see_v belike_o the_o septuagint_n which_o translate_v that_o passage_n of_o the_o eastern_a prophecy_n zech_n 9_o 9_o thy_o king_n come_v ride_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n of_o a_o ass_n and_o therefore_o think_v that_o beast_n upon_o which_o the_o king_n of_o zion_n be_v to_o ride_v be_v to_o be_v some_o strange_a monster_n and_o in_o some_o of_o his_o limb_n to_o resemble_v a_o man_n and_o his_o mistake_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ass_n for_o a_o horse_n be_v but_o a_o take_n of_o that_o word_n in_o its_o largesence_n wherein_o according_a to_o its_o etymon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o signify_v any_o beast_n that_o be_v serviceable_a for_o man_n use_n jumentum_fw-la qùasi_fw-la juvamentum_fw-la not_o near_o so_o hard_a a_o translation_n as_o the_o syriack_n give_v the_o verb_n in_o the_o same_o sentence_n if_o scultetus_n have_v render_v it_o right_n equitavit_fw-la super_fw-la asinum_fw-la he_o sit_v on_o horseback_n upon_o a_o ass._n and_o yet_o as_o if_o he_o will_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o miss_v the_o sense_n of_o that_o oracle_n the_o first_o day_n journey_n he_o make_v in_o his_o expedition_n to_o conquer_v the_o world_n he_o perform_v on_o mule_n ass_n colt_n on_o the_o sure_a side_n suit_n jul._n 31._o dein_fw-ge post_fw-la solis_fw-la occasum_fw-la mulis_fw-la è_fw-la proximo_fw-la pistrino_fw-la ad_fw-la vehiculum_fw-la junctis_fw-la iter_fw-la ingressus_fw-la such_o be_v that_o i_o may_v follow_v he_o to_o rubicon_n whither_o he_o be_v hasten_v as_o fast_o as_o his_o slow-paced_a mule_n can_v carry_v he_o the_o story_n of_o a_o triton_n appear_v there_o to_o he_o who_o snatch_v a_o trumpet_n from_o one_o of_o his_o soldier_n sounded_z a_o march_z over_o that_o river_n while_o caesar_n stooe_v muse_v on_o its_o bank_n and_o dispute_v with_o himself_o whether_o he_o have_v best_o proceed_v or_o retire_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v wait_v for_o a_o messenger_n voice_n to_o prepare_v his_o way_n id._n ibid._n 32._o cunctanti_fw-la tale_n ostentum_fw-la factum_fw-la tunc_fw-la caesar_n eatur_fw-la inquit_fw-la quò_fw-la deorum_fw-la ostenta_fw-la vocant_fw-la jacta_fw-la est_fw-la alea._n while_o he_o demur_v the_o vision_n appear_v whereupon_o caesar_n give_v this_o word_n to_o his_o army_n let_v we_o go_v whither_o the_o god_n call_v we_o by_o this_o strange_a messenger_n the_o die_n be_v now_o cast_v such_o be_v his_o procure_v the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o sybilline_a oracle_n to_o make_v a_o motion_n in_o the_o senate_n that_o if_o they_o wish_v well_o to_o themselves_o they_o will_v confer_v upon_o caesar_n the_o title_n of_o king_n for_o that_o sibyl_n have_v sing_v that_o he_o who_o be_v to_o bring_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o his_o obedience_n be_v to_o be_v a_o king_n de_fw-la divin_fw-fr 2._o 251._o eum_fw-la quem_fw-la revera_fw-la regem_fw-la habebamus_fw-la appellandum_fw-la quoque_fw-la esse_fw-la regem_fw-la si_fw-la salui_fw-la esse_fw-la vellemus_fw-la upon_o which_o tully_n make_v this_o reflection_n quidvis_fw-la potiùs_fw-la ex_fw-la iâ—is_fw-la libris_fw-la proferant_fw-la quam_fw-la regem_fw-la quem_fw-la romae_fw-la posthac_fw-la nec_fw-la dii_o nec_fw-la homines_fw-la esse_fw-la patientur_fw-la let_v they_o allege_v those_o oracle_n for_o any_o thing_n they_o will_v rather_o than_o for_o a_o king_n for_o though_o caesar_n be_v indeed_o our_o king_n and_o do_v real_o play_v the_o rex_fw-la over_o we_o yet_o the_o name_n of_o king_n be_v grow_v so_o odious_a since_o the_o tarquin_n as_o neither_o god_n nor_o man_n will_v permit_v it_o to_o take_v place_n at_o rome_n this_o sibylline_a interpreter_n can_v beâ—no_v other_o but_o either_o anthony_n the_o flamen_n dialis_n caesaris_fw-la who_o salute_v he_o king_n and_o set_v a_o diadem_n on_o his_o head_n in_o the_o name_n of_o s._n p._n q._n r._n which_o caesar_n command_v to_o be_v set_v on_o jupiter_n head_n this_o be_v a_o make_v business_n between_o he_o and_o his_o flamen_n dion_n hist._n lib._n 44._o or_o l._n cotta_n proximo_fw-la autem_fw-la senatu_fw-la l._n cottam_n quindecim-virum_a sententiam_fw-la dicturum_fw-la ut_fw-la quoniam_fw-la libris_fw-la fatalibus_fw-la continetur_fw-la parthos_n nisi_fw-la à _fw-la rege_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la vinci_fw-la caesar_n rex_fw-la appellaretur_fw-la sueton._n julius_n 29_o upon_o which_o passage_n both_o because_o i_o have_v not_o in_o my_o small_a read_n observe_v they_o to_o have_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o any_o and_o yet_o in_o my_o weak_a judgement_n they_o give_v in_o the_o most_o clear_a and_o full_a proof_n of_o that_o point_n i_o be_o now_o handle_v and_o serve_v to_o the_o justify_n of_o the_o ancient_n against_o the_o exception_n of_o over-wise_a modern_a critic_n in_o many_o thing_n of_o good_a use_n i_o shall_v make_v bold_a to_o make_v these_o animadversion_n 1._o this_o place_n of_o tully_n vindicate_v the_o father_n from_o the_o calumny_n of_o use_v pious_a fraud_n in_o their_o quote_v of_o sibyl_n verse_n concurrence_n with_o scripture-prophecy_n touch_v the_o messiah_n for_o that_o the_o acrostic_n which_o the_o father_n be_v urge_v be_v in_o be_v before_o christ_n incarnation_n and_o therefore_o not_o forge_v by_o the_o christian_a church_n be_v manifest_a from_o tully_n except_v against_o that_o kind_n of_o verse_n wherein_o the_o prophecy_n of_o one_o to_o arise_v that_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o king_n be_v write_v as_o savour_v more_o of_o humane_a industry_n than_o of_o divine_a inspiration_n ea_fw-la quae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicitur_fw-la magâ—s_fw-la est_fw-la attenti_fw-la animi_fw-la quam_fw-la furentis_fw-la atqui_fw-la in_o sibyllinis_fw-la cujusque_fw-la sententiae_fw-la primis_fw-la literis_fw-la illius_fw-la sententiae_fw-la carmen_fw-la omne_fw-la praetexitur_fw-la hoc_fw-la scriptoris_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la furentis_fw-la adhibentis_fw-la diligentiam_fw-la non_fw-la nisum_n those_o acrostic_n st._n austin_n