mr._n blount_n oracle_n of_o reason_n examine_v and_o answer_v in_o nine_o section_n in_o which_o his_o many_o heterodox_n opinion_n be_v refute_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o reveal_v religion_n be_v assert_v against_o deism_n &_o atheism_n by_o josiah_n king_n m.a._n and_o chaplain_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a james_n earl_n of_o anglesey_n exeter_z print_a by_o s._n darker_n for_o philip_n bishop_n bookseller_n over_o against_o the_o guild-hall_n exon_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o bookseller_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n 1698._o to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n jonathan_n lord_n bishop_n of_o exon._n may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n i_o have_v be_v for_o some_o time_n in_o debate_n with_o myself_o whether_o i_o shall_v presume_v to_o prefix_v your_o lordship_n great_a name_n before_o this_o treatise_n that_o which_o at_o last_o weigh_v down_o the_o scale_n with_o i_o be_v that_o of_o varius_n geminus_n in_o seneca_n caesar_n qui_fw-la apud_fw-la te_fw-la audent_fw-la dicere_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la tuam_fw-la ignorant_a qui_fw-la non_fw-la audent_fw-la humanitatem_fw-la the_o principle_n motive_n which_o i_o have_v for_o publish_v the_o same_o under_o your_o lordship_n name_n and_o protection_n beside_o the_o testification_n of_o my_o bind_a duty_n as_o be_v a_o presbyter_n of_o your_o diocese_n owe_v its_o original_a to_o your_o lordship_n great_a zeal_n for_o the_o truth_n and_o your_o great_a aversion_n from_o those_o monstrous_a and_o atheistical_a opinion_n which_o be_v now_o so_o common_a among_o we_o neither_o can_v i_o in_o the_o least_o doubt_n of_o your_o lordship_n gracious_a acceptance_n provide_v that_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o the_o book_n make_v good_a as_o i_o hope_v it_o do_v its_o title_n what_o other_o motive_n i_o may_v true_o have_v with_o respect_n to_o your_o lordship_n good_a government_n and_o the_o great_a happiness_n that_o we_o of_o your_o clergy_n enjoy_v under_o the_o same_o as_o thing_n general_o know_v i_o willing_o pretermit_v lest_o i_o may_v seem_v too_o prolix_a and_o troublesome_a that_o excellent_a say_v of_o lipsius_n have_v make_v a_o deep_a impression_n on_o my_o mind_n breves_fw-la sermon_n apud_fw-la daeum_n saepe_fw-la apud_fw-la magnos_fw-la viros_fw-la semper_fw-la grati_fw-la &_o accepti_fw-la sunt_fw-la may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n i_o be_o your_o most_o humble_a and_o most_o obedient_a servant_n josiah_n king_n a_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n about_o three_o or_o four_o year_n since_o when_o these_o oracle_n of_o reason_n appear_v in_o the_o world_n and_o make_v so_o great_a a_o noise_n i_o be_v desire_v by_o a_o minister_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o exon_n to_o read_v they_o and_o to_o conceive_v in_o write_v what_o i_o think_v most_o blamable_a in_o they_o which_o request_v i_o comply_v with_o not_o intend_v then_o to_o be_v concern_v with_o this_o controversy_n in_o public_a as_o all_o will_v believe_v that_o know_v the_o constant_a avocation_n of_o a_o parochial_a charge_n neither_o do_v i_o then_o doubt_v but_o that_o a_o set_v and_o formal_a answer_n will_v long_o ago_o have_v be_v make_v to_o mr._n blount_n book_n but_o it_o prove_v otherwise_o upon_o which_o account_n i_o be_v desire_v upon_o a_o accidental_a discourse_n to_o publish_v this_o my_o answer_n which_o i_o have_v now_o do_v not_o with_o a_o design_n to_o answer_v every_o thing_n in_o the_o book_n but_o to_o answer_v the_o great_a and_o most_o remarkable_a difficulty_n and_o to_o obviate_v the_o principal_a design_n of_o the_o author_n in_o oppose_v reveal_v religion_n pliny_n observe_v in_o the_o dedication_n of_o his_o natural_a history_n to_o vespasian_n that_o the_o greek_n be_v wont_a to_o inscribe_v their_o book_n with_o the_o title_n of_o