their_o obtain_v a_o far_o more_o exceed_a weight_n of_o eternal_a glory_n but_o not_o universal_a precept_n oblige_v all_o christian_n gerson_n de_fw-fr religionis_fw-la perfectione_n religio_fw-la christiana_n sub_fw-la uno_fw-la supremo_fw-la abbate_n christo_fw-la sola_fw-la est_fw-la salutaris_fw-la &_o perfecta_fw-la nibilominùs_fw-la distincta_fw-la gradibus_fw-la meritorum_fw-la &_o ordinum_fw-la qui_fw-la votis_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la se_fw-la subjiciunt_fw-la ultrà _fw-la legem_fw-la communeâ—_n christi_fw-la christian_n religion_n profess_v under_o one_o supreme_a abbot_n christ_n be_v the_o only_o save_v and_o perfect_a religion_n it_o be_v notwithstanding_o distinguish_v according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o merit_n and_o order_n so_o as_o they_o be_v most_o perfect_a who_o subject_n themselves_o to_o certain_a rule_n beyond_o the_o common_a law_n of_o christ._n thus_o do_v these_o esteem_n the_o royal_a law_n to_o be_v a_o excellent_a rule_n of_o life_n and_o heart_n for_o such_o as_o aim_v at_o perfection_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n but_o for_o those_o that_o can_v content_v themselves_o with_o the_o common_a scantling_n they_o may_v be_v save_v by_o that_o religion_n by_o which_o their_o forefather_n have_v be_v save_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o practise_v so_o chargeable_a and_o austere_a a_o doctrine_n as_o that_o of_o christ._n the_o moralize_v gentile_n have_v that_o opinion_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o comparison_n of_o his_o own_o as_o he_o have_v of_o his_o own_o in_o comparison_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o jew_n have_v that_o esteem_n of_o christ_n compare_v with_o moses_n as_o he_o have_v of_o moses_n compare_v with_o all_o other_o legislator_n or_o to_o come_v to_o a_o instance_n will_v both_o administer_v more_o light_n to_o this_o business_n and_o whereof_o we_o have_v from_o the_o ancient_n a_o better_o account_v as_o he_o have_v of_o the_o common_a jewish_a religion_n in_o comparison_n of_o those_o strict_a sect_n of_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi and_o essene_n as_o lead_v to_o that_o height_n of_o virtue_n as_o few_o be_v capable_a of_o attain_v to_o to_o that_o communion_n with_o god_n as_o be_v inaccessible_a save_v by_o person_n of_o a_o better_a clay_n and_o therefore_o obtain_v the_o good_a word_n of_o all_o that_o be_v not_o brutify_v and_o lead_v by_o untamed_a passion_n as_o that_o which_o lead_v to_o the_o most_o perfect_a beatitude_n and_o a_o trade_n of_o life_n far_o excel_v all_o other_o but_o not_o practicable_a in_o common_a converse_n and_o therefore_o obtain_v observance_n from_o few_o as_o philo_n speak_v of_o the_o essenes_n meritò_fw-la ut_fw-la absolutae_fw-la probitatis_fw-la receptum_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la orbis_fw-la regionibus_fw-la a_o graecis_fw-la atque_fw-la barbaris_fw-la ordo_fw-la tendens_fw-la ad_fw-la faelicitatem_fw-la perfectissimam_fw-la philo_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la contemplativa_fw-la they_o be_v deserve_o entertain_v as_o man_n walk_v by_o a_o rule_n of_o absolute_a perfection_n in_o many_o region_n of_o the_o world_n both_o grecian_n and_o barbarian_n applaud_v their_o order_n as_o tend_v to_o the_o most_o perfect_a happiness_n it_o be_v adore_v and_o reverence_v at_o a_o distance_n by_o all_o but_o not_o approach_v to_o except_o by_o such_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o divine_a fury_n drive_v on_o to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o it_o have_v first_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o themselves_o and_o thereby_o become_v dead_a to_o this_o mortal_a life_n amore_fw-la correpti_fw-la rerum_fw-la caelestium_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la divino_fw-la furore_fw-la perciti_fw-la prae_fw-la immortalis_fw-la cupidine_fw-la vitâ_fw-la hac_fw-la mortalidefuncti_fw-la id._n ibid._n josephus_n himself_o be_v a_o notable_a example_n of_o this_o praise_v the_o heroic_a degree_n of_o virtue_n as_o absolute_o the_o best_a but_o yet_o choose_v a_o more_o remiss_a degree_n as_o best_o for_o he_o for_o though_o he_o far_o prefer_v in_o point_n of_o worth_n the_o essene_n above_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi in_o his_o discourse_n of_o they_o antiq._n 15._o 13._o he_o present_v the_o pharisee_fw-mi as_o indulge_v by_o herod_n out_o of_o that_o respect_n he_o bear_v to_o pollio_n a_o chief_a master_n among_o they_o but_o out_o of_o the_o reverence_n which_o herod_n have_v to_o the_o religion_n itself_o of_o the_o essenes_n he_o remit_v to_o they_o the_o take_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n which_o he_o impose_v upon_o the_o other_o two_o sect_n as_o conceive_v the_o essenes_n virtue_n and_o justice_n will_v oblige_v