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his_o wife_n and_o child_n unless_o epicurus_n represent_v we_o a_o sage_a worse_o and_o more_o unnatural_a than_o beast_n shall_v not_o god_n therefore_o take_v care_v but_o only_o to_o provide_v himself_o new_a pleasure_n perpetual_o and_o employ_v all_o his_o wisdom_n to_o effect_v that_o they_o never_o fail_v and_o be_v spend_v unmindful_a of_o those_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o aught_o in_o some_o sort_n to_o be_v to_o he_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o child_n if_o not_o for_o be_v make_v by_o he_o at_o least_o for_o the_o affection_n they_o have_v to_o imitate_v his_o virtue_n and_o become_v conformable_a unto_o he_o to_o conclude_v what_o kind_n of_o admiration_n can_v any_o one_o have_v of_o such_o divine_a wisdom_n what_o other_o character_n can_v be_v give_v of_o god_n then_o that_o he_o be_v a_o person_n wonderful_o dextrous_a and_o industrious_a to_o invent_v mean_n to_o produce_v his_o own_o contentment_n and_o render_v his_o felicity_n abundant_a and_o permanent_a that_o employ_v all_o the_o power_n of_o his_o understanding_n and_o direct_v all_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o his_o wisdom_n to_o that_o end_n but_o for_o any_o thing_n else_o he_o know_v none_o of_o the_o transaction_n here_o below_o or_o if_o he_o do_v only_a slight_n and_o deride_v they_o be_v not_o these_o very_a fit_a reason_n to_o inducement_n to_o venerate_v the_o deity_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o wisdom_n be_v it_o not_o very_o suitable_a to_o epicurus_n to_o have_v be_v the_o inventor_n of_o such_o noble_a philosophy_n to_o insult_v arrogant_o over_o they_o that_o ascribe_v glory_n to_o god_n for_o have_v frame_v the_o world_n in_o the_o fair_a order_n wherein_o we_o behold_v it_o and_o poise_v the_o earth_n in_o the_o middle_n extend_v the_o sea_n about_o it_o and_o give_v air_n for_o respiration_n to_o animal_n for_o have_v model_v all_o the_o sphere_n of_o heaven_n and_o infuse_v into_o the_o star_n the_o virtue_n of_o their_o influence_n for_o preside_v every_o day_n over_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o element_n in_o the_o composition_n of_o body_n and_o unite_n nation_n one_o to_o another_o by_o commerce_n for_o maintain_v state_n amid_o the_o contrariety_n of_o so_o many_o different_a humour_n and_o conduct_v the_o universe_n like_o a_o artificial_a machine_n according_a to_o the_o genius_n of_o each_o of_o the_o part_n that_o compose_v the_o same_o certain_o it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o judge_v which_o of_o these_o two_o opinion_n best_o deserve_v that_o exclamation_n of_o lucretius_n lib._n 1._o deus_fw-la ille_fw-la fuit_fw-la deus_fw-la inclute_a memmi_n qui_fw-la princeps_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la rationem_fw-la invenit_fw-la eam_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la appellatur_fw-la sapientia_fw-la quique_fw-la per_fw-la artem_fw-la fluctibus_fw-la e_fw-la tantis_fw-la vitam_fw-la tantisque_fw-la tenebtis_fw-la in_o tam_fw-la tranquillo_fw-la &_o tam_fw-la clara_fw-la luce_fw-fr locavit_fw-la chap._n v._o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o
that_o all_o devotion_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v a_o service_n perform_v to_o devil_n and_o as_o for_o the_o number_n of_o benefit_n which_o the_o pagan_n receive_v from_o heaven_n they_o be_v not_o confer_v on_o they_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o ceremony_n which_o be_v rather_o impiety_n and_o detestable_a abomination_n than_o devotion_n but_o proceed_v mere_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n be_v god_n namely_o as_o he_o be_v good_a and_o do_v not_o cease_v notwithstanding_o any_o ingratitude_n of_o man_n towards_o he_o to_o do_v good_a to_o they_o as_o be_v natural_o inclinable_a so_o to_o do_v and_o a_o lover_n of_o the_o race_n of_o mankind_n but_o whereas_o his_o purpose_n be_v to_o invite_v they_o to_o he_o by_o his_o benediction_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v receive_v they_o they_o go_v to_o return_v thanks_o to_o devil_n or_o certain_a chimera_n of_o deity_n which_o themselves_o have_v invest_v with_o divinity_n but_o if_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v gratify_v some_o few_o more_o particular_o among_o who_o there_o appear_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o devotion_n as_o he_o favour_v the_o roman_n with_o numerous_a victory_n and_o other_o great_a advantage_n which_o raise_v their_o empire_n to_o so_o renown_v a_o grandeur_n they_o be_v ordinary_o rather_o judgement_n execute_v upon_o other_o nation_n than_o testimony_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o republic_n of_o rome_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a and_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o foretell_v the_o same_o that_o god_n express_o purpose_v to_o render_v that_o state_n potent_a and_o terrible_a as_o if_o he_o will_v give_v a_o fierce_a and_o voracious_a beast_n tooth_n of_o iron_n to_o destroy_v all_o that_o come_v in_o its_o way_n to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o devour_v other_o nation_n as_o it_o do_v it_o may_v execute_v the_o divine_a vengeance_n upon_o they_o yet_o without_o understand_v the_o secret_a end_n such_o action_n tend_v to_o and_o true_o i_o know_v not_o how_o the_o 