the_o muse_n honey-comb_n the_o horn_n of_o amatthea_n pandect_n and_o the_o like_a vain_a title_n to_o insinuate_v with_o the_o reader_n the_o same_o course_n mr._n blount_n have_v take_v who_o call_v his_o book_n the_o oracle_n of_o reason_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o title_n i_o be_o offend_v with_o he_o subvert_v the_o title_n himself_o when_o p._n 87._o he_o say_v that_o humane_a reason_n be_v like_o a_o pitcher_n with_o two_o ear_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v take_v on_o either_o side_n that_o which_o give_v offence_n be_v the_o impiety_n contain_v in_o it_o as_o when_o p._n 17._o he_o say_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v write_v by_o another_o hand_n after_o his_o decease_n and_o p._n 58._o that_o he_o can_v evince_v from_o sacred_a oracle_n that_o the_o fall_n of_o angel_n be_v before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o p._n 89._o that_o a_o mediator_n derogate_v as_o much_o from_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n as_o a_o image_n do_v from_o his_o spirituality_n and_o p._n 162._o that_o they_o be_v mean_a person_n that_o call_v our_o lord_n the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o mob_n who_o cry_v hosanna_n when_o he_o make_v his_o cavalcade_n upon_o a_o asinego_fw-it and_o many_o the_o like_a expression_n which_o be_v to_o be_v treat_v of_o in_o their_o place_n if_o he_o use_v our_o lord_n thus_o we_o of_o the_o clergy_n can_v expect_v no_o other_o treatment_n from_o he_o to_o who_o he_o object_n so_o much_o ignorance_n and_o nickname_n we_o quicunque_fw-la man_n and_o canonical_a gamester_n p_o 97._o and_o 136._o i_o do_v not_o design_n to_o trouble_v my_o reader_n with_o a_o long_a ppeface_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v brief_o acquaint_v he_o what_o i_o have_v perform_v in_o this_o book_n which_o i_o have_v divide_v into_o nine_o section_n for_o method_n sake_n and_o to_o avoid_v that_o confusion_n mr._n blount_n be_v guilty_a of_o as_o his_o book_n sufficient_o prove_v the_o first_o section_n be_v of_o the_o mosaic_a history_n and_o divine_a miracle_n where_o i_o have_v manifest_v his_o vanity_n in_o appeal_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n and_o have_v defend_v the_o divine_a miracle_n from_o his_o subtle_a objection_n and_o sly_a insinuation_n mr._n blount_n be_v a_o true_a follower_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o preadamite_n who_o make_v use_v of_o this_o method_n for_o weaken_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o suggest_v his_o difficulty_n without_o a_o flat_a denial_n that_o his_o reader_n may_v be_v ensnare_v unaware_o i_o have_v also_o state_v the_o mosaic_a year_n a_o thing_n of_o no_o common_a observation_n and_o of_o good_a use_n in_o these_o controversy_n and_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o perfect_a soler_fw-la year_n the_o second_o section_n be_v of_o paradise_n in_o which_o i_o have_v defend_v the_o literal_a sense_n and_o discover_v his_o mistake_v the_o question_n and_o his_o father_n on_o moses_n p._n 36_o that_o which_o he_o never_o write_v viz._n that_o four_o river_n proceed_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o fountainhead_n in_o eden_n where_o be_v also_o discover_v the_o falsehood_n of_o celsus_n and_o our_o deist_n concern_v the_o ancient_a jewish_a and_o christian_a interpreter_n of_o genesis_n the_o three_o section_n be_v of_o the_o original_a of_o thing_n in_o which_o the_o difficulty_n concern_v the_o creation_n of_o angel_n be_v discuss_v as_o also_o their_o corporiety_n which_o p._n 59_o he_o false_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n we_o have_v also_o show_v that_o some_o particular_n be_v omit_v in_o the_o mosaic_a history_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o from_o whence_o mr._n blount_n can_v receive_v no_o advantage_n last_o we_o have_v subjoin_v a_o apology_n for_o st._n augustine_n error_n the_o four_o