they_o more_o to_o duty_n than_o a_o oath_n will_v the_o pharisee_n or_o sadducee_n and_o he_o spend_v so_o much_o of_o a_o long_a chapter_n cap._n 7._o de_fw-fr bell._n judaic_n 2._o in_o commend_v the_o essenes_n for_o that_o admirable_a degree_n of_o temperance_n tolerance_n pacateness_n of_o spirit_n contempt_n of_o earth_n love_v of_o heaven_n which_o they_o attain_v to_o as_o he_o almost_o forget_v to_o describe_v the_o two_o other_o sect_n as_o not_o worthy_a to_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o this_o and_o in_o the_o history_n of_o his_o own_o life_n give_v the_o preeminency_n for_o virtue_n to_o the_o essenes_n who_o rule_n he_o follow_v under_o bannus_fw-la three_o year_n without_o intermission_n yet_o when_o he_o come_v to_o near_o twenty_o and_o begin_v to_o consider_v where_o he_o be_v and_o how_o to_o provide_v for_o a_o subsistence_n in_o this_o world_n suitable_a to_o his_o mind_n he_o choose_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o pharisee_n who_o he_o see_v on_o the_o sunny-side_n of_o the_o hedge_n as_o most_o conducible_a to_o a_o civil_a life_n as_o a_o way_n wherein_o he_o may_v safe_o walk_v towards_o the_o obtain_n immortal_a happiness_n though_o not_o administer_a so_o large_a a_o entrance_n into_o it_o as_o that_o of_o the_o more_o mortify_a essenes_n yet_o more_o easy_a to_o be_v keep_v without_o loss_n of_o his_o secular_a interest_n and_o lay_v more_o in_o the_o way_n preferment_n etc._n etc._n as_o he_o himself_o inform_v we_o in_o the_o history_n of_o his_o own_o life_n jamque_fw-la undeviginti_fw-la annos_fw-la natus_fw-la civilem_fw-la vitam_fw-la aggressus_fw-la sum_fw-la addictus_fw-la pharisaeorum_fw-la placitis_fw-la of_o who_o notwithstanding_o he_o give_v this_o character_n that_o they_o be_v a_o sly_a and_o arrogant_a kind_n of_o man_n pragmatical_a in_o affair_n of_o state_n enemy_n to_o king_n beguile_v silly_a woman_n with_o show_n of_o holiness_n antiquity_n l._n 13._o c._n 3._o but_o however_o that_o sect_n he_o choose_v as_o most_o convenient_a for_o a_o civil_a life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isocrat_n de_fw-fr pace_n thus_o he_o adhere_v to_o the_o religion_n of_o moses_n in_o practice_n though_o he_o honour_v christ_n doctrine_n in_o heart_n before_o it_o with_o philo_n his_o eunuch_n philosopher_n philo_n de_fw-fr josepho_n approve_v it_o in_o judgement_n as_o the_o most_o wholesome_a but_o relish_v the_o other_o as_o more_o tooth-some_a loquor_fw-la ut_fw-la oportet_fw-la sed_fw-la sapit_fw-la contrarium_fw-la of_o the_o same_o make_v be_v those_o multitude_n of_o believer_n to_o who_o jesus_n will_v not_o trust_v himself_o know_v what_o be_v in_o they_o those_o of_o the_o ruler_n and_o pharisee_n who_o believe_v but_o do_v not_o practise_v his_o doctrine_n for_o fear_v of_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n through_o love_n of_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n such_o be_v the_o gnostic_n the_o ebionite_n the_o hemerobaptist_n and_o the_o whole_a fry_n of_o mungrel-christians_a who_o not_o be_v able_a to_o expung_a out_o of_o their_o mind_n a_o honourable_a opinion_n of_o christ_n nor_o out_o of_o their_o will_n a_o enmity_n to_o the_o pureness_n of_o his_o doctrine_n compound_v the_o quarrel_n betwixt_o conscience_n and_o affection_n betwixt_o reason_n and_o passion_n §_o 3._o of_o christ_n work_v of_o miracle_n which_o he_o propound_v as_o another_o cause_n of_o so_o many_o disciple_n flock_v after_o and_o adhere_v to_o he_o josephus_n thus_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hic_fw-la fuit_fw-la mirabilium_fw-la operum_fw-la patrator_n he_o be_v a_o dâ—er_n of_o admirable_a work_n every_o word_n and_o almost_o syllable_n have_v its_o emphasis_n 1._o the_o work_v wrought_v by_o christ_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wonderful_a beyond_o and_o beside_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n not_o only_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o vulgar_a who_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v impose_v upon_o by_o thaumatourgist_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o ignorance_n in_o the_o reason_n and_o cause_n of_o effect_n but_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o most_o know_a person_n for_o doubtless_o such_o be_v josephus_n and_o such_o those_o with_o who_o he_o converse_v in_o order_n to_o his_o receive_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o case_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o as_o it_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o the_o most_o approve_a mind_n to_o find_v out_o so_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o sphere_n of_o nature_n activity_n to_o afford_v cause_n of_o such_o effect_n he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v they_o this_o atrribute_n
