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of_o the_o violent_a lust_n of_o the_o soldier_n execute_v upon_o the_o body_n of_o the_o captive_n against_o their_o consent_n 18._o of_o lucretia_n that_o stab_v herself_o because_o tarquin_n son_n have_v ravish_v she_o 19_o that_o their_o be_v no_o authority_n which_o allow_v christian_n to_o be_v their_o own_o death_n in_o what_o cause_n so_o ever_o 20._o of_o some_o sort_n of_o kill_a man_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v no_o murder_n 21._o that_o voluntary_a death_n can_v never_o be_v any_o sign_n of_o magnanimity_n or_o greatness_n of_o spirit_n 22._o of_o cato_n who_o kill_v himself_o be_v not_o able_a to_o endure_v caesar_n victory_n 23._o that_o the_o christian_n excel_v regulus_n in_o that_o virtue_n wherein_o he_o excel_v most_o 24._o that_o sin_n be_v not_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o sin_n 25._o of_o some_o unlawful_a act_n do_v by_o the_o saint_n and_o by_o what_o occasion_n they_o be_v do_v 26._o whether_o we_o ought_v to_o fly_v sin_n with_o voluntary_a death_n 27._o how_o it_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o god_n that_o the_o enemy_n be_v permit_v to_o excercise_n his_o lust_n upon_o the_o christian_n body_n 28._o what_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n may_v answer_v the_o infidel_n when_o they_o upbray_v they_o with_o christ_n not_o deliver_v they_o in_o their_o affliction_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o enemy_n fury_n 29._o that_o such_o as_o complain_v of_o the_o christian_a time_n desire_v nothing_o but_o to_o live_v in_o filthy_a pleasure_n 30._o by_o what_o degree_n of_o corruption_n the_o roman_n ambition_n grow_v to_o such_o a_o height_n 31._o of_o the_o first_o induce_v of_o stage-play_n 32._o of_o some_o vice_n in_o the_o roman_n which_o their_o city_n ruin_n do_v never_o reform_v 33._o of_o the_o clemency_n of_o god_n in_o moderate_v this_o calamity_n of_o rome_n 34._o of_o such_o of_o god_n elect_a as_o live_v secret_o as_o yet_o among_o the_o infidel_n and_o of_o such_o as_o be_v false_a christian_n 35._o what_o subject_n be_v to_o be_v handle_v 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thing_n divine_a grace_v with_o a_o stile_n a_o statue_n and_o a_o shrine_n the_o chimey_n god_n he_o be_v and_o keep_v they_o say_v great_a shop_n in_o aetna_n and_o aeolia_n ay_o only_a heaven_n ennius_n aspice_fw-la hoc_fw-la sublime_a candens_fw-la quem_fw-la invocant_fw-la omnes_fw-la jupiter_fw-la behold_v yond_o flame_a light_n which_o each_o call_n jove_n k_o get_v the_o star_n in_o the_o contention_n for_o lucifier_n or_o the_o day_n star_n that_o varro_n himself_o hold_v his_o opinion_n of_o the_o god_n to_o be_v ambiguous_a chap._n 17._o but_o even_o as_o these_o cite_a example_n do_v so_o all_o the_o rest_n rather_o make_v the_o matteââ¦_n intricate_a then_o plain_a and_o follow_v the_o force_n of_o opiniative_a error_n sway_v this_o way_n and_o that_o way_n that_o varro_n himself_o like_v better_a to_o doubt_v of_o they_o then_o to_o deliver_v this_o or_o that_o positive_o for_o of_o his_o three_o last_o book_n have_v first_o end_v that_o of_o the_o certain_a god_n than_o he_o come_v into_o that_o of_o the_o a_o uncertain_a one_o and_o there_o he_o say_v if_o i_o set_v down_o ambiguity_n of_o these_o god_n i_o be_o not_o blame_v worthy_a he_o that_o think_v i_o ought_v to_o judge_v of_o they_o or_o might_n let_v he_o judge_v when_o he_o read_v they_o i_o have_v rather_o call_v all_o my_o former_a assertion_n into_o question_n then_o propound_v all_o that_o i_o be_o to_o handle_v in_o this_o book_n positive_o thus_o do_v he_o make_v doubt_n of_o his_o doctrine_n of_o the_o certain_a god_n aswell_o as_o the_o rest_n beside_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o select_a one_o have_v make_v his_o preface_n out_o of_o natural_a theology_n enter_v into_o these_o politic_a foolery_n and_o mad_a fiction_n where_o truth_n both_o oppose_v he_o &_o antiquity_n oppress_v he_o here_o qd_n he_o i_o will_v write_v of_o the_o god_n to_o who_o the_o roman_n have_v build_v temple_n &_o diversity_n of_o statue_n bââ¦_n i_o will_v write_v so_o as_o xenophane_v b_o 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many_o vokowne_a god_n act_n 17._o and_o pausanias_n in_o attic._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o altar_n of_o the_o unââ¦_n god_n these_o epimenides_n of_o crete_n find_v for_o the_o pestilence_n be_v sore_o in_o that_o country_n ãâã_d ââ¦d_v they_o to_o expiate_v their_o field_n yet_o not_o declare_v what_o god_n they_o shall_v invoââ¦_n ãâã_d ãâã_d expiation_n epimenides_n be_v then_o at_o athens_n bid_v they_o turn_v the_o cattle_n that_o they_o will_v offââ¦_n into_o the_o field_n and_o the_o priest_n to_o follow_v they_o and_o where_o they_o stay_v there_o kill_v they_o and_o ââ¦er_v they_o to_o the_o unknown_a propiciatory_a god_n thereupon_o arise_v the_o erection_n of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o continue_v even_o unto_o laertius_n his_o time_n this_o i_o have_v be_v the_o willing_a to_o ãâã_d ââ¦cause_n of_o that_o in_o the_o act_n b_o xenophanes_n son_n to_o orthomenes_n of_o jonia_n where_o ãâã_d the_o poet_n be_v bear_v apolodorus_n out_o of_o colophon_n he_o hold_v all_o thing_n incompreââ¦_n ââ¦nst_v the_o opinion_n of_o laërtius_n sotion_n eusebius_n follow_v sotion_n say_v he_o do_v hold_v ãâã_d ãâã_d sense_n self_n and_o our_o reason_n for_o company_n he_o write_v of_o the_o god_n against_o homer_n and_o heââ¦_n there_o be_v another_o zenophanes_n a_o lesbian_a and_o a_o poet._n the_o likely_a cause_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o paganism_n chap._n 18._o of_o all_o these_o the_o most_o credible_a reason_n be_v this_o that_o these_o god_n be_v man_n that_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o such_o as_o be_v their_o flatterer_n a_o have_v each_o of_o they_o rite_n and_o sacrifice_n ordain_v for_o they_o correspondent_a unto_o some_o of_o their_o deed_n manner_n wit_n fortune_n and_o so_o forth_o and_o that_o other_o man_n rather_o devil_n suck_v in_o these_o error_n and_o delight_v in_o their_o ceremony_n novelty_n so_o give_v they_o their_o propagation_n be_v further_v with_o poetiall_a fiction_n and_o diabolical_a illusion_n for_o it_o be_v a_o likely_a matter_n that_o a_o ungracious_a son_n do_v fear_n kill_v by_o as_o ungracious_a a_o father_n and_o so_o expel_v he_o from_o his_o kingdom_n then_o that_o which_o he_o say_v that_o jove_n be_v above_o saturn_n because_o the_o efficient_a cause_n which_o iââ¦_n ââ¦es_v be_v before_o the_o material_a which_o be_v saturn_n for_o be_v this_o ãâã_d ãâã_d shall_v never_o have_v be_v before_o jove_n nor_o consequent_o his_o faââ¦ââ¦or_n the_o cause_n go_v always_o before_o the_o seed_n but_o the_o seed_n never_o geââ¦_n the_o cause_n but_o in_o this_o endeavour_v to_o honour_v the_o vain_a fable_n or_o impiââ¦_n of_o man_n with_o natural_a interpretation_n their_o most_o learned_a man_n be_v ãâã_d into_o such_o quandary_n that_o we_o can_v choose_v but_o pity_v their_o vanity_n asââ¦_n ãâã_d the_o other_o l._n vives_n ãâã_d a_o each_o in_o this_o place_n the_o copy_n differ_v but_o our_o read_n be_v the_o most_o authenââ¦_n and_o most_o ancient_a some_o copy_n leave_v out_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o such_o as_o be_v their_o ãâã_d but_o it_o be_v not_o leave_v out_o in_o the_o old_a manuscript_n we_o read_v it_o as_o antiquity_n leauââ¦_n ãâã_d the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o saturn_n chap._n 19_o sââ¦_n say_v they_o devour_v all_o his_o child_n that_o be_v all_o seed_n return_v to_o ãâã_d earth_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v and_o a_o clod_n of_o earth_n be_v lay_v in_o steed_n of_o ãâã_d for_o he_o to_o devour_v by_o which_o be_v mean_v that_o man_n do_v use_v to_o bury_v their_o ãâã_d in_o the_o earth_n before_o that_o plow_a be_v invent_v so_o then_o shall_v saturn_n bââ¦_n call_v the_o earth_n itself_o and_o not_o the_o seed_n for_o it_o be_v the_o earth_n that_o do_v as_o ãâã_d ãâã_d devour_v the_o own_o offspring_n when_o as_o the_o seed_v it_o produce_v be_v all_o return_v into_o it_o again_o but_o what_o correspondence_n have_v man_n cover_v of_o corn_n with_o clodde_n unto_o the_o lay_n of_o saturn_n a_o clod_n in_o steed_n of_o jove_n be_v not_o the_o corn_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o the_o clod_n return_v into_o the_o earth_n womb_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n for_o this_o be_v speak_v as_o if_o he_o that_o lay_v the_o clod_n take_v away_o the_o seed_n thus_o say_v they_o by_o the_o lay_n of_o this_o clod_n be_v jove_n take_v from_o saturn_n when_o as_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o clod_n upon_o a_o seed_n make_v the_o earth_n to_o devour_v it_o the_o soon_o again_o be_v so_o jove_n be_v the_o seed_n not_o the_o seed_n cause_n as_o be_v say_v but_o now_o but_o these_o man_n brain_n run_v so_o far_o a_o stray_n with_o those_o fond_a interpretation_n that_o they_o know_v not_o well_o what_o to_o say_v a_o sickle_n he_o bear_v for_o his_o husbandry_n they_o say_v now_o in_o a_o his_o reign_n be_v not_o husbandry_n invent_v and_o therefore_o as_o our_o author_n interprete_v the_o
