existit_fw-la for_o moses_n say_v he_o who_o be_v plato_n that_o which_o be_v etc._n etc._n 7._o to_o these_o tacit_a acknowledgement_n of_o plato_n we_o may_v add_v the_o full_a testimony_n of_o numenius_n the_o pythagorean_n philosopher_n numeniâ—s_n quote_v by_o clem_n alexandrinus_n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o numenius_n the_o pythagorean_n philosopher_n plain_o write_v what_o be_v plato_n but_o moses_n atticize_v §_o 2._o among_o the_o jew_n we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o aristobulus_n aristobulus_n who_o flourish_v about_o 200_o year_n after_o plato_n cite_v by_o clemens_n alexand._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o also_o by_o eusebius_n praep._n evang._n l._n 9_o c._n 6._o where_o he_o bring_v in_o aristobulus_n thus_o speak_v of_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o follow_v our_o law_n or_o institution_n and_o diligent_o inspect_v or_o search_v into_o all_o those_o thing_n mention_v therein_o the_o same_o be_v mention_v by_o ludou._n vives_n 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mercury_n to_o who_o they_o ascribe_v the_o invention_n of_o letter_n of_o which_o see_v part_n 1_o b._n 1._o c._n 10._o §_o 4._o that_o moses_n arrive_v unto_o the_o top_n of_o philosophy_n and_o by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o god_n be_v teach_v the_o secret_n of_o nature_n be_v affirm_v by_o philo_n in_o euseb_n praepar_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 5._o and_o the_o same_o eusebius_n in_o chronico_fw-la write_v that_o moses_n philosophize_v in_o the_o desert_n 40_o year_n namely_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n he_o spend_v his_o time_n in_o contemplation_n of_o thing_n natural_a and_o divine_a origen_n and_o austin_n lib._n 2·_fw-la quaest_n in_o gen._n prove_v that_o moses_n be_v skill_v in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o geometry_n some_o also_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v be_v a_o chemist_n which_o they_o collect_v from_o his_o exquisite_a skill_n in_o reduce_v the_o golden_a calf_n into_o ash_n that_o orpheus_n pythagoras_n plato_n homer_n and_o other_o 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etc._n we_o find_v moses_n mention_v among_o the_o egyptian_n under_o the_o fable_n of_o typhon_n etc._n etc._n §_o 12._o philosophy_n another_o great_a yea_o the_o great_a next_z to_o adam_n in_o innocence_n divine_a philosopher_n be_v solomon_n of_o who_o god_n himself_o give_v this_o character_n 1_o king_n 3.12_o that_o he_o have_v a_o wise_a 13._o and_o understand_a heart_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n a_o amplitude_n of_o heart_n so_o that_o there_o be_v none_o before_o or_o after_o like_v unto_o he_o and_o more_o particular_o it_o be_v say_v 1_o king_n 4._o from_o v_o 29._o to_o 34._o that_o solomon_n wisdom_n excel_v the_o wisdom_n of_o all_o the_o east_n country_n and_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o egypt_n for_o he_o speak_v 3000_o proverb_n etc._n etc._n &_o v_o 33._o he_o speak_v of_o tree_n from_o the_o cedar_n to_o the_o hyssop_n also_o of_o beast_n fowl_n creep_v thing_n and_o fish_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o that_o solomon_n commit_v this_o his_o philosophy_n to_o writing_n be_v 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church_n and_o scripture_n be_v a_o persuasion_n general_o receive_v by_o the_o learned_a both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a as_o well_o pagan_n as_o jew_n and_o christian_n as_o for_o pagan_a testimony_n pagan_n we_o have_v a_o famous_a concession_n of_o hermippus_n quote_v by_o josephus_n lib._n 1._o against_o apion_n a_o most_o ancient_a and_o diligent_a writer_n of_o pythagoras_n life_n who_o in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o pythagoras_n affirm_v plain_o that_o he_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v many_o of_o the_o jewish_a law_n into_o his_o own_o philosophy_n and_o he_o give_v a_o particular_a mention_n of_o some_o jewish_a opinion_n which_o pythagoras_n teach_v viz._n of_o the_o soul_n of_o purification_n of_o excommunication_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o he_o subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o be_v a_o imitator_n of_o the_o jewish_a and_o thracian_a opinion_n diogenes_n laertius_n also_o affirm_v that_o he_o go_v to_o the_o hebrew_n as_o hereafter_o 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also_o josephus_n contra_fw-la apion_n l._n 1._o speak_v of_o pythagoras_n say_v that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o well_o skill_v in_o our_o discipline_n but_o also_o embrace_v many_o thing_n greedy_o among_o the_o father_n father_n we_o have_v this_o testimony_n of_o origen_n lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v say_v that_o hermippus_n in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o legislator_n report_n that_o pythagoras_n traduce_v his_o philosophy_n from_o the_o jew_n unto_o the_o greek_n we_o have_v also_o concur_v testimony_n of_o modern_a learned_a learned_a thus_o aug._n steuch_n eugub_o de_fw-mi peren_fw-mi phil_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o all_o that_o pythagoras_n travel_v into_o egypt_n to_o hear_v their_o priest_n the_o like_a be_v say_v of_o solon_n eudoxus_n plato_n strabo_n write_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o priest_n can_v show_v their_o very_a walk_n it_o be_v report_v that_o pythagoras_n 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pythagoras_n cite_v by_o josephus_n and_o in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o law_n giver_n cite_v by_o origen_n which_o be_v likewise_o confirm_v by_o aristobulus_n the_o jew_n a_o peripatetic_a in_o his_o first_o book_n to_o philometer_n who_o moreover_o be_v induce_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v translate_v into_o the_o greek_a tongue_n before_o the_o persian_a empire_n