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and_o rebellion_n religion_n and_o conscience_n oblige_v subject_n in_o all_o lawful_a thing_n active_o to_o obey_v the_o sovereign_a power_n in_o unlawful_a not_o to_o resist_v page_n 898_o 899_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n that_o all_o the_o atheistick_a ground_n be_v full_o confute_v and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o atheism_n demonstrate_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o original_a and_o head_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v no_o blind_a and_o inconscious_a nature_n but_o a_o perfect_a understanding_n be_v selfexistent_a who_o have_v make_v all_o that_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v make_v and_o after_o the_o best_a manner_n and_o exercise_v a_o just_a providence_n over_o all_o to_o who_o be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n the_o end_n of_o the_o content_n errata_fw-la page_n 15._o line_n 2._o read_v fourteen_o beside_o p._n 49._o l._n 9_o to_o 16._o read_v and_o thus_o body_n p._n 61._o l._n 8._o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 63.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 66.10_o unextend_v 76.25_o deal_n but._n lin._n ult_n read_v to_o this_o purpose_n 102._o l._n ult_n deal_n with_o 103._o l._n 3_o 4._o read_v can_v not_o rise_v from_o a_o egg_n of_o the_o night_n nor_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o chaos_n but_o must_v be_v something_o 106._o title_n r._n hylozoist_a 168.19_o r._n irregularity_n 173.19_o 20._o reason_n and_o underwit_n line_n 37._o a_o perfect_a 201.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 212.34_o read_v scholiast_n upon_o he_o write_v thus_o 231.27_o plures_fw-la erunt_fw-la 251.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 276.22_o longinianus_fw-la 299.36_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 300.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 304.30_o excerption_n 331.9_o manifest_v 339._o title_n r._n invisible_a 344.17_o phornutus_n 351._o false_o print_v 411._o l._n 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 354._o f._n pr._n 414._o l._n 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 355.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 357.37_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 358.21_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 363.17_o deal_n justin_n martyr_n 364.31_o read_v third_z and_o four_o verse_n 379.31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 385.31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 397._o title_n read_v very_o good_n 404._o marg._n l._n ult_n r._n l._n 10.433.30_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 457.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 461.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lin._n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 482.29_o by_o he_o determine_v 508.14_o respective_o 516.14_o his_o fecundity_n 518.4_o adore_a 519.30_o nature_n or_o nature_n 543_o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 549.13_o as_o a_o image_n in_o a_o glass_n 553.37_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 566.34_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 582.2_o the_o word_n 585.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 587.6_o son_n and_o grandson_n 620.31_o it_o be_v there_o 624._o title_n add_v trinity_n 632.31_o if_o need_n be_v for_o another_o 684.17_o therefore_o not_o 696._o l._n ult_n as_o it_o be_v .717.39_o and_o also_o 742.5_o similar_v atom_n 745.23_o that_o their_o soul_n can_v 752.2_o 3_o 4._o read_v proclus_n and_o other_o platonist_n express_o deny_v it_o to_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unmake_v or_o selfexistent_a and_o 753.8_o no_o not_o that_o 765.24_o matter_n together_o 777.37_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 787.16_o incrassated_a 794.31_o the_o vnevenness_n 798.11_o earth_n in_o line_n 33._o deal_n it_o 805._o marg._n l._n 14._o solveret_fw-la 816.35_o aught_o to_o be_v 831._o l._n penult_n extend_v outside_o and_o a_o vnextended_a inside_n 843.38_o deal_n yet_o 883._o marg._n l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 884.35_o be_v one_o reason_n finis_fw-la
and_o fancy_n this_o the_o four_o atheistick_a argument_n that_o to_o suppose_v a_o incorporeal_a mind_n to_o be_v the_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o make_v the_o abstract_a notion_n of_o a_o mere_a accident_n to_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n page_n 67_o ix_o a_o five_o pretend_a ground_n of_o atheism_n that_o a_o incorporeal_a deity_n be_v already_o confute_v a_o corporeal_a one_o may_v be_v disprove_v also_o from_o the_o principle_n of_o corporealism_n in_o general_n because_o matter_n be_v the_o only_a substance_n and_o all_o other_o difference_n of_o thing_n nothing_o but_o the_o accident_n thereof_o generable_a and_o corruptible_a no_o live_v understanding_n be_v can_v be_v essential_o incorruptible_a the_o stoical_a god_n incorruptible_a only_o by_o accident_n page_n 69_o x._o their_o further_o attempt_v to_o do_v the_o same_o atomical_o that_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o