first_o time_n be_v call_v he_o because_o as_o then_o man_n do_v live_v upon_o the_o earth_n voluntary_a increase_n and_o fruit_n whether_o b_o take_v he_o the_o sickle_n upon_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o sceptre_n as_o one_o that_o have_v be_v a_o idle_a king_n in_o his_o own_o reign_n will_v become_v a_o painful_a laborer_n in_o his_o son_n then_o he_o proceed_v and_o say_v that_o c_o some_o people_n as_o the_o carthaginian_n offer_v infant_n in_o sacrifice_n to_o he_o and_o other_o as_o the_o d_o gall_n offer_a man_n because_o mankind_n be_v man_n chief_a of_o all_o thing_n produce_v of_o seed_n but_o need_v more_o of_o this_o bloody_a vanity_n this_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o it_o all_o that_o none_o of_o these_o interpretation_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o true_a live_a incorporeal_a changeless_a nature_n whereof_o the_o eternal_a life_n be_v to_o be_v crave_v but_o all_o their_o end_n be_v in_o thing_n corporal_a temporal_a mutable_a and_o mortal_a and_o whereas_o saturn_n they_o say_v do_v e_o geld_v his_o father_n caelus_n that_o be_v quoth_v he_o to_o be_v understand_v thus_o that_o the_o divine_a seed_n be_v in_o saturn_n power_n and_o not_o in_o heaven_n that_o be_v nothing_o in_o heaven_n have_v original_a from_o seed_n behold_v here_o be_v saturn_n make_v heaven_n son_n that_o be_v joves_n for_o they_o affirm_v steadfast_o that_o jove_n be_v heaven_n thus_o do_v falsehood_n without_o any_o opposer_n overthrow_v itself_o he_o say_v further_o that_o he_o be_v call_v f_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o be_v space_n of_o time_n without_o the_o which_o no_o seed_n itself_o can_v come_v to_o perfection_n this_o and_o much_o like_a be_v speak_v of_o saturn_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o seed_n sure_o saturn_n with_o all_o this_o power_n shall_v have_v be_v sufficient_a alone_o to_o have_v govern_v the_o seed_n why_o shall_v they_o call_v any_o more_o god_n to_o this_o charge_n as_o liber_n and_o libera_n or_o ceres_n of_o who_o power_n over_o seed_n he_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o speak_v at_o all_o of_o saturn_n l._n vives_n in_o a_o his_o reign_n who_o first_o invent_v husbandry_n it_o be_v uncertain_a some_o as_o the_o common_a sort_n hold_v take_v it_o to_o be_v ceres_n other_o triptolemus_n at_o least_o for_o he_o that_o first_o put_v it_o in_o practice_n be_v justine_n and_o ovid_n some_o dionysius_n as_o tibullus_n diodorus_n call_v he_o osiris_n and_o therefore_o virgil_n faith_n ante_fw-la jupiter_fw-la nulli_fw-la subigebant_fw-la arua_fw-la coloni_fw-la until_o joves_n time_n there_o be_v no_o husbandman_n some_o think_v that_o saturn_n teach_v it_o unto_o janus_n and_o the_o italian_n be_v drive_v to_o invent_v somewhat_o of_o necessity_n after_o he_o be_v chase_v from_o crete_n so_o that_o still_o husbandry_n be_v not_o invent_v saturn_n in_o his_o reign_n but_o after_o the_o poet_n will_v have_v no_o husbandry_n in_o the_o golden_a age_n the_o day_n of_o saturn_n virgil_n say_v the_o earth_n bring_v fruit_n nullo_fw-la poscente_fw-la no_o man_n take_v pain_n for_o age_n they_o and_o ovid_n fruges_fw-la tellus_fw-la inarata_fw-la faerebat_fw-la the_o earth_n bear_v corn_n unplow_a hesiod_n ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n the_o earth_n bring_v fruit_n unforce_v both_o good_a and_o in_o abundance_n b_o take_v ãâã_d his_o sickle_n be_v find_v at_o zancle_n a_o city_n in_o sicily_n &_o thence_o the_o town_n have_v that_o name_n sil._n italââ¦_n 14._o for_o ãâã_d in_o the_o sicilian_a tongue_n be_v a_o sickle_n thââ¦y_o do_v c_o some_o people_n oros._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 6._o trogus_n lact._n lib._n 1._o and_o posceââ¦inus_n festus_n some_o say_v the_o carthaginian_n offer_v child_n to_o hercules_n plin._n li._n 36._o but_o other_o say_v it_o be_v to_o saturn_n plato_n in_o minoââ¦_n dionys._n halicarn_n the_o odoritus_fw-la cââ¦s_fw-la in_o sacrific_a euseb._n and_o tertullian_n who_o add_v that_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o tiberius_n his_o reign_n he_o forbid_v it_o they_o and_o crucify_v their_o priest_n yet_o they_o do_v continue_v it_o secret_o even_o at_o the_o time_n he_o write_v this_o some_o refer_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o cruelty_n unto_o junos_n hate_n but_o eusebiââ¦_n ãâã_d of_o sanchoniato_n recite_v the_o phaenician_o theology_n say_v that_o saturn_n king_n of_o palestine_n die_v ââ¦rned_v into_o the_o star_n we_o call_v saturn_n and_o that_o soon_o after_o nymph_n anober_v have_v but_o ââ¦e_a ãâã_d son_n by_o saturn_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v lewd_a for_o that_o be_v one_o only_a son_n in_o the_o ãâã_d tongue_n be_v compel_v to_o sacrifice_v he_o for_o to_o deliver_v her_o country_n from_o a_o dangerous_a ãâã_d and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o old_a custom_n in_o such_o peril_n to_o pacify_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o revenge_a ãâã_d with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o prince_n dear_a son_n but_o the_o carthagian_o be_v come_v of_o ãâã_d ââ¦cians_n sacrifice_v a_o man_n unto_o saturn_n who_o son_n have_v be_v so_o sacrifice_v either_o of_o their_o own_o first_o institution_n in_o africa_n or_o else_o traduce_v it_o from_o their_o ancestry_n de_fw-fr prae_fw-la euan._n how_o these_o child_n be_v sacrifice_v diodorus_n tell_v biblioth_n lib._n 20._o they_o have_v say_v he_o a_o brazen_a ãâã_d of_o saturn_n of_o monstrous_a bigness_n who_o hand_n hang_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n so_o knit_v one_o within_o anââ¦r_n that_o the_o child_n that_o be_v put_v in_o they_o fall_v into_o a_o hole_n full_a of_o fire_n thus_o far_o he_o when_o we_o ââ¦ed_v this_o book_n first_o our_o seaman_n discover_v a_o island_n call_v it_o after_o our_o prince_n name_n ãâã_d wherein_o be_v many_o statue_n of_o devil_n hollow_a within_o brazen_a all_o and_o their_o hand_n ãâã_d wherein_o the_o idolater_n use_v to_o lay_v their_o child_n they_o sacrifice_v and_o there_o be_v they_o ãâã_d ââ¦ned_v by_o the_o extreme_a heat_n of_o the_o brass_n cause_v by_o the_o fire_n that_o they_o make_v within_o ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o gaul_n not_o unto_o saturn_n but_o to_o esus_fw-la and_o theutantes_fw-la plin._n lib._n 30._o solin_n mela_n cââ¦ane_n and_o lactantius_n to_o mercury_n say_v tertullian_n but_o that_o be_v theutantes_fw-la plin_n menââ¦_n ââ¦erius_fw-la his_o prohibition_n of_o so_o damnable_a a_o superstition_n claudius_n farbad_v they_o as_o suetoââ¦_n ãâã_d indeed_o augustus_n first_o forbid_v it_o but_o that_o be_v but_o for_o the_o city_n only_o a_o decree_n be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o year_n of_o rome_n dclvii_o consul_n p._n licinius_n crassus_n and_o cn._n cornelius_n lantuââ¦_n forbid_v humane_a sacrifice_n all_o the_o empire_n through_o and_o in_o hadrian_o time_n it_o cease_v alââ¦_n ãâã_d over_o the_o world_n jupiter_n latialis_n be_v worship_v with_o ablation_n of_o man_n blood_n in_o terââ¦ââ¦y_n ââ¦y_z and_o eusebius_n and_o lactantius_n his_o time_n and_o before_o hercââ¦es_n be_v saturn_n so_o worââ¦_n latium_n which_o sacrifice_n faunus_n bring_v up_o for_o his_o grandsire_n saturn_n because_o of_o ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v as_o lactantius_n and_o macrobius_n recite_v out_o of_o varro_n this_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n bring_v ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o light_n for_o this_o his_o father_n this_o his_o father_n be_v saturn_n lactantius_n read_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v a_o word_n doubtful_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d circumflexe_n be_v light_a and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d acute_a be_v a_o man_n homer_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n straight_a against_o the_o suitor_n go_v this_o heavenly_a man_n ãâã_d often_o elsewhere_o plutarch_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d live_v in_o private_a give_v the_o ãâã_d why_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d shall_v be_v both_o light_n and_o a_o man_n but_o hercules_n come_v into_o italy_n and_o seeââ¦_n ãâã_d aborigines_n that_o dwell_v there_o continual_o take_v of_o the_o greek_n for_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v ãâã_d ââ¦her_o to_o inhabit_v and_o ask_v the_o cause_n they_o tell_v he_o this_o oracle_n which_o he_o do_v ãâã_d light_n not_o man_n and_o so_o they_o decree_v that_o yearly_a each_o ides_n of_o may_v the_o priest_n and_o ãâã_d shall_v cast_v thirty_o man_n image_n make_v of_o osier_n or_o wicker_n into_o tiber_n from_o of_o the_o ãâã_d miluius_n call_v they_o argaei_fw-la for_o the_o old_a latins_n hold_v all_o the_o grecian_n argive_n and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d shall_v have_v light_n offer_v to_o he_o dionis_fw-la plutarch_n uarro_n festus_n gel._n macrob._n ãâã_d lactant._n ovid._n yet_o ovid_n tell_v this_o tale_n of_o another_o fashion_n fast_o 5._o manethon_n say_v the_o aââ¦tians_n use_v to_o sacrifice_v three_o man_n to_o juno_n in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o sun_n but_o king_n amasis_n change_v the_o sacrifice_n into_o three_o light_n e_z geld_v his_o father_n eusebius_n discourse_v of_o the_o phaniââ¦ââ¦ity_n ââ¦ity_z say_v thus_o after_o caelus_n have_v reign_v 32._o year_n his_o son_n saturn_n lie_v
