confederation_n from_o the_o jewish_a church_n 142_o 143.144_o pythagoras_n his_o symbol_n of_o salt_n a_o imitation_n of_o god_n covenant_n of_o salâ—_n levit._n 2.13_o 144.145.146_o the_o idea_n of_o pythagoras_n his_o college_n from_o the_o essenes_n 14â—_n 148_o the_o pythagorean_n as_o the_o essenes_n great_a separatist_n 148_o 149·_fw-la 2._o the_o pythagorean_n as_o the_o essenes_n shun_v pleasure_n 149._o 3._o the_o pythagorean_n &_o essenes_n enjoy_v all_o thing_n in_o common_a 149_o 4._o the_o pythagorean_n celibat_fw-la from_o the_o jew_n &_o essenes_n 150_o 5_o pythagorean_n abstinence_n from_o the_o jew_n &_o essenes_n 151_o 6_o the_o pythagorean_n purification_n 7._o their_o festival_n from_o the_o jew_n 152._o 8._o the_o pythagorean_n white_a distinctive_a vestment_n from_o the_o jew_n 152._o 9_o the_o pythagorean_n silence_n from_o the_o jew_n 153_o 154_o 10._o the_o pythagorean_n reverence_n to_o their_o doctor_n 154_o 11._o their_o own_n providence_n and_o their_o devotion_n 154_o 13._o their_o daily_a study_n 14._o their_o daily_a exercise_n inspection_n and_o examan_n of_o their_o action_n 155_o 15._o their_o zele_n against_o apostate_n 156_o 16._o their_o excommunication_n 156_o 17._o a_o general_a parallel_n betwixt_o the_o essent_n and_o pythagorean_n 156_o chap._n 7._o of_o pythagoras_n philosophy_n natural_a and_o moral_a with_o its_o traduction_n from_o the_o jew_n the_o distribution_n of_o pythagoras_n philosophy_n 157_o the_o several_a part_n of_o pythagoras_n philosophy_n both_o what_o he_o receive_v from_o orpheus_n egypt_n chaldea_n and_o phenicia_n from_o the_o jew_n original_o 158_o 159._o pythagoras_n mathematics_n 159_o pythagoras_n arithmetic_n from_o phenicia_n 160_o pythagoras_n music_n 160_o pythagoras_n astronomy_n 161_o the_o earth_n motion_n 161_o pythagoras_n geometry_n and_o measure_n 161_o pythagoras_n physics_n 1._o contemplative_a 162_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n 162_o the_o first_o matter_n and_o form_n 162_o pythagoras_n notion_n of_o fire_n 163.164_o 2_o pythagoras_n medicine_n from_o the_o jew_n 165_o pythagoras_n moral_a philosophy_n 165_o 1._o his_o ethic_n dogmatic_a exhortative_a and_o characteristic_a 166_o 167_o 168._o 2._o pythagoras_n politic_n 169_o 170._o chap._n 8._o pythagoras_n theology_n traduce_v from_o the_o jewish_a church_n pythagoras_n theology_n be_v the_o centre_n of_o his_o philosophy_n 172_o 173_o pythagoras_n tetracty_n from_o the_o judaic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 173_o pythagoras_n metaphysic_n contemplation_n of_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o exod._n 3.14_o 174_o 1â—5_n pythagoras_n scriptural_a tradition_n of_o god_n unity_n 176_o pythagoras_n of_o god_n simplicity_n 177_o pythagoras_n his_o divine_a idea_n the_o same_o with_o the_o scriptural_a tradition_n of_o god_n decree_n 178-183_a parmenides_n his_o opinion_n of_o idea_n 179_o 180_o timaeus_n locrus_n his_o doctrine_n of_o idea_n 181_o divine_a idea_n either_o primarie_n or_o secondary_a 181_o all_o thing_n make_v according_a to_o god_n exemplar_n 182_o pythagoras_n of_o god_n providence_n over_o all_o 183_o pythagoras_n model_n of_o divine_a worship_n 184·_fw-la 187_o 1._o against_o all_o image_n in_o divine_a worship_n 184_o 2._o that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v by_o rite_n of_o his_o own_o institution_n 185_o 3._o pythagoras_n his_o exactness_n in_o divine_a worship_n 186_o pythagoras_n his_o daemon_n their_o office_n and_o nature_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o messiah_n 187_o 188_o of_o the_o pythagorean_n aeones_n 188_o pythagoras_n his_o metempsychosis_n a_o corrupt_a tradition_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 188_o 189_o a_o general_a idea_n of_o pythagoras_n philosophic_a mystic_a theologie_n 189_o 190_o pythagoras_n his_o divination_n 190_o chap._n 9_o of_o pythagoras_n symbol_n and_o their_o judaic_a original_a etc._n etc._n pythagoras_n his_o mode_n of_o philosophize_v judaic_a and_o scriptural_a 191_o 192_o a_o enumeration_n of_o pythagoras_n his_o symbol_n which_o prove_v their_o judaic_a original_n 193_o 1._o give_v the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n to_o none_o but_o pythagorean_n 194_o 2._o abstain_v from_o thing_n dead_a 194_o 195_o 3._o set_a down_o salt_n a_o symbol_n of_o amity_n 195_o pythagoras_n his_o ethick_n symbol_n 196_o pythagoras_n his_o metempsychosis_n symbolic_a 197_o nebuchadnezar_n his_o metempsychosis_n 198_o pythagoras_n his_o abstinence_n from_o flesh_n symbolick_n 198_o 199_o pythagoras_n his_o abstinence_n from_o bean_n symbolic_a 199_o 200_o number_n symbol_n of_o thing_n divine_a 200_o pythagoras_n his_o symbol_n of_o divine_a worship_n of_o judaic_a extract_n 200.201_o of_o pythagoras_n work_n 201_o pythagoras_n his_o sectator_n and_o their_o destruction_n 202_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n and_o all_o other_o philosopher_n congenial_a 204_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o eleatic_a philosophy_n etc._n etc._n xenophanes_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o eleatic_a sect._n 205_o parmenides_n his_o philosophy_n 206_o zeno_n the_o eleatic_a inventor_n of_o logic_n 206_o leucippus_n his_o doctrine_n of_o atom_n 207_o democritus_n with_o his_o opinion_n of_o atom_n 207_o his_o skill_n in_o experimental_a philosophy_n 208_o his_o ethic_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 208_o of_o the_o heraclitian_n epicurean_o and_o sceptic_n 209_o book_n iii_o wherein_o brief_o of_o the_o socratic_a but_o more_o large_o of_o the_o platonic_a philosophy_n chap._n i._o of_o socratic_a philosophy_n its_o original_a etc._n etc._n socrates_n the_o author_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n 212_o why_o socrates_n apply_v himself_o chief_o to_o morality_n 212_o 213_o socrates_n a_o universal_a scholar_n 213_o socrates_n his_o metaphysic_n contemplation_n and_o their_o judaick_n origine_fw-la 214_o 215_o that_o all_o virtue_n come_v from_o god_n 215_o that_o all_o true_a knowledge_n be_v by_o divine_a infusion_n etc._n etc._n 215_o socrates_n his_o daemon_n his_o office_n etc._n etc._n 216_o socrates_n his_o active_a philosophy_n how_o far_o contemplative_a and_o wherein_o not_o 217_o 218_o all_o philosophy_n ought_v to_o end_v in_o virtue_n 218_o 219_o to_o know_v ourselves_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o socrates_n his_o philosophy_n 220_o his_o advice_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o tongue_n 221_o socrates_n his_o mode_n of_o philosophize_v natural_a and_o familiar_a answerable_a to_o the_o jewish_a 221_o his_o rhetoric_n mode_n ironic_a 221_o his_o dialectic_a by_o induction_n and_o interrogation_n from_o the_o judaic_a school_n original_o 221_o 222_o the_o occasion_n and_o instrument_n of_o his_o death_n etc._n etc._n 223_o socrates_n his_o character_n 224_o his_o scholar_n and_o their_o different_a persuasion_n 224_o 225_o chap._n 2._o of_o platonic_a philosophy_n and_o its_o traduction_n from_o the_o jew_n that_o plato_n borrow_v his_o choice_a notion_n from_o the_o jew_n be_v prove_v 1._o by_o testimony_n 1_o of_o pagan_n 226_o plato_n his_o own_o confession_n hereof_o 227_o 228_o plato_n his_o phenician_n fable_v judaic_a 228_o plato_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o judaic_a tradition_n 228_o 229_o plato_n his_o divine_a word_n judaick_n 229_o plato_n hâ—â—_n probable_a fable_n jewish_n 229_o 230_o why_o plato_n conceled_a the_o name_n of_o the_o jew_n 230_o the_o testimony_n 1_o of_o numenius_n 231_o 2_o of_o jew_n aristobulus_n and_o joseâ—_n 231_o 3_o of_o christian_n more_o ancient_a 〈◊〉_d martyr_n clem._n alexandrinus_n ambrose_n a._n 232_o 233_o 4_o of_o modern_a christian_n ludâ—es_n luther_n selden_n cudworth_n stillingfleet_n hornius_n etc._n etc._n 233_o 234_o 235_o chap._n 3._o of_o plato_n life_n and_o travel_n for_o the_o procurement_n of_o oriental_a tradition_n the_o history_n of_o plato_n life_n 236_o plato_n his_o ancestor_n and_o first_o instructor_n 236_o 237_o plato_n his_o travel_n into_o italy_n and_o his_o instruction_n from_o the_o pythagorean_n 237_o 238_o plato_n his_o travel_n into_o egypt_n where_o he_o inform_v himself_o in_o the_o jewish_a wisdom_n 239_o plato_n whilst_o in_o egypt_n learn_v from_o the_o jewish_a doctrine_n 1_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n 2_o the_o fall_n 3_o of_o god_n etc._n etc._n 240_o how_o plato_n may_v receive_v information_n from_o the_o jewish_a record_n while_o in_o egypt_n 241_o plato_n skill_n in_o the_o egyptian_a and_o phenician_a language_n give_v he_o advantage_n to_o read_v the_o scripture_n 241_o 242_o plato_n his_o collection_n from_o the_o phenician_a theology_n and_o philosophy_n 243_o 244_o of_o plato_n his_o academy_n 244_o 245_o plato_n his_o character_n and_o work_n 245_o 246_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o academic_n and_o new_a platonic_n of_o alexandria_n the_o old_a academy_n and_o its_o difference_n from_o the_o new_a in_o point_n of_o suspension_n 247_o 248_o whether_o plato_n dogmatize_v 248_o 249_o plato_n his_o successor_n in_o the_o old_a academy_n 249_o the_o new_a academic_n and_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o its_o origine_fw-la 249_o 250_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o new_a academic_n and_o sceptic_n 251_o the_o original_n of_o the_o new_a platonist_n and_o their_o school_n at_o alexandria_n 251_o 252_o of_o