section_n be_v of_o the_o modern_a brachmin_n in_o which_o we_o show_v how_o difficult_a it_o be_v to_o comprehend_v his_o design_n that_o his_o argument_n be_v of_o little_a force_n and_o his_o contradiction_n in_o say_v p._n 87._o that_o deism_n be_v a_o good_a manure_v of_o a_o man_n conscience_n if_o sort_v with_o christianity_n the_o five_o section_n concern_v the_o deist_n religion_n we_o have_v make_v it_o evident_a how_o uncertain_a this_o natural_a religion_n be_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o nation_n and_o that_o what_o he_o add_v of_o the_o imitation_n of_o god_n destroy_v his_o own_o supposition_n we_o have_v refer_v the_o reward_n and_o punishment_n of_o another_o life_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o another_o section_n and_o whereas_o he_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o the_o deist_n be_v no_o idolater_n we_o have_v prove_v the_o contrary_a and_o that_o the_o same_o reason_n which_o exempt_v the_o deist_n from_o that_o imputation_n will_v exempt_v romanist_n reform_v socinian_n mahometan_n etc._n etc._n the_o six_o section_n concern_v the_o arian_n trinitarian_n and_o council_n in_o thâ—s_n section_n it_o will_v appear_v how_o perverse_a he_o represent_v the_o affair_n of_o those_o time_n p._n 98._o he_o make_v the_o arian_n to_o be_v mounter_n of_o constantine_n to_o the_o throne_n
fame_n of_o which_o have_v fill_v the_o whole_a world_n but_o peradventure_o their_o record_n be_v incombustible_a or_o reserve_v in_o the_o great_a wall_n for_o the_o pre-adamites_a alone_o to_o consult_v but_o the_o mischief_n of_o all_o be_v that_o this_o king_n chingi_n be_v a_o ambitious_a prince_n and_o for_o this_o end_n burn_v all_o those_o history_n that_o he_o may_v obliterate_v and_o blot_v out_o of_o man_n remembrance_n all_o the_o noble_a act_n of_o his_o predecessor_n the_o same_o vossius_fw-la in_o his_o castigation_n ad_fw-la scriptum_n hornii_n ch_n 12._o cite_v martinius_n who_o give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o their_o traditional_a antiquity_n sciendum_fw-la itaque_fw-la extremam_fw-la hanc_fw-la asiam_fw-la primum_fw-la septem_fw-la habuisse_fw-la imperatores_fw-la quorum_fw-la ab_fw-la electione_n per_fw-la suffragia_fw-la ab_fw-la anno_fw-la nimirum_fw-la ante_fw-la christum_fw-la natum_fw-la 2846_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 2207_o ante_fw-la quae_fw-la tempora_fw-la nihil_fw-la very_fw-la se_fw-la habuisse_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la historiis_fw-la fatentur_fw-la sinae_n deinde_fw-la hareditaria_fw-la fuit_fw-la successio_fw-la we_o must_v therefore_o know_v that_o this_o extreme_a eastern_a part_n of_o asia_n have_v first_o of_o all_o seven_o emperor_n who_o be_v create_v by_o the_o election_n of_o the_o people_n before_o our_o christian_a computation_n 2846_o even_o to_o the_o year_n 1205._o before_o which_o time_n the_o chinenses_n have_v no_o true_a historical_a account_n as_o they_o confess_v themselves_o and_o then_o their_o government_n begin_v to_o be_v hereditary_a how_o vast_o wide_a and_o different_a be_v this_o account_n from_o the_o traditional_a account_n our_o author_n give_v we_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o panzon_n and_o panzona_n and_o from_o that_o of_o the_o brahmin_n of_o guzarat_n joseph_n scaliger_n in_o his_o five_o book_n de_fw-fr emendat_fw-la tempor_fw-la reckon_v the_o chinese_n among_o those_o qui_fw-la veris_fw-la historiae_fw-la monumentis_fw-la destituti_fw-la hinc_fw-la multa_fw-la annorum_fw-la millia_fw-la &_o quaedam_fw-la immania_fw-la temporum_fw-la intervalla_fw-la expressit_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la tam_fw-la temporum_fw-la inscilia_fw-la quam_fw-la vetustatis_fw-la affectatio_fw-la they_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o true_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o boast_v of_o so_o many_o thousand_o year_n and_o those_o wonderful_a interval_n of_o time_n which_o