obtain_v place_n §_o 2._o the_o god_n of_o israel_n have_v his_o priest_n among_o the_o gentile_n §_o 3._o no_o acceptable_a oblation_n but_o what_o christian_n offer_v tender_v to_o israel_n god_n §_o 4._o the_o gospel_n have_v utter_o abolish_v idol_n make_v virmin-god_n creep_v into_o hole_n §_o 5._o daphnaean_a apollo_n choke_v with_o the_o bone_n of_o babilas_n heathen_a testimony_n for_o the_o silence_v of_o oracle_n the_o vanity_n of_o their_o reason_n §_o 6._o gross_a idolatry_n in_o the_o roman_a pale_a by_o she_o own_o doctor_n confession_n and_o definition_n the_o legend_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n yet_o not_o in_o the_o proper_a and_o prophetic_a sense_n chap._n vi_o touch_v the_o millenium_fw-la revel_v 20._o §_o 1_o pagan_a idol_n fall_n and_o satan_n bind_v synchronize_v christianity_n grow_v upon_o the_o empire_n by_o degree_n §_o 2._o charity_n be_v cloak_n cast_v over_o the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n §_o 3._o theodosius_n make_v the_o first_o penal_a law_n against_o paganism_n §_o 4._o honorius_n make_v paganism_n capital_a then_o be_v satan_n bind_v chap._n vii_o the_o millenium_fw-la yet_o to_o come_v be_v a_o dream_n of_o wake_v men._n §_o 1._o the_o millenaries_n shift_v of_o aera_n ape_n of_o mahometan_n and_o papist_n alsted_n boreal_a empire_n §_o 2._o mr._n meed_n principle_n overthrow_v the_o faith_n and_o placit_v of_o the_o ancient_n christ_n will_v not_o come_v to_o convert_v but_o destroy_v the_o jew_n satan_n bind_v synchronize_v with_o the_o downfall_n not_o of_o mahometanism_n but_o gentilism_n §_o 3._o america_n though_o ancient_o inhabit_v yet_o unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_a church_n and_o therefore_o implicit_o only_o comprehend_v in_o her_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n §_o 4._o the_o millenaries_n impious_a and_o uncharitable_a conception_n touch_v the_o gogick-war_n their_o triumphant_a church-militant_a §_o 5._o christ_n will_v find_v more_o faith_n in_o america_n than_o in_o this_o upper_a hemisphere_n §_o 6._o satan_n chain_n shorten_v in_o the_o low_a not_o lengthen_v in_o this_o upper_a hemisphere_n chap._n viii_o that_o satan_n lose_v will_n not_o be_v till_o the_o dawn_v of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n problematical_o discuss_v §_o 1._o elect_a gather_v into_o the_o air_n over_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n chancell_v not_o all_o eastward_o but_o all_o towards_o that_o valley_n §_o 2._o the_o elect_a secure_v satan_n re-enter_v and_o drive_v his_o old_a demesne_n the_o wicked_a destroy_v as_o rebel_n actual_o in_o arm_n believer_n try_v as_o citizen_n by_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n and_o book_n of_o royal_a law_n §_o 3._o gog._n revel_n 20._o a_o great_a multitude_n than_o will_v meet_v before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o prophecy_n be_v to_o be_v expound_v literal_o when_o figurative_o §_o 4._o the_o ottoman_a army_n be_v not_o this_o gogick_n §_o 5._o the_o fire_n of_o the_o last_o conflagration_n carry_v infidel_n into_o the_o abyss_n the_o goat_n be_v cast_v into_o it_o after_o they_o be_v convict_v by_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n white_a throne_n new_a heaven_n and_o earth_n flame_n of_o fire_n divide_v §_o 6._o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n rise_v first_o but_o infidel_n be_v first_o judge_v the_o objection_n from_o their_o be_v in_o termino_fw-la §_o 7._o the_o jew_n septimum_fw-la millenarium_fw-la be_v the_o eternal_a sabbath_n the_o day_n of_o a_o tree_n isa._n 65._o 28._o the_o text_n paraphrase_a chap._n ix_o the_o force_n of_o the_o general_a argument_n from_o prophecy_n urge_v §_o 1._o prophetic_a event_n demonstrate_v the_o reveiler_n infinite_a science_n §_o 2._o and_o omnipotency_n §_o 3._o the_o divine_a original_a of_o the_o gospel_n §_o 4._o christ_n circumstantiate_v old_a prophecy_n of_o jerusalem_n fall_n §_o 5._o when_o her_o fall_n be_v most_o unlikely_a §_o 6._o precognition_n demonstrate_v pre-existence_n chap._n x._o the_o demonstration_n of_o power_n §_o 1._o christian_n glean_n exceed_v pagan_n vintage_n §_o 2._o christian_n story_n of_o undoubted_a pagan_a of_o dubious_a credit_n §_o 3._o pagan_a miracle_n mis-fathered_a §_o 4._o rome_n prosperity_n whence_o §_o 5._o wonder_n among_o gentile_n for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o prophecy_n §_o 6._o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o nation_n ripe_a for_o excision_n §_o 7._o empire_n raise_v miraculous_o for_o the_o common_a good_a chap._n xi_o the_o deficiency_n of_o the_o false_a character_n of_o true_a miracle_n §_o 1._o heathen_a wonder_n unprofitable_a §_o 2._o of_o a_o impious_a tendency_n §_o 3._o not_o above_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n §_o 4._o moses_n and_o the_o magician_n rodd_n into_o serpent_n §_o 5._o the_o sun_n stand_v still_o and_o go_v back_o