translate_v tom_n 6._o contr_n judae_fw-la pag._n orat_fw-la page_n 27._o who_o first_o letter_n of_o every_o verse_n make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o here_o we_o have_v the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o most_o sacred_a oracle_n that_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o heathen-world_n in_o comparison_n of_o those_o god_n concredit_v to_o the_o jew_n even_o there_o where_o they_o handle_v the_o same_o subject_a for_o our_o scripture_n oracle_n not_o only_o foretell_v of_o one_o to_o be_v king_n of_o king_n as_o a_o individuum_fw-la vagum_fw-la but_o express_v the_o place_n the_o time_n of_o his_o appearance_n the_o line_n he_o be_v to_o come_v of_o etc._n etc._n but_o these_o of_o sibyl_n neither_o describe_v time_n nor_o place_n nor_o stock_n say_v lactantius_n de_fw-la vera_fw-la sapient_a l._n 4._o c._n 15._o denunciabant_fw-la enim_fw-la monstrosa_fw-la quaedam_fw-la miracula_fw-la quorum_fw-la nec_fw-la ratio_fw-la nec_fw-la author_n nec_fw-la tempus_fw-la designabatur_fw-la and_o tully_n in_o the_o place_n forequote_v hoc_fw-la si_fw-la est_fw-la in_o libris_fw-la in_fw-la quem_fw-la hominem_fw-la &_o in_o quod_fw-la tempus_fw-la est_fw-la callidè_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la illa_fw-la composuit_fw-la perfecit_fw-la ut_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la accidisset_fw-la praedictum_fw-la videretur_fw-la hominum_fw-la &_o temporum_fw-la definitione_n sublatâ_fw-la if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o prophecy_n of_o what_o man_n or_o what_o time_n be_v it_o speak_v for_o the_o composer_n have_v subtle_o leave_v out_o the_o mention_n of_o such_o circumstance_n and_o therefore_o that_o circumstance_n that_o he_o shall_v arise_v in_o judea_n the_o roman_n have_v not_o out_o of_o sibyl_n book_n which_o have_v be_v many_o hundred_o year_n in_o their_o custody_n but_o out_o of_o the_o oriental_a tradition_n fama_fw-la per_fw-la orientem_fw-la from_o whence_o also_o they_o have_v the_o description_n of_o the_o time_n when_o or_o when_o about_o this_o king_n be_v to_o appear_v circa_fw-la id_fw-la tempus_fw-la 3._o hence_o i_o observe_v that_o that_o interpreter_n of_o sibyl_n expound_v her_o oracle_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o eastern_a for_o thus_o cicero_n write_v quorum_fw-la interpres_fw-la nuper_fw-la falsa_fw-la quaedam_fw-la hominum_fw-la fama_fw-la dicturus_fw-la in_o senatu_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v he_o misinterpret_v sibyl_n by_o expound_v her_o oracle_n according_a to_o that_o common_a fame_n which_o be_v noise_v in_o the_o east_n and_o so_o ratify_v the_o eastern_a oracle_n that_o be_v the_o jewish_a and_o a_o strange_a religion_n which_o he_o tax_v those_o kind_n of_o expositor_n for_o in_o these_o word_n valeántque_fw-la ad_fw-la deponendas_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la suscipiendas_fw-la religiones_fw-la they_o shall_v rather_o be_v interpret_v to_o the_o abandon_v than_o the_o advantage_n of_o strange_a religion_n or_o rather_o not_o be_v read_v at_o all_o but_o keep_v hide_v except_o when_o the_o senate_n command_v they_o to_o be_v search_v in_o order_n to_o the_o diversion_n of_o the_o divine_a displeasure_n which_o be_v the_o only_a use_n our_o forefather_n make_v of_o they_o as_o his_o next_o word_n import_v sibyllam_fw-la quidem_fw-la sepositam_fw-la &_o conditam_fw-la habeamus_fw-la ut_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la proditum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la majoribus_fw-la ni_fw-fr jussu_fw-la
declare_v the_o council_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enim_fw-la deos_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o call_v according_a to_o the_o aeolic_a dialect_n god_n sios_fw-gr not_o theos_n and_o counsel_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d biâ—t_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thence_o the_o sibyl_n be_v so_o call_v who_o be_v ten._n all_o who_o he_o reckon_v up_o under_o those_o author_n who_o write_v of_o they_o several_o the_o first_o the_o persian_a of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v by_o nicanor_n who_o write_v the_o gest_n of_o alexander_n the_o second_o libyssa_n who_o euripides_n mention_n in_o lamiae_n prologo_fw-la the_o three_o delphic_a of_o who_o chrysippus_n speak_v in_o his_o book_n of_o divination_n the_o four_o cumaea_n in_o italy_n of_o who_o nevius_n in_o his_o punic_a war_n and_o piso_n in_o his_o annal_n make_v mention_n the_o five_o erythraea_n who_o apollodorus_n erythraeus_n affirm_v to_o have_v be_v his_o citizen_n and_o at_o the_o grecians_n expedition_n against_o troy_n to_o have_v prophesy_v the_o overthrow_n of_o that_o city_n and_o the_o lie_a pen_n of_o homer_n the_o six_o samia_n of_o who_o eratosthenes_n write_v that_o he_o have_v find_v in_o the_o ancient_a annal_n of_o the_o samian_o that_o she_o have_v prophesy_v of_o he_o the_o seven_o cumana_n by_o name_n amalthaea_n or_o as_o some_o call_v she_o demophile_n as_o other_o herophile_n she_o bring_v nine_o book_n to_o tarqvinius_n priscus_n demand_v three_o hundred_o philippic_n for_o they_o a_o price_n which_o the_o king_n will_v not_o give_v but_o teach_v at_o the_o madness_n of_o the_o woman_n upon_o which_o she_o burn_v three_o of_o they_o in_o the_o king_n presence_n and_o demand_v the_o same_o price_n for_o the_o remainder_n at_o which_o the_o king_n more_o admire_v her_o folly_n but_o she_o persist_v upon_o the_o same_o price_n after_o she_o have_v burn_v other_o three_o for_o the_o three_o then_o remain_v the_o king_n give_v it_o she_o the_o number_n of_o these_o book_n be_v increase_v after_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o capitol_n because_o they_o gather_v up_o and_o bring_v to_o rome_n all_o the_o book_n of_o any_o of_o the_o sibyl_n that_o can_v be_v find_v either_o in_o the_o grecian_a or_o roman_a city_n vide_fw-la tacit._n annal_a 6._o the_o eight_o hellespontica_n who_o heraclide_n ponticus_n write_v to_o have_v flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o cyrus_n the_o nine_o phrygia_n who_o prophesy_v at_o