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the_o filthy_a corruption_n and_o superstition_n of_o paganism_n xlii_o the_o next_o thing_n i_o shall_v touch_v upon_o be_v the_o politic_a institution_n of_o the_o heathen_a ceremony_n in_o time_n of_o their_o public_a devotion_n there_o be_v nothing_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n over_o the_o generality_n of_o mâ—…n_n especial_o the_o vulgar_a than_o their_o passion_n and_o over_o their_o passion_n than_o ceremony_n which_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o their_o mind_n what_o be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o a_o lord_n mayor_n show_v horse_n 〈◊〉_d play_n or_o the_o like_a but_o only_o the_o pâ—…p_n and_o solemnity_n wherewith_o they_o be_v attend_v who_o will_v be_v ambitious_a of_o see_v the_o lord_n mayor_n without_o any_o attendant_n of_o see_v two_o horse_n run_v against_o one_o another_o with_o no_o other_o company_n but_o the_o groom_n that_o ride_v they_o will_v any_o person_n give_v money_n and_o stay_v in_o a_o crowd_n for_o three_o or_o
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so_o that_o a_o mistake_a martyrdom_n rather_o betray_v the_o easiness_n of_o the_o party_n than_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o cause_n for_o to_o believe_v otherwise_o be_v to_o do_v too_o great_a a_o honour_n to_o those_o atheist_n or_o heretic_n who_o have_v suffer_v for_o their_o irreligion_n under_o the_o law_n of_o christianity_n the_o apostle_n suffer_v for_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o they_o see_v with_o their_o own_o eye_n whereas_o many_o of_o the_o heathen_n do_v but_o like_a knight_n of_o the_o post_n affirm_v the_o verity_n of_o thing_n they_o know_v not_o only_o have_v receive_v by_o a_o traditional_a hear-say_n from_o other_o who_o vain_a opinion_n of_o their_o great_a knowledge_n fill_v they_o with_o pride_n as_o be_v the_o only_a man_n which_o know_v the_o secret_n of_o heaven_n like_o aesop_n conjurer_n they_o pretend_v to_o know_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o be_v ignorant_a that_o his_o own_o house_n be_v on_o fire_n at_o home_n xvi_o the_o two_o primitive_a essential_o which_o constitute_v all_o compound_a thing_n be_v by_o the_o ancient_a greek_n term_v psyche_n and_o hyle_n that_o be_v spiritus_fw-la and_o materia_fw-la soul_n and_o body_n both_o these_o they_o hold_v as_o consider_v in_o their_o single_a nature_n to_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o to_o continue_v to_o eternity_n which_o together_o unite_v in_o one_o infinite_a they_o hold_v to_o be_v god_n who_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v maker_n of_o the_o world_n not_o by_o operation_n from_o without_o as_o a_o cook_n make_v a_o pie_n of_o several_a material_n which_o he_o have_v gather_v together_o and_o be_v no_o part_n of_o he_o can_v after_o it_o be_v make_v subsist_v without_o he_o but_o by_o inoperation_n rather_o resemble_v the_o soul_n in_o a_o live_a creature_n which_o by_o its_o intrinsic_a plastic_a virtue_n form_n the_o animal_n with_o all_o its_o faculty_n and_o part_n both_o internal_a and_o external_a not_o be_v able_a to_o subsist_v 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that_o if_o there_o be_v than_o god_n must_v have_v be_v but_o one_o eminent_a thing_n among_o many_o other_o which_o to_o speak_v or_o think_v may_v be_v esteem_v as_o great_a and_o sottish_a a_o blasphemy_n in_o philosophy_n as_o religion_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n lucan_n speak_v jupiter_n est_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la vides_fw-la etc._n etc._n also_o ovid_n praesentemque_fw-la refert_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la herba_fw-la deum_fw-la but_o the_o absurdity_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v already_o by_o several_a ingenious_a pen_n make_v know_v unto_o the_o world_n as_o 1._o if_o every_o thing_n be_v god_n or_o a_o portion_n 13._o of_o god_n some_o part_n of_o the_o deity_n must_v perceive_v what_o other_o do_v not_o 2._o several_a part_n of_o the_o deity_n as_o stone_n metal_n etc._n etc._n must_v be_v void_a of_o understanding_n 3._o idolatry_n be_v no_o crime_n but_o only_o a_o amicable_a officiousness_n in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o deity_n towards_o another_o to_o which_o purpose_n athenagoras_n write_v say_v if_o god_n and_o matter_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n under_o various_a appellation_n than_o be_v it_o no_o less_o than_o impiety_n in_o we_o to_o deny_v divine_a honour_n to_o stone_n tree_n or_o metal_n last_o there_o will_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o virtue_n or_o vice_n pain_n or_o pleasure_n unless_o you_o will_v make_v god_n to_o commit_v the_o one_o and_o suffer_v the_o other_o xvii_o now_o they_o who_o hold_v this_o vain_a opinion_n term_v every_o creature_n especial_o man_n who_o be_v esteem_v the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o other_o a_o microcosm_n or_o little_a world_n as_o compose_v of_o psyche_n and_o hyle_n also_o moses_n have_v be_v think_v to_o intimate_v as_o much_o in_o say_v that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o creation_n the_o spirit_n move_v upon_o the_o water_n for_o so_o the_o rabbin_n and_o cabalist_n expound_v he_o they_o say_v it_o be_v the_o ruah_n elohim_n viz._n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o move_v upon_o the_o water_n 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