prince_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v of_o the_o eternal_a intellect_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24._o aristotle_n a_o acknowledger_n of_o many_o god_n he_o account_v the_o star_n such_o and_o yet_o a_o express_a asserter_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o prince_n one_o immovable_a mover_n 25._o cleanthes_n and_o chrysippus_n stoic_n though_o they_o fill_v the_o whole_a heaven_n earth_n air_n and_o sea_n with_o god_n yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o acknowledge_v only_o one_o gâ—d_a immortal_a jupiter_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v consume_v into_o he_o in_o the_o successive_a conflagration_n and_o afterward_o make_v anew_o by_o he_o cleanthes_n his_o excellent_a and_o devout_a hymn_n to_o the_o supreme_a god_n 26._o endless_a to_o cite_v all_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o late_a pagan_a writer_n and_o polytheist_n in_o which_o one_o supreme_a god_n be_v assert_v excellent_a discourse_n in_o some_o of_o they_o concern_v the_o deity_n particular_o plotinus_n who_o though_o 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that_o the_o pagan_a theist_n must_v needs_o acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a deity_n because_o they_o general_o believe_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o be_v one_o animal_n govern_v by_o one_o soul_n some_o pagan_n make_v this_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n their_o supreme_a god_n other_o a_o abstract_a mind_n superior_a to_o it_o 30._o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n general_o of_o this_o persuasion_n that_o the_o pagan_n worship_v one_o supreme_a god_n and_o that_o all_o their_o other_o god_n be_v but_o mediator_n betwixt_o he_o and_o man_n 31._o last_o this_o confirm_v from_o scripture_n the_o pagan_n know_v god_n aratus_n his_o jupiter_n and_o the_o athenian_n unknown_a god_n the_o true_a god_n 32._o in_o order_n to_o a_o full_a explication_n of_o the_o pagan_a theology_n and_o show_v the_o occasion_n of_o its_o be_v misunderstand_v three_o head_n requisite_a to_o be_v insist_v on_o first_o that_o the_o pagan_n worship_v one_o supreme_a god_n under_o many_o name_n second_o that_o beside_o this_o 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the_o east_n so_o that_o the_o pagan_n enter_v worship_v towards_o the_o west_n one_o probable_a occasion_n of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n pray_v towards_o the_o east_n the_o golden_a calf_n make_v for_o a_o symbolic_a presence_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n 42._o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o entire_a pagan_a religion_n represent_v together_o at_o once_o in_o plato_n 43._o that_o some_o late_a writer_n not_o well_o understand_v the_o sense_n of_o pagan_n have_v confound_v all_o their_o theology_n by_o suppose_v they_o to_o worship_n the_o inanimate_a part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o such_o for_o god_n therefore_o distinguish_v betwixt_o their_o animal_n and_o their_o natural_a go_n that_o no_o corporeal_a thing_n be_v worship_v by_o the_o pagan_n otherwise_o than_o either_o as_o be_v itself_o animate_v with_o a_o particular_a soul_n of_o its_o own_o or_o as_o be_v part_n of_o the_o whole_a animate_v world_n or_o as_o have_v daemon_n preside_v over_o it_o to_o who_o the_o worship_n be_v proper_o direct_v or_o last_o as_o be_v image_n or_o symbol_n of_o divine_a thing_n 44._o that_o though_o the_o egyptian_n be_v say_v to_o have_v worship_v brute_n animal_n and_o be_v general_o therefore_o condemn_v by_o the_o other_o pagan_n yet_o the_o wise_a of_o they_o use_v they_o only_o as_o hieroglyphic_n and_o symbol_n 45._o that_o the_o pagan_n worship_v not_o only_o the_o supreme_a god_n but_o also_o the_o inferior_a deity_n by_o material_a sacrifice_n sacrifice_n or_o fire-offering_n in_o their_o first_o and_o general_a notion_n nothing_o else_o but_o gift_n and_o sign_n of_o gratitude_n and_o appendix_n of_o prayer_n but_o that_o animal_n sacrifice_n have_v afterward_o a_o particular_a notion_n also_o of_o expiation_n fasten_v on_o they_o whether_o by_o divine_a direction_n or_o humane_a agreement_n leave_v undetermined_a 46._o the_o pagan_n apology_n for_o the_o three_o forementioned_a thing_n first_o for_o worship_v one_o supreme_a one_o god_n under_o many_o 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give_v religious_a worship_n
to_o inferior_a create_a being_n first_o that_o this_o honour_n which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o they_o do_v ultimate_o redound_v to_o the_o supreme_a god_n and_o aggrandise_v his_o state_n and_o majesty_n they_o be_v all_o his_o minister_n and_o attendant_n 49._o that_o as_o daemon_n be_v mediator_n betwixt_o the_o celestial_a god_n and_o man_n so_o those_o celestial_a god_n and_o all_o the_o other_o inferior_a deity_n be_v themselves_o also_o mediator_n betwixt_o man_n and_o the_o supreme_a god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v convenient_a step_n by_o which_o we_o ought_v with_o reverence_n to_o approach_v he_o 50._o that_o there_o be_v a_o honour_n in_o justice_n due_a to_o all_o those_o excellent_a being_n that_n be_v above_o we_o and_o that_o the_o pagan_n do_v but_o honour_v every_o thing_n as_o they_o ought_v in_o that_o due_a rank_n and_o place_n in_o which_o the_o supreme_a god_n have_v set_v it_o 51._o that_o daemon_n or_o angel_n be_v appoint_v to_o preside_v over_o kingdom_n city_n and_o person_n and_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o corporeal_a universe_n and_o be_v many_o way_n benefactor_n to_o we_o thanks_o ought_v to_o be_v return_v to_o they_o by_o sacrifice_n 52._o that_o the_o inferior_a god_n demon_n and_o hero_n be_v all_o of_o they_o able_a to_o do_v we_o either_o good_a or_o hurt_n and_o be_v also_o irascible_a and_o therefore_o provokable_a by_o our_o neglect_n of_o they_o it_o be_v as_o well_o our_o interest_n as_o our_o duty_n to_o pacify_v and_o appease_v they_o by_o worship_n 53._o last_o that_o it_o can_v be_v think_v that_o the_o supreme_a god_n will_v envy_v those_o inferior_a god_n that_o worship_n or_o honour_n which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o they_o nor_o suspect_v that_o any_o of_o those_o inferior_a deity_n will_v factious_o go_v about_o to_o set_v up_o themselves_o against_o the_o supreme_a god_n 54._o that_o many_o of_o the_o pagan_n worship_v none_o but_o good_a daemon_n and_o that_o those_o of_o they_o who_o worship_v evil_a one_o do_v it_o only_o in_o order_n to_o their_o appeasment_n and_o mitigation_n that_o so_o they_o may_v do_v they_o no_o hurt_n none_o but_o magician_n to_o be_v account_v proper_o devil-worshipper_n who_o honour_n evil_a daemon_n in_o order_n to_o the_o gratification_n of_o their_o revenge_n lust_n and_o ambition_n 55._o the_o pagan_n plead_v that_o those_o daemon_n who_o deliver_v oracle_n and_o do_v miracle_n among_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v good_a since_o there_o can_v be_v a_o great_a reproach_n to_o the_o supreme_a god_n than_o to_o suppose_v he_o to_o appoint_v evil_a daemon_n as_o precedent_n and_o governor_n over_o the_o world_n or_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o have_v so_o great_a a_o sway_n and_o share_v