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of_o reason_n against_o the_o deity_n and_o second_o how_o they_o endeavour_v either_o to_o salve_n or_o confute_v the_o contrary_a phaenomena_n the_o first_o of_o those_o ground_n that_o no_o man_n can_v have_v a_o idea_n or_o conception_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o incomprehensible_a nothing_o 6._o the_o second_o atheistick_a argument_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o creation_n out_o of_o nothing_o nor_o no_o omnipotence_n because_o nothing_o can_v come_v from_o nothing_o and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o substantial_o be_v be_v from_o eternity_n selfexistent_a and_o uncreated_a by_o any_o deity_n 7._o the_o three_o pretend_v reason_n against_o a_o deity_n that_o the_o strict_a notion_n of_o a_o god_n imply_v he_o to_o be_v incorporeal_a there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o incorporeal_a deity_n because_o there_o be_v no_o other_o substance_n but_o body_n 8._o the_o atheist_n pretence_n that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n spring_v from_o a_o ridiculous_a 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thing_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o universe_n be_v atom_n or_o corpuscula_fw-la devoid_a of_o all_o quality_n and_o consequent_o of_o sense_n and_o understanding_n which_o spring_v up_o afterward_o from_o a_o certain_a composition_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o mind_n or_o deity_n be_v not_o the_o first_o original_a of_o all_o 11._o in_o the_o seven_o place_n they_o disprove_v the_o world_n animation_n or_o its_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o live_a understanding_n animalish_n nature_n preside_v over_o the_o whole_a because_o sense_n and_o understanding_n be_v a_o peculiar_a appendix_n to_o flesh_n blood_n and_o brain_n and_o reason_n be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o humane_a form_n 12._o the_o eight_o atheistick_a ground_n that_o god_n be_v take_v by_o all_o for_o a_o most_o happy_a eternal_a and_o immortal_a animal_n or_o live_v be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n because_o all_o live_a being_n be_v concretion_n of_o atom_n that_o be_v at_o first_o generate_v and_o be_v 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our_o whole_a life_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o certain_a mixture_n and_o confusion_n of_o these_o two_o at_o least_o this_o terrestrial_a world_n below_o the_o moon_n be_v such_o all_o be_v every_o where_o full_a of_o irregularity_n and_o disorder_n for_o if_o nothing_o can_v be_v make_v without_o a_o cause_n and_o that_o which_o be_v good_a can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o evil_a there_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o distinct_a principle_n in_o nature_n for_o the_o production_n of_o evil_a as_o well_o as_o good_n and_o this_o have_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o and_o wise_a man_n some_o of_o they_o affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v two_o god_n as_o it_o be_v of_o contrary_a craft_n and_o trade_n one_o whereof_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o all_o good_a and_o the_o other_o of_o all_o evil_a but_o other_o call_v the_o good_a principle_n only_o a_o god_n and_o the_o evil_a principle_n a_o daemon_n as_o zoroaster_n the_o magician_n beside_o which_o zoroaster_n and_o the_o persian_a magi_n plutarch_n pretend_v that_o the_o footstep_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v to_o be_v find_v also_o in_o the_o astrology_n of_o the_o chaldean_n and_o in_o the_o mystery_n and_o religious_a rite_n not_o only_o of_o the_o egyptian_n but_o also_o of_o the_o grecian_n themselves_o and_o last_o he_o particular_o impute_v the_o same_o to_o all_o the_o most_o famous_a of_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n as_o pythagoras_n empedocles_n heraclitus_n anaxagoras_n plato_n and_o aristotle_n though_o his_o chief_a endeavour_n of_o all_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o plato_n be_v a_o undoubted_a champion_n for_o it_o ed._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o plato_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o that_o miscarriage_n of_o late_a philosopher_n in_o overlook_v the_o three_o power_n which_o be_v between_o the_o matter_n and_o god_n and_o thereby_o fall_v into_o the_o gross_a of_o all_o absurdity_n that_o the_o nature_n of_o evil_n be_v but_o a_o accidental_a appendix_n to_o the_o world_n and_o come_v into_o it_o mere_o by_o chance_n no_o body_n know_v how_o so_o that_o those_o very_a philosopher_n who_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n allow_v to_o epicurus_n the_o small_a declension_n of_o his_o atom_n from_o the_o perpendicular_a allege_v that_o this_o will_v be_v to_o introduce_v a_o motion_n without_o a_o cause_n and_o to_o bring_v something_o out_o of_o nothing_o themselves_o do_v notwithstanding_o suppose_v all_o that_o vice_n and_o misery_n which_o be_v in_o the_o world_n beside_o innumerable_a other_o absurdity_n and_o inconvenience_n about_o body_n to_o have_v come_v into_o it_o mere_o by_o accidental_a consequence_n and_o without_o have_v any_o cause_n in_o the_o first_o principle_n but_o plato_n do_v not_o so_o but_o divest_v matter_n of_o all_o quality_n and_o difference_n by_o mean_n whereof_o it_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v make_v the_o cause_n of_o evil_n and_o then_o place_v god_n at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o he_o consequent_o resolve_v it_o into_o a_o three_o unmake_v principle_n between_o god_n and_o the_o matter_n a_o irrational_a soul_n or_o demon_n move_v the_o matter_n disorderly_a now_o because_o plutarch_n authority_n pass_v so_o uncontrolled_a and_o his_o testimony_n in_o this_o particular_a seem_v to_o be_v of_o late_a general_o receive_v as_o a_o oracle_n and_o consequent_o the_o thing_n take_v for_o a_o unquestionable_a truth_n that_o the_o ditheistick_a doctrine_n of_o a_o good_a and_o evil_a principle_n be_v the_o catholic_n or_o universal_a doctrine_n of_o the_o pagan_a theist_n and_o particular_o that_o plato_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v a_o profess_a champion_n for_o the_o same_o we_o shall_v therefore_o make_v bold_a to_o examine_v plutarch_n ground_n for_o this_o so_o confident_a assertion_n of_o he_o and_o principal_o concern_v plato_n and_o his_o ground_n for_o impute_v this_o opinion_n to_o plato_n be_v only_o these_o three_o which_o follow_v first_o because_o that_o philosopher_n in_o his_o politicus_fw-la speak_v of_o a_o necessary_a and_o innate_a appetite_n that_o may_v sometime_o turn_v the_o heaven_n a_o contrary_a way_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v cause_n disorder_n and_o confusion_n second_o because_o in_o his_o ten_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la he_o speak_v of_o two_o kind_n of_o soul_n whereof_o one_o be_v beneficent_a but_o the_o other_o contrary_a and_o last_o because_o in_o his_o timaeus_n he_o suppose_v the_o matter_n to_o have_v be_v move_v disorderly_o before_o the_o world_n be_v make_v which_o imply_v that_o there_o be_v a_o disorderly_a and_o irrational_a soul_n consist_v with_o it_o as_o the_o mover_n of_o it_o matter_n be_v unable_a â—o_o move_v itself_o but_o as_o to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o allegation_n out_o of_o plato_n politicus_fw-la we_o shall_v only_o observe_v that_o that_o philosopher_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v purposely_o to_o prevent_v such_o a_o