eye_n to_o heaven_n and_o admire_v the_o mode_n order_n and_o quantity_n of_o those_o celestial_a body_n think_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n to_o be_v go_n so_o lactant._n lib._n 2._o inst_n cap._n 14._o the_o first_o of_o all_o those_z who_o possess_v egypt_n begin_v to_o contemplate_v and_o adore_v those_o celestial_a body_n and_o because_o they_o live_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o air_n without_o cover_a house_n they_o thence_o have_v opportunity_n to_o note_v the_o course_n and_o defect_n of_o the_o star_n and_o thence_o fall_v into_o the_o admiration_n and_o adoration_n of_o they_o as_o for_o the_o egyptian_n skill_n in_o geometry_n geometry_n porphyry_n assure_v we_o that_o they_o have_v be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n very_o studious_a therein_o 7._o and_o proclus_n in_o euclid_n 2.4_o faith_n that_o geometry_n be_v invent_v by_o the_o egyptian_n take_v its_o beginning_n from_o measure_v of_o field_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o they_o from_o the_o inundation_n of_o nilus_n which_o wash_v away_o their_o bound_n austin_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 18._o c._n 39_o give_v we_o a_o clear_a account_n of_o the_o whole_a the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n what_o be_v it_o say_v he_o but_o principal_o astronomy_n &_o c_o ludovicus_n vives_n on_o this_o place_n give_v this_o account_n the_o ancient_n egyptian_n much_o exercise_v themselves_o in_o astronomy_n geometry_n and_o arithmetic_n as_o for_o geometry_n necessity_n teach_v they_o that_o which_o they_o great_o need_v when_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o field_n be_v break_v down_o by_o the_o overflow_a of_o nilus_n neither_o can_v they_o any_o other_o way_n divide_v their_o ground_n etc._n etc._n whence_o geometry_n be_v so_o term_v from_o measure_v of_o the_o earth_n as_o for_o astronomy_n advantage_n the_o commodiousnes_n of_o their_o situation_n give_v they_o great_a advantage_n for_o improvement_n therein_o they_o have_v their_o night_n always_o clear_a and_o serene_a and_o the_o heaven_n lie_v open_a to_o they_o without_o cloud_n can_v easy_o contemplate_v the_o rise_n and_o setting_n of_o the_o star_n with_o their_o progress_v and_o regress_v etc._n etc._n then_o to_o these_o two_o arithmetic_n be_v add_v as_o subservient_fw-fr without_o which_o the_o former_a can_v not_o be_v attain_v thus_o lud._n vives_n and_o that_o our_o astronomy_n come_v much_o of_o it_o if_o not_o the_o whole_a from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o those_o eastern_a part_n seem_v very_o probable_a from_o those_o hypothesis_n or_o hieroglyphic_n sign_n which_o be_v use_v by_o astronomer_n in_o the_o zodiac_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o celestial_a globe_n to_o express_v the_o celestial_a body_n and_o their_o motion_n by_o which_o way_n of_o express_v thing_n be_v in_o much_o use_n among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o by_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o derive_v as_o it_o be_v suppose_v from_o the_o jewish_a church_n their_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n geographie_n neither_o be_v the_o egyptian_n unacquainted_a with_o geographie_n as_o it_o appear_v from_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n strom._n l._n 6._o his_o description_n of_o the_o sacred_a scribe_n in_o the_o solemn_a procession_n of_o who_o it_o be_v require_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v skill_v in_o hieroglyphic_n cosmographie_n geographie_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o planet_n the_o chorographie_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o description_n of_o nile_n eustathius_n in_o his_o note_n on_o dionysius_n attribute_n the_o invention_n of_o geographick_a table_n to_o sesostris_n who_o cause_v the_o land_n he_o have_v conquer_v to_o be_v describe_v in_o table_n and_o so_o communicate_v it_o to_o the_o egyptian_n and_o from_o they_o to_o other_o as_o still_v orig._n sacr._n book_n 2._o c._n 2._o vossius_fw-la de_fw-la phil_n sect_n lib._n 2._o c._n 2._o §_o 8._o we_o find_v a_o good_a general_a account_n of_o the_o egyptian_n skill_n in_o mathematics_n give_v by_o hornius_n hist_n philos_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 7._o they_o so_o handle_v the_o mathematic_a science_n that_o if_o they_o be_v compare_v with_o other_o nation_n they_o may_v be_v say_v not_o so_o much_o to_o perfect_v as_o invent_v they_o which_o they_o affect_v out_o of_o a_o humour_n of_o vain_a glory_n especial_o there_o be_v famous_a among_o they_o petosiris_n and_o necepson_n by_o who_o prudence_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o julius_n firmicus_n there_o be_v a_o access_n make_v to_o the_o very_a secret_n of_o divinity_n they_o vindicate_v to_o themselves_o the_o invention_n of_o geometry_n astrology_n and_o astronomy_n philosophy_n §_o 3._o that_o the_o egyptian_n have_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o knowledge_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n especial_o of_o medicine_n and_o anatomy_n which_o be_v but_o branch_n thereof_o be_v general_o affirm_v by_o the_o ancient_n it_o be_v true_a their_o superstition_n keep_v they_o from_o dissect_v experimental_a and_o pry_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o creature_n to_o which_o they_o attribute_v a_o deity_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o without_o many_o choice_a experiment_n and_o curious_a observation_n even_o in_o the_o experimental_a part_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n for_o blinie_n hist_o l._n 19_o c._n 5._o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o king_n to_o cause_v dead_a body_n to_o be_v anatomize_v to_o find_v out_o the_o structure_n or_o composition_n of_o man_n body_n with_o the_o cause_n and_o nature_n of_o disease_n history_n beside_o they_o be_v exact_a in_o make_v philosophic_a observation_n touch_v any_o curious_a natural_a event_n or_o their_o irregularity_n for_o when_o there_o happen_v any_o prodigy_n or_o irregular_a thing_n in_o nature_n they_o do_v say_v strabo_n with_o much_o curiosity_n lay_v iâ—_n up_o among_o their_o sacred_a record_n and_o herodotus_n add_v that_o more_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v observe_v by_o they_o than_o by_o any_o other_o nation_n which_o say_v he_o they_o not_o only_o diligent_o preserve_v but_o frequent_o compare_v together_o and_o from_o a_o similitude_n of_o prodigy_n gather_v a_o similitude_n of_o event_n thus_o much_o also_o plato_n in_o his_o timaeus_n fol._n 22.33_o observe_v concern_v they_o in_o his_o relation_n of_o sâ—lon's_n conference_n with_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n where_o solon_n have_v a_o curiosity_n to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n and_o original_a of_o those_o ancient_a great_a event_n touch_v phoroneus_n deucalion_n and_o pyrrhus_n etc._n etc._n the_o egyptian_a priest_n unfold_v these_o mythologick_n fabulous_a narration_n by_o a_o historic_a relation_n wherein_o he_o seem_v to_o reduce_v the_o story_n of_o deucalion_n to_o that_o of_o noah_n flood_n and_o that_o of_o pyrrhus_n his_o wife_n to_o the_o burn_v of_o sodom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v fire_n as_o also_o that_o of_o phoroneus_n to_o the_o drown_n of_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n phoroneus_n and_o pharaoh_n be_v according_o to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o so_o the_o egyptian_a tongue_n which_o differ_v little_a from_o it_o conjugate_v and_o that_o the_o egyptian_n have_v some_o natural_a history_n of_o the_o first_o creation_n which_o can_v not_o be_v traduce_v to_o they_o by_o any_o hand_n 2._o save_v that_o of_o moses_n original_o genesis_n 1_o be_v apparent_a out_o of_o diogenes_n laert._n proem_n pag._n 7._o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o egyptian_n do_v constant_o believe_v that_o the_o world_n have_v a_o beginning_n and_o be_v corruptible_a that_o the_o star_n be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a etc._n etc._n but_o that_o for_o which_o the_o egyptian_n be_v most_o famous_a abroad_o 2._o be_v their_o skill_n in_o medicine_n which_o be_v so_o much_o speak_v of_o by_o homer_n plato_n herodotus_n plutarch_n diogenes_n laertius_n etc._n etc._n pliny_n tell_v we_o lib._n 29._o c._n 1._o that_o the_o original_n of_o physic_n or_o medicine_n among_o the_o egyptian_n be_v from_o the_o relation_n of_o those_o who_o by_o any_o remedy_n be_v cure_v of_o any_o disease_n which_o for_o a_o memorial_n to_o posterity_n be_v record_v in_o their_o temple_n the_o egyptian_n have_v also_o excellent_a skill_n in_o the_o embalm_v of_o dead_a body_n for_o their_o conservation_n which_o appertain_v to_o medicinal_a philosophy_n as_o it_o appear_v from_o scripture_n gen._n 50.2_o 50.2_o where_o joseph_n command_v the_o physician_n to_o embalm_v his_o father_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n lib._n 6._o treat_v of_o the_o egyptian_a philosophy_n contain_v in_o 24_o book_n write_v by_o their_o mercury_n tell_v we_o that_o 6_o of_o these_o book_n concern_v medicine_n which_o be_v study_v by_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n those_o who_o wear_v the_o cloak_n wherein_o be_v distinct_o handle_v the_o fabric_n of_o man_n body_n the_o nature_n of_o disease_n and_o medicament_n and_o particular_o the_o medicine_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o of_o woman_n disease_n etc._n etc._n diodorus_n make_v the_o egyptian_n the_o first_o inventor_n of_o medicine_n and_o what_o
