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for_o what_o be_v either_o frequent_a or_o manifest_v to_o our_o cognition_n we_o never_o admire_v and_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o this_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v the_o first_o of_o passion_n so_o it_o be_v the_o only_a one_o that_o want_v a_o contrary_a as_o the_o unimitable_a des_fw-mi cartes_n have_v discover_v to_o we_o in_o lib._n de_fw-fr passion_n part_n 1._o articl_n 54._o be_v not_o only_o a_o impious_a derogation_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n but_o also_o a_o manifest_a contradiction_n to_o our_o own_o reason_n which_o from_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o relatum_fw-la a_o spectacle_n immediate_o conclude_v the_o necessary_a existence_n of_o the_o correlatnm_n a_o spectator_n and_o that_o this_o spectator_n can_v be_v no_o other_o animal_n but_o man_n be_v too_o bright_a a_o truth_n to_o need_v any_o other_o illustration_n but_o what_o be_v reflect_v from_o itself_o to_o which_o argument_n of_o the_o creator_n adopt_v man_n to_o be_v his_o 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soul_n now_o to_o direct_v all_o this_o to_o the_o mark_n since_o god_n have_v thus_o proclaim_v man_n to_o be_v next_o to_o his_o own_o glory_n which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o end_n as_o his_o will_n be_v the_o first_o of_o cause_n the_o grand_a and_o principal_a scope_n of_o his_o mighty_a work_n of_o creation_n and_o that_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o his_o accommodation_n and_o well-being_n in_o this_o life_n and_o allurement_n nay_o manuduction_n or_o conduct_n to_o immarcescible_a beatitude_n after_o death_n and_o since_o his_o act_n of_o providence_n or_o the_o constant_a conservation_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o primitive_a perfection_n distinction_n and_o order_n of_o their_o nature_n be_v nothing_o but_o his_o act_n of_o creation_n prolong_v or_o spin_v out_o through_o all_o the_o independent_a atom_n or_o successive_a particle_n of_o time_n as_o have_v be_v more_o than_o once_o intimate_v beyond_o all_o dispute_n the_o product_n must_v be_v the_o same_o with_o our_o thesis_n viz._n that_o man_n be_v the_o object_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n and_o by_o consequence_n that_o all_o occurrence_n of_o his_o life_n be_v punctual_o predetermine_v order_v and_o bring_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o same_o as_o every_o man_n bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o he_o a_o certain_a prolepticall_a or_o anticipate_v cognition_n of_o a_o deity_n or_o first_o cause_n providence_n article_n 2._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n contain_v a_o proleptical_a notion_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n of_o all_o thing_n deep_o and_o indeleble_o stamp_v upon_o his_o mind_n as_o have_v be_v former_o demonstrate_v so_o also_o hold_v he_o as_o a_o adjunct_n or_o rather_o a_o part_n thereof_o a_o coessential_a prenotion_n that_o this_o first_o cause_n or_o supreme_a nature_n be_v the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o those_o two_o different_a stream_n of_o happiness_n and_o misery_n or_o good_a and_o evil_a the_o former_a by_o condonation_n the_o other_o by_o permission_n be_v constant_o derive_v and_o upon_o consequence_n that_o all_o occurrence_n of_o his_o life_n be_v the_o just_a and_o prudent_a designation_n of_o its_o special_a providence_n that_o every_o man_n in_o who_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o damn_v by_o fatuity_n either_o native_a and_o temperamental_a or_o casual_o supervenient_a have_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o impress_v of_o a_o especial_a providence_n decree_a and_o dispose_v all_o event_n that_o have_v do_v or_o shall_v befall_v he_o be_v manifest_a from_o hence_o that_o no_o man_n though_o educate_v in_o the_o wild_a ignorance_n or_o high_a barbarism_n imaginable_a but_o be_v natural_o and_o by_o the_o advisoe_n of_o his_o intestine_a dictator_n incline_v either_o to_o conceive_v or_o embrace_v some_o kind_n of_o religion_n as_o a_o homage_n or_o fealty_n due_a from_o he_o to_o that_o supreme_a power_n in_o who_o hand_n he_o apprehend_v the_o rain_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a to_o be_v hold_v and_o who_o favour_n and_o benign_a aspect_n he_o think_v procurable_a and_o anger_v attoneable_a by_o the_o seasonable_a address_n of_o invocation_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o in_o truth_n to_o he_o who_o meditation_n shall_v sink_v deep_a enough_o it_o will_v soon_o appear_v that_o this_o anticipation_n be_v the_o very_a root_n of_o religion_n article_n 3._o that_o this_o proleptical_a notion_n be_v the_o basis_n of_o religion_n religion_n for_o though_o man_n stand_v full_o persuade_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n yet_o will_v not_o that_o alone_o be_v argument_n sufficient_a to_o convince_v he_o into_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o devout_a adoration_n of_o he_o unless_o his_o mind_n be_v also_o possess_v with_o a_o firm_a beleif_n of_o this_o proper_a attribute_n of_o his_o nature_n which_o so_o near_o concern_v his_o felicity_n or_o infelicity_n viz._n his_o special_a providence_n which_o regulate_v all_o the_o affair_n and_o appoint_v all_o the_o contingency_n of_o every_o individual_a man_n life_n for_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o own_o defect_n imperfection_n and_o dependency_n that_o first_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o all_o sufficiency_n perfection_n and_o self-subsistence_n the_o apprehension_n of_o our_o