be_v often_o distinguish_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v put_v for_o a_o inferior_a rank_n of_o being_n below_o the_o god_n vulgar_o call_v demon_n which_o word_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n comprehend_v also_o hero_n under_o it_o for_o though_o these_o daemon_n be_v sometime_o call_v god_n too_o yet_o be_v they_o rather_o account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demigod_n than_o go_n and_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n and_o demon_n be_v frequent_o join_v together_o as_o thing_n distinct_a from_o one_o another_o which_o notion_n of_o the_o word_n plato_n refer_v to_o when_o he_o conclude_v love_v not_o to_o be_v a_o god_n but_o a_o daemon_n only_o but_o of_o these_o demon_n we_o be_v to_o speak_v more_o afterward_o furthermore_o the_o pagan_a writer_n frequent_o understand_v the_o supreme_a god_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o word_n be_v use_v substantive_o as_o for_o example_n in_o this_o of_o epicharmus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d res_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la deum_fw-la quae_fw-la lateat_fw-la scire_fw-la quod_fw-la te_fw-la convenit_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la noster_fw-la introspector_n tum_fw-la deus_fw-la nil_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la so_o likewise_o in_o this_o of_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v far_o remove_v both_o from_o pleasure_n and_o grief_n and_o plotinus_n call_v the_o supreme_a god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o divinity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o universe_n but_o because_o the_o instance_n hereof_o be_v also_o innumerable_a we_o shall_v decline_v the_o mention_v of_o any_o more_o and_o instead_o of_o they_o only_o set_v down_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o diligent_a and_o impartial_a observer_n of_o the_o force_n of_o word_n henricus_fw-la stephanus_n concern_v it_o redditur_fw-la etiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saepe_fw-la deus_fw-la sed_fw-la ita_fw-la tamen_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la quolibet_fw-la deo_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la etiam_fw-la profanis_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la dici_fw-la verùm_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la quem_fw-la intelligerent_fw-la cùm_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicebant_fw-la quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la differentiam_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la multi_fw-la appellatione_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d includebantur_fw-la summum_fw-la videlicet_fw-la supremúmque_fw-la numen_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la dicas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la loquor_fw-la de_fw-la jove_n homerus_fw-la last_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o likewise_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v by_o the_o greek_n for_o the_o supreme_a numen_fw-la or_o that_o divinity_n which_o govern_v the_o whole_a world_n thus_o whereas_o it_o be_v common_o say_v according_a to_o herodotus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n be_v envious_a the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o common_o suffer_v any_o great_a humane_a prosperity_n to_o continue_v long_o without_o some_o check_n or_o counterbuff_n the_o same_o proverbial_a speech_n be_v express_v in_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o word_n seem_v to_o be_v use_v in_o isocrates_n ad_fw-la demonicum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d worship_n god_n always_o but_o especial_o with_o the_o city_n in_o her_o public_a sacrifice_n and_o doubtless_o it_o be_v thus_o take_v by_o epictetus_n in_o this_o passage_n of_o he_o 387._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n to_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n and_o happiness_n let_v this_o therefore_o be_v always_o ready_a at_o hand_n with_o thou_o both_o when_o thou_o wake_v early_a in_o the_o morning_n and_o all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o when_o thou_o go_v late_a to_o sleep_v to_o account_v no_o external_a thing_n thy_o own_o but_o to_o commit_v all_o these_o to_o god_n and_o fortune_n and_o there_o be_v a_o very_a remarkable_a passage_n in_o demosthenes_n observe_v by_o budeus_n that_o must_v not_o be_v here_o omit_v in_o which_o we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plain_o for_o the_o inferior_a or_o minor_a god_n only_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o supreme_a god_n both_o together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n and_o the_o deity_n will_v know_v or_o take_v notice_n of_o he_o that_o give_v not_o a_o righteous_a sentence_n that_o be_v both_o the_o inferior_a god_n and_o the_o supreme_a god_n himself_o wherefore_o we_o see_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o to_o its_o grammatical_a form_n be_v not_o a_o diminutive_a as_o some_o have_v conceive_v but_o a_o adjective_n substantive_v as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v nevertheless_o in_o pagan_a write_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o it_o be_v derive_v be_v often_o use_v for_o a_o inferionr_n rank_n of_o being_n below_o the_o god_n though_o sometime_o call_v god_n too_o and_o such_o be_v socrates_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o common_o know_v but_o the_o grammar_n of_o this_o word_n and_o its_o proper_a signification_n in_o pagan_a writer_n can_v better_o be_v manifest_v steph._n than_o by_o cite_v that_o passage_n of_o socrates_n his_o own_o in_o his_o apology_n as_o write_v by_o plato_n who_o though_o general_o suppose_v to_o have_v have_v a_o daemon_n be_v notwithstanding_o by_o melitus_n accuse_v of_o atheism_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v there_o any_o one_o o_o melitus_n who_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v humane_a thing_n can_v yet_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o man_n or_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v equine_n thing_n can_v nevertheless_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o horse_n if_o this_o can_v be_v than_o no_o man_n who_o