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very_o witty_o write_v of_o he_o though_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o any_o shameful_a thing_n yet_o be_v he_o ashamed_a to_o deny_v there_o be_v a_o god_n as_o reckon_v this_o the_o great_a shame_n that_o can_v be_v because_o all_o the_o whole_a world_n affirm_v the_o contrary_a even_o he_o i_o say_v though_o he_o deny_v that_o god_n rule_v the_o world_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o deny_v but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n nay_o he_o affirm_v that_o account_v it_o a_o less_o absurdity_n to_o have_v a_o god_n that_o be_v idle_a then_o to_o be_v so_o idle_a as_o to_o have_v none_o at_o all_o their_o notion_n of_o the_o god_n be_v that_o they_o be_v beati_fw-la &_o aeterni_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la habere_fw-la ipsos_fw-la quicquam_fw-la negotij_fw-la nec_fw-la exhibere_fw-la alteri_fw-la that_o they_o be_v bless_v and_o eternal_a neither_o have_v any_o business_n to_o do_v of_o themselves_o nor_o yet_o exhibit_v any_o unto_o other_o 190._o thus_o all_o the_o four_o patriarch_n of_o the_o chief_a philosopher_n be_v full_o of_o one_o mind_n that_o there_o needs_o must_v be_v a_o god_n and_o josephus_n affirm_v the_o like_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n et_fw-la pythagoras_n 907._o &_o anaxagoras_n &_o plato_n &_o post_fw-la illos_fw-la philosophi_fw-la stoici_fw-la &_o paenè_fw-la cuncti_fw-la videntur_fw-la de_fw-la divina_fw-la sapuisse_fw-la natura_fw-la nay_o not_o paenè_fw-la cuncti_fw-la but_o planè_fw-la cuncti_fw-la 358._o as_o maximus_fw-la tyrtus_fw-la affirm_v opiniones_fw-la deorum_fw-la a_o cunctis_fw-la philosophis_fw-la receptae_fw-la sunt_fw-la both_o pythagoras_n and_o anaxagoras_n and_o plato_n and_o the_o stoic_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o other_o nay_o altogether_o all_o the_o other_o have_v have_v some_o under_o stand_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o this_o point_n even_o the_o philosopher_n themselves_o be_v christian_n 382._o and_o therefore_o tertullian_n call_v god_n philosophorum_fw-la deum_fw-la because_o they_o do_v so_o general_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o they_o confess_v he_o so_o that_o we_o may_v true_o say_v with_o varro_n ecce_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la accedit_fw-la cana_fw-la veritas_fw-la attic_a philosophiae_fw-la alumna_fw-la behold_v the_o ancient_a truth_n come_v now_o direct_o to_o we_o even_o from_o the_o philosopher_n of_o athens_n 532._o the_o very_a heathen_n in_o this_o point_n agree_v with_o we_o christian_n nay_o christian_n themselves_o agree_v not_o so_o well_o about_o many_o point_n even_o of_o their_o own_o religion_n as_o in_o this_o point_n the_o very_a heathen_n consent_n and_o agree_v with_o they_o 360._o for_o as_o tertullian_n observe_v alij_fw-la de_fw-la idolothyto_fw-la edendo_fw-la alij_fw-la de_fw-la mulierum_fw-la velamento_fw-la alij_fw-la de_fw-la nuptijs_fw-la vel_fw-la repudijs_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la &_o de_fw-la spe_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la disceptabant_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la nemo_fw-la even_o of_o profess_a christian_n some_o have_v doubt_v and_o dispute_v of_o meat_n offer_v unto_o 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can_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o greek_n or_o roman_n pierce_v into_o the_o extreme_a india_n where_o their_o name_n be_v never_o hear_v especial_o into_o the_o western_a india_n where_o yet_o they_o have_v their_o god_n therefore_o the_o orator_n direct_o conclude_v that_o cum_fw-la non_fw-la instituto_fw-la aliquo_fw-la aut_fw-la more_fw-it 190._o aut_fw-la lege_fw-la sit_fw-la opinio_fw-la constituta_fw-la maneatque_fw-la ad_fw-la unum_fw-la omnium_fw-la firma_fw-la consensio_fw-la intelligi_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la deos_fw-la quoniam_fw-la insitas_fw-la corum_fw-la vel_fw-la potiùs_fw-la innatas_fw-la cognitiones_fw-la habemus_fw-la seeing_n this_o general_a opinion_n of_o god_n be_v not_o ground_v upon_o any_o instruction_n any_o custom_n any_o law_n but_o that_o all_o man_n do_v consent_n in_o it_o as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o one_o man_n we_o may_v hereby_o understand_v that_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o god_n because_o there_o be_v so_o general_a a_o notion_n of_o 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ratione_fw-la &_o gubernatore_fw-la destitutum_fw-la that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o ancient_a opinion_n derive_v by_o priest_n and_o lawgiver_n from_o a_o uncertain_a author_n but_o yet_o believe_v with_o a_o most_o certain_a faith_n not_o found_v upon_o rumour_n but_o upon_o the_o general_a practice_n both_o of_o greek_n and_o barbarian_n in_o their_o mystery_n and_o sacrifice_n that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o rule_v by_o chance_n but_o by_o providence_n