their_o ignorance_n of_o history_n and_o their_o affectation_n of_o antiquity_n occasion_v from_o this_o ignorance_n and_o affectation_n spring_v those_o infinite_a dynasteis_fw-la of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o those_o monstrous_a tradition_n of_o the_o chinenses_n as_o have_v hear_v beside_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v we_o have_v no_o certain_a knowledge_n what_o kind_n of_o year_n they_o use_v which_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v as_o before_o we_o observe_v concern_v the_o mosaic_a history_n the_o computation_n of_o the_o egyptian_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o same_o objection_n and_o whereas_o our_o author_n say_v they_o be_v not_o lunar_a it_o be_v not_o material_a for_o each_o of_o the_o 330_o king_n may_v reign_v a_o competent_a number_n of_o solar_a year_n upon_o this_o his_o supposition_n and_o this_o any_o man_n may_v perceive_v that_o know_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o solar_a and_o a_o lunar_a year_n as_o they_o be_v vulgar_o understand_v he_o that_o will_v defend_v the_o egyytian_a chronology_n must_v of_o necessity_n understand_v some_o form_n of_o year_n different_a from_o the_o mosaic_a as_o when_o they_o report_v of_o their_o ancient_a king_n that_o some_o of_o they_o live_v 300_o some_o 1000_o year_n and_o more_o as_o we_o find_v in_o varro_n cite_v by_o lactantius_n book_n 2._o orig._n error_n c._n 12._o where_o although_o lactantius_n differ_v somewhat_o from_o varro_n yet_o as_o to_o the_o thing_n itself_o they_o may_v be_v well_o enough_o reconcile_v we_o shall_v therefore_o speak_v of_o the_o egyptian_a year_n forasmuch_o as_o macrobius_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o satur._n say_v anni_fw-la certus_fw-la modus_fw-la apâ—ld_n solos_fw-la aegyptios_n aliarum_fw-la gentium_fw-la dispari_fw-la modo_fw-la pari_fw-la errore_fw-la mutantur_fw-la the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o best_a skill_a in_o chronology_n of_o any_o nation_n for_o other_o although_o in_o a_o different_a manner_n yet_o they_o all_o err_v much_o in_o this_o particular_a wherefore_o if_o we_o demonstrate_v the_o great_a variety_n and_o uncertainty_n that_o be_v among_o the_o egyptian_n in_o this_o point_n we_o do_v according_a to_o macrobius_n subvert_v the_o whole_a pagan_a chronology_n and_o the_o dream_n of_o the_o preadamite_n plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o numa_n pompilius_n affirm_v that_o before_o numa_n who_o add_v january_n and_o february_n the_o roman_a year_n contain_v but_o ten_o month_n among_o some_o barbarous_a people_n the_o year_n contain_v but_o three_o month_n in_o greece_n among_o the_o arcadian_n but_o four_o month_n among_o the_o acarnane_n six_o among_o the_o egyptian_n a_o month_n be_v a_o year_n and_o afteward_n their_o year_n contain_v four_o month_n the_o egyptian_n be_v think_v to_o be_v most_o ancient_a and_o to_o compute_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o year_n in_o their_o annal_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o proceed_v from_o their_o use_v month_n for_o year_n alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n book_n 3._o c._n 24._o dier_n gen._n writing_n of_o the_o variety_n of_o year_n use_v by_o the_o ancient_n say_v of_o the_o egyptian_n non_fw-la una_fw-la fancy_n sed_fw-la multiplici_fw-la sort_n variarunt_fw-la ut_fw-la quandoque_fw-la trium_fw-la saepius_fw-la quatuor_fw-la mensium_fw-la annum_fw-la efficerent_fw-la plerumque_fw-la mensis_fw-la spatio_fw-la ad_fw-la cursum_fw-la lunae_fw-la metiebantur_fw-la the_o egyptian_n do_v not_o use_v one_o kind_n of_o year_n for_o sometime_o their_o year_n consist_v but_o of_o three_o month_n more_o often_o of_o four_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o be_v but_o a_o lunar_a month._n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o uncertain_a than_o their_o account_n of_o time_n which_o