whereas_o it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o pythagoras_n receive_v that_o part_n of_o his_o learning_n from_o the_o conversation_n he_o have_v with_o the_o hebrew_n thus_o usher_n 11._o lud._n vives_n that_o learned_a philologist_n suppose_v that_o pythagoras_n may_v have_v whilst_o in_o egypt_n conversation_n with_o jeremy_n the_o prophet_n that_o he_o traduce_v many_o thing_n original_o from_o moses_n his_o write_n as_o plato_n after_o he_o he_o affirm_v with_o some_o confidence_n in_o his_o note_n on_o august_n civ_o lib._n 8._o c._n 11._o selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n hebr._n lib._n 1._o c._n 6._o §_o 5._o prove_v this_o at_o large_a cassander_n in_o his_o consult_v on_o art_n 21._o assert_n the_o same_o grotius_n on_o mat._n 10.29_o say_v that_o many_o of_o the_o hebrew_n hold_v god_n providence_n about_o man_n but_o not_o about_o beast_n which_o pythagoras_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v learn_v from_o the_o hebrew_n and_o to_o have_v teach_v the_o grecian_n and_o in_o his_o votum_fw-la pag._n 124._o he_o say_v that_o pythagoras_n live_v among_o the_o jew_n as_o hermippus_n testify_v and_o that_o he_o draw_v many_o of_o his_o symbol_n from_o the_o jew_n he_o affirm_v very_o positive_o in_o his_o annotation_n on_o mat._n 7.6_o and_o mat._n 8.22_o as_o hereafter_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-la philos_fw-la sect_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o §_o 5._o prove_v at_o large_a that_o pythagoras_n owe_v much_o of_o his_o philosophy_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o mr._n stillingfleet_n himself_o the_o only_a learned_a man_n that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o seem_o contradict_v our_o hypothesis_n say_v i_o will_v
may_v presume_v he_o receive_v the_o body_n of_o his_o polity_n now_o that_o the_o locrian_a law_n be_v many_o of_o they_o of_o jewish_a extract_n and_o original_a be_v evident_a i_o shall_v only_o mention_v one_o which_o aristotle_n in_o his_o politic_n take_v notice_n of_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o locrense_n be_v forbid_v to_o sell_v their_o ancestor_n possession_n which_o be_v plain_o a_o mosaic_a institute_n i_o may_v instance_n in_o the_o roman_a 12_o table_n the_o agrarian_a law_n and_o other_o which_o be_v traduce_v original_o from_o the_o mosaic_a law_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o pythagoras_n or_o some_o other_o politic_n §_o 16._o pythagoras_n as_o he_o have_v a_o high_a esteem_n of_o this_o science_n of_o politic_n so_o it_o be_v the_o last_o piece_n of_o philosophy_n he_o acquaint_v his_o disciple_n with_o as_o varro_z and_o out_o of_o he_o augustin_n in_o his_o last_o book_n de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la jamblichus_n cap._n 20._o tell_v that_o the_o pythagorean_n employ_v their_o time_n after_o dinner_n in_o political_a affair_n and_o that_o the_o chief_a politician_n of_o italy_n proceed_v from_o pythagoras_n his_o school_n we_o be_v assure_v by_o jamblichus_n l._n 1._o c._n 29._o and_o by_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-la philos_fw-la sect_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o §_o 27._o this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o great_a glory_n of_o pythagoras_n that_o in_o italy_n so_o many_o excellent_a rector_n of_o commonwealth_n proceed_v out_o of_o his_o school_n among_o these_o the_o most_o famous_a be_v 1_o zalencus_fw-la who_o give_v law_n to_o the_o locrense_n and_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o who_o commit_v his_o law_n to_o writing_n for_o strabo_n say_v of_o the_o locrense_n that_o they_o be_v believe_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o enjoy_v write_v law_n as_o for_o the_o law_n of_o lycurgus_n he_o forbid_v the_o write_n of_o they_o 2._o also_o charondas_n the_o catanean_a another_o of_o pythagoras_n disciple_n who_o give_v law_n to_o the_o thurii_n etc._n etc._n faction_n §_o 17._o the_o great_a maxim_n of_o polity_n or_o reason_n of_o state_n which_o pythagoras_n instill_v into_o his_o disciple_n as_o the_o main_a foundation_n of_o human_a polity_n and_o government_n be_v these_o two_o 1._o the_o extirpation_n of_o tyranny_n and_o preservation_n of_o liberty_n 2._o the_o prevention_n and_o remove_v of_o dissension_n these_o principle_n he_o endeavour_v to_o put_v in_o practice_n where_o ever_o he_o come_v so_o porphyry_n pag._n 14_o and_o jamblichus_n cap._n â—_o inform_v we_o that_o whatsoever_o city_n pythagoras_n in_o his_o travel_n through_o italy_n and_o sicily_n find_v subject_v one_o to_o the_o other_o he_o instill_v into_o they_o principle_n of_o liberty_n by_o his_o scholar_n of_o who_o he_o have_v some_o in_o every_o city_n thus_o he_o free_v croto_n sybaris_n catana_n rhegium_n himera_n agrigentum_n etc._n etc._n to_o who_o he_o send_v law_n by_o charondas_n the_o catanean_a and_o zaleucus_n the_o locrian_a by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o last_v a_o long_a time_n well_o govern_v he_o whole_o take_v away_o dissension_n for_o he_o do_v frequent_o utter_v his_o great_a apothegme_n apothegm_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o abstract_n of_o his_o philosophy_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v with_o our_o utmost_a endeavour_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o even_o with_o fire_n and_o sword_n from_o the_o body_n sickness_n from_o the_o soul_n ignorance_n from_o the_o belly_n luxury_n from_o a_o city_n sedition_n from_o a_o family_n discord_n from_o all_o thing_n excess_n which_o apothegme_n comprehend_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o his_o moral_n both_o ethic_n economic_n and_o politic_n of_o which_o see_v stanley_n of_o pythag._n cap._n 17._o chap._n viii_o pythagoras_n theology_n traduce_v from_o the_o jewish_a church_n pythagoras_n theology_n the_o centre_n of_o his_o philosophy_n his_o tetractie_n