&_o haec_fw-la se_fw-la propter_fw-la insaniam_fw-la contra_fw-la christum_fw-la praesumptam_fw-la merito_fw-la &_o ultionis_fw-la vice_fw-la perpeti_fw-la confessus_fw-la est_fw-la and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o confession_n of_o his_o own_o gild_n and_o god_n justice_n breathe_v out_o his_o execrable_a soul_n from_o a_o gangrenous_a and_o loathsome_a body_n eusebius_n lib._n 8._o histor_n eccles_n cap._n 17._o thus_o also_o that_o notorious_a apostate_n julian_n who_o have_v not_o only_o renounce_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n but_o proclaim_v open_a and_o implacable_a apostata_fw-la article_n 12._o julian_n apostata_fw-la hostility_n against_o he_o and_o to_o quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o his_o diabolical_a malice_n drink_v whole_a tun_n of_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o his_o member_n be_v defeat_v and_o mortal_o wound_v in_o a_o battle_n fight_v against_o the_o persian_n he_o instant_o learn_v of_o his_o awake_v conscience_n that_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o present_a overthrow_n be_v his_o former_a impiety_n and_o right_o ascribe_v the_o victory_n to_o the_o revenge_a finger_n of_o that_o god_n who_o divinity_n he_o have_v abjure_v rather_o than_o to_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n he_o throw_v up_o his_o blood_n into_o the_o aer_fw-la and_o together_o with_o his_o black_a soul_n gasp_v out_o this_o desperate_a ejaculation_n vicisti_fw-la galilaee_n vicisti_fw-la thou_o have_v overcome_v i_o oh_o thou_o jesus_n of_o galilee_n thou_o have_v overcome_v i_o simul_fw-la confessus_fw-la &_o victoriam_fw-la &_o blasphemiam_fw-la at_o once_o confess_v both_o christ_n conquest_n and_o his_o own_o detestable_a blasphemy_n as_o theodoret_n lib._n 3._o histor_n eccles_n cap._n 20._o have_v descant_v upon_o those_o his_o last_o but_o true_a word_n and_o thus_o also_o tullus_n hostilius_n a_o cognomen_fw-la exact_o accommodate_v hostilius_n article_n 13._o tullus_n hostilius_n to_o his_o fierce_a nature_n immediate_a successor_n to_o numa_n pompilius_n in_o his_o throne_n though_o not_o in_o his_o mansuete_fw-la and_o pious_a inclination_n be_v a_o man_n of_o so_o rough_a and_o martial_a a_o temper_n that_o he_o hold_v religion_n to_o be_v but_o a_o kind_n of_o emollient_a cataplasm_n prescribe_v by_o state_n policy_n to_o soften_v and_o emasculate_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n as_o plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la numae_fw-la pag._n 158._o have_v note_v of_o he_o and_o thereupon_o in_o his_o prosperity_n neither_o acknowledge_v nor_o sacrifice_v unto_o any_o deity_n but_o his_o ferreus_fw-la acinaces_fw-la or_o old_a sword_n when_o cast_v upon_o the_o thorny_a bed_n of_o sickness_n he_o soon_o discover_v retract_v and_o renounce_v his_o atheism_n which_o remarkable_a mutation_n of_o his_o judgement_n livy_n lib._n 1._o pag._n 12._o have_v both_o ample_o and_o elegant_o describe_v thus_o adeo_fw-la fracti_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la sunt_fw-la spiritus_fw-la illi_fw-la seroces_n ut_fw-la qui_fw-la nihil_fw-la antea_fw-la ratus_fw-la esset_fw-la minus_fw-la regium_fw-la quam_fw-la sacris_fw-la dedere_fw-la animum_fw-la repent_v omnibus_fw-la magnis_fw-la parvisque_fw-la superstitionibus_fw-la obnoxius_fw-la degeret_fw-la religionibusque_fw-la populum_fw-la impleret_fw-la i_o say_v mutation_n of_o his_o judgement_n not_o rectification_n nor_o can_v i_o proper_o allow_v he_o so_o much_o since_o he_o that_o run_v from_o one_o extreme_a of_o atheism_n to_o the_o other_o of_o polytheisme_n shall_v find_v himself_o in_o the_o same_o point_n of_o error_n from_o whence_o he_o set_v forth_o for_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v more_o god_n then_o one_o in_o strictness_n of_o truth_n be_v to_o believe_v there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o unity_n be_v the_o essential_a and_o inseparable_a attribute_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v allow_v he_o to_o have_v be_v superstitious_a but_o never_o true_o religious_a nor_o do_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o heart_n accept_v of_o this_o change_n for_o a_o conversion_n for_o the_o record_n both_o of_o livy_n and_o eutropius_n concur_v in_o this_o fulmine_fw-la ictus_fw-la cum_fw-la tota_fw-la domo_fw-la sva_fw-la conflagravit_fw-la he_o his_o house_n and_o family_n be_v consume_v by_o lightning_n a_o punishment_n so_o proportionate_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o divine_a justice_n that_o we_o may_v therein_o give_v a_o fair_a conjecture_n of_o his_o guilt_n and_o that_o which_o all_o atheist_n have_v stand_v convul_v at_o he_o sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la trepidant_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la omne_fw-la fulgura_fw-la pallent_fw-la cum_fw-la tonat_fw-la exanime_n primo_fw-la quoque_fw-la murmur_n coeli_fw-la 13._o juvenal_n satyr_n 13._o such_o villain_n quake_v at_o thunder_n and_o each_o flash_n of_o lightning_n do_v their_o soul_n with_o terror_n quash_n a_o like_a example_n of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o extinguish_v this_o spark_n of_o religion_n which_o the_o creator_n have_v kindle_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o borysthenites_n article_n 14._o bion_n borysthenites_n every_o man_n do_v diogenes_n laertius_n afford_v we_o in_o vit_fw-mi bionis_fw-la in_o the_o recantation_n of_o bion_n of_o borysthenes_n who_o continue_v or_o rather_o only_o pretend_v to_o continue_v in_o profess_a atheism_n till_o he_o be_v arrest_v by_o sickness_n that_o rough_a sergeant_n of_o death_n and_o then_o affrigh_v into_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o that_o truth_n he_o have_v so_o long_o stisle_v inductus_fw-la est_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la agere_fw-la super_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la peccarat_fw-la in_o doum_n be_v induce_v to_o become_v a_o penitentiary_n for_o those_o offence_n he_o have_v prepetrate_v against_o the_o sacred_a majesty_n of_o god_n to_o conclude_v therefore_o as_o lucilius_n say_v of_o homer_n nemo_fw-la qui_fw-la culpat_fw-la homerum_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la culpat_fw-la so_o may_v we_o more_o true_o say_v of_o god_n nemo_fw-la qui_fw-la deum_fw-la negate_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la negate_fw-la no_o man_n who_o deny_v god_n do_v constant_o deny_v he_o for_o all_o man_n have_v confute_v disavow_v or_o repent_v that_o impiety_n at_o or_o before_o their_o death_n which_o they_o seem_v with_o so_o much_o impudence_n and_o pride_n to_o cherish_v in_o their_o life_n this_o the_o sweet-tongued_a tertullian_n apolog._n cap._n 17._o profound_o observe_v when_o he_o distil_v the_o quintessence_n or_o spirit_n of_o all_o we_o have_v say_v concern_v this_o assertion_n into_o this_o short_a sentence_n anima_fw-la licet_fw-la carcere_fw-la corporis_fw-la pressa_fw-la licet_fw-la institutionibus_fw-la pravis_fw-la circumscripta_fw-la licet_fw-la libidinibus_fw-la &_o concupiscentiis_fw-la evigorata_fw-la licet_fw-la falsis_fw-la diis_fw-la exancillata_n cum_fw-la tamen_fw-la resipiscit_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la crapula_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la somno_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la aliqua_fw-la valetudine_fw-la &_o sanitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la patitur_fw-la deum_fw-la nominat_fw-la i_o shall_v not_o gainsay_v