of_o his_o skill_n in_o the_o egyptian_a and_o chaldean_a tongue_n which_o differ_v from_o the_o hebrew_n only_o in_o dialect_n yea_o that_o the_o jew_n themselves_o frequent_o pass_v among_o the_o greek_n under_o the_o name_n of_o chaldean_n because_o they_o live_v under_o their_o government_n we_o have_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v in_o chap._n 5._o §_o 8._o of_o this_o second_o book_n thracian_n 4._o jamblichus_n together_o with_o hermippus_n tell_v we_o that_o pythagoras_n receive_v part_n of_o his_o philosophy_n from_o the_o thracian_n so_o josephus_n lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la apion_n that_o the_o thracian_n have_v their_o philosophy_n original_o from_o the_o jew_n have_v be_v prove_v book_n 1._o chap._n 5._o parag_n 7._o 5._o porphyry_n p._n 4._o acquaint_v we_o that_o pythagoras_n have_v part_n of_o his_o philosophy_n from_o the_o phoenicians_n who_o have_v they_o from_o the_o jew_n as_o before_o 6._o porphyry_n pag._n 8._o and_o clements_n alexandrinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o assure_v we_o that_o pythagoras_n learn_v the_o most_o excellent_a part_n of_o his_o philosophy_n from_o the_o barbarian_n that_o by_o these_o barbarian_n must_v be_v understand_v the_o jew_n in_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a place_n we_o have_v testimony_n of_o justin_n martyr_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n epiphanius_n nicephorus_n and_o serranus_n on_o plato_n cratylus_n fol._n 426._o 7._o what_o pythagoras_n learn_v from_o his_o preceptor_n thales_n and_o pherecydes_n owe_v its_o original_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o before_o chap._n 3.4_o of_o this_o second_o book_n §_o 3._o mathematics_n have_v give_v a_o general_a demonstration_n touch_v the_o traduction_n of_o pythagoras_n philosophy_n from_o the_o jew_n we_o now_o proceed_v to_o its_o particular_n and_o shall_v begin_v according_a to_o pythagoras_n own_o method_n with_o his_o mathematics_n so_o porphyry_n in_o his_o life_n pag._n 31._o the_o mind_n say_v he_o be_v purify_v by_o discipline_n aught_o to_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o most_o useful_a these_o pythagoras_n procure_v by_o certain_a method_n and_o gradual_a medium_n bring_v the_o mind_n by_o degree_n to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o eternal_a incorporeal_a real_a being_n to_o this_o end_n he_o first_o use_v the_o mathematics_n as_o degree_n of_o preparation_n to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v etc._n etc._n this_o pythagorean_n method_n of_o beginning_n with_o the_o mathematic_a science_n have_v be_v great_o applaud_v by_o some_o of_o our_o new_a philosopher_n and_o that_o perhaps_o not_o without_o sufficient_a ground_n as_o a_o method_n most_o proper_a for_o the_o fix_v the_o volatile_a vagrant_a spirit_n of_o young_a student_n in_o their_o entrance_n on_o philosophy_n and_o this_o be_v much_o practise_v by_o the_o french_a noble_n who_o study_n little_a else_o of_o philosophy_n beside_o the_o mathematics_n arithmetic_n §_o 4._o among_o the_o mathematic_a science_n pythagoras_n first_o enter_v his_o scholar_n in_o arithmetic_n so_o stobaeus_n in_o ecl._n phys_n lib._n 1._o c._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythagoras_n seem_v of_o all_o science_n to_o have_v esteem_v most_o of_o arithmetic_n and_o to_o have_v bring_v it_o in_o use_n from_o mercature_n he_o compare_v all_o thing_n to_o number_n that_o pythagoras_n make_v great_a use_n of_o number_n be_v apparent_a in_o that_o he_o do_v symbollical_o set_v forth_o and_o describe_v his_o chief_a mystery_n by_o number_n as_o hereafter_o this_o part_n of_o his_o mathematics_n pythagoras_n learn_v from_o the_o phoenicians_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o merchandize_v make_v much_o use_n of_o arithmetic_n §_o 5._o pythagoras_n have_v lay_v a_o foundation_n in_o arithmetic_n proceed_v to_o other_o part_n of_o the_o mathematics_n music_n especial_o to_o music_n of_o which_o also_o he_o make_v a_o very_a great_a symbolic_a use_n in_o all_o other_o part_n of_o his_o philosophy_n 4._o so_o jamblichus_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la pythag._n cap._n 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n of_o the_o science_n they_o say_v the_o pythagorean_n do_v not_o a_o little_a esteem_n of_o music_n etc._n etc._n thus_o apuleitus_n florid._n 15._o and_o quint._n l._n 1._o c._n 16._o tell_v we_o that_o pythagoras_n be_v a_o great_a esteemer_n of_o and_o very_o well_o skill_v in_o music_n which_o he_o commend_v to_o his_o scholar_n daily_o this_o they_o practise_v morning_n and_o evening_n in_o the_o morning_n after_o sleep_v to_o purge_v their_o mind_n from_o stupor_n and_o impure_a imagination_n at_o evening_n to_o allay_v their_o more_o disturb_a affection_n by_o this_o kind_n of_o harmony_n as_o plut._n de_fw-fr iside_n and_o horn._n hist_o phil._n l._n 7._o thence_o pythagoras_n give_v symbolical_a description_n of_o the_o heaven_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o of_o other_o of_o the_o mystery_n by_o harmony_n etc._n etc._n this_o his_o science_n of_o music_n i_o suppose_v he_o may_v receive_v from_o the_o egyptian_n who_o great_o affect_a music_n or_o rather_o immediate_o from_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v the_o first_o and_o most_o skilful_a musician_n receive_v their_o music_n by_o divine_a institution_n and_o inspiration_n it_o be_v prescribe_v they_o by_o god_n as_o a_o medium_n or_o ceremonial_a rite_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o practise_v by_o they_o in_o moses_n time_n long_o before_o orpheus_n who_o next_o to_o their_o idol_n god_n apollo_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d astronomy_n §_o 6._o pythagoras_n also_o be_v skill_v in_o astronomy_n or_o the_o science_n of_o the_o star_n which_o porphyry_n in_o his_o life_n tell_v we_o he_o receive_v from_o the_o chaldean_n that_o the_o chaldean_n at_o first_o receive_v this_o science_n of_o astronomy_n from_o the_o patriarch_n see_v book_n 1._o chap._n 4._o paragr_n 3._o one_o great_a astronominical_a paradox_n which_o the_o pythagorean_o maintain_v be_v motion_n that_o the_o earth_n move_v and_o the_o heaven_n stand_v still_o this_o be_v also_o the_o opinion_n of_o aristarchus_n the_o samian_n who_o whether_o he_o be_v more_o ancient_a or_o latter_a than_o pythagoras_n be_v not_o determine_v this_o likewise_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o gleanthes_n the_o samian_n leucippus_n heraclide_n and_o ecphantus_n that_o the_o pythagorean_n general_o affirm_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o immovable_a but_o move_v in_o a_o circle_n about_o the_o fire_n plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o numa_n inform_v we_o for_o they_o hold_v that_o fire_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a of_o creature_n be_v place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n which_o move_v round_o about_o it_o they_o assert_v moreover_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v compose_v of_o fire_n etc._n etc._n which_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v from_o jewish_a tradition_n we_o shall_v hereafter_o prove_v laertius_n acquaint_v we_o that_o philolaus_n the_o pythagorean_n be_v the_o first_o who_o open_o teach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o earth_n move_v in_o a_o circle_n cicero_z in_o his_o 4_o o_o academic_n question_v attribute_n the_o same_o opinion_n to_o hicetas_n the_o syracusian_a plutarch_n in_o numa_n say_v that_o plato_n in_o his_o old_a age_n assert_v the_o same_o the_o like_a be_v say_v of_o seleucus_n this_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o earth_n move_v have_v be_v since_o revive_v by_o cardinal_n cusanus_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 12._o doct._n ignorant_a but_o more_o profess_o defend_v by_o nicol._n copernicus_n who_o about_o the_o year_n 1540_o write_v a_o book_n concern_v it_o which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o pope_n paul_n 3d._n who_o be_v follow_v herein_o by_o joannes_n keplerus_n mathematic_a professor_n to_o rudolphus_n mathias_n and_o ferdinand_n the_o emperor_n also_o by_o christopher_n rothmannus_n michael_n maestâ—inus_n david_n origanus_n mathematic_a professor_n late_o patricius_n galilaeus_fw-la hoscarius_n italian_n with_o william_n gilbert_n our_o english_a physician_n famous_a for_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr magnete_n wherein_o he_o assert_v this_o hypothesis_n have_v all_o maintain_v the_o same_o opinion_n which_o albeit_o it_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o cardinal_n at_o rome_n anno_fw-la 1616_o yet_o be_v it_o still_o defend_v by_o many_o of_o the_o new_a astronomer_n tycho_n brahe_n the_o famous_a danish_a astronomer_n go_v a_o middle_a way_n affirm_v that_o both_o earth_n and_o heaven_n move_v though_o in_o a_o differ_a manner_n see_v vossius_fw-la sect_n phil._n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o s_o 41._o §_o 7._o pythagoras_n be_v also_o skill_v in_o geometry_n geometry_n which_o i_o suppose_v he_o learn_v from_o thales_n or_o immediate_o from_o the_o egyptian_n original_a who_o be_v the_o first_o among_o the_o nation_n that_o practise_v this_o art_n diogenes_n laertius_n also_o tell_v we_o that_o pythagoras_n be_v the_o first_o that_o bring_v measure_n and_o weight_n into_o greece_n which_o also_o belong_v to_o the_o mathematics_n and_o as_o we_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o judge_v he_o receive_v they_o from_o the_o jewish_a weight_n and_o measure_n to_o conclude_v this_o as_o we_o begin_v with_o pythagoras_n mathematics_n in_o the_o general_a jamblichus_n l._n 1._o c._n