acknowledge_v demonial_a thing_n can_v deny_v demon_n wherefore_o i_o be_v confess_v to_o assert_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v needs_o be_v grant_v to_o hold_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o now_o do_v we_o not_o all_o think_v that_o demon_n be_v either_o god_n or_o at_o least_o son_n of_o the_o go_n wherefore_o for_o any_o one_o to_o conceive_v that_o there_o be_v daemon_n and_o yet_o no_o god_n be_v altogether_o as_o absurd_a as_o if_o one_o shall_v think_v that_o there_o be_v mule_n but_o yet_o neither_o horse_n nor_o ass_n however_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o origen_n eusebius_n and_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n both_o those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v alike_o take_v always_o in_o a_o worse_o sense_n for_o evil_a and_o impure_a spirit_n only_o but_o over_o and_o beside_o all_o this_o the_o pagan_n do_v often_o characterise_v the_o supreme_a god_n by_o such_o title_n epithet_n and_o description_n as_o be_v incommunicable_o proper_a to_o he_o thereby_o plain_o distinguish_v he_o from_o all_o other_o inferior_a go_n he_o be_v sometime_o call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o opifex_fw-la architect_n or_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prince_n and_o chief_a ruler_n of_o the_o universe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o greek_n and_o by_o the_o latin_n primus_fw-la deus_fw-la the_o first_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a god_n and_o the_o great_a of_o the_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o high_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o supreme_a of_o the_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o uppermost_a or_o most_o transcendent_a god_n princeps_fw-la ille_fw-la deus_fw-la that_o chief_a or_o principal_a god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n of_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o principle_n of_o principle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o generate_v or_o create_v this_o whole_a universe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o rule_v over_o the_o whole_a world_n summus_n rector_n &_o dominus_fw-la the_o supreme_a governor_n and_o lord_n of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n over_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ingenerate_a or_o unmake_v selforiginated_n and_o self-subsisting_a deity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o monad_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unity_n and_o goodness_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v above_o essence_n or_o super-essential_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v above_o mind_n and_o understanding_n
which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o probable_a opinion_n wherefore_o since_o according_a to_o plato_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o his_o inferior_a god_n be_v not_o selfexistent_a but_o make_v or_o produce_v by_o god_n in_o time_n all_o those_o other_o god_n of_o he_o which_o be_v but_o part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o sun_n moon_n star_n and_o demon_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o too_o but_o lest_o any_o shall_v suspect_v that_o plato_n may_v for_o all_o that_o suppose_v the_o world_n and_o its_o god_n not_o to_o have_v be_v make_v by_o one_o only_o unmake_v god_n but_o by_o a_o multitude_n of_o coordinate_a selfexistent_a principle_n or_o deity_n conspire_v we_o shall_v observe_v that_o the_o contrary_a hereunto_o be_v plain_o declare_v by_o he_o in_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o that_o quaere_fw-la whether_o or_o no_o there_o be_v many_o and_o infinite_a world_n as_o some_o philosopher_n have_v maintain_v or_o only_o one_o he_o resolve_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 31._o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whether_o have_v we_o right_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v only_o one_o heaven_n or_o world_n or_o be_v it_o more_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n to_o hold_v many_o or_o infinite_a we_o say_v there_o be_v but_o one_o if_o it_o be_v make_v agreeable_a to_o its_o intellectual_a paradigm_n contain_v the_o idea_n of_o all_o animal_n and_o other_o thing_n in_o it_o for_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o archetypal_a animal_n which_o be_v the_o paradigm_n of_o all_o create_a being_n wherefore_o that_o the_o world_n may_v agree_v with_o its_o paradigm_n in_o this_o respect_n of_o solitude_n or_o onliness_n therefore_o be_v it_o not_o two_o nor_o infinite_a but_o one-only-begotten_a his_o meaning_n be_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o archetypal_a mind_n the_o demiurgus_n or_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v produce_v and_o therefore_o but_o one_o world_n and_o this_o one_o god_n which_o according_a to_o plato_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v frequent_o call_v by_o he_o in_o his_o timaeus_n and_o elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n or_o the_o god_n by_o way_n of_o excellency_n sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o architect_n or_o artificer_n of_o the_o world_n sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o maker_n and_o father_n of_o this_o universe_n who_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v out_o but_o impossible_a to_o declare_v to_o the_o vulgar_a again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n over_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o creator_n of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sole_a principle_n of_o the_o universe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mind_v the_o king_n of_o all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o sovereign_a mind_n which_o order_v all_o thing_n and_o pass_n through_o all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o governor_n of_o the_o whole_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o always_o be_v and_o be_v never_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a god_n and_o the_o great_a of_o the_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o generate_v or_o produce_v the_o sun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o he_o that_o make_v earth_n and_o heaven_n and_o the_o god_n and_o do_v all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o hell_n and_o under_o the_o earth_n again_o he_o by_o who_o efficiency_n the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n sophist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v afterward_o make_v when_o they_o be_v not_o before_o or_o from_o a_o antecedent_n nonexistence_n bring_v forth_o into_o be_v this_o philosopher_n somewhere_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o god_n to_o produce_v those_o real_a thing_n the_o sun_n moon_n star_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n