but_o that_o it_o be_v possible_a i_o be_o sorry_a i_o may_v prove_v article_n 15._o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o obscuration_n of_o the_o impress_n of_o special_a providence_n divine_a pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la concede_v and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o total_a deletion_n thereof_o brief_o prove_v have_v say_v too_o frequent_a to_o have_v this_o ingravement_n of_o divinity_n on_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n obscure_v and_o bury_v under_o the_o dust_n raise_v in_o the_o summer_n of_o prosperity_n for_o as_o lactantius_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o most_o solid_o tum_fw-la maxim_n deus_fw-la ex_fw-la hominum_fw-la memoria_fw-la elabitur_fw-la cum_fw-la benesiciis_fw-la ejus_fw-la fruentes_fw-la honorem_fw-la dare_v divinae_fw-la indulgentiae_fw-la deberent_fw-la man_n be_v then_o most_o prone_a to_o forget_v god_n when_o be_v sate_v with_o the_o accumulation_n of_o his_o immense_a bounty_n they_o have_v the_o great_a reason_n to_o remember_v he_o yet_o i_o shall_v confident_o affirm_v that_o the_o least_o gust_n of_o affliction_n in_o the_o winter_n of_o adversity_n soon_o blow_v that_o dust_n off_o again_o and_o render_v the_o character_n fair_a and_o legible_a to_o the_o first_o reflexive_a or_o inward_a glance_n of_o the_o soul_n si_fw-mi qua_fw-la enim_fw-la necessitas_fw-la gravis_fw-la presserit_fw-la tum_fw-la demum_fw-la recordantur_fw-la si_fw-la belli_fw-la terror_fw-la infremuerit_fw-la si_fw-la alimenta_fw-la frugibus_fw-la long_fw-mi siccitas_fw-la denegaverit_fw-la si_fw-la saeva_fw-la tempestas_fw-la si_fw-la grando_fw-la ingruerit_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la protinus_fw-la confugiunt_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la petitur_fw-la auxilium_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la subveniat_fw-la oratur_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la in_o mari_fw-fr vento_fw-la saeviente_fw-la jactatur_fw-la hunc_fw-la invocat_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la aliqua_fw-la vi_fw-la afflictatur_fw-la hunc_fw-la protinus_fw-la implorat_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o the_o same_o lactantius_n now_o to_o abstract_n all_o this_o to_o a_o small_a bulk_n such_o as_o may_v be_v no_o providence_n article_n 16._o the_o reduction_n of_o all_o to_o a_o concise_a and_o memorable_a demonstration_n that_o the_o occurrence_n of_o every_o man_n life_n be_v the_o consignation_n of_o special_a providence_n burden_n to_o the_o weak_a memory_n and_o reduce_v our_o argument_n into_o a_o sharp_a point_n so_o that_o it_o may_v with_o the_o great_a facility_n sink_v into_o the_o thick_a skull_n if_o religion_n be_v a_o plant_n radicate_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n so_o deep_o and_o firm_o that_o though_o the_o damp_n of_o a_o
be_v so_o immovable_o prefix_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o divine_a providence_n as_o that_o neither_o temperance_n or_o care_n on_o man_n part_n can_v extend_v nor_o the_o violence_n of_o second_o cause_n situate_v without_o the_o orb_n of_o his_o moderation_n accelerate_v it_o necessary_a it_o be_v that_o we_o serious_o examine_v and_o search_v into_o the_o marrow_n of_o two_o thing_n conductive_a to_o the_o right_n state_v and_o consequent_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o question_n 1_o what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o the_o term_n of_o life_n 2_o in_o what_o sense_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v this_o term_n to_o be_v sixth_o or_o movable_a what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o the_o term_n of_o life_n concern_v the_o first_o obvious_a it_o be_v that_o all_o thing_n or_o cause_n inservient_fw-la both_o to_o the_o conservation_n of_o life_n and_o the_o adduction_n of_o scope_n article_n 3._o the_o necessary_a relation_n of_o all_o cause_n both_o of_o life_n and_o death_n to_o three_o general_n head_n viz._n necessary_a fortuitous_a supernatural_a support_v the_o discrimination_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n into_o supernatural_a natural_a &_o accidentary_a &_o the_o impertinency_n of_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o supernatural_a term_n to_o the_o present_a scope_n its_o period_n death_n fall_v under_o the_o content_n of_o three_o general_a head_n for_o either_o they_o must_v refer_v to_o those_o that_o be_v necessary_a or_o such_o as_o by_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n no_o man_n can_v subsist_v without_o to_o which_o classis_fw-la belong_v our_o aliment_n aer_fw-la sleep_n etc._n etc._n or_o 2_o non_fw-la necessary_a or_o fortuitous_a which_o no_o way_n conduce_v to_o the_o fomentation_n or_o fuel_n of_o our_o vital_a flame_n but_o point_n blank_a to_o the_o extinction_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n persuade_v every_o man_n to_o avoid_v they_o such_o be_v shipwreck_n stabb_n shot_n precipice_n halter_n etc._n etc._n cause_n of_o immature_n sudden_a and_o violent_a death_n or_o 3_o mere_o supernatural_a or_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a without_o special_a divine_a revelation_n for_o we_o to_o foreknow_v so_o also_o to_o alter_v or_o prevent_v upon_o these_o three_o pillar_n be_v it_o that_o laurentius_n joubertus_n erect_v his_o triple_a difference_n of_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n make_v one_o supernatural_a such_o as_o the_o breath_n of_o our_o nostril_n be_v please_v to_o assign_v to_o most_o of_o the_o antediluvian_n patriarch_n or_o seminary_n of_o humanity_n either_o in_o order_n to_o the_o more_o expedite_a multiplication_n of_o mankind_n to_o the_o more_o advantageous_a invention_n and_o propagation_n of_o art_n and_o science_n or_o for_o some_o other_o considerable_a respect_n at_o which_o our_o ignorance_n can_v only_o squint_a by_o conjecture_n which_o be_v long_o since_o cancel_v art_n sit_v down_o in_o a_o content_a despair_n to_o renovate_v nor_o can_v the_o record_n of_o the_o world_n afford_v we_o the_o story_n of_o any_o impudence_n that_o dare_v rant_v so_o high_a as_o to_o promise_v it_o except_o that_o of_o a_o certain_a mountebank_n greek_n deride_v by_o galen_n and_o our_o late_a nugipolyloquide_n paracelsus_n both_o which_o experimental_o confute_v their_o own_o unpardonable_a arrogance_n before_o their_o sand_n have_v run_v out_o 50_o year_n another_o natural_a which_o physiologie_n define_v by_o that_o space_n of_o time_n during_o which_o our_o radical_a balsam_n or_o the_o oleaginous_a fuel_n of_o our_o vital_a lamp_n