of_o power_n in_o it_o the_o faith_n of_o plato_n in_o divine_a providence_n that_o the_o good_a every_o where_o prevail_v over_o the_o bad_a and_o that_o the_o delphic_a apollo_n be_v therefore_o a_o good_a daemon_n 56._o the_o pagan_n apology_n for_o worship_v the_o supreme_a god_n in_o image_n statue_n and_o symbol_n that_o these_o be_v only_o schetical_o worship_v by_o they_o the_o honour_n pass_v from_o they_o to_o the_o prototype_n and_o that_o since_o we_o live_v in_o body_n can_v easy_o have_v a_o conception_n of_o any_o thing_n without_o some_o corporeal_a image_n or_o phantasm_n thus_o much_o must_v be_v indulge_v to_o the_o infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n at_o least_o in_o the_o vulgar_a to_o worship_n god_n corporeal_o in_o image_n to_o prevent_v their_o run_n to_o atheism_n 57_o that_o though_o it_o shall_v appear_v by_o this_o apology_n of_o the_o pagan_n that_o their_o case_n be_v not_o altogether_o so_o bad_a as_o be_v common_o suppose_v yet_o they_o can_v be_v justify_v thereby_o in_o the_o three_o particular_n above_o mention_a but_o the_o scripture-condemnation_n of_o they_o be_v irrefragable_a that_o know_v god_n they_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o as_o god_n or_o sanctify_v his_o name_n that_o be_v worship_v he_o according_a to_o his_o uncommon_a and_o incommunicable_a his_o peerless_a and_o insociable_a transcendent_a and_o singular_a incomparable_a and_o vnresembleable_a nature_n but_o mingle_v some_o way_n or_o other_o creature-worship_n with_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o creator_n first_o that_o the_o worship_v of_o one_o god_n in_o his_o various_a gift_n and_o effect_n under_o several_a personal_a name_n a_o thing_n in_o itself_o absurd_a may_v also_o prove_v a_o great_a occasion_n of_o atheism_n when_o the_o thing_n themselves_o come_v to_o be_v call_v by_o those_o name_n as_o wine_n bacchus_n corn_n ceres_n the_o conclusion_n easy_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o only_a deity_n but_o to_o worship_v the_o corporeal_a world_n itself_o animate_v as_o the_o supreme_a god_n and_o the_o part_n of_o it_o as_o the_o member_n of_o god_n plain_o to_o confound_v god_n with_o the_o creature_n and_o not_o to_o glorify_v he_o as_o creator_n nor_o according_a to_o his_o separate_a and_o 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the_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n 62._o that_o from_o the_o same_o ground_n of_o reason_n that_o nothing_o aught_o to_o be_v religious_o worship_v beside_o the_o supreme_a god_n or_o who_o he_o appoint_v to_o represent_v himself_o because_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v sanctify_v and_o deal_v withal_o according_a to_o his_o singular_a nature_n as_o unlike_a to_o every_o thing_n it_o follow_v contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o opposer_n of_o idolatry_n that_o there_o ought_v also_o to_o be_v a_o discrimination_n make_v between_o thing_n sacred_a and_o profane_a and_o reverence_n use_v in_o divine_a worship_n idolatry_n and_o sacrilege_n ally_v 63._o another_o scripture-charge_a upon_o the_o pagan_n that_o they_o be_v devil-worshipper_n not_o as_o though_o they_o intend_v all_o their_o worship_n to_o evil_a daemon_n or_o devil_n as_o such_o but_o because_o their_o polytheism_n and_o idolatry_n unacceptable_a to_o god_n and_o good_a spirit_n be_v promote_v by_o evil_a spirit_n deliver_v 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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
in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n cap._n 46._o bell_n bow_v down_o nebo_n stoop_v themselves_o be_v go_v into_o captivity_n as_o also_o the_o same_o be_v threaten_v in_o that_o of_o jeremy_n c._n 51._o i_o will_v visit_v bell_n in_o babylon_n and_o will_v bring_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n that_o which_o he_o have_v swallow_v up_o and_o the_o nation_n shall_v not_o flow_v unto_o he_o any_o more_o for_o the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n shall_v be_v break_v down_o now_o bell_n according_a to_o herodotus_n be_v a_o name_n for_o the_o supreme_a god_n among_o the_o babylonian_n as_o well_o as_o ammon_n be_v among_o the_o egyptian_n who_o notwithstanding_o by_o both_o of_o they_o be_v worship_v after_o a_o idolatrous_a manner_n and_o therefore_o as_o in_o these_o latter_a place_n by_o the_o visit_v and_o punish_v of_o bell_n be_v mean_v the_o visit_n and_o punish_v of_o the_o babylonian_n so_o in_o that_o former_a place_n of_o jeremy_n by_o the_o visit_n of_o ammon_n and_o the_o god_n of_o egypt_n be_v understand_v the_o visit_n of_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_o according_o as_o it_o be_v there_o also_o express_v no_o be_v it_o seem_v the_o metropolis_n of_o all_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o ammon_n the_o chief_a god_n of_o those_o ancient_a egyptian_n and_o of_o that_o city_n be_v call_v ammon_n of_o no._n as_o likewise_o the_o city_n no_o be_v denominate_v from_o this_o god_n ammon_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o call_v both_o no-ammon_n and_o ammon-no_a the_o former_a in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o nahum_n cap._n 3._o be_v thou_o better_a than_o no-ammon_n or_o that_o no_o in_o which_o the_o god_n ammon_n be_v worship_v which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o oracle_n of_o ammon_n in_o marmarica_n as_o some_o have_v imagine_v they_o take_v no_o for_o a_o appellative_a and_o so_o to_o signify_v habitation_n it_o be_v unquestionable_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o a_o city_n in_o egypt_n the_o latter_a in_o that_o of_o ezekiel_n cap._n 30._o i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o fury_n upon_o sin_n the_o strength_n of_o egypt_n and_o will_v cut_v off_o hammon-no_a in_o which_o place_n as_o by_o sin_n be_v mean_v pelusium_n so_o hammon-no_a by_o the_o seventy_o be_v interpret_v diospolis_n the_o city_n of_o jupiter_n that_o be_v the_o egyptian_a jupiter_n hammon_n which_o diospolis_n be_v otherwise_o call_v the_o egyptian_a thebes_n anciet_o the_o metropolis_n of_o all_o egypt_n but_o who_o proper_a name_n in_o the_o egyptian_a language_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v no_o which_o from_o the_o chief_a god_n there_o worship_v be_v call_v both_o no-ammon_n and_o hammon-no_a as_o that_o god_n himself_o be_v also_o denominate_v from_o the_o city_n ammon_n of_o no._n phaedro_n and_o this_o be_v the_o rather_o probable_a because_o plato_n tell_v we_o express_o that_o ammon_n be_v ancient_o the_o proper_a or_o chief_a god_n of_o the_o egyptian_a thebes_n or_o diospolis_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o theuth_n or_o thoth_v the_o egyptian_a hermes_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thamus_n be_v then_o king_n over_o all_o egypt_n reign_v in_o that_o great_a city_n the_o metropolis_n thereof_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v the_o egyptian_a thebes_n and_o who_o god_n be_v ammon_n but_o whereas_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v write_v after_o the_o completion_n of_o that_o judgement_n upon_o no_o predict_v both_o by_o jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n describe_v the_o place_n as_o situate_a among_o the_o river_n