that_o they_o will_v provide_v that_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v rule_v by_o any_o more_o god_n but_o by_o many_o more_o devil_n that_o delight_v in_o such_o vanity_n but_o why_o have_v salacia_n that_o you_o call_v the_o inmost_a sea_n be_v there_o under_o her_o husband_n lose_v her_o place_n for_o you_o bring_v she_o up_o above_o when_o she_o be_v the_o ebb_a tide_n have_v she_o thrust_v her_o husband_n down_o into_o the_o bottom_n for_o entertain_v venilia_n to_o his_o harlot_n l._n vives_n lust_o ah_o flow_v allude_v to_o the_o sea_n b_o go_v and_o never_o return_v speak_v of_o the_o damn_a that_o neither_o have_v ease_n nor_o hope_n at_o all_o he_o allude_v to_o job._n 10._o vers_fw-la 21._o before_o i_o go_v and_o hel._n shall_v not_o return_v to_o the_o land_n of_o darkness_n and_o shadow_n of_o death_n even_o the_o land_n of_o misery_n and_o darkness_n which_o both_o the_o word_n themselves_o show_v and_o the_o learned_a comment_n affirm_v be_v mean_v of_o hell_n of_o the_o 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a_o little_a from_o this_o moral_a theology_n whether_o he_o go_v to_o refresh_v himself_o after_o his_o toil_n in_o these_o strait_n back_o again_o i_o say_v to_o the_o civil_a let_v we_o plead_v in_o this_o court_n a_o little_a i_o say_v not_o yet_o that_o if_o the_o earth_n and_o stone_n be_v like_o our_o nail_n and_o bone_n they_o have_v no_o more_o intellect_n than_o sense_n or_o if_o our_o bone_n and_o nail_n be_v say_v to_o have_v intellect_n because_o we_o have_v it_o he_o be_v as_o very_o a_o fool_n that_o call_v they_o god_n in_o the_o world_n as_o he_o that_o shall_v ââ¦me_v they_o man_n in_o us._n but_o this_o perhaps_o be_v for_o philosopher_n let_v we_o to_o our_o civil_a theme_n for_o it_o may_v be_v though_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o head_n a_o little_a to_o the_o freedom_n of_o ãâã_d natural_a theology_n yet_o come_v to_o this_o book_n and_o know_v what_o he_o have_v to_o ââ¦oe_v he_o look_v now_o and_o then_o back_o and_o say_v this_o lest_o his_o ancestor_n and_o other_o shall_v be_v hold_v to_o have_v adore_v tellus_n and_o neptune_n to_o no_o end_n but_o this_o i_o say_v see_v ââ¦th_o only_o be_v that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n soul_n that_o penetrate_v earth_n why_o be_v it_o not_o ãâã_d entire_o one_o goddess_n and_o so_o call_v tellus_n which_o do_v where_o be_v orcus_n ãâã_d and_o neptune_n brother_n father_n dis_n and_o where_o be_v proserpina_n his_o wife_n that_o some_o opinion_n there_o record_v hold_v to_o be_v the_o earth_n depth_n not_o her_o fertility_n if_o they_o say_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n that_o pass_v in_o the_o upper_a part_n be_v dis_n and_o that_o in_o the_o loââ¦er_n proserpina_n what_o shall_v then_o become_v of_o tellus_n for_o thus_o be_v she_o entire_o divide_v into_o half_n that_o where_o she_o shall_v be_v three_o there_o be_v no_o place_n unless_o some_o will_v say_v that_o orcus_n and_o proserpina_n together_o be_v tellus_n and_o so_o make_v not_o three_o but_o one_o or_o two_o of_o they_o yet_o 3._o they_o be_v hold_v &_o worship_v by_o 3._o several_a sort_n of_o rite_n by_o their_o altar_n priest_n &_o statue_n and_o be_v indeed_o three_o devil_n that_o do_v draw_v the_o deceive_v soul_n to_o damnable_a whoredom_n but_o one_o other_o question_n what_o part_n of_o the_o world_n soul_n be_v tellumo_n no_o say_v he_o the_o earth_n have_v two_o power_n a_o masculine_a to_o produce_v and_o a_o feminine_a to_o receive_v this_o be_v tellus_n and_o that_o tellumo_n but_o why_o then_o do_v the_o priest_n as_o he_o show_v add_v other_o two_o and_o make_v they_o four_o tellumo_fw-la tellus_n c_o altor_n rusor_n for_o the_o two_o first_o you_o be_v answer_v why_o altor_n of_o alo_z to_o nourish_v earth_n nourish_v all_o thing_n why_o rusor_n of_o rursus_fw-la again_o all_o thing_n turn_v again_o to_o earth_n l._n vives_n put_v three_o ah_o degree_n pythagoras_n and_o plato_n say_v the_o soul_n be_v of_o three_o kind_n vegetable_a part_n sensitive_a reasonable_a man_n soul_n say_v they_o be_v twofold_a rational_a and_o irrational_a the_o late_a twofold_n affectionate_a to_o ire_n and_o to_o desire_v all_o these_o they_o do_v local_o separate_v plat._n de_fw-fr rep._n l._n 4._o aristotle_n to_o the_o first_o three_o add_v a_o four_o local_o motive_n but_o he_o distinguish_v those_o part_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n in_o use_n only_o not_o in_o place_n nor_o essence_n call_v they_o but_o power_n refer_v unto_o action_n ethic._n alez_n aphrodiseus_n show_v how_o power_n be_v in_o the_o soul_n but_o this_o be_v not_o a_o fit_a theme_n for_o this_o place_n but_o this_o be_v all_o it_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n that_o augment_v the_o hair_n and_o bone_n profit_v the_o sense_n and_o replenish_v the_o heart_n and_o brain_n b_o only_a unto_o this_o place_n have_v diversity_n of_o read_v some_o leave_n out_o part_n and_o some_o do_v alter_v but_o the_o sense_n be_v unalter_a a_o note_n be_v further_a frivolous_a c_o altor_n father_n dis_n and_o proserpina_n have_v many_o name_n 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god_n but_o as_o the_o vile_a woman_n be_v sometime_o ashamed_a of_o the_o company_n that_o their_o lust_n call_v they_o into_o so_o the_o pollute_a soul_n prostitute_v unto_o all_o hell_n though_o it_o love_v multitude_n of_o false_a god_n yet_o it_o sometime_n loathe_v they_o for_o varro_n as_o shame_v at_o this_o crew_n will_v have_v tellus_n to_o be_v but_o one_o goddess_n they_o a_o call_v she_o say_v he_o the_o great_a mother_n and_o her_o timbrel_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o earth_n roundness_n the_o turret_n on_o her_o head_n of_o the_o town_n the_o seat_n about_o she_o of_o her_o eternal_a stability_n when_o all_o thing_n else_o be_v move_v her_o ãâã_d priest_n signify_v that_o such_o as_o want_v seed_n must_v follow_v the_o earth_n
that_o contain_v all_o their_o violent_a motion_n about_o she_o do_v advise_v the_o tilleââ¦s_n of_o earth_n not_o to_o sit_v idle_a for_o there_o be_v still_o work_n for_o they_o the_o cymbal_n signify_v the_o noise_n with_o plough_n iron_n etc._n etc._n in_o husbandry_n they_o be_v of_o brass_n for_o so_o be_v these_o instrument_n b_o before_o iron_n be_v find_v out_o the_o tame_a lion_n signify_v that_o the_o rough_a land_n may_v by_o tillage_n be_v make_v fertile_a and_o then_o he_o add_v that_o she_o be_v call_v mother_n earth_n and_o many_o other_o name_n which_o make_v they_o think_v her_o several_a god_n they_o hold_v earth_n to_o be_v ops_n say_v he_o because_o help_v opis_n make_v she_o more_o fruitful_a mother_n for_o hiââ¦_n general_a production_n great_a for_o give_v meat_n proserpina_n because_o the_o fruit_n do_v creep_v proserpunt_fw-la out_o of_o she_o vesta_n for_o that_o the_o herb_n be_v her_o vesture_n surname_n and_o so_o say_v he_o be_v other_o deity_n fit_o reduce_v unto_o she_o by_o several_a respect_n but_o if_o she_o be_v one_o goddess_n as_o in_o truth_n she_o be_v not_o why_o run_v you_o to_o so_o many_o let_v one_o have_v all_o these_o name_n and_o not_o be_v many_o goddess_n but_o error_n power_n prevail_v to_o draw_v varro_n fearful_o after_o it_o for_o he_o say_v neither_o do_v this_o control_n their_o opinion_n that_o take_v these_o for_o many_o god_n there_o may_v be_v one_o thing_n say_v he_o and_o many_o thing_n therein_o well_o suppose_v that_o many_o thing_n be_v in_o a_o man_n therefore_o many_o man_n many_o thing_n be_v in_o a_o goddess_n therefore_o many_o goddess_n but_o let_v they_o divide_v combine_v multiply_v reply_n and_o imply_v what_o they_o will_n these_o be_v the_o mystery_n of_o great_a mother-earth_n all_o refer_v to_o seed_n and_o husbandry_n but_o do_v your_o timbrel_n turret_n eunuch_n rave_n cymbal_n and_o lion_n in_o all_o this_o reference_n promise_v eternal_a life_n do_v your_o geld_a galli_n serve_v she_o to_o show_v that_o seed-wanters_a must_v follow_v the_o earth_n and_o not_o rather_o that_o the_o follow_v of_o she_o bring_v they_o to_o this_o want_n for_o whether_o do_v the_o service_n of_o this_o goddess_n supply_v their_o want_n or_o bring_v they_o to_o want_v be_v this_o to_o explain_v or_o to_o explode_v rather_o nor_o be_v the_o devil_n power_n herein_o ever_o a_o jot_n observe_v that_o can_v exact_v such_o cruelty_n and_o yet_o promise_v nought_o worth_a the_o wish_v if_o earth_n be_v hold_v no_o goddess_n man_n will_v lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o she_o and_o strengthen_v themselves_o by_o she_o &_o not_o upon_o themselves_o to_o eneruate_v themselves_o for_o she_o if_o she_o be_v no_o goddess_n she_o will_v be_v make_v so_o fertaile_v by_o other_o hand_n that_o she_o shall_v never_o make_v man_n barren_a by_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o whereas_o in_o libers_n sacrifice_n a_o honest_a matron_n must_v crown_v that_o sacriââ¦ces_n beastly_a member_n her_o husband_n perhaps_o stand_v by_o blush_v and_o sweat_v if_o he_o have_v any_o shame_n and_o whereas_o in_o marriage_n the_o bride_n must_v ride_v upon_o c_o priapus_n his_o ââ¦llstaffe_n these_o be_v far_o more_o d_o light_a and_o contemptible_a than_o that_o cruel_a obscaenity_n and_o obscene_a cruelty_n for_o here_o the_o devil_n illude_v both_o sex_n but_o make_v neither_o of_o they_o their_o own_o murderer_n there_o they_o fear_v the_o bewitch_a of_o their_o corn_n here_o they_o fear_v not_o the_o un-manning_a of_o themselves_o there_o the_o bride_n e_o be_v not_o so_o shame_v that_o she_o either_o lose_v chastity_n or_o virginity_n here_o the_o massacre_n of_o manhood_n be_v such_o the_o geld_a person_n be_v leave_v neither_o man_n nor_o woman_n l._n vives_n they_o ah_o call_v she_o ovid_n fast._n 4._o give_v another_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a mother_n worship_n the_o sacrifice_n cymbal_n and_o tymbril_n be_v imitation_n of_o the_o corybantes_n that_o keep_v jove_n with_o the_o noise_n of_o their_o shield_n and_o helm_n the_o timbrel_n stand_v for_o the_o buckler_n be_v leather_n and_o the_o cymbal_n for_o the_o helm_n be_v brass_n the_o turret_n be_v for_o that_o she_o build_v first_o tower_n in_o city_n the_o eunuââ¦s_v she_o like_v for_o atys_n his_o sake_n she_o be_v bear_v by_o lion_n because_o she_o tame_v they_o b_o before_o iââ¦_n this_n be_v