argument_n of_o the_o extremity_n wherewith_o mithridates_n be_v oppress_v that_o he_o spare_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o plough_v ox_n but_o slay_v they_o to_o make_v thong_n of_o their_o hide_n and_o string_n for_o his_o warlike_a engine_n of_o their_o entrail_n appian_n alex._n de_fw-fr bellis_fw-la mithridat_n p._n 229._o but_o more_o plain_o in_o justin_n compendium_n of_o trogus_n pomp._n l._n 36._o cap._n in_o risum_fw-la minimus_fw-la inter_fw-la fratres_fw-la joseph_n fuit_fw-la cujus_fw-la excellens_fw-la ingenium_fw-la veriti_fw-la fratres_fw-la clam_fw-la interceptum_fw-la mercatoribus_fw-la peregrinis_fw-la vendiderunt_fw-la à _fw-la quibus_fw-la deportatus_fw-la in_o aegyptum_fw-la cum_fw-la magicas_fw-la art_n ibi_fw-la solerti_fw-la ingenio_fw-la percepisset_fw-la brevi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la regi_fw-la percharus_fw-la fuit_fw-la no_o &_o prodigiorum_fw-la sagacissimus_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o somniorum_fw-la primus_fw-la intelligentiam_fw-la condidit_fw-la nihilque_fw-la 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who_o relic_n they_o bring_v with_o they_o out_o of_o egypt_n to_o who_o they_o impute_v their_o deliverance_n and_o conduct_n §_o 6._o the_o history_n of_o moses_n be_v more_o plain_o comprehend_v in_o the_o fable_n of_o a_o three_o osiris_n or_o liber_n who_o the_o poet_n describe_v in_o the_o indian_a or_o arabic_a expedition_n of_o bacchus_n for_o that_o this_o osiris_n and_o liber_n and_o dionysius_n be_v all_o one_o nonnus_n testify_v in_o his_o dionysiacωn_n lib._n 4._o and_o that_o the_o ancient_a greek_n account_v all_o the_o tract_n beyond_o the_o mediterranean_a india_n be_v manifest_a from_o that_o of_o ovid_n de_n arte_fw-la amandi_fw-la lib._n 1._o andromedam_fw-la perseus_n nigris_fw-la portarat_n ab_fw-la indis_fw-la perseus_n bring_v away_o andromeda_n from_o the_o black_a indian_n now_o andromeda_n be_v bring_v away_o from_o joppa_n a_o city_n of_o phoenicia_n say_v pliny_n l._n 5._o cap._n 13_o &_o 31._o and_o chap._n 9_o cap._n 5._o belluae_fw-la cui_fw-la dicebatur_fw-la exposita_fw-la fuisse_fw-la andromeda_n ossa_fw-la romae_fw-la apportata_fw-la ex_fw-la oppido_fw-la judaeae_fw-la joppe_n ostendit_fw-la inter_fw-la reliqua_fw-la miracula_fw-la in_fw-la aedilitate_fw-la sua_fw-la m._n scaurus_n m._n scaurus_n when_o he_o be_v aedile_n do_v among_o other_o rarity_n make_v show_n of_o the_o bone_n of_o that_o sea-monster_n to_o which_o andromeda_n be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v expose_v have_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v bring_v from_o joppa_n a_o city_n of_o judaea_n have_v premise_v these_o tropological_a note_n let_v we_o compare_v the_o story_n the_o sacred_a history_n say_v that_o moses_n be_v expose_v in_o a_o ark_n upon_o the_o water_n watch_v by_o his_o sister_n and_o find_v by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n the_o profane_a tell_v we_o of_o liber_n mother_n and_o nurse_n be_v with_o he_o at_o the_o bank_n of_o nile_n orpheus_n in_o hymmis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o thy_o goddess-mother_n the_o 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apon_n '_o s_z well_o galba_n '_o s_o mock-prophecy_n §_o 8._o titus_n and_o vespasian_n '_o s_o motto_n amor_n &_o deliciae_fw-la in_o english_a the_o desire_n of_o the_o nation_n the_o prodigy_n of_o mars_n his_o oak_n the_o gypsy_n prediction_n dirt_n cast_v by_o caligula_n into_o his_o shirt_n the_o dog_n bring_v a_o man_n hand_n the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n of_o carmel_n his_o cure_v the_o blind_a and_o lame_a etc._n etc._n chap._n x._o the_o more_o open_a practice_n of_o soar_a spirit_n in_o grasp_a at_o the_o judean_a crown_n their_o hope_n to_o obtain_v it_o and_o as_o to_o some_o of_o they_o their_o conceit_n of_o possess_v