and_o have_v the_o sea_n for_o its_o wall_n and_o rampart_n whence_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v conclude_v that_o this_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o alexandria_n than_o diospolis_n notwithstanding_o that_o alexandria_n be_v not_o then_o in_o be_v nor_o build_v till_o a_o long_a while_n after_o in_o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v time_n this_o may_v very_o well_o as_o we_o conceive_v be_v understand_v of_o egypt_n in_o general_a who_o metropolis_n this_o no_o be_v that_o it_o be_v situate_a among_o the_o river_n and_o have_v the_o sea_n for_o its_o wall_n and_o rampart_n the_o red_a and_o mediterranean_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o egyptian_a jupiter_n or_o their_o supreme_a deity_n call_v by_o they_o hammon_n there_o be_v a_o excellent_a monument_n of_o egyptian_a antiquity_n preserve_v by_o plutarch_n and_o other_o from_o whence_o it_o may_v be_v make_v yet_o further_o evident_a that_o the_o egyptian_n do_v not_o suppose_v a_o multitude_n of_o unmake_v selfexistent_a deity_n but_o acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a universal_a and_o all-comprehending_a numen_fw-la and_o it_o be_v that_o inscription_n upon_o the_o temple_n at_o sais_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o all_o that_o have_v be_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v and_o my_o peplum_fw-la or_o veil_n no_o mortal_a have_v ever_o yet_o uncover_v which_o though_o perhaps_o some_o will_v understand_v thus_o as_o if_o that_o deity_n therein_o describe_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o senseless_a matter_n of_o the_o whole_a corporeal_a universe_n according_a to_o that_o opinion_n of_o chaeremon_n before_o mention_v and_o confute_v yet_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o can_v not_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o inscription_n first_o because_o the_o god_n here_o describe_v be_v not_o a_o mere_a congery_n of_o disunit_a matter_n or_o aggregation_n of_o divide_a atom_n but_o it_o be_v some_o one_o thing_n which_o be_v all_o according_a to_o that_o other_o inscription_n upon_o a_o altar_n dedicate_v to_o the_o goddess_n isis_n which_o we_o shall_v also_o afterward_o make_v use_n of_o tibi_fw-la una_fw-la quae_fw-la es_fw-la omnia_fw-la to_o thou_o who_o be_v one_o be_v all_o thing_n again_o in_o the_o deity_n here_o describe_v 30._o there_o be_v both_o a_o veil_n or_o outside_o and_o also_o something_o hide_v and_o recondite_v the_o sense_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o i_o be_o all_o that_o be_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v and_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v nothing_o but_o myself_o veil_v but_o my_o naked_a and_o unveil_v brightness_n no_o mortal_a can_v ever_o yet_o behold_v or_o comprehend_v which_o be_v just_a as_o if_o the_o sun_n shall_v say_v i_o be_o all_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o rainbow_n who_o mild_a and_o gentle_a light_n may_v easy_o be_v behold_v and_o they_o be_v nothing_o but_o my_o simple_a and_o vniform_a lustre_n various_o refract_v and_o abate_v but_o my_o immediate_a splendour_n and_o the_o brightness_n of_o my_o face_n no_o mortal_a can_v contemplate_v without_o be_v either_o blind_v or_o dazzle_v by_o it_o wherefore_o this_o description_n of_o the_o deity_n may_v seem_v not_o a_o little_a to_o resemble_v that_o description_n which_o god_n make_v of_o himself_o to_o moses_n thou_o shall_v see_v my_o backpart_n but_o my_o face_n shall_v not_o be_v see_v where_o there_o be_v also_o something_o exterior_a and_o visible_a in_o the_o deity_n and_o something_o hide_v and_o recondite_v invisible_a and_o incomprehensible_a to_o mortal_n and_o philo_n thus_o gloss_v upon_o those_o word_n pat._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o know_v god_n á_z posteriori_fw-la or_o from_o his_o effect_n but_o whosoever_o will_v needs_o behold_v the_o naked_a essence_n of_o the_o deity_n will_v be_v blind_v with_o the_o transcendent_a radiancy_n and_o splendour_n of_o his_o beam_n where_o as_o according_a to_o philo_n the_o work_n of_o god_n as_o manifest_v the_o attribute_n of_o his_o power_n goodness_n and_o wisdom_n be_v call_v the_o backpart_n of_o the_o deity_n so_o be_v they_o here_o in_o this_o inscription_n call_v the_o peplum_fw-la the_o veil_n and_o exterior_a garment_n of_o it_o or_o else_o god_n himself_o veil_v wherefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o deity_n here_o describe_v can_v be_v the_o mere_a visible_a and_o corporeal_a world_n as_o senseless_a and_o inanimate_a that_o be_v all_o outside_o and_o expose_v to_o the_o view_n of_o sense_n and_o have_v nothing_o hide_v or_o veil_v in_o it_o but_o three_o this_o will_v yet_o be_v more_o evident_a if_o we_o do_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o name_n of_o this_o god_n which_o be_v here_o describe_v and_o to_o who_o that_o temple_n be_v dedicate_v and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o egyptian_a language_n 30._o neith_n the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o greek_n and_o minerva_n among_o the_o latin_n by_o which_o be_v mean_v wisdom_n or_o understanding_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o inscription_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o such_o a_o god_n as_o be_v mere_o senseless_a matter_n which_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o atheist_n but_o a_o mind_n athenagoras_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o pagan_a theologer_n interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o minerva_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wisdom_n or_o mind_n pass_v and_o diffuse_v itself_o through_o all_o thing_n than_o which_o there_o can_v be_v a_o better_a
commentary_n on_o this_o inscription_n wherefore_o it_o may_v be_v here_o observe_v that_o those_o pagan_n who_o acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v a_o mind_n and_o incorporeal_a be_v secret_a from_o matter_n do_v notwithstanding_o frequent_o consider_v he_o not_o abstract_o by_o himself_o alone_o but_o concrete_o together_o with_o the_o result_n of_o his_o whole_a fecundity_n or_o as_o display_v the_o world_n from_o himself_o and_o diffuse_v himself_o through_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o thing_n according_o we_o learn_v before_o from_o horus_n apollo_n that_o the_o egyptian_n by_o god_n mean_v a_o spirit_n diffuse_v itself_o through_o the_o world_n and_o intimate_o pervade_v all_o thing_n and_o that_o they_o suppose_v that_o nothing_o at_o all_o can_v consist_v without_o god_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n jamblichus_n in_o his_o mystery_n interpret_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o egyptian_a inscription_n for_o when_o he_o have_v declare_v that_o the_o egyptian_n do_v both_o in_o their_o doctrine_n and_o their_o priestly_a hierurgy_n exhort_v man_n to_o ascend_v above_o matter_n to_o a_o incorporeal_a deity_n the_o maker_n of_o all_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hermes_n also_o propound_v this_o method_n and_o bithys_n the_o prophet_n interpret_v the_o same_o to_o king_n ammon_n have_v find_v it_o write_v in_o hieroglyphic_n letter_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o