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that_o be_v prositable_a and_o such_o as_o be_v hurtful_a call_v the_o good_a and_o profitable_a jupiter_n juno_n mercury_n and_o ceres_n but_o the_o noisome_a and_o hurtful_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v malign_a spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v fury_n and_o ares_n that_o be_v to_o say_v mars_n who_o they_o detest_v as_o bad_a and_o violent_a yea_o and_o devise_v mean_n to_o appease_v and_o qualify_v their_o wrath_n moreover_o the_o four_o and_o five_o place_n and_o degree_n they_o attribute_v unto_o affair_n passion_n and_o affection_n namely_o love_n venus_n lust_n or_o desire_v and_o as_o for_o affair_n they_o have_v hope_n justice_n good_a policy_n and_o equity_n in_o the_o six_o place_n be_v those_o who_o the_o poet_n have_v feign_v for_o 〈◊〉_d be_v mind_v to_o set_v down_o a_o father_n for_o the_o god_n beget_v and_o engender_v devise_v and_o bring_v in_o such_o progenitor_n as_o these_o to_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d ceus_n and_o crius_n hyperion_n and_o japetus_n whereupon_o all_o this_o kind_n be_v name_v fabulous_a but_o in_o the_o seven_o place_n be_v those_o who_o be_v adorn_v with_o divine_a honour_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o great_a benefit_n and_o good_a deed_n do_v unto_o the_o common_a life_n of_o mankind_n although_o they_o be_v beget_v and_o bear_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o such_o be_v hercules_n castor_n pollux_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o these_o they_o say_v have_v a_o humane_a form_n for_o that_o as_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o excellent_a nature_n of_o all_o be_v that_o of_o god_n so_o of_o live_a creature_n the_o most_o beautiful_a be_v man_n as_o adorned_z with_o sundry_a virtue_n above_o the_o rest_n and_o simple_o the_o best_a consider_v the_o constitution_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o soul_n they_o think_v it_o therefore_o meet_a and_o reasonable_a that_o those_o who_o have_v do_v best_a and_o perform_v most_o noble_a act_n resemble_v that_o which_o be_v the_o most_o beautiful_a and_o excellent_a of_o all_o other_o chap._n vii_o what_o be_v god_n some_o of_o the_o philosopher_n and_o namely_o diagor_n as_o of_o the_o isle_n of_o melos_n theodorus_n the_o cyrenaean_a and_o euemerus_n of_o tegea_n hold_v resolute_o that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n and_o very_o as_o touch_v euemerus_n the_o poet_n callimachus_n of_o cyrene_n write_v covert_o in_o jambique_n verse_n after_o this_o manner_n all_o in_o a_o troop_n into_o that_o chapel_n go_v without_o the_o wall_n the_o city_n not_o far_o fro_o whereas_o sometime_o that_o old_a vainglorious_a ass_n when_o as_o he_o have_v the_o image_n cast_v in_o brass_n of_o jupiter_n proceed_v for_o to_o write_v those_o wicked_a book_n which_o shame_n be_v to_o indite_v and_o what_o book_n be_v they_o even_o those_o wherein_o he_o discourse_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n at_o all_o and_o euripides_n the_o tragedian_n poet_n although_o he_o dare_v not_o discover_v &_o set_v abroad_o in_o open_a 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o for_o fear_v of_o that_o high_a court_n and_o council_n of_o ariopaguse_n yet_o he_o signify_v as_o much_o in_o this_o manner_n for_o he_o bring_v in_o sisyphus_n as_o the_o principal_a author_n of_o this_o opinion_n and_o afterward_o favourize_v even_o that_o sentence_n of_o he_o himself_o for_o thus_o he_o say_v the_o time_n be_v when_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v rude_a and_o as_o wild_a beast_n with_o reason_n not_o endue_v disordinate_a when_o wrong_a be_v do_v always_o as_o might_n and_o force_n in_o each_o one_o bare_a the_o sway_n but_o afterward_o these_o enormity_n be_v lay_v away_o and_o put_v down_o by_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o law_n howbeit_o for_o that_o the_o law_n be_v able_a to_o repress_v injury_n and_o wicked_a deed_n which_o be_v notorious_a and_o evident_o see_v and_o yet_o many_o man_n notwithstanding_o offend_v and_o sin_v secret_o then_o some_o wise_a man_n there_o be_v who_o consider_v and_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o needful_a it_o be_v always_o to_o blindfold_v the_o truth_n with_o some_o devise_v and_o forge_a lie_n yea_o and_o to_o persuade_v man_n that_o a_o god_n there_o be_v who_o live_v immortal_o who_o hear_v who_o see_v and_o know_v all_o woondrous_o for_o away_o quoth_v he_o with_o vain_a dream_n and_o poetical_a fiction_n together_o with_o callimachus_n who_o say_v if_o god_n thou_o know_v wot_v well_o his_o power_n divine_a all_o thing_n can_v well_o perform_v and_o bring_v to_o fine_a for_o god_n be_v not_o able_a to_o effect_v all_o thing_n for_o say_v there_o be_v a_o god_n let_v he_o make_v snow_n black_a fire_n cold_a he_o that_o sit_v or_o lie_v to_o stand_v upright_o or_o the_o contrary_a at_o one_o instant_a and_o even_o