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industriae_fw-la consiliique_fw-la 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n eutropius_n l._n 6._o a_o person_n of_o such_o vast_a industry_n and_o contrivance_n as_o he_o inquire_v of_o his_o subject_n scatter_v through_o his_o large_a dominion_n and_o send_v the_o most_o skilful_a of_o they_o to_o search_v what_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o every_o root_n the_o property_n of_o every_o plant_n that_o grow_v in_o such_o variety_n of_o fertile_a clime_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o grow_v to_o that_o skill_n in_o the_o botanic_n art_n as_o he_o compose_v commentary_n upon_o that_o subject_a i_o have_v almost_o say_v from_o the_o cedar_n to_o the_o hyssop_n which_o pompey_n in_o rummage_v among_o his_o treasure_n find_v and_o receive_v with_o very_o great_a delight_n plutarch_n pomp._n this_o princely_a philosopher_n who_o tam_fw-la marte_fw-la quam_fw-la mercurio_n both_o at_o pen_n and_o pike_n excel_v all_o king_n not_o only_o of_o his_o own_o but_o former_a age_n just._n hist._n l._n 47._o flourish_v not_o 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the_o point_n that_o those_o who_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o god_n be_v not_o so_o impious_a as_o they_o that_o conceive_v he_o to_o be_v such_o as_o the_o poet_n feign_v he_o i_o have_v rather_o say_v he_o man_n shall_v in_o their_o discourse_n of_o i_o say_v there_o never_o be_v any_o such_o man_n as_o plutarch_n than_o say_v i_o be_v such_o a_o man_n as_o the_o superstitious_a account_n god_n to_o be_v sickle_n mutable_a prone_a to_o anger_n desirous_a of_o revenge_n for_o the_o least_o injury_n and_o that_o from_o these_o misconceit_n of_o the_o god_n man_n grow_v into_o the_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o go_n will_v god_n this_o christian_a age_n have_v not_o too_o sad_a experience_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o aphorism_n for_o since_o the_o pulpit_n have_v be_v make_v a_o stage_n for_o mimic_n who_o be_v train_v up_o to_o no_o other_o art_n wherein_o they_o be_v more_o dexterous_a than_o that_o of_o make_v mowes_z and_o wry_a face_n upon_o the_o establish_v religion_n of_o 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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 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