maintain_v the_o innate_a heat_n or_o flame_n of_o life_n until_o the_o total_a exhaustion_n of_o the_o one_o cause_v a_o total_a privation_n of_o the_o other_o or_o more_o plain_o that_o circle_n of_o time_n which_o comprehend_v the_o seven_o segment_n or_o age_n of_o man_n which_o though_o prestitute_a and_o limit_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o nature_n according_a to_o the_o compute_v of_o the_o psalmist_n to_o 80._o year_n of_o plato_n to_o 81._o of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o 100_o caelius_n rodiginus_n 19_o antiq_n lect._n cap._n 21._o &_o joh._n langius_n lib._n 1._o epist_n medicinal_a 79._o of_o the_o best_a of_o the_o sibylls_n to_o a_o 100_o as_o be_v express_v in_o those_o 2._o verse_n correct_v by_o the_o incomparable_a salmasius_n pliniarum_fw-la observat_fw-la pag._n 77._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n to_o 120._o joseph_n antiq._n judaic._n lib._n 1._o be_v yet_o leave_v to_o some_o considerable_a latitude_n and_o have_v more_o or_o less_o of_o duration_n respective_a to_o the_o more_o or_o less_o durability_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o life_n i._n e._n the_o eucrasy_a or_o dyscrasy_n of_o the_o body_n in_o every_o individual_a provide_v that_o neither_o the_o oil_n be_v inquinate_v by_o crude_a or_o putrid_a supply_n nor_o prodigal_o depredate_v by_o immoderate_a intention_n of_o its_o consumer_n the_o flame_n nor_o that_o immature_o either_o suffocate_v or_o waste_v by_o disease_n or_o sudden_o extinguish_v by_o violent_a accident_n which_o make_v the_o three_o difference_n or_o accidentary_a term_n of_o life_n but_o as_o for_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o this_o ternary_a the_o metaphysical_a or_o supernatural_a term_n of_o man_n life_n dependent_a on_o the_o divine_a will_v immediate_o since_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o nicholaus_fw-la florentinus_n in_o serm._n the_o conciliator_n in_o different_a medicis_n and_o joubertus_n in_o errorib_n popular_fw-la it_o concern_v only_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n this_o place_n may_v very_o convenient_o want_v any_o far_a consideration_n thereof_o nor_o can_v it_o much_o avail_n to_o the_o achievement_n of_o our_o design_n to_o insist_v upon_o more_o than_o the_o two_o last_o by_o the_o term_n of_o life_n therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o understand_v either_o accidental_a article_n 4._o the_o proper_a import_n of_o the_o natural_a term_n of_o man_n life_n and_o also_o of_o the_o accidental_a 1_o that_o period_n of_o every_o individual_a man_n day_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o a_o sensible_a decay_n and_o total_a dissolution_n of_o the_o ligament_n which_o chain_n the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n or_o more_o express_o by_o a_o extinction_n of_o his_o vital_a flame_n natural_o succeed_v upon_o a_o consumption_n of_o its_o pabulum_fw-la or_o fuel_n the_o radical_a moisture_n when_o both_o those_o principle_n of_o life_n be_v permit_v to_o their_o natural_a and_o proper_a tenor_n i._n e._n when_o no_o preternatural_a cause_n intervene_v and_o by_o corruption_n anticipate_v the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o disposition_n or_o temperament_n of_o the_o element_n of_o the_o body_n upon_o which_o the_o subsistence_n of_o life_n do_v necessary_o depend_v or_o 2_o the_o end_n of_o every_o man_n life_n in_o general_a whensoever_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v soever_o either_o disease_n or_o violent_a and_o unexpected_a accident_n introduce_v without_o any_o respect_n to_o the_o gradual_a and_o successive_a declination_n and_o consequent_a cessation_n of_o the_o natural_a temperament_n in_o the_o marasmus_fw-la of_o old_a age_n now_o from_o the_o acceptation_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n in_o the_o first_o signification_n there_o genuinly_a emerge_n two_o question_n first_o whether_o this_o term_n of_o life_n which_o be_v circumscribe_v per_fw-la signification_n article_n 5._o the_o result_n of_o our_o acceptation_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n in_o the_o first_o signification_n ipsius_fw-la temperamenti_fw-la defluxum_fw-la &_o decursum_fw-la by_o the_o natural_a deflux_n or_o wear_v out_o of_o the_o requisite_a temperament_n of_o the_o body_n and_o which_o we_o may_v without_o impropriety_n call_v a_o kind_n of_o mature_a easy_a and_o spontaneous_a fall_v asunder_o of_o the_o ligament_n of_o life_n be_v absolute_o and_o definite_o fix_v so_o that_o god_n have_v constitute_v to_o leave_v the_o nature_n of_o every_o individual_a to_o its_o own_o moderation_n nor_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o interrupt_v or_o alter_v its_o course_n prescribe_v i._n e._n not_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o procure_v that_o this_o deflux_n of_o the_o temperament_n shall_v have_v more_o or_o less_o duration_n then_o what_o may_v natural_o be_v expect_v from_o the_o more_o or_o less_o durability_n thereof_o dependent_a on_o the_o more_o or_o less_o perfect_a proportion_n that_o the_o passive_a and_o active_a principle_n hold_v each_o to_o other_o or_o more_o plain_o that_o the_o renitency_n or_o resistance_n of_o the_o oil_n hold_v to_o the_o depredatory_a and_o consumptive_a activity_n of_o the_o flame_n second_o if_o this_o term_n of_o life_n be_v thus_o fix_v and_o that_o god_n indeed_o have_v decree_v not_o to_o intend_v or_o prolong_v that_o deflux_n of_o the_o temperament_n beyond_o the_o point_n of_o its_o natural_a durability_n whether_o yet_o notwithstanding_o without_o alteration_n of_o his_o decree_n of_o commit_v nature_n to_o its_o own_o establish'â—_n course_n he_o may_v not_o be_v thereunto_o move_v by_o our_o