from_o himself_o as_o it_o be_v for_o we_o to_o produce_v the_o image_n of_o ourselves_o and_o whatsoever_o else_o we_o please_v 18._o only_o by_o interpose_v a_o looking-glass_n last_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o cause_v or_o produce_v both_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o even_o himself_o the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v this_o he_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o same_o plato_n also_o call_v he_o a_o selforiginated_n be_v and_o from_o no_o other_o cause_n beside_o himself_o but_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n neither_o do_v lactantius_n firmianus_n himself_o refuse_v to_o speak_v of_o god_n after_o this_o very_a manner_n that_o scipsum_fw-la secit_fw-la and_o that_o he_o be_v exit_fw-la seipso_fw-la procreatus_fw-la &_o propterea_fw-la talis_fw-la qualem_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la voluit_fw-la that_o he_o make_v himself_o and_o that_o be_v procreate_v from_o himself_o he_o therefore_o be_v every_o way_n such_o as_o he_o will_v himself_o to_o be_v which_o unusual_a and_o bold_a strain_n of_o theology_n be_v very_o much_o insist_v upon_o by_o plotinus_n in_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 749._o concern_v the_o will_n of_o the_o first_o one_o or_o unity_n he_o there_o write_v thus_o of_o the_o supreme_a god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v from_o himself_o and_o himself_o be_v for_o himself_o and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v he_o who_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o himself_o and_o be_v lord_n over_o himself_o in_o a_o certain_a sense_n for_o he_o be_v not_o make_v that_o which_o another_o will_v he_o to_o be_v but_o he_o be_v that_o which_o he_o will_v himself_o to_o be_v moreover_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 751._o etc._n etc._n the_o supreme_a deity_n love_v himself_o as_o a_o pure_a light_n be_v himself_o what_o he_o love_v thus_o as_o it_o be_v beget_v and_o give_v subsistence_n to_o himself_o he_o be_v a_o stand_a energy_n wherefore_o since_o god_n be_v a_o work_n or_o energy_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o the_o work_n or_o energy_n of_o any_o other_o be_v he_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o some_o sense_n his_o own_o work_n or_o energy_n so_o that_o god_n be_v not_o that_o which_o he_o happen_v to_o be_v but_o that_o which_o he_o will_v himself_o to_o be_v thus_o also_o a_o little_a before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 743._o we_o must_v of_o necessity_n make_v will_n and_o essence_n the_o same_o in_o the_o first_o be_v wherefore_o since_o his_o will_v be_v from_o himself_o his_o be_v must_v needs_o be_v from_o himself_o too_o the_o consequence_n of_o which_o ratiocination_n be_v this_o that_o he_o make_v himself_o for_o if_o his_o volition_n be_v from_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o work_n and_o this_o be_v the_o same_o with_o his_o hypostasis_fw-la or_o substance_n he_o may_v be_v then_o say_v to_o have_v give_v subsistence_n to_o himself_o wherefore_o he_o be_v not_o what_o he_o happen_v to_o be_v but_o what_o he_o will_v himself_o to_o be_v but_o because_o this_o be_v so_o unusual_a a_o notion_n we_o shall_v here_o set_v down_o yet_o one_o or_o two_o passage_n more_o of_o this_o philosopher_n concern_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 747._o the_o essence_n of_o the_o supreme_a god_n be_v not_o without_o his_o will_n but_o his_o will_n and_o essence_n be_v the_o same_o so_o that_o god_n concur_v with_o himself_o himself_o will_v to_o be_v as_o he_o be_v and_o be_v that_o which_o he_o will_v and_o his_o will_n and_o himself_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o for_o himself_o be_v not_o one_o thing_n as_o happen_v to_o be_v that_o whichhe_n be_v and_o that_o he_o will_v will_v to_o be_v another_o for_o what_o can_v god_n will_v to_o be_v but_o that_o which_o he_o be_v and_o if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v that_o it_o be_v in_o his_o own_o choice_n to_o be_v what_o he_o will_v and_o that_o he_o have_v liberty_n to_o change_v his_o nature_n into_o whatsoever_o else_o he_o please_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o will_v neither_o will_n to_o be_v any_o thing_n else_o beside_o what_o he_o be_v nor_o complain_v of_o himself_o as_o be_v now_o that_o which_o he_o be_v out_o of_o necessity_n he_o be_v indeed_o no_o other_o but_o that_o which_o himself_o have_v will_v and_o do_v always_o will_n to_o be_v for_o his_o will_n be_v his_o essential_a goodness_n so_o that_o his_o will_n do_v not_o follow_v his_o nature_n but_o concur_v with_o it_o in_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o this_o good_a there_o be_v contain_v his_o choice_n 755._o and_o will_v of_o himself_o to_o be_v such_o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v all_o will_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o he_o which_o he_o do_v not_o will_n nor_o be_v his_o
that_o high_a principle_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a providence_n descend_v down_o from_o these_o upon_o the_o universe_n all_o sect_n do_v not_o believe_v the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o the_o one_o or_o unity_n appear_v more_o clear_o and_o plain_o to_o they_o than_o the_o many_o or_o a_o multitude_n moreover_o we_o learn_v from_o arianus_n his_o epictetus_n that_o that_o very_a form_n of_o prayer_n which_o have_v be_v now_o so_o long_o in_o use_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n kyrie_fw-la eleeson_n lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o be_v ancient_o part_v of_o the_o pagan_n litany_n to_o the_o supreme_a god_n either_o among_o the_o greek_n or_o the_o latin_n 7._o or_o both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v epictetus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d invoke_v god_n we_o pray_v to_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o now_o this_o epictetus_n live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o adrian_n the_o emperor_n and_o that_o this_o passage_n of_o he_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o pagan_n and_o not_o of_o christian_n be_v undeniable_o manifest_a from_o the_o context_n he_o there_o speak_v of_o those_o who_o use_v auguria_fw-la or_o divination_n by_o bird_n moreover_o in_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o greekish_a pagan_n the_o supreme_a god_n be_v often_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o lord_n for_o not_o to_o urge_v that_o passage_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o asclepian_a dialogue_n cite_v by_o lactantius_n where_o we_o read_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n and_o maker_n of_o all_o menander_n in_o just._n martyr_n style_v the_o supreme_a god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o universal_a lord_n of_o all_o and_o osiris_n in_o