yea_o and_o plutarch_n in_o the_o same_o book_n be_v so_o far_o from_o conclude_v from_o the_o dissension_n of_o nation_n about_o their_o several_a god_n that_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o god_n that_o he_o rather_o collect_v from_o this_o their_o dissension_n that_o they_o all_o intend_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o all_o with_o joint_a consent_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o worship_v he_o though_o in_o those_o diverse_a country_n he_o be_v call_v by_o diverse_a name_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v and_o the_o moon_n which_o 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all_o though_o they_o be_v in_o diverse_a place_n call_v by_o diverse_a name_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v with_o that_o divine_a spirit_n which_o govern_v the_o world_n though_o he_o be_v one_o in_o himself_o yet_o have_v he_o in_o diverse_a nation_n both_o differ_a honour_n and_o differ_v name_n and_o those_o appoint_v by_o the_o law_n and_o so_o likewise_o maximus_n tyrius_n aliter_fw-la atque_fw-la aliter_fw-la nuncupatus_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la perindè_fw-la ut_fw-la alia_fw-la atque_fw-la alia_fw-la maris_fw-la pars_fw-la 285_o dicitur_fw-la aegeum_n jonicum_n myrthoum_n ac_fw-la cretense_n cum_fw-la tamen_fw-la omnes_fw-la pelagus_fw-la sint_fw-la â—iusdem_fw-la generis_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n be_v diverse_o call_v in_o diverse_a country_n as_o the_o sea_n itself_o be_v which_o in_o one_o place_n be_v call_v the_o aegean_a sea_n in_o another_o place_n the_o ionian_a in_o another_o the_o myrthean_a in_o another_o the_o cretian_a and_o yet_o all_o those_o sea_n be_v but_o one_o 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fiducia_fw-la conati_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la illum_fw-la vel_fw-la reperire_fw-la vel_fw-la animi_fw-la cogitation_n complecti_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la et_fw-la meritò_fw-la quidem_fw-la quòd_fw-la dei_fw-la notitism_n non_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la peterent_fw-la deo_fw-la sed_fw-la intra_fw-la se_fw-la cuique_fw-la cum_fw-la disquireret_fw-la the_o poet_n and_o philosopher_n do_v â—â—th_v of_o they_o seek_v god_n praesume_v that_o they_o can_v not_o miss_v he_o but_o yet_o indeed_o they_o can_v not_o find_v he_o no_o nor_o understand_v he_o neither_o because_o they_o seek_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n by_o god_n but_o only_o by_o confidence_n in_o themselves_o so_o that_o as_o lactantius_n have_v very_o well_o observe_v it_o be_v easy_a for_o they_o 464._o to_o discern_v their_o own_o god_n to_o be_v false_a than_o it_o be_v to_o find_v out_o who_o be_v the_o true_a tullius_n dissoluit_fw-la publicas_fw-la religiones_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la veram_fw-la quam_fw-la ignorabat_fw-la nec_fw-la ipse_fw-la nec_fw-la alius_fw-la quisquam_fw-la introducere_fw-la potuit_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la testatus_fw-la est_fw-la falsum_fw-la quidem_fw-la appâ—rere_fw-la veritatem_fw-la autem_fw-la latere_fw-la tully_n say_v he_o can_v dissolve_v the_o false_a religion_n but_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o find_v out_o the_o true_a neither_o he_o himself_o nor_o yet_o any_o other_o of_o they_o because_o it_o be_v unto_o they_o unknown_a insomuch_o that_o be_v profess_v that_o falsehood_n still_o appear_v but_o truth_n always_o lurk_v four_o they_o may_v in_o some_o degree_n find_v out_o the_o true_a god_n and_o yet_o ascribe_v his_o work_n unto_o other_o false_a god_n as_o the_o heathen_a do_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o heaven_n unto_o their_o jupiter_n of_o the_o sun_n unto_o apollo_n of_o the_o sea_n unto_o their_o neptune_n and_o 28._o as_o the_o israelite_n themselves_o do_v their_o deliverance_n unto_o their_o golden_a calf_n which_o their_o dishonour_v of_o he_o he_o punish_v with_o the_o death_n of_o about_o three_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o may_v therefore_o as_o just_o punish_v the_o same_o sin_n in_o the_o heathen_a five_o they_o may_v deny_v their_o own_o false_a god_n to_o be_v god_n and_o yet_o accept_v of_o other_o as_o false_a as_o we_o may_v plain_o see_v 12._o in_o socrates_n who_o open_o deny_v the_o athenian_a god_n and_o yet_o believe_v his_o own_o familiar_a spirit_n to_o be_v a_o god_n which_o be_v indeed_o but_o a_o devil_n now_o 157._o this_o be_v not_o to_o renounce_v his_o false_a religion_n but_o to_o exchange_v one_o false_a religion_n for_o another_o wherein_z his_o latter_a impiety_n be_v great_a than_o his_o former_a for_o which_o exchange_n of_o superstition_n even_o plutâ—rch_n pronounce_v of_o tullus_n hostilius_n that_o he_o be_v just_o destroy_v 156._o by_o lightning_n six_o they_o may_v deny_v their_o false_a god_n for_o a_o time_n and_o yet_o relapse_n unto_o they_o again_o as_o socrates_n again_o do_v 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