ancirae_n the_o ten_o tyburtina_fw-la who_o name_n be_v albunea_n who_o be_v worship_v at_o tybur_n as_o a_o goddess_n the_o verse_n of_o all_o these_o sibyl_n be_v extant_a and_o divulge_v up_o and_o down_o except_o of_o cumana_n who_o book_n be_v conceal_v by_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o any_o to_o look_v into_o they_o but_o the_o quindecimviri_a their_o several_a book_n but_o without_o distinction_n of_o name_n save_v that_o erythraeas_n name_n be_v insert_v in_o her_o verse_n be_v more_o famous_a and_o noble_a than_o the_o rest_n of_o who_o prophecy_n fenestella_n a_o most_o diligent_a writer_n speak_v of_o the_o quindecimviri_a tell_v we_o that_o c._n curio_n the_o consul_n make_v a_o motion_n to_o the_o senate_n that_o ambassador_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o erythrae_n to_o search_v out_o sibyl_n verse_n and_o convey_v they_o to_o rome_n and_o that_o p._n gabinius_n m._n octavilius_n and_o l._n valerius_n be_v send_v upon_o that_o errand_n collect_v a_o matter_n of_o a_o thousand_o verse_n out_o of_o private_a manuscript_n touch_v tully_n quotation_n of_o the_o sibylline_a oracle_n i_o have_v speak_v before_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o sect_n 5._o and_o shall_v to_o what_o i_o have_v make_v there_o upon_o that_o subject_a add_v now_o these_o animadversion_n that_o the_o sibylline_a oracle_n be_v not_o only_o in_o be_v before_o christ_n time_n but_o a_o moat_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o those_o who_o be_v averse_a to_o monarchy_n because_o they_o be_v interpret_v to_o point_n at_o the_o erect_v a_o universal_a monarchy_n and_o to_o bode_n that_o indefinite_o and_o in_o general_a before_o christ_n incarnation_n which_o the_o church_n after_o his_o take_n of_o flesh_n apply_v to_o he_o in_o particular_a so_o as_o the_o church_n be_v so_o far_o from_o invent_v the_o oracle_n as_o she_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o invent_v the_o application_n of_o they_o to_o the_o messiah_n but_o have_v that_o do_v to_o her_o hand_n by_o other_o heathen_a divine_n who_o conceive_v they_o have_v respect_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o though_o i_o believe_v the_o more_o ancient_a time_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o deliramenta_fw-la as_o little_a better_o than_o the_o dotage_n of_o old_a woman_n because_o of_o their_o denounce_v certain_a monstrous_a miracle_n without_o describe_v either_o how_o or_o when_o or_o by_o who_o those_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v effect_v of_o which_o deficiency_n both_o lactantius_n after_o and_o cicero_z before_o christ_n birth_n take_v notice_n yet_o when_o the_o eastern_a prophecy_n touch_v the_o messiah_n come_v to_o light_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o septuagint_n those_o scripture-oracle_n by_o their_o punctual_a describe_v of_o every_o circumstance_n give_v that_o light_n to_o those_o more_o general_a sibylline_a oracle_n as_o they_o grow_v formidable_a to_o that_o party_n that_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o hear_v of_o a_o change_n of_o the_o world_n government_n into_o that_o form_n which_o both_o of_o they_o foretell_v the_o rise_n up_o of_o and_o when_o the_o general_a one_o in_o sibyl_n and_o the_o more_o distinct_a one_o of_o sacred_a scripture_n come_v to_o receive_v their_o accomplishment_n their_o sense_n grow_v more_o plain_a and_o the_o application_n of_o they_o more_o obvious_a which_o till_o then_o be_v unintelligible_a the_o voice_n of_o the_o prophet_n sound_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o jewish_a people_n for_o above_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o understand_v till_o 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germanicus_n who_o death_n as_o unjust_o procure_v be_v bewail_v by_o the_o historian_n of_o that_o part_n of_o his_o reign_n ignaro_n nerone_n per_fw-la dolum_fw-la agrippinae_n ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la agitur_fw-la invito_fw-la principe_fw-la id._n ibid._n 176._o yea_o so_o tender_a will_v he_o then_o seem_v of_o shed_v blood_n as_o he_o never_o sign_v the_o most_o just_a condemnation_n of_o any_o malefactor_n till_o the_o last_o of_o his_o five_o first_o year_n be_v almost_o expire_v without_o regret_n and_o repeat_v his_o wont_a wish_n utinam_fw-la nescirem_fw-la literas_fw-la will_v god_n i_o have_v never_o learn_v to_o write_v sueton._n nero_n 10._o so_o artifical_o do_v he_o dissemble_v or_o his_o tutor_n barrha_n and_o seneca_n divert_v his_o natural_a inclination_n to_o cruelty_n which_o they_o perceive_v will_v not_o be_v tame_v by_o love_n of_o virtue_n by_o give_v way_n for_o the_o more_o free_a vent_n of_o his_o amorous_a passion_n lay_v his_o bloody_a mars_n asleep_a in_o 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good_a and_o evil_n hyginus_n in_o his_o poetic_a astronom_n titul_a serpens_fw-la quote_v pherecides_n speak_v of_o golden_a apple_n of_o a_o serpent_n set_v by_o juno_n to_o watch_v her_o orchard_n of_o a_o serpent_n which_o the_o giant_n in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v upon_o minerva_n and_o throw_v by_o she_o to_o among_o the_o star_n manifest_a print_n of_o the_o old_a tradition_n indeed_o the_o corrupt_a matter_n issue_v from_o the_o wound_n be_v a_o daily_a monitor_n to_o humane_a kind_n that_o it_o have_v be_v strike_v with_o the_o serpent_n poysonful_a sting_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v hardly_o conceivable_a that_o they_o shall_v whole_o lose_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o remedy_n the_o memory_n of_o that_o sovereign_a plant_n which_o will_v cleanse_v and_o heal_v they_o though_o through_o the_o vanity_n of_o man_n mind_n and_o the_o craft_n of_o those_o who_o make_v themselves_o lord_n over_o their_o faith_n on_o purpose_n that_o they_o may_v settle_v