it_o §_o 1._o cleopatra_n '_o s_o boon_n beg_v of_o m._n antony_n deny_v herod_n '_o s_o eye_n bloodshot_a with_o look_v at_o the_o eastern_a prophecy_n §_o 2._o vespasian_n jealous_a of_o titus_n the_o eastern_a monarchy_n the_o prize_n contend_v for_o by_o both_o party_n in_o the_o jewish_a war_n mild_a vespasian_n cruel_a to_o david_n '_o be_v line_n 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the_o holy_a age_n its_o use._n chap._n xii_o as_o no_o age_n be_v less_o like_a to_o be_v cheat_v than_o that_o wherein_o the_o apostle_n flourish_v so_o no_o generation_n of_o man_n be_v less_o like_a to_o put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o the_o world_n than_o the_o apostolic_a and_o primitive_a church_n §_o 1._o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a church_n veracity_n evince_v by_o their_o choose_n death_n rather_o than_o a_o officious_a lie_n to_o save_v their_o life_n pliny_n '_o s_o testimony_n of_o they_o §_o 2_o 3._o they_o hide_v not_o their_o imperfection_n nor_o the_o truth_n to_o please_v party_n or_o to_o avoid_v the_o world_n take_v offence_n the_o offence_n which_o heathen_n take_v at_o some_o gospel-passage_n §_o 4._o all_o false_a religion_n make_v lie_v their_o refuge_n pagan_a forgery_n §_o 5._o papal_a innovation_n found_v on_o lie_a legend_n sir_n thomas_n moor_n upon_o st._n austin_n gregory_n turonensis_n and_o simeon_n metaphrastes_n devout_a liar_n the_o story_n of_o the_o baptist_n '_o s_z head_n book_n ii_o the_o argument_n as_o they_o can_v not_o nor_o will_v not_o delude_v other_o so_o they_o be_v not_o themselves_o delude_v person_n or_o man_n of_o crazy_a intellect_n but_o propound_v to_o the_o world_n a_o religion_n so_o every_o way_n fit_v to_o the_o dictate_v of_o common_a reason_n of_o the_o most_o refine_v philosophy_n and_o of_o pre-existent_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o have_v frame_v have_v they_o not_o be_v of_o perfect_a memory_n and_o sound_a mind_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o gospel_n correspondency_n with_o vulgar_a sentiment_n §_o 1._o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n untaught_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a creed_n in_o the_o article_n touch_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n his_o goodness_n justice_n mercy_n the_o existence_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n §_o 2._o the_o resurrection_n and_o future_a judgement_n death_n formidable_a for_o its_o consequence_n to_o evil_a man_n no_o fence_n against_o this_o fear_n prove_v by_o example_n §_o 3._o in_o hope_n of_o future_a good_a the_o soul_n secret_o applaud_v herself_o after_o virtuous_a acts._n this_o make_v the_o flesh_n suffer_v patient_o chap._n ii_o reason_n nonpluse_v help_v by_o religion_n acquiesce_v in_o her_o resolution_n §_o 1._o man_n supremacy_n over_o the_o creature_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o not_o cognoscible_a by_o natural_a light_n §_o 2._o yet_o general_o challenge_v even_o over_o spirit_n who_o man_n command_v to_o do_v what_o themselves_o disgust_v §_o 3._o the_o way_n of_o creation_n a_o mystery_n reason_n puzzle_v to_o find_v it_o out_o can_v but_o conjecture_v §_o 4._o divine_a revelation_n touch_v both_o acquiesce_v in_o as_o soon_o as_o communicate_v scripture-philosophy_n excel_v the_o mechanic_n plato_n commendation_n §_o 5._o nothing_o but_o the_o god_n of_o order_n grant_v can_v secure_v state_n from_o anarchical_a parity_n and_o club-law_n §_o 6._o heathen_n assent_v to_o the_o reason_n of_o both_o assign_v by_o scripture_n chap._n iii_o natural_a conscience_n echo_v to_o christian_a moral_n §_o 1._o a_o dispraise_n to_o dispraise_v virtue_n or_o praise_n vice_n the_o comick_n liberty_n restrain_v §_o 2._o how_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n become_v to_o be_v repute_v go_n §_o 3._o man_n be_v