sais_n in_o egypt_n as_o he_o also_o there_o declare_v the_o name_n of_o that_o god_n who_o extend_v or_o diffuse_v himself_o through_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o this_o be_v neith_n or_o athenae_n that_o god_n thus_o describe_v i_o be_o all_o that_o be_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v and_o my_o peplum_fw-la or_o veil_v no_o mortal_a can_v ever_o uncover_v saites_n where_o we_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n also_o that_o whereas_o the_o athena_n of_o the_o greek_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o egyptian_a neith_n that_o she_o also_o be_v famous_a for_o she_o peplum_fw-la too_o as_o well_o as_o the_o egyptian_a goddess_n peplum_fw-la say_v servius_n est_fw-la propriè_fw-la palla_n picta_fw-la faeminea_fw-la minerva_fw-la consecrata_fw-la peplum_fw-la be_v proper_o a_o womanish_a pall_n or_o veil_n embroider_v all_o over_o and_o consecrate_v to_o minerva_n which_o rite_n be_v perform_v at_o athens_n in_o the_o great_a panathenaick_n with_o much_o solemnity_n when_o the_o statue_n of_o this_o goddess_n be_v also_o by_o those_o noble_a virgin_n of_o the_o city_n who_o embroider_v this_o veil_n clothe_v all_o over_o therewith_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v probable_o conclude_v that_o the_o statue_n of_o the_o egyptian_a neith_n also_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o sais_n have_v likewise_o agreeable_o to_o its_o inscription_n such_o a_o peplum_fw-la or_o veil_n cast_v over_o it_o as_o minerva_n or_o artemis_n at_o athens_n have_v this_o hieroglyphical_o to_o signify_v that_o the_o deity_n be_v invisible_a and_o incomprehensible_a to_o mortal_n but_o have_v veil_v itself_o in_o this_o visible_a corporeal_a world_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o peplum_fw-la the_o exterior_a variegated_a or_o embroider_a vestment_n of_o the_o deity_n to_o all_o which_o consideration_n may_v be_v add_v in_o the_o last_o place_n 30._o what_o proclus_n have_v record_v that_o there_o be_v something_o more_o belong_v to_o this_o egyptian_a inscription_n than_o what_o be_v mention_v by_o plutarch_n namely_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o fruit_n or_o offspring_n which_o i_o produce_v from_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o according_a to_o the_o egyptian_n the_o sun_n be_v not_o the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o that_o the_o god_n here_o describe_v be_v as_o proclus_n also_o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o demiurgical_a deity_n the_o creator_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o of_o the_o sun_n which_o supreme_a incorporeal_a deity_n be_v notwithstanding_o in_o their_o theology_n say_v to_o be_v all_o thing_n because_o it_o diffuse_v itself_o through_o all_o wherefore_o whereas_o plutarch_n cite_v this_o passage_n out_o of_o hecataeus_n concern_v the_o egyptian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o take_v the_o first_o god_n and_o the_o universe_n for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n the_o meaning_n of_o it_o can_v be_v as_o if_o the_o first_o or_o supreme_a god_n of_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o senseless_a corporeal_a world_n plutarch_n himself_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n declare_v he_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d invisible_a and_o hide_a who_o therefore_o the_o egyptian_n as_o invite_v he_o to_o manifest_v himself_o to_o they_o call_v hammon_n as_o he_o elsewhere_o affirm_v that_o the_o egyptian_n first_o god_n or_o supreme_a deity_n do_v see_v all_o thing_n himself_o be_v not_o see_v but_o the_o forementioned_a passage_n must_v needs_o be_v understand_v thus_o that_o according_a to_o the_o egyptian_n the_o first_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o universe_n be_v synonymous_n expression_n often_o use_v to_o signify_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n because_o the_o first_o supreme_a deity_n be_v that_o which_o contain_v all_o thing_n and_o diffuse_v itself_o through_o all_o thing_n and_o this_o doctrine_n be_v from_o the_o egyptian_n derive_v to_o the_o greek_n orpheus_n declare_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o all_o thing_n be_v one_o and_o after_o he_o parmenides_n and_o other_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o one_o be_v the_o universe_n or_o all_o and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o universe_n be_v immovable_a they_o mean_v nothing_o else_o hereby_o but_o that_o the_o first_o supreme_a deity_n be_v both_o one_o and_o all_o thing_n and_o immovable_a and_o thus_o much_o be_v plain_o intimate_v by_o aristotle_n in_o these_o word_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v some_o who_o pronounce_v concern_v the_o whole_a universe_n as_o be_v but_o one_o nature_n that_o be_v who_o call_v the_o supreme_a deity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o universe_n because_o that_o virtual_o contain_v all_o thing_n in_o it_o nevertheless_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o universe_n be_v frequent_o take_v by_o the_o pagan_a theologer_n also_o as_o we_o have_v already_o intimate_v in_o a_o more_o comprehensive_a sense_n for_o the_o deity_n together_o with_o all_o the_o extent_n of_o its_o fecundity_n god_n as_o display_v himself_o in_o the_o world_n or_o for_o god_n and_o the_o world_n both_o together_o the_o latter_a be_v look_v upon_o as_o nothing_o but_o a_o emanation_n or_o efflux_n from_o the_o former_a and_o thus_o be_v the_o word_n take_v by_o empedocles_n in_o plutarch_n when_o he_o affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o the_o universe_n but_o only_o a_o small_a part_n thereof_o and_o according_a to_o this_o sense_n be_v the_o god_n pan_n understand_v both_o by_o the_o arcadian_n and_o other_o greek_n not_o for_o the_o mere_a corporeal_a world_n as_o senseless_a and_o inanimate_a nor_o as_o endue_v with_o a_o plastic_a nature_n only_o though_o this_o be_v partly_o include_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o pan_n also_o but_o as_o proceed_v from_o a_o rational_a and_o intellectual_a principle_n diffuse_v itself_o through_o all_o or_o for_o the_o whole_a system_n of_o thing_n god_n and_o the_o world_n together_o as_o one_o deity_n for_o that_o the_o arcadick_n pan_n be_v not_o the_o corporeal_a world_n alone_o but_o chief_o the_o intellectual_a ruler_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o same_o appear_v from_o this_o testimony_n of_o macrobius_n hunc_fw-la deum_fw-la arcades_n colunt_fw-la appellantes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la sylvarum_fw-la dominum_fw-la sed_fw-la universae_fw-la substantiae_fw-la materialis_fw-la dominatorem_fw-la the_o arcadian_n worship_v this_o god_n pan_n as_o their_o most_o ancient_a and_o honourable_a god_n call_v he_o the_o lord_n of_o hyle_n that_o be_v not_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o wood_n but_o the_o lord_n or_o dominator_fw-la over_o all_o material_a substance_n and_o thus_o do_v phornultus_fw-la likewise_o describe_v the_o pan_n of_o the_o other_o greek_n not_o as_o the_o mere_a corporeal_a world_n senseless_a and_o inanimate_a but_o as_o have_v a_o rational_a and_o intellectual_a principle_n for_o the_o head_n of_o it_o and_o preside_v over_o it_o that_o be_v for_o god_n and_o the_o world_n both_o together_o as_o one_o system_v the_o world_n be_v but_o the_o efflux_n and_o emanation_n of_o the_o deity_n the_o low_a part_n of_o pan_n say_v he_o be_v rough_a and_o goatish_a because_o of_o the_o asperity_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o his_o upper_a part_n of_o a_o humane_a form_n because_o the_o ether_n be_v rational_a and_o intellectual_a be_v the_o hegemonick_a of_o the_o world_n add_v hereunto_o that_o pan_n be_v feign_v to_o be_v lustful_a or_o lascivious_a because_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o spermatick_a reason_n contain_v in_o the_o world_n and_o