universe_n be_v atom_n or_o 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first_o generate_v and_o be_v liable_a to_o death_n and_o corruption_n by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o compage_n life_n be_v no_o simple_a primitive_a nature_n but_o a_o accidental_a modification_n of_o compound_a body_n only_o which_o upon_o the_o disunion_n of_o their_o part_n or_o disturbance_n of_o their_o contexture_n vanish_v into_o nothing_o page_n 75_o xiii_o a_o nine_o pretend_a atheistick_n demonstration_n that_o by_o god_n be_v mean_v a_o first_o cause_n or_o mover_n and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o before_o move_v by_o any_o thing_n else_o without_o it_o but_o nothing_o can_v move_v itself_o and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o unmoved_a mover_n nor_o any_o first_o in_o the_o order_n of_o cause_n that_o be_v a_o god_n page_n 76_o fourteen_o their_o far_a improvement_n of_o the_o same_o principle_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o action_n whatsoever_o without_o some_o external_a cause_n or_o that_o nothing_o take_v begin_v from_o itself_o but_o from_o the_o action_n of_o some_o other_o agent_n without_o it_o so_o that_o no_o cogitation_n can_v arise_v of_o itself_o without_o a_o cause_n all_o action_n and_o cogitation_n be_v real_o nothing_o but_o local_a motion_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o no_o think_v be_v can_v be_v a_o first_o cause_v any_o more_o than_o a_o machine_n or_o automaton_n page_n 76._o xv._o another_o grand_a mystery_n of_o atheism_n that_o all_o knowledge_n and_o mental_a conception_n be_v the_o information_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o know_v existing_a without_o the_o knower_n and_o a_o mere_a passion_n from_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o world_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v before_o any_o knowledge_n or_o conception_n of_o it_o but_o no_o knowledge_n or_o conception_n before_o the_o world_n as_o its_o cause_n page_n 77_o xvi_o a_o twelve_o atheistick_a argumentation_n that_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v make_v by_o a_o god_n because_o they_o be_v so_o faulty_a and_o ill_o make_v that_o they_o be_v not_o contrive_v for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n and_o that_o the_o deluge_n of_o evil_n which_o overflow_v all_o show_v they_o not_o to_o have_v proceed_v from_o any_o deity_n ibid._n xvii_o a_o thirteen_o instance_n of_o atheist_n from_o the_o defect_n of_o providence_n that_o in_o human_a affair_n all_o be_v tohu_n and_o bohu_n chaos_n and_o confusion_n page_n 79_o xviii_o a_o fourteen_o atheistick_a objection_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o one_o be_v to_o animadvert_v and_o order_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o distant_a place_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n at_o once_o but_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o such_o infinite_a negotiosity_n will_v be_v absolute_o inconsistent_a with_o happiness_n page_n 80_o xix_o query_n of_o atheist_n why_o the_o world_n be_v not_o make_v soon_o and_o what_o god_n do_v before_o why_o it_o be_v make_v at_o all_o since_o it_o be_v so_o long_o unmake_v and_o how_o the_o architect_n of_o the_o world_n can_v rear_v up_o so_o huge_a a_o fabric_n page_n 81_o xx._n the_o atheist_n pretence_n that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a interest_n of_o mankind_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o god_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o noble_a and_o heroical_a exploit_n of_o the_o democritick_n to_o chase_v away_o that_o affrightful_a spectre_n out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o free_a man_n from_o the_o continual_a fear_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o punishment_n after_o death_n embitter_v all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o life_n page_n 83_o xxi_o the_o last_o atheistick_a pretence_n that_o theism_n be_v also_o inconsistent_a with_o civil_a sovereignty_n it_o introduce_v a_o fear_n great_a than_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o leviathan_n and_o that_o any_o other_o conscience_n beside_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v private_a judgement_n be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la a_o dissolution_n of_o the_o body_n politic_a and_o a_o revolt_n to_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n page_n 84_o xxii_o the_o atheist_n conclusion_n from_o all_o the_o former_a premise_n as_o it_o be_v set_v down_o in_o plato_n and_o lucretius_n that_o all_o thing_n spring_v original_o from_o nature_n and_o chance_n without_o any_o mind_n or_o god_n or_o proceed_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o material_a motion_n vndirect_v for_o ends._n and_o that_o infinite_a atom_n devoid_a of_o all_o life_n and_o sense_n move_a in_o infinite_a space_n from_o eternity_n do_v by_o their_o fortuitous_a rencounter_n and_o entanglement_n produce_v the_o system_fw-la of_o this_o whole_a universe_n and_o as_o well_o all_o animate_v as_o inanimate_a thing_n page_n 97_o chap._n iii_o a_o introduction_n to_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o