the_o persian_a triplasia_n §_o 6._o darkness_n at_o our_o saviour_n passion_n §_o 7._o christ_n resurrection_n the_o broad-seal_a set_v to_o the_o gospel_n chap._n xii_o the_o supernatural_a power_n of_o salvific_a grace_n §_o 1._o the_o church_n triumph_v over_o the_o school_n §_o 2._o christianity_n lay_v the_o axe_n to_o the_o root_n §_o 3._o the_o rule_n imperfect_a before_o christ._n §_o 4._o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o school_n be_v without_o life_n and_o power_n §_o 5_o real_a exornation_n before_o verbal_a encomium_n christian_n religion_n be_v appeal_v to_o the_o bar_n of_o common_a reason_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o book_n it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a that_o the_o apostolical_a church_n shall_v delude_v the_o world_n with_o feign_a miracle_n or_o story_n chap._n i._n the_o content_n the_o age_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n flourish_v be_v sufficient_o secure_v against_o the_o imposture_n of_o empiric_n by_o its_o knowledge_n in_o physics_n ignorance_n in_o natural_n the_o mother_n of_o superstitious_a credulity_n the_o darkness_n at_o our_o saviour_n crucifixion_n compare_v with_o that_o at_o romulus_n his_o death_n heathen_a record_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o christ_n passion_n sect._n 1_o how_o easy_o how_o certain_o will_v the_o fraud_n have_v be_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o hear_v homer_n and_o hesiod_n sing_v the_o war_n sedition_n adultery_n rape_n incest_n of_o the_o god_n i_o be_v very_o persuade_v that_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v good_a and_o comely_a for_o i_o can_v not_o imagine_v that_o the_o god_n will_v have_v do_v they_o have_v they_o not_o they_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o virtuous_a who_o will_v not_o say_v st._n austin_n think_v that_o course_n of_o life_n to_o be_v follow_v that_o be_v present_v in_o stage-plays_a institute_v by_o divine_a authority_n rather_o than_o that_o that_o be_v commend_v to_o we_o by_o law_n that_o be_v but_o of_o humane_a institution_n quae_fw-la actitantur_fw-la ludis_fw-la authoritate_fw-la divinâ_fw-la institutis_fw-la quam_fw-la quae_fw-la scriptitantur_fw-la legibus_fw-la humano_fw-la consilio_fw-la promulgatis_fw-la the_o civet_n 2._o 8._o and_o therefore_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v grand_a design_n in_o set_v abroach_o the_o poetical_a divinity_n be_v to_o engulf_n the_o 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ashamed_a of_o vicious_a live_n this_o be_v the_o ravisher_n cloak_n ego_fw-la homuncio_fw-la id_fw-la non_fw-la facerem_fw-la quòd_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la templa_fw-la coeli_fw-la summo_fw-la sonitu_fw-la concutit_fw-la ego_fw-la verò_fw-la illud_fw-la feci_fw-la &_o lubens_fw-la ter._n eunuch_n this_o be_v the_o fuel_n of_o lasciviousness_n cum_fw-la dira_fw-la libido_fw-la moverit_fw-la ingenium_fw-la pers._n sat._n 3._o allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n by_o st._n austin_n the_o civet_n 2._o 7._o hence_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n cap._n 14._o 24_o 25_o 26._o impute_v it_o to_o heathenish_a idolatry_n that_o man_n keep_v neither_o line_n nor_o marriage_n any_o long_o undefiled_a but_o either_o one_o slay_v another_o traitorous_o or_o grieve_v he_o by_o adultery_n so_o that_o there_o reign_v in_o all_o man_n promiscuous_o blood_n manslaughter_n theft_n dissimulation_n corruption_n unfaithfulness_n tumult_n perjury_n disquiet_v of_o good_a man_n forgetfulness_n of_o good_a turn_v change_v of_o sex_n etc._n etc._n hence_o philo_n judaeus_n tell_v caligula_n that_o shall_v he_o by_o his_o slaughter_n and_o impiety_n gain_v the_o repute_n of_o be_v a_o god_n it_o will_v eternize_v the_o repute_n of_o those_o villainy_n and_o perpetuate_v the_o practice_n of_o they_o as_o laudable_a the_o legate_n ad_fw-la caium_fw-la fol._n 629._o so_o that_o it_o be_v beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o human_a apprehension_n to_o conceive_v that_o the_o poet_n creed_n shall_v be_v universal_o embrace_v and_o that_o belief_n not_o turn_v the_o world_n into_o a_o mere_a chaos_n in_o point_n of_o morality_n and_o therefore_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n retain_v some_o sentement_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v a_o plain_a demonstration_n that_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o poet_n be_v not_o catholic_n that_o the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o heathen_n dissemble_v with_o the_o poetical_a god_n as_o most_o christain_v do_v with_o the_o true_a draw_v near_o he_o with_o 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at_o the_o break_n of_o the_o shell_n of_o mortality_n be_v hatch_v into_o deity_n by_o the_o warmth_n of_o the_o people_n resentment_n of_o the_o