combustible_a body_n to_o fire_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o its_o combustion_n in_o this_o respect_n only_o that_o it_o be_v conditio_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la or_o if_o that_o admotion_n have_v not_o praecede_v the_o combustion_n have_v not_o succeed_v so_o also_o can_v that_o concourse_n of_o cause_n from_o which_o any_o fortuitous_a event_n do_v result_v unexpected_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o in_o any_o other_o respect_n but_o this_o that_o it_o be_v conditio_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la i._n e._n if_o that_o concourse_n of_o cause_n have_v not_o praecede_v that_o event_n have_v not_o succeed_v though_o not_o one_o of_o those_o cause_n in_o the_o single_a energy_n of_o its_o nature_n nor_o all_o in_o confederacy_n ever_o any_o way_n intend_v it_o the_o analogy_n betwixt_o these_o two_o case_n stand_v fair_a and_o full_a in_o all_o point_n again_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o indeliberate_a syndrome_n or_o combination_n of_o cause_n be_v always_o uncertain_a and_o various_a the_o cause_n be_v fortune_n article_n 5._o epicurus_n commend_v for_o illustrate_v the_o instability_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o fortune_n neither_o elect_a nor_o connect_v nor_o manage_v by_o any_o providence_n of_o their_o own_o we_o can_v in_o justice_n but_o applaud_v the_o wary_a judgement_n of_o epicurus_n in_o this_o that_o he_o call_v fortune_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o cause_n instable_n in_o person_n time_n and_o manner_n which_o be_v equivalent_a to_o this_o that_o since_o she_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o uncertain_a and_o indeterminate_a insluence_n none_o but_o fool_n can_v hope_v that_o this_o chamaeleon_n shall_v constant_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o colour_n or_o wear_v the_o same_o countenance_n nor_o be_v he_o less_o to_o be_v commend_v for_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deification_n article_n 6._o her_o indivinity_n manifest_v &_o how_o she_o come_v by_o her_o deification_n cave_fw-la ne_fw-la habeas_fw-la fortunam_fw-la deam_fw-la apud_fw-la diogen_n laert._n epist_n 3._o epicuro_fw-la conscripta_fw-la endeavour_v to_o degrade_v fortune_n from_o her_o imaginary_a divinity_n and_o deride_v the_o egregious_a folly_n of_o her_o solemn_a worship_n for_o so_o great_a be_v the_o imbecility_n of_o vulgar_a mind_n that_o what_o they_o do_v not_o well_o comprehend_v they_o not_o only_o immoderate_o admire_v but_o superstitious_o revere_a as_o something_o whole_o divine_a and_o as_o far_o above_o nature_n as_o it_o seem_v above_o their_o capacity_n and_o undoubted_o man_n ignorance_n of_o the_o praevious_a conspiracy_n of_o accidentaly_n concurrent_a cause_n from_o which_o any_o event_n extraordinary_a and_o superintentional_a do_v emerge_n first_o praevail_v upon_o he_o to_o invest_v fortune_n in_o such_o a_o specious_a disguise_n under_o which_o he_o may_v with_o less_o dishonour_n to_o his_o ow_v intellectual_n advance_v she_o to_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o adore_v she_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o man_n do_v not_o at_o her_o first_o canonization_n either_o much_o care_n for_o or_o inquire_v into_o the_o condition_n and_o extent_n of_o her_o power_n and_o evident_a that_o when_o she_o begin_v to_o be_v cry_v up_o for_o produce_v strange_a effect_n in_o the_o transaction_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o impervestigable_a superintendency_n to_o dispose_v the_o activity_n of_o natural_a cause_n to_o the_o induction_n of_o event_n above_o or_o beside_o their_o proper_a and_o customary_a destination_n then_o begin_v the_o vulgar_a to_o think_v themselves_o concern_v in_o the_o conciliation_n of_o her_o favour_n and_o early_a atonement_n of_o her_o displeasure_n and_o so_o by_o those_o to_o who_o she_o seem_v friendly_a and_o prosperous_a be_v she_o account_v a_o good_a and_o propitious_a numen_fw-la and_o to_o those_o to_o who_o she_o appear_v inclement_n and_o adverse_a a_o evil_a and_o malevolent_a one_o and_o hence_o the_o error_n like_o river_n still_o enlarge_a be_v stately_a and_o magnificent_a temple_n erect_v for_o her_o popular_a and_o solemn_a adoration_n and_o several_a inscription_n respective_a to_o that_o particular_a attribute_n which_o her_o fond_a votary_n conceive_v most_o eminent_a in_o she_o or_o most_o advantageous_a to_o themselves_o engrave_v in_o capital_a letter_n on_o their_o porch_n such_o as_o '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o which_o i_o have_v see_v at_o the_o house_n of_o that_o ingenious_a benefactor_n to_o antiquary_n mr_n vernon_n in_o essex_n with_o no_o small_a cost_n and_o difficulty_n dig_v up_o in_o a_o field_n near_o smyrna_n and_o together_o with_o many_o other_o very_o antique_a monument_n bring_v by_o he_o into_o england_n malae_fw-la fortunae_fw-la averruncae_n blandae_fw-la calvae_fw-la vitreae_fw-la equestri_fw-la fallaci_fw-la aureae_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o large_a catalogue_n of_o which_o appellation_n we_o may_v read_v in_o pliny_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 7._o plutarch_n lib._n de_fw-la fortuna_fw-la romanorum_fw-la and_o natalis_n come_v lib._n 4._o mytholog_fw-la cap._n 9_o this_o pliny_n with_o some_o indignation_n at_o the_o ridiculous_a delirium_fw-la of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o deification_n of_o this_o nonentity_n take_v ample_a notice_n of_o in_o these_o word_n toto_fw-la mundo_fw-la &_o locis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la omnibusque_fw-la horis_fw-la omnium_fw-la vocibus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la sola_fw-la invocatur_fw-la una_fw-la nominatur_fw-la una_fw-la accusatur_fw-la una_fw-la cogitatur_fw-la sola_fw-la laudatur_fw-la sola_fw-la arguitur_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la convitiis_fw-la colitur_fw-la volubilis_fw-la à _fw-la plerisque_fw-la verò_fw-la &_o caeca_fw-la etiam_fw-la existimata_fw-la vaga_fw-la inconstans_fw-la incerta_fw-la varia_fw-la indignorum_fw-la fautrix_fw-la huic_fw-la omne_fw-la expensa_fw-la huic_fw-la omne_fw-la feruntur_fw-la accepta_fw-la &_o in_o tota_fw-la ratione_fw-la mortalium_fw-la sola_fw-la utramque_fw-la paginam_fw-la facit_fw-la adeoque_fw-la obnoxiae_fw-la sumus_fw-la sortis_fw-la ut_fw-la sors_z ipsa_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la sit_fw-la qua_fw-la deus_fw-la probatur_fw-la incertus_fw-la we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a nor_o in_o duty_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o memory_n from_o ingrateful_a detraction_n ought_v we_o to_o conceal_v fortune_n article_n 7._o all_o sober_a philosopher_n vindicate_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o ascribe_v divinity_n to_o fortune_n how_o difficult_a it_o be_v for_o any_o man_n to_o impeach_v any_o one_o philosopher_n among_o those_o many_o who_o name_n or_o write_n have_v hitherto_o escape_v the_o jaw_n of_o oblivion_n of_o this_o absurd_a delusion_n of_o ascribe_v divinity_n to_o fortune_n for_o though_o plato_n de_fw-la legibus_fw-la lib._n 4._o have_v this_o say_n deum_fw-la omne_fw-la ac_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la fortunam_fw-la &_o tempus_fw-la omne_fw-la gubernare_fw-la &_o aristotle_n 2_o phys_n 4._o affirm_v that_o some_o there_o be_v who_o hold_v fortunam_fw-la esse_fw-la