plutarch_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o this_o be_v also_o do_v absolute_o and_o without_o any_o adjection_n and_o that_o not_o only_o by_o the_o seventy_o and_o christian_n but_o also_o by_o pagan_a writer_n thus_o in_o plutarch_n the_o iside_n &_o osiride_n we_o read_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o first_o intelligible_a and_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v of_o the_o supreme_a god_n and_o oromasdes_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n in_o plutarch_n life_n of_o alexander_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o aristotle_n 7._o that_o be_v the_o supreme_a ruler_n over_o all_o thus_o likewise_o plato_n in_o his_o six_o epistle_n ad_fw-la hermiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n style_v his_o first_o divine_a hypostasis_fw-la or_o the_o absolute_o supreme_a deity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o father_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v of_o the_o eternal_a intellect_n the_o lord_n again_o jamblichus_n write_v thus_o of_o the_o supreme_a god_n 39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v confess_v that_o every_o good_a thing_n ought_v to_o be_v ask_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o supreme_a god_n which_o word_n be_v afterward_o repeat_v in_o he_o also_o p._n 129._o but_o deprave_a in_o the_o print_a copy_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d last_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o supreme_a god_n be_v call_v not_o by_o one_o only_a name_n but_o by_o divers_a diverse_o namely_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o good_a or_o mind_n or_o the_o very_a ens_fw-la or_o the_o father_n or_o the_o demiurgus_n or_o the_o lord_n wherefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o this_o kyrie_fw-la eleeson_n or_o domine_fw-la miserere_fw-la in_o arrianus_n be_v a_o pagan_a litany_n or_o supplication_n to_o the_o supreme_a god_n though_o from_o mauritius_n the_o emperor_n stratagemata_fw-la it_o appear_v that_o in_o his_o time_n a_o kyrie_fw-la eleeson_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v sing_v also_o by_o the_o christian_a army_n before_o battle_n gloss._n and_o that_o the_o most_o sottish_o superstitious_a and_o idolatrous_a of_o all_o the_o pagan_n and_o the_o worshipper_n of_o never_o so_o many_o god_n among_o they_o do_v notwithstanding_o general_o acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a deity_n over_o they_o all_o one_o universal_a numen_fw-la be_v positive_o affirm_v and_o full_o attest_v by_o aurelius_n prudentius_n in_o his_o apotheosis_n in_o these_o word_n 254._o ecquis_n in_o idolio_n recubans_fw-la inter_fw-la sacra_fw-la mille_fw-la ridiculosque_fw-la deos_fw-la venerans_fw-la sale_n caespite_n sure_fw-mi non_fw-la putat_fw-la esse_fw-la deum_fw-la summum_fw-la &_o super_fw-la omne_fw-la solum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la saturnis_n junonibus_fw-la &_o cytheraeis_n portentisque_fw-la aliis_fw-la sumantes_fw-la consecret_fw-la arras_n attamen_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la quoties_fw-la suspexit_fw-la in_fw-la vno_fw-la constituit_fw-la jus_o omne_fw-la deo_fw-la cvi_fw-la serviat_fw-la ingens_fw-la virtutum_fw-la ratio_fw-la variis_fw-la instructa_fw-la ministris_fw-la we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o plato_n in_o his_o cratylus_n where_o he_o undertake_v to_o give_v the_o etymology_n of_o word_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d write_v in_o this_o manner_n concern_v the_o first_o and_o most_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o greece_n that_o they_o seem_v to_o he_o like_v as_o other_o barbarian_n at_o that_o time_n to_o have_v acknowledge_v no_o other_o god_n than_o such_o as_o be_v visible_a and_o sensible_a as_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o star_n and_o the_o heaven_n which_o they_o perceive_v to_o run_v round_o perpetual_o therefore_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o signify_v to_o run_v but_o that_o when_o afterward_o they_o take_v notice_n of_o other_o invisible_a god_n also_o they_o bestow_v the_o same_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o they_o likewise_o which_o passage_n of_o plato_n eusebius_n somewhere_o will_v make_v use_n of_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o pagan_n universal_o acknowledge_v not_o other_o god_n but_o corporeal_a and_o inanimate_a plain_o contrary_a to_o that_o philosopher_n meaning_n who_o as_o he_o no_o where_n affirm_v that_o any_o nation_n ever_o be_v so_o barbarous_a as_o to_o worship_v senseless_a and_o inanimate_a body_n as_o such_o for_o god_n but_o the_o contrary_a so_o do_v he_o there_o distinguish_v from_o those_o first_o inhabitant_n of_o greece_n and_o other_o barbarian_n the_o afterward_o civilise_v greek_n who_o take_v notice_n of_o invisible_a god_n also_o however_o if_o this_o of_o plato_n shall_v be_v true_a that_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a pagan_n worship_v none_o but_o visible_a and_o sensible_a god_n they_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o any_o incorporeal_a being_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o those_o pagan_n have_v no_o notion_n at_o all_o among_o they_o of_o one_o supreme_a and_o universal_a numen_fw-la the_o contrary_a thereunto_o be_v manifest_a that_o some_o of_o those_o corporealist_n look_v upon_o the_o whole_a heaven_n and_o ether_n animate_v as_o the_o high_a god_n according_a to_o that_o of_o euripides_n cite_v by_o cicero_n 223._o vides_fw-la sublime_a fusum_fw-la immoderatum_fw-la aethera_fw-la qui_fw-la tenero_fw-la terram_fw-la circumvectu_fw-la amplectitur_fw-la hunc_fw-la summum_fw-la habeto_fw-la divum_fw-la hunc_fw-la perhibeto_fw-la jupiter_fw-la as_o also_o that_o other_o of_o they_o conceive_v that_o subtle_a fiery_a substance_n which_o permeate_n and_o pervade_v the_o whole_a world_n suppose_v to_o be_v intellectual_a to_o be_v the_o supreme_a deity_n which_o govern_v all_o this_o opinion_n have_v be_v entertain_v by_o philosopher_n also_o as_o namely_o the_o heracliticks_n and_o stoic_n and_o last_o since_o macrobius_n in_o the_o person_n of_o vettius_n praetextatus_n refer_v so_o many_o of_o the_o pagan_a god_n to_o the_o sun_n this_o render_v it_o not_o improbable_a but_o that_o some_o of_o these_o pagan_n may_v adore_v the_o animate_v sun_n as_o the_o sovereign_n numen_fw-la and_o thus_o perhaps_o invoke_v he_o in_o that_o form_n of_o prayer_n there_o mention_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o omnipotent_a sun_n the_o mind_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n etc._n etc._n and_o even_o cleanthes_n himself_o that_o learned_a stoic_a and_o devout_a religionist_n be_v suspect_v by_o some_o to_o have_v be_v of_o this_o persuasion_n nevertheless_o we_o think_v it_o opportune_a here_o to_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o macrobius_n his_o design_n in_o those_o his_o saturnalia_fw-la to_o defend_v this_o either_o as_o his_o own_o opinion_n or_o as_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o pagan_n that_o the_o animate_v sun_n be_v absolute_o the_o high_a deity_n as_o some_o have_v conceive_v nor_o yet_o to_o reduce_v that_o multiplicity_n of_o pagan_a god_n by_o this_o device_n of_o he_o into_o a_o seem_a monarchy_n and_o near_a compliance_n with_o christianity_n he_o there_o plain_o confine_v his_o discourse_n to_o the_o dii_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la coelo_fw-la