benefit_n flow_v to_o they_o from_o those_o second_o cause_n after_o they_o have_v lose_v the_o true_a tradition_n of_o the_o first_o and_o be_v grow_v towards_o he_o unthankful_a the_o cretian_a jupiter_n of_o who_o the_o poet_n write_v have_v two_o namesake_n elder_a than_o himself_o cicero_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la who_o true_a story_n ennius_n the_o translator_n of_o eumeruus_n thus_o conclude_v deinde_fw-la jupiter_n postquam_fw-la quinquies_fw-la circuivit_fw-la terram_fw-la reliquitque_fw-la hominibus_fw-la leges_fw-la mores_n frumentáque_fw-la paravit_fw-la multáque_fw-la alia_fw-la bona_fw-la fecit_fw-la immortali_fw-la gloria_fw-la memoriáque_fw-la affectus_fw-la sempiterna_fw-la monimenta_fw-la suis_fw-la reliquit_fw-la vide_fw-la lactant._n de_fw-fr falsa_fw-la relig_n 1._o 11._o and_o diodor._n sicul._n lib._n 3._o antiq_n where_o he_o say_v the_o aethiopian_n think_v the_o god_n that_o be_v of_o a_o second_o edition_n to_o be_v either_o sempiternal_a as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n etc._n etc._n or_o such_o as_o have_v be_v man_n but_o for_o their_o virtue_n and_o benefit_n bestow_v on_o mankind_n be_v make_v god_n diod._n sic._n ant_n l_o 3._o pag._n 72._o hence_o that_o form_n in_o the_o 12_o table_n divos_fw-la colunto_fw-la &_o ollos_fw-la quos_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la merita_fw-la vocaverint_fw-la herculem_fw-la liberum_fw-la aesculapium_fw-la castorem_fw-la pollucem_fw-la quirinum_fw-la etc._n etc._n cicero_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la lib._n 2._o pag._n 319._o hence_o virgil_n aen._n 6._o the_o saturno_n qui_fw-la genus_fw-la indocile_a &_o dispersum_fw-la montibus_fw-la altis_fw-la composuit_fw-la legésque_fw-la dedit_fw-la macrobius_n in_o somno_fw-la scipionis_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 8_o 9_o upon_o these_o word_n of_o cicero_n omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la patriam_fw-la conseruârint_fw-la adjuverint_fw-la auxerint_fw-la certum_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la definitum_fw-la locum_fw-la ubi_fw-la beati_fw-la aevo_fw-la sempiterno_fw-la fruuntur_fw-la have_v this_o observation_n hinc_fw-la profecti_fw-la hinc_fw-la revertuntur_fw-la to_o all_o those_o who_o have_v preserve_v succour_v benefit_v their_o country_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a place_n assign_v in_o heaven_n where_o they_o enjoy_v a_o bless_a eternity_n that_o be_v say_v macrobius_n thence_o they_o come_v and_o thither_o they_o return_v and_o cap._n 9_o he_o quote_v hesiod_n number_v the_o ancient_a king_n among_o the_o god_n indigetes_n divi_z fato_fw-la summo_fw-la jovis_n hi_o sunt_fw-la quondam_a homines_fw-la modò_fw-la cum_fw-la superis_fw-la humana_fw-la tuente_n largi_fw-la ac_fw-la magnifici_fw-la commend_v nay_o it_o be_v cotta_n observation_n in_o cicer._n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la dear_a that_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v no_o beast_n but_o in_o consideration_n of_o some_o benefit_n it_o confer_v upon_o they_o ibis_n maximam_fw-la vim_o serpentum_fw-la conficiunt_fw-la possum_fw-la de_fw-la ichneumonum_n utilitate_fw-la de_fw-la crocodilorum_fw-la de_fw-la felium_fw-la dicere_fw-la belluas_fw-la à _fw-la barbaris_fw-la propter_fw-la beneficium_fw-la consecratas_fw-la for_o the_o same_o opinion_n he_o a_o little_a after_o quote_v
to_o be_v not_o of_o god_n will_n as_o st._n austin_n de_fw-la haeresibus_fw-la affirm_v hermes_n to_o have_v think_v the_o ineffable_a word_n to_o be_v filius_fw-la benedicti_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o bonae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la the_o son_n of_o the_o bless_a god_n and_o his_o good_a will_n upon_o which_o st._n austin_n thus_o flout_v the_o pagan_a quaerebas_fw-la pagane_n conjugem_fw-la dei_fw-la audi_fw-la mercurium_fw-la abjiciatur_fw-la quaeso_fw-la ex_fw-la cord_n tuo_fw-la impura_fw-la pravitas_fw-la conjux_fw-la dei_fw-la bona_fw-la voluntas_fw-la est_fw-la thou_o demand_v of_o what_o wife_n god_n beget_v his_o son_n let_v mercury_n answer_v thou_o cast_v i_o pray_v thou_o impure_a pravity_n out_o of_o thy_o heart_n the_o wife_n of_o god_n be_v his_o own_o good_a will_n of_o that_o he_o beget_v his_o son_n in_o the_o express_n of_o who_o eternal_a generation_n though_o the_o gentile_n speak_v not_o by_o rule_n as_o we_o do_v yet_o they_o blunder_v out_o our_o sense_n and_o 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bosom_n of_o god_n he_o have_v reveal_v he_o hermes_n proceed_v because_o therefore_o he_o produce_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d first_o and_o one_o and_o alone_o and_o because_o he_o be_v please_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o full_a of_o grace_n of_o all_o true_o good_a thing_n he_o sanctify_v he_o and_o love_v he_o exceed_o