deify_v for_o their_o virtue_n vice_n ungod_v go_n §_o 4._o stage-god_n hiss_v at_o the_o infamy_n of_o player_n the_o original_a of_o mythology_n chap._n iu._n christian_n religion_n concord_n with_o the_o high_a philosophical_a notion_n §_o 1._o divine_a knowledge_n communicate_v from_o the_o church_n to_o travel_a philosopher_n our_o religion_n elder_a than_o heathenism_n by_o heathen_n confession_n §_o 2._o christian_n article_n imply_v in_o pagan_a philosophy_n position_n man_n happiness_n through_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o conformity_n unto_o god_n §_o 3._o this_o conformity_n and_o communion_n effect_v by_o god-man_n god_n manifest_a in_o
the_o flesh_n bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n §_o 4._o plato_n falter_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o vulgar_a error_n a_o man_n from_o god_n whence_o multiplicity_n of_o god-saviours_n pagan_a independency_n their_o mutual_a indulge_v one_o another_o §_o 5._o not_o many_o but_o one_o mediator_n the_o result_n of_o the_o heathen_n second_o thought_n plato_n sentence_n entence_v by_o platonic_n nothing_o can_v purge_v but_o a_o principle_n st._n john_n gospel_n in_o platonic_a book_n the_o christian_a premise_n yield_v their_o conclusion_n deny_v by_o gentile_n plato_n sentence_n under_o the_o rose_n chap._n v._n none_o of_o their_o local_a saviour_n be_v able_a to_o save_v §_o 1._o their_o white_a witch_n impede_v in_o do_v good_a by_o the_o black_a lucan_n hag_n more_o mighty_a than_o any_o of_o their_o almighty_n §_o 2._o none_o of_o their_o saviour_n soul-purger_n §_o 3._o porphiry_n vote_n for_o one_o universal_a saviour_n not_o know_v in_o the_o heathen_a world_n altar_n to_o the_o unknown_a god_n whether_o god_n or_o goddess_n §_o 4._o the_o unknown_a god_n §_o 5._o great_a pan_n the_o all-heal_a his_o death_n §_o 6._o of_o their_o many_o lord_n none_o comparable_a to_o the_o lord_n christ_n to_o we_o but_o one_o lord_n chap._n vi_o god_n the_o light_n man_n reliever_n §_o 1._o plebeian_n light_n mistake_v for_o the_o true_a all-healing_a light_n jove_n and_o vaejove_v mythology_n a_o help_n at_o a_o dead_a lift_n §_o 2._o wisdom_n beget_v of_o god_n man_n helper_n the_o father_n darling_n §_o 3._o make_a man._n sibyl_n maintain_v as_o quote_v by_o father_n come_v short_a of_o scripture-oracle_n §_o 4._o virgil_n out_o of_o sibyl_n prophesy_v of_o christ._n the_o sibylline_n bring_v to_o the_o test._n tully_n weak_a exception_n against_o the_o sibylline_n §_o 5._o sibyl_n song_n of_o god_n redeemer_n the_o eternal_a word_n the_o creator_n apollo_n commend_v christ._n local_a saviour_n explode_a chap._n vii_o man_n heal_v by_o the_o stripe_n and_o oracle_n of_o god-man_n §_o 1._o jew_n hide_v face_n from_o christ._n great_a hero_n great_a sufferer_n the_o expiatory_a painfulness_n of_o their_o passion_n §_o 2._o humane_a sacrifice_n universal_a §_o 3._o not_o in_o imitation_n of_o abraham_n porphyry_n miscollection_n from_o sancuniathon_n humane_a sacrifice_n in_o use_n in_o canaan_n before_o abraham_n come_v there_o and_o in_o remote_a part_n before_o his_o fact_n be_v know_v in_o chaldea_n before_o abraham_n departure_n thence_o §_o 4._o it_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o old_a tradition_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n heel_n bruise_v their_o sacred_a anchor_n in_o extremity_n §_o 5._o the_o story_n of_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n and_o edom_n vulgar_o mistake_v different_a from_o amos_n his_o text._n king_n of_o moab_n offer_v his_o own_o son_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o soul_n §_o 6._o what_o they_o grope_v after_o exhibit_v in_o christ_n blood_n §_o 7._o man_n saviour_n be_v to_o save_v man_n by_o deliver_v divine_a oracle_n hero_n cultivate_v the_o world_n by_o art_n and_o science_n §_o 8._o gospel-net_n take_v in_o small_a and_o