from_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o exod._n 3.14_o his_o scriptural_a notion_n of_o god_n unity_n simplicity_n etc._n etc._n his_o divine_a idea_n the_o same_o with_o the_o scripture_n description_n of_o god_n decree_n and_o found_v on_o that_o oriental_a maxim_n all_o thing_n be_v one_o and_o many_o parmenides_n opinion_n of_o idea_n timaeus_n â—ocâ—us_o of_o idea_n his_o primarie_a idea_n the_o same_o with_o god_n idea_n of_o thing_n possible_a his_o exemplar_n answer_v to_o god_n decree_n of_o thing_n future_a gen._n 1.31_o with_o timaeus_n tradition_n thence_o of_o god_n creation_n and_o providence_n of_o divine_a worship_n against_o image_n exod._n 20.4_o that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v according_a to_o his_o own_o will._n their_o exactness_n in_o divine_a worship_n eccles_n 5.1_o pythagoras_n damon_n their_o nature_n and_o office_n according_a to_o plato_n description_n pythagoras_n aeones_n his_o tradition_n of_o the_o soul_n its_o immortality_n etc._n etc._n his_o metempsychosis_n the_o pythagorean_n theology_n mystical_a etc._n etc._n §_o 1._o have_v finish_v pythagoras_n philosophy_n both_o natural_a and_o moral_a we_o now_o proceed_v to_o his_o supernatural_a or_o metaphysic_n which_o be_v either_o theologick_n and_o divine_a or_o magic_a and_o diobolick_a we_o shall_v begin_v with_o pythagoras_n theology_n which_o indeed_o comprehend_v the_o best_a part_n of_o his_o philosophy_n and_o give_v foundation_n to_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d natural_a theology_n philos_n as_o also_o to_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d metaphysic_n that_o plato_n receive_v much_o of_o his_o natural_a theology_n from_o this_o of_o pythagoras_n be_v general_o grant_v and_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o prove_v our_o present_a work_n be_v to_o show_v what_o pythagoras_n theology_n be_v and_o how_o he_o traduce_v it_o from_o the_o jew_n and_o scripture_n that_o pythagoras_n receive_v the_o choice_a of_o his_o theologick_n contemplation_n immediate_o from_o the_o jew_n while_o he_o be_v in_o judea_n egypt_n and_o babylon_n i_o conceive_v may_v be_v ground_o conjecture_v by_o what_o have_v be_v before_o lay_v down_o chap._n 5._o §_o 2._o &_o 6._o but_o suppose_v this_o be_v deny_v yet_o i_o suppose_v no_o one_o can_v rational_o deny_v that_o he_o receive_v his_o theology_n from_o the_o phoenicians_n egyptian_n chaldean_n pherecydes_n and_o orpheus_n who_o have_v they_o origional_o from_o the_o jew_n as_o before_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o particular_a affection_n for_o and_o inclination_n unto_o orpheus_n theology_n who_o philosophy_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v jamblichus_n he_o have_v continual_o before_o his_o eye_n philosophy_n §_o 2._o pythagoras_n according_a to_o iamblichus_n relation_n chap._n 29_o make_v theology_n or_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o first_o most_o universal_a be_v to_o be_v the_o centre_n of_o all_o his_o philosophy_n for_o say_v he_o pythagoras_n who_o first_o give_v the_o name_n to_o philosophy_n define_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n term_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o friendship_n or_o love_n to_o wisdom_n wisdom_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n that_o be_v he_o call_v immaterial_o eternal_o and_o sole_a agent_n other_o thing_n be_v equivocal_o call_v such_o by_o participation_n with_o these_o for_o corporeal_v indeed_o be_v not_o further_o than_o they_o depend_v upon_o incorporeal_n 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n hence_o pythagoras_n define_v philosophy_n the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v as_o thing_n that_o be_v again_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n divine_a and_o humane_a also_o the_o meditation_n of_o death_n daily_o endeavour_v to_o free_a the_o soul_n from_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o body_n last_o he_o define_v it_o the_o resemblance_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n which_o definition_n be_v proper_o applicable_a to_o no_o part_n of_o philosophy_n but_o metaphysic_n or_o natural_a theology_n 10._o whence_o pythagoras_n judge_v the_o supreme_a end_n of_o all_o philosophy_n to_o be_v the_o contemplation_n and_o knowledge_n of_o unity_n which_o architas_n interpret_v of_o the_o principle_n of_o all_o principle_n and_o plutarch_n of_o the_o intelligent_a and_o eternal_a nature_n and_o simplicius_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n i._o e._n god_n hence_o we_o see_v the_o reason_n why_o pythagoras_n be_v by_o way_n of_o eminency_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o philosophy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theology_n namely_o because_o he_o treat_v chief_o of_o god_n his_o nature_n and_o worship_n and_o deliver_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o science_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o be_v proper_o the_o office_n of_o a_o divine_a so_o great_o be_v the_o idea_n and_o persuasion_n of_o divinity_n impress_v on_o his_o mind_n as_o that_o without_o it_o he_o judge_v there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a philosophy_n yea_o aristotle_n himself_o 10_o metaph._n cap._n 6._o and_o elsewhere_o style_v his_o metaphysic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o theologick_n science_n the_o rabbin_n
