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A01093 Atheomastix clearing foure truthes, against atheists and infidels: 1. That, there is a God. 2. That, there is but one God. 3. That, Iehouah, our God, is that one God. 4. That, the Holy Scripture is the Word of that God. All of them proued, by naturall reasons, and secular authorities; for the reducing of infidels: and, by Scriptures, and Fathers, for the confirming of Christians. By the R. Reuerend Father in God, Martin Fotherby, late Bishop of Salisbury. The contents followes, next after the preface. Fotherby, Martin, 1549 or 50-1620. 1622 (1622) STC 11205; ESTC S121334 470,356 378

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first_o from_o heaven_n another_o that_o in_o all_o their_o funeral_n pomp_n and_o solemn_a exequy_n they_o still_o carried-out_a their_o dead_a with_o musical_a instrument_n 23._o which_o be_v likewise_o in_o practice_n even_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o this_o he_o say_v they_o do_v to_o signify_v that_o their_o soul_n be_v now_o depart_v unto_o the_o original_a house_n of_o music_n ad_fw-la originem_fw-la dulcedinis_fw-la musicae_fw-la idest_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la in_o their_o own_o interpretation_n and_o this_o again_o he_o say_v be_v the_o true_a cause_n why_o every_o man_n soul_n be_v so_o much_o delight_v with_o music_n upon_o earth_n quia_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la defert_fw-la memoriam_fw-la musicae_fw-la civius_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la fuit_fw-la conscia_fw-la because_o it_o bring_v down_o with_o it_o into_o the_o body_n a_o remembrance_n of_o that_o music_n whereof_o in_o heaven_n it_o have_v a_o full_a fruition_n these_o and_o diverse_a such_o like_a argument_n he_o conge_v 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contemn_v and_o despise_v thus_o deal_v god_n likewise_o with_o herod_n agrippa_n who_o 23._o aray_v himself_o one_o day_n in_o most_o glorious_a apparel_n spangle_v all_o over_o and_o spread_v with_o plate_n of_o gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n assemble_v all_o the_o people_n to_o speak_v unto_o they_o in_o a_o solemn_a oration_n wherein_o he_o purposely_o so_o dispose_v himself_o that_o the_o shine_n of_o the_o sunbeam_n shall_v reflect_v upon_o his_o foresaid_a spangle_n and_o jewel_n through_o which_o artificial_a reflection_n he_o seem_v to_o shine_v more_o bright_a than_o the_o sun_n with_o which_o glorious_a sight_n and_o his_o eloquent_a oration_n the_o people_n be_v stupefy_v they_o give_v he_o this_o impudent_a acclamation_n that_o his_o speech_n then_o unto_o they_o etc._n be_v the_o voice_n of_o a_o god_n and_o not_o of_o a_o man_n unto_o which_o their_o impious_a assentation_n he_o more_o impious_o assent_v god_n send_v his_o angel_n present_o to_o strike_v and_o to_o 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friend_n now_o behold_v i_o say_v he_o who_o but_o even_o now_o you_o salute_v for_o a_o god_n how_o i_o be_o command_v to_o forsake_v this_o world_n my_o fatal_a necessity_n convince_a your_o flattery_n of_o a_o lie_n he_o who_o you_o blazon_v to_o be_v immortal_a be_o now_o carry_v violent_o unto_o my_o death_n but_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o high_a god_n this_o notable_a confession_n he_o make_v before_o he_o die_v which_o if_o he_o will_v have_v make_v in_o time_n he_o have_v sure_o live_v thus_o likewise_o god_n deal_v with_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n who_o be_v so_o mad_v with_o malice_n 46._o against_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n that_o he_o blaspheme_v his_o name_n overthrow_v his_o altar_n destroy_v his_o temple_n violate_v his_o law_n and_o persecute_v his_o people_n yea_o and_o that_o with_o all_o the_o immane_a example_n of_o the_o bloody_a cruelty_n that_o he_o can_v possible_o devise_v no_o atheist_n in_o simple_o deny_v of_o god_n can_v be_v so_o great_a a_o enemy_n unto_o he_o as_o this_o profane_a king_n be_v in_o fight_v against_o he_o but_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n so_o seize_v upon_o he_o and_o smite_v he_o with_o so_o sore_a and_o incurable_a a_o disease_n that_o it_o force_v both_o his_o pride_n and_o his_o malice_n to_o submit_v and_o to_o begin_v his_o force_a submission_n with_o this_o humble_a confession_n etc._n it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v subeict_n unto_o god_n &_o that_o a_o man_n who_o be_v mortal_a shall_v not_o think_v himself_o aequal_a unto_o god_n through_o pride_n make_v many_o vow_n and_o supplication_n unto_o that_o same_o god_n in_o vain_a who_o before_o he_o have_v compel_v all_o his_o people_n to_o blaspheme_v and_o a_o very_a like_o example_n be_v report_v by_o eusebius_n of_o the_o emperor_n maximinus_n as_o furious_a a_o persecuter_n of_o the_o christian_n as_o antiochus_n be_v before_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o he_o answer_v so_o exact_o both_o in_o his_o impiety_n and_o in_o his_o calamity_n and_o in_o his_o palinodie_n that_o a_o more_o perfect_a parallel_n can_v hard●y_o be_v find_v in_o all_o plutarch_n life_n than_o be_v between_o these_o two_o profane_a &_o bloody_a king_n for_o first_o for_o their_o impiety_n as_o antiochus_n in_o a_o profane_a contempt_n of_o the_o israelit_n true_a god_n 50._o cause_v diverse_a temple_n to_o be_v build_v idol_n to_o be_v form_v and_o altar_n to_o be_v erect_v unto_o the_o heathen_n false_a god_n so_o likewise_o do_v m●ximinus_n too_o he_o do_v 108_o templa_fw-la erigere_fw-la &_o delubra_fw-la temporis_fw-la prolixit●te_fw-la ●iruta_fw-la studiosè_fw-la restaurare_fw-la &_o simulachrorum_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la locis_fw-la constituere_fw-la he_o erect_v new_a temple_n and_o repair_v the_o old_a one_o and_o appoint_v in_o all_o place_n new_a priest_n for_o his_o idol_n second_o as_o antiochus_n forbid_v unto_o all_o the_o jew_n the_o use_n of_o their_o own_o law_n 110._o and_o the_o 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several_a degree_n of_o his_o wickedness_n do_v not_o fear_v he_o shall_v follow_v he_o in_o all_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o his_o vengeance_n as_o tully_n express_o note_v in_o the_o very_a same_o case_n te_fw-la miror_fw-la antoni_fw-la 553._o quorum_fw-la facta_fw-la imitere_fw-la eorum_fw-la exitus_fw-la non_fw-la perhorrescere_fw-la imeruaile_v anthony_n thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v their_o fall_n who_o have_v follow_v all_o their_o fault_n for_o mirum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la 53._o pati_fw-la gravia_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la patrant_fw-la it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v grievous_a thing_n who_o have_v commit_v grievous_a sin_n and_o he_o have_v good_a cause_n to_o fear_v it_o as_o the_o sequel_n plain_o show_v for_o there_o be_v no_o one_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n inflict_v upon_o the_o one_o but_o that_o the_o same_o be_v after_o inflict_v upon_o the_o other_o so_o that_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v brother_n in_o this_o evil_a too_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o former_a in_o malo_fw-la poenae_fw-la 5._o as_o well_o as_o in_o malo_fw-la culpae_fw-la in_fw-la malo_fw-la
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