great_a the_o apostle_n become_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n how_o chap._n viii_o the_o gospel_n calculate_v to_o the_o meridian_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n §_o 1_o in_o its_o type_n §_o 2._o its_o ceremonial_n fall_v at_o christ_n foot_n with_o their_o own_o weight_n the_o nest_n of_o ceremony_n pull_v down_o that_o law_n not_o practicable_a §_o 3._o moses_n his_o moral_n improve_v by_o christ_n by_o better_a motive_n moses_n faithful_a christ_n no_o austere_a master_n law_n for_o child_n for_o man_n for_o the_o humane_a court_n for_o conscience_n christ_n clear_v moses_n from_o false_a gloss_n §_o 4._o it_o be_v fit_a that_o christ_n shall_v demand_v a_o great_a rent_n have_v improve_v the_o farm_n st._n mat._n 5._o 17._o explain_v christian_n virtue_n a_o mirror_n of_o god_n admire_v by_o angel_n st._n mat._n 7._o 26._o urge_v the_o sanction_n of_o the_o royal_a law_n §_o 5._o st._n paul_n notion_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n only_o explain_v it_o imply_v more_o and_o better_a work_n than_o justification_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n judaisme_n have_v lose_v its_o salvific_a power_n much_o give_v much_o require_v the_o equity_n and_o easiness_n of_o christ_n yoke_n discord_n in_o the_o academy_n none_o in_o christ_n school_n chap._n ix_o gospel-history_n agree_v with_o old_a testament-prophecy_n §_o 1._o christ_n appeal_n to_o the_o prophet_n §_o 2._o the_o primary_n old_a testament-prophecy_n not_o accomplishable_a in_o any_o but_o the_o bless_a jesus_n jacob_n shilo_n gentile_n gather_v sceptre_n depart_v at_o the_o demolish_n of_o their_o king_n palace_n §_o 3._o by_o consent_n of_o both_o party_n not_o till_o the_o gentile_n gather_v child_n to_o abraham_n of_o stone_n gentile_n flock_v to_o christ_n standard_n §_o 4._o sign_n of_o sceptre_n be_v departure_n price_n of_o soul_n pay_v to_o capitol_n not_o former_o pay_v to_o caesar._n mat._n 17._o 25._o explain_v §_o 5._o jew_n pay_v neither_o tithe_n nor_o his_o pole-money_n to_o any_o but_o their_o own_o priest_n before_o vespasian_n who_o make_v judah_n a_o vassal_n to_o a_o strange_a god_n such_o as_o their_o father_n know_v not_o chap._n x._o more_o sign_n of_o the_o sceptre_n be_v departure_n §_o 1._o covenant-obligation_n void_a they_o return_v to_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o temple-vessel_n profanation_n revenge_v of_o old_a not_o now_o regard_v §_o 3._o titus_n and_o vespasian_n reward_v for_o their_o service_n against_o the_o temple_n §_o 4._o judah_n god_n deaf_a to_o all_o their_o cry_n §_o 5._o they_o curse_v themselves_o in_o call_v upon_o the_o god_n of_o revenge_n §_o 6._o jewish_a and_o gentile_a historian_n relate_v the_o watchword_n let_v we_o depart_v §_o 7._o jacob_n thus_o expound_v not_o by_o statist_n but_o the_o apostle_n chap._n xi_o the_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n septimanes_n and_o haggai_n second_o house_n not_o applicable_a to_o any_o but_o the_o bless_a jesus_n §_o 1._o porphyry_n and_o rabbi_n deny_v daniel_n authority_n the_o jew_n split_v their_o messiah_n §_o 2._o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o both_o these_o evasion_n §_o 3._o daniel_n prophecy_n not_o capable_a of_o any_o sense_n but_o what_o have_v receive_v its_o accomplishment_n in_o our_o jesus_n §_o 4._o daniel_n second_n epocha_n §_o 5._o christ_n the_o desire_n of_o all_o nation_n fill_v the_o second_o temple_n with_o glory_n §_o 6._o that_o temple_n not_o now_o in_o be_v §_o 7._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o book_n book_n iii_o the_o argument_n 3_o we_o have_v as_o good_a ground_n of_o assurance_n that_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n be_v do_v and_o deliver_v according_o as_o they_o be_v therein_o relate_v as_o we_o have_v or_o can_v have_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o