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up_o all_o the_o philosopher_n then_o flourish_v when_o the_o christian_a philosophy_n be_v first_o commend_v to_o the_o world_n i_o will_v therefore_o cease_v the_o further_a prosecution_n of_o that_o point_n and_o glance_n at_o their_o dogmata_fw-la the_o divine_a axiom_n they_o deliver_v touch_v divination_n by_o augury_n and_o prophetical_a theology_n where_o that_o i_o may_v avoid_v tedious_a repetition_n i_o shall_v in_o a_o manner_n confine_v myself_o to_o the_o collector_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o tully_n who_o though_o himself_o a_o augur_n not_o only_o deride_v divination_n by_o bird_n by_o dream_n by_o oracle_n etc._n etc._n but_o evince_v the_o vanity_n of_o they_o by_o chrysippus_n his_o reason_n affirm_v in_o general_a that_o they_o be_v the_o production_n of_o superstition_n which_o disperse_v through_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n take_v occasion_n from_o humane_a imbecility_n have_v almost_o oppress_v all_o man_n mind_n and_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o 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pursue_v by_o none_o therefore_o she_o be_v always_o hindmost_a quae_fw-la est_fw-la ista_fw-la ars_fw-la conjectoris_fw-la eludentis_fw-la ingenio_fw-la a_o quicquam_fw-la significant_a nisi_fw-la acumen_fw-la hominum_fw-la ex_fw-la similitudine_fw-la aliqua_fw-la conjecturam_fw-la modò_fw-la huc_fw-la modò_fw-la illuc_fw-la ducentium_fw-la pag._n 2._o 64._o what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o the_o art_n of_o a_o guess_a witty_o shift_v off_o his_o want_n of_o wit_n what_o do_v those_o interpretation_n signify_v but_o man_n quickness_n of_o wit_n from_o some_o resemblance_n or_o other_o draw_v their_o conjecture_n sometime_o this_o way_n sometime_o that_o 2._o divination_n by_o oracle_n he_o deride_v as_o fasten_v by_o imposture_n upon_o thë_n divine_a spirit_n motion_n id_fw-la certe_fw-la magis_fw-la est_fw-la attenti_fw-la animi_fw-la quam_fw-la furentis_fw-la hoc_fw-la scriptoris_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la furentis_fw-la adhibentis_fw-la diligentiam_fw-la non_fw-la insani_fw-la pag._n 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sometime_o so_o ambiguous_a etc._n etc._n such_o as_o that_o which_o herodotus_n report_v apollo_n to_o have_v give_v to_o croesus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d croesus_n halym_n
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that_o excision_n which_o the_o axe_n lay_v to_o the_o root_n threaten_v to_o every_o tree_n that_o do_v not_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n to_o escape_v that_o damnation_n of_o hell_n that_o unquenchable_a fire_n which_o they_o believe_v be_v to_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o such_o as_o will_v not_o listen_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o crier_n and_o as_o to_o our_o saviour_n submit_v himself_n to_o the_o tolerance_n of_o winter_n cold_a his_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o grief_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o his_o expose_v his_o sacred_a body_n to_o jordan_n chill_a stream_n as_o they_o be_v part_n of_o his_o cross_n and_o expiation_n for_o that_o pleasure_n we_o take_v in_o sin_n so_o they_o be_v the_o product_n of_o that_o inconquerable_a love_n of_o he_o to_o mankind_n a_o love_n strong_a than_o death_n and_o which_o many_o water_n can_v not_o quench_v cant._n 8._o and_o will_v doubtless_o be_v so_o take_v if_o man_n who_o turn_v grace_n into_o wantonness_n do_v not_o fear_n that_o the_o example_n of_o it_o will_v force_v they_o from_o their_o epicurism_n unto_o the_o most_o ingrateful_a austerity_n of_o mortification_n which_o rather_o than_o themselves_o will_v undergo_v they_o will_v loose_v the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n mediation_n §_o 6._o if_o thou_o be_v as_o nice_a reader_n as_o these_o fine-dame-divines_a i_o shall_v not_o know_v how_o to_o