as_o his_o own_o proper_a son_n upon_o which_o st._n austin_n have_v this_o observation_n quem_fw-la primò_fw-la factum_fw-la dixit_fw-la post_n à _fw-la unigenitum_fw-la appellavit_fw-la augustin_n de_fw-fr 5._o haeresibus_fw-la he_o who_o before_o he_o say_v god_n make_v he_o afterward_o call_v his_o son_n and_o beget_v this_o son_n of_o god_n trismegistus_n as_o he_o be_v there_o quote_v by_o lactantius_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la religione_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 6._o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n workman_n and_o sibyl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n counsellor_n because_o by_o his_o council_n and_o hand_n he_o frame_v the_o world_n these_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o certain_a ineffable_a word_n of_o wisdom_n of_o that_o lord_n of_o all_o of_o who_o we_o have_v preoccupation_n or_o preconception_n which_o to_o expressis_fw-la above_o the_o power_n of_o man_n this_o ineffable_a word_n zeno_n assert_n to_o be_v the_o maker_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n id._n ib._n cap._n 9_o item_n tertual_a apolog_fw-la contragentes_fw-la cap._n 21._o apud_fw-la vestros_fw-la quoque_fw-la sapientes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la sermonem_fw-la atque_fw-la rationem_fw-la constat_fw-la artificem_fw-la videri_fw-la universitatis_fw-la hunc_fw-la enim_fw-la zeno_n determinat_fw-la factorem_fw-la qui_fw-la cuncta_fw-la in_o dispositione_n formaverit_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o now_o that_o he_o who_o be_v this_o light_n of_o light_n this_o god-born_a of_o the_o essence_n of_o his_o father_n before_o all_o world_n be_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o wise_a heathen_n to_o become_v man_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o world_n to_o become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mortal_a in_o regard_n of_o his_o assume_v humane_a nature_n as_o the_o milesian_n oracle_n answer_v those_o that_o inquire_v whether_o he_o be_v god_n or_o man_n may_v be_v evident_a from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o sibyl_n and_o indeed_o be_v from_o thence_o so_o clear_o evince_v by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o christian_a cause_n as_o the_o adversary_n have_v no_o place_n of_o refuge_n leave_v but_o this_o sorry_a one_o that_o the_o verse_n allege_v be_v not_o sibylline_a but_o forge_v by_o the_o christian_n as_o long_o since_o complain_v st._n austin_n quod_fw-la à _fw-la sanctis_fw-la angelis_n vel_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la prophetis_fw-la nostris_fw-la habere_fw-la poterunt_fw-la quae_fw-la cum_fw-la proferimus_fw-la à _fw-la nostris_fw-la ficta_fw-la esse_fw-la contendunt_fw-la august_n de_fw-la consens_fw-la evangel_n lib._n 1._o c._n 20._o tom._n 4._o pag._n 164._o b._n that_o which_o the_o sibyl_n sing_v touch_v christ_n they_o may_v learn_v either_o of_o the_o holy_a angel_n or_o the_o write_n of_o the_o prophet_n but_o when_o we_o urge_v pagan_n with_o their_o verse_n they_o contend_v that_o we_o christian_n forge_v they_o and_o before_o he_o constantine_n in_o his_o oration_n cap._n 19_o where_o he_o mention_n and_o answer_n that_o calumny_n in_o which_o way_n of_o calumniate_a that_o most_o immaculate_a spouse_n of_o christ_n the_o primitive_a church_n with_o a_o suspicion_n of_o the_o most_o damnable_a adulteration_n that_o any_o society_n can_v be_v guilty_a of_o some_o of_o our_o modern_a critic_n have_v not_o be_v afraid_a nor_o ashamed_a to_o run_v with_o the_o pagan_a wit_n but_o with_o far_o more_o excess_n of_o impious_a scorn_n and_o to_o the_o utter_a subversion_n of_o all_o rational_a belief_n for_o if_o that_o church_n be_v so_o far_o desert_v not_o only_o of_o grace_n but_o common_a honesty_n as_o to_o forge_v sibylline_a what_o assurance_n can_v we_o 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quam_fw-la christus_fw-la secundùm_fw-la carnem_fw-la nasceretur_fw-la the_o verse_n of_o the_o sibyl_n which_o the_o church_n allege_v she_o find_v quote_v in_o the_o write_n of_o tully_n varro_n and_o other_o old_a writer_n who_o be_v in_o their_o grave_n before_o the_o bless_a babe_n lay_v in_o the_o manger_n touch_v varro_n the_o same_o father_n de_fw-la falsa_fw-la relig._n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o give_v we_o this_o account_n and_o therein_o resolve_v the_o question_n of_o tacitus_n whether_o there_o be_v more_o sibyl_n than_o one_o annal._n 6._o a_o una_fw-la seu_fw-la plures_fw-la fuerint_fw-la sibyllae_fw-la m._n varro_n than_o who_o never_o man_n be_v more_o learned_a either_o among_o the_o greek_n or_o latin_n in_o those_o book_n which_o he_o write_v to_o caesar_n the_o great_a pontiff_n speak_v of_o the_o quindecimviri_n say_v that_o the_o sibylline_a book_n be_v not_o the_o work_v of_o any_o one_o sibyl_n though_o they_o be_v all_o call_v sibylline_a because_o all_o women-prophetesses_a be_v of_o the_o ancient_n call_v sibyl_n either_o from_o the_o delphic_a prophetess_n of_o that_o name_n or_o from_o their_o