exactness_n than_o matter_n will_v bear_v 9_o to_o keep_v the_o judgement_n free_a 10._o to_o make_v reason_n not_o authority_n the_o measure_n of_o truth_n 11._o modesty_n and_o candour_n in_o dispute_n 12._o in_o refute_v error_n to_o reduce_v to_o absurdity_n 13._o to_o show_v the_o rise_n of_o error_n alcinous_n of_o plato_n logic_n §_o 1._o dialogue_n philosophy_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o its_o essential_a constitutive_a particular_n or_o else_o in_o its_o introductorie_n universal_a organ·_n the_o introductorie_n universal_a organ_n or_o key_n to_o all_o philosophy_n be_v logic_n which_o plato_n make_v much_o use_n of_o in_o all_o his_o philosophizing_n though_o not_o according_a to_o the_o mode_n as_o now_o it_o be_v in_o use_n in_o our_o school_n for_o plato_n imitate_v his_o master_n socrates_n and_o those_o of_o the_o eleatic_a school_n parmenides_n and_o zeno_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o logic_n affect_v a_o natural_a plain_a and_o familiar_a mode_n of_o dispute_v by_o dialogue_n or_o interrogation_n and_o responsion_n much_o like_o the_o scriptural_a and_o jewish_a way_n of_o disputation_n that_o the_o mode_n or_o form_n of_o dispute_v in_o plato_n academy_n be_v not_o by_o way_n of_o syllogism_n which_o aristotle_n bring_v in_o but_o by_o interrogation_n and_o answer_n be_v apparent_a to_o any_o verse_v in_o plato_n philosophy_n which_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o dialogue_n begin_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o such_o like_a interrogation_n this_o be_v far_a evident_a from_o the_o origination_n of_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o plato_n use_v for_o the_o most_o part_n if_o not_o altogether_o to_o express_v logic_n by_o dialectic_a which_o be_v apparent_o derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o primarie_a notation_n whereof_o be_v to_o confer_v or_o dispute_v by_o dialogue_n or_o colloquy_n thus_o alexander_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dialectic_a make_v discourse_n consist_v of_o interrogation_n and_o response_n for_o from_o these_o it_o whole_o derive_v its_o name_n so_o laertius_n l._n 3._o say_v that_o a_o dialogue_n be_v a_o oration_n compose_v of_o interrogation_n and_o responsion_n concern_v matter_n relate_v to_o philosophy_n or_o republic_n affair_n zeno._n as_o for_o the_o original_a of_o this_o dialogize_a mode_n it_o be_v not_o certain_o determine_v whence_o plato_n have_v it_o some_o say_v he_o himself_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o other_o derive_v it_o from_o zeno_n the_o eleatic_a other_o from_o other_o so_o lud._n vives_n on_o august_n civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 8._o cap._n 7._o there_o be_v some_o who_o refer_v this_o kind_n of_o dialectic_a oration_n to_o plato_n as_o the_o inventor_n thereof_o as_o favorinus_n other_o to_o alexamenus_n teius_n as_o aristotle_n there_o be_v not_o want_v some_o who_o refer_v it_o to_o zeno_n the_o eleatic_a true_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o plato_n polish_v and_o adorn_v this_o mode_n of_o dialogize_v or_o argue_v by_o dialogue_n which_o he_o fill_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o neatness_n and_o learning_n wherein_o if_o the_o artificial_a formule_n of_o dialectic_a or_o logic_n be_v not_o deliver_v yet_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o this_o art_n be_v real_o express_v as_o also_o the_o method_n how_o to_o use_v they_o plato_n give_v we_o demonstration_n in_o his_o timaeus_n the_o speciman_n of_o sophistry_n be_v deliver_v in_o his_o eutydemus_fw-la whence_o aristotle_n translate_v not_o a_o few_o of_o his_o sophistick_a elenche_n or_o fallacy_n plato_n socratic_a induction_n be_v of_o all_o most_o potent_a etc._n etc._n thus_o lud._n vives_n wherein_o he_o give_v we_o a_o good_a account_n of_o plato_n logic_n and_o its_o original_n which_o as_o it_o seem_v most_o probable_a be_v by_o he_o or_o by_o his_o master_n socrates_n derive_v immediate_o from_o the_o eleatic_a school_n from_o parmenides_n and_o zeno_n for_o the_o same_o lud._n vives_n in_o august_n civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 8._o cap._n 4._o tell_v we_o that_o plato_n diligent_o examine_v the_o invention_n of_o parmenides_n and_o zeno_n the_o eleaticks_n and_o aristotle_n in_o sophista_fw-la as_o also_o laertius_n in_o zeno_n acquaint_v we_o that_o logic_n be_v first_o find_v out_o by_o zeno_n the_o eleatic_a so_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr histor_n graec._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 2._o again_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr philosoph_n sect._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o §_o 2_o 3._o and_o hornius_n who_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o professorship_n agree_v with_o he_o in_o his_o opinion_n hereabout_o plato_n primus_fw-la dialogos_fw-la introduxit_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la primus_fw-la invenerit_fw-la ante_fw-la eum_fw-la enim_fw-la zeno_n scripsit_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la expoliverit_fw-la hornius_n histor_n philos_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 8._o dialogue_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v first_o introduce_v by_o plato_n not_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o they_o for_o zeno_n write_v in_o that_o way_n before_o he_o but_o because_o he_o very_o much_o polish_v and_o perfect_v that_o way_n of_o argue_v to_o this_o purpose_n hornius_n but_o whence_o ever_o plato_n derive_v this_o dialogize_a mode_n of_o logic_n that_o it_o come_v original_o from_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o sacred_a scripture_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o demonstrate_v both_o by_o artificial_a and_o inartificial_a argument_n §_o 2._o first_o suppose_v we_o grant_v that_o plato_n jew_n and_o socrates_n receive_v this_o form_n of_o dialogize_a logic_n from_o parmenides_n or_o zeno_n the_o eleatic_a yet_o that_o these_o have_v their_o choice_a notion_n from_o the_o jew_n we_o have_v afore_o in_o our_o discourse_n of_o the_o eleatic_a philosophy_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v and_o particular_o that_o zeno_n the_o eleatic_a who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o inventor_n of_o dialectic_a logic_n be_v original_o of_o tarsis_n or_o as_o other_o of_o sidon_n and_o so_o a_o phenician_a and_o borderer_n