yet_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o all_o true_a history_n and_o that_o in_o thing_n so_o remote_a we_o can_v have_v no_o sure_a foot_n but_o in_o the_o mosaic_a history_n of_o who_o chronology_n and_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o we_o have_v discourse_v at_o large_a pag._n 192._o as_o to_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o good_a and_o evil_n methinks_v it_o be_v less_o contradictory_n and_o unreasonable_a to_o believe_v as_o the_o ancient_a persian_n do_v that_o there_o be_v two_o beginning_n of_o thing_n the_o one_o good_a the_o other_o evil_n for_o how_o can_v evil_a proceed_v from_o a_o be_v infinite_o good_a and_o without_o who_o nothing_o be_v if_o evil_a be_v not_o and_o if_o genesis_n be_v a_o parable_n the_o persian_n may_v be_v in_o the_o right_a as_o much_o as_o the_o jew_n answer_n the_o origin_n of_o evil_n have_v much_o exercise_v the_o philosopher_n of_o old_a nor_o can_v we_o have_v any_o certainty_n thereof_o without_o reveal_v religion_n for_o how_o otherwise_o can_v we_o come_v to_o the_o right_a notion_n of_o sin_n or_o a_o deviation_n from_o good_a in_o all_o man_n a_o lapse_n from_o our_o first_o estate_n wherein_o god_n who_o be_v all_o good_a create_v we_o how_o perplex_v our_o author_n be_v about_o this_o question_n for_o in_o this_o page_n he_o affirm_v that_o if_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n be_v a_o parable_n and_o he_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v so_o the_o persian_n may_v be_v in_o the_o right_a as_o much_o as_o the_o jew_n and_o yet_o page_n 205._o he_o affirm_v that_o this_o lapse_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v discover_v by_o natural_a reason_n if_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v according_a to_o natural_a reason_n as_o mr._n blount_n bear_v we_o in_o hand_n how_o can_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o persian_n which_o be_v diametrical_o opposite_a to_o it_o be_v in_o the_o right_a these_o be_v great_a in_o consistency_n if_o the_o persian_n lay_v aside_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n may_v be_v in_o the_o right_n our_o author_n discourse_n of_o natural_a religion_n be_v ridiculous_a for_o he_o suppose_v page_n 195._o the_o first_o article_n of_o natural_a religion_n to_o be_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n infinite_a eternal_a and_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n whereas_o the_o persian_n make_v two_o anti-god_n equal_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a and_o that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o good_a and_o the_o other_o of_o evil._n so_o that_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o persian_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o deity_n for_o while_o they_o make_v two_o god_n they_o make_v none_o at_o all_o and_o consequent_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o idolatry_n and_o atheism_n and_o the_o great_a contradiction_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o persian_n be_v very_o palpable_a if_o this_o persian_a principle_n of_o evil_a be_v absolute_o contrary_a to_o the_o other_o principle_n of_o good_a it_o must_v in_o all_o its_o perfection_n be_v contrary_a to_o it_o now_o since_o all_o perfection_n belong_v to_o that_o
the_o angelical_a as_o well_o as_o mundane_a substance_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o time_n be_v not_o account_v general_a by_o many_o learned_a person_n both_o of_o the_o pontifician_n and_o protestant_a communion_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o opinion_n and_o not_o a_o article_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v only_o require_v of_o we_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v create_v by_o god_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o coeternal_a with_o he_o which_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o this_o difference_n among_o the_o father_n st._n