_n and_o other_o sense_n tell_v they_o be_v but_o the_o vain_a delusion_n of_o some_o brainsick_a person_n and_o what_o be_v now_o record_v thus_o that_o many_o when_o they_o sew_v the_o miracle_n that_o jesus_n do_v believe_v shall_v be_v write_v thus_o that_o many_o when_o they_o see_v the_o great_a delusion_n christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n suffer_v believe_v on_o he_o now_o to_o conceive_v so_o strong_a and_o spread_a a_o delusion_n shall_v seize_v upon_o so_o many_o million_o throughout_o all_o climate_n of_o the_o world_n and_o this_o alone_a in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o church_n never_o before_o or_o after_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o christian_a never_o shall_v agree_v to_o the_o apostate_n or_o the_o heathen_a be_v a_o fancy_n so_o prodigious_a that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o if_o we_o can_v once_o imagine_v that_o the_o eye_n and_o ear_n and_o apprehension_n of_o so_o many_o million_o shall_v throughout_o diverse_a century_n be_v so_o continual_o and_o universal_o deceive_v what_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o believe_v either_o our_o sense_n or_o our_o understanding_n or_o to_o expect_v that_o other_o shall_v do_v so_o why_o do_v we_o not_o continual_o suspect_v the_o like_a in_o all_o we_o seem_v to_o see_v or_o hear_v or_o understand_v and_o so_o set_v up_o for_o sceptic_n and_o seeker_n in_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v never_o hear_v since_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n that_o man_n of_o a_o delude_a fancy_n do_v pretend_v to_o matter_n of_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n and_o yet_o deliver_v precept_n of_o so_o confess_v a_o excellency_n that_o no_o philosophy_n can_v match_v no_o law_n or_o rule_n of_o live_v how_o ever_o frame_v by_o long_a experience_n hard_a study_n and_o the_o great_a strength_n of_o humane_a reason_n can_v compare_v therewith_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o never_o any_o of_o their_o malicious_a adversary_n however_o they_o pretend_v thing_n as_o frivolous_a and_o as_o absurd_a as_o this_o do_v ever_o charge_v they_o with_o such_o gross_a delusion_n or_o once_o imagine_v that_o they_o can_v prevail_v upon_o such_o feeble_a ground_n and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v folly_n to_o proceed_v to_o confutation_n of_o what_o no_o atheist_n heathen_a turk_n or_o jew_n do_v ere_o object_v against_o they_o chap._n iu._n the_o content_n that_o we_o may_v safe_o take_v a_o estimate_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n from_o what_o we_o find_v record_v of_o it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o scripture_n 6_o proleg_n 6_o those_o writing_n not_o be_v corrupt_v nor_o yet_o contain_v any_o thing_n repugnant_a to_o the_o christian_a faith_n corol._n conclude_v that_o those_o scripture_n which_o we_o daily_o read_v must_v be_v the_o work_n of_o those_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n who_o name_n they_o bear_v but_o 6_o we_o premise_v 1._o §._o 1._o that_o we_o may_v safe_o take_v a_o estimate_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n from_o what_o we_o find_v record_v of_o it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a writ_n for_o it_o be_v incongruous_a to_o conceive_v that_o record_n which_o pretend_v to_o derive_v from_o the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n whilst_o both_o they_o and_o many_o of_o their_o convert_v live_v and_o do_v receive_v the_o gospel_n from_o their_o mouth_n and_o which_o exhort_v all_o with_o so_o much_o passion_n to_o retain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o faith_n deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n and_o which_o denounce_v such_o dreadful_a curse_n and_o anathemas_n upon_o those_o who_o preach_v another_o doctrine_n and_o charge_v they_o to_o shun_v the_o man_n who_o do_v not_o own_o their_o platform_n and_o not_o bid_v he_o god_n speed_n i_o say_v it_o be_v incredible_a that_o record_v of_o this_o nature_n shall_v undermine_v that_o faith_n which_o those_o apostle_n have_v so_o large_o plant_v and_o shall_v present_v the_o church_n they_o convert_v with_o such_o a_o stand_a contradiction_n to_o that_o doctrine_n they_o have_v so_o late_o teach_v and_o yet_o obtain_v and_o be_v receive_v as_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n and_o only_a record_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n still_o more_o incredible_a it_o be_v that_o such_o a_o writing_n shall_v be_v indict_v by_o those_o very_a man_n and_o yet_o they_o pass_v for_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o