2._o tell_v we_o he_o be_v first_o initiate_v therein_o by_o thales_n and_o porphyry_n in_o the_o life_n of_o pythagoras_n pag._n 4._o say_v that_o the_o mathematic_a science_n he_o learn_v from_o the_o egyptian_n chaldean_n and_o phenician_n now_o that_o these_o nation_n receive_v their_o first_o rudiment_n from_o the_o patriarch_n and_o jew_n have_v be_v already_o prove_v physics_n §_o 8._o another_o branch_n of_o that_o natural_a philosophy_n which_o pythagoras_n profess_v be_v that_o which_o we_o proper_o call_v physics_n or_o natural_a philosophy_n whereof_o there_o be_v two_o parâ—â—_n 1._o contemplative_a 2._o active_a as_o for_o pythagoras_n skill_n in_o contemplative_a physics_n or_o natural_a science_n origine_fw-la it_o be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n with_o some_o experimental_a observation_n and_o conclusion_n which_o we_o need_v no_o way_n doubt_n be_v traduce_v to_o he_o from_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o sacred_a fountain_n original_o for_o diogenes_n tell_v we_o that_o pythagoras_n while_o he_o be_v in_o babylon_n have_v familiar_a conversation_n with_o one_o zabratus_n by_o who_o he_o be_v cleanse_v from_o the_o pollution_n of_o his_o life_n past_a and_o learn_v this_o science_n concern_v nature_n and_o what_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o universe_n that_o this_o zabratus_n be_v a_o jew_n we_o have_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v afore_o chap._n 5._o §_o 8._o and_o whether_o we_o affirm_v that_o pythagoras_n receive_v his_o history_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o universe_n from_o his_o master_n thales_n and_o pherecydes_n or_o from_o the_o egyptian_n or_o phoenicians_n yet_o that_o it_o come_v original_o from_o moses_n story_n of_o the_o creation_n i_o think_v will_v be_v pretty_a evident_a from_o a_o consideration_n of_o particular_n god_n §_o 9_o first_o pythagoras_n hold_v positive_o that_o the_o world_n be_v make_v by_o god_n and_o by_o he_o adorn_v with_o a_o excellent_a order_n harmony_n and_o beauty_n as_o to_o all_o its_o part_n whence_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o adorn_v or_o beautify_v answerable_a to_o gen._n 1.31_o very_o good_a 2._o etc._n etc._n 2._o pythagoras_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o first_o matter_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o plato_n concern_v which_o he_o treat_v so_o large_o in_o his_o timaâ—s_n prove_v that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n without_o form_n etc._n etc._n this_o timaus_n the_o locrian_a who_o plato_n here_o bring_v in_o thus_o discourse_v of_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n its_o first_o matter_n etc._n etc._n be_v indeed_o a_o pythagorean_n from_o who_o plato_n borrow_v much_o of_o his_o natural_a philosophy_n as_o hieronymus_n in_o his_o apology_n against_o ruffinus_n assure_v we_o and_o that_o plato_n timaeus_n or_o discourse_n of_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n be_v traduce_v from_o the_o first_o chap._n of_o genesis_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o mosaic_a history_n i_o conceive_v will_v receive_v a_o strong_a probability_n from_o what_o shall_v be_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o original_n of_o plato_n philosophy_n at_o present_a let_v any_o but_o compare_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o first_o matter_n assert_v by_o pythagoras_n and_o plato_n with_o sanchoniathons_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o slime_n and_o thales_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d water_n they_o will_v find_v all_o to_o answer_v exact_o to_o moses_n description_n of_o the_o first_o matter_n gen._n 1.1_o 2._o etc._n etc._n 3._o as_o for_o the_o form_n of_o the_o universe_n pythagoras_n plato_n and_o the_o forego_n philosopher_n dream_v not_o of_o any_o such_o form_n as_o aristotle_n invent_v to_o be_v educe_v out_o of_o the_o passive_a power_n of_o the_o matter_n no_o 1.13_o all_o the_o form_n they_o assert_v be_v the_o harmony_n beauty_n order_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o all_o its_o part_n result_v from_o that_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o divine_a wisdom_n stamp_v on_o the_o being_n of_o all_o thing_n together_o with_o that_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o providence_n which_o inspire_v and_o influence_v the_o whole_a creation_n govern_v and_o direct_v all_o thing_n to_o their_o proper_a office_n function_n and_o end_n which_o they_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n from_o this_o order_n beauty_n or_o perfection_n of_o thing_n the_o word_n form_n have_v its_o original_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beauty_n by_o a_o easy_a transposition_n of_o φ_n into_o the_o place_n of_o μ_n on_o which_o account_n pythagoras_n call_v the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o before_o yea_o pythagoras_n make_v harmony_n the_o form_n and_o soul_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o gen._n 1.3_o §_o 10._o fire_n but_o the_o main_a active_a principle_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n according_a to_o the_o pythagorean_n philosophy_n be_v fire_n so_o aristotle_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la coelo_fw-la cap._n 13_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o pythagorean_n place_v fire_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o world_n as_o that_o which_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a principle_n and_o preservative_n of_o all_o thing_n he_o add_v also_o that_o fire_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jupiter_n custody_n this_o also_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o numa_n pompilius_n as_o plutarch_n in_o his_o life_n affirm_v whence_o it_o be_v general_o think_v that_o numa_n have_v conversation_n with_o pythagoras_n but_o this_o can_v be_v because_o numa_n be_v more_o ancient_a only_o we_o may_v suppose_v they_o both_o have_v their_o persuasion_n from_o the_o same_o original_n namely_o the_o mosaic_a institutes_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o phoenicians_n or_o some_o other_o the_o same_o plutarch_n tell_v we_o that_o numa_n cause_v the_o temple_n of_o vesta_n to_o be_v make_v round_o according_a to_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o midst_n whereof_o be_v place_v the_o eternal_a fire_n preserve_v by_o the_o vestal_a nun_n as_o a_o symbolic_a image_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o the_o main_a ceremony_n of_o this_o temple_n be_v institute_v by_o some_o pythagorean_n prescript_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o jewish_a temple_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v hereafter_o to_o prove_v both_o from_o the_o name_n vesta_n which_o come_v from_o the_o â—reek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d es_fw-ge jah_n the_o fire_n of_o jehovah_n according_a to_o leu._n 6.12_o 13._o where_o the_o priest_n be_v command_v to_o preserve_v the_o fire_n on_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o from_o the_o vestal_a nun_n and_o priest_n etc._n etc._n at_o present_a it_o may_v suffice_v to_o show_v that_o the_o pythagorean_n have_v a_o great_a reverence_n of_o fire_n as_o that_o which_o be_v the_o most_o active_a and_o noble_a principle_n of_o all_o thing_n diffuse_v itself_o through_o out_o the_o whole_a universe_n and_o therefore_o they_o place_v its_o main_a seat_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n whence_o it_o may_v as_o the_o heart_n in_o man_n body_n shed_v abroad_o its_o natural_a vivifick_a heat_n and_o influence_n into_o all_o sublunary_a body_n for_o their_o nourishment_n and_o conservation_n plato_n speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n of_o a_o fire_n that_o diffuse_v itself_o through_o the_o universe_n for_o the_o production_n of_o diverse_a effect_n which_o agree_v exact_o with_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n gen._n 1.2_o according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o beza_n and_o serranus_n out_o of_o he_o on_o plato_n timeus_n fol._n 10._o the_o element_n of_o fire_n say_v serranus_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o fiery_a spirit_n or_o efficacy_n which_o be_v various_o diffuse_v in_o the_o symmetry_n of_o the_o universe_n for_o the_o nourish_a and_o soment_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o respective_a nature_n which_o vivifick_a natural_a heat_n moses_n gen._n 1.2_o 1.2_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d effective_a fire_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v this_o sacred_a fire_n which_o the_o pythagorean_n so_o much_o adore_v be_v a_o symbol_n of_o the_o sun_n i_o suppose_v this_o spring_v from_o that_o common_a opinion_n among_o the_o ancient_n especial_o the_o chaldean_a philosopher_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o fiery_a body_n which_o how_o far_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o truth_n and_o mosaic_a tradition_n we_o intend_v hereafter_o to_o examine_v when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o philosophy_n of_o plato_n who_o also_o affirm_v the_o same_o to_o conclude_v this_o pythagorean_n principle_n that_o fire_n be_v the_o great_a active_a principle_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v also_o hold_v by_o heraclitus_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o heraclitian_n sect_n which_o be_v but_o a_o branch_n