any_o other_o the_o most_o certain_a relation_n in_o the_o world_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o universal_a tradition_n of_o the_o church_n a_o good_a evidence_n of_o the_o gospel_n legitimacy_n §_o 1._o the_o inconquerable_a force_n of_o universal_a tradition_n §_o 2._o no_o danger_n of_o be_v over-credulous_a in_o our_o case_n §_o 3._o reason_n interest_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n §_o 4._o we_o have_v better_a assurance_n that_o the_o evangelical_n write_n and_o history_n be_v those_o man_n offspring_n who_o name_n they_o bear_v than_o any_o man_n can_v have_v that_o he_o be_v his_o repute_a father_n son_n §_o 5._o the_o sceptic_a can_v prove_v himself_o his_o mother_n son_n by_o so_o good_a argument_n as_o the_o gospel_n have_v for_o its_o legitimacy_n §_o 6._o bastard-slips_a graft_v into_o noble_a family_n the_o sceptic_a in_o religion_n be_v a_o leveller_n in_o politic_n chap._n ii_o the_o suffrage_n of_o adversary_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o church_n §_o 1._o pagan_a indictment_n show_v what_o be_v find_v christianity_n in_o pagan_a court_n §_o 2._o christian_n precept_n and_o example_n civilise_v the_o court_n of_o heathen_a emperor_n §_o 3._o pliny_n information_n concern_v christian_n to_o trajan_n §_o 4._o what_o it_o be_v in_o christian_n that_o maximnus_fw-la hate_v they_o for_o chap._n iii_o the_o substance_n of_o christian_a religion_n as_o it_o stand_v now_o in_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o its_o adversary_n §_o 1._o the_o effigy_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v hang_v out_o where_o it_o be_v proscribe_v §_o 2._o hierocles_n attempt_v to_o outvie_v jesus_n with_o apollonius_n have_v present_v to_o the_o world_n the_o sum_n of_o evangelical_n history_n §_o 3._o more_o ape_n of_o christ_n than_o apollonius_n §_o 4._o christ_n doctrine_n may_v be_v trace_v out_o by_o the_o footstep_n of_o the_o hunter_n who_o pursue_v it_o chap._n iu._n every_o article_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n to_o be_v find_v
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 detect_v have_v our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n wrought_v their_o wonderful_a cure_n and_o stupendous_a work_n by_o the_o application_n of_o natural_a cause_n that_o age_n wherein_o they_o be_v do_v be_v a_o age_n of_o the_o most_o improve_a wit_n in_o natural_a science_n that_o the_o benign_a genius_n of_o any_o age_n have_v till_o then_o or_o have_v to_o this_o day_n produce_v pliny_n that_o great_a secretary_n of_o nature_n so_o industrious_a a_o searcher_n into_o her_o mystery_n as_o in_o pursuit_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o vesuviums_n conflagration_n he_o make_v so_o near_o a_o approach_n to_o that_o burn_a mountain_n while_o the_o dreadful_a fragor_fw-la of_o that_o fierce_a eruption_n put_v the_o most_o undaunted_a spirit_n into_o that_o fright_n as_o they_o flee_v as_o fast_o and_o far_o from_o it_o as_o their_o heel_n will_v carry_v they_o as_o he_o be_v stifle_v with_o its_o sulphureous_a steam_n choose_v rather_o to_o die_v in_o the_o attempt_n 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6._o epist._n 16._o request_v from_o he_o a_o account_n of_o his_o uncle_n death_n that_o he_o may_v in_o his_o history_n transmit_v to_o posterity_n the_o memory_n of_o so_o brave_a a_o exploit_n a_o little_a before_o he_o in_o year_n and_o not_o behind_o he_o in_o sagacity_n after_o nature_n footstep_n flourish_v mithridates_n king_n of_o pontus_n who_o name_n to_o this_o day_n be_v famous_a in_o dispensatories_n regum_fw-la orientis_fw-la post_fw-la alexandrum_fw-la magnum_fw-la maximus_fw-la the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o eastern_a king_n after_z alexander_z the_o great_a so_o potent_a as_o he_o hold_v the_o roman_n in_o play_n 40_o year_n and_o in_o his_o ruin_n involve_v almost_o the_o whole_a east_n and_o north_n l._n florus_n appianus_n etc._n etc._n have_v 25_o province_n under_o his_o dominion_n and_o understand_v as_o many_o language_n as_o well_o as_o the_o native_n so_o that_o he_o answer_v all_o ambassador_n in_o their_o mother_n tongue_n agellius_n noct_v att._n l._n 17._o c._n 17._o ingentis_fw-la
