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and_o agrippa_n for_o a_o cozener_n deal_v somewhat_o plain_o for_o he_o say_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o tritemius_fw-la tres_fw-la libros_fw-la de_fw-fr magia_n composui_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr occulta_fw-la philosophia_fw-la minus_fw-la infesto_fw-la titulo_fw-la inscripsi_fw-la then_o they_o who_o will_v call_v magic_a philosophy_n because_o a_o magician_n to_o colour_v his_o wickedness_n so_o call_v it_o may_v understand_v how_o weak_a their_o ground_n be_v and_o see_v themselves_o direct_o deceive_v by_o he_o that_o profess_v to_o deceive_v the_o ancient_n do_v exact_o distinguish_v magician_n from_o philosopher_n as_o may_v be_v see_v aswell_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o plato_n last_o cite_v which_o witness_v that_o the_o magic_n whereof_o he_o speak_v stand_v only_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n therefore_o in_o no_o natural_a knowledge_n &_o by_o consequence_n no_o part_n of_o philosophy_n as_o also_o by_o a_o testimony_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n out_o of_o herodotus_n 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natural_a cause_n of_o thing_n but_o by_o their_o manner_n of_o worship_v their_o god_n that_o be_v devil_n to_o learn_v the_o knowledge_n of_o prediction_n of_o particular_a event_n which_o can_v be_v know_v in_o nature_n but_o be_v know_v by_o the_o help_n of_o such_o devil_n as_o the_o chaldean_n worship_v herein_o diodorus_n consent_v with_o plato_n and_o other_o and_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v these_o chaldean_n true_a it_o be_v that_o strabo_n call_v they_o philosopher_n but_o not_o simple_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philosopher_n of_o that_o country_n whereby_o he_o distinguish_v they_o from_o such_o as_o otherwhere_o be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o philosopher_n and_o do_v more_o exact_o distinguish_v they_o by_o their_o profession_n for_o speak_v of_o wizard_n by_o occasion_n of_o moses_n such_o say_v he_o be_v amphiaraus_n trophonius_n orpheus_n musaeus_n and_o among_o the_o getae_n zamolxis_n among_o the_o indian_n gimnosophistae_fw-la among_o the_o persian_n 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