as_o some_o conceive_v for_o it_o be_v find_v out_o 600_o year_n before_o his_o time_n by_o palamedes_n but_o because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o apply_v it_o to_o this_o mystical_a sense_n as_o hornius_n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 12._o thus_o pythagoras_n express_v to_o the_o life_n the_o condition_n of_o a_o debauch_a profligate_n wretch_n by_o his_o symbol_n of_o a_o coffin_n which_o signify_v his_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n exact_o answerable_a to_o the_o jewish_a and_o scriptural_a phrasiologie_n whence_o we_o need_v no_o way_n doubt_v but_o that_o pythagoras_n borrow_v this_o symbolic_a image_n thus_o the_o father_n of_o the_o prodigal_n speak_v luk._n 15.24_o 15.24_o this_o my_o son_n be_v dead_a where_o hammond_n out_o of_o grotius_n observe_v that_o this_o be_v according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a notion_n of_o pythagoras_n who_o for_o any_o that_o have_v forsake_v his_o school_n i._n e._n refuse_v to_o live_v according_a to_o his_o rule_n of_o philosophy_n have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o empty_a coffin_n set_v in_o his_o place_n to_o signify_v he_o to_o be_v moral_o dead_a this_o be_v a_o common_a symbolic_a manner_n of_o speech_n among_o the_o jew_n to_o express_v a_o wicked_a state_n of_o spiritual_a or_o moral_a death_n so_o philo_n define_v this_o moral_a death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o soul_n be_v dead_a as_o to_o the_o life_n of_o virtue_n and_o live_v only_o the_o life_n of_o sin_n as_o elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wicked_a man_n be_v dead_a in_o their_o soul_n and_o that_o this_o symbol_n be_v by_o tradition_n from_o the_o jew_n universal_o receive_v among_o the_o oriental_a barbaric_a philosopher_n and_o thence_o traduce_v into_o greece_n appear_v by_o what_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o in_o the_o barbaric_a philosophy_n which_o take_v in_o also_o the_o jewish_a they_o call_v man_n fall_v from_o their_o principle_n dead_a as_o such_o also_o who_o subjugate_v their_o mind_n to_o their_o sensual_a passion_n but_o more_o of_o this_o when_o we_o come_v to_o discourse_v of_o pythagoras_n symbol_n communion_n 2._o another_o ethick_n character_n or_o symbol_n which_o pythagoras_n use_v to_o express_v his_o moral_a precept_n by_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o set_v down_o salt_n by_o which_o he_o signify_v that_o holy_a and_o intimate_v communion_n and_o friendship_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v among_o all_o those_o of_o his_o society_n for_o salt_n be_v use_v first_o in_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o thence_o in_o the_o pythagorean_n college_n as_o a_o symbol_n 1._o of_o confederation_n or_o covenant_n 2._o of_o communion_n and_o friendship_n 3._o of_o sanctity_n as_o we_o have_v prove_v already_o and_o shall_v give_v far_a proof_n thereof_o 3._o another_o characteristical_a symbol_n under_o which_o pythagoras_n couch_v a_o reproof_n against_o slothful_a or_o prattle_a scholar_n be_v this_o student_n receive_v not_o a_o swallow_n into_o your_o house_n i._n e._n say_v jamblichus_n admit_v not_o a_o slothful_a person_n unto_o your_o philosophy_n which_o require_v great_a industry_n and_o unwearied_a patience_n the_o swallow_n come_v but_o in_o one_o season_n and_o stay_v not_o long_a but_o sleep_v a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o year_n other_o by_o pythagoras_n swallow_n intend_v a_o great_a prattler_n or_o babbler_n this_o ethick_n character_n against_o sloth_n and_o vain_a discourse_n do_v symbolize_v with_o many_o of_o solomon_n proverb_n against_o slothful_a person_n 4._o under_o this_o symbolic_a character_n 〈◊〉_d turn_v away_o from_o thyself_o every_o edge_n pythagoras_n exhort_v man_n to_o the_o use_n of_o prudence_n rather_o than_o passion_n as_o jamblichus_n 5._o by_o this_o symbol_n stir_v not_o the_o fire_n with_o a_o sword_n pythagoras_n advise_v his_o disciple_n not_o to_o provoke_v the_o passion_n of_o potent_a man_n as_o diogenes_n understand_v it_o or_o not_o to_o provoke_v a_o man_n full_a of_o fire_n and_o anger_n etc._n as_o jamblichus_n 6._o pythagoras_n ethick_n character_n or_o symbol_n by_o which_o he_o dehort_v man_n from_o covetousness_n be_v this_o breed_v nothing_o that_o have_v crooked_a talon_n i._o e._n say_v jamblichus_n be_v not_o tenacious_a 7._o pythagoras_n teach_v his_o disciple_n patience_n and_o fortitude_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o symbol_n help_v to_o lay_v on_o a_o burden_n but_o not_o to_o take_v it_o off_o this_o say_v jamblichus_n teach_v fortitude_n etc._n etc._n 8._o pythagoras_n teach_v his_o scholar_n to_o avoid_v anxious_a heart-distracting_a care_n by_o this_o symbolic_a character_n eat_v not_o the_o heart_n i._n e._n consume_v not_o thy_o heart_n by_o care_n etc._n etc._n answerable_a to_o that_o of_o chirst_n mat._n 6.27.31_o 32.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o pythagoras_n exhort_v man_n to_o justice_n under_o that_o lively_a symbol_n pass_v not_o over_o the_o balance_n this_o say_v jamblichus_n command_v to_o do_v justice_n to_o observe_v equality_n etc._n etc._n which_o agree_v exact_o to_o that_o ethick_n character_n or_o proverb_n use_v frequent_o by_o solomon_n as_o prov._n 11.1_o a_o false_a balance_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o a_o just_a weight_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a prov._n 16.11_o prov._n 20.23.10_o and_o last_o pythagoras_n to_o draw_v his_o scholar_n to_o a_o cheerful_a embrace_v of_o virtue_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v it_o many_o amiable_a and_o lively_a character_n under_o the_o symbolic_a image_n of_o bodily_a health_n sanitie_n and_o beauty_n but_o principal_o under_o the_o symbol_n of_o musical_a harmony_n for_o what_o ever_o be_v excellent_a he_o compare_v to_o harmony_n which_o suit_n very_o much_o with_o the_o character_n of_o grace_n in_o scripture_n which_o style_v it_o the_o beauty_n health_n and_o harmony_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o more_o of_o these_o symbol_n hereafter_o §_o 14._o we_o have_v now_o dispatch_v pythagoras_n ethic_n 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v be_v sum_v up_o in_o these_o two_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n forbear_v moral_a evil_n or_o the_o evil_n of_o action_n and_o bear_v physical_a natural_a evil_n or_o the_o evil_n of_o passion_n for_o all_o ethic_n or_o moral_n be_v comprehend_v under_o active_a and_o passive_a morality_n or_o under_o abstinence_n and_o tolerance_n i_o e._n forbear_v what_o be_v evil_a in_o manner_n and_o bear_v which_o imply_v do_v also_o as_o well_o as_o suffering_n what_o be_v evil_a to_o nature_n politic_n §_o 15._o pythagoras_n teach_v not_o only_a ethic_n but_o also_o the_o two_o other_o part_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n viz._n economic_n which_o regard_v the_o government_n of_o family_n and_o politic_n which_o respect_v the_o government_n of_o city_n and_o nation_n this_o latter_a pythagoras_n and_o his_o follower_n be_v great_o verse_v in_o for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o pythagoras_n have_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d book_n of_o politic_n which_o he_o compose_v and_o give_v to_o his_o scholar_n as_o laertius_n relate_v jamblichus_n say_v that_o pythagoras_n use_v to_o say_v that_o among_o being_n nothing_o be_v pure_a but_o every_o thing_n partake_v of_o some_o other_o as_o earth_n of_o fire_n etc._n etc._n far_o that_o there_o be_v a_o friendship_n of_o all_o towards_o all_o answerable_a to_o that_o say_n man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o which_o he_o ground_v his_o politic_n jamblicus_n say_v also_o that_o man_n hold_v pythagoras_n be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o all_o politic_a science_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v lawgiver_n more_o ancient_a as_o minos_n of_o crete_n and_o lycurgus_n of_o sparta_n who_o law_n pythagoras_n consult_v as_o jamblichus_n cap._n 5_o but_o yet_o we_o read_v not_o as_o i_o conceive_v of_o any_o public_a professor_n of_o the_o science_n of_o politic_n more_o ancient_a than_o pythagoras_n law_n who_o make_v it_o a_o main_a design_n of_o his_o travel_n &_o study_n to_o inform_v himself_o touch_v the_o ancient_a law_n and_o the_o best_a maxim_n of_o polity_n this_o put_v he_o upon_o a_o journey_n to_o crete_n to_o consult_v minos_n law_n and_o upon_o another_o to_o sparta_n to_o inform_v himself_o in_o the_o constitution_n of_o lycurgus_n but_o among_o all_o the_o constitution_n law_n and_o maxim_n of_o polity_n he_o meet_v with_o none_o afford_v he_o great_a light_n and_o assistance_n for_o the_o frame_v his_o body_n of_o politic_n than_o the_o mosaic_a law_n and_o politic_a constitution_n and_o that_o pythagoras_n do_v in_o truth_n traduce_v the_o best_a of_o his_o law_n and_o principle_n of_o polity_n from_o moses_n law_n and_o polity_n will_v be_v more_o evident_a hereafter_o when_o we_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o traduction_n of_o all_o humane_a law_n from_o the_o divine_a moysaicall_a law_n at_o present_a take_v only_o this_o proof_n hereof_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o zaleucus_n the_o great_a founder_n of_o the_o locrian_a law_n be_v disciple_n to_o pythagoras_n from_o who_o we_o
