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observe_v how_o it_o be_v take_v in_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v reckon_v by_o 3._o by_o instit._fw-la orat._n l._n 8._o c._n 3._o quintilian_n among_o the_o fault_n of_o speech_n namely_o when_o person_n be_v too_o nice_a about_o it_o and_o take_v too_o much_o care_n in_o the_o order_n of_o it_o and_o thence_o perhaps_o apion_n have_v the_o epithet_n give_v he_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o curious_a and_o acquaint_v grammarian_n this_o over-curiousness_n in_o speak_v lead_v to_o adulation_n and_o fawn_v and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v define_v thus_o by_o theophrastus_n in_o his_o character_n of_o moral_n 〈◊〉_d moral_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o dissemble_n in_o word_n and_o action_n join_v with_o a_o pretence_n of_o benevolence_n and_o according_a to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o officious_a flatterer_n and_o one_o that_o do_v act_v that_o part_n with_o much_o affectation_n and_o folly_n the_o word_n refer_v to_o action_n as_o well_o as_o speech_n for_o talkative_a person_n general_o be_v pragmatical_a therefore_o we_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d busy-body_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 13._o who_o there_o be_v join_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tatler_n those_o that_o exceed_v in_o word_n as_o the_o other_o in_o do_v so_o it_o seem_v that_o preposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o composition_n import_v that_o which_o be_v too_o much_o that_o which_o be_v superfluous_a and_o unnecessary_a and_o this_o unnecessary_a and_o pragmatical_a overdoing_a do_v easy_o tend_v unto_o and_o end_v in_o superstition_n which_o indeed_o according_a to_o the_o true_a denotation_n of_o the_o word_n be_v a_o overdoing_a and_o the_o bigotry_n of_o superstition_n common_o end_v in_o unlawful_a art_n and_o degenerate_v into_o magic_n wherefore_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o a_o historian_n concern_v one_o of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n antonino_n emperor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodian_a l._n 4._o de_fw-fr antonino_n that_o be_v give_v to_o a_o foolish_a and_o immoderate_a curiosity_n he_o be_v incline_v not_o only_o to_o search_v into_o all_o those_o occult_a thing_n which_o relate_v to_o man_n but_o he_o be_v very_o busy_a in_o pry_v into_o those_o secret_n which_o be_v divine_a yea_o and_o those_o which_o be_v diabolical_a and_o magical_a thus_o you_o see_v the_o connection_n between_o these_o two_o curiosity_n and_o magic_n and_o why_o the_o use_n of_o curious_a art_n here_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o magical_a practice_n viz._n because_o man_n unlawful_a curiosity_n lead_v they_o to_o these_o wicked_a erterprise_n have_v discover_v the_o true_a origine_fw-la of_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thereby_o settle_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o act_n it_o remain_v that_o i_o far_o establish_v this_o by_o let_v you_o see_v that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n both_o in_o ecclesiastical_a and_o profane_a writer_n thus_o a_o 24._o a_o irenaeus_n adv_o haeres_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 24._o ancient_a father_n speak_v of_o the_o simonian_o a_o sort_n of_o heretic_n that_o take_v their_o name_n from_o simon_n the_o sorcerer_n and_o who_o also_o be_v verse_v in_o his_o art_n say_v of_o they_o that_o the_o erotick_n or_o philâ—res_n the_o agogima_n the_o paredri_n and_o oniropompi_fw-la and_o whatever_o other_o perierga_n there_o be_v i._n e._n whatever_o other_o magic_a trick_n there_o be_v be_v studious_o practise_v by_o these_o person_n and_o another_o ancient_a writer_n of_o the_o church_n use_v the_o word_n curiositas_fw-la which_o answer_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 2._o for_o incantationum_fw-la vires_fw-la promulgaverant_fw-la &_o omnem_fw-la curiositatem_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la stellarum_fw-la interpretationem_fw-la designaverant_fw-la tertul_n de_fw-mi hab_fw-mi mulier_fw-la c._n 2._o the_o magic_a art_n and_o particular_o for_o the_o unlawful_a divination_n by_o the_o star_n to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v that_o sanction_n of_o the_o emperor_n constantius_n against_o these_o evil_a practice_n which_o be_v insert_v into_o the_o imperial_a law_n and_o be_v express_v thus_o maleficos_fw-la thus_o in_o lege_fw-la cont_n maleficos_fw-la sileat_fw-la omnibus_fw-la perpetuò_fw-la divinandi_fw-la curiositas_fw-la etc._n etc._n among_o profane_a author_n 2._o author_n de_fw-fr abstinent_a lib._n 2._o porphyrius_n may_v be_v cite_v who_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o philosopher_n use_v to_o give_v this_o name_n to_o magical_a operation_n and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o the_o same_o import_n with_o they_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o 7._o in_o epigram_n 7._o catullus_n and_o 17._o and_o epod._n ode_n 17._o horace_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o curiosus_fw-la which_o answer_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o epithet_n from_o he_o that_o pry_v into_o the_o magic_a secret_n or_o rather_o be_v the_o same_o with_o a_o magician_n thus_o you_o see_v what_o ground_n there_o be_v from_o the_o denotation_n of_o the_o word_n itself_o and_o from_o the_o use_n of_o it_o among_o writer_n to_o fix_v that_o sense_n upon_o it_o which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o beside_o this_o if_o we_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o particular_a place_n and_o person_n that_o st._n â—uke_n here_o refer_v to_o we_o shall_v be_v yet_o far_o confirm_v in_o this_o meaning_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o scene_n of_o this_o action_n be_v ephesus_n as_o be_v clear_a from_o the_o one_a and_o 17_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n they_o be_v the_o ephesian_a convert_v who_o this_o text_n speak_v of_o these_o be_v they_o that_o have_v heretofore_o use_v curious_a arts._n by_o mind_v of_o this_o especial_o after_o what_o