atheistick_a ground_n wherein_o be_v contain_v a_o particular_a account_n of_o all_o the_o several_a form_n of_o atheism_n together_o with_o a_o necessary_a digression_n concern_v a_o plastic_a or_o artificial_a nature_n i._o that_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o hylozoïck_a atheism_n can_v not_o be_v insist_v on_o by_o we_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n together_o with_o those_o of_o the_o atomick_a they_o be_v direct_o opposite_a each_o to_o other_o with_o a_o far_a account_n of_o this_o hylozoïck_a atheism_n p._n 104._o ii_o a_o suggestion_n in_o way_n of_o caution_n for_o the_o prevent_v of_o all_o mistake_n that_o every_o hylozoïst_a must_v not_o therefore_o be_v present_o condemn_v as_o a_o atheist_n or_o but_o a_o mere_a counterfeit_n histrionical_a theist_n page_n 105_o iii_o that_o nevertheless_o such_o hylozoïst_n as_o be_v also_o corporealist_n or_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o substance_n beside_o body_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v excuse_v from_o the_o imputation_n of_o atheism_n for_o two_o reason_n page_n 106_o iu._n that_o strato_n lampsacenus_n common_o call_v physicus_fw-la be_v probable_o the_o first_o asserter_n of_o the_o hylozoïck_a atheism_n he_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o god_n but_o the_o life_n of_o nature_n in_o matter_n page_n 107_o v._n further_o prove_v that_o this_o strato_n be_v a_o atheist_n and_o of_o a_o different_a form_n from_o democritus_n he_o attribute_v a_o energetic_a nature_n but_o without_o sense_n and_o animality_n to_o all_o matter_n page_n 108_o vi_o that_o strato_n not_o derive_v all_o thing_n from_o a_o mere_a fortuitous_a principle_n as_o the_o democritick_n atheist_n do_v nor_o yet_o acknowledge_v any_o one_o plastic_a nature_n to_o preside_v over_o the_o whole_a but_o deduce_v the_o original_a of_o thing_n from_o a_o mixture_n of_o chance_n and_o plastic_a nature_n both_o together_o in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o matter_n must_v therefore_o needs_o be_v a_o hylozoïck_a atheist_n ibid._n vii_o that_o the_o famous_a hypocrates_n be_v neither_o a_o hylozoïck_n nor_o democritick_n atheist_n but_o rather_o a_o heraclitick_a corporeal_a theist_n page_n 109_o viii_o that_o plato_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o hylozoïck_a atheism_n nor_o of_o any_o other_o save_o what_o derive_v the_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n from_o a_o mere_a fortuitous_a nature_n and_o therefore_o either_o the_o democritical_a or_o the_o anaximandrian_a atheism_n which_o latter_a will_v be_v next_o
declare_v page_n 110_o ix_o that_o it_o be_v hardly_o imaginable_a there_o shall_v have_v be_v no_o philosophic_a atheist_n in_o the_o world_n before_o democritus_n and_o leucippus_n plato_n observe_v also_o that_o there_o have_v be_v some_o or_o other_o in_o all_o age_n sick_a of_o the_o atheistick_a disease_n and_o aristotle_n affirm_v many_o of_o the_o first_o philosopher_n to_o have_v assign_v only_o a_o material_a cause_n of_o the_o mundane_a system_n without_o either_o intend_v or_o efficient_a cause_n they_o suppose_v matter_n to_o be_v the_o only_a substance_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n nothing_o but_o the_o passion_n and_o accident_n thereof_o generable_a and_o corruptible_a page_n 111_o x._o the_o doctrine_n of_o which_o materialist_n may_v be_v more_o full_o understand_v from_o those_o exception_n which_o aristotle_n make_v against_o they_o his_o first_o exception_n that_o they_o assign_v no_o cause_n of_o motion_n but_o introduce_v it_o into_o the_o world_n vnaccomptable_o page_n 112_o xi_o aristotle_n second_o exception_n that_o these_o materialist_n assign_v no_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o well_o and_o fit_a that_o be_v give_v no_o account_n of_o the_o orderly_a regularity_n of_o thing_n anaxagoras_n say_v to_o be_v the_o first_o jonick_a philosopher_n who_o make_v mind_n and_o good_a a_o principle_n of_o the_o universe_n ibid._n xii_o conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o these_o materialist_n in_o aristotle_n be_v downright_a atheist_n not_o mere_o because_o they_o hold_v all_o substance_n to_o be_v body_n forasmuch_o as_o heraclitus_n and_o zeno_n do_v the_o like_a and_o yet_o be_v not_o therefore_o number_v among_o the_o atheist_n these_o suppose_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o be_v a_o animal_n and_o their_o fiery_a matter_n original_o intellectual_a but_o because_o they_o make_v stupid_a matter_n devoid_a of_o all_o understanding_n and_o life_n to_o be_v the_o only_a principle_n page_n 113_o xiii_o and_o suppose_v every_o thing_n beside_o the_o bare_a substance_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v generable_a and_o corruptible_a and_o consequent_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o god_n than_o such_o as_o be_v native_a and_o mortal_a that_o those_o ancient_a theologer_n and_o theogonist_n who_o generate_v all_o the_o god_n out_o of_o night_n and_o chaos_n without_o exception_n be_v only_o verbal_a theist_n but_o real_a atheist_n senseless_a matter_n be_v to_o they_o the_o high_a numen_fw-la ibid._n fourteen_o the_o difference_n