in_o their_o room_n which_o we_o read_v be_v execute_v on_o hipparchus_n arrianus_n in_o epictetum_n 4.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o jewish_a and_o pythagorean_n symbol_n of_o abstain_v from_o the_o dead_a we_o find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o chrysippus_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o 5._o as_o pythagoras_n have_v symbol_n to_o represent_v the_o spiritual_a death_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o scholar_n rite_n to_o separate_v from_o they_o so_o likewise_o to_o represent_v the_o strict_a and_o holy_a communion_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v among_o his_o colleague_n he_o make_v use_v of_o this_o lively_a jewish_a symbol_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v down_o salt_n we_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o pythagoras_n traduce_v this_o symbol_n from_o the_o jewish_a church_n chap._n 6._o parag_n 6._o where_o it_o have_v be_v show_v how_o salt_n be_v by_o god_n institution_n a_o symbol_n of_o their_o holy_a confederation_n and_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o among_o themselves_o as_o numb_a 18.19_o 2_o chron._n 13.5_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o make_v this_o a_o little_a more_o evident_a we_o must_v know_v according_a to_o l'_fw-mi empereur_n of_o the_o jewish_a temple_n the_o jew_n have_v their_o storehouse_n of_o salt_n in_o or_o about_o the_o temple_n for_o the_o season_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n we_o find_v frequent_a reference_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o to_o this_o symbol_n as_o before_o and_o luke_n 14.34_o leu._n 2.13_o and_o as_o in_o god_n sacrifice_n there_o be_v ever_o salt_n to_o be_v use_v so_o the_o like_a be_v usual_o observe_v in_o heathen_a sacrifice_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o of_o pliny_n the_o great_a authority_n of_o salt_n be_v discover_v by_o the_o sacreds_n of_o the_o ancient_n among_o who_o there_o be_v no_o sacreds_n perform_v without_o salt_n and_o that_o salt_n be_v use_v in_o those_o federal_a sacrifice_n as_o a_o symbol_n of_o friendship_n appear_v by_o that_o proverbial_a say_n of_o tully_n there_o must_v be_v many_o bushel_n of_o salt_n use_v before_o there_o can_v be_v a_o full_a friendship_n complete_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n be_v that_o of_o the_o scholiast_n on_o homer_n iliad_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o salt_n be_v a_o symbol_n of_o friendship_n last_o that_o this_o pythagorean_n symbol_n of_o salt_n imply_v far_a an_o holy_a confederation_n or_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n dialect_n a_o communion_n of_o saint_n be_v manifest_a by_o laertius_n interpretation_n of_o this_o symbol_n pythagoras_n say_v he_o bid_v man_n make_v use_v of_o salt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o memoire_fw-fr of_o righteousness_n for_o salt_n preserve_v all_o thing_n this_o be_v the_o proper_a signification_n of_o this_o symbol_n of_o salt_n in_o the_o jewish_a church_n unto_o which_o christ_n allude_v in_o mark_n 9.49_o 50._o mat._n 5.13_o and_o we_o have_v sufficient_a evidence_n from_o what_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o pythagoras_n traduce_v this_o his_o symbol_n from_o the_o jew_n and_o use_v it_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o they_o do_v namely_o to_o express_v that_o holy_a and_o strict_a confederation_n and_o friendship_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v among_o his_o colleague_n philosophy_n §_o 6._o pythagoras_n have_v some_o symbol_n relate_v to_o his_o philosophy_n in_o general_n especial_o his_o theology_n it_o be_v mystical_a nature_n and_o difficulty_n to_o be_v understand_v without_o some_o interpreter_n or_o divine_a light_n such_o be_v those_o symbol_n foremention_v discourse_v not_o of_o pythagorean_n thing_n without_o light_n look_v not_o into_o a_o glass_n by_o candle_n light_n concern_v the_o god_n disbelieve_v nothing_o wonderful_a all_o which_o according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o jamblichus_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o jewish_a original_a as_o have_v be_v observe_v chap._n 8._o §_o 14._o i_o shall_v add_v only_o one_o more_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o pythagoras_n symbol_n according_a to_o laertius_n interpretation_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v tapestry_n always_o bind_v up_o i._n e._n say_v laertius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n speech_n shall_v not_o be_v always_o speak_v out_o so_o as_o to_o have_v the_o meaning_n and_o form_n of_o it_o full_o appear_v but_o like_o tapestry_n when_o roll_v up_o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v conceled_a this_o pythagoras_n seem_v to_o have_v learn_v from_o the_o jew_n who_o roll_v up_o all_o their_o mystery_n under_o symbolic_a type_n and_o figure_n as_o before_o symbol_n §_o 7·_v as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o pythagoras_n philosophy_n he_o have_v many_o ethick_n character_n or_o symbol_n of_o morality_n whereby_o he_o excite_v his_o scholar_n to_o virtue_n and_o discourage_v they_o from_o vice_n such_o as_o these_o receive_v not_o a_o swallow_n i._n e._n a_o slothful_a person_n into_o your_o house_n stir_v not_o the_o fire_n with_o a_o sword_n i._n e._n provoke_v not_o a_o wrathful_a or_o potent_a person_n eat_v not_o the_o heart_n i._n e._n by_o distract_n care_n pass_v not_o over_o the_o balance_n i._n e._n do_v justice_n pythagoras_n also_o call_v virtue_n harmony_n which_o be_v a_o symbolic_a image_n of_o its_o beauty_n order_n amiableness_n etc._n etc._n as_o before_o chap._n 7._o §_o 13._o there_o be_v other_o ethick_n symbol_n by_o which_o pythagoras_n allure_v his_o disciple_n to_o the_o embrace_v of_o virtue_n as_o that_o eat_v not_o the_o brain_n i._n e._n say_v jamblichus_n destroy_v not_o your_o principal_a instrument_n of_o wisdom_n again_o sleep_v not_o at_o noon_n i._n e._n according_a to_o jamblichus_n shut_v not_o your_o eye_n against_o the_o light_n when_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a farther_n when_o it_o thunder_v touch_v the_o earth_n i._n e._n say_v jamblichus_n when_o a_o king_n be_v angry_a humble_a thyself_o again_o pluck_v not_o a_o crown_n i._n e._n offend_v not_o the_o king_n last_o pythagoras_n say_v decline_a high_a way_n walk_v in_o path_n way_n i._n e._n as_o jamblichus_n will_v have_v it_o leave_v the_o popular_a course_n of_o life_n and_o pursue_v that_o which_o be_v separate_v and_o divine_a answerable_a to_o that_o of_o christ_n mat._n 7.13.14_o that_o all_o these_o pythagorean_n symbol_n have_v their_o parallel_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o jewish_a doctrine_n may_v with_o ease_n be_v prove_v §_o 8._o yea_o some_o make_v the_o pythagorean_n metempsychosis_n to_o be_v but_o a_o symbolic_a image_n or_o ethick_n character_n thus_o velcurio_n in_o his_o physics_n etc._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 38._o i_o will_v think_v say_v he_o that_o pythagoras_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d metempsychosis_n and_o redintegration_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o variable_a moral_n affection_n and_o habit_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o as_o a_o man_n be_v various_o affect_v or_o moralize_v so_o he_o act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o lion_n of_o a_o bear_n of_o a_o wolf_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o his_o condition_n thus_o be_v ovid_n metamorphosis_n refer_v to_o moral_n yea_o plutarch_n give_v this_o interpretation_n of_o pythagoras_n metempsychosis_n and_o out_o of_o he_o the_o french_a montaigne_n essay_n liure_n 2._o chap._n 11._o pythagoras_n emprunta_fw-mi la_fw-fr metempsychose_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v in_o english_a pythagoras_n borrow_v his_o metempsychosis_n from_o the_o egyptian_n but_o since_o it_o have_v be_v receive_v by_o other_o nation_n and_o particular_o by_o our_o druid_n the_o religion_n of_o our_o ancient_a gaul_n suppose_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v immortal_a and_o thence_o that_o it_o never_o cease_v to_o move_v from_o one_o body_n to_o another_o if_o it_o have_v be_v valiant_a it_o move_v to_o the_o body_n of_o a_o lion_n if_o it_o have_v be_v voluptuous_a it_o than_o creep_v into_o that_o of_o a_o swine_n if_o timorous_a into_o that_o of_o a_o hart_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o interpretation_n which_o plutarch_n give_v to_o this_o error_n be_v very_o apposite_a for_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o cat_n or_o the_o ox_n for_o example_n that_o the_o egyptian_n adore_v but_o some_o image_n of_o divine_a power_n which_o they_o conceive_v to_o lodge_v in_o these_o beast_n as_o in_o the_o ox_n they_o adore_v divine_a patience_n and_o vsefulness_n as_o in_o the_o cat_n vivacity_n etc._n etc._n thus_o flutarch_n and_o montaigne_n that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o first_o that_o teach_v this_o doctrine_n of_o metempsychosis_n be_v affirm_v by_o herodotus_n in_o euterpe_n where_o he_o add_v that_o the_o greek_n mean_v the_o pythagorean_n first_o receive_v it_o from_o egypt_n though_o they_o deliver_v it_o as_o their_o own_o dogme_n so_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-la philos_fw-la sect_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 6._o §_o 3._o that_o pythagoras_n take_v up_o this_o metempsychosis_n only_o as_o a_o ethick_n symbol_n be_v the_o judgement_n of_o john_n reuchlin_n