leave_v out_o by_o some_o c_o priapus_n his_o colestaffe_n a_o metaphor_n scapus_fw-la be_v the_o stalk_n of_o any_o herb_n but_o use_v in_o uarro_n and_o pliny_n for_o a_o man_n privy_a member_n that_o be_v erect_v like_o a_o stake_n or_o stalk_v scapus_fw-la be_v also_o a_o beam_n or_o juncture_n in_o building_n vitr_n d_o light_a so_o be_v the_o old_a maââ¦scripts_n scapus_fw-la e_o be_v not_o so_o priapus_n be_v use_v to_o help_v the_o husband_n in_o take_v away_o the_o maidenââ¦ad_n of_o the_o wife_n and_o the_o wife_n in_o fruitfulness_n of_o offspring_n what_o exposition_n the_o greek_a wise_a man_n give_v of_o the_o gelding_n of_o atys_n chap._n 25._o but_o we_o have_v forget_v atys_n &_o his_o meaning_n all_o this_o while_n in_o memory_n of_o who_o love_n the_o a_o galli_n be_v geld_v but_o the_o wise_a greek_n forget_v not_o this_o goodly_a matter_n because_o of_o the_o earth_n front_n in_o the_o spring_n be_v fair_a than_o then_o ever_o b_o porââ¦_n a_o famous_a philosopher_n say_v atys_n signify_v the_o flower_n &_o be_v therefore_o guelââ¦_n because_o the_o flower_n fall_v off_o before_o the_o fruit_n so_o then_o not_o c_o atys_n man_n or_o manlike_o but_o his_o privy_a part_n only_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o flower_n for_o they_o feââ¦l_v of_o in_o his_o spring_n nay_o many_o fall_v not_o of_o be_v cut_v of_o nor_o follow_v any_o fruit_n upon_o this_o but_o rather_o last_v sterility_n what_o then_o do_v all_o that_o which_o remain_v of_o he_o after_o his_o gelding_n signify_v whether_o be_v that_o refer_v the_o mean_v of_o that_o now_o or_o because_o they_o can_v find_v no_o reference_n for_o this_o remainder_n do_v they_o think_v that_o he_o become_v that_o which_o the_o fable_n show_v &_o as_o be_v record_v nay_o varro_n be_v we_o against_o they_o in_o that_o just_o and_o will_v not_o affirm_v it_o for_o his_o learning_n tell_v he_o it_o be_v false_a l._n vives_n the_o galli_n a_o be_v cybele_n priest_n of_o these_o we_o have_v speak_v festus_n say_v they_o geld_v themselves_o themselves_o because_o have_v violate_v their_o parent_n name_n they_o will_v never_o be_v parent_n bardesanes_n the_o syrian_a say_v that_o king_n abgarus_n make_v all_o their_o hand_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o that_o have_v use_v themselves_o so_o and_o so_o this_o ceremony_n cease_v macrobius_n interprete_v the_o passage_n of_o cybele_n and_o atys_n veââ¦s_n and_o adonis_n isys_n and_o osiris_n all_o one_o way_n call_v the_o woman_n the_o earth_n and_o the_o man_n the_o sun_n b_o porphiry_n of_o he_o elsewhere_o this_o place_n be_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr rational_a nââ¦_n deor._n atys_n and_o adonis_n say_v he_o be_v the_o fruit_n but_o atys_n especial_o the_o flower_n that_o fall_v eââ¦e_v the_o fruit_n be_v ââ¦ipe_a and_o so_o they_o say_v he_o be_v geld_v because_o the_o fade_a flower_n bear_v no_o fruit_n ãâã_d atys_n man_n or_o man_n like_a allude_v to_o plato_n riddle_n de_fw-fr rep_n 5._o a_o man_n and_o no_o man_n have_v sight_n and_o no_o sight_n smite_v and_o smite_v not_o a_o bird_n and_o no_o bird_n with_o a_o stone_n and_o no_o stone_n upon_o a_o tree_n and_o no_o tree_n that_o be_v a_o eunuch_n purblind_a throw_v and_o but_o touch_v a_o bat_n with_o a_o pumyce_n stone_n ââ¦ittng_a hiââ¦ââ¦iddle_n in_o a_o eldern_a tree_n of_o the_o filthiness_n of_o this_o great_a mother_n sacrifice_n chap._n 26._o no_o more_o will_v varro_n speak_v of_o the_o ganymede_n that_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o the_o say_a great_a mother_n against_o all_o shame_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o with_o anoint_a head_n paint_a face_n loose_a body_n and_o lascivious_a 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which_o varro_n do_v endeavour_n to_o bring_v about_o in_o diverse_a their_o theater-fable_n or_o temple-mystery_n wherein_o he_o free_v not_o the_o theater_n for_o their_o correspondence_n with_o the_o temple_n but_o condemn_v the_o temple_n for_o their_o correspondence_n with_o the_o theater_n yet_o endeavour_v with_o natural_a reason_n to_o wipe_v away_o the_o filthy_a shape_n that_o those_o presentment_n imprint_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o numa_n his_o book_n which_o the_o senate_n for_o keep_v their_o mystery_n in_o secret_a do_v command_v shall_v be_v burn_v chap._n 34._o but_o contrariwise_o we_o do_v find_v as_o varro_n himself_o say_v of_o numa_n his_o book_n that_o these_o natural_a reason_n give_v for_o these_o ceremony_n can_v no_o way_n be_v allow_v of_o nor_o worthy_a of_o their_o priest_n read_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o their_o secret_a reserve_n for_o now_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o what_o i_o promise_v in_o my_o three_o book_n to_o relate_v in_o convenient_a place_n 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his_o own_o institution_n ought_v neither_o to_o be_v show_v to_o people_n senate_n no_o nor_o to_o the_o priest_n themselves_o and_o that_o numa_n by_o his_o unlawful_a ãâã_d come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o such_o devilish_a secret_n as_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v religion_n ãâã_d ââ¦ded_v for_o write_v of_o yet_o though_o he_o be_v a_o king_n that_o fear_v no_o man_n he_o duââ¦_n for_o all_o that_o either_o publish_v they_o or_o abolish_v they_o publish_v they_o he_o will_v noââ¦ââ¦are_v of_o teach_v wickedness_n burn_v they_o he_o dare_v not_o for_o fear_v of_o offendiââ¦_n devil_n so_o he_o bury_v they_o where_o he_o think_v they_o will_v be_v safe_a d_o not_o ãâã_d ââ¦he_o turn_v up_o of_o his_o grave_n by_o a_o plough_n but_o the_o senate_n fear_v to_o reââ¦_n their_o ancestor_n religion_n and_o so_o agree_v with_o numa_n doctrine_n yet_o hold_v ãâã_d ââ¦kes_v too_o pernicious_a either_o to_o be_v bury_v again_o least_o man_n mad_a cuââ¦_n shall_v seek_v they_o out_o or_o to_o be_v put_v to_o any_o use_n but_o burn_v to_o the_o end_n ãâã_d seeiââ¦g_n they_o must_v needs_o stick_v to_o their_o old_a superstition_n they_o may_v do_v it_o with_o ââ¦ame_n by_o conceal_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o who_o knowledge_n will_v have_v disturââ¦_n whole_a city_n l._n vives_n ãâã_d terentius_n the_o story_n be_v write_v by_o livy_n ualerius_n plutarch_n and_o lactantius_n livy_n ãâã_d ââ¦erius_fw-la his_o ordinary_a follower_n say_v that_o q._n petilius_n find_v the_o book_n pliny_n out_o of_o ãâã_d that_o gn._n terentius_n find_v they_o in_o one_o chest_n not_o two_o livy_n call_v that_o year_n ãâã_d c._n bebius_n pamphilus_n and_o m._n amilius_n lepidus_n for_o who_o hemina_n put_v p._n corââ¦ââ¦gus_n after_o numa_n his_o reign_n dxxxv_o of_o the_o book_n the_o several_a opinion_n be_v ãâã_d 13._o cap._n 13._o b_o terentius_n petilius_n they_o say_v some_o say_v he_o desire_v the_o praetor_n they_o ãâã_d ââ¦ead_n other_o that_o he_o bring_v a_o scrivener_n to_o read_v they_o the_o history_n in_o livy_n lib._n 40._o ãâã_d and_o pliny_n lib._n 1._o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v the_o place_n he_o say_v he_o bring_v they_o inââ¦_n for_o though_o numa_n tomb_n be_v in_o the_o city_n namely_o in_o the_o fourteen_o region_n ãâã_d yet_o be_v beyond_o tiber_n such_o as_o come_v to_o the_o senate_n house_n seem_v to_o come_v out_o ãâã_d ââ¦bes_n or_o country_n c_o religious_a father_n as_o touch_v with_o fear_n that_o religion_n shall_v ãâã_d by_o the_o publication_n of_o those_o book_n some_o read_v religious_a in_o reference_n unto_o book_n ãâã_d ââ¦ng_v scruple_n of_o religion_n in_o man_n mind_n for_o that_o be_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o latin_a ãâã_d any_o man_n will_v read_v it_o irreligious_a d_o not_o fear_v it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o religious_a ãâã_d ââ¦as_v have_v over_o sepulcher_n of_o old_a none_o may_v violate_v or_o pull_v they_o down_o it_o be_v a_o sepulcher_n ãâã_d twelve_o table_n and_o also_o one_o of_o solon_n and_o 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commedian_n call_v he_o a_o god_n but_o plutarch_n in_o his_o life_n of_o theseus_n show_v what_o he_o be_v it_o be_v he_o yâ_z tell_v castor_n &_o pollux_n yâ_z theseus_n after_o his_o rape_n of_o helen_n keep_v she_o secret_o at_o aphidna_n &_o therefore_o be_v ever_o after_o respect_v both_o by_o they_o &_o all_o the_o other_o lacedaemonian_n for_o in_o all_o their_o road_n make_v into_o the_o athenian_z territory_n they_o never_o meddle_v with_o academia_n but_o dicaearchus_n say_v yâ_z first_o be_v call_v ecedemia_n of_o one_o ecedemus_fw-la a_o soldier_n under_o castor_n and_o pollux_n and_o so_o after_o come_v to_o be_v call_v academia_n this_o laertius_n touch_v at_o apuleius_n say_v that_o plato_n leave_v all_o his_o patrimony_n in_o a_o little_a garden_n near_o this_o academy_n two_o servant_n a_o cup_n for_o sacrifice_v in_o and_o as_o much_o gold_n as_o will_v make_v a_o earring_n in_o vita_fw-la platon_n laertius_n say_v he_o be_v honourable_o bury_v in_o the_o academy_n 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aââ¦chesilas_n school_n h_z plotine_n borne_n say_v suidas_n at_o lycopolis_n in_o egypt_n he_o write_v four_o and_o fifty_o book_n obscure_a one_o to_o keep_v the_o custom_n of_o his_o sect_n he_o live_v in_o the_o emperor_n galieââ¦us_a time_n plotine_n until_o probus_n enter_v he_o of_o who_o destiny_n firmicus_n do_v so_o lie_v and_o prate_v porphyry_n plotines_n scholar_n write_v his_o life_n at_o large_a ay_o jamblichus_n of_o calchis_n porphyry_n scholar_n a_o pythagorist_n rather_o jamblichus_n than_o a_o platonist_n as_o hierom_n testify_v yet_o in_o all_o divine_a matter_n the_o platonist_n be_v pythagorian_n his_o wit_n and_o manner_n be_v better_a than_o his_o master_n k_o porphyry_n a_o tyrian_a one_o neither_o porphyry_n sound_n in_o body_n nor_o mind_n of_o waver_a judgement_n unmanly_a inveterate_a malice_n and_o cruelty_n a_o profess_a plotinist_n suidas_n say_v he_o be_v amelius_n scholar_n also_o porphiry_n say_v