make_v my_o apology_n before_o thou_o for_o this_o large_a digression_n however_o i_o will_v not_o hazard_v the_o bring_n of_o thou_o to_o another_o qualm_n by_o plead_v my_o excuse_n at_o large_a but_o only_o beg_v thy_o pardon_n and_o bring_v thou_o back_o from_o whence_o i_o divert_v viz._n the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o evangelical_n history_n as_o to_o its_o date_n of_o christ_n baptism_n to_o that_o testimony_n he_o give_v touch_v the_o time_n of_o christ_n birth_n as_o to_o that_o other_o character_n of_o it_o specify_v by_o the_o evangelist_n to_o wit_n the_o first_o tax_v under_o cyrenius_n wherein_o though_o some_o will_v make_v he_o disagree_v with_o st._n luke_n and_o maldonat_a by_o name_n who_o will_v needs_o have_v that_o tax_v which_o he_o mention_n lib._n 18._o c._n 3._o to_o be_v mistake_v by_o josephus_n for_o that_o which_o be_v make_v at_o our_o saviour_n birth_n yet_o that_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a correspondency_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o evangelist_n in_o that_o point_n will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v that_o that_o which_o josephus_n there_o mention_n be_v the_o last_o under_o cyrenius_n which_o he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o and_o that_o that_o which_o st._n luke_n speak_v of_o as_o coincident_a with_o our_o saviour_n birth_n be_v specify_v by_o he_o to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o of_o those_o two_o taxing_n which_o be_v make_v during_o cyrenius_n his_o presidency_n over_o syria_n the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o world_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a roman_a empire_n of_o which_o st._n luke_n speak_v tunc_fw-la breviarium_fw-la totius_fw-la imperii_fw-la conficere_fw-la augustus_n in_fw-la animo_fw-la habebat_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la opes_fw-la publicae_fw-la continebantur_fw-la quantum_fw-la civium_fw-la sociorumque_fw-la in_o armis_fw-la quot_fw-la class_n regna_fw-la provinciae_fw-la tributa_fw-la vectigalia_fw-la &_o hujusmodi_fw-la alia_fw-la which_o be_v therefore_o make_v because_o augustus_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o make_v a_o doomsday-book_n of_o the_o whole_a empire_n wherein_o be_v set_v down_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o empire_n what_o train-band_n the_o citizen_n what_o the_o associate_n find_v what_o navy_n kingdom_n province_n what_o tribute_n custom_n and_o such_o like_a belong_v to_o the_o empire_n as_o scaliger_n de_fw-la emendat_fw-la 6._o pag._n 551._o and_o in_o euseb._n chron._n numb_a 2018._o collect_v out_o of_o tacitus_n and_o suetonius_n the_o second_o nine_o year_n after_o that_o in_o the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o war_n of_o actium_n wherein_o augustus_n overthrow_v m._n anthony_n joseph_n antiq_n 18._o 3._o of_o syria_n only_o and_o judea_n as_o annex_v to_o the_o province_n of_o syria_n by_o augustus_n after_o the_o banishment_n of_o archelaus_n and_o confiscation_n of_o his_o good_n for_o the_o sale_n of_o which_o also_o at_o that_o time_n cyrenius_n come_v into_o judaea_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o taxing_n josephus_n be_v silent_a and_o his_o very_a silence_n give_v consent_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o circumstance_n relate_v by_o st._n luke_n that_o it_o be_v the_o tax_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o therefore_o he_o omit_v as_o not_o fall_v in_o with_o his_o subject_a the_o jewish_a antiquity_n in_o relation_n to_o which_o only_o he_o glance_v at_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o empire_n which_o peculiar_o concern_v judaea_n but_o pass_v over_o those_o that_o be_v of_o common_a influence_n upon_o all_o the_o imperial_a province_n as_o suidas_n in_o augusto_n affirm_v this_o to_o have_v be_v augustus_n caesar_n decree_v to_o number_n by_o head_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o