on_o the_o jew_n etc._n etc._n 2._o but_o to_o come_v to_o plato_n own_o confession_n in_o his_o thaeetetus_n fol._n 210._o plato_n bring_v in_o socrates_n still_v this_o art_n of_o dispute_v by_o dialogue_n a_o play_v the_o midwife_n the_o true_a way_n of_o teach_v say_v he_o be_v by_o apt_a interrogation_n and_o answer_n to_o bring_v forth_o the_o faetus_fw-la i._n e._n the_o sense_n of_o our_o mind_n into_o light_n which_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o discipline_n a_o commodious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obstetrication_n or_o do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o midwife_n this_o art_n of_o play_v the_o midwife_n or_o dialectic_a logic_n socrates_n in_o the_o same_o place_n confess_v that_o he_o receive_v from_o god_n his_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o midwife_n be_v i_o and_o my_o mother_n receive_v from_o god_n i._n e._n the_o true_a god_n of_o israel_n of_o who_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v some_o notice_n by_o some_o jewish_a tradition_n as_o we_o may_v presume_v dialogue_n 3._o that_o this_o platonic_a mode_n of_o dispute_v by_o dialogue_n or_o interrogation_n and_o answer_n exact_o answer_v to_o and_o therefore_o as_o we_o may_v just_o presume_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o jewish_a mode_n of_o dispute_v will_v be_v more_o than_o probable_a to_o such_o as_o shall_v consider_v such_o dispute_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n we_o find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n one_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a piece_n of_o scripture_n several_a dispute_n betwixt_o job_n and_o his_o friend_n carry_v on_o in_o a_o dialectic_a mode_n by_o question_n and_o answer_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n in_o the_o prophet_n god_n condescend_v to_o the_o jewish_a manner_n of_o reason_v frequent_o argue_v and_o debate_n matter_n with_o his_o people_n in_o a_o way_n of_o dialogue_n or_o interrogation_n etc._n etc._n yea_o this_o manner_n of_o dispute_v or_o debate_v matter_n continue_v among_o the_o jew_n till_o our_o saviour_n time_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o dispute_n with_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n scribe_n and_o pharisee_n as_o also_o their_o reason_n with_o he_o which_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n if_o not_o altogether_o manage_v by_o question_n and_o answer_n not_o by_o syllogism_n so_o mark_v 8.11_o the_o pharisee_n be_v say_v to_o dispute_v with_o chriâ—_n where_o grotius_n on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d observe_v that_o the_o most_o ancient_a mode_n of_o disputation_n be_v by_o interrogation_n thus_o in_o like_a manner_n on_o luke_n 22.68_o grotius_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o i_o shall_v propose_v any_o argument_n for_o add_v he_o the_o hebrew_n no_o less_o thâ—n_v the_o grecian_n be_v wont_a to_o dispute_v by_o interrogation_n so_o again_o on_o rom._n 11.1_o he_o with_o who_o paul_n dispute_v propose_v a_o question_n to_o which_o paul_n answer_v etc._n etc._n as_o grotius_n so_o on_o luke_n 11.53_o 54._o grotius_n observe_v that_o the_o woâ—d_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v from_o the_o school_n &_o signify_v to_o
plato_n politic_n where_o 1._o of_o right_a constitution_n and_o administration_n 2._o law_n the_o rule_n of_o such_o administration_n 3._o magistrate_n the_o instrument_n of_o administration_n according_a to_o law_n ii_o plato_n metaphysic_n 1._o of_o god_n and_o his_o essence_n 2._o his_o attribute_n 1._o unity_n 2._o simplicity_n 3._o immutabilitie_n 4._o eternity_n 5._o omnipresence_n 6._o justice_n 7._o veracitie_n 8._o purity_n 9_o bounty_n 10._o omniscience_n 11._o incomprehensibilitie_n 12._o the_o divine_a will_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n 2._o the_o humane_a soul_n its_o original_a immaterialitie_n capacity_n immortality_n etc._n etc._n §_o 1._o have_v dispatch_v plato_n rational_a and_o natural_a philosophy_n philosophy_n we_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o that_o which_o be_v moral_a and_o supernatural_a wherein_o indeed_o his_o excellence_n seem_v to_o consist_v but_o upon_o reflection_n consider_v that_o this_o undertakement_n will_v swell_v this_o discourse_n before_o we_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o a_o history_n and_o especial_o make_v this_o three_o book_n big_a and_o bulkie_a much_o beyond_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o rest_n i_o have_v wave_v it_o at_o present_a though_o not_o without_o some_o thought_n of_o reassume_v the_o same_o in_o a_o intend_a systeme_n of_o sound_a philosophy_n only_o for_o the_o present_a take_v this_o abstract_n idea_n of_o plato_n moral_a and_o supernatural_a philosophy_n as_o for_o his_o moral_a philosophy_n it_o may_v according_a to_o the_o different_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o regard_v it_o have_v to_o its_o object_n be_v distribute_v into_o 1_o ethick_n which_o respect_v personal_a gubernation_n and_o moral_n 2_o oeconomick_a which_o regard_v the_o regiment_n of_o family_n 3_o politic_a which_o comprehend_v the_o government_n of_o city_n and_o nation_n good_a as_o for_o plato_n ethic_n we_o find_v in_o he_o excellent_a contemplation_n and_o discourse_n 1_o of_o the_o chief_a good_a which_o he_o style_v 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d altogether_o true_a rep._n 9_o i._n e._n most_o real_a substantial_a and_o soâ—â—_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o proper_a rep._n 9_o 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d self-sufficient_a 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—â—mply_o good_a 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o cause_n of_o all_o good_a 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o necessary_a good_a 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o