great_a guilt_n shame_n and_o sin_n both_o of_o the_o priest_n that_o present_v this_o and_o the_o people_n ceres_n that_o behold_v it_o but_o we_o may_v perhaps_o find_v a_o fit_a place_n for_o this_o thaeme_n e_o find_v the_o grain_n of_o barley_n the_o wheat_n also_o say_v diodor._n lib._n 1._o and_o thereupon_o some_o city_n present_v they_o both_o in_o her_o ceremony_n but_o osiris_n her_o husband_n first_o observe_v their_o profit_n and_o teach_v the_o world_n it_o chief_o barley_n that_o make_v ale_n in_o such_o country_n as_o want_v wine_n and_o be_v now_o use_v in_o the_o north_n part_n but_o they_o make_v meat_n of_o it_o in_o old_a time_n plin._n lib._n 18._o out_o of_o a_o athenian_a ceremony_n that_o credit_n menander_n report_v prove_v it_o of_o elder_a invention_n than_o wheat_n for_o have_v they_o find_v wheat_n soon_o say_v pliny_n barley_n will_v have_v be_v out_o of_o request_n for_o bread_n as_o it_o be_v present_o upon_o the_o find_n of_o wheat_n thenceforth_a become_a meat_n for_o beast_n finis_fw-la lib._n 8._o the_o content_n of_o the_o nine_o book_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n 1._o the_o scope_n of_o the_o aforepassed_a disputation_n and_o what_o be_v remain_v to_o treat_v of_o chapter_n 1._o 2._o whether_o among_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o air_n that_o be_v under_o the_o god_n there_o be_v any_o good_a one_o that_o can_v further_o a_o man_n in_o the_o attainment_n of_o true_a blessedness_n 3._o what_o quality_n apuleius_n ascribe_v unto_o the_o devil_n to_o who_o he_o give_v reason_n but_o no_o virtue_n 4._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoike_fw-gr and_o peripatetic_n concern_v perturbation_n of_o the_o mind_n 5._o that_o the_o christian_n passion_n be_v cause_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n not_o inducer_n unto_o vice_n 6._o what_o passion_n the_o spirit_n that_o apuleius_n make_v mediator_n between_o the_o god_n &_o man_n be_v subject_a unto_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n 7._o that_o the_o platonist_n do_v but_o seek_v contention_n in_o say_v the_o poet_n defame_v the_o god_n whereas_o their_o imputation_n pertain_v to_o the_o devil_n and_o not_o the_o god_n 8._o apuleius_n his_o definition_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n spirit_n of_o air_n and_o man_n of_o earth_n 9_o whether_o airy_a spirit_n can_v procure_v a_o man_n the_o god_n friendship_n 10._o plotines_n opinion_n that_o man_n be_v less_o wretched_a in_o their_o mortality_n than_o the_o devil_n be_v in_o their_o eternity_n 11._o of_o the_o platonist_n that_o hold_v man_n soul_n to_o become_v daemon_n after_o death_n 12._o of_o the_o three_o contrary_n whereby_o the_o platonist_n distinguish_v the_o devil_n nature_n from_o the_o mens_fw-la 13._o how_o the_o devil_n if_o they_o be_v neither_o bless_v with_o the_o god_n nor_o wretched_a with_o man_n may_v be_v in_o the_o mean_a betwixt_o both_o without_o participation_n of_o either_o 14._o whether_o mortal_a man_n may_v attain_v true_a happiness_n 15._o of_o the_o mediator_n of_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n 16._o whether_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o platonist_n say_v that_o the_o god_n avoid_v earthly_a contagion_n have_v no_o commerce_n with_o man_n but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o airy_a spirit_n 17._o that_o unto_o that_o be_v atitude_n that_o consist_v in_o participation_n of_o the_o chief_a good_a we_o must_v have_v only_o such_o a_o mediator_n as_o christ_n no_o such_o as_o the_o devil_n 18._o that_o the_o devil_n under_o colour_n of_o their_o intercession_n seek_v but_o to_o draw_v we_o from_o god_n 19_o that_o the_o word_n daemon_n be_v not_o use_v as_o now_o of_o any_o idolater_n in_o a_o good_a sense_n 20._o of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o devil_n knowledge_n whereof_o they_o be_v so_o proud_a 21._o in_o what_o manner_n the_o lord_n will_v make_v himself_o know_v to_o the_o devil_n 22._o the_o difference_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n knowledge_n and_o the_o devil_n 23._o that_o the_o pagan_a idol_n be_v false_o call_v god_n yet_o the_o scripture_n allow_v it_o to_o saint_n and_o angel_n finis_fw-la the_o nine_o book_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god._n write_v by_o saint_n augustine_n bishop_n of_o hippo_n unto_o marcellinus_n the_o scope_n of_o the_o aforepassed_n disputation_n and_o what_o be_v remain_v to_o treat_v of_o chap._n 1._o in_o these_o controversy_n of_o the_o god_n some_o have_v hold_v deity_n of_o both_o nature_n good_a and_o evil_n other_o of_o better_a mind_n do_v the_o god_n that_o honour_v to_o hold_v they_o all_o good_a but_o those_o ah_o that_o hold_v the_o first_o hold_v the_o airy_a spirit_n to_o be_v god_n also_o and_o call_v they_o god_n as_o they_o call_v the_o god_n spirit_n but_o not_o so_o ordinary_o indeed_o they_o confess_v that_o jove_n the_o prince_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v by_o homer_n b_o call_v a_o daemon_n but_o such_o as_o affirm_v all_o the_o god_n be_v good_a one_o and_o far_o better_a than_o the_o best_a man_n be_v just_o move_v by_o the_o art_n of_o the_o airy_a spirit_n to_o 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foul_a enormous_a irreligious_a fiction_n of_o the_o god_n crime_n not_o ãâã_d in_o the_o damnable_a practice_n of_o magic_a can_v be_v so_o much_o near_o to_o the_o god_n that_o ãâã_d must_v make_v they_o the_o mean_n to_o attain_v their_o favour_n and_o we_o find_v it_o ââ¦terly_o impossible_a so_o now_o this_o book_n as_o i_o promise_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o other_o must_v ãâã_d ââ¦cerne_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o god_n betwixt_o themselves_o if_o they_o make_v any_o ãâã_d ââ¦or_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o god_n and_o spirit_n the_o one_o be_v far_o distant_a from_o man_n as_o they_o say_v and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o midst_n between_o the_o god_n and_o man_n but_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o these_o spirit_n among_o themselves_o this_o be_v the_o present_a question_n l._n vives_n these_o ah_o that_o hold_v plato_n hold_v all_o the_o god_n to_o be_v good_a but_o the_o daemon_n to_o be_v neither_o good_a not_o evil_a but_o neuter_n but_o hermes_n have_v his_o good_a angel_n and_o his_o bad_a and_o porphery_n convivio_fw-la ãâã_d ââ¦s_v helpful_a daemon_n and_o his_o hurtful_a as_o some_o of_o the_o platonist_n hold_v also_o b_o homer_n calââ¦_n daemon_n plââ¦arch_n the_o defect_n oracul_fw-la say_v that_o homer_n confound_v the_o deity_n and_o demon_n togeââ¦r_v ââ¦ng_v both_o name_n promiscual_o he_o call_v jove_n a_o daemon_n which_o word_n as_o one_o interprete_v it_o be_v sometime_o use_v for_o good_a and_o sometime_o bad_a and_o iliad_n 1._o he_o say_v jove_n with_o the_o other_o daeââ¦_n call_v all_o the_o god_n by_o that_o name_n upon_o which_o place_n his_o interpreter_n say_v he_o call_v ãâã_d daemon_n either_o for_o their_o experience_n wisdom_n or_o government_n of_o man_n so_o say_v julius_n ãâã_d homer_n call_v the_o god_n daemon_n and_o plato_n call_v the_o world_n architect_n the_o great_a daemon_n for_o deity_n &_o daemon_n be_v both_o take_v in_o one_o sense_n this_o daemon_n plato_n mention_v de_fw-fr republ_n but_o it_o be_v a_o 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proclus_n whether_o among_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o air_n that_o be_v under_o the_o god_n there_o be_v any_o good_a one_o that_o can_v further_o a_o man_n in_o the_o attainment_n of_o true_a blessedness_n chap._n 2._o for_o many_o useto_o say_v there_o be_v some_o good_a devil_n and_o some_o bad_a but_o whether_o this_o opinion_n be_v plato_n or_o who_o soever_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v because_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v delude_v in_o honour_v those_o spirit_n as_o if_o they_o be_v good_a or_o such_o as_o while_o he_o think_v shall_v by_o their_o place_n be_v a_o mean_a of_o reconciliation_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o god_n and_o desire_v their_o furtherance_n to_o be_v with_o they_o after_o death_n do_v inveigle_v he_o and_o draw_v he_o in_o with_o deceit_n quite_o from_o the_o true_a god_n with_o who_o only_o and_o in_o who_o only_o and_o from_o who_o only_o every_o reasonable_a soul_n must_v expect_v and_o enjoy_v beatitude_n what_o quality_n apuleius_n ascribe_v to_o 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the_o mean_n to_o repress_v all_o outrageous_a affection_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoike_fw-gr and_o peripatetic_n concern_v perturbation_n of_o the_o mind_n chap._n 4._o concern_v motion_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v ãâã_d and_o some_o of_o ãâã_d tully_n perturbation_n other_o affect_v or_o affection_n and_o some_o more_o exââ¦ââ¦m_n the_o greek_n passion_n there_o be_v two_o opinion_n of_o the_o philosopher_n ãâã_d that_o they_o may_v befall_v a_o wise_a man_n yet_o so_o as_o they_o be_v still_o awe_v by_o reaââ¦_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o mind_n oblige_v to_o what_o condition_n discretion_n imposââ¦ââ¦olders_v of_o this_o be_v platonist_n or_o aristotelian_o for_o aristotle_n the_o first_o ãâã_d be_v plato_n his_o scholar_n but_o other_o as_o the_o stoike_fw-gr exempt_v