mirum_fw-la cum_fw-la daemon_n etc._n etc._n mar._n 1._o 24._o some_o of_o their_o philosopher_n as_o porphyry_n write_v inquire_v of_o their_o god_n what_o they_o can_v say_v concern_v christ_n and_o that_o they_o be_v force_v in_o their_o oracle_n to_o commend_v christ_n which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v think_v strange_a see_v we_o read_v st._n marc._n 1._o 24._o that_o the_o devil_n confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o let_v we_o hear_v apollo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o king_n god_n in_o the_o apostle_n phrase_n the_o only_a potentate_n and_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o earth_n the_o heaven_n and_o sea_n revere_a before_o who_o hellish_a darkness_n and_o demon_n tremble_v and_o therefore_o sibyl_n chide_v the_o grecian_n for_o their_o extreme_a vanity_n lactant._n de_fw-la falsa_fw-la relig._n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greece_n why_o do_v thou_o put_v thy_o trust_n in_o provincial_a precedent_n who_o be_v but_o man_n why_o do_v thâ—â—_n bring_v vain_a oblation_n to_o dead_a man_n why_o do_v thou_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n who_o inject_v this_o folly_n into_o thy_o mind_n that_o thou_o shall_v do_v these_o thing_n and_o neglect_v the_o person_n of_o the_o great_a god_n this_o be_v that_o grecian_a folly_n which_o as_o i_o say_v at_o my_o entrance_n upon_o my_o discourse_n upon_o plato_n report_n his_o own_o and_o those_o barbarian_n opinion_n from_o who_o he_o learn_v his_o philosophy_n grecize_v moses_n intermix_v the_o true_a tradition_n with_o make_v it_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o his_o own_o country_n wherein_o he_o be_v not_o only_o forsake_v by_o his_o own_o school_n but_o explode_v by_o the_o adherent_n to_o the_o sibylline_a book_n out_o of_o which_o these_o last-quoted_n verse_n give_v so_o express_v a_o reproof_n of_o that_o and_o so_o full_a proof_n of_o the_o contrary_a doctrine_n that_o man_n be_v to_o expect_v salvation_n and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o to_o put_v their_o trust_n not_o in_o many_o but_o one_o saviour_n who_o be_v the_o person_n of_o the_o great_a god_n as_o i_o shall_v burden_v my_o reader_n with_o no_o more_o allegation_n nor_o any_o further_a discourse_n upon_o that_o point_n but_o proceed_v to_o another_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o ethnic_a theologue_n concur_v with_o the_o fundamental_o of_o the_o gospel_n and_o express_v in_o that_o forecited_a passage_n in_o plato_n viz._n chap._n vii_o man_n heal_v by_o the_o stripe_n and_o oracle_n of_o god-man_n §_o 1._o jew_n hide_v face_n from_o christ._n great_a hero_n great_a sufferer_n the_o expiatory_a painfulness_n of_o their_o passion_n §_o 2._o humane_a sacrifice_n universal_a §_o 3._o not_o in_o imitation_n of_o abraham_n porphyry_n '_o s_o miscollection_n from_o sancuniathon_n humane_a sacrifice_n in_o use_n in_o canaan_n before_o abraham_n come_v there_o and_o in_o remote_a part_n before_o his_o fact_n be_v know_v in_o chaldea_n before_o abraham_n '_o s_o departure_n thence_o §_o 4._o it_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o old_a tradition_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n heel_n bruise_v their_o sacred_a anchor_n in_o extremity_n §_o 5._o the_o story_n of_o king_n of_o moab_n and_o edom_n vulgar_o mistake_v different_a from_o amos_n his_o text._n king_n of_o moab_n offer_v his_o own_o son_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o soul_n §_o 6._o what_o they_o grope_v after_o exhibit_v in_o christ_n blood_n §_o 7._o man_n saviour_n be_v to_o save_v man_n by_o deliver_v divine_a oracle_n hero_n cultivate_v the_o world_n by_o art_n and_o science_n §_o 8._o gospel-net_n take_v in_o small_a and_o great_a the_o apostle_n become_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n how_o §_o 1._o a_o relic_n of_o the_o old_a tradition_n deliver_v in_o paradise_n and_o wrap_v up_o in_o those_o clause_n the_o serpent_n shall_v bruise_v the_o heel_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n and_o he_o shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n the_o first_o imply_v christ_n passion_n and_o the_o latter_a his_o undeceive_v the_o world_n by_o deliver_v true_a oracle_n to_o the_o world_n which_o have_v be_v cheat_v by_o the_o devil_n be_v false_a one_o of_o the_o first_o member_n of_o this_o tradition_n we_o find_v reserve_v in_o the_o sibylline_a book_n quote_v by_o lactantius_n de_fw-la vera_fw-la rel._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v become_v miserable_a contemptible_a without_o form_n that_o he_o may_v give_v hope_n afford_v help_n to_o miserable_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o sinner_n and_o infidel_n who_o shall_v with_o impure_a hand_n box_n he_o about_o the_o ear_n and_o spiteful_o spit_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o most_o innocent_a back_n to_o scourge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o smite_v he_o upon_o the_o cheek_n he_o shall_v hold_v his_o peace_n so_o as_o man_n shall_v not_o take_v he_o for_o the_o word_n oe_v understand_v why_o he_o come_v to_o wit_n to_o make_v the_o dead_a hear_v his_o voice_n and_o he_o shall_v wear_v a_o crown_n of_o thorn_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v give_v he_o gall_n to_o eat_v and_o vinegar_n to_o drink_v these_o be_v the_o commons_o which_o that_o inhospitable_a generation_n will_v allow_v he_o by_o which_o misusage_n his_o face_n shall_v be_v so_o mar_v as_o his_o own_o shall_v hide_v their_o face_n from_o he_o as_o see_v nothing_o in_o he_o that_o be_v desirable_a that_o can_v speak_v he_o to_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o nation_n for_o thus_o sing_v another_o sibyl_n of_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fool_n that_o thou_o be_v thou_o can_v not_o know_v thy_o own_o god_n through_o the_o vizour_n of_o that_o contempt_n thou_o cast_v upon_o he_o these_o respond_v echo_n so_o distinct_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o so_o exact_o suit_v the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o have_v they_o all_o proceed_v from_o one_o mouth_n they_o can_v not_o have_v make_v a_o more_o perfect_a harmony_n that_o the_o write_n of_o the_o philosopher_n be_v repository_n of_o the_o same_o doctrine_n have_v be_v already_o evidence_v out_o of_o plato_n