supreme_a idea_n of_o all_o good_a 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d infinite_a 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eternal_a and_o moâ—_n live_v 10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d uniform_a 11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pure_a immix_v without_o sorrow_n 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oppâ—râ—unc_fw-la 13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o divine_a and_o godlike_a good_a all_o which_o contemplation_n of_o the_o chief_a good_a be_v applicable_a to_o none_o but_o god_n neither_o may_v we_o presume_v that_o plato_n can_v receive_v they_o any_o way_n save_v only_o by_o some_o scriptural_a tradition_n of_o god_n virtue_n §_o 2._o plato_n philosophize_v very_o moral_o of_o virtue_n its_o divine_a infusion_n nature_n and_o excellency_n 1_o touch_v the_o divine_a infusion_n of_o virtue_n plato_n meno_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fol._n 99_o prove_n at_o large_a that_o virtue_n come_v not_o by_o institution_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o divine_a infusion_n which_o he_o prove_v from_o this_o that_o god_n oft_o use_v the_o most_o unkilful_a instrument_n in_o the_o production_n of_o virtue_n 2_o as_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o virtue_n plato_n style_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o harmony_n of_o the_o sâ—ul_a also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o music_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o symmetry_n and_o good_a order_n of_o the_o soul_n whereby_o every_o faculty_n keep_v its_o due_a place_n and_o motion_n whence_o 3_o follow_v the_o excellence_n of_o virtue_n which_o plato_n place_v in_o this_o that_o it_o give_v health_n amplitude_n liberty_n nobility_n firmitude_n and_o perfection_n unto_o the_o humane_a soâ—l_n sin_n §_o 3._o plato_n philosophize_v very_o notable_o of_o sin_n both_o ingenite_fw-la and_o acquisite_a he_o make_v sin_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o excess_n or_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o act_n against_o right_a reason_n whence_o he_o make_v it_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o epinom_n fol_n 978._o a_o irrational_a confuse_a irregular_a motion_n etc._n etc._n and_o particular_o of_o irregular_a inordinate_a pleasure_n he_o prove_v repub._n 9_o that_o they_o be_v the_o great_a tyrant_n for_o the_o more_o indulgent_a the_o mind_n be_v to_o they_o the_o more_o tyrannic_a and_o insolent_a they_o be_v moderation_n §_o 4._o plato_n discourse_v even_o to_o admiration_n of_o that_o temperance_n and_o moderation_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o the_o affection_n and_o sensitive_a appetite_n he_o make_v temperance_n to_o consist_v chief_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a symphony_n and_o harmony_n of_o the_o affection_n as_o rep._n 4._o whence_o he_o make_v the_o temperate_a man_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strong_a than_o himself_o whereas_o the_o intemperate_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d weak_a and_o worse_o than_o himself_o i._n e._n than_o his_o sensitive_a animal_n part_n §_o 5._o plato_n philosophize_v very_o divine_o of_o love_n love_n its_o sovereign_a throne_n in_o and_o influence_n on_o the_o soul_n together_o with_o its_o proper_a acts._n this_o he_o discourse_v of_o at_o large_a in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v whole_o sperâ—_n in_o the_o explication_n of_o this_o sovereign_a affection_n and_o more_o particular_o plato_n have_v admirable_a discourse_n of_o amity_n or_o friendship_n as_o in_o his_o lysis_n where_o he_o profess_o set_v himself_o to_o philosophize_v on_o this_o theme_n which_o the_o title_n of_o this_o dialogism_n style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o friendship_n plain_o enough_o import_v §_o 6._o last_o plato_n discourse_v most_o accurate_o of_o justice_n justice_n in_o its_o universal_a idea_n and_o notion_n especial_o in_o his_o repub._n 4._o where_o he_o explicate_v its_o nature_n and_o influence_n in_o all_o affair_n so_o again_o in_o his_o de_fw-mi leg._n 12._o we_o find_v many_o other_o great_a ethick_n contemplation_n and_o character_n as_o in_o other_o his_o dialogue_n §_o 7._o as_o for_o plato_n economic_n economic_n he_o philosophize_v incomparable_o of_o imitation_n which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v the_o most_o efficacious_a principle_n of_o paternal_a government_n so_o in_o his_o de_fw-mi leg._n 5._o as_o else_o where_o he_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o best_a institution_n of_o youth_n be_v by_o example_n &_o conversation_n he_o treat_v also_o of_o education_n more_o large_o in_o his_o repub._n 4.7_o de_fw-fr leg._n 1_o 5_o 7._o §_o 8._o but_o that_o which_o render_v plato_n most_o famous_a as_o to_o moral_n politic_n be_v his_o politic_a discourse_n which_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o these_o three_o head_n 1._o such_o as_o relate_v to_o the_o constitution_n and_o due_a administration_n of_o a_o republic_n 2._o such_o as_o treat_v of_o law_n both_o humane_a and_o divine_a 3._o such_o as_o give_v we_o the_o character_n of_o a_o good_a magistrate_n to_o administer_v according_a to_o such_o law_n of_o each_o of_o these_o he_o philosophize_v at_o large_a in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr republica_n and_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 9_o touch_v plato_n metaphysic_n or_o supernatural_a philosophy_n metaphysic_n we_o be_v not_o without_o great_a notice_n thereof_o 1_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v great_a notion_n or_o rather_o tradition_n original_o judaic_a of_o god_n essence_n unity_n as_o describe_v exod._n 3.14_o who_o in_o imitation_n of_o moses_n he_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 2._o his_o attribute_n and_o 1._o his_o unity_n that_o there_o be_v one_o