austin_n lib._n 11._o de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 32._o say_v proinde_fw-la ut_fw-la volet_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la accipiat_fw-la dum_fw-la a_o regula_fw-la fidei_fw-la non_fw-la aberrat_fw-la ut_fw-la angelos_fw-la sanctos_fw-la in_fw-la sublimibus_fw-la coeli_fw-la sedibus_fw-la non_fw-la quidem_fw-la deo_fw-la coaeternos_fw-la nemo_fw-la ambigat_fw-la as_o to_o this_o matter_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o creation_n of_o angel_n whether_o before_o or_o after_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n let_v every_o man_n enjoy_v his_o own_o opinion_n only_o take_v care_v you_o do_v not_o err_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o think_v that_o the_o holy_a angel_n now_o in_o the_o heavenly_a place_n be_v coeternal_a with_o god_n sixtus_n senensis_n to_o who_o mr._n blount_n seem_v to_o be_v behold_v although_o he_o name_v he_o not_o lib._n 5._o annot._fw-la 5._o tell_v as_o that_o the_o learned_a father_n theodoret_n be_v of_o st._n augustine_n opinion_n have_v dispute_v this_o point_n against_o st._n bazil_n and_o that_o theodoret_n conclude_v that_o if_o you_o grant_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v create_v it_o matter_n not_o whether_o before_o or_o after_o the_o mosaic_a creation_n verbum_fw-la pietatis_fw-la non_fw-la offendet_fw-la he_o will_v violate_v no_o rule_n of_o faith_n st._n jerome_n in_o his_o epist_n ad_fw-la cyp._n think_v that_o in_o the_o mosaic_a history_n of_o the_o creation_n there_o be_v no_o express_a mention_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o angel_n because_o the_o common_a illiterate_a people_n be_v not_o so_o capable_a as_o to_o apprehend_v their_o nature_n perenius_fw-la on_o genesis_n propound_v this_o question_n why_o moses_n do_v not_o mention_v the_o creation_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o plant_n and_o herb_n to_o which_o he_o give_v this_o answer_n because_o metal_n and_o mineral_n be_v hide_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o not_o so_o common_o know_v as_o plant_n and_o herb_n and_o that_o moses_n do_v not_o design_n to_o report_v all_o thing_n in_o particular_a but_o first_o in_o general_n to_o relate_v that_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v create_v by_o god_n whether_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n and_o in_o particular_a such_o thing_n as_o be_v most_o common_a and_o evident_a to_o all_o men._n thomas_n aquinas_n have_v also_o remark_v that_o in_o moses_n be_v write_n we_o have_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o air_n for_o that_o the_o same_o not_o be_v visible_a it_o be_v difficult_a to_o have_v a_o right_a notion_n of_o that_o body_n yet_o methinks_v if_o man_n have_v no_o mind_n to_o be_v contentious_a there_o be_v reason_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v not_o create_v before_o the_o heaven_n the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n and_o abide_v the_o jew_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o moses_n understand_v these_o word_n of_o he_o especial_o of_o angel_n when_o he_o say_v of_o god_n in_o the_o beginning_n he_o create_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o catechism_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n in_o its_o exposition_n of_o the_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n lay_v down_o the_o same_o opinion_n where_o it_o say_v coeli_fw-la &_o terrae_fw-la nomine_fw-la quicquid_fw-la coelum_fw-la &_o terra_fw-la complectitur_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la moses_n under_o the_o general_a term_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n comprehend_v all_o thing_n in_o both_o angel_n as_o well_o as_o other_o being_n pag._n 54._o we_o can_v evince_v the_o same_o by_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o father_n as_o well_o as_o by_o reason_n and_o argument_n the_o fall_n of_o the_o angel_n