observe_v betwixt_o aristotle_n atheistical_a materialist_n and_o the_o italic_a philosopher_n the_o former_a determine_v all_o thing_n beside_o the_o bare_a substance_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v make_v or_o generate_v but_o the_o latter_a that_o no_o real_a entity_n be_v either_o generate_v or_o corrupt_v they_o thereupon_o both_o destroy_v the_o quality_n and_o form_n of_o body_n and_o assert_v the_o ingenerability_n and_o incorporeity_n of_o soul_n page_n 114_o xv._o how_o aristotle_n atheistick_a materialist_n endeavour_v to_o baffle_v and_o elude_v that_o axiom_n of_o the_o italic_a philosopher_n that_o nothing_o can_v come_v from_o nothing_o nor_o go_v to_o nothing_o and_o that_o anaxagoras_n be_v the_o first_o among_o the_o jonicks_n who_o yield_v so_o far_o to_o that_o principle_n as_o from_o thence_o to_o assert_v incorporeal_a substance_n and_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o quality_n and_o form_n he_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v thing_n real_o distinct_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o matter_n page_n 116_o xvi_o the_o error_n of_o some_o writer_n who_o from_o aristotle_n affirm_v that_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n do_v general_o conclude_v the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v make_v from_o thence_o infer_v they_o to_o have_v be_v all_o theist_n and_o that_o aristotle_n contradict_v himself_o in_o represent_v many_o of_o they_o as_o atheist_n that_o the_o ancient_a atheist_n do_v general_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d assert_v the_o world_n to_o have_v be_v make_v or_o have_v have_v a_o beginning_n as_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n some_o theist_n do_v maintain_v its_o ante-eternity_n but_o in_o a_o way_n of_o dependency_n upon_o the_o deity_n that_o we_o ought_v therefore_o here_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o bare_a substance_n of_o the_o matter_n all_o atheist_n contend_v the_o matter_n to_o have_v be_v not_o only_o eternal_a but_o also_o such_o independent_o upon_o any_o other_o be_v page_n 117_o xvii_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n conclude_v this_o materialism_n or_o hylopathian_n atheism_n to_o have_v be_v at_o least_o as_o old_a as_o homer_n who_o make_v the_o ocean_n or_o fluid_a matter_n the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o god_n and_o that_o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o ancient_a of_o all_o atheism_n which_o verbal_o acknowledge_v god_n yet_o derive_v the_o original_a of_o they_o all_o from_o night_n and_o chaos_n a_o description_n of_o this_o atheistick_a hypothesis_n in_o aristophanes_n that_o night_n and_o chaos_n first_o lay_v a_o egg_n out_o of_o which_o spring_v forth_o love_n which_o afterward_o mingle_v again_o with_o chaos_n beget_v heaven_n and_o earth_n animal_n and_o all_o the_o go_n page_n 120_o xviii_o that_o notwithstanding_o this_o in_o aristotle_n judgement_n not_o only_a parmenides_n but_o also_o hesiod_n and_o other_o ancient_n who_o make_v love_n senior_n to_o the_o god_n be_v to_o be_v exempt_v out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o atheist_n they_o understand_v by_o this_o love_n a_o active_a principle_n or_o cause_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o universe_n which_o therefore_o can_v not_o result_v from_o a_o egg_n of_o the_o night_n nor_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o chaos_n but_o must_v be_v something_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o matter_n simmias_n rhodius_n his_o wing_n a_o poem_n in_o honour_n of_o this_o divine_a or_o heavenly_a love_n this_o not_o that_o love_n neither_o which_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o penia_n and_o porus_n in_o plato_n in_o what_o rectify_v and_o refine_a sense_n it_o may_v pass_v for_o true_a theology_n that_o love_n be_v the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n page_n 121_o xix_o that_o however_o democritus_n and_o leucippus_n be_v elsewhere_o tax_v by_o aristotle_n for_o this_o very_a thing_n the_o assign_v only_o a_o material_a cause_n of_o the_o universe_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o the_o person_n intend_v by_o he_o in_o the_o forementioned_a accusation_n but_o certain_o ancient_a philosopher_n who_o also_o be_v not_o atomist_n but_o asserter_n of_o quality_n or_o hylopathians_n page_n 123_o xx._n that_o aristotle_n atheistick_a materialist_n be_v indeed_o all_o the_o first_o jonick_a philosopher_n before_o anaxagoras_n thales_n be_v the_o head_n of_o they_o but_o that_o thales_n be_v acquit_v from_o this_o imputation_n of_o atheism_n by_o several_a good_a author_n his_o next_o successor_n anaximander_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v account_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o prince_n of_o this_o atheistick_a philosophy_n ibid._n xxi_o a_o passage_n out_o of_o aristotle_n object_v which_o at_o first_o sight_n seem_v to_o make_v anaximander_n a_o divine_a philosopher_n and_o therefore_o have_v lead_v both_o modern_a and_o ancient_a writer_n into_o that_o mistake_n but_o that_o this_o well_o consider_v prove_v the_o contrary_a