kind_n of_o purgation_n for_o that_o part_n of_o man_n that_o porphyry_n call_v intellectual_a another_o for_o that_o he_o call_v spiritual_a and_o another_o for_o the_o body_n therefore_o have_v our_o most_o faithful_a and_o powerful_a purifier_n and_o saviour_n take_v whole_a man._n in_o which_o point_n the_o heathen_a world_n see_v itself_o labour_n under_o that_o great_a disadvantage_n as_o at_o the_o first_o start_v of_o the_o question_n the_o roman_a empire_n will_v by_o a_o edict_n prohibit_v humane_a sacrifice_n have_v wipe_v her_o mouth_n with_o solomon_n whore_n and_o deny_v the_o fact_n have_v not_o the_o patron_n of_o the_o christian_a cause_n make_v palpable_a demonstration_n of_o it_o by_o point_v to_o those_o humane_a victim_n to_o the_o latian_a jove_n that_o be_v open_o sacrifice_v in_o rome_n itself_o and_o to_o other_o deity_n through_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o empire_n tertul_n apol._n 8._o upon_o which_o disappointment_n those_o philosopher_n which_o enter_v the_o list_n against_o the_o church_n or_o write_v in_o defence_n of_o natural_a theology_n not_o dare_v for_o very_a shame_n to_o deny_v the_o fact_n turn_v it_o into_o all_o imaginable_a shape_n but_o of_o its_o natural_a form_n that_o it_o may_v not_o serve_v the_o christian_n turn_n hence_o plutarch_n decry_v humane_a sacrifice_n as_o barbarous_a and_o well_o he_o may_v for_o so_o they_o be_v porphyry_n explode_v the_o vulgar_a opinion_n that_o the_o blood_n and_o steam_n of_o sacrifice_a animal_n be_v the_o food_n of_o the_o god_n affirm_v that_o none_o but_o cacodaemon_n can_v delight_v in_o such_o food_n wherein_o the_o christian_a do_v more_o cordial_o concur_v with_o he_o than_o jamblicus_n his_o fellowphilosopher_n for_o he_o though_o he_o give_v he_o his_o say_n in_o gross_a yet_o take_v it_o away_o by_o retail_n or_o rather_o consent_n to_o he_o in_o general_a word_n but_o oppose_v he_o in_o deed_n and_o in_o particular_a conclusion_n jamblicus_n de_fw-fr mysteriis_fw-la do_fw-mi de_fw-fr sacrificiis_fw-la unde_fw-la vim_o habeant_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la conferant_fw-la tit_n quae_fw-la ratio_fw-la sacrificiorum_fw-la quae_fw-la utilitas_fw-la in_o all_o which_o wind_n and_o turn_n more_o than_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o follow_v they_o in_o they_o do_v but_o seek_v subterfuge_n from_o the_o dint_n of_o the_o christian_n plea_n from_o vuniversal_a practice_n by_o pervert_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n which_o be_v not_o whether_o humane_a sacrifice_n be_v of_o any_o efficacy_n towards_o the_o avert_n of_o evil_a or_o the_o obtain_n of_o good_a in_o deed_n and_o reality_n but_o whether_o in_o the_o world_n opinion_n they_o be_v not_o of_o that_o tendency_n nor_o whether_o they_o be_v justifiable_a in_o morality_n but_o whether_o they_o be_v practise_v or_o no_o as_o propitiation_n in_o divinity_n which_o jamblicus_n himself_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v more_o than_o once_o good_a man_n say_v he_o be_v expiate_v by_o sacrifice_n receive_v good_a thing_n from_o the_o god_n and_o have_v evil_a thing_n drive_v away_o tit_n chaldeor_fw-la mysteria_fw-la and_o again_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v impend_v judgement_n and_o admonish_v people_n by_o sacrifice_n to_o appease_v the_o divine_a nemesis_n tit_n inspiratus_fw-la vacat_fw-la ab_fw-la actione_n and_o last_o have_v assign_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o wonderful_a efficacy_n of_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v a_o certain_a friendship_n accommodation_n and_o habitude_n incline_v the_o workman_n to_o respect_v his_o workmanship_n he_o conclude_v thus_o when_o we_o take_v and_o sacrifice_v any_o thing_n live_v that_o have_v sincere_o and_o exact_o observe_v the_o will_n and_o decree_n of_o its_o maker_n by_o such_o a_o sacrifice_n we_o proper_o move_v causam_fw-la opificiam_fw-la the_o work_a cause_n to_o do_v we_o good_a and_o bring_v we_o relief_n tit_n quae_fw-la ratio_fw-la sacrific_a quae_fw-la utilitas_fw-la how_o much_o more_o move_a must_v the_o oblation_n of_o christ_n blood_n be_v who_o exact_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o god_n not_o only_o by_o a_o passive_a kind_n of_o obedience_n such_o as_o vegitative_n and_o animal_n yield_v to_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n such_o as_o fire_n and_o hail_n snow_n and_o vapour_n fulfil_v his_o word_n psal._n 148._o 8._o nor_o by_o a_o bear_v not_o actual_o sin_v such_o as_o infant_n yield_v but_o by_o a_o every_o way_n complete_a fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n and_o who_o be_v make_v a_o