who_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o barbarian_n of_o who_o he_o learn_v his_o philosophy_n as_o also_o of_o the_o brahmin_n odrysenans_n getes_n egyptian_n arabian_n chaldean_n and_o all_o that_o inhabit_v palestine_n that_o those_o bless_a soul_n who_o leave_v their_o supercelestial_a place_n and_o vouchsafe_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o mankind_n to_o assume_v humane_a body_n do_v in_o order_n to_o that_o undergo_v all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n to_o which_o isocrates_n give_v his_o vote_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o euagoras_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o most_o of_o those_o that_o be_v repute_v semidei_fw-la half-god_n half-man_n and_o those_o the_o most_o famous_a be_v report_v to_o have_v undergo_v the_o great_a calamity_n and_o that_o in_o pursuit_n of_o achievement_n which_o be_v more_o full_a of_o danger_n to_o themselves_o than_o of_o immediate_a profit_n to_o other_o isocrat_n hel._n laudatio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o he_o give_v instance_n orat._n ad_fw-la philippum_fw-la in_o hercules_n who_o notwithstanding_o with_o the_o same_o breath_n he_o affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v have_v more_o wisdom_n than_o fortitude_n now_o how_o it_o can_v stand_v with_o his_o wisdom_n to_o employ_v his_o fortitude_n in_o those_o dangerous_a and_o painful_a labour_n which_o bring_v so_o much_o hardship_n upon_o himself_o and_o no_o profit_n to_o other_o can_v hardly_o be_v resolve_v except_o he_o undertake_v those_o labour_n otherwise_o in_o vain_a as_o expiation_n and_o spend_v his_o sweat_n and_o blood_n as_o libation_n as_o propitiation_n to_o appease_v the_o incense_a deity_n not_o for_o his_o own_o but_o his_o country_n sin_n for_o the_o god-begotten_a say_v isocrates_n busirid_n laudat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v free_a from_o sin_n and_o have_v all_o virtue_n in_o their_o perfection_n by_o this_o oblation_n of_o himself_o for_o other_o hercules_z his_o labour_n be_v beneficial_a to_o the_o whole_a world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o procure_v to_o himself_o the_o surname_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clemens_n alexandr_n protrept_v the_o driver_n away_o of_o evil_n
taurican_a chersonesus_n who_o sacrifice_v all_o the_o stranger_n they_o can_v lay_v hand_n on_o to_o diana_n quote_v for_o this_o enripede_v that_o pairroyal_a of_o friend_n pylades_n and_o orestes_n have_v die_v no_o other_o death_n if_o they_o have_v slay_v their_o keeper_n and_o steal_v away_o the_o goddess_n lucian_n toxaris_n the_o next_o who_o clemens_n instance_v in_o be_v the_o thessalian_n among_o who_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o pella_n sacrifice_n a_o achaean_n to_o releus_n and_o chiron_n for_o which_o he_o quote_v maninius_n in_o his_o collection_n of_o wonder_n the_o cretensian_o among_o who_o the_o lycian_n sacrifice_n man_n to_o jupiter_n for_o this_o he_o quote_v anticlides_n in_fw-la reditibus_fw-la the_o lesbian_o who_o as_o dosidas_n say_v pacify_v bacchus_n with_o humane_a hostes._n the_o phocensian_o who_o pythocles_n in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr concordia_fw-la affirm_v to_o have_v sacrifice_v man_n to_o diana_n taurica_n the_o athenian_n among_o who_o as_o demaratus_n write_v in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o tragical_a thing_n ericthonius_n for_o the_o pacify_v of_o proserphone_n sacrifice_v his_o own_o daughter_n and_o the_o roman_n among_o who_o as_o dorotheus_n relate_v in_o his_o four_o book_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o italy_n marius_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n diis_fw-la averruncanis_fw-la to_o the_o god_n that_o expel_v mischief_n lactantius_n de_fw-la falsa_fw-la relig._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 21._o prove_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n in_o italy_n to_o precipitate_v man_n from_o the_o milvian_n bridge_n for_o the_o appease_n saturn_n wrath_n out_o of_o ovid_n in_fw-la fastis_fw-la quotannis_fw-la tristia_fw-la leucadio_n sacra_fw-la peracta_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o to_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o same_o god_n their_o own_o child_n after_o who_o dialect_n micah_n 6._o 7._o the_o prophet_n introduce_v apostate_n judah_n query_v shall_v i_o give_v my_o first_o bear_v for_o my_o trangression_n the_o fruit_n of_o my_o body_n 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sense_n whereby_o it_o be_v give_v out_o to_o speak_v of_o concupiscence_n or_o sinful_a infirmity_n whereas_o it_o manifest_o intend_v a_o bodily_a disease_n except_o we_o will_v make_v god_n a_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o his_o choose_a vessel_n to_o glory_n in_o his_o shame_n as_o themselves_o do_v in_o they_o i_o return_v to_o josephus_n who_o witness_v a_o better_a confession_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o give_v a_o more_o honourable_a testimony_n of_o christ_n than_o they_o do_v in_o their_o gloss_n and_o speak_v more_o consonant_o to_o the_o apostolical_a sense_n in_o all_o those_o text_n of_o he_o we_o have_v confer_v with_o the_o sacred_a and_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o any_o way_n concern_v the_o emergency_n specify_v in_o the_o gospel_n the_o compare_v of_o all_o which_o will_v tire_v my_o reader_n and_o myself_o and_o one_o will_v think_v it_o shall_v put_v impudence_n herself_o to_o the_o blush_n to_o demand_v more_o instance_n than_o have_v be_v produce_v or_o better_a evidence_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n report_v in_o the_o gospel_n than_o the_o testimony_n of_o such_o a_o author_n yet_o that_o the_o atheist_n may_v know_v the_o church_n have_v in_o this_o case_n more_o than_o one_o such_o witness_n i_o shall_v offer_v to_o examination_n the_o testimony_n of_o other_o secular_a record_n chap._n ix_o other_o secular_a witness_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o sacred_a history_n §_o 1_o phlegon_n of_o the_o darkness_n and_o earthquake_n