that_o anaximander_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o old_a atheistick_a philosopher_n page_n 124_o xxii_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o anaximander_n call_v senseless_a matter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o divinity_n since_o to_o all_o atheist_n that_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o high_a numen_fw-la and_o how_o this_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v immortal_a and_o to_o govern_v all_o with_o the_o concurrent_a judgement_n of_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n upon_o this_o place_n page_n 126_o xxiii_o a_o further_a account_n of_o the_o anaximandrian_a philosophy_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v pure_o atheistical_a page_n 127_o xxiv_o that_o as_o the_o vulgar_a have_v always_o be_v ill_a judge_n of_o theist_n and_o atheist_n so_o have_v learned_a man_n common_o suppose_v few_o atheist_n than_o indeed_o there_o be_v anaximander_n and_o democritus_n atheist_n both_o alike_o though_o philosophize_v different_a way_n and_o that_o some_o passage_n in_o plato_n respect_v the_o anaximandrian_a form_n of_o atheism_n rather_o than_o the_o democritical_a page_n 129_o xxv_o the_o reason_n why_o democritus_n and_o leucippus_n new-modelled_a atheism_n into_o this_o atomick_a form_n page_n 131_o xxvi_o that_o beside_o the_o three_o form_n of_o atheism_n already_o mention_v we_o sometime_o meet_v with_o a_o four_o which_o suppose_v the_o universe_n to_o be_v though_o not_o a_o animal_n yet_o a_o kind_n of_o plant_n or_o vegetable_a have_v one_o regular_a plastic_a nature_n in_o it_o but_o devoid_a of_o understanding_n and_o sense_n which_o dispose_v and_o order_n the_o whole_a page_n 131_o xxvii_o that_o this_o form_n of_o atheism_n which_o make_v one_o senseless_a plastic_a and_o plantal_n nature_n to_o preside_v over_o the_o whole_a be_v
the_o hesiodian_a god_n there_o be_v either_o but_o one_o selfexistent_a or_o else_o none_o at_o all_o hesiod_n love_n suppose_a to_o be_v the_o eternal_a god_n or_o the_o active_a principle_n of_o the_o universe_n page_n 212_o that_o the_o valentinian_n thirty_o god_n or_o aeons_n have_v the_o great_a appearance_n of_o independent_a deity_n be_v all_o derive_v from_o one_o selforiginated_n be_v call_v bythus_n or_o a_o unfathomable_a depth_n page_n 213_o that_o beside_o the_o manichaean_o some_o pagan_n do_v indeed_o acknowledge_v a_o ditheism_n or_o duplicity_n of_o unmake_v god_n one_o the_o principle_n of_o good_a the_o other_o of_o evil._n which_o the_o near_a approach_n that_o can_v be_v find_v to_o the_o suppose_a polytheism_n plutarch_n chaeronensis_n one_o or_o the_o chief_a of_o these_o though_o not_o so_o common_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o learned_a man_n his_o reason_n for_o this_o opinion_n propose_v page_n 213_o etc._n etc._n plutarch_n pretence_n that_o this_o be_v the_o general_n persuasion_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n and_o pagan_a nation_n his_o ground_n for_o impute_v it_o to_o plato_n examine_v and_o confute_v page_n 218_o etc._n etc._n the_o true_a account_n of_o the_o platonic_a origin_n of_o evil_n from_o the_o necessity_n of_o imperfect_a thing_n page_n 220_o pythagoras_n and_o other_o philosopher_n purge_v likewise_o from_o this_o imputation_n page_n 221_o that_o the_o egyptian_n probable_o do_v but_o personate_v evil_a the_o confusion_n and_o alternate_a vicissitude_n of_o thing_n in_o this_o low_a world_n by_o typhon_n the_o only_a question_n concern_v the_o arimanius_n of_o the_o persian_a magi._n this_o whether_o a_o selfexistent_a principle_n or_o no_o dispute_v page_n 222_o plutarch_n and_o atticus_n the_o only_a profess_a asserter_n of_o this_o doctrine_n among_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n beside_o numenius_n in_o chalcidius_n who_o therefore_o probable_o the_o person_n censure_v for_o it_o by_o athanasius_n page_n 223_o 224_o aristotle_n explosion_n and_o confutation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o principle_n page_n 225_o that_o a_o better_a judgement_n may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o pagan_a deity_n a_o general_n survey_v of_o they_o they_o all_o reduce_v to_o five_o head_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n decease_a or_o hero_n the_o animate_v star_n and_o element_n daemon_n accident_n and_o thing_n of_o nature_n personate_v and_o last_o several_a personal_a name_n give_v to_o one_o supreme_a god_n according_a to_o the_o several_a manifestation_n of_o his_o power_n and_o providence_n in_o the_o world_n mistake_v for_o so_o many_o substantial_a deity_n or_o selfexistent_a mind_n page_n 226_o etc._n etc._n pagan_n acknowledge_a omnipotence_n must_v needs_o suppose_v one_o sovereign_a numen_fw-la faustus_n the_o manichaean_n his_o conceit_n that_o the_o jew_n and_o christian_n paganize_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o monarchy_n with_o s._n augustine_n judgement_n of_o the_o pagan_n thereupon_o page_n 231_o 232_o fourteen_o conclude_v that_o the_o pagan_a polytheism_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o create_v intellectual_a being_n superior_a to_o man_n religious_o worship_v so_o that_o the_o