and_o but_o one_o true_a god_n he_o demonstrate_v at_o large_a against_o the_o atheist_n and_o polytheist_n of_o his_o age_n in_o his_o de_fw-mi repub._n 10._o fol._n 886._o and_o that_o 1_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o visibles_n and_o the_o most_o harmonious_a variety_n of_o time_n 2_o from_o universal_a consent_n 3_o from_o motion_n and_o the_o first_o motor_n 4_o from_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o universe_n or_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n inspire_v and_o animate_v all_o thing_n fol._n 895._o 1._o from_o that_o great_a innate_a idea_n of_o god_n in_o the_o soul_n 899_o etc._n etc._n 2._o plato_n discourse_v very_o divine_o of_o the_o simplicity_n of_o god_n simplicity_n who_o he_o make_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o mixture_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o remain_v simple_a in_o his_o own_o form_n 3._o he_o auâ—wedly_o own_v god_n
tertul._n preface_n samosatenus_fw-la his_o error_n arianism_n morel_n discipl_n libr._n 2._o cap._n 4._o fol._n 87._o pelagianisme_n antichristianisme_n from_o pagan_a philosophy_n 1._o mystic_a theologie_n 〈…〉_z the_o canonist_n theology_n the_o directory_n of_o the_o inquisitor_n call_v the_o canonization_n of_o saint_n their_o apotheosis_n i._n e._n deification_n bochart_n cont_n veron_n pag._n 815._o sound_v philosophy_n aegyptus_n phoenicia_n chaldaeâ—_n graecia_n graecia_n indi_fw-it urinandi_fw-la long_a peritissimi_fw-la ad_fw-la montium_fw-la in_o mari_n delitentium_fw-la radices_fw-la usque_fw-la penetrantes_fw-la pretiosissimas_fw-la inde_fw-la extrahunt_fw-la gemmas_fw-la gemmas_fw-la v._o schiekardum_fw-la c._n 1._o mispat_o hammelech_n history_n poetry_n oratory_n philosophy_n phenicia_n egypt_n chaldea_n astrology_n greece_n the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o hebrew_n sophim_n num._n 23.14_o 1_o sam._n 1.1_o 1_o sam._n 19.18_o 19_o philosophy_n so_o call_v from_o the_o love_n of_o wisdom_n answerable_a to_o the_o scripture_n phrasiologie_n cum_fw-la majus_fw-la homine_fw-la sapientis_fw-la nomen_fw-la esse_fw-la deprehendisset_fw-la pythagoras_n coram_fw-la leonte_fw-la phiâ—asiorum_n sive_fw-la sicyoniorum_fw-la tyranno_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d se_fw-mi sed_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h._n c._n ut_fw-la veteres_fw-la explicant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d professus_fw-la est_fw-la â—â—câ—_n lib._n 8._o hornâ—us_n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 3_o c._n 11._o philosophum_fw-la oportet_fw-la nihil_fw-la sic_fw-la agere_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la semper_fw-la studeo_fw-la animam_fw-la corporis_fw-la consortio_fw-la separare_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la existimandum_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la esse_fw-la mortis_fw-la affectum_fw-la coâ—suetudinemque_fw-la moriendi_fw-la apuleius_n lib._n 2_o de_fw-la philosophia_fw-la philosopher_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o jewish_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d daily_o on_o phii._n 3.12_o &_o 15._o of_o which_o see_v book_n 2._o chap._n 6._o par_fw-fr 5._o god_n the_o first_o efficient_a and_o examplar_n of_o all_o philosophy_n as_o well_o as_o its_o first_o object_n or_o matter_n philosophy_n from_o admiration_n see_v vossias_n de_fw-fr philosophia_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 2._o §._o 6._o &_o hornius_n hist_n philos_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 10._o eusâ—b_n l._n 1._o praep._n c._n 6._o scribit_fw-la aegyptios_n ferunt_fw-la primos_fw-la omnium_fw-la cum_fw-la oculos_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la sustulissent_fw-la modum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la &_o quantitatem_fw-la corporum_fw-la caelestium_fw-la admiratos_fw-la solemn_a &_o lunam_fw-la deos_fw-la pâ—tasse_fw-la haec_fw-la nimirum_fw-la illa_fw-la admiratio_fw-la fuit_fw-la quam_fw-la inter_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la caussas_fw-la antiqui_fw-la retulere_fw-la horn._n hist._n phil_n l_o 2._o c._n 5._o that_o all_o heathen_a philosophy_n spring_v from_o admiration_n of_o god_n wonder_n in_o nature_n oâ—_n in_o his_o châ—rch_n see_v dr._n jackson_n on_o the_o scripture_n foâ—o_fw-it 47_o laâ—â—_n edition_n the_o first_o institutor_n of_o philosophy_n divine_a adam_n the_o greatâ—_n human_a philosopher_n gen._n 2.19_o 20_o seths_n philosophic_a enoch_n philosophy_n ab_fw-la enoch_n se_fw-la astrologiam_fw-la accepisse_fw-la professus_fw-la est_fw-la abraham_n testae_fw-la alexandro_n ac_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 9_o praepar_fw-la c._n 5._o de_fw-fr mathusalah_n artabanus_n apud_fw-la eusch_n l._n 9_o praepar_v c._n 5._o cum_fw-la ab_fw-la angelis_n multa_fw-la cognovisse_fw-la quae_fw-la caeâ—eros_fw-la docuerit_fw-la hornius_n histor_n philosoph_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o abraham_n skill_n iâ—_n astronomy_n see_v moâ—â—_n of_o this_o chap._n 4._o sect._n 3._o of_o abraham_n communicate_v astronomy_n to_o the_o chaldean_n of_o joseph_n his_o instruct_v the_o egyptian_n and_o by_o they_o style_v hermes_n or_o mercurius_n gen._n 44.5_o act._n 14_o 5._o psal_n 105.22_o that_o joseph_n teach_v the_o egyptian_n geometry_n etc._n etc._n see_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-la philos_fw-la sect._n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o §._o 2._o as_o hereafter_o in_o the_o egyptian_a philosophy_n of_o moses_n philosophy_n cumque_fw-la moâ—es_fw-la tot_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la ipso_fw-la colloquia_fw-la habuerit_fw-la tot_fw-la leges_fw-la conduderit_fw-la rerum_fw-la ipsam_fw-la naturâ—m_fw-la primigeniam_fw-la descripsâ—â—t_fw-la dâ—bium_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la profundissima_fw-la saâ—â—entia_fw-la praeditus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la