causam_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la humanae_fw-la menti_fw-la obscuram_fw-la &_o stobaeus_n ecles_n physic_n tell_v we_o of_o other_o qui_fw-la partem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la fortunae_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la esse_fw-la divinam_fw-la censerent_fw-la quo_fw-la quidam_fw-la temere_fw-la agentes_fw-la optatum_fw-la finem_fw-la consequerentur_fw-la caeteros_fw-la verò_fw-la prudentia_fw-la utentes_fw-la optata_fw-la dâ—stituerent_a who_o opinion_v that_o fortune_n be_v in_o some_o part_n divine_a for_o this_o reason_n that_o some_o man_n who_o enterprise_v their_o design_n rash_o and_o inconsiderate_o do_v not_o withstand_v accomplish_v they_o successful_o and_o happy_o attain_v their_o end_n while_z other_o who_o ground_v they_o upon_o the_o most_o apparent_a probability_n and_o manage_v the_o mean_n conduce_v to_o their_o procuration_n with_o great_a prudence_n and_o circumspection_n be_v however_o fool_v in_o their_o attempt_n cross_v in_o their_o hope_n and_o frustrate_v of_o their_o purpose_n by_o the_o sudden_a intervention_n of_o some_o occult_a impediment_n which_o as_o no_o forecast_n can_v discover_v so_o no_o caution_n prevent_v yet_o can_v all_o this_o be_v just_o interpret_v any_o other_o than_o their_o wary_a and_o tacit_a confession_n of_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o cryptick_a way_n and_o imperceptible_a end_n of_o providence_n divine_a nor_o do_v these_o great_a bookman_n speak_v other_o than_o the_o dialect_n of_o the_o illiterate_a and_o conform_v their_o expression_n to_o the_o customary_a notion_n of_o the_o multitude_n when_o they_o refer_v to_o fortune_n those_o contingent_n which_o to_o the_o jndgement_n of_o reason_n seem_v to_o want_v a_o natural_a series_n of_o cause_n proper_a for_o their_o induction_n be_v as_o it_o be_v obtrude_v upon_o man_n by_o a_o power_n supernatural_a i._n e._n so_o far_o above_o the_o precaution_n of_o his_o prudence_n as_o the_o investigation_n of_o his_o sapience_n and_o though_o some_o few_o perhaps_o who_o curiosity_n be_v weak_a but_o superstition_n strong_a may_v be_v find_v to_o have_v contribute_v towards_o the_o propagation_n of_o this_o error_n yet_o can_v that_o in_o reason_n be_v extend_v to_o the_o attainder_n of_o the_o major_a and_o more_o judicious_a number_n of_o philosopher_n who_o upon_o the_o strict_a examination_n of_o their_o relic_n must_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o no_o more_o than_o
omnino_fw-la deus_fw-la regit_fw-la &_o moderatur_fw-la chap._n ix_o of_o fate_n sect_n i._o it_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o the_o mean_a in_o the_o commonweal_n head_n article_n 1._o the_o convenient_a reduction_n of_o all_o opinion_n concern_v the_o essence_n of_o fate_n to_o 2._o general_a head_n of_o learning_n that_o no_o less_o than_o a_o age_n can_v suffice_v to_o the_o observant_a lecture_n of_o that_o vatican_n of_o book_n compose_v by_o philosopher_n of_o all_o time_n concern_v this_o perplex_v theorem_n there_o be_v more_o discourse_n abate_v those_o which_o the_o kindness_n of_o time_n have_v substract_v now_o extant_a thereupon_o than_o any_o other_o subject_n that_o ever_o exercise_v the_o cogitation_n and_o pen_n of_o scholar_n as_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o any_o who_o have_v survey_v the_o singular_a jatrophilological_a treatise_n of_o that_o judicious_a parisian_a gabriel_n naudaeâ—â—_n de_fw-fr fato_fw-la &_o vitæ_fw-la termino_fw-la but_o yet_o such_o have_v be_v the_o singular_a fortune_n of_o fate_n that_o it_o have_v obtain_v a_o exemption_n from_o that_o general_a experiment_n tot_o sententiae_fw-la quot_fw-la authores_fw-la there_o be_v find_v upon_o a_o just_a audit_n of_o they_o all_o few_o opinion_n than_o book_n concern_v it_o nay_o what_o be_v one_o degree_n of_o wonder_n high_o a_o diligent_a scrutiny_n may_v soon_o explore_v that_o they_o all_o fall_n under_o the_o comprehension_n of_o only_a two_o catholic_a head_n some_o understand_a fate_n to_o be_v aliquid_fw-la divinum_fw-la a_o certain_a power_n divine_a and_o the_o rest_n aliquid_fw-la merè_fw-la naturale_fw-la a_o certain_a constitution_n mere_o natural_a in_o the_o classis_fw-la of_o those_o who_o have_v conceive_v fate_n to_o be_v a_o divine_a power_n the_o high_a seat_n belong_v to_o the_o platonist_n and_o stoic_a according_a to_o who_o doctrine_n methodise_v and_o summary_v by_o plutarch_n lib._n de_fw-la fato_fw-la we_o may_v consider_v it_o in_o a_o twofold_a notion_n first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la substantia_fw-la as_o a_o substance_n in_o which_o sense_n substance_n article_n 2_o what_o the_o platonist_n and_o stoic_a mean_v by_o fate_n consider_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o substance_n it_o be_v accept_v for_o god_n himself_o or_o that_o sempiternal_a reason_n or_o establish_v method_n according_a to_o who_o tenor_n he_o have_v praeordain_v and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o connected_a cause_n to_o cause_n that_o all_o event_n whatever_o arbitrary_a and_o fortuitous_a individual_o depend_v upon_o and_o indeclinable_o result_v from_o that_o subalternate_a series_n or_o complication_n of_o essicients_n for_o thus_o plato_n in_o timaeo_n one_o while_o affirm_v that_o fate_n be_v ipsa_fw-la anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la the_o very_a soul_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o another_o while_n naturae_fw-la vniversi_fw-la aeterna_fw-la ratio_fw-la ac_fw-la lex_fw-la the_o eternal_a reason_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o thus_o also_o both_o zeno_n and_o chrysippus_n be_v cite_v by_o plutarch_n in_o 1._o placit_fw-la 28._o as_o define_v fate_n to_o be_v vis_fw-fr spiritualis_fw-la ac_fw-la ratio_fw-la ordinis_fw-la universa_fw-la gubernans_fw-la a_o spiritual_a power_n and_o constitution_n govern_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o a_o order_n eternal_o praecogitate_v and_o praedecreed_a and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o stoical_a family_n as_o well_o general_o quote_v by_o diogenes_n laertius_n as_o panaetius_n and_o possidonius_fw-la at_o least_o if_o he_o be_v the_o true_a father_n of_o that_o book_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la vulgar_o conscribe_v to_o aristotle_n out_o of_o which_o the_o text_n be_v extract_v quote_v by_o stobaeus_n ecl._n physic_n have_v unanimous_o hold_v that_o fate_n be_v the_o same_o with_o god_n jupiter_n and_o the_o universal_a man_n to_o who_o we_o may_v just_o associate_v seneca_n also_o who_o in_o 4._o the_o