pagan_n hold_v both_o many_o god_n and_o one_o god_n in_o different_a sense_n many_o inferior_a deity_n subordinate_a to_o one_o supreme_a thus_o onatus_fw-la the_o pythagorean_n in_o stobaeus_n the_o pagan_n creed_n in_o maximus_n tyrius_n one_o god_n the_o king_n and_o father_n of_o all_o and_o many_o god_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o pagan_a theogonia_n thus_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o many_o god_n produce_v by_o one_o god_n page_n 233_o 234_o this_o pagan_a theogonia_n real_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o cosmogonia_n plato_n cosmogonia_n a_o theogonia_n page_n 234_o etc._n etc._n hesiod_n theogonia_n the_o cosmogonia_n page_n 238_o the_o persian_n and_o egyptian_n in_o like_a manner_n hold_v a_o cosmogonia_n call_v it_o a_o theogonia_n page_n 239_o this_o pagan_a theogonia_n how_o by_o some_o mistake_v ibid._n both_o this_o theogonia_n and_o cosmogonia_n of_o the_o ancient_a pagan_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o temporary_a production_n ibid._n that_o plato_n real_o assert_v the_o newness_n or_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n page_n 240_o 241_o among_o the_o pagan_n two_o sort_n of_o theogonist_n atheistick_n and_o divine_a plato_n a_o divine_a theogonist_n page_n 242_o 243_o other_o pagan_a theogonist_n theist_n or_o asserter_n of_o one_o unmake_v deity_n page_n 244_o 245_o etc._n etc._n these_o divine_a theogonist_n also_o make_v chaos_n and_o night_n senior_a to_o the_o god_n that_o be_v to_o the_o generate_v once_o page_n 248_o the_o orphick_n cabbala_n of_o the_o world_n production_n from_o chaos_n or_o night_n and_o love_n original_o moysaicall_a page_n 249_o other_o pagan_a theist_n neither_o theogonist_n nor_o cosmogonist_n they_o hold_v the_o eternity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o god_n as_o aristotle_n and_o the_o junior_n platonist_n page_n 250_o etc._n etc._n these_o notwithstanding_o acknowledge_v all_o their_o eternal_a god_n save_o one_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o have_v be_v derive_v from_o that_o one_o and_o that_o there_o be_v in_o this_o sense_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o only_o unmake_v or_o selfexistent_a god_n page_n 253_o 254_o necessary_a here_o to_o show_v how_o the_o pagan_n do_v put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o one_o supreme_a unmake_v deity_n and_o their_o other_o many_o inferior_a generate_v go_n page_n 255_o this_o do_v both_o by_o proper_a name_n and_o appellative_n emphatical_o use_v page_n 256_o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o god_n often_o put_v for_o inferior_a god_n only_o in_o way_n of_o distinction_n from_o the_o supreme_a page_n 261_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o the_o supreme_a deity_n page_n 263_o other_o full_a and_o emphatical_a description_n of_o the_o supreme_a god_n among_o the_o pagan_n page_n 264_o 265_o xv._o further_n evidence_n of_o this_o that_o the_o intelligent_a pagan_a polytheist_n hold_v only_o a_o plurality_n of_o inferior_a deity_n subordinate_a to_o one_o supreme_a first_o because_o after_o the_o emersion_n of_o christianity_n and_o its_o contest_v with_o paganism_n no_o pagan_a ever_o assert_v many_o independent_a deity_n but_o all_o profess_a to_o acknowledge_v one_o sovereign_n or_o supreme_a page_n 265_o apollonius_n tyanaeus_n set_v up_o among_o the_o pagan_n for_o a_o rival_n with_o our_o saviour_n christ._n page_n 266_o etc._n etc._n he_o though_o style_v by_o vopiscus_n a_o true_a friend_n of_o the_o god_n and_o though_o a_o stout_a champion_n for_o the_o pagan_a polytheism_n yet_o a_o profess_a acknowledger_n of_o one_o supreme_a deity_n page_n 269_o 270_o celsus_n the_o first_o public_a writer_n against_o christianity_n and_o a_o zealous_a polytheist_n notwithstanding_o free_o declare_v for_o one_o first_o and_o great_a omnipotent_a god_n ib._n the_o next_o and_o most_o eminent_a champion_n for_o the_o pagan_a cause_n porphyrius_n a_o undoubted_a asserter_n of_o one_o supreme_a deity_n who_o in_o proclus_n not_o only_o oppose_v that_o evil_a principle_n of_o plutarch_n and_o atticus_n but_o also_o contend_v that_o even_o matter_n itself_o be_v derive_v from_o one_o perfect_a be_v page_n 271_o hierocles_n the_o next_o eminent_a antagonist_n of_o christianity_n and_o champion_n for_o the_o pagan_a god_n do_v in_o the_o close_a of_o his_o philalethes_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o lactantius_n high_o celebrate_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o one_o supreme_a god_n the_o parent_n of_o all_o thing_n page_n 271_o etc._n etc._n julian_n the_o emperor_n a_o zealous_a contend_v for_o the_o restitution_n of_o paganism_n plain_o derive_v all_o his_o god_n from_o one._n page_n 274_o 275_o this_o true_a of_o all_o the_o other_o opposer_n of_o christianity_n as_o jamblichus_n syrianus_n proclus_n simplicius_n etc._n etc._n maximus_fw-la madaurensis_fw-la a_o pagan_a philosopher_n in_o s._n austin_n his_o profession_n of_o one_o sovereign_a numen_fw-la above_o all_o the_o go_n the_o same_o also_o the_o sense_n of_o longinianus_fw-la page_n 275_o 276_o the_o pagan_n in_o arnobius_n universal_o