apprehension_n thus_o that_o roman_a pontifex_n scaevola_n in_o st._n austin_n declare_v expedire_fw-la existimat_fw-la falli_fw-la in_o religione_fw-la civitates_fw-la that_o it_o be_v expedient_a as_o he_o think_v that_o city_n and_o commonwealth_n shall_v be_v deceive_v in_o their_o religion_n or_o have_v something_o false_a or_o fabulous_a intermingle_v with_o it_o he_o giving_z this_o reason_n for_o the_o same_o because_o the_o natural_a and_o philosophic_a theology_n contain_v many_o thing_n in_o it_o which_o though_o true_a yet_o will_v be_v hurtful_a for_o the_o vulgar_a to_o know_v as_o for_o example_n quod_fw-la verus_fw-la deus_fw-la nec_fw-la sexum_n habeat_fw-la nec_fw-la aetatem_fw-la nec_fw-la definita_fw-la corporis_fw-la membra_fw-la that_o the_o true_a god_n have_v neither_o sex_n nor_o age_n nor_o bodily_a member_n and_o that_o hercules_n and_o aesculapius_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o god_n but_o man_n obnoxious_a to_o the_o same_o infirmity_n with_o other_o and_o the_o like_a and_o the_o learned_a varro_n in_o his_o book_n of_o religion_n public_o maintain_v the_o same_o doctrine_n varro_z de_fw-fr religionibus_fw-la loquens_fw-la evidenter_fw-la dicit_fw-la multa_fw-la esse_fw-la vera_fw-la quae_fw-la vulgo_fw-la scire_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la utile_fw-la multaque_fw-la quae_fw-la tametsi_fw-la falsa_fw-la sint_fw-la aliâ—er_fw-la existimare_fw-la populum_fw-la expediat_fw-la &_o ideò_fw-la graecos_n teletas_n &_o mysteria_fw-la taciturnitate_fw-la parietibusque_fw-la clausisse_fw-la &c_n &c_n that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n true_a in_o religion_n which_o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a for_o the_o vulgar_a to_o know_v as_o likewise_o many_o thing_n false_a of_o which_o it_o be_v expedient_a they_o shall_v think_v otherwise_o and_o that_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o greek_n enclose_v their_o teletae_n or_o mystery_n within_o wall_n and_o keep_v they_o under_o a_o seal_n of_o secrecy_n upon_o which_o of_o varro_n st._n austin_n thus_o note_v hîc_fw-la certè_fw-la totum_fw-la consilium_fw-la prodidit_fw-la sapientium_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la civitates_fw-la &_o populi_n regerentur_fw-la varro_n here_o plain_o discover_v and_o betray_v the_o whole_a counsel_n and_o secrecy_n of_o statesman_n and_o politician_n by_o who_o city_n and_o nation_n be_v govern_v and_o their_o very_a arcanum_n of_o government_n namely_o this_o that_o people_n be_v to_o be_v deceive_v in_o their_o religion_n for_o their_o own_o good_a and_o the_o good_a of_o their_o governor_n the_o same_o father_n there_o add_v that_o evil_a demon_n be_v much_o gratify_v with_o this_o doctrine_n and_o like_v this_o fraud_n and_o imposture_n very_o well_o which_o give_v they_o a_o advantage_n to_o rule_n and_o tyrannize_v as_o well_o over_o the_o deceiver_n as_o the_o deceive_v last_o strabo_n also_o though_o otherwise_o a_o grave_n and_o sober_a writer_n speak_v free_o and_o broad_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o woman_n and_o other_o of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n shall_v be_v conduct_v and_o carry_v on_o towards_o piety_n holiness_n and_o faith_n mere_o by_o philosophic_a reason_n and_o truth_n but_o this_o must_v be_v do_v by_o superstition_n and_o that_o not_o without_o the_o help_n of_o fable_n and_o prodigious_a or_o wonderful_a narration_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o strabo_n do_v not_o only_o allow_v a_o necessity_n of_o a_o civil_a theology_n beside_o the_o natural_a and_o philosophical_a but_o also_o of_o a_o fabulous_a and_o poetical_a one_o too_o and_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n the_o less_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o in_o these_o pagan_n because_o some_o christian_n also_o seem_v to_o acknowledge_v a_o kind_n of_o truth_n herein_o synesius_n himself_o write_v after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v easy_a and_o ordinary_a will_v be_v contemn_v by_o the_o vulgar_a or_o common_a people_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v need_n of_o something_o strange_a and_o prodigious_a in_o religion_n for_o they_o 2._o flavius_z josephus_n make_v this_o free_a acknowledgement_n concern_v the_o wise_a man_n among_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o hold_v the_o same_o thing_n concern_v god_n which_o the_o jew_n do_v add_v notwithstanding_o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o be_v afraid_a to_o declare_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o their_o doctrine_n to_o the_o vulgar_a prepossess_v with_o other_o opinion_n and_o indeed_o they_o do_v not_o think_v it_o safe_a to_o declare_v the_o natural_a and_o true_a theology_n promiscuous_o to_o all_o plato_n himself_o intimate_v as_o much_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o as_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v out_o the_o maker_n of_o this_o universe_n so_o neither_o be_v find_v out_o can_v he_o be_v declare_v to_o the_o vulgar_a wherefore_o since_o god_n be_v so_o hard_o to_o be_v understand_v they_o conceive_v it_o necessary_a that_o the_o vulgar_a shall_v be_v permit_v to_o worship_v he_o in_o his_o work_n by_o part_n and_o piecemeal_o according_a to_o the_o various_a manifestation_n of_o himself_o that_o be_v shall_v have_v a_o civil_a theology_n at_o least_o distinct_a from_o the_o natural_a and_o philosophical_a if_o not_o another_o fabulous_a one_o too_o xxxv_o we_o have_v now_o dispatch_v the_o first_o of_o those_o three_o head_n propose_v to_o be_v insist_v on_o viz._n that_o the_o pagan_n worship_v one_o and_o the_o same_o supreme_a god_n under_o many_o personal_a name_n so_o that_o much_o of_o their_o polytheism_n be_v but_o seem_v and_o fantastical_a and_o indeed_o nothing_o but_o the_o polyonymy_n of_o one_o supreme_a god_n they_o make_v many_o poetical_a and_o political_a god_n of_o that_o one_o natural_a god_n and_o thus_o worship_v god_n by_o part_n and_o piecemeal_n according_a to_o that_o clear_a acknowledgement_n of_o maximus_n madaurensis_fw-la before_o cite_v vnius_fw-la summi_fw-la dei_fw-la virtutes_fw-la per_fw-la mundanum_fw-la opus_fw-la diffusas_fw-la nos_fw-la multis_fw-la vocabulis_fw-la invocamus_fw-la &_o dum_fw-la ejus_fw-la quasi_fw-la quaedam_fw-la membra_fw-la carptim_fw-la variis_fw-la supplicationibus_fw-la