natural_a only_o by_o a_o certain_a mixture_n of_o fabulosity_n in_o it_o and_o be_v therefore_o look_v upon_o by_o they_o as_o a_o middle_a betwixt_o the_o natural_a and_o the_o fabulous_a or_o poetical_a theology_n wherefore_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o vulgar_a theology_n of_o the_o pagan_n that_o be_v not_o only_o their_o fabulous_a but_o even_o their_o civil_a also_o be_v oftentimes_o very_o discrepant_a from_o the_o natural_a and_o true_a theology_n though_o the_o wise_a man_n among_o they_o in_o all_o age_n endeavour_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v to_o dissemble_v and_o disguise_v this_o difference_n and_o by_o allegorise_v the_o poetic_a fable_n of_o the_o god_n to_o bring_v that_o theology_n into_o some_o seem_a conformity_n with_o the_o natural_a and_o philosophic_a but_o what_o they_o can_v not_o in_o this_o way_n reconcile_v be_v by_o they_o excuse_v upon_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o vulgar_a the_o fabulous_a theology_n both_o of_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n 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of_o the_o pagan_n as_o well_o as_o the_o poetic_a have_v not_o only_o many_o fantastic_a god_n in_o it_o but_o also_o a_o appearance_n of_o a_o plurality_n of_o independent_a deity_n it_o make_v several_a supreme_a in_o their_o several_a territory_n and_o function_n as_o one_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a ruler_n over_o the_o heaven_n another_o over_o the_o air_n and_o wind_n another_o over_o the_o sea_n and_o another_o over_o the_o earth_n and_o hell_n one_o to_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o corn_n another_o of_o wine_n one_o the_o god_n of_o learning_n another_o the_o god_n of_o pleasure_n and_o another_o the_o god_n of_o war_n and_o so_o for_o all_o other_o thing_n but_o the_o natural_a theology_n of_o the_o pagan_n so_o call_v though_o it_o do_v admit_v a_o plurality_n of_o god_n too_o in_o a_o certain_a sense_n that_o be_v of_o inferior_a deity_n subordinate_a to_o one_o supreme_a yet_o do_v it_o neither_o allow_v of_o more_o independent_a deity_n than_o one_o nor_o own_o any_o god_n at_o 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〈◊〉_d neïthas_n the_o tutelar_a god_n of_o the_o city_n sais_n from_o whence_o probable_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v derive_v the_o athenian_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v at_o first_o a_o colony_n of_o these_o saites_n and_o this_o be_v the_o divine_a wisdom_n diffuse_v itself_o through_o all_o so_o likewise_o serapis_n which_o though_o some_o will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o sun_n be_v by_o other_o plain_o describe_v as_o a_o universal_a numen_fw-la 95._o as_o aristides_n in_o his_o eight_o oration_n upon_o this_o god_n serapis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o who_o inhabit_v the_o great_a city_n in_o egypt_n call_v upon_o this_o god_n serapis_n as_o their_o only_a jupiter_n he_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v no_o way_n defective_a in_o power_n but_o to_o pervade_v all_o thing_n and_o to_o fill_v the_o whole_a universe_n and_o whereas_o the_o power_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o other_o god_n be_v divide_v and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v invoke_v for_o one_o thing_n and_o some_o for_o another_o this_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o they_o as_o the_o coryphaeus_fw-la of_o all_o the_o god_n who_o contain_v the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o who_o be_v able_a to_o supply_v all_o want_n cneph_n be_v also_o describe_v by_o eusebius_n as_o that_o divine_a intellect_n which_o be_v the_o demiurgus_n of_o the_o world_n and_o which_o give_v life_n to_o all_o thing_n as_o he_o be_v by_o plutarch_n say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o unmake_v so_o that_o this_o be_v also_o another_o egyptian_a name_n of_o god_n as_o likewise_o be_v emeph_n and_o eicton_n in_o jamblichus_n though_o these_o may_v be_v several_o distinguish_v into_o a_o trinity_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n last_o when_o isis_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v multimammea_n and_o make_v all_o over_o full_a of_o breast_n to_o signify_v she_o feed_v all_o thing_n thus_o describe_v herself_o in_o apuleius_n
the_o rule_v or_o govern_v principle_n be_v put_v for_o the_o effect_n or_o that_o which_o be_v rule_v and_o govern_v by_o it_o and_o thus_o be_v war_n frequent_o style_v mars_n 379._o and_o that_o of_o terence_n may_v be_v take_v also_o in_o this_o sense_n sine_fw-la cerere_fw-la &_o libero_fw-la friget_fw-la venus_n and_o plutarch_n who_o declare_v his_o great_a dislike_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o language_n conceive_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o at_o first_o in_o it_o than_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o we_o when_o one_o buy_v the_o book_n of_o plato_n common_o say_v that_o he_o buy_v plato_n and_o when_o one_o act_n the_o play_n of_o menander_n that_o he_o act_v menander_n so_o do_v the_o ancient_n not_o spare_v to_o call_v the_o gift_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o god_n by_o the_o name_n of_o those_o god_n spective_o thereby_o honour_v they_o also_o for_o their_o utility_n but_o he_o grant_v that_o afterward_o this_o language_n be_v by_o ignorant_a person_n abuse_v and_o carry_v on_o further_a ibid._n and_o that_o not_o without_o great_a impiety_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o follower_n mistake_v they_o and_o thereupon_o ignorant_o attribute_v the_o passion_n of_o fruit_n their_o appearance_n and_o occultation_n to_o the_o god_n themselves_o that_o preside_v over_o they_o and_o so_o not_o only_o call_v they_o but_o also_o think_v they_o to_o be_v the_o generation_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o god_n have_v by_o this_o mean_v fill_v themselves_o with_o absurd_a and_o wicked_a opinion_n where_o plutarch_n well_o condemn_v the_o vulgar_a both_o among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o greek_n for_o that_o in_o their_o mournful_a solemnity_n they_o sottish_o attribute_v to_o the_o god_n the_o passion_n belong_v to_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n thereby_o indeed_o make_v they_o to_o be_v go_n nevertheless_o the_o inanimate_a part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thing_n of_o nature_n be_v frequent_o deify_v by_o the_o pagan_n not_o only_o thus_o metonymical_o but_o also_o in_o a_o further_a sense_n 222._o as_o