roman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o intend_v but_o perform_v this_o intent_n he_o assure_v we_o in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d augustus_n send_v out_o unto_o all_o those_o region_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o officer_n by_o who_o he_o make_v the_o enroling_n and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o tell_v how_o many_o myriad_n be_v find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inhabit_v the_o roman_a empire_n these_o place_n of_o suidas_n do_v also_o confirm_v another_o passage_n in_o st._n luke_n history_n of_o this_o tax_v that_o thereby_o augustus_n take_v account_n of_o woman_n as_o well_o as_o man_n and_o of_o both_o as_o to_o their_o lineage_n extract_n and_o condition_n all_o go_v to_o be_v tax_v
from_o that_o crown_n at_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n three_o hundred_o year_n before_o this_o demand_n why_o do_v you_o not_o recover_v they_o all_o that_o while_n jud._n 11._o 26._o be_v ground_v as_o civilian_n say_v upon_o principle_n of_o natural_a honesty_n grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la 2._o 4._o 2._o if_o isocrates_n his_o plea_n against_o resign_v up_o their_o right_n in_o messina_n draw_v from_o the_o spartan_n have_v have_v the_o uninterrupted_a possession_n thereof_o from_o before_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n and_o the_o build_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o grecian_a city_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o general_a sentiment_n of_o all_o man_n that_o possession_n confirm_v by_o long_a prescription_n be_v as_o good_a as_o inheritance_n isocrat_n archidamus_n pag._n 287._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o valid_a as_o to_o dispute_v against_o it_o be_v brand_v by_o historian_n as_o mere_a babble_n and_o beat_v the_o air._n tacitus_n annal_a 6._o among_o who_o do_v these_o novel_a disputer_n against_o the_o truth_n of_o gospel-history_n after_o the_o prescription_n of_o so_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n think_v their_o allegation_n will_v be_v of_o any_o force_n but_o person_n that_o have_v renounce_v all_o principle_n of_o reason_n equity_n humanity_n polity_n and_o common_a sense_n i_o will_v therefore_o advise_v they_o to_o bespeak_v themselves_o a_o audience_n in_o the_o sisterhood_n of_o tattle_a gossip_n and_o silly_a woman_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v the_o weight_n of_o that_o sharp_a retort_n of_o st._n austin_n restat_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la velint_fw-la esse_fw-la testes_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la auferunt_fw-la meritum_fw-la sciendi_fw-la quid_fw-la loquatur_fw-la loquendo_fw-la quod_fw-la nesciunt_fw-la august_n tom_fw-mi 4._o pag._n 162._o de_fw-la consensu_fw-la evang._n 1._o 8._o it_o remain_v that_o we_o take_v those_o man_n testimony_n of_o christ_n who_o by_o speak_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o know_v what_o to_o speak_v awhile_o i_o lay_v open_a the_o mortal_a wound_n which_o the_o jew_n his_o not_o dare_v to_o deny_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n have_v give_v his_o brother_n in_o iniquity_n the_o gentile_a philosopher_n who_o have_v so_o much_o reason_n as_o to_o think_v it_o unreasonable_a that_o he_o who_o be_v not_o a_o eye-witness_n shall_v except_v against_o the_o evidence_n of_o eye-witness_n touch_v those_o thing_n which_o eye-witness_n and_o as_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o gospel_n as_o himself_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v any_o substantial_a exception_n against_o be_v force_v to_o grant_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o history_n and_o have_v nothing_o leave_v worthy_a of_o a_o philosopher_n to_o object_v but_o this_o §_o 4._o that_o the_o work_v christ_n do_v do_v not_o speak_v he_o to_o be_v god_n but_o only_o a_o good_a man_n and_o familiar_a with_o 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