prosequimur_fw-la totum_fw-la colere_fw-la videmur_fw-la the_o virtue_n of_o the_o one_o supreme_a god_n diffuse_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n we_o pagan_n invoke_v under_o many_o several_a name_n and_o so_o prosecute_a with_o our_o supplication_n his_o as_o it_o be_v divide_v member_n must_v needs_o be_v think_v to_o worship_v he_o whole_a we_o leave_v out_o nothing_o of_o he_o we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o second_o head_n propose_v that_o beside_o this_o polyonymy_n of_o one_o supreme_a god_n in_o the_o poetical_a and_o civil_a theology_n of_o the_o pagan_n which_o be_v their_o seem_n and_o fantastic_a polytheism_n they_o have_v another_o real_a polytheism_n also_o they_o acknowledge_v in_o their_o natural_a and_o philosophic_a theology_n likewise_o a_o multiplicity_n of_o god_n that_o be_v of_o substantial_a understanding_n being_n superior_a to_o man_n real_o exist_v in_o the_o world_n which_o though_o they_o be_v call_v by_o they_o god_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o therefore_o suppose_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unmake_v and_o selfexistent_a or_o independent_a being_n 254._o but_o all_o of_o they_o one_a only_o except_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d generate_v god_n according_a to_o the_o large_a notion_n of_o that_o word_n before_o declare_v that_o be_v though_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o at_o least_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o not_o as_o make_v in_o time_n yet_o as_o produce_v from_o a_o superior_a cause_n plutarch_n propound_v this_o for_o one_o among_o his_o platonic_a question_n why_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o high_a or_o supreme_a god_n be_v call_v by_o plato_n both_o the_o father_n and_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n 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and_o fancy_n this_o the_o four_o atheistick_a argument_n that_o to_o suppose_v a_o incorporeal_a mind_n to_o be_v the_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o make_v the_o abstract_a notion_n of_o a_o mere_a accident_n to_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n page_n 67_o ix_o a_o five_o pretend_a ground_n of_o atheism_n that_o a_o incorporeal_a deity_n be_v already_o confute_v a_o corporeal_a one_o may_v be_v disprove_v also_o from_o the_o principle_n of_o corporealism_n in_o general_n because_o matter_n be_v the_o only_a substance_n and_o all_o other_o difference_n of_o thing_n nothing_o but_o the_o accident_n thereof_o generable_a and_o corruptible_a no_o live_v understanding_n be_v can_v be_v essential_o incorruptible_a the_o stoical_a god_n incorruptible_a only_o by_o accident_n page_n 69_o x._o their_o further_o attempt_v to_o do_v the_o same_o atomical_o that_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o universe_n be_v atom_n or_o corpuscula_fw-la devoid_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o quality_n and_o consequent_o of_o sense_n and_o understanding_n which_o spring_v up_o afterward_o from_o a_o certain_a composition_n or_o contexture_n of_o they_o mind_n or_o deity_n can_v not_o therefore_o be_v the_o first_o original_a of_o all_o page_n 70_o xi_o a_o far_a atheistick_a attempt_n to_o impugn_v a_o deity_n by_o disprove_v the_o world_n animation_n or_o its_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o live_a understanding_n animalish_n nature_n preside_v over_o the_o whole_a because_o forsooth_o sense_n and_o understanding_n be_v peculiar_a appendix_n to_o flesh_n blood_n and_o brain_n and_o reason_n be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o human_a form_n page_n 73_o xii_o a_o eight_o atheistick_a instance_n that_o god_n be_v take_v by_o all_o for_o a_o most_o happy_a eternal_a and_o immortal_a animal_n or_o live_v be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n because_o all_o live_a being_n be_v concretion_n of_o atom_n that_o be_v at_o first_o generate_v and_o be_v liable_a to_o death_n and_o corruption_n by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o compage_n life_n be_v no_o simple_a primitive_a nature_n but_o a_o accidental_a modification_n of_o compound_a body_n only_o which_o upon_o the_o disunion_n of_o their_o part_n or_o disturbance_n of_o their_o contexture_n vanish_v into_o nothing_o page_n 75_o xiii_o a_o nine_o pretend_a atheistick_n demonstration_n that_o by_o god_n be_v mean_v a_o first_o cause_n or_o mover_n and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o before_o move_v by_o any_o thing_n else_o without_o it_o but_o nothing_o can_v move_v itself_o and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o unmoved_a mover_n nor_o any_o first_o in_o the_o order_n of_o cause_n that_o be_v a_o god_n page_n 76_o fourteen_o their_o far_a improvement_n of_o the_o same_o principle_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o action_n whatsoever_o without_o some_o external_a cause_n or_o that_o nothing_o take_v begin_v from_o itself_o but_o from_o the_o action_n of_o some_o other_o agent_n without_o it_o so_o that_o no_o cogitation_n can_v arise_v of_o itself_o without_o a_o cause_n all_o action_n and_o cogitation_n be_v real_o nothing_o but_o local_a motion_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o no_o think_v be_v can_v be_v a_o first_o cause_v any_o more_o than_o a_o machine_n or_o automaton_n page_n 76._o xv._o another_o grand_a mystery_n of_o atheism_n that_o all_o knowledge_n and_o mental_a conception_n be_v the_o information_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o know_v existing_a without_o the_o knower_n and_o a_o mere_a passion_n from_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o world_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v before_o any_o knowledge_n or_o conception_n of_o it_o but_o no_o knowledge_n or_o conception_n before_o the_o world_n as_o its_o cause_n page_n 77_o xvi_o a_o twelve_o atheistick_a argumentation_n that_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v make_v by_o a_o god_n because_o they_o be_v so_o faulty_a and_o ill_o make_v that_o they_o be_v not_o contrive_v for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n and_o that_o the_o deluge_n of_o evil_n which_o overflow_v all_o show_v they_o not_o to_o have_v proceed_v from_o any_o deity_n ibid._n xvii_o a_o thirteen_o instance_n of_o atheist_n from_o the_o defect_n of_o providence_n that_o in_o human_a affair_n all_o be_v tohu_n and_o bohu_n chaos_n and_o confusion_n page_n 79_o xviii_o a_o fourteen_o atheistick_a objection_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o one_o be_v to_o animadvert_v and_o order_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o distant_a place_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n at_o once_o but_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o such_o infinite_a negotiosity_n will_v be_v absolute_o inconsistent_a with_o happiness_n page_n 80_o xix_o query_n of_o