philosophy_n be_v sufficient_o apparent_a both_o from_o their_o agreement_n in_o matter_n and_o also_o from_o the_o assistance_n zeno_n have_v from_o socrates_n disciple_n the_o stoic_n also_o hold_v a_o very_a good_a correspondence_n and_o accord_n with_o those_o of_o the_o old_a academy_n cynic_n but_o their_o chief_a communion_n be_v with_o the_o cynic_n for_o zeno_n their_o founder_n be_v first_o institute_v in_o cynicisme_n under_o crates_n whence_o there_o spring_v a_o great_a fraternity_n betwixt_o the_o cynic_n and_o stoic_n as_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n §_o 4._o the_o stoic_n stand_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o and_o contest_v with_o the_o peripatetic_n about_o the_o agreement_n of_o natural_a and_o moral_a good_a the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o thing_n hone_a be_v disjoin_v from_o thing_n commodious_a toto_fw-la genere_fw-la in_o their_o whole_a nature_n peripatetic_a the_o peripatetic_n hâ—ld_v their_o difference_n to_o be_v only_o gradual_a some_o think_v this_o controversy_n betwixt_o the_o stoic_n and_o peripatetic_n to_o be_v only_o verbal_a so_o antiochuâ—_n varro_n praeceptor_n who_o compose_v a_o book_n of_o the_o concord_n betwixt_o the_o stoic_n and_o peripatetic_n but_o cicero_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n deorum_n contradict_v he_o thus_o i_o wonder_v that_o antiochus_n a_o person_n so_o great_o acute_a see_v not_o that_o there_o be_v a_o huge_a distance_n betwixt_o the_o stoic_n who_o disjoined_a thing_n honeâ—_n from_o thing_n commodious_a not_o only_o in_o name_n but_o toto_fw-la genere_fw-la and_o the_o peripatetic_n who_o compound_v thing_n hone_a wâ—th_n thing_n commodious_a so_o as_o they_o shall_v differ_v among_o themselves_o in_o magnitude_n and_o degree_n only_o not_o in_o kind_n for_o this_o be_v not_o a_o small_a dissension_n of_o word_n only_o but_o a_o very_a great_a difference_n of_o thing_n yet_o in_o some_o thing_n the_o stoic_n and_o peripatetic_n agree_v as_o that_o they_o both_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d right_a reason_n the_o measure_n of_o good_a and_o â—vilâ—_n they_o both_o make_v virtue_n desirable_a for_o itself_o etc._n etc._n the_o stoic_n also_o differ_v much_o from_o those_o of_o the_o new_a academy_n who_o stiff_o assert_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o incomprehension_n for_o zeno_n have_v sharp_a and_o perpetual_a conflict_n with_o arcesilas_n academic_n who_o institute_v the_o second_o acadâ—miâ—_n and_o the_o academic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o also_o caâ—nâ—adâ—s_v who_o be_v the_o inâ—itutor_n of_o the_o three_o or_o new_a academy_n write_v sharp_o against_o zeno_n the_o stoic_a his_n bâ—oks_v as_o aul._n gellius_n lib._n 17._o cap._n 15._o comprehension_n §_o 10._o as_o for_o the_o particular_a dogme_n of_o stoicism_n the_o stoic_n hold_v 1._o that_o there_o be_v certain_a common_a principle_n or_o idea_n in_o man_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d comprehension_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o academic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d incomprehension_n introduce_v by_o arcesilas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v first_o use_v in_o this_o sense_n by_o leno_fw-la and_o that_o in_o a_o sense_n metaphorical_a and_o borrow_v from_o thing_n apprehend_v by_o the_o hand_n which_o allusion_n he_o express_v by_o action_n for_o show_v his_o hand_n with_o the_o finger_n stretch_v forth_o this_o he_o make_v the_o image_n of_o fancy_n then_o bend_v they_o a_o little_a this_o he_o make_v a_o symbol_n of_o assent_n then_o compress_v they_o and_o close_v his_o fist_n this_o he_o make_v to_o be_v comprehension_n which_o according_a to_o the_o stoic_n be_v a_o firm_a and_o certain_a knowledge_n for_o say_v they_o whatsoever_o be_v understand_v be_v comprehend_v by_o the_o mind_n one_o of_o these_o two_o way_n either_o 1._o by_o evident_a incursion_n which_o laertius_n style_v a_o knowledge_n by_o sense_n or_o 2._o by_o transition_n from_o evidence_n term_v by_o laertius_n collection_n by_o demonstration_n of_o which_o they_o make_v 3._o kind_n 1._o assimilation_n so_o a_o person_n be_v comprehend_v by_o his_o picture_n 2._o composttion_n as_o of_o a_o goat_n and_o a_o hart_n be_v make_v hirco-cervus_a 3._o analogy_n which_o be_v either_o by_o augmentation_n or_o diminution_n thus_o of_o stoic_a comprehension_n nature_n §_o 11._o 2._o as_o to_o metaphysic_n the_o stoic_n hold_v as_o laertius_n tell_v we_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o god_n be_v but_o one_o call_v by_o several_a name_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jupiter_n etc._n etc._n 2._o they_o define_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o god_n be_v a_o live_n immortal_a rational_a perfect_a be_v or_o intellectual_a in_o happiness_n void_a of_o all_o evil_a providential_a over_o the_o world_n not_o of_o human_a form_n maker_n and_o as_o it_o be_v parent_n of_o the_o universe_n according_a to_o plutarch_n philosâ—ph_n placit_fw-la 1.6_o the_o stoic_n define_v god_n a_o spirit_n full_a of_o intelligence_n of_o a_o fiery_a nature_n have_v no_o proper_a form_n but_o transform_v himself_o into_o whatsoever_o he_o please_v so_o laertius_n acquaint_v we_o that_o they_o hold_v god_n to_o be_v the_o first_o most_o pure_a be_v who_o essence_n be_v comprehensive_a of_o and_o diffuse_v through_o all_o being_n 3._o the_o stoic_n assert_v likewise_o that_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ingenerable_a and_o incorruptible_a we_o understand_v by_o god_n say_v antipater_n a_o live_a nature_n or_o substance_n happy_a incorruptible_a do_v good_a to_o mankind_n etc._n etc._n providence_n §_o 12._o touch_v godâ—s_a â—s_z work_n of_o creation_n and_o providence_n laertius_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o stoic_n hold_v god_n to_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o as_o the_o faetus_fw-la be_v contain_v in_o the_o seed_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o also_o god_n be_v the_o spermatick_a word_n of_o the_o universe_n according_a to_o joh._n 1.12_o they_o affirm_v also_o add_v laertius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o universe_n be_v frame_v according_a to_o infinite_a wisdom_n prevision_n or_o providence_n according_a to_o gen._n 1.31_o god_n see_v touch_v god_n providence_n over_o the_o world_n providence_n the_o stoic_n assert_v as_o plutarch_n placit_fw-la philos_fw-la that_o god_n be_v a_o operative_a artificial_a fire_n methodical_o order_v and_o effect_v the_o generation_n of_o thing_n comprehend_v in_o himself_o all_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prolific_a virtue_n whereby_o every_o thing_n be_v produce_v according_a to_o fate_n this_o seem_v the_o same_o with_o the_o platonic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d universal_a spirit_n traduce_v from_o gen._n 1.2_o which_o be_v far_o evident_a from_o their_o notion_n of_o fate_n which_o zeno_n make_v not_o to_o differ_v much_o from_o nature_n and_o providence_n chrysippus_n define_v fate_n fate_n a_o spiritual_a power_n govern_v the_o world_n orderly_o or_o a_o eternal_a indeclinable_a series_n of_o thing_n commix_v and_o implicate_v itself_o by_o eternal_a order_n of_o consequence_n of_o which_o it_o be_v compose_v and_o connect_v or_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o world_n or_o the_o law_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n govern_v by_o providence_n panaetius_n the_o stoic_a express_o assert_v fate_n to_o be_v god_n though_o many_o of_o the_o father_n as_o juâ—tin_n martyr_n apol._n 1._o ireneus_fw-la epiphanius_n with_o other_o dispute_v vehement_o against_o this_o stoic_a fate_n etc._n etc._n the_o stoic_n hold_v also_o that_o the_o god_n have_v a_o more_o particular_a providence_n over_o mankind_n mankind_n which_o be_v manifest_v by_o this_o that_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v make_v for_o the_o use_n of_o man._n hence_o also_o they_o hold_v with_o pythagoras_n socrates_n plato_n and_o the_o rest_n certain_a daemon_n which_o have_v inspection_n over_o and_o compassion_n for_o man_n so_o laertius_n in_o zeno_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o these_o daemon_n be_v but_o satanick_n ape_n of_o the_o jewish_a messiah_n we_o have_v else_o where_o demonstrate_v §_o 13._o touch_v natural_a philosophy_n the_o stoic_n hold_v 1._o the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o spirit_n connatural_a and_o immortal_a so_o laertius_n in_o zeno_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o they_o assert_v also_o the_o final_a conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n by_o fire_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o traduce_v original_o from_o the_o jew_n though_o immediate_o from_o the_o phoenicians_n as_o grotius_n affirm_v this_o say_v he_o zens_n receive_v from_o the_o phoenicians_n etc._n etc._n §_o 14._o ethic_n but_o the_o stoic_n chief_a excellence_n consist_v in_o moral_a philosophy_n the_o first_o part_n whereof_o they_o place_n in_o appetition_n and_o their_o first_o appetition_n according_a to_o laertius_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o preserve_v self_n for_o say_v they_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o