benefic_n &_o 2._o natural_a quaest_n 45._o say_v in_o downright_a term_n si_fw-la fatum_fw-la jupiter_fw-la dixeris_fw-la non_fw-la mentieris_fw-la if_o you_o please_v to_o assert_v that_o jupiter_n and_o fate_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n you_o shall_v speak_v the_o truth_n hence_o come_v it_o that_o though_o poet_n sometime_o refer_v all_o event_n to_o the_o procuration_n of_o jupiter_n and_o sometime_o again_o to_o fate_n yet_o may_v not_o the_o nice_a critic_n impeach_v they_o of_o inconstancy_n or_o contradiction_n since_o those_o term_n differ_v only_o in_o the_o sound_n not_o in_o the_o notion_n as_o signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o eternal_a principle_n dispose_v the_o virtue_n and_o conspiration_n of_o all_o second_o cause_n to_o the_o opportune_a effect_n of_o event_n design_v by_o itself_o and_o so_o make_v indeclinable_a thus_o homer_n introduce_v agamemnon_n as_o plead_v his_o excuse_n fot_o be_v instrumental_a to_o a_o misfortune_n make_v he_o incriminate_a upon_o fate_n and_o jupiter_n at_o once_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la ego_fw-la causa_fw-la verum_fw-la jupiter_n &_o fatum_fw-la second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la actus_fw-la as_o a_o act_n according_a to_o it_o article_n 3._o and_o what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o energy_n or_o act_n together_o with_o the_o etymological_a reason_n of_o those_o sundry_a appellation_n the_o stoic_n have_v impose_v upon_o it_o which_o acceptation_n we_o may_v understand_v fate_n partly_o to_o be_v ipsum_fw-la dâ—i_fw-la decretum_fw-la the_o very_a decree_n or_o absolute_a command_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o have_v determine_v all_o event_n to_o necessity_n of_o futurition_n from_o whence_o the_o latin_a word_n fatum_fw-la import_v a_o decree_n pronounce_v be_v by_o grammarian_n derive_v and_o partly_o ipsum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la seriem_fw-la vel_fw-la concatenationem_fw-la causarum_fw-la in_fw-la natura_fw-la statutam_fw-la the_o order_n series_n or_o subalternate_a concatenation_n of_o cause_n according_a to_o who_o praesctipt_a tenor_n all_o event_n praedestine_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o respect_n to_o the_o decree_n pronounce_v for_o thus_o much_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o that_o definition_n of_o fate_n ascribe_v to_o plato_n by_o plutarch_n de_fw-la fato_fw-la viz._n est_fw-la lex_fw-la adrastaeae_fw-la the_o law_n of_o divine_a justice_n consign_v to_o every_o thing_n what_o be_v convenient_a to_o its_o nature_n and_o which_o no_o man_n can_v clude_v or_o infringe_v but_o more_o perspicuous_o from_o that_o notorious_a one_o of_o chrysippus_n fatum_fw-la est_fw-la sempiterna_fw-la quaedam_fw-la ac_fw-la indeclinabilis_fw-la series_n rerum_fw-la &_o catena_fw-la volvens_fw-la semetipsam_fw-la &_o implicans_fw-la per_fw-la aeternos_fw-la consequentiae_fw-la ordines_fw-la ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la adapta_fw-la connexaque_fw-la est_fw-la which_o we_o have_v former_o introduce_v and_o interpret_v in_o our_o chap._n concern_v the_o mobility_n of_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n to_o which_o for_o more_o assurance_n we_o may_v annex_v the_o respective_a signification_n and_o importance_n of_o each_o of_o those_o various_a appellative_n which_o the_o stoic_n have_v accommodate_v to_o fate_n for_o they_o have_v name_v it_o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v a_o connected_a series_n or_o subalternately-dependent_a syntax_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o involve_v and_o contain_v all_o thing_n in_o that_o definite_a and_o invariable_a concatenation_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o all_o event_n be_v the_o necessary_a designation_n thereof_o or_o because_o itself_o be_v also_o under_o the_o same_o restraint_n of_o a_o immutable_a definition_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o no_o attempt_n can_v praevail_v to_o a_o alteration_n infringement_n of_o its_o tenor_n 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v a_o constirution_n eternal_a 6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v a_o distribution_n make_v to_o every_o individual_a 7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o comprehend_v whatever_o be_v by_o consignation_n due_a to_o every_o man_n 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o as_o the_o original_n so_o also_o the_o dissolution_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v subject_a to_o its_o appointment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parca_fw-la because_o it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a lot_n or_o portion_n destine_v to_o every_o man_n but_o as_o for_o this_o aequivocal_a denominative_a parca_fw-la insomuch_o as_o it_o not_o only_o determine_v the_o state_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n in_o general_a but_o also_o the_o life_n of_o man_n in_o special_a quasi_fw-la nendo_fw-la as_o it_o be_v by_o spin_v out_o a_o thread_n of_o commensurate_a longitude_n thereupon_o do_v hesiod_n in_o theogn_n dichotomize_v it_o into_o three_o distinct_a species_n viz._n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o respect_n to_o the_o irrevocability_n of_o time_n past_a which_o exact_o resemble_v a_o thread_n already_o spin_v and_o wound_n upon_o the_o reel_n or_o fuze_v 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o respect_n to_o the_o decurrent_a or_o present_a time_n which_o respondes_fw-la
all_o sublunary_a agent_n and_o more_o especial_o upon_o man_n as_o the_o most_o analogous_a recipient_a by_o the_o inoppugnable_a influence_n of_o celestial_a body_n respective_a to_o their_o motion_n position_n connexion_n aspect_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n we_o confess_v that_o the_o chaldaean_n a_o mercurial_a tradition_n article_n 2._o the_o gross_a vanity_n thereof_o conceal_v from_o many_o philosopher_n only_o by_o the_o cloud_n of_o transcriptive_a adbaesion_n to_o antique_a tradition_n and_o volatile_a nation_n general_o infatuate_v with_o astral_a idolatry_n be_v the_o inventor_n of_o this_o planetary_a destiny_n since_o they_o deify_v all_o they_o understand_v not_o and_o advance_v their_o observation_n of_o the_o circumvolution_n of_o the_o sphere_n together_o with_o their_o orb_n of_o light_n to_o such_o a_o height_n of_o insolence_n that_o they_o fancy_v the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n represent_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o asterism_n and_o praetend_v to_o