qua_fw-la etiam_fw-la apud_fw-la gâ—atileâ—â—â—hemeâ—ter_fw-la inclaâ—â—it_fw-la qui_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la aliis_fw-la antiquis_fw-la patribus_fw-la pauca_fw-la ita_fw-la de_fw-la mâ—se_fw-la plurima_fw-la cogno_fw-it â—runt_fw-la hoâ—â—ius_n hist_o philos_fw-la l_o 2._o c._n 13._o sand_n oniathon_n &_o mochus_n their_o philosophy_n from_o gen._n 2._o anaxagoâ—as_o pronâ—nciaâ—â—t_a omniiâ—_n verum_fw-la principium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n mentem_fw-la eidem_n menti_fw-la omne_fw-la dabat_fw-la anaxagoâ—as_fw-la aâ—â—_n mâ—ses_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la stâ—uch_fw-mi â—â—gubâ—a_fw-fr de_fw-fr peâ—â—_n â—hil_fw-mi â—_o l._n 1._o c._n 4._o joh._n grammat_n de_fw-fr mundi_fw-la create_v lib._n 6._o cap._n 21._o plato_n metaphysic_n contemplation_n of_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n from_o moses_n philosophy_n pagan_a geographie_n and_o politics_n from_o moses_n part_v 1_o b._n 3._o c._n 9_o of_o solomon_n his_o philosophy_n superavit_fw-la â—mâ—ium_fw-la mortalium_fw-la ingenia_fw-la solomon_n in_o quo_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o maxima_fw-la rege_fw-la summa_fw-la sapientia_fw-la posset_n ostendit_fw-la de_fw-fr cujus_fw-la capacissima_fw-la sapientia_fw-la ita_fw-la scriptura_fw-la s_o loquor_fw-la 1._o reg._n 4.29_o 30_o 32_o 33_o 34._o &_o cap._n 10._o hornius_n histor_n philos_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 13._o solomo_n primus_fw-la subtilissimam_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la posteritati_fw-la literis_fw-la consecravit_fw-la ind_n graeci_fw-la caeperunt_fw-la id_fw-la velut_fw-la proprium_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicare_fw-la scribendi_fw-la munus_fw-la hornius_n hist._n philos_n l._n 7._o c._n 2._o of_o job_n of_o the_o jewish_a college_n and_o academy_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n symbolise_v with_o the_o essenes_n see_v godwin_n jewish_a antiquity_n of_o the_o essenes_n eusebius_n praepar_fw-la evang._n lib._n 11._o de_fw-la morali_fw-la naturali_fw-la rationali_fw-la &_o intellectuali_fw-la philosophia_fw-la hebraeorumlate_fw-la agit_fw-fr hornius_n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 13._o judaei_n dispersi_fw-la dvas_fw-la celeberrimas_fw-la academias_fw-la pumpedunthanum_n &_o tibericusem_n erexerunt_fw-la hornius_n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 3._o the_o great_a repute_n the_o egyptian_n have_v for_o wisdom_n and_o philosophy_n jambliclâ—s_fw-la asserit_fw-la pythagoâ—am_fw-la &_o platonem_fw-la dogmata_fw-la sua_fw-la ex_fw-la columnis_fw-la trismegisti_fw-la exscripsisse_fw-la hornius_n hist_n phil_n l._n 2.6_o sane_n sacerdotes_fw-la aegyptiorum_n in_fw-la sacris_fw-la libris_fw-la scriptum_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la orphea_fw-la musaeun_n melampoda_fw-it daedalum_fw-la homerun_v lycurgum_n solonem_fw-la platonem_fw-la pythagoram_fw-la eudoxum_fw-la democritum_fw-la enopidem_fw-la chium_fw-la aegyptium_fw-la petiisse_fw-la hornius_n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 1._o agyptii_fw-la philosophi_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la ac_fw-la prophetae_fw-la appellabantur_fw-la laertius_n l._n 1._o de_fw-la vitis_fw-la the_o egyptian_n skill_n in_o philosophy_n the_o egyptian_a philosophy_n comhrehend_v the_o liberal_a science_n hieroglyphic_n mathematics_n physics_n ethic_n politic_n theologie_n mathematics_n astronomy_n the_o rise_n of_o planetary_a deity_n &_o judicial_a astrology_n from_o astronomy_n see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o dr_n owen_n de_fw-fr ortu_fw-la idolol_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o geometry_n cumenim_fw-la nilus_n subinde_fw-la exuadans_fw-la agrorum_fw-la limit_n confunderâ—â—_n quidam_fw-la sagaci_fw-la ingenio_fw-la geometriae_fw-la rationes_fw-la invenerunt_fw-la quarum_fw-la indicio_fw-la sua_fw-la cuique_fw-la portio_fw-la bona_fw-la side_n restitueretur_fw-la ind_n res_fw-la in_o immensum_fw-la excrevit_fw-la horn._n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 2_o c._n 7._o touch_v this_o serenity_n of_o the_o heaven_n bochart_n inform_v i_o that_o it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o egypt_n where_o the_o heaven_n be_v always_o clear_a but_o in_o the_o low_a part_n they_o have_v not_o these_o advantage_n geographie_n their_o natural_a philosophy_n 1._o experimental_a 2._o their_o natural_a history_n see_v stillings_n orig_n sacrae_fw-la book_n 3._o ch_n 2._o their_o skill_n in_o medicine_n both_o conservative_n purgative_a and_o chirurgick_a see_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-la secâ—is_fw-la phâ—los_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 2._o §._o 8._o &_o stillâ—â—_n orig._n sacr_n book_n 2._o c._n 2._o their_o embalm_v gen._n 50.2_o their_o moral_a philosophy_n and_o politic_n the_o egyptian_n law_n the_o source_n of_o the_o grecian_a still_v origin_n sacr_n book_n 3â—_n ch_n 2._o the_o egyptian_a law_n from_o the_o jew_n the_o egyptian_a politic_n or_o government_n of_o state_n from_o the_o jew_n the_o egyptian_a theology_n from_o joseph_n 1._o their_o cantor_n 2._o their_o horoscope_n or_o astrologer_n 3._o their_o sacred_a scribe_n 4._o their_o ornator_n 5._o their_o prophet_n these_o egyptian_a rite_n but_o corrupt_a imitation_n of_o the_o jew_n their_o god_n osiris_n apis_n and_o serapis_n symbol_n of_o joseph_n still_v orig._n sacr_n b._n 3·_fw-la ch._n 5._o their_o demon_n from_o joseph_n orus_n joseph_n psal_n 105.22_o isis_n busiris_n of_o these_o egyptian_a god_n see_v kircher_n oâ—dip_n aeâ—gypt_n tom._n 1._o syntag_n 3._o cap_n 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n distincti_fw-la autem_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la sacerdotâ—s_fw-la &_o prophetae_fw-la illi_fw-la enim_fw-la praecipue_fw-la sacra_fw-la curabant_fw-la hâ—_n vero_fw-la