cicero_n plain_o declare_v tum_o illud_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la natum_fw-la nomine_fw-la ipsius_fw-la dei_fw-la nuncupabant_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la fruges_fw-la cererem_fw-la appellamus_fw-la vinum_fw-la autem_fw-la liberum_fw-la tum_o autem_fw-la res_fw-la ipsa_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la vis_fw-fr inest_fw-la major_n sic_fw-la appellatur_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la ipsa_fw-la res_fw-la nominetur_fw-la deus_fw-la both_o that_o which_o proceed_v from_o god_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o god_n as_o corn_n be_v sometime_o thus_o call_v ceres_n and_o wine_n liber_n and_o also_o whatsoever_o have_v any_o great_a force_n in_o it_o 752._o that_o thing_n itself_o be_v often_o call_v a_o god_n too_o philo_z also_o thus_o represent_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o pagan_n as_o first_o deify_v corporeal_a inanimate_a thing_n and_o then_o bestow_v those_o proper_a personal_a name_n upon_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n some_o have_v deify_v the_o four_o element_n the_o earth_n the_o water_n the_o air_n and_o the_o fire_n some_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o planet_n and_o fix_a star_n other_o the_o heaven_n other_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o that_o high_a and_o most_o ancient_a be_v the_o parent_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o chief_a prince_n of_o this_o great_a city_n and_o the_o emperor_n of_o this_o invincible_a army_n who_o govern_v all_o thing_n salutiferous_o he_o have_v they_o cover_v conceal_a and_o obscure_v by_o bestow_v counterfeit_v personal_a name_n of_o god_n upon_o each_o of_o these_o thing_n for_o the_o earth_n they_o call_v proserpina_n pluto_n and_o ceres_n the_o sea_n neptune_n under_o who_o they_o place_v many_o demon_n and_o nymph_n also_o as_o his_o inferior_a minister_n the_o air_n juno_n the_o fire_n vulcan_n the_o sun_n apollo_n the_o moon_n diana_n etc._n etc._n and_o dissect_v the_o heaven_n into_o two_o hemisphere_n one_o above_o the_o earth_n the_o other_o under_o it_o they_o call_v these_o the_o dioscuri_n feign_v they_o to_o live_v alternate_o one_o one_o day_n and_o the_o other_o another_o we_o deny_v not_o here_o but_o that_o the_o four_o element_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n be_v suppose_v by_o some_o of_o the_o pagan_n to_o be_v animate_v with_o particular_a soul_n of_o their_o own_o which_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n seem_v principal_o to_o call_v spiritus_fw-la elementorum_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o the_o element_n worship_v by_o julian_n and_o upon_o that_o account_n to_o be_v so_o many_o inferior_a god_n themselves_o notwithstanding_o which_v that_o the_o inanimate_a part_n of_o these_o be_v also_o deify_v by_o the_o pagan_n may_v be_v conclude_v from_o hence_o because_o plato_n who_o in_o his_o cratylus_n etymologize_v dionysus_n from_o give_v of_o wine_n and_o elsewhere_o call_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 788_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gift_n of_o ceres_n do_v himself_o nevertheless_o in_o compliance_n with_o this_o vulgar_a speech_n call_v wine_n and_o water_n as_o mingle_v together_o in_o a_o glass_n or_o cup_n to_o be_v drink_v god_n where_o he_o affirm_v that_o a_o city_n ought_v to_o be_v 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o temper_a as_o in_o a_o cup_n where_o the_o furious_a wine_n pour_v out_o bubble_n and_o sparkle_n but_o be_v correct_v by_o another_o sober_a god_n that_o be_v by_o water_n both_o together_o make_v a_o good_a and_o moderate_a potion_n cicero_n also_o tell_v we_o that_o before_o the_o roman_a admiral_n go_v to_o sea_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o offer_v up_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o wave_n but_o of_o this_o more_o afterward_o however_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o mere_a accident_n and_o affection_n of_o thing_n in_o nature_n be_v by_o these_o pagan_n common_o personate_v and_o deify_v as_o time_n in_o sophocles_n his_o electra_n be_v a_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o time_n be_v a_o easy_a god_n and_o love_n in_o plato_n symposium_fw-la where_o it_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o no_o poet_n have_v ever_o make_v a_o hymn_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o love_v be_v such_o and_o so_o great_a a_o god_n though_o the_o same_o plato_n in_o his_o philebus_n 12._o when_o protarchus_n have_v call_v pleasure_n a_o goddess_n too_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o comply_v so_o far_o there_o with_o vulgar_a speech_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o fear_n o_o protarchus_n concern_v the_o name_n of_o the_o god_n be_v extraordinary_a great_a wherefore_o as_o to_o venus_n i_o be_o willing_a to_o call_v she_o what_o she_o please_v to_o be_v call_v but_o pleasure_n i_o know_v be_v a_o various_a and_o multiform_a thing_n wherefore_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o pagan_n do_v in_o some_o sense_n or_o other_o deify_v or_o theologize_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thing_n of_o nature_n which_o we_o conceive_v to_o have_v be_v do_v at_o first_o upon_o no_o other_o ground_n than_o this_o because_o god_n be_v suppose_v by_o they_o not_o only_o to_o permeate_n and_o pervade_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v diffuse_v through_o all_o and_o to_o act_n in_o and_o upon_o all_o but_o also_o to_o be_v himself_o in_o a_o manner_n all_o thing_n which_o they_o express_v after_o this_o way_n by_o personate_n the_o thing_n of_o nature_n several_o and_o bestow_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o goddess_n upon_o they_o only_o we_o shall_v here_o observe_v that_o this_o be_v do_v especial_o beside_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o two_o sort_n of_o thing_n first_o such_o in_o which_o humane_a utility_n be_v most_o concern_v thus_o cicero_n 222._o multae_fw-la aliae_fw-la naturae_fw-la deorum_fw-la ex_fw-la magnis_fw-la beneficiis_fw-la eorum_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la causa_fw-la &_o à _fw-la graeciae_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la &_o à _fw-la majoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la constitutae_fw-la nominataeque_fw-la sunt_fw-la many_o other_o nature_n of_o god_n have_v be_v constitute_v and_o nominate_v both_o by_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n and_o by_o our_o ancestor_n mere_o for_o the_o great_a benefit_n receive_v from_o they_o the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v thus_o give_v by_o he_o quia_fw-la quicquid_fw-la magnam_fw-la vtilitatem_fw-la generi_fw-la afferret_fw-la humano_fw-la id_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la divina_fw-la bonitate_fw-la erga_fw-la homines_fw-la fieri_fw-la arbitrabantur_fw-la because_o they_o think_v that_o whatsoever_o bring_v any_o great_a utility_n to_o mankind_n this_o be_v not_o without_o the_o divine_a goodness_n second_o such_o as_o be_v most_o wonderful_a and_o extraordinary_a or_o surprise_v to_o which_o that_o of_o seneca_n seem_v pertinent_a 41._o magnorum_fw-la fluminum_fw-la capita_n veneramur_fw-la subita_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la abdito_fw-la vasti_fw-la amnis_fw-la eruptio_fw-la aras_n habet_fw-la coluntur_fw-la aquarum_fw-la calentium_fw-la fontes_n &_o stagna_n quaedam_fw-la vel_fw-la opacitas_fw-la vel_fw-la immensa_fw-la altitudo_fw-la