atheist_n why_o the_o world_n be_v not_o make_v soon_o and_o what_o god_n do_v before_o why_o it_o be_v make_v at_o all_o since_o it_o be_v so_o long_o unmake_v and_o how_o the_o architect_n of_o the_o world_n can_v rear_v up_o so_o huge_a a_o fabric_n page_n 81_o xx._n the_o atheist_n pretence_n that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a interest_n of_o mankind_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o god_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o noble_a and_o heroical_a exploit_n of_o the_o democritick_n to_o chase_v away_o that_o affrightful_a spectre_n out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o free_a man_n from_o the_o continual_a fear_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o punishment_n after_o death_n embitter_v all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o life_n page_n 83_o xxi_o the_o last_o atheistick_a pretence_n that_o theism_n be_v also_o inconsistent_a with_o civil_a sovereignty_n it_o introduce_v a_o fear_n great_a than_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o leviathan_n and_o that_o any_o other_o conscience_n beside_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v private_a judgement_n be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la a_o dissolution_n of_o the_o body_n politic_a and_o a_o revolt_n to_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n page_n 84_o xxii_o the_o atheist_n conclusion_n from_o all_o the_o former_a premise_n as_o it_o be_v set_v down_o in_o plato_n and_o lucretius_n that_o all_o thing_n spring_v original_o from_o nature_n and_o chance_n without_o any_o mind_n or_o god_n or_o proceed_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o material_a motion_n vndirect_v for_o ends._n and_o that_o infinite_a atom_n devoid_a of_o all_o life_n and_o sense_n move_a in_o infinite_a space_n from_o eternity_n do_v by_o their_o fortuitous_a rencounter_n and_o entanglement_n produce_v the_o system_fw-la of_o this_o whole_a universe_n and_o as_o well_o all_o animate_v as_o inanimate_a thing_n page_n 97_o chap._n iii_o a_o introduction_n to_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o atheistick_a ground_n wherein_o be_v contain_v a_o particular_a account_n of_o all_o the_o several_a form_n of_o atheism_n together_o with_o a_o necessary_a digression_n concern_v a_o plastic_a or_o artificial_a nature_n i._o that_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o hylozoïck_a atheism_n can_v not_o be_v insist_v on_o by_o we_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n together_o with_o those_o of_o the_o atomick_a they_o be_v direct_o opposite_a each_o to_o other_o with_o a_o far_a account_n of_o this_o hylozoïck_a atheism_n p._n 104._o ii_o a_o suggestion_n in_o way_n of_o caution_n for_o the_o prevent_v of_o all_o mistake_n that_o every_o hylozoïst_a must_v not_o therefore_o be_v present_o condemn_v as_o a_o atheist_n or_o but_o a_o mere_a counterfeit_n histrionical_a theist_n page_n 105_o iii_o that_o nevertheless_o such_o hylozoïst_n as_o be_v also_o corporealist_n or_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o substance_n beside_o body_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v excuse_v from_o the_o imputation_n of_o atheism_n for_o two_o reason_n page_n 106_o iu._n that_o strato_n lampsacenus_n common_o call_v physicus_fw-la be_v probable_o the_o first_o asserter_n of_o the_o hylozoïck_a atheism_n he_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o god_n but_o the_o life_n of_o nature_n in_o matter_n page_n 107_o v._n further_o prove_v that_o this_o strato_n be_v a_o atheist_n and_o of_o a_o different_a form_n from_o democritus_n he_o attribute_v a_o energetic_a nature_n but_o without_o sense_n and_o animality_n to_o all_o matter_n page_n 108_o vi_o that_o strato_n not_o derive_v all_o thing_n from_o a_o mere_a fortuitous_a principle_n as_o the_o democritick_n atheist_n do_v nor_o yet_o acknowledge_v any_o one_o plastic_a nature_n to_o preside_v over_o the_o whole_a but_o deduce_v the_o original_a of_o thing_n from_o a_o mixture_n of_o chance_n and_o plastic_a nature_n both_o together_o in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o matter_n must_v therefore_o needs_o be_v a_o hylozoïck_a atheist_n ibid._n vii_o that_o the_o famous_a hypocrates_n be_v neither_o a_o hylozoïck_n nor_o democritick_n atheist_n but_o rather_o a_o heraclitick_a corporeal_a theist_n page_n 109_o viii_o that_o plato_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o hylozoïck_a atheism_n nor_o of_o any_o other_o save_o what_o derive_v the_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n from_o a_o mere_a fortuitous_a nature_n and_o therefore_o either_o the_o democritical_a or_o the_o anaximandrian_a atheism_n which_o latter_a will_v be_v next_o
assert_v a_o infinite_a progress_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o motion_n according_a to_o aristotle_n to_o assign_v no_o cause_n thereof_o at_o all_o epicurus_n though_o a_o exploder_n of_o quality_n force_v here_o to_o fly_v to_o a_o occult_a quality_n of_o gravity_n which_o as_o absurd_a in_o infinite_a space_n and_o without_o any_o centre_n of_o rest_n so_o indeed_o nothing_o but_o to_o make_v his_o own_o ignorance_n and_o he_o know_v not_o why_o to_o be_v a_o cause_n the_o motion_n of_o body_n from_o the_o activity_n of_o something_o incorporeal_a though_o motion_n take_v for_o translation_n be_v a_o mode_n of_o matter_n yet_o as_o it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o vis_fw-fr movens_fw-la a_o mode_n or_o energy_n of_o something_o that_o be_v incorporeal_a and_o self-active_a the_o motion_n of_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a universe_n original_o from_o the_o deity_n thus_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o motion_n another_o ground_n of_o atheism_n page_n 667_o 669_o three_o the_o atheist_n also_o ignorant_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o grand_a phaenomenon_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o regular_a and_o artificial_a frame_n of_o the_o mundane_a system_n and_o of_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n together_o with_o the_o harmony_n of_o all_o they_o who_o boast_v they_o can_v give_v cause_n of_o all_o thing_n without_o a_o god_n able_a to_o give_v no_o cause_n of_o this_o but_o only_o that_o it_o happen_v by_o chance_n so_o to_o be_v this_o either_o to_o make_v the_o absence_n of_o a_o cause_n a_o cause_n chance_n be_v but_o the_o absence_n of_o a_o intend_v cause_n or_o their_o own_o very_a ignorance_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o they_o know_v not_o why_o to_o be_v a_o cause_n or_o to_o make_v one_o contrary_a the_o cause_n of_o another_o confusion_n of_o order_n and_o harmony_n chance_n of_o art_n and_o skill_n or_o last_o to_o deny_v it_o to_o have_v any_o cause_n at_o all_o since_o they_o deny_v a_o intend_v cause_n page_n 669_o but_o here_o the_o 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