disclaim_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o unmake_v deity_n and_o profess_v the_o belief_n of_o a_o omnipotent_a god_n page_n 276_o 277_o these_o pagan_n acknowledge_v by_o other_o of_o the_o father_n also_o to_o have_v hold_v one_o sovereign_a numen_fw-la page_n 279_o etc._n etc._n but_o of_o this_o more_o afterward_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o arian_n xvi_o that_o this_o be_v no_o refinement_n or_o interpolation_n of_o paganism_n make_v after_o christianity_n as_o might_n be_v suspect_v but_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a pagan_a theologer_n and_o great_a promoter_n of_o polytheism_n be_v consonant_a hereunto_o which_o will_v be_v prove_v from_o unsuspected_a write_n page_n 281_o concern_v the_o sibylline_a oracle_n two_o extreme_n page_n 282_o etc._n etc._n that_o zoroaster_n the_o chief_a promoter_n of_o polytheism_n in_o the_o east_n
or_o identity_n beside_o consent_n of_o will_n or_o that_o they_o all_o agree_v in_o the_o uncreated_a nature_n only_o this_o gross_o assert_v in_o the_o dialogue_n of_o the_o trinity_n vulgar_o impute_v to_o athanasius_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n also_o that_o three_o man_n be_v not_o three_o man_n but_o only_o then_o when_o they_o dissent_n from_o one_o another_o in_o will_n and_o opinion_n but_o these_o dialogue_n pseudepigraphous_a nevertheless_o to_o be_v grant_v that_o athanasius_n himself_o in_o that_o book_n of_o the_o common_a essence_n of_o the_o person_n seem_v to_o lay_v something_o too_o much_o stress_n upon_o this_o common_a nature_n essence_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o three_o person_n as_o to_o the_o make_n of_o they_o all_o but_o one_o god_n however_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o do_v not_o there_o rely_v upon_o that_o alone_a and_o elsewhere_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v insufficient_a the_o true_a reason_n why_o athanasius_n lay_v so_o great_a a_o stress_n upon_o the_o homoousiotes_n not_o because_o this_o alone_a will_v make_v they_o one_o god_n but_o because_o they_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v one_o god_n without_o it_o for_o if_o the_o father_n be_v uncreated_a and_o the_o son_n a_o creature_n then_o can_v they_o not_o both_o be_v one_o god_n several_a passage_n of_o athanasius_n cite_v to_o this_o purpose_n those_o expression_n in_o he_o of_o one_o godhead_n and_o the_o sameness_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o one_o essence_n or_o substance_n in_o the_o trinity_n not_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o the_o three_o person_n be_v but_o several_a name_n notion_n or_o modes_n of_o one_o thing_n page_n 612_o 616_o wherefore_o though_o athanasius_n lie_v his_o foundation_n in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d common_a specific_a unity_n of_o the_o person_n which_o be_v their_o consubstantiality_n in_o order_n to_o their_o be_v one_o god_n yet_o do_v he_o superadde_v other_o consideration_n also_o thereunto_o aâ—_n first_o of_o all_o this_o that_o they_o be_v not_o three_o principle_n but_o only_o one_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o father_n be_v the_o root_n and_o fountain_n of_o the_o son_n and_o spirit_n and_o the_o three_o hypostasis_n gather_v together_o under_o one_o head_n where_o athanasius_n imply_v that_o be_v they_o perfect_o coordinate_a and_o independent_a they_o will_v not_o be_v one_o but_o three_o go_n page_n 616_o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o further_o add_v that_o these_o three_o hypostasis_n be_v not_o three_o separate_v disjoin_v thing_n but_o indivisible_o unite_v as_o the_o splendour_n be_v indivisible_a from_o the_o sun_n and_o wisdom_n from_o he_o that_o be_v wise._n that_o neither_o of_o these_o person_n can_v be_v without_o the_o other_o nor_o any_o thing_n come_v between_o they_o they_o so_o immediate_o conjoin_v together_o as_o that_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o continuity_n betwixt_o they_o page_n 616_o 617_o three_o athanasius_n go_v yet_o high_o affirm_v these_o three_o hypostasis_n not_o only_o to_o be_v indivisible_o conjoin_v but_o also_o to_o have_v a_o mutual_a inexistence_n in_o each_o other_o this_o afterward_o call_v a_o emperichoresis_n that_o of_o our_o saviour_n i_o be_o in_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n in_o i_o therefore_o quarrel_v at_o by_o the_o arian_n because_o they_o conceive_v of_o thing_n incorporeal_a after_o a_o corporeal_a manner_n that_o the_o godhead_n of_o the_o son_n be_v the_o godhead_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n exercise_v a_o providence_n over_o all_o in_o the_o son_n page_n 617_o 619_o last_o athanasius_n also_o in_o sundry_a place_n suppose_v the_o three_o divine_a hypostasis_n to_o make_v up_o one_o entire_a divinity_n as_o the_o fountain_n and_o the_o stream_n make_v up_o one_o entire_a river_n the_o root_n stock_n and_o branch_n one_o entire_a tree_n according_o the_o word_n homoousios_fw-la use_v by_o athanasius_n in_o a_o further_a sense_n not_o only_o to_o signify_v thing_n agree_v in_o one_o common_a and_o general_a essence_n but_o also_o such_o as_o essential_o concur_v to_o the_o make_v up_o of_o one_o entire_a