at_o christ_n passion_n §_o 2._o thallus_n his_o mistake_v that_o darkness_n for_o a_o eclipse_n §_o 3._o the_o record_n of_o pagan_a rome_n touch_v that_o and_o other_o occurrence_n §_o 4._o the_o chronicle_n of_o edessa_n though_o apocryphal_a yet_o true_a julian_n '_o s_o prohibition_n of_o the_o use_n of_o secular_a book_n in_o christian_a school_n his_o testimony_n §_o 5._o moses_n his_o history_n of_o joseph_n attest_v by_o pagan_n §_o 6._o his_o history_n of_o 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mean_v the_o fulfil_n and_o ratify_v thereof_o by_o the_o bless_a jesus_n to_o be_v the_o cessation_n of_o it_o of_o which_o cessation_n of_o all_o prophecy_n they_o sometime_o make_v the_o aera_fw-la to_o concur_v with_o that_o of_o the_o defile_n the_o temple_n by_o epiphanes_n sometime_o with_o that_o of_o the_o league_n which_o judas_n maccabeus_n make_v with_o the_o roman_n sometime_o to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o seleucus_n nicanor_n whereas_o speak_v prophet_n continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o jewish_a state_n and_o write_v prophet_n cease_v long_o before_o the_o elder_a of_o these_o date_n and_o therefore_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o maccabee_n speak_v of_o that_o as_o fall_v out_o a_o considerable_a time_n before_o the_o discumfiture_n of_o judas_n by_o alcimus_n and_o bacchides_n 1_o mac._n 9_o 27._o so_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a affliction_n in_o israel_n the_o like_a whereof_o be_v not_o since_o the_o time_n that_o a_o prophet_n be_v not_o see_v among_o they_o that_o be_v a_o write_a prophet_n vide_fw-la comput_fw-la jud._n scal._n de_fw-fr emend_v temp_n lib._n 7._o pag._n 628._o 654._o that_o the_o shechina_n or_o majesty_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n wherein_o god_n appear_v to_o be_v present_a by_o the_o appearance_n of_o angel_n those_o courtier_n of_o heaven_n either_o in_o a_o lucid_n flame_a shine_a appearance_n as_o that_o host_n of_o heaven_n those_o angel_n of_o god_n presence_n that_o pitch_v their_o camp_n before_o israel_n camp_n in_o the_o wilderness_n appear_v in_o the_o night_n or_o in_o a_o thick_a cloud_n or_o smoak_n such_o a_o bodily_a appearance_n as_o they_o assume_v on_o the_o day_n vide_fw-la hamond_n a_o on_o mat._n 3._o 16._o that_o this_o majestic_a presence_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v fill_v the_o second_o temple_n as_o well_o as_o the_o first_o be_v attest_v by_o the_o
modo_fw-la infidelibus_fw-la nec_fw-la angelis_n vel_fw-la bovis_fw-la vel_fw-la malis_fw-la aquinas_n sum_fw-la pa._n 3._o q._n 89._o art_n 7_o 8._o the_o judgement_n of_o retribution_n appertain_v to_o all_o the_o judgement_n of_o discussion_n to_o believer_n only_o neither_o to_o infidel_n nor_o angel_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a the_o holiness_n of_o elect_a angel_n and_o the_o impiety_n of_o devil_n and_o infidel_n be_v so_o notorious_a as_o they_o need_v no_o discussion_n he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v already_o et_fw-la quoniam_fw-la de_fw-fr his_o sententia_fw-la in_o absolutionem_fw-la and_o can_v be_v absolve_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v from_o not_o judge_v before_o christ_n presence_n say_v lactant._n the_o divino_fw-la praemio_fw-la 7._o 20._o they_o shall_v not_o stand_v in_o judgement_n psal._n 1_o that_o be_v of_o the_o general_a day_n say_v aben_n ezra_n nos_fw-la juxta_fw-la operum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la mensuram_fw-la judicabit_fw-la illos_fw-la verò_fw-la non_fw-la judicabit_fw-la sed_fw-la arguet_fw-la condemnatos_fw-la jerom_n in_o mic._n c._n 4._o we_o shall_v be_v judge_v according_a to_o our_o work_n but_o infidel_n god_n will_v not_o judge_v but_o take_v they_o up_o short_a as_o condemn_v already_o ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la non_fw-la veniunt_fw-la nec_fw-la pagani_n nec_fw-la haeretici_fw-la nec_fw-la judaei_n etc._n etc._n august_n serm._n 38._o de_fw-fr sanctis_fw-la neither_o pagan_n nor_o heretic_n nor_o jew_n come_v into_o judgement_n because_o it_o be_v write_v of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v already_o condemn_v alii_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o pereunt_fw-la alii_fw-la non_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o pereunt_fw-la alii_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o regnant_a alii_fw-la non_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o regnant_a etc._n etc._n greg._n mag._n moral_n 26._o some_o be_v judge_v and_o perish_v viz._n the_o goat_n of_o the_o flock_n some_o be_v not_o judge_v and_o perish_v viz._n they_o that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o flock_n some_o be_v judge_v and_o reign_v viz._n the_o sheep_n of_o the_o flock_n some_o be_v not_o judge_v and_o reign_v viz._n the_o guardian_n of_o the_o flock_n elect_a angel_n etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la intrà _fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la mali_fw-la sunt_fw-la judicandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o damnandi_fw-la qui_fw-la verò_fw-la extrà _fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la inveniendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la judicandi_fw-la sed_fw-la tantùm_fw-la damnandi_fw-la isid._n hispal_a sent._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o 3._o after_o the_o infidel_n be_v thus_o dispatch_v of_o the_o method_n of_o god_n proceed_v with_o who_o i_o know_v no_o text_n in_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n that_o purposely_o and_o plain_o speak_v but_o this_o of_o rev._n 20._o the_o great_a white_a throne_n shall_v be_v erect_v for_o the_o trial_n of_o such_o as_o have_v make_v profession_n of_o worship_v the_o one_o god_n through_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n or_o of_o embrace_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o various_a dispensation_n of_o it_o the_o whole_a flock_n of_o christ_n both_o sheep_n and_o goat_n who_o shall_v have_v allow_v they_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o book_n