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astrological_a poem_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n nor_o of_o the_o late_a sort_n any_o among_o the_o greek_n save_v only_a dorotheus_n sidonius_n who_o write_v a_o apotelesmatick_a poem_n though_o now_o lose_v and_o therefore_o not_o unjust_o do_v our_o author_n assume_v the_o glory_n of_o this_o to_o himself_o from_o all_o the_o latin_n the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o various_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n ancient_n the_o opinion_n of_o xenophanes_n who_o hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v eternal_a ungenerate_v uncreated_a and_o incorruptible_a with_o who_o agree_v parmenides_n melissus_n and_o aristotle_n to_o who_o opinion_n likewise_o xenocrates_n subscribe_v and_o with_o they_o pliny_n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o thus_o conclude_v numen_fw-la esse_fw-la mundum_fw-la credi_fw-la par_fw-fr est_fw-la aeternum_fw-la immensum_fw-la neque_fw-la genitum_fw-la neque_fw-la interiturum_fw-la unquam_fw-la vide_fw-la etiam_fw-la censorin_n de_fw-fr die_v natal_n c._n 4._o and_o as_o to_o this_o and_o the_o several_a other_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n touch_v the_o efficient_a cause_n matter_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o universe_n beside_o plutareb_n de_fw-fr placit_fw-la philosoph_n and_o stobaeus_n in_o eclog._n physic._n see_v paul_n merula_n his_o learned_a dissertation_n in_o q._n ennii_n annal._n p._n 119._o upon_o these_o verse_n corpore_fw-la tartarino_n prognata_fw-la paluda_n virago_n quoi_fw-fr par_fw-fr imber_n &_o ignis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la &_o gravi_fw-la '_o terra_fw-la terra_fw-la our_o author_n here_o make_v chaos_n to_o disclose_v and_o separate_v the_o mix_a principle_n of_o thing_n and_o to_o bring_v forth_o the_o world_n claudian_n more_o conform_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o ancient_a theology_n of_o the_o ethnic_n make_v clemency_n or_o love_n to_o effect_v this_o work_n l._n 2._o the_o laâ—…d_n stilicon_n prima_fw-la chaos_n clementia_n solvit_fw-la congeriem_fw-la miserata_fw-la rudem_fw-la vultuque_fw-la sereno_fw-la discussis_fw-la tenebris_fw-la in_o lucem_fw-la saecula_fw-la fudit_fw-la hesiod_n as_o plutarch_n deliver_v his_o opinion_n l._n de_fw-fr iside_n &_o osyride_n make_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v chaos_n earth_n tartarus_n and_o love_n by_o earth_n understanding_n isis_n by_o love_n osiris_n by_o tartarus_n typho_n by_o chaos_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o place_n region_n or_o receptacle_n of_o universal_a matter_n to_o which_o its_o name_n answer_v chaos_n signify_v no_o other_o than_o hiatus_fw-la seu_fw-la vistitas_fw-la quaedam_fw-la philo_z biblius_n from_o the_o write_n of_o sancuniathou_fw-mi as_o cite_v by_o eusebius_n in_o prima_fw-la praeparat_fw-la write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n the_o theology_n of_o the_o phoenician_n make_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o universeâ—…_n dark_a spiritual_a air_n or_o a_o spirit_n of_o dark_a air_n and_o confuse_a chaos_n involve_v in_o obscurity_n these_o be_v infinite_a and_o for_o some_o time_n without_o bind_v or_o term_n but_o when_o the_o spirit_n be_v touch_v with_o the_o love_n of_o his_o own_o principle_n and_o a_o mixtion_n be_v make_v there_o be_v give_v to_o that_o neâ—…re_v the_o name_n of_o love_n this_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o production_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o the_o spirit_n itself_o have_v no_o generation_n and_o from_o this_o connexion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v beget_v mâ—…t_o which_o some_o call_v slime_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o theology_n of_o the_o phoenician_n hesiod_n ovid_n and_o other_o deriy_v their_o fable_n of_o chaos_n as_o the_o phoenician_n they_o from_o their_o neighbour_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o write_n of_o moses_n not_o clear_o understand_v see_v grotius_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o his_o book_n deveritat_fw-la relig._n christ._n l._n 1._o of_o the_o several_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n chaos_n according_a to_o the_o different_a notion_n of_o the_o poet_n philosopherâ—…_n and_o divine_n see_v riâ—…ciolus_n on_o that_o subject_a in_o almage_a nou._n tom._n 2._o lib._n 9_o 9_o the_o opinion_n of_o democritus_n leucippus_n and_o epicurus_n and_o before_o they_o of_o mâ—…schus_n or_o rather_o mâ—…chus_n the_o sidonian_a who_o as_o