plato_n himself_o that_o speak_v so_o big_a when_o he_o say_v that_o god_n create_v and_o form_v the_o world_n to_o his_o own_o pattern_n and_o likeness_n smell_v herein_o very_o strong_o of_o some_o old_a libra_n dotard_n foolery_n to_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o poet_n of_o the_o old_a comedy_n for_o how_o can_v he_o look_v upon_o himself_o quoth_v he_o to_o frame_v the_o world_n according_a to_o his_o own_o similitude_n of_o how_o have_v he_o make_v it_o round_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o globe_n be_v himself_o lower_v than_o a_o man_n anaxagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o body_n in_o the_o beginning_n stand_v still_o and_o stir_v not_o but_o then_o the_o mind_n and_o understanding_n of_o god_n digest_v and_o arange_v they_o in_o order_n yea_o and_o effect_v the_o generation_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o universal_a world_n plato_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a mind_n say_v that_o those_o first_o body_n be_v not_o in_o repose_n but_o that_o they_o move_v confuse_o and_o without_o order_n whereupon_o god_n quoth_v he_o know_v that_o order_n be_v much_o better_a than_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n dispose_v all_o these_o thing_n but_o as_o well_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o have_v herein_o fault_v in_o common_a for_o that_o they_o imagine_v and_o devise_v that_o god_n be_v entangle_v and_o encumber_a with_o humane_a affair_n as_o also_o that_o he_o frame_v the_o world_n in_o regard_n of_o man_n and_o for_o the_o care_n that_o he_o have_v of_o he_o for_o sure_o live_v as_o he_o do_v happy_a &_o immortal_a accomplish_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o good_a thing_n and_o whole_o exempt_v from_o all_o evil_a as_o be_v altogether_o implore_v and_o give_v to_o prefer_v and_o maintain_v his_o own_o beatitude_n and_o immortality_n he_o intermeddle_v not_o in_o the_o affair_n and_o occasion_n of_o man_n for_o so_o he_o shall_v be_v as_o unhappy_a and_o 〈◊〉_d as_o some_o 〈◊〉_d mason_n or_o labour_a workman_n bear_v heavy_a burden_n travel_v and_o swete_v about_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o world_n again_o this_o god_n of_o who_o they_o
side_n it_o lie_v low_a of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o by_o occasion_n thereof_o rest_v unmooveable_a have_v no_o cause_n why_o it_o shall_v incline_v more_o to_o one_o part_n than_o to_o another_o but_o yet_o some_o place_n of_o she_o because_o of_o their_o rarity_n do_v jog_v and_o shake_v epicurus_n keep_v his_o old_a tune_n say_v it_o may_v well_o be_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v shog_v and_o as_o it_o be_v rock_v and_o beat_v by_o the_o air_n underneath_o which_o be_v gross_a and_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o water_n therefore_o move_v and_o quake_v as_o also_o it_o may_v be_v quoth_v he_o that_o be_v hollow_a and_o full_a of_o hole_n in_o the_o part_n below_o it_o be_v force_v to_o tremble_v and_o shake_v by_o the_o air_n that_o be_v get_v within_o the_o cave_n and_o concavity_n and_o there_o enclose_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sea_n how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o come_v to_o be_v bitter_a anaximander_n affirm_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v a_o residue_n remain_v of_o the_o primitive_a humidity_n whereof_o the_o sun_n have_v burn_v up_o and_o consume_v a_o great_a part_n the_o rest_n behind_o he_o alter_v and_o turn_v from_o the_o natural_a kind_n by_o his_o excessive_a ardent_a heat_n anaxagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o say_v first_o humidity_n be_v diffuse_v and_o spread_v abroad_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o pool_n or_o great_a mere_a be_v burn_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n about_o it_o and_o when_o the_o oileous_a substance_n thereof_o be_v exhale_v and_o consume_v the_o rest_n settle_v below_o and_o turn_v into_o a_o brackish_a and_o bitter-saltnesse_n which_o be_v the_o sea_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v the_o sweat_n of_o the_o earth_n enchafe_v by_o the_o sun_n be_v bathe_v and_o wash_v all_o over_o aloft_o antiston_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o sweat_n of_o heat_n the_o moisture_n whereof_o which_o be_v within_o be_v by_o much_o seethe_a and_o boil_v send_v out_o become_v salt_n a_o thing_n ordinary_a in_o all_o sweat_v metrodorus_n suppose_v the_o sea_n to_o be_v that_o moisture_n which_o run_v through_o the_o earth_n retain_v some_o part_n of_o the_o densitie_n thereof_o like_a as_o that_o which_o pass_v through_o ash_n the_o disciple_n of_o plato_n imagine_v that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o elementary_a water_n which_o be_v congeal_v of_o the_o air_n by_o refrigeration_n be_v sweet_a and_o fresh_a but_o whatsoever_o do_v evaporate_v by_o burn_v and_o inflammation_n become_v