a_o wise_a man_n ãâã_d ââ¦ouch_n of_o those_o passion_n and_o a_o those_o tully_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la ãâã_d to_o be_v rather_o material_o then_o formal_o opposite_a 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can_v hear_v it_o answer_v to_o those_o that_o stay_v with_o he_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o quicken_v the_o flesh_n profit_v nothing_o therefore_o the_o beginning_n have_v assume_v flesh_n and_o 60._o soul_n mundify_v both_o in_o the_o believer_n and_o so_o when_o the_o jew_n ask_v he_o who_o he_o be_v he_o answer_v they_o that_o he_o be_v the_o a_o beginning_n which_o our_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v encumber_v with_o sinful_a corruption_n can_v never_o conceive_v unless_o he_o 25._o by_o who_o we_o be_v and_o be_v not_o do_v purify_v us._n we_o be_v man_n but_o just_a we_o be_v not_o but_o in_o his_o incarnation_n our_o nature_n be_v and_o that_o just_a not_o sinful_a this_o be_v the_o mediation_n that_o help_v up_o those_o that_o be_v fall_v and_o down_o this_o be_v the_o seed_n that_o the_o angel_n sow_v by_o dictate_v the_o law_n wherein_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o one_o god_n be_v teach_v and_o this_o our_o mediator_n true_o promise_v l_o vives_n the_o ah_o begin_v ãâã_d 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in_o the_o flesh_n whence_o all_o those_o admirable_a act_n proceed_v therefore_o he_o say_v i_o be_o he_o ãâã_d the_o beginning_n and_o i_o speak_v to_o you_o use_v a_o mortal_a body_n as_o a_o instrument_n give_v you_o no_o more_o precept_n by_o angel_n but_o by_o myself_o this_o answer_n be_v not_o unlike_o that_o give_v to_o moses_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o but_o that_o concern_v god_n simple_a essence_n and_o majesty_n this_o be_v more_o late_a and_o declare_v god_n in_o the_o fââ¦me_n of_o man_n that_o all_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o old_a law_n and_o other_o age_n before_o it_o be_v justify_v only_o by_o the_o mystery_n and_o faith_n of_o christ._n
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in_o moses_n law_n m_o performance_n in_o our_o law_n by_o apostle_n and_o other_o holy_a preacher_n n_o concern_v health_n or_o to_o befall_v the_o health_n better_o o_o confirm_v or_o the_o rule_n of_o which_o they_o challenge_v to_o themselves_o in_o fit_v wicked_a aââ¦fections_n with_o correspondent_a effect_n for_o they_o can_v use_v their_o power_n of_o nature_n far_o mââ¦re_o know_o then_o we_o in_o procure_v health_n or_o sickness_n finis_fw-la lib_n 10._o the_o content_n of_o the_o eleven_o book_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n ãâã_d of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o work_n wherein_o the_o deââ¦ion_n of_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o the_o ââ¦es_n the_o heavenly_a and_o earthly_a be_v deââ¦_n ãâã_d of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n which_o none_o can_v ãâã_d but_o through_o the_o mediator_n between_o ââ¦d_a man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n ãâã_d of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripââ¦ââ¦de_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n ãâã_d ââ¦at_a the_o state_n of_o the_o world_n be_v neither_o eââ¦_n nor_o ordain_v by_o any_o new_a thought_n of_o ãâã_d ââ¦f_n he_o mean_v that_o after_o which_o he_o mean_v ââ¦re_o ãâã_d ââ¦at_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o seek_v to_o comprehend_v ââ¦te_a space_n of_o time_n or_o place_n ere_o the_o world_n ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o the_o world_n and_o time_n have_v both_o one_o ââ¦g_n nor_o be_v the_o one_o before_o the_o other_o ãâã_d of_o the_o first_o six_o day_n that_o have_v morning_n ââ¦g_v ere_o the_o sun_n be_v make_v ãâã_d ãâã_d we_o must_v think_v of_o god_n rest_v the_o ãâã_d ââ¦fter_o his_o six_o day_n work_n ãâã_d ââ¦is_n to_o be_v think_v of_o the_o quality_n of_o ãâã_d ââ¦ording_v to_o scripture_n ãâã_d ââ¦e_n uncompounded_a unchangeable_a ãâã_d father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ãâã_d god_n in_o substance_n and_o quality_n ever_o ãâã_d same_o ãâã_d ââ¦ether_o the_o spirit_n that_o fall_v do_v ever_o ãâã_d the_o angel_n in_o their_o bliss_n at_o their_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d happiness_n of_o the_o just_a that_o ââ¦as_v yet_o ãâã_d ãâã_d reward_n of_o the_o divine_a promise_n comââ¦_n the_o first_o man_n of_o paradise_n before_o sin_n ãâã_d ãâã_d whether_o the_o angel_n be_v create_v in_o ãâã_d of_o happiness_n that_o neither_o those_o that_o ãâã_d ââ¦hey_n shall_v fall_v nor_o those_o that_o perseveââ¦ââ¦ew_v they_o shall_v persevere_v ãâã_d ãâã_d this_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o devil_n he_o aââ¦_n in_o the_o truth_n because_o there_o be_v no_o ãâã_d he_o ãâã_d thââ¦_n meaning_n of_o this_o place_n the_o devil_n ãâã_d from_o the_o beginning_n ãâã_d of_o the_o different_a degree_n of_o creature_n ãâã_d ââ¦ble_a use_n and_o reason_n order_n do_v differ_v 17._o that_o the_o vice_n of_o malice_n be_v not_o natural_a but_o against_o nature_n follow_v the_o will_v not_o the_o creator_n in_o sin_n 18._o of_o the_o beauty_n of_o this_o universe_n augment_v by_o god_n ordinance_n out_o of_o contrary_n 19_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o god_n separate_v the_o light_n from_o the_o darkness_n 20._o of_o 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of_o each_o work_n of_o god_n who_o make_v it_o how_o and_o why_o the_o holy_a trinity_n be_v secret_o intimate_v unto_o we_o for_o it_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o word_n that_o say_v let_v it_o be_v make_v and_o that_o which_o be_v make_v when_o he_o speak_v doubtless_o be_v make_v by_o the_o word_n and_o in_o that_o where_o it_o be_v say_v and_o god_n see_v that_o it_o be_v good_a it_o be_v plain_a that_o neither_o necessity_n nor_o use_n but_o only_o his_o mere_a will_n move_v god_n to_o make_v what_o be_v make_v that_o be_v because_o it_o be_v good_a which_o be_v say_v after_o it_o be_v do_v to_o show_v the_o correspondence_n of_o the_o good_a creature_n to_o the_o creator_n by_o reason_n of_o who_o goodness_n it_o be_v make_v if_o this_o goodness_n be_v now_o the_o holy_a spirit_n then_o be_v all_o the_o whole_a trinity_n intimate_v to_o we_o in_o every_o creature_n &_o hence_o be_v the_o original_n form_n and_o perfection_n of_o that_o holy_a city_n whereof_o the_o angel_n be_v inhabitant_n ask_v whence_o it_o be_v god_n make_v it_o how_o have_v it_o wisdom_n god_n enlighten_v it_o how_o be_v it_o happy_a god_n who_o it_o enjoy_v have_v frame_v the_o existence_n and_o illustrate_v the_o contemplation_n and_o sweeten_v the_o inherence_n thereof_o in_o himself_o that_o be_v it_o see_v love_v rejoice_v in_o god_n eternity_n shine_v in_o his_o truth_n and_o joy_v in_o his_o goodness_n l._n vives_n wââ¦_n a_o believe_v let_v we_o believe_v then_o and_o be_v silent_a hold_v and_o not_o inquire_v preach_v faithful_o and_o not_o dispute_v contentious_o b_o beget_v what_o can_v i_o do_v here_o but_o fall_n defective_a to_o adoration_n what_o can_v i_o say_v but_o recite_v that_o say_n of_o paul_n in_o admiration_n o_o the_o deepness_n of_o the_o riches_n both_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n c_o here_o i_o dare_v not_o nor_o i_o though_o many_o divine_n call_v the_o spirit_n the_o father_n goodness_n and_o the_o son_n his_o wisdom_n who_o dare_v affirm_v aught_o direct_o in_o those_o deep_a mystery_n d_o because_o it_o or_o because_o it_o be_v equal_o good_a of_o the_o tripartite_a division_n of_o all_o philosophical_a discipline_n chap._n 25._o hence_o be_v it_o as_o far_o as_o we_o conceive_v that_o philosophy_n get_v three_o part_n or_o rather_o that_o the_o philosopher_n observe_v the_o three_o part_n they_o do_v not_o invent_v they_o but_o they_o observe_v the_o natural_a rational_a and_o moral_a from_o hence_o these_o be_v the_o latin_a name_n ordinary_o use_v as_o we_o show_v in_o our_o eight_o book_n not_o that_o it_o follow_v that_o herein_o they_o conceive_v a_o whit_n of_o the_o trinity_n though_o plato_n be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v say_v to_o find_v out_o and_o record_v this_o division_n and_o that_o unto_o he_o none_o but_o god_n seem_v the_o author_n of_o all_o nature_n or_o the_o giver_n of_o reason_n or_o the_o inspirer_n of_o honesty_n but_o whereas_o in_o these_o point_n of_o nature_n inquisition_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o final_a good_a there_o be_v many_o diverse_a opinion_n yet_o all_o their_o controversy_n lie_v in_o those_o three_o great_a and_o general_a question_n every_o one_o make_v a_o discrepant_a opinion_n from_o another_o in_o all_o three_o and_o yet_o all_o do_v hold_v that_o nature_n have_v some_o cause_n knowledge_n ãâã_d and_o life_n some_o direction_n and_o sum_n for_o three_o thing_n be_v seek_v out_o in_o man_n ãâã_d nature_n skill_n and_o practice_v his_o nature_n to_o be_v judge_v off_o by_o wit_n ãâã_d ââ¦y_a knowledge_n and_o his_o practice_n a_o by_o the_o use_n b_o i_o know_v well_o that_o ââ¦elongs_v to_o fruition_n proper_o and_o use_v to_o the_o user_n and_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o ââ¦ently_o use_v fruition_n of_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v desire_v for_o itself_o only_o deââ¦_n we_o and_o use_v of_o that_o which_o we_o seek_v for_o another_o respect_n in_o which_o sense_n we_o ââ¦her_o use_v then_o enjoy_v temporalitye_n to_o deserve_v the_o fruition_n of_o eternity_n ââ¦e_v wicked_a enjoy_v money_n and_o use_v god_n spend_v not_o money_n for_o ãâã_d ââ¦ut_o honour_v he_o for_o money_n yet_o in_o common_a phrase_n of_o speech_n we_o ãâã_d ââ¦ruition_n and_o enjoy_v use_n for_o fruit_n proper_o be_v the_o field_n increase_v ãâã_d ââ¦ppon_o we_o live_v so_o then_o thus_o i_o take_v use_n in_o three_o observation_n of_o a_o arââ¦_n nature_n skill_n and_o use_v from_o which_o the_o philosopher_n invent_v the_o seveââ¦ââ¦lines_n tend_v all_o to_o beatitude_n the_o natural_a for_o nature_n the_o rational_a ãâã_d ââ¦e_n the_o moral_a for_o use_v so_o that_o if_o our_o nature_n be_v of_o itself_o we_o shall_v ãâã_d own_o wisdom_n and_o never_o go_v about_o to_o know_v it_o by_o learning_n ab_fw-la exterââ¦_n if_o our_o love_n have_v