be_v some_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n the_o scripture_n insist_v so_o much_o upon_o these_o evil_a demon_n or_o devil_n and_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v one_o design_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o oppose_v these_o confederate_a power_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n and_o to_o rescue_v mankind_n from_o the_o thraldom_n and_o bondage_n thereof_o as_o for_o wizard_n and_o magician_n person_n who_o associate_n and_o confederate_n themselves_o in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n with_o these_o evil_a spirit_n for_o the_o gratification_n of_o their_o own_o revenge_n lust_n ambition_n and_o other_o passion_n beside_o the_o scripture_n there_o have_v be_v so_o full_a a_o attestation_n give_v to_o they_o by_o person_n unconcern_v in_o all_o age_n that_o those_o our_o so_o confident_a exploders_n of_o they_o in_o this_o present_a age_n can_v hardly_o escape_v the_o suspicion_n of_o have_v some_o hanker_a towards_o atheism_n but_o as_o for_o the_o demoniac_n and_o energumeni_fw-la it_o have_v be_v much_o wonder_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v so_o many_o of_o they_o in_o our_o saviour_n time_n and_o hardly_o any_o or_o none_o in_o this_o present_a age_n of_o we_o certain_a it_o be_v from_o the_o write_n of_o josephus_n in_o sundry_a place_n that_o the_o pharisaic_a jew_n be_v then_o general_o possess_v with_o a_o opinion_n of_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demoniac_n man_n possess_v with_o devil_n or_o infest_a by_o they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a phrase_n or_o form_n of_o speech_n only_o among_o they_o for_o person_n very_a ill-affected_n in_o their_o body_n may_v appear_v from_o hence_o that_o josephus_n declare_v it_o as_o his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o demon_n or_o devil_n that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n or_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n decease_v get_v into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o live_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o jew_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n be_v not_o at_o all_o surprise_v with_o his_o cast_n out_o of_o devil_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o they_o also_o then_o to_o exorcise_v the_o same_o a_o art_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o have_v learn_v from_o solomon_n of_o who_o thus_o josephus_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n also_o teach_v solomon_n a_o art_n against_o demon_n and_o devil_n for_o the_o benefit_n and_o cure_n of_o man_n who_o compose_v certain_a incantation_n by_o which_o disease_n be_v cure_v and_o leave_v form_n of_o exorcism_n whereby_o devil_n be_v expel_v and_o drive_v away_o which_o method_n of_o cure_v prevail_v much_o among_o we_o at_o this_o very_a day_n notwithstanding_o which_v we_o think_v it_o not_o at_o all_o probable_a what_o a_o late_a atheistick_a writer_n have_v assert_v that_o the_o head_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v then_o all_o of_o they_o so_o full_a of_o demon_n and_o devil_n that_o they_o general_o take_v all_o manner_n of_o bodily_a disease_n such_o as_o fever_n and_o ague_n and_o dumbness_n and_o deafness_n for_o devil_n though_o we_o grant_v that_o this_o very_a thing_n be_v impute_v by_o plotinus_n afterward_o to_o the_o gnostic_n that_o they_o suppose_v all_o disease_n to_o be_v devil_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v cure_v by_o physic_n but_o expel_v by_o word_n or_o charm_n thus_o he_o en._n 2._o lib._n 9_o c._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o when_o they_o affirm_v disease_n to_o be_v demon_n or_o devil_n and_o pretend_v that_o they_o can_v expel_v they_o by_o word_n undertake_v to_o do_v the_o same_o they_o hereby_o indeed_o render_v themselves_o considerable_a to_o the_o vulgar_a who_o be_v wont_v not_o a_o little_a to_o admire_v the_o power_n of_o magician_n but_o they_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o persuade_v wise_a man_n that_o disease_n have_v no_o natural_a cause_n as_o from_o repletion_n or_o inanition_n or_o putrefaction_n or_o the_o like_a which_o be_v a_o thing_n manifest_a from_o their_o cure_n they_o be_v oftentimes_o remove_v by_o purgation_n and_o bleed_v and_o abstinence_n unless_o perhaps_o these_o man_n will_v say_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v starve_v and_o make_v to_o pine_n away_o nor_o can_v we_o think_v that_o the_o jew_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n either_o suppose_a all_o madman_n to_o be_v demoniac_n or_o all_o demoniac_n madman_n though_o this_o latter_a seem_v to_o be_v assert_v by_o a_o eminent_a writer_n of_o our_o own_o we_o read_v of_o devil_n cast_v out_o from_o other_o beside_o madman_n and_o of_o a_o woman_n which_o have_v a_o spirit_n of_o infirmity_n only_o and_o be_v bow_v together_o and_o can_v not_o lift_v up_o herself_o which_o be_v say_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o have_v be_v bind_v by_o satan_n wherefore_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o jew_n former_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v this_o that_o when_o there_o be_v any_o unusual_a and_o extraordinary_a symptom_n in_o any_o bodily_a distemper_n but_o especial_o that_o 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his_o change_a himself_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o shagged_a dog_n but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o truth_n in_o this_o opinion_n and_o that_o at_o this_o very_a day_n evil_a spirit_n or_o demon_n do_v sometime_o real_o act_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o either_o inflict_v or_o augment_v bodily_a distemper_n and_o disease_n have_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o two_o very_a experience_a physician_n sennertus_n and_o fernelius_n the_o former_a in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr mania_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 15._o writing_n thus_o etsi_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la corporis_fw-la morbosa_fw-la dispositione_n deo_fw-la permittente_fw-la hominem_fw-la obsidere_fw-la &_o occupare_fw-la daemon_n possiâ—_n tamen_fw-la quandoque_fw-la morbis_fw-la &_o praecipuè_fw-la melancholicis_fw-la sese_fw-la immiscet_fw-la daemon_n &_o forsan_fw-la frequentius_fw-la hoc_fw-la accidit_fw-la quam_fw-la saepè_fw-la creditur_fw-la although_o the_o devil_n may_v by_o divine_a permission_n possess_v man_n without_o 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send_v devil_n into_o they_o by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o appear_v distort_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o fury_n and_o madness_n which_o yet_o differ_v from_o a_o simple_a madness_n or_o the_o disease_n so_o call_v in_o this_o that_o they_o speak_v of_o very_o high_a and_o difficult_a matter_n declare_v thing_n past_o unknown_a and_o discover_v the_o secret_n of_o those_o that_o sit_v by_o of_o which_o he_o subjoin_v two_o notable_a instance_n of_o person_n well_o know_v to_o himself_o that_o be_v plain_o demoniacal_a possess_v or_o act_v by_o a_o evil_a daemon_n one_o whereof_o shall_v be_v afterward_o mention_v but_o when_o maniacal_a person_n do_v not_o only_o discover_v secret_n and_o declare_v thing_n past_a but_o future_a also_o beside_o this_o speak_v in_o language_n which_o they_o have_v never_o learn_v this_o put_v it_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n and_o question_n that_o they_o be_v not_o mere_a mad_a man_n or_o maniaci_n but_o demoniac_n or_o energumeni_fw-la and_o that_o since_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n there_o have_v be_v often_o