thing_n that_o the_o three_o hypostasis_n do_v outward_o or_o ad_fw-la extrà _fw-la produce_v all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a action_n the_o father_n by_o the_o word_n in_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v all_o thing_n that_o all_o this_o doctrine_n of_o athanasius_n will_v have_v be_v ready_o assent_v to_o by_o plato_n and_o his_o genuine_a follower_n the_o platonic_a christian_n therefore_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o real_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o genuine_a platonic_a trinity_n and_o that_o of_o the_o first_o orthodox_n anti-arian_n father_n as_o some_o conceive_v from_o which_o notwithstanding_o that_o tritheistick_a trinity_n of_o s._n greg._n nyssen_n cyril_n and_o other_o of_o three_o coordinate_a individual_n under_o the_o same_o species_n as_o three_o man_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o deviation_n page_n 619_o 620_o hitherto_o the_o platonic_a christian_n apology_n for_o the_o genuine_a platonic_a trinity_n or_o endeavour_v to_o reconcile_v it_o with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n where_o nothing_o be_v assert_v by_o ourselves_o but_o all_o submit_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a in_o these_o matter_n and_o whatsoever_o in_o plato_n trinity_n shall_v be_v find_v discrepant_a from_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o first_o orthodox_n anti-arian_n father_n utter_o disclaim_v by_o we_o athanasius_n a_o great_a instrument_n of_o divine_a providence_n for_o preserve_v the_o christian_a church_n from_o lapse_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o paganick_n and_o idolatrous_a christianity_n ibid._n the_o reason_n of_o this_o apology_n for_o the_o genuine_a platonic_a trinity_n because_o it_o be_v against_o the_o interest_n of_o christianity_n that_o this_o shall_v be_v make_v more_o discrepant_a from_o the_o christian_a then_o indeed_o it_o be_v moreover_o certain_a that_o this_o genuine_a platonic_a trinity_n be_v anti-arian_n or_o rather_o the_o arian_n antiplatonick_a wherefore_o socrates_n wonder_v that_o georgius_n and_o timotheus_n presbyter_n shall_v adhere_v to_o the_o arian_n faction_n when_o one_o of_o they_o be_v account_v much_o a_o platonist_n the_o other_o a_o origenist_n page_n 620_o 621_o furthermore_n platonic_a pagan_n after_o christianity_n high_o approve_v of_o the_o beginning_n of_o s._n john_n gospel_n concern_v the_o logos_fw-la as_o exact_o agree_v with_o their_o platonic_a doctrine_n thus_o amelius_n in_o eusebius_n and_o other_o a_o platonist_n in_o s._n austin_n that_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v write_v in_o golden_a letter_n and_o set_v up_o in_o some_o eminent_a place_n in_o every_o christian_a church_n but_o that_o which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o considerable_a to_o justify_v this_o apology_n the_o generality_n of_o christian_a father_n before_o and_o after_o the_o nicene_n council_n look_v upon_o this_o platonic_a trinity_n if_o not_o as_o real_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o christian_a yet_o as_o approach_v so_o near_o thereunto_o that_o it_o differ_v chief_o in_o circumstance_n or_o manner_n of_o expression_n thus_o justin_n martyr_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n origen_n s._n cyprian_n or_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la eusebius_n caesariensis_n and_o which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o to_o the_o purpose_n athanasius_n himself_o he_o give_v a_o signal_n testimony_n thereunto_o to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v s._n austin_n and_o theodoret._n s._n cyril_n though_o blame_v the_o platonic_a subordination_n himself_o suppose_v the_o trinity_n to_o be_v three_o coordinate_a individual_n under_o the_o same_o specific_a nature_n of_o the_o godhead_n yet_o acknowledge_v that_o plato_n be_v not_o altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o truth_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o plato_n subordination_n of_o his_o second_o hypostasis_fw-la to_o the_o first_o be_v not_o as_o the_o arian_n of_o a_o creature_n to_o the_o creator_n already_o make_v unquestionable_o evident_a page_n 621_o 625_o wherefore_o a_o wonderful_a providence_n of_o almighty_n god_n here_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o a_o trinity_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n shall_v be_v entertain_v in_o the_o pagan_a world_n before_o christianity_n as_o it_o be_v to_o prepare_v a_o way_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o it_o among_o the_o learned_a which_o the_o junior_a platonist_n be_v so_o sensible_a of_o that_o beside_o their_o other_o adulteration_n of_o the_o platonic_a trinity_n before_o mention_v for_o the_o countenance_v of_o their_o polytheism_n and_o idolatry_n they_o at_o length_n innovate_v and_o alter_v the_o whole_a cabbala_n now_o no_o long_o acknowledge_v a_o trinity_n but_o at_o least_o a_o quaternity_n of_o divine_a hypostasis_n namely_o before_o and_o beside_o the_o trinity_n another_o hypostasis_fw-la superior_a thereunto_o and_o stand_v alone_o by_o 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