the_o book_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o the_o term_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n imply_v by_o the_o white_a throne_n fideles_fw-la qui_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la saltem_fw-la numero_fw-la cives_fw-la civitatis_fw-la dei_fw-la judicabuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la cives_fw-la aquin._n sum._n 3._o q._n 90._o art_n 7._o believer_n who_o be_v at_o least_o in_o account_n the_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v judge_v as_o citizen_n in_o order_n to_o which_o trial_n the_o book_n be_v open_v the_o book_n of_o every_o man_n conscience_n as_o many_o book_n as_o there_o be_v conscience_n so_o as_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v his_o own_o judge_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n according_o as_o his_o own_o conscience_n shall_v accuse_v or_o excuse_v st._n jerom_n in_o daniel_n 7._o the_o judgement_n shall_v be_v set_v and_o the_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v i._n e._n conscientiae_fw-la &_o opera_fw-la singulorum_fw-la in_o utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la vel_fw-la bona_fw-la vel_fw-la mala_fw-la revelabuntur_fw-la st._n austin_n de_fw-fr civitat_fw-la 20._o 14._o that_o be_v of_o the_o conscience_n and_o the_o work_n of_o every_o man_n on_o both_o side_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a shall_v be_v reveil_v qua_fw-la fiet_fw-la ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la opera_fw-la sua_fw-la cuncta_fw-la in_o memoriam_fw-la revocentur_fw-la &_o mentis_fw-la intuitu_fw-la mirâ_fw-la celeritate_fw-la cernentur_fw-la st._n august_n serm._n 67._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la by_o which_o open_v of_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o man_n by_o the_o inspection_n of_o his_o mind_n shall_v by_o a_o strange_a celerity_n remember_v all_o his_o work_n and_o the_o judge_n the_o testimony_n of_o conscience_n stand_v by_o shall_v demand_v of_o every_o man_n a_o account_n of_o his_o life_n adstante_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la testimonio_fw-la rationem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la caeperit_n postulare_fw-la bonaventura_n breviloq_fw-la par_fw-fr 7._o cap._n 1._o fiet_fw-la apertio_fw-la librorum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la conscientiarum_fw-la there_o shall_v be_v a_o open_n of_o the_o book_n to_o wit_n of_o every_o man_n conscience_n and_o for_o the_o trial_n of_o right_n another_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v the_o book_n of_o life_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n wherein_o all_o man_n name_n be_v write_v by_o their_o qualification_n which_o will_v only_o be_v ponderated_a then_o that_o therein_o have_v salvation_n promise_v they_o and_o whosoever_o be_v not_o find_v to_o be_v qualify_v as_o that_o book_n describe_v the_o heir_n of_o life_n to_o be_v shall_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n after_o christ_n have_v pronounce_v the_o comdemnatory_a sentence_n upon_o they_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o god_n kingdom_n as_o tare_n as_o thing_n that_o offend_v and_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n provide_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n hanc_fw-la omnium_fw-la revelationem_fw-la comitatur_fw-la separatio_fw-la quae_fw-la mat._n 25._o 32._o comparatur_fw-la separationi_fw-la pastoris_fw-la segregantis_fw-la oves_fw-la ab_fw-la haedis_fw-la hanc_fw-la separationem_fw-la excipit_fw-la sententiae_fw-la dictio_fw-la vossii_n thesis_n theol_fw-it disp_n 15._o thes._n 1._o 2._o &_o 3._o after_o this_o revelation_n follow_v the_o separation_n of_o the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n and_o after_o this_o separation_n the_o judge_n pronounce_v sentence_n §_o 3._o these_o be_v my_o conjecture_n as_o to_o the_o order_n of_o god_n proceed_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n my_o reason_n for_o my_o place_v the_o lose_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o gogick_n war_n and_o the_o confusion_n of_o both_o captain_n and_o army_n betwixt_o the_o resurrection_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o elect_n or_o profess_a believer_n i_o shall_v now_o tender_a before_o the_o church_n tribunal_n to_o who_o sentence_n of_o approbation_n or_o reprobation_n i_o be_o indifferent_o willing_a to_o stand_v as_o one_o that_o espouse_n no_o other_o interest_n but_o that_o of_o truth_n 1._o that_o this_o go_v out_o of_o satan_n to_o deceive_v the_o nation_n into_o a_o engagement_n against_o the_o holy_a city_n will_v not_o be_v till_o after_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a may_v be_v infer_v from_o the_o numerousness_n of_o this_o heathen-army_n for_o multitude_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n large_a enough_o to_o march_v upon_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o earth_n list_v out_o of_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n such_o a_o multitude_n as_o doubtless_o shall_v never_o be_v see_v together_o but_o when_o the_o heathen_a shall_v be_v awake_v and_o come_v up_o to_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n where_o god_n shall_v sit_v to_o judge_v all_o the_o heathen_a round_o about_o even_o those_o multitude_n of_o multitude_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o decision_n sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whither_o the_o heathen_a be_v to_o come_v and_o to_o gather_v themselves_o round_o about_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d under_o the_o conduct_n of_o that_o mighty_a one_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v cause_v thither_o to_o come_v and_o there_o bring_v down_o joel_n 3._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a warrior_n shall_v be_v tame_v 2._o indeed_o prophetical_a term_n be_v not_o to_o be_v stretch_v always_o to_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o the_o letter_n nor_o in_o every_o word_n to_o be_v expound_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n for_o those_o burdenous_a word_n proceed_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n like_o bullet_n do_v often_o graze_v before_o they_o reach_v their_o utmost_a mark_n and_o spend_v not_o all_o their_o force_n where_o they_o first_o light_v and_o therefore_o though_o particular_a local_a and_o indeterminate_a judgement_n be_v denounce_v in_o word_n borrow_v from_o and_o make_v as_o great_a a_o crack_n as_o the_o last_o to_o awaken_v we_o to_o repentance_n in_o order_n to_o the_o divert_v or_o procrastinate_v of_o the_o effect_n yet_o when_o through_o our_o impenitency_n we_o provoke_v god_n to_o inflict_v they_o they_o be_v