five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o spite_n of_o the_o natural_a dyscrasie_n of_o that_o monster_n and_o the_o temptation_n to_o a_o early_a apostasy_n which_o a_o absolute_a sovereignty_n lay_v before_o he_o vid._n tacit._n a_o 15._o and_o who_o be_v himself_o as_o much_o a_o philosopher_n in_o the_o inward_a of_o his_o soul_n as_o in_o the_o outward_a habit_n of_o his_o beard_n and_o gown_n as_o much_o a_o moralist_n in_o practice_n as_o contemplation_n and_o precept_n as_o the_o great_a humanist_n of_o france_n the_o lord_n nountaigne_n essay_n l._n 1._o c._n 32._o have_v more_o than_o essay_v to_o vindicate_v he_o to_o have_v be_v against_o dion_n calumniation_n xiphil_n è_fw-fr dione_n nero._n pag._n 519._o ground_v upon_o tigellinus_n and_o his_o party_n report_n who_o to_o have_v his_o enemy_n and_o slanderer_n be_v seneca_n honour_n tigellinus_n be_v a_o person_n of_o so_o filthy_a and_o calumniate_a a_o tongue_n as_o dion_z himself_o but_o three_o page_n before_o he_o 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she_o who_o be_v most_o privy_a to_o what_o he_o be_v at_o home_n with_o himself_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o virtuous_a life_n in_o those_o action_n of_o it_o wherein_o there_o have_v be_v least_o personate_n as_o the_o best_a expedient_a against_o her_o immoderate_a sorrow_n for_o his_o departure_n and_o last_o as_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o our_o church_n employ_v in_o their_o opinion_n that_o he_o have_v familiar_a converse_n with_o st._n paul_n conceive_v it_o scarce_o possible_a that_o he_o can_v in_o life_n and_o doctrine_n hit_v so_o right_a upon_o the_o sense_n of_o evangelical_n precept_n without_o some_o such_o interpreter_n then_o live_v thrasea_n that_o martyr_n under_o nero_n for_o natural_a theology_n who_o tacitus_n call_v the_o light_n of_o the_o roman_a world_n and_o thus_o preface_v his_o story_n at_o last_o nero_n covet_v to_o extirpate_v virtue_n itself_o in_o put_v thrasea_n to_o death_n have_v no_o other_o cause_n of_o displeasure_n against_o he_o but_o his_o go_v out_o of_o the_o senate_n as_o refuse_v to_o give_v his_o vote_n for_o the_o condemnation_n of_o agrippina_n upon_o the_o barbarous_a motion_n of_o her_o unnatural_a son_n and_o his_o not_o appear_v at_o those_o funeral_n solemnity_n wherein_o divine_a honour_n be_v confer_v upon_o that_o court_n drab_n poppaea_n a_o person_n of_o that_o divine_a presence_n and_o discourse_n as_o his_o friend_n be_v confident_a he_o will_v have_v thunderstruck_a the_o senate_n and_o nero_n himself_o if_o they_o can_v have_v persuade_v he_o to_o have_v stoop_v so_o far_o from_o the_o contempt_n of_o death_n as_o to_o plead_v for_o his_o life_n and_o make_v his_o defence_n in_o which_o point_n through_o his_o belief_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n of_o which_o he_o be_v discourse_v with_o demetrius_n the_o philosopher_n at_o that_o instant_n he_o be_v of_o so_o well_o a_o compose_a mind_n as_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o change_v countenance_n except_o it_o be_v to_o a_o more_o cheerful_a aspect_n at_o the_o news_n of_o his_o condemnation_n tacit._n l._n 15._o illic_fw-la à _fw-la quaestore_fw-mi reperitur_fw-la laetitiae_fw-la propior_fw-la and_o while_o his_o life_n be_v breathe_v out_o at_o the_o vein_n of_o both_o his_o arm_n he_o spend_v not_o his_o breath_n in_o effeminate_a lamentation_n but_o in_o discourse_n upon_o that_o endless_a life_n to_o which_o he_o