peculiar_a treasure_n pythagoras_n symbol_n of_o salt_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o confoederation_n and_o covenant_n from_o the_o jewish_a use_n of_o this_o type_n levit._fw-la 2.13_o salt_n of_o the_o covenant_n numb_a 18.19_o covenant_n of_o salt_n the_o covenant_n by_o salt_n the_o same_o with_o the_o covenant_n by_o sacrifice_n luk_n 13.26_o salt_n use_v as_o a_o symbol_n of_o covenant_n and_o friendship_n ezra_n 4.14_o salt_n also_o use_v as_o a_o symbol_n of_o sanctity_n mark_v 9.49_o pythagoras_n draw_v the_o pattern_n of_o his_o collegiate_n life_n from_o the_o essenes_n the_o discipline_n of_o the_o essenes_n the_o pythagorean_n imitation_n of_o the_o essenes_n 1._o the_o pythagorean_n great_a separatist_n from_o all_o that_o be_v not_o of_o their_o society_n gal._n 2.9_o see_v chap._n 9_o parag._n 3_o mat._n 7.6_o 2._o their_o shun_v worldly_a pleasure_n etc._n etc._n 3._o their_o strict_a consociation_n &_o community_n of_o good_n inter_fw-la pythagoraeos_fw-la colâ—batur_fw-la societ_fw-la as_o inseparabilis_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la communione_fw-la appellabatur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hunc_fw-la morem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la judaeos_fw-la imitati_fw-la sunt_fw-la essenes_n qui_fw-la omne_fw-la communia_fw-la habebant_fw-la horn._n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 12._o their_o celibate_n from_o the_o essenes_n or_o jewish_a priest_n pythagorean_n abstinence_n from_o jew_n and_o essenes_n col._n 2.16_o pythagorean_n precept_n col._n 2.21.22_o pythagoras_n dogme_n 1._o tim._n 4.3_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n 6_o their_o purification_n both_o ceremonial_a and_o moral_a 7._o their_o observation_n of_o festival_n 8._o their_o white_a distinctive_a vestment_n from_o eccles_n 9.8_o let_v thy_o garment_n be_v white_a their_o perpetual_a silence_n or_o conceling_n their_o mystery_n from_o stranger_n their_o reverence_n towards_o their_o elder_n they_o own_o fate_n their_o devotion_n their_o study_n contemplative_a active_a the_o pythagorean_n daily_a exercise_n with_o their_o morning_n premeditation_n and_o evening_n recollection_n of_o all_o pythagoraei_fw-la exercendae_fw-la memoriae_fw-la causa_fw-la singulis_fw-la diebus_fw-la quid_fw-la egissent_fw-la quid_fw-la legissent_fw-la quid_fw-la profecissent_fw-la in_fw-la vita_fw-la in_fw-la doctrina_fw-la vesperi_fw-la commemorabant_fw-la benefacta_fw-la laudem_fw-la malefacta_fw-la vituperium_fw-la merebantur_fw-la hornius_n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 12._o constancy_n and_o against_o apostasy_n their_o excommunication_n a_o general_a parallel_n betwixt_o the_o essenes_n &_o pythagorean_n a_o distribution_n of_o pythagorean_n philosophy_n pythagoras_n receive_v part_n of_o his_o philosophy_n 1._o from_o orpheus_n 2_o part_n from_o egypt_n 3_o from_o the_o chaldean_n 4_o from_o the_o thracian_n pythagoras_n begin_v with_o the_o mathematics_n pythagoras_n first_o enter_v his_o scholar_n in_o arithmetic_n 2._o his_o skill_n in_o music_n pythagorâ—is_fw-la certe_fw-la moris_fw-la fâ—it_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la evigilassent_v animos_fw-la ad_fw-la lyram_fw-la excitare_fw-la quo_fw-la essent_fw-la ad_fw-la agendum_fw-la erectiores_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la somnum_fw-la peterent_fw-la ad_fw-la eandem_fw-la lenire_fw-la mentes_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la fuisset_fw-la turbidiorun_v cogitationum_fw-la componerent_fw-la quintil._n l._n 9_o c._n 4._o 3._o his_o skill_n in_o astronomy_n the_o earth_n motion_n geometry_n his_o weight_n and_o measure_n of_o jewish_a original_a pythagoras_n physics_n 1_o contemplative_a which_o be_v the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n origine_fw-la 1._o the_o world_n make_v by_o god_n gen._n 1.31.2_o the_o first_o matter_n gen._n 1.1_o 2._o 3._o the_o form_n of_o the_o world_n its_o order_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 1.13_o the_o main_a active_a principle_n fire_n gen._n 1.2_o pythagoras_n medicine_n pythagoras_n moral_a philosophy_n 1._o ethic_n 1._o pythagorean_n dogme_n relate_v to_o moral_a philosophy_n 2_o their_o pathetic_a precept_n and_o exhortation_n to_o virtue_n characteristical_a ethic_n a_o wicked_a state_n represent_v by_o a_o coffin_n and_o death_n virtutis_fw-la studium_fw-la litera_fw-la y._n significabat_fw-la lactant._n luk._n 15.24_o 2._o salt_n a_o symbol_n of_o holy_a communion_n 3._o the_o swallow_n a_o symbol_n of_o a_o sâ—loathful_a student_n 4._o against_o passion_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diogen_n be_v for_o patience_n 6._o against_o covetuousnes_n 7._o fortitude_n 8._o against_o distract_n care_n 9_o justice_n 10._o virtue_n express_v by_o harmony_n health_n etc._n etc._n the_o sum_n of_o pythag.'s_n ethic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythagoras_n politic_n the_o original_n of_o pythag.'s_n politic_n from_o the_o jewish_a &_o mosaic_a law_n the_o pythagorean_n great_o verse_v in_o politic_n the_o two_o main_a pythagorean_n principle_n of_o polity_n be_v 1._o for_o liberty_n 2._o against_o faction_n pythagoras_n great_a apothegm_n platoni_n disciplinam_fw-la pythagoricam_fw-la diligenti_fw-la et_fw-la magnifica_fw-la opera_fw-la instructam_fw-la visam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la eumque_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la intellectualem_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la partem_fw-la accepisse_fw-la apuleius_n de_fw-fr philos_n pythagoras_n make_v theologie_n the_o centre_n of_o his_o philosophy_n philosophy_n proper_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d august_n steuch_n lib._n 10._o dâ—_n perâ—n_o philos_fw-la cap._n 10._o pythagoras_n tetractie_n from_o the_o jewish_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d haec_fw-la omne_fw-la font_n nominâ—_n naturae_fw-la divinae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vnitas_fw-la ipsum_fw-la esse_fw-la ipsa_fw-la immobilitas_fw-la steuch_n eâ—g_v peren._n philos_n l._n 3._o c._n 7._o pythagoras_n be_v metaphysic_n contemplation_n about_o god_n essence_n from_o mosaic_a description_n of_o god_n exod._n 3.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d genere_fw-la tantum_fw-la dâ—fferunt_fw-la steuch_n eugub_fw-la paren_n philos_fw-la dico_fw-la â—andem_fw-la rem_fw-la ab_fw-la cis_fw-la scil_n philos_fw-la nuncupatam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ipsum_fw-la ens_fw-la ipsam_fw-la infinitatem_fw-la steuch_n eugub_fw-la peren._n philos_n lib._n 3._o c._n 7._o jambl._n c._n 29._o pythagoras_n be_v scriptural_a tradition_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o god_n empedocles_n autem_fw-la et_fw-la parmenides_n autore_fw-la aristatele_fw-la appellabant_fw-la deum_fw-la nomine_fw-la vnitatis_fw-la ergo_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la eos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ipsa_fw-la vnitas_fw-la er_fw-mi unum_fw-la principium_fw-la steuch_n eugub_fw-la peren._n philos_n l._n 3._o c._n 7._o celebre_fw-la est_fw-la dictum_fw-la apud_fw-la platonicos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d omninum_fw-la rerumradix_fw-la &_o principium_fw-la unitas_fw-la steuch_n eugubinus_n de_fw-fr peren._n philos_n l._n 3._o c._n 5._o pythagoras_n jewish_a tradition_n of_o god_n simplicity_n pythagoras_n divine_a idea_n the_o same_o with_o the_o scriptural_a tradition_n of_o god_n decree_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n idea_n that_o famous_a oriental_a tradition_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parmenides_n his_o opinion_n of_o idea_n timaeus_n locrus_n his_o opinion_n of_o idea_n the_o primarie_a idea_n of_o thing_n possible_a seat_v in_o the_o divine_a essence_n the_o secondary_a exemplar_n of_o thing_n future_a the_o same_o with_o god_n decree_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o goodness_n of_o all_o thing_n consist_v in_o their_o answer_v to_o their_o original_a exemplar_n in_o god_n decree_n of_o god_n creation_n &_o providence_n see_v stanley_n of_o pythagoras_n be_v philosophy_n chap._n 3._o pythagoras_n model_n of_o divine_a worship_n 1._o against_o all_o image_n or_o visible_a form_n in_o worship_n exod._n 20.4_o 2._o that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v by_o rite_n of_o his_o own_o appoint_v the_o pythagorean_n exactness_n in_o divine_a worship_n from_o eccles_n 5.1_o pythagoras_n daemon_n their_o nature_n and_o office_n a_o threefold_a theology_n mythick_n politic_a natural_a of_o the_o aeones_n of_o the_o soul_n pythag.'s_n metempsychosis_n a_o corrupt_a tradition_n of_o the_o resurrection_n that_o pythagoras_n metempsychosis_n be_v symbolical_a see_v c._n 9_o paragr_n 8._o see_v more_o of_o this_o stanley_n cap._n 7._o fol._n 145._o a_o general_a idea_n of_o pythagoras_n theology_n pythagorean_n acknowledge_v their_o ignorance_n of_o divination_n pythagoras_n mode_n of_o philosophise_v symbolic_a pythagoraei_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quibusdam_fw-la &_o integumentis_fw-la repraesentabant_fw-la quae_fw-la ipsi_fw-la symbola_fw-la appellant_n in_o quibus_fw-la ita_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la praecepta_fw-la comprehense_o erant_fw-la ut_fw-la vel_fw-la ambitionis_fw-la dissuasionem_fw-la et_fw-la otii_fw-la sugam_fw-la vel_fw-la pravorum_fw-la sodalium_fw-la declinationem_fw-la contineâ—ent_fw-la plut._n l._n dâ—_n edu._n laert._n l._n 8._o hornius_n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 12._o pythagoras_n symbol_n from_o 〈◊〉_d jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o symbol_n among_o the_o ancient_n signify_v a_o scarâ—_n or_o other_o mark_n whereby_o soldier_n be_v distinguish_v from_o their_o enemy_n thus_o the_o 〈◊〉_d castle_n creed_n be_v call_v â—_o symbol_n of_o faith_n a_o enumeration_n of_o pythag._n symbol_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o the_o jew_n 1_o symbol_n give_v the_o right_n of_o fellowship_n to_o none_o but_o pythagorean_n gal._n 2.9_o to_o abstain_v from_o thing_n dead_a mat._n 8.22_o numb_a 6.6_o salt_n