hominum_fw-la but_o after_o the_o mention_n of_o those_o thing_n go_v before_o give_v a_o punctual_a account_n of_o christ_n way_n of_o proceed_v in_o judge_v his_o own_o flock_n for_o those_o he_o judge_v from_o his_o white_a throne_n can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o such_o as_o can_v claim_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n such_o as_o can_v say_v lord_n lord_n and_o plead_v we_o have_v prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n in_o thy_o name_n we_o have_v cast_v out_o devil_n we_o have_v eat_v and_o drink_v in_o thy_o presence_n or_o something_o of_o that_o nature_n whereby_o they_o will_v challenge_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o book_n and_o pretend_v their_o name_n be_v write_v in_o it_o till_o christ_n open_v the_o book_n lay_v before_o they_o the_o term_n of_o that_o covenant_n and_o by_o the_o evidence_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n convince_v they_o they_o can_v claim_v that_o salvation_n be_v tender_v in_o the_o gospel_n for_o that_o they_o have_v not_o observe_v the_o condition_n on_o which_o it_o be_v offer_v they_o have_v not_o feed_v the_o hungry_a clothe_v the_o naked_a they_o have_v not_o be_v merciful_a humble_a meek_a pure_a in_o heart_n peacemaker_n by_o which_o name_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o evangelical_n blessing_n be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n of_o the_o same_o tendency_n be_v that_o description_n of_o the_o general_a judgement_n which_o our_o saviour_n give_v wherein_o he_o pass_v over_o the_o judgement_n of_o infidel_n and_o confine_n his_o discourse_n to_o his_o way_n of_o process_n with_o his_o own_o flock_n with_o elect_a and_o reprobate_a professor_n of_o worship_v the_o one_o god_n through_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n the_o goat_n be_v part_n of_o christ_n visible_a flock_n the_o excrescency_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n that_o serve_v for_o ornament_n and_o therefore_o the_o church_n hair_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o flock_n of_o goat_n cant._n 4._o 1._o cant._n 6._o 5._o and_o the_o kid_n of_o the_o flock_n mention_v as_o well_o as_o the_o lamb_n can._n 1._o hence_o st._n jerom_n well_o observe_v that_o the_o barren_a and_o fetid_v hee-goat_n not_o the_o shee-goat_n that_o go_v up_o from_o the_o wash_n and_o bear_v twin_n cant._n 4._o 2._o shall_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o flock_n in_o mat._n 25._o rhem._n test._n note_n in_o mat._n 25._o 32._o they_o be_v separate_v who_o in_o the_o visible_a church_n live_v together_o as_o for_o heretic_n they_o go_v out_o of_o the_o church_n before_o separated_z themselves_o and_o therefore_o not_o separate_v here_o as_o be_v judge_v already_o there_o be_v none_o among_o the_o goat_n of_o that_o flock_n who_o can_v plead_v they_o have_v not_o see_v or_o know_v christ_n but_o only_o that_o they_o have_v not_o see_v he_o so_o and_o so_o they_o believe_v he_o be_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n and_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n but_o little_a think_v he_o be_v hungry_a and_o thirsty_a and_o oppress_v in_o his_o poor_a member_n on_o earth_n and_o the_o only_a thing_n that_o be_v lay_v to_o their_o charge_n be_v their_o transgress_v the_o royal_a law_n their_o not_o live_v up_o to_o evangelical_n precept_n their_o not_o practise_v those_o christian_a duty_n they_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o perform_v live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o christ_n member_n no_o large_a bound_n do_v david_n or_o asaph_n set_v himself_o ps._n 50._o where_o have_v only_o hint_v god_n destroy_v the_o infidel_n at_o his_o glorious_a appearance_n by_o the_o fire_n that_o burn_v before_o he_o and_o that_o horrible_a tempest_n round_o about_o he_o give_v a_o account_n at_o large_a how_o god_n after_o that_o will_v proceed_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o such_o as_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o he_o call_v his_o people_n vers_n 4._o his_o saint_n that_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o by_o sacrifice_n ver_fw-la 5._o that_o have_v enter_v covenant_n by_o circumcision_n or_o give_v up_o themselves_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n by_o promise_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n as_o r._n david_n explain_v that_o text_n faedus_fw-la per_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la ut_fw-la exod._n 24._o 8._o moses_n faedus_fw-la ferret_v &_o offerebat_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la dicendo_fw-la ecce_fw-la sanguis_fw-la faederis_fw-la in_o daresh_a faedus_fw-la circumcisionis_fw-la rab._n david_n in_o p._n 50._o the_o die_n judicii_fw-la futuro_fw-la quando_fw-la redemptor_n venit_fw-la ut_fw-la joel_n 3._o 1._o ver_fw-la 4._o advocabit_fw-la caelum_fw-la ad_fw-la angelos_n caeli_fw-la ut_fw-la vindictam_fw-la sicut_fw-la in_o exercitum_fw-la assur_n exequentur_fw-la 2_o reg._n 19_o 35._o that_o they_o be_v dispatch_v he_o may_v judge_v his_o people_n postquà m_fw-la deus_fw-la vindictam_fw-la in_o host_n suos_fw-la ex_fw-la gentibus_fw-la ostendit_fw-la tunc_fw-la ex_fw-la israele_n peccatores_fw-la exterminat_fw-la zach._n 13._o 8._o dvae_fw-la part_n exterminentur_fw-la isa._n 4._o 3._o omnis_fw-la scriptus_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la erit_fw-la sanctus_fw-la not_o 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