but_o the_o better_a part_n only_o nor_o the_o body_n whole_a man_n but_o the_o worse_a part_n only_o and_o both_o conjoin_v make_v man_n yet_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o they_o disjoin_v they_o lose_v not_o that_o name_n for_o who_o may_v not_o follow_v custom_n and_o say_v such_o a_o man_n be_v dead_a such_o a_o man_n be_v now_o in_o joy_n or_o in_o pain_n and_o speak_v but_o of_o the_o soul_n only_o or_o such_o a_o man_n be_v in_o his_o grave_n and_o mean_v but_o the_o body_n only_o will_v they_o say_v the_o scripture_n use_v no_o such_o phrase_n yes_o it_o both_o call_v the_o body_n and_o soul_n conjoin_v by_o the_o name_n of_o man_n and_o also_o divide_v they_o call_v the_o soul_n the_o inward_a man_n and_o the_o body_n the_o outward_a as_o if_o they_o be_v two_o man_n and_o not_o both_o composiââ¦gone_v and_o mark_v in_o what_o respect_n man_n be_v call_v god_n image_n and_o man_n of_o earth_n return_v to_o earth_n the_o first_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n which_o god_n breathe_v or_o inspire_v into_o man_n that_o be_v into_o man_n body_n and_o the_o laââ¦er_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o body_n which_o god_n make_v of_o the_o dust_n and_o give_v it_o a_o soul_n whereby_o it_o become_v a_o live_a body_n that_o be_v man_n become_v a_o live_a soul_n and_o therefore_o whereas_o christ_n breathe_v upon_o his_o apostle_n say_v receve_v the_o holy_a spirit_n this_o be_v to_o show_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v he_o aswell_o as_o the_o father_n for_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n make_v up_o the_o trinity_n of_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a spirit_n be_v no_o creature_n but_o a_o creator_n that_o breath_n which_o be_v carnal_o breathe_v be_v not_o the_o substantial_a nature_n of_o the_o holy_a create_v spirit_n but_o rather_o a_o signification_n as_o i_o say_v of_o the_o son_n communication_n of_o the_o spirit_n with_o his_o father_n it_o be_v not_o particular_a to_o either_o but_o common_a to_o both_o the_o scripture_n in_o greek_a call_v it_o always_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o the_o lord_n call_v it_o here_o when_o by_o signifi_n it_o with_o his_o breath_n he_o give_v it_o to_o his_o disciple_n and_o i_o never_o read_v it_o otherwise_o call_v in_o any_o place_n of_o god_n book_n but_o here_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v 16._o that_o god_n form_v man_n be_v dust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o breathe_v in_o his_o face_n the_o spirit_n or_o breath_n of_o life_n the_o greek_a be_v g_o not_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d but_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o word_n be_v read_v often_o for_o the_o creature_n than_o the_o creator_n and_o therefore_o some_o latinist_n for_o difference_n sake_n do_v not_o interpret_v this_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d spirit_n but_o breath_n for_o so_o it_o be_v in_o isaiah_n where_o god_n say_v h_o i_o have_v make_v all_o breath_n mean_v doubtless_o every_o soul_n therefore_o that_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d we_o do_v sometime_o call_v breath_n sometime_n spirit_n sometime_n inspiration_n and_o aspiration_n and_o sometime_o ay_o soul_n but_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d never_o but_o spirit_n either_o of_o man_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o or_o of_o a_o beast_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o 8._o preacher_n who_o know_v whether_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n ascend_v upwardes_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o beast_n downward_o to_o the_o earth_n or_o that_o bodily_a spirit_n which_o we_o call_v wind_n as_o the_o psalm_n say_v fire_n hail_n snow_n ice_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o tempest_n or_o of_o no_o creature_n but_o the_o creator_n himself_o whereof_o our_o saviour_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n receive_v the_o holy_a ãâã_d signify_v it_o in_o his_o bodily_a breath_n and_o there_o also_o where_o he_o say_v go_v and_o bââ¦ise_v all_o nation_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n plain_o and_o excellent_o intimate_v the_o full_a trinity_n unto_o we_o and_o there_o also_o where_o we_o read_v god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n in_o all_o those_o place_n of_o scriptââ¦_n 24._o the_o greek_a we_o see_v have_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o not_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o the_o latin_a flatus_fw-la and_o not_o spiââ¦us_a and_o therefore_o if_o in_o that_o place_n he_o breathe_v into_o his_o face_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n tââ¦_n greek_n have_v not_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d as_o it_o have_v but_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d yet_o be_v it_o no_o consequent_a that_o we_o shall_v take_v it_o for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o three_o person_n in_o trinity_n because_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v uââ¦_n for_o a_o creature_n as_o well_o as_o the_o creator_n and_o as_o ordinary_o o_o but_o ââ¦ay_v they_o he_o ââ¦ld_v not_o have_v add_v aquavitae_fw-la of_o life_n but_o that_o he_o mean_v that_o spirit_n aââ¦d_o whereas_o ãâã_d sââ¦id_v man_n become_v a_o soul_n he_o will_v not_o have_v add_v live_v but_o that_o he_o mean_v the_o soul_n life_n which_o be_v give_v from_o above_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o the_o soul_n haââ¦g_v a_o proper_a life_n by_o itself_o why_o shall_v he_o add_v live_v but_o to_o intimate_v the_o ãâã_d give_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n but_o what_o be_v this_o but_o folly_n to_o respect_v conjecture_n and_o ãâã_d to_o neglect_v scripture_n for_o what_o need_v we_o go_v further_o than_o a_o chapter_n and_o beââ¦old_v let_v the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o the_o live_a soul_n speak_v of_o the_o creation_n of_o all_o eââ¦ly_a creature_n and_o beside_o for_o five_o or_o six_o chapter_n only_o after_o why_o may_v ãâã_d ââ¦ot_v observe_v this_o every_o thing_n in_o who_o nostril_n the_o spirit_n of_o life_n do_v breath_n 22._o ââ¦soever_o they_o be_v in_o the_o dry_a land_n die_v relate_v the_o destruction_n of_o every_o live_a ãâã_d upon_o earth_n by_o the_o deluge_n if_o then_o we_o find_v a_o live_a soul_n and_o a_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o beast_n as_o the_o scripture_n say_v plain_o use_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o not_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o this_o very_a ãâã_d place_n why_o may_v we_o not_o as_o well_o say_v why_o add_v he_o live_v there_o see_v ãâã_d soul_n can_v be_v unless_o it_o live_v and_o why_o add_v he_o of_o life_n here_o have_v ââ¦d_a spirit_n but_o we_o understand_v the_o scripture_n ordinary_a usage_n of_o the_o live_a ãâã_d and_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n for_o animate_v body_n natural_a and_o sensitive_a and_o yet_o ãâã_d this_o usual_a phrase_n of_o scripture_n when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v use_v concern_v ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o man_n whereas_o it_o imply_v that_o man_n receive_v a_o reasonable_a soul_n of_o ãâã_d ââ¦ated_v by_o his_o breath_n k_o not_o as_o the_o other_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o water_n and_o ãâã_d and_o yet_o so_o that_o it_o be_v make_v in_o that_o body_n to_o 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ourselves_o and_o give_v it_o out_o ãâã_d in_o a_o breath_n so_o almighty_a god_n not_o only_o out_o of_o his_o own_o nature_n or_o of_o ãâã_d ââ¦feriour_a creature_n but_o even_o of_o nothing_o can_v make_v a_o breath_n which_o he_o may_v ãâã_d most_o fit_o say_v to_o breath_n or_o inspire_v into_o man_n it_o be_v as_o he_o be_v incorporeal_a ãâã_d ââ¦ot_n as_o he_o be_v immutable_a because_o it_o be_v create_v as_o he_o be_v not_o ãâã_d to_o let_v those_o man_n see_v that_o will_v talk_v of_o scripture_n and_o yet_o mark_v not_o what_o ãâã_d do_v intend_v that_o something_o may_v be_v say_v to_o come_v