the_o skill_n of_o 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this_o basis_n be_v it_o that_o many_o schooolman_n erect_v that_o axiom_n praevisionem_fw-la dei_fw-la nihil_fw-la influere_fw-la in_o humanas_fw-la actiones_fw-la that_o the_o praevision_n of_o god_n have_v no_o influence_n coactive_a upon_o the_o action_n of_o man_n now_o what_o have_v be_v argue_v for_o the_o praevision_n and_o praenotion_n of_o god_n be_v also_o to_o be_v extend_v to_o his_o predication_n especial_o because_o it_o be_v uncontrovertible_a that_o predication_n be_v posterior_n or_o subsequent_a to_o the_o praenotion_n of_o any_o contingent_a yet_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o futurity_n since_o what_o be_v not_o exact_o foreknow_v can_v never_o be_v certain_o foretell_v for_o which_o respect_n shall_v any_o urge_v upon_o we_o that_o the_o divine_a praenotion_n and_o predication_n can_v be_v fallacious_a we_o shall_v most_o willing_o concede_fw-la their_o position_n as_o most_o indubitate_a because_o nothing_o can_v be_v prognosticate_n by_o god_n as_o future_a which_o 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determine_v it_o not_o to_o a_o negation_n but_o affirmation_n whereupon_o we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v 1_o that_o peter_n abnegation_n be_v future_a and_o 2_o that_o god_n both_o praevise_v and_o praedict_v the_o same_o upon_o no_o other_o necessity_n but_o only_o this_o that_o peter_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o his_o own_o power_n to_o determine_v himself_o to_o either_o part_n will_v then_o actual_o determine_v himself_o rather_o to_o disclaim_v and_o abjure_v than_o own_o and_o avow_v his_o master_n thus_o the_o divine_n and_o thus_o the_o philosopher_n non_fw-la quia_fw-la dii_fw-la definitò_fw-la norunt_fw-la â—â—anotion_n article_n 6._o the_o solution_n of_o the_o same_o by_o the_o philosopher_n prove_v that_o the_o definite_a praenotion_n of_o future_a contingent_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o their_o definite_a contingency_n but_o è_fw-la contrà _fw-la the_o definity_n of_o their_o futurition_n the_o câ—use_n of_o their_o definite_a â—â—anotion_n contingentia_fw-la ideo_fw-la illa_fw-la eventura_fw-la sunt_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la quia_fw-la dii_fw-la norunt_fw-la ideo_fw-la necessariò_fw-la eveniunt_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la naturae_fw-la sint_fw-la anâ—ipitis_fw-la aut_fw-la talem_fw-la aut_fw-la talem_fw-la exhibebunt_fw-la exitum_fw-la norunt_fw-la dii_fw-la necessariò_fw-la qualem_fw-la seu_fw-la utrum_fw-la obtinebunt_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la contingens_fw-la ex_fw-la sva_fw-la quidem_fw-la natura_fw-la indefinitum_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la respectu_fw-la tamen_fw-la notitiae_fw-la deorum_fw-la definitum_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la constat_fw-la nostra_fw-la quoque_fw-la notitia_fw-la contingens_fw-la definitò_fw-la cognosci_fw-la cum_fw-la viz._n propriè_fw-la contingens_fw-la deinceps_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la necessariò_fw-la consequitur_fw-la antegressas_fw-la cur_n fiat_fw-la causas_fw-la say_v ammonius_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr interpret_v the_o whole_a importance_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o the_o definite_a praenotion_n of_o contingent_n by_o god_n be_v in_o no_o relation_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o definite_a contingency_n but_o their_o be_v of_o themselves_o definite_o future_a or_o their_o ambiguity_n be_v to_o be_v determine_v to_o definity_n of_o futurition_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o praenotion_n by_o god_n for_o though_o a_o contingent_a be_v indefinite_a in_o respect_n to_o its_o own_o nature_n i._n e._n it_o be_v equal_o determinable_a by_o the_o liberty_n of_o its_o cause_n to_o either_o of_o two_o contrary_a event_n yet_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o praenotion_n of_o god_n it_o be_v definite_a because_o god_n have_v a_o infallible_a praenotion_n to_o which_o of_o two_o contrary_a event_n its_o cause_n will_v determine_v it_o all_o which_o may_v be_v confirm_v à _fw-la minori_fw-la from_o the_o praenotion_n of_o man_n experience_n assure_v that_o physician_n frequent_o prognosticate_v and_o predict_v the_o death_n of_o their_o deplore_a patient_n even_o to_o a_o hour_n not_o that_o their_o 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rather_o praesagitition_n of_o man_n be_v fallacious_a because_o desume_v à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la from_o effect_n educe_v extra_fw-la causas_fw-la into_o actual_a existence_n which_o vast_a disparity_n may_v be_v most_o adaequate_o exemplify_v exemplify_v article_n 8._o the_o same_o exemplify_v thus_o god_n certain_o foreknow_v that_o peter_n shall_v fall_v sick_a and_o die_v of_o such_o or_o such_o a_o disease_n viz._n a_o pestilent_a fever_n how_o because_o he_o foreknow_v that_o those_o cause_n which_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o ambiguity_n or_o indifferency_n of_o their_o event_n may_v or_o may_v not_o generate_v a_o intense_a putrefaction_n and_o malignity_n in_o the_o humour_n of_o peter_n body_n shall_v lose_v that_o their_o possibility_n and_o determine_v themselves_o to_o the_o actual_a production_n of_o that_o particular_a malignant_a or_o pestilential_a inquinament_n in_o his_o blood_n which_o constitute_v the_o essence_n of_o that_o disease_n and_o that_o the_o disease_n so_o generate_v will_v be_v so_o violent_a and_o inoppugnable_a by_o the_o force_n of_o nature_n that_o the_o temperament_n of_o peter_n body_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o sustain_v such_o a_o disproportionate_a encounter_n will_v thereby_o be_v dissolve_v and_o so_o death_n shall_v inevitable_o succeed_v but_o the_o physician_n can_v only_o conjecture_v that_o peter_n may_v fall_v sick_a of_o such_o a_o malignant_a fever_n why_o because_o he_o discover_v that_o peter_n praevious_a intemperance_n have_v prepare_v the_o continent_n cause_n or_o fuel_n for_o a_o putrid_a fever_n and_o that_o the_o access_n of_o malignity_n either_o by_o contagion_n communicate_v or_o from_o a_o intense_a corruption_n of_o humour_n internal_o kindle_v may_v according_a to_o the_o aptitude_n of_o its_o nature_n seize_v upon_o that_o praepared_a fuel_n and_o ferment_n it_o into_o a_o pestilential_a fever_n but_o definite_o he_o do_v not_o know_v that_o peter_n shall_v fall_v sick_a of_o such_o a_o pestilential_a 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