victim_n not_o by_o force_n and_o compulsion_n but_o by_o his_o own_o free_a oblation_n of_o himself_o it_o be_v st._n jerom_n observation_n upon_o daniel_n seven_o vision_n that_o when_o ever_o expiation_n be_v to_o be_v make_v michael_n be_v send_v from_o god_n with_o instruction_n to_o israel_n who_o name_n signify_v who_o like_o the_o lord_n god_n by_o this_o intend_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o none_o can_v make_v expiation_n but_o god_n alone_o ut_fw-la scilicet_fw-la intelligatur_fw-la quia_fw-la propitiationem_fw-la vel_fw-la expiationem_fw-la nullus_fw-la possit_fw-la offere_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la and_o philo_n judaeus_n his_o upon_o levit._n 4._o 3._o that_o moses_n do_v as_o good_a as_o affirm_v the_o true_a highpriest_n to_o be_v without_o sin_n tantum_fw-la non_fw-la dicens_fw-la verum_fw-la pontificem_fw-la expertem_fw-la peccati_fw-la esse_fw-la de_fw-la victimis_fw-la pag._n 528._o the_o jewel_n i_o have_v be_v all_o this_o while_n rake_v for_o in_o the_o dunghill_n of_o heathen_a philosophy_n §_o 7._o the_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o last_o general_a hypothesis_n common_a to_o we_o and_o philosopher_n viz._n that_o god-saviour_n incarnate_a must_v work_v man_n restauration_n into_o communion_n with_o god_n by_o communicate_v divine_a oracle_n to_o the_o world_n lie_v more_o barefaced_a in_o their_o write_n and_o that_o it_o do_v so_o be_v not_o dispute_v by_o any_o that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v quick_o dispatch_v that_o point_n jamblicus_n affirm_v that_o the_o law_n of_o religion_n be_v give_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n from_o the_o first_o father_n of_o the_o world_n from_o who_o be_v all_o symbol_n in_o sacrifice_n signify_v some_o invisible_a thing_n quae_fw-la lex_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la à _fw-la primo_fw-la patre_fw-la mundi_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la symbola_fw-la in_o sacrificiis_fw-la significantia_fw-la aliquid_fw-la occultissimum_fw-la jambl._n the_o myster_n do_fw-mi de_fw-fr providentia_fw-la pag._n 31._o that_o be_v from_o the_o supreme_a god_n by_o the_o middle_a deity_n for_o the_o same_o jamblicus_n speak_v of_o the_o rite_n use_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n the_o mist_n do_fw-mi quae_fw-la ratio_fw-la sacrific_a pag._n 135._o lay_v this_o down_o as_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o all_o their_o theologue_n that_o these_o ceremony_n be_v not_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n nor_o obtain_v authority_n by_o custom_n and_o prescription_n but_o be_v divine_a revelation_n communicate_v to_o the_o several_a nation_n by_o those_o deity_n to_o who_o god_n have_v commit_v the_o care_n of_o those_o nation_n these_o be_v those_o local_a god-man-saviours_n concern_v who_o we_o have_v speak_v already_o of_o the_o same_o tendency_n be_v that_o forequote_v clause_n out_o of_o celsus_n where_o he_o say_v that_o these_o precedent_n do_v appoint_v the_o several_a religion_n that_o obtain_v place_n in_o their_o respective_a cure_n congruous_o to_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o clime_n and_o people_n commit_v to_o their_o trust_n and_o that_o therefore_o those_o religion_n be_v all_o good_a and_o that_o the_o very_o best_o quoad_fw-la hic_fw-la and_o nunc_fw-la for_o every_o particular_a nation_n which_o their_o local_a precedent_n have_v institute_v and_o that_o of_o tully_n mercurius_n tertius_fw-la quem_fw-la colunt_fw-la phenentae_fw-la quem_fw-la tradunt_fw-la aegyptiis_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o literas_fw-la tradidisse_fw-la apollo_fw-la arcades_n nomionem_fw-la appellant_n quòd_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la se_fw-la leges_fw-la ferunt_fw-la accepisse_fw-la cicero_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la lib._n 3._o pag._n 133._o 134._o with_o which_o concur_v that_o testimony_n of_o plato_n in_o his_o symposium_fw-la those_o semidei_fw-la that_o mediate_a and_o keep_v up_o a_o correspondency_n betwixt_o the_o god_n and_o we_o do_v bring_v to_o we_o the_o injunction_n of_o the_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apuleius_n de_fw-la daemonio_fw-la socratis_n call_v they_o interpreter_n on_o both_o side_n and_o bearer_n of_o salutation_n st._n austin_n have_v a_o whole_a chapter_n upon_o this_o subject_a a_fw-fr daemonibus_fw-la nunciis_fw-la &_o interpretibus_fw-la dii_o utantur_fw-la de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la lib._n 8._o cap._n 21._o and_o that_o of_o jamblicus_n de_fw-la mysteriis_fw-la titulo_fw-la de_fw-la ordine_fw-la superiorum_fw-la quaesunt_fw-la in_o diis_fw-la etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o diis_fw-la ineffabilia_fw-la &_o occulta_fw-la daemon_n 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