assure_v himself_o he_o be_v haste_v and_o call_v the_o quaestor_n who_o be_v send_v to_o see_v his_o execution_n look_v here_o say_v he_o young_a man_n we_o be_v pour_v out_o this_o offering_n jovi_fw-la liberatori_fw-la to_o god_n redeemer_n i_o pray_v god_n divert_v the_o omen_n but_o very_o thou_o live_v in_o such_o time_n as_o it_o be_v very_o behooveful_a to_o get_v thy_o mind_n fortify_v against_o all_o temporal_a evil_n by_o such_o example_n of_o constancy_n as_o thou_o see_v i_o set_v before_o thou_o §_o 2._o but_o i_o go_v about_o to_o number_v the_o star_n in_o attempt_v to_o reckon_v 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 ut_fw-la verè_fw-la loquamur_fw-la superstitio_fw-la fusa_fw-la per_fw-la gentes_fw-la oppressit_fw-la omnium_fw-la ferè_fw-la animos_fw-la atque_fw-la hominum_fw-la imbecillitatem_fw-la occupavit_fw-la the_o divinat_fw-la l._n 2._o pag._n 265._o 1._o in_o particular_a he_o explode_v divination_n by_o dream_n from_o several_a instance_n of_o one_o that_o be_v to_o run_v in_o the_o olympic_a game_n dream_v he_o see_v himself_o overnight_o carry_v in_o a_o chariot_n draw_v with_o four_o horse_n which_o one_o interpret_v to_o signify_v that_o he_o shall_v win_v the_o prize_n because_o of_o the_o horse_n swiftness_n another_o that_o he_o shall_v lose_v it_o because_o he_o have_v see_v four_o swift_a creature_n before_o himself_o of_o another_o who_o dream_v he_o see_v a_o eagle_n that_o portend_v thou_o shall_v win_v quoth_v one_o augur_n for_o that_o be_v the_o swift_a bird_n thou_o shall_v lose_v say_v another_o for_o the_o eagle_n pursue_v all_o other_o bird_n and_o be_v herself_o 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 251._o when_o their_o be_v mostwhat_a give_v in_o verse_n speak_v they_o to_o be_v the_o result_n of_o humane_a industry_n and_o their_o ambiguity_n father_n they_o upon_o person_n provide_v for_o save_v their_o own_o credit_n let_v come_v what_o will_n partim_fw-la falsis_fw-la partim_fw-la casu_fw-la veris_fw-la ut_fw-la fit_n in_fw-la omni_fw-la oratione_fw-la saepissimè_fw-la partim_fw-la flexiloquis_fw-la &_o obscuris_fw-la ut_fw-la interpres_fw-la egeat_fw-la interpret_v &_o ipsa_fw-la sor_n referenda_fw-la sit_fw-la ad_fw-la sort_n partim_fw-la ambiguis_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 252._o they_o be_v sometime_o false_a sometime_o true_a by_o chance_n as_o it_o frequent_o fall_v out_o in_o all_o kind_n of_o discourse_n sometime_o so_o equivocal_a and_o obscure_a as_o the_o interpreter_n need_v a_o interpreter_n and_o the_o question_n what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o respond_v be_v hard_a to_o answer_v than_o the_o question_n which_o be_v put_v to_o the_o oracle_n and_o 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
of_o man_n of_o who_o he_o receive_v that_o mathematical_a table_n which_o neither_o he_o nor_o they_o nor_o any_o body_n else_o understand_v abacum_fw-la certè_fw-la primus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d saracenis_fw-la rapiens_fw-la regulas_fw-la dedit_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la sudantibus_fw-la abacistis_fw-la vix_fw-la intelliguntur_fw-la c._n malmesbur_n 2._o 10._o however_o the_o devil_n be_v too_o cunning_a for_o he_o for_o statuae_fw-la capâ—t_fw-la à _fw-la saracenis_fw-la hispaniensibus_fw-la edoctus_fw-la in_o oraculum_fw-la sibi_fw-la conflavit_fw-la silvester_n secundus_fw-la but_o his_o oracle_n deceive_v he_o by_o equivocation_n promise_v he_o shall_v not_o die_v till_o he_o read_v mass_n in_o jerusalem_n mean_v a_o church_n in_o rome_n so_o call_v wherein_o he_o be_v sing_v mass_n he_o die_v miserable_o c._n malmeâ—buriensis_n 2._o 10._o referente_fw-la seldeno_fw-la de_fw-la dâ—â—s_fw-la syriis_fw-la in_o teraphim_n but_o of_o all_o these_o mathematician_n none_o come_v near_o benet_n 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