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the_o world_n to_o transmit_v the_o same_o to_o his_o descendant_n there_o be_v then_o less_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o god_n take_v pleasure_n in_o their_o superstition_n which_o be_v inept_v and_o ridiculous_a though_o they_o have_v have_v no_o reference_n to_o devil_n can_v it_o be_v believe_v for_o example_n that_o god_n punish_v a_o roman_a consul_n with_o a_o overthrow_n of_o his_o army_n because_o he_o have_v despise_v the_o augury_n they_o use_v to_o take_v from_o young_a chicken_n who_o do_v not_o devour_v the_o food_n cast_v to_o they_o greedy_o enough_o or_o that_o marcus_n crassus_n be_v defeat_v and_o slay_v by_o the_o parthian_n because_o he_o have_v make_v light_a account_n of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o imprecation_n or_o curse_n which_o have_v be_v make_v for_o he_o by_o caius_n atteius_n certain_o there_o be_v never_o in_o the_o world_n a_o great_a contemner_n of_o augury_n and_o presage_n and_o other_o such_o foppery_n than_o julius_n caesar_n nor_o yet_o any_o warrior_n that_o ever_o succeed_v so_o fortunate_o and_o glorious_o in_o so_o many_o battle_n for_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v take_v up_o a_o resolution_n of_o trample_v upon_o those_o superstition_n and_o brave_v his_o own_o god_n and_o nevertheless_o all_o this_o hinder_v he_o not_o from_o achieve_v his_o enterprise_n it_o be_v to_o have_v a_o ill_a opinion_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o imagine_v he_o be_v please_v with_o the_o devotion_n and_o ceremony_n which_o the_o roman_a priest_n themselves_o despise_v in_o so_o high_a a_o degree_n that_o one_o say_v in_o cicero_n they_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o contain_v from_o smile_v when_o they_o meet_v one_o another_o in_o the_o street_n but_o if_o god_n sometime_o heap_v some_o particular_a favour_n upon_o nation_n who_o justice_n and_o virtue_n be_v more_o commendable_a than_o their_o devotion_n it_o be_v to_o show_v how_o grateful_a true_a virtue_n be_v to_o he_o since_o he_o regard_v so_o gracious_o that_o which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o shadow_n of_o it_o which_o tend_v to_o the_o incitement_n of_o other_o people_n to_o the_o imitation_n of_o those_o who_o he_o favour_v so_o because_o as_o i_o say_v above_o he_o love_v the_o society_n of_o mankind_n and_o such_o society_n can_v subsist_v without_o man_n bear_v at_o least_o some_o kind_n of_o affection_n to_o that_o which_o have_v the_o appearance_n of_o virtue_n and_o justice_n but_o as_o for_o their_o pretend_a religion_n he_o be_v ever_o so_o far_o from_o have_v any_o esteem_n of_o they_o that_o he_o always_o have_v a_o implacable_a aversion_n against_o they_o it_o be_v not_o my_o intention_n here_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o favour_n which_o he_o may_v have_v show_v towards_o some_o in_o his_o great_a mercy_n for_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n most_o certain_a that_o upon_o judgement_n of_o thing_n not_o according_a to_o appearance_n only_o but_o by_o the_o rule_v we_o have_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o oeconomy_n he_o have_v follow_v towards_o all_o nation_n beside_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n all_o the_o gentile_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o dreadful_a curse_n but_o it_o suffice_v that_o it_o be_v not_o my_o design_n at_o present_a to_o insist_v further_o upon_o this_o point_n beside_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a temerity_n to_o limit_n god_n in_o the_o dispensation_n either_o of_o his_o wisdom_n or_o his_o other_o perfection_n or_o to_o pronounce_v determinate_o of_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o reveal_v to_o we_o i_o shall_v only_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n direct_o repugnant_a to_o truth_n reason_n and_o nature_n that_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o ethnic_n shall_v have_v be_v grateful_a to_o he_o for_o it_o can_v be_v conclude_v that_o for_o that_o many_o among_o they_o be_v lead_v with_o a_o good_a zeal_n to_o such_o devotion_n by_o a_o good_a zeal_n i_o mean_v the_o desire_n of_o be_v well-pleasing_a to_o the_o deity_n therein_o they_o therefore_o perform_v a_o acceptable_a or_o so_o much_o as_o excusable_a service_n to_o he_o the_o aim_n and_o design_n of_o a_o action_n do_v not_o render_v the_o same_o good_a or_o praiseworthy_a unless_o it_o be_v so_o in_o effect_n of_o itself_o otherwise_o all_o thing_n consider_v apart_o by_o themselves_o will_v be_v in_o a_o manner_n of_o the_o same_o value_n and_o it_o will_v be_v only_o the_o end_n that_o make_v the_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o because_o that_o opinion_n that_o the_o intention_n alone_o be_v capable_a to_o denominate_v and_o put_v a_o price_n upon_o action_n be_v a_o rock_n on_o which_o i_o observe_v many_o fall_n foul_a upon_o i_o esteem_v it_o not_o impertinent_a to_o spend_v a_o few_o page_n in_o explication_n of_o the_o matter_n there_o be_v general_o two_o sort_n of_o thing_n in_o which_o man_n be_v deficient_a either_o towards_o god_n or_o towards_o one_o another_o the_o first_o be_v those_o in_o which_o man_n offend_v when_o they_o be_v transport_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o their_o passion_n although_o 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