profess_v the_o acknowledgement_n of_o one_o sovereign_a deity_n and_o that_o not_o the_o sun_n neither_o but_o the_o maker_n thereof_o prove_v from_o eubulus_n in_o porphyry_n page_n 285_o 286_o zoroaster_n supreme_a god_n oromasdes_n page_n 287_o of_o the_o triplasian_a mithras_n page_n 288_o the_o magic_n or_o chaldaic_a trinity_n page_n 289_o the_o zoroastrian_n trinity_n oromasdes_n mithras_n and_o arimanes_n thus_o the_o persian_a arimanes_n no_o substantial_a evil_a principle_n or_o independent_a god_n page_n 290_o concern_v the_o repute_a magic_a or_o chaldaic_a oracle_n page_n 292_o 293_o xvii_o that_o orpheus_n common_o call_v by_o the_o greek_n the_o theologer_n and_o the_o father_n of_o the_o grecanick_n polytheism_n clear_o assert_v one_o supreme_a numen_fw-la the_o history_n of_o orpheus_n not_o a_o mere_a romance_n page_n 294_o 295_o whether_o orpheus_n be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o poem_n call_v orphical_a page_n 296_o 297_o orpheus_n his_o polytheism_n page_n 298_o that_o orpheus_n notwithstanding_o assert_v a_o divine_a monarchy_n prove_v from_o orphick_a verse_n record_v by_o pagan_n there_o be_v other_o orphick_a verse_n counterfeit_v page_n 300_o 301_o in_o what_o sense_n orpheus_n and_o other_o mystical_a theologer_n among_o the_o pagan_n call_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hermaphrodite_n or_o of_o both_o sex_n male_a and_o female_a together_o page_n 304_o orpheus_n his_o recantation_n of_o his_o polytheism_n a_o fable_n he_o at_o the_o same_o time_n acknowledge_v both_o one_o unmake_v god_n and_o many_o generate_v god_n and_o goddess_n page_n 305_o that_o beside_o the_o opinion_n of_o monarchy_n a_o trinity_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n subordinate_a be_v also_o another_o part_n of_o the_o orphick_n cabbala_n orpheus_n his_o trinity_n phanes_n uranus_n and_o chronus_fw-la page_n 306_o the_o grand_a arcanum_n of_o the_o orphick_a theology_n that_o god_n be_v all_o thing_n but_o in_o a_o different_a sense_n from_o the_o stoic_n page_n 306_o 307_o god_n be_v all_o make_v a_o foundation_n of_o pagan_a polytheism_n and_o idolatry_n page_n 308_o xviii_o that_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_o the_o most_o polytheistical_a of_o all_o nation_n have_v a_o acknowledgement_n among_o they_o of_o one_o supreme_a deity_n the_o egyptian_n the_o first_o polytheist_n that_o the_o greek_n and_o european_n derive_v their_o god_n from_o they_o and_o as_o herodotus_n affirm_v their_o very_a name_n too_o a_o conjecture_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o greek_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o tutelar_a god_n of_o the_o city_n sais_n a_o colony_n whereof_o the_o athenian_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v and_o that_o neptune_n the_o roman_a sea-god_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o egyptian_a nephthus_n signify_v the_o maritime_a part_n of_o the_o egyptian_n worship_v brute_n animal_n page_n 309_o 310_o notwithstanding_o this_o multifarious_a polytheism_n and_o idolatry_n of_o the_o egyptian_n that_o they_o have_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o one_o supreme_a god_n probable_a first_o from_o that_o great_a fame_n which_o they_o have_v for_o their_o wisdom_n egypt_n a_o school_n of_o literature_n before_o greece_n page_n 311_o the_o egyptian_n though_o attribute_v more_o antiquity_n to_o the_o world_n than_o they_o ought_v yet_o of_o all_o nation_n the_o most_o constant_a asserter_n of_o the_o cosmogonia_n or_o novity_n and_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n nor_o do_v they_o think_v the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v make_v by_o chance_n as_o the_o epicurean_o simplicius_n call_v the_o mosaic_a history_n of_o the_o creation_n a_o egyptian_a fable_n page_n 312_o 313_o that_o beside_o the_o pure_a and_o mix_v mathematics_n the_o egyptian_n have_v another_o high_a philosophy_n appear_v from_o hence_o because_o they_o be_v the_o first_o asserter_n of_o the_o immortality_n and_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n which_o pythagoras_n from_o they_o derive_v into_o greece_n certain_a 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not_o all_o genuine_a as_o the_o poemander_n and_o sermon_n in_o the_o mount_n concern_v regeneration_n because_o though_o they_o have_v be_v all_o forge_v by_o christian_n never_o so_o much_o yet_o be_v divulge_v in_o those_o ancient_a time_n they_o must_v needs_o have_v something_o of_o truth_n in_o they_o this_o at_o least_o that_o the_o egyptian_n acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a deity_n or_o otherwise_o they_o will_v have_v be_v present_o explode_v page_n 319_o 320_o that_o casaubon_n from_o the_o detection_n of_o forgery_n in_o two_o or_o three_o at_o most_o of_o these_o trismegistick_a book_n do_v not_o reasonable_o infer_v they_o to_o have_v be_v all_o christian_a cheat_n those_o also_o not_o except_v that_o have_v be_v cite_v by_o ancient_a father_n but_o since_o lose_v page_n 320_o 321_o that_o there_o be_v one_o theuth_n or_o thoth_n call_v by_o the_o greek_n hermes_n a_o inventor_n of_o letter_n and_o science_n among_o the_o ancient_a egyptian_n not_o reasonable_o to_o be_v doubt_v beside_o who_o there_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v a_o second_o hermes_n surname_v trismegist_n who_o leave_v many_o volume_n of_o philosophy_n and_o theology_n behind_o he_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o priest_n page_n 321_o etc._n etc._n other_o book_n also_o write_v by_o egyptian_a priest_n in_o several_a age_n successive_o call_v hermaical_a as_o jamblichus_n inform_v we_o because_o entitle_v pro_fw-la more_fw-mi to_o hermes_n as_o the_o precedent_n of_o learning_n page_n 322_o that_o some_o of_o those_o old_a hermaick_a book_n remain_v in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n till_o the_o time_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n page_n 323_o hermaick_a book_n take_v notice_n of_o former_o not_o only_o by_o christian_n but_o also_o by_o pagan_n and_o philosopher_n jamblichus_n his_o testimony_n of_o they_o that_o they_o do_v real_o contain_v hermaical_a opinion_n or_o egyptian_a learning_n fifteen_o of_o these_o hermaick_a book_n publish_v 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they_o hold_v one_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n praise_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o unknown_a darkness_n page_n 334_o etc._n etc._n the_o same_o