salt_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o tide_n to_o wit_n the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o aristotle_n and_o heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sun_n which_o do_v it_o as_o who_o stir_v raise_v and_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o wind_n which_o come_v to_o blow_v upon_o the_o ocean_n cause_n the_o atlantic_a sea_n to_o swell_v and_o so_o make_v the_o flux_n or_o high_a water_n but_o when_o the_o same_o be_v allay_v and_o clean_o down_o the_o sea_n fall_v low_a and_o so_o cause_v a_o reflux_n and_o ebb_n or_o low_a water_n pytheas_n of_o marseils_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o flow_v to_o the_o full_a moon_n and_o of_o ebb_a to_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o wane_n plato_n attribute_v all_o to_o a_o certain_a rise_n of_o the_o water_n say_v there_o be_v such_o a_o elevation_n that_o through_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cave_n carry_v the_o ebb_n and_o flow_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o the_o mean_n whereof_o the_o sea_n do_v rise_v and_o flow_v contrary_o timaeus_n allege_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o be_v the_o river_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o mountain_n in_o gaul_n enter_v into_o the_o atlantic_a sea_n which_o by_o their_o violent_a corruption_n drive_v before_o they_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n cause_n the_o flow_n and_o by_o their_o cease_n and_o return_v back_o by_o time_n the_o ebb_n seleucus_z the_o mathematician_n who_o affirm_v also_o that_o the_o earth_n move_v say_v that_o the_o motion_n thereof_o be_v opposite_a and_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o moon_n also_o that_o the_o wind_n be_v drive_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o these_o two_o contrary_a revolution_n blow_v and_o beat_v upon_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n trouble_v the_o sea_n also_o and_o no_o marvel_n according_a as_o it_o be_v disquiet_v itself_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o round_a circle_n call_v halo_n this_o halo_n be_v make_v after_o this_o manner_n between_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n or_o any_o other_o star_n and_o our_o eyesight_n there_o gather_v a_o gross_a and_o misty_a air_n by_o which_o air_n anon_o our_o sight_n come_v to_o be_v reflect_v and_o diffuse_v and_o afterward_o the_o same_o incur_v upon_o the_o say_a star_n according_a to_o the_o exterior_a circumference_n thereof_o and_o thereupon_o appear_v a_o circle_n round_o about_o the_o star_n which_o be_v there_o see_v be_v call_v halo_n for_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o apparent_a impression_n be_v close_o unto_o that_o upon_o which_o our_o sight_n so_o enlarge_v as_o be_v before_o say_v do_v fall_v the_o four_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v run_v through_o the_o general_a part_n of_o the_o world_n i_o will_v now_o pass_v unto_o the_o particular_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o rise_n and_o inundation_n of_o nilus_n thales_n think_v that_o the_o anniversarie_n wind_v call_v etcsiae_fw-la blow_v direct_o against_o egypt_n cause_n the_o water_n of_o nilus_n to_o swell_v for_o that_o the_o sea_n be_v drive_v by_o these_o wind_n enter_v within_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o say_a river_n and_o hinder_v it_o that_o it_o can_v discharge_v itself_o free_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o be_v repulse_v backward_o euthymenes_n of_o marseils_n suppose_v that_o this_o river_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o water_n of_o the_o ocean_n and_o the_o great_a sea_n lie_v without_o the_o continent_n which_o he_o imagine_v to_o be_v fresh_a and_o sweet_a anaxagoras_n say_v that_o this_o happen_v by_o the_o snow_n in_o aethiopia_n which_o melt_v in_o summer_n and_o be_v congeal_v and_o freeze_v in_o winter_n democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v long_o of_o the_o snow_n in_o the_o north_n part_n which_o about_o the_o aestival_n solstice_n and_o return_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v dissolve_v and_o dilate_a breed_v vapour_n and_o of_o they_o be_v engender_v cloud_n which_o be_v drive_v by_o the_o etesian_a wind_n into_o aethiopia_n and_o egypt_n towards_o the_o south_n cause_n great_a and_o violent_a reins_n wherewith_o both_o lake_n and_o the_o river_n also_o nilus_n be_v fill_v herodotus_n the_o historian_n write_v that_o this_o river_n have_v as_o much_o water_n from_o his_o source_n and_o spring_n in_o winter_n as_o in_o summer_n but_o to_o we_o it_o seem_v less_o in_o winter_n because_o the_o sun_n be_v then_o near_o unto_o egypt_n cause_v the_o say_a water_n to_o evaporate_v ephorus_n the_o historiographer_n report_v that_o all_o egypt_n do_v resolve_v and_o run_v at_o it_o be_v whole_o into_o sweat_n in_o summer_n time_n whereunto_o 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