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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 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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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force_v aside_o equivalent_a to_o st._n paul_n become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n to_o counterseit_v and_o feign_a deity_n which_o thing_n have_v produce_v false_a opinion_n turbulent_a error_n and_o most_o dote_a superstition_n the_o shape_v age_n apparel_n ornament_n offspring_n marriage_n kindred_n of_o the_o god_n be_v all_o draw_v after_o the_o copy_n of_o humane_a infirmity_n yea_o the_o god_n be_v present_v to_o we_o as_o man_n subject_a to_o passion_n of_o mind_n we_o hear_v the_o poet_n discourse_v of_o their_o lust_n anger_n envy_n sickness_n etc._n etc._n which_o thing_n to_o believe_v or_o affirm_v of_o god_n be_v a_o thing_n full_a of_o vain_a and_o extreme_a folly_n and_o levity_n seneca_n in_o his_o book_n against_o superstition_n quote_v by_o st._n austin_n the_o civit._n 6._o 10._o but_o not_o extant_a except_o some_o diligent_a hand_n have_v of_o late_o retrieve_v it_o from_o the_o moth_n do_v bold_o copious_o and_o vehement_o inveigh_v against_o theatrick_n divinity_n affirm_v that_o the_o world_n through_o poetical_a delusion_n worship_v they_o for_o god_n who_o if_o they_o shall_v animate_v and_o appear_v to_o man_n in_o those_o image_n in_o which_o they_o be_v worship_v will_v be_v think_v monster_n numina_fw-la vocant_fw-la quae_fw-la si_fw-la spiritu_fw-la accepto_fw-la occurrerent_fw-la monstra_fw-la haberentur_fw-la do_v thou_o think_v so_o tully_n proceed_v the_o dream_n of_o titus_n tacitus_n of_o romulus_n of_o hostilius_n ever_o a_o whit_n more_o true_a than_o poetical_a fable_n or_o any_o thing_n more_o lewd_a than_o these_o how_o they_o come_v to_o put_v their_o god_n into_o such_o monstrous_a shape_n hyginus_n inform_v we_o in_o his_o poetic_a astronomy_n tit_n sagittarius_fw-la ita_fw-la jupiter_fw-la fecisse_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la omne_fw-la illius_fw-la artificia_fw-la uno_fw-la corpore_fw-la vellet_fw-la significare_fw-la crura_fw-la ejus_fw-la equina_fw-la fixisse_fw-la quòd_fw-la equo_fw-la multum_fw-la sit_fw-la usus_fw-la &_o sagittas_fw-la adjunxit_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la &_o acumen_n &_o celeritas_fw-la esse_fw-la crederetur_fw-la caudam_fw-la satyricam_fw-la quòd_fw-la satyris_fw-la aeque_fw-la ac_fw-la musis_fw-la sit_fw-la delectatus_fw-la a_o right_a jack_n of_o all_o trade_n paint_v with_o all_o the_o escutcheon_n and_o arm_n belong_v to_o his_o several_a profession_n but_o tully_n be_v no_o where_o more_o unmannerly_a and_o saucy_a with_o the_o poetical_a god_n than_o in_o his_o moral_n where_o forget_v the_o gravity_n of_o a_o stoic_a he_o pour_v out_o such_o like_a sarcasm_n as_o these_o upon_o the_o poetical_a jove_n see_v jupiter_n be_v describe_v by_o the_o poet_n pencil_n to_o have_v be_v so_o exceed_o salacious_a why_o do_v he_o not_o yet_o beget_v child_n if_o he_o be_v alive_a have_v age_n geld_v he_o the_o law_n of_o papias_n restrain_v he_o or_o have_v he_o obtain_v the_o privilege_n of_o three_o son_n of_o scaevola_n doctrine_n touch_v this_o point_n st._n 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