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omnium_fw-la solvitur_fw-la in_o numeros_fw-la pariter_fw-la pares_fw-la because_o it_o will_v be_v always_o divisible_a into_o even_a or_o equal_a member_n nay_o whereas_o those_o of_o athens_n do_v use_v to_o sacrifice_v to_o neptune_n on_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o every_o month_n thesis_n in_o thesis_n plutarch_n have_v find_v out_o such_o a_o mystical_a reason_n for_o it_o out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o number_n as_o other_o in_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o for_o the_o morality_n of_o the_o sabbath_n they_o sacrifice_v say_v he_o to_o neptune_n on_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o every_o month_n because_o the_o number_n of_o eight_o be_v the_o first_o cube_n make_v of_o even_a number_n and_o the_o double_a of_o the_o first_o square_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o do_v represent_v a_o immovable_a steadfastness_n proper_o attribute_v to_o the_o might_n of_o neptune_n who_o for_o this_o cause_n we_o name_v asphalius_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o that_o author_n say_v of_o hesiod_n and_o homer_n which_o well_o may_v be_v consider_v that_o homer_n who_o be_v the_o old_a of_o they_o flourish_v about_o five_o hundred_o year_n after_o moses_n death_n callimachus_n who_o be_v the_o late_a above_o seven_o hundred_o year_n after_o homer_n time_n nor_o do_v they_o speak_v it_o out_o of_o any_o observation_n of_o that_o day_n more_o than_o any_o other_o among_o themselves_o the_o general_a practice_n of_o the_o gentile_n before_o relate_v have_v thorough_o as_o we_o hope_v remove_v that_o scruple_n they_o that_o from_o these_o word_n can_v collect_v a_o sabbath_n have_v need_n of_o as_o good_a eye_n as_o clemens_n 5._o strom_n l._n 5._o who_o out_o of_o plato_n in_o his_o second_o dâ—_n republ_n conceive_v that_o he_o have_v find_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n for_o the_o observe_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n above_o aâ—l_a the_o rest_n because_o it_o be_v there_o say_v by_o plato_n that_o such_o as_o have_v 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