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man_n be_v never_o above_o seven_o foot_n which_o i_o have_v rather_o believe_v than_o herodotus_n that_o fabulous_a historiographer_n who_o say_v that_o orestes_n his_o body_n be_v find_v to_o to_o be_v seven_o cubit_n which_o be_v twelve_o foot_n and_o ¼_n unless_o as_o homer_n think_v the_o body_n of_o the_o ancient_n be_v large_a than_o those_o of_o late_a time_n who_o decline_v with_o the_o world_n decline_a age_n but_o plato_n aristotle_n and_o their_o follower_n that_o hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v eternal_a affirm_v that_o it_o neither_o diminish_v nor_o decline_v e_z say_v lib._n 7._o chap._n 48._o hellanicus_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o race_n of_o the_o epirote_n in_o etolia_n that_o live_v two_o hundred_o year_n and_o damastes_n hold_v so_o also_o name_v one_o pistorââ¦s_n a_o chief_a man_n among_o they_o in_o strength_n who_o live_v three_o hundred_o year_n of_o the_o difference_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v between_o the_o hebrew_n computation_n and_o we_o chap._n 10._o wherefore_o though_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o difference_n between_o the_o hebrew_n computation_n and_o we_o i_o know_v not_o upon_o what_o cause_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o disproove_v that_o those_o man_n live_v as_o long_o as_o we_o say_v they_o do_v for_o adam_n ere_o he_o beget_v seth_n be_v say_v by_o our_o ah_o book_n to_o have_v live_v two_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n by_o the_o hebrew_n but_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o but_o after_o he_o have_v be_v get_v seth_n he_o live_v seven_o hundred_o year_n by_o our_o account_n and_o eight_o hundred_o by_o the_o hebrew_n thus_o both_o agree_v in_o the_o main_a sum_n and_o so_o in_o the_o follow_a generation_n the_o hebrew_n be_v still_o at_o such_o or_o such_o a_o one_o birth_n a_o hundred_o year_n behind_o we_o in_o this_o father_n age_n but_o in_o his_o year_n after_o his_o son_n birth_n they_o still_o come_v up_o unto_o our_o general_a sum_n and_o both_o agree_v in_o one_o but_o in_o the_o ââ¦xt_a generation_n they_o differ_v not_o a_o letter_n in_o the_o seven_o generation_n wherein_o henoch_n be_v not_o he_o that_o die_v but_o he_o that_o please_v god_n and_o be_v translate_v there_o be_v the_o same_o difference_n of_o the_o one_o hundred_o year_n before_o he_o beget_v his_o son_n but_o all_o come_v to_o one_o end_n still_o both_o the_o book_n make_v he_o live_v three_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o five_o year_n ere_o his_o translation_n the_o eight_o generation_n have_v some_o difference_n but_o of_o less_o moment_n and_o noââ¦_n like_v to_o this_o for_o mathusalem_n have_v beget_v enoch_n before_o he_o have_v his_o next_o sââ¦e_n who_o the_o scripture_n name_n be_v say_v by_o the_o hebrew_n to_o have_v live_v twenty_o year_n long_o than_o we_o say_v he_o live_v but_o in_o the_o account_n of_o his_o year_n after_o this_o son_n we_o add_v the_o twenty_o and_o both_o do_v jump_o in_o one_o just_a sum_n only_o in_o the_o nine_o generation_n that_o be_v in_o the_o year_n of_o lamech_v the_o son_n of_o mathusalem_n and_o the_o father_n of_o noah_n we_o differ_v in_o the_o whole_a sum_n but_o it_o be_v but_o sour_a and_o ãâã_d year_n and_o that_o they_o have_v more_o than_o we_o for_o his_o age_n ere_o he_o beget_v noah_n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v six_o year_n less_o than_o in_o we_o and_o their_o sum_n of_o his_o year_n afterward_o be_v thirty_o more_o than_o we_o which_o six_o take_v from_o thirty_o leave_v four_o and_o twenty_o as_o i_o say_v before_o l._n vives_n ãâã_d a_o book_n mean_v the_o latin_a translation_n that_o the_o church_n use_v then_o out_o of_o the_o 70._o ãâã_d hierom_n be_v either_o publish_v or_o receive_v and_o by_o the_o hebrew_n book_n he_o mean_v the_o ãâã_d scripture_n and_o the_o hebrew_n author_n thereto_o agree_v adam_n say_v hierome_n live_v ãâã_d and_o beget_v a_o son_n like_o himself_o and_o call_v his_o name_n seth._n where_o we_o be_v to_o conââ¦ââ¦t_v from_o adam_n to_o the_o flood_n where_o we_o read_v two_o hundred_o year_n and_o the_o overplus_n the_o ãâã_d read_v only_o one_o hundred_o and_o the_o overplus_a and_o the_o day_n of_o adam_n after_o he_o have_v beââ¦_n seth_n be_v seven_o hundred_o year_n because_o the_o translator_n have_v err_v a_o hundred_o before_o ãâã_d he_o put_v but_o seven_o hundred_o where_o the_o hebrew_n have_v eight_o hundred_o thus_o far_o hierome_n ãâã_d ââ¦cepts_v not_o at_o all_o at_o this_o manner_n of_o computation_n augustine_n omittes_fw-la jared_n beget_v of_o ãâã_d in_o the_o six_o generation_n but_o this_o indeed_o go_v not_o above_o two_o hundred_o year_n of_o mathusalems_n year_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v live_v fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o deluge_n chap._n 11._o ââ¦here_o be_v a_o a_o notable_a question_n arise_v upon_o this_o difference_n between_o we_o ãâã_d ââ¦he_o hebrew_n where_o mathusalem_n be_v reckon_v to_o have_v live_v fourteen_o ãâã_d ââ¦fter_o the_o deluge_n whereas_o the_o scripture_n account_v but_o eight_o person_n ãâã_d save_v therein_o of_o all_o mankind_n whereof_o mathusalem_n be_v none_o for_o in_o ââ¦kes_n mathusalem_n live_v ere_o he_o beget_v lamech_v one_o hundred_o sixty_o seven_o ãâã_d and_o lamech_v until_o he_o beget_v noah_n one_o hundred_o four_o score_n &_o eight_o year_n ãâã_d join_v make_v three_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o five_o year_n unto_o which_o add_v noah_n ãâã_d ââ¦dred_v year_n for_o then_o begin_v the_o deluge_n and_o so_o the_o time_n between_o maââ¦_n birth_n and_o the_o deluge_n be_v nine_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o five_o year_n now_o maââ¦_n day_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v nine_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o nine_o year_n for_o ãâã_d hundred_o sixty_o and_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n ere_o he_o beget_v lamech_v he_o ãâã_d hundred_o and_o two_o year_n after_o which_o make_v in_o all_o nine_o hundred_o sixty_o ãâã_d from_o whence_o take_v nine_o hundred_o ââ¦iftie_a five_o the_o time_n from_o his_o birth_n to_o ãâã_d ââ¦ge_n and_o there_o remain_v fourteen_o which_o
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be_v the_o seven_o from_o adam_n for_o he_o be_v long_o before_o moses_n unless_o he_o speak_v prophetical_o of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o therefore_o hiââ¦rome_n intimate_v that_o the_o book_n only_o whence_o this_o be_v be_v entitle_v enoch_n l_o prophet_n as_o the_o nââ¦rites_v counterfeit_v a_o work_n under_o hieremiââ¦s_n name_n aug._n in_o matt._n ââ¦ap_n 27._o m_o aââ¦_n as_o thomas_n his_o gospel_n peter_n revelation_n and_o barnabas_n his_o gospel_n which_o be_v bring_v ãâã_d alexandria_n sign_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n zeno._n how_o the_o word_n that_o god_n speak_v of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o perish_v in_o the_o deluge_n and_o their_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v chap._n 24._o but_o whereas_o god_n say_v their_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o hundred_o
nation_n to_o the_o other_o what_o great_a proof_n need_v we_o than_o this_o to_o confirm_v that_o the_o israelite_n and_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o be_v contain_v in_o abraham_n seed_n the_o first_o in_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o late_a in_o the_o spirit_n of_o moses_n his_o time_n josuah_n the_o judge_n the_o king_n saul_n the_o first_o david_n the_o chief_a both_o in_o merit_n and_o in_o mystical_a reference_n chap._n 43._o iacob_n and_o joseph_n be_v dead_a the_o israelite_n in_o the_o other_o hundred_o forty_o four_o year_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o they_o leave_v egypt_n increase_v wonderful_o though_o the_o egyptian_n oppress_v they_o sore_o and_o once_o kill_v all_o their_o male_a child_n for_o fear_n of_o their_o wonderful_a multiplication_n but_o moses_n be_v save_v from_o those_o butcher_n and_o bring_v up_o in_o the_o court_n by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n the_o a_o name_n of_o the_o 2._o egyptian_a king_n god_n intend_v great_a thing_n by_o he_o and_o he_o grow_v up_o 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great_a event_n amaze_v even_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v trouble_v with_o those_o sea_n to_o see_v the_o imminent_a persecution_n of_o the_o church_n whereof_o he_o last_o avouch_v himself_o a_o member_n say_v i_o will_v rest_v in_o the_o daââ¦e_n of_o trouble_n as_o if_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o hopeful_a sufferer_n and_o patient_a reioycer_n that_o i_o may_v go_v up_o to_o the_o people_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n leave_v his_o carnal_a kindred_n that_o wander_v after_o nothing_o but_o worldly_a matter_n never_o care_v for_o their_o supernal_a country_n ââ¦or_n the_o figtree_n shall_v not_o fructify_v nor_o shall_v fruit_n be_v in_o the_o vine_n the_o olive_n shall_v faââ¦le_v and_o the_o field_n shall_v be_v fruitless_a the_o sheep_n have_v leave_v their_o meat_n and_o the_o ox_n be_v not_o in_o their_o stall_n here_o he_o see_v the_o nation_n that_o crucify_v christ_n deprive_v of_o all_o spiritual_a good_n prefigure_v in_o those_o corporal_a fertility_n and_o because_o the_o country_n ignorance_n of_o god_n have_v cause_v these_o plague_n forsake_v god_n righteousness_n through_o their_o own_o pride_n he_o add_v this_o i_o will_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o joy_n in_o god_n my_o saviour_n the_o lord_n my_o god_n be_v my_o strength_n he_o will_v establish_v my_o foot_n he_o will_v set_v i_o upon_o high_a place_n that_o i_o may_v be_v victorious_a in_o his_o song_n what_o song_n even_o such_o as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o he_o have_v set_v my_o foot_n upon_o the_o rock_n and_o order_v my_o go_n and_o have_v put_v into_o my_o mouth_n a_o new_a song_n of_o praise_n unto_o god._n in_o such_o a_o song_n and_o not_o in_o one_o of_o his_o own_o praise_n do_v ahââ¦cuc_n conquer_v glory_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n some_o book_n read_v this_o place_n better_o ãâã_d i_o ãâã_d joy_n in_o my_o lord_n jesus_n but_o the_o translator_n have_v not_o the_o name_n itself_o in_o latin_a otherwise_o we_o like_v the_o word_n a_o great_a deal_n better_o l._n 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