be_v before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n answer_n mr._n blount_n may_v evince_v from_o his_o own_o oracle_n that_o the_o angel_n fall_v before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n but_o to_o prove_v it_o from_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n he_o will_v find_v it_o difficult_a as_o to_o the_o father_n i_o have_v not_o observe_v above_o two_o who_o speak_v clear_o as_o to_o this_o matter_n and_o they_o be_v st._n cyprian_n and_o arnoldus_fw-la bonae_fw-la vallis_n st._n cyprian_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr zelo_fw-la &_o livore_fw-la have_v these_o expression_n diabolus_fw-la inter_fw-la initia_fw-la statim_fw-la mundi_fw-la &_o perit_fw-la primus_fw-la &_o perdidit_fw-la ille_fw-la deo_fw-la carus_fw-la &_o acceptus_fw-la postquam_fw-la hominem_fw-la ad_fw-la imaginem_fw-la dei_fw-la factum_fw-la conspexit_fw-la in_o zelum_fw-la malevolo_fw-la livore_fw-la prorupit_fw-la et_fw-la dum_fw-la stimulante_fw-la livore_fw-la homini_fw-la gratiam_fw-la datae_fw-la immortalitatis_fw-la eripit_fw-la ipse_fw-la quoque_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la prius_fw-la fuerat_fw-la amisit_fw-la st._n cyprian_n be_v very_o plain_a that_o the_o devil_n do_v not_o fall_v before_o the_o creation_n he_o say_v the_o devil_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n perish_v himself_o and_o destroy_v man._n he_o who_o be_v dear_a to_o god_n and_o accept_v by_o he_o after_o he_o see_v man_n be_v make_v in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n he_o be_v move_v with_o great_a envy_n and_o malevolence_n and_o be_v stir_v up_o by_o these_o affection_n rob_v man_n of_o the_o grace_n and_o immmortality_n and_o himself_o lose_v that_o which_o he_o enjoy_v before_o some_o think_v that_o st._n cyprian_n contradict_v himself_o for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o write_v in_o the_o book_n de_fw-fr cardinalibus_fw-la christi_fw-la operibus_fw-la which_o go_v under_o his_o name_n ante_fw-la hoc_fw-la temporale_fw-la initium_fw-la ipse_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la imo_fw-la ipse_fw-la principium_fw-la existens_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la ante_fw-la hominis_fw-la conditionem_fw-la superbientis_fw-la diaboli_fw-la rvinam_fw-la videt_fw-la &_o affectatae_fw-la dominationis_fw-la ambitionem_fw-la where_o write_v concern_v our_o lord_n he_o say_v before_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o world_n he_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n nay_o he_o be_v the_o beginning_n himself_o be_v with_o god_n before_o man_n be_v create_v he_o see_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o of_o the_o domination_n he_o affect_v it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o this_o place_n come_v home_o and_o be_v to_o the_o purpose_n but_o than_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o not_o st._n cyprian_n but_o arnaldus_n abbot_n of_o bonae_fw-la vallis_n be_v author_n of_o those_o book_n bellarmine_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la prove_v st._n cyprian_n can_v not_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n because_o he_o affirm_v diabolum_fw-la cecidisse_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la ante_fw-la hominis_fw-la creationem_fw-la cujus_fw-la sententiae_fw-la contrarium_fw-la habet_fw-la cyprianus_n in_fw-la tractatu_fw-la de_fw-la zelo_fw-la &_o livore_fw-la that_o the_o devil_n fall_v from_o heaven_n before_o man_n be_v create_v whereas_o st._n cyprian_n teach_v the_o contrary_a in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr zelo_fw-la &_o livore_fw-la which_o observation_n of_o bellarmine_n be_v allow_v of_o by_o dalle_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr libris_fw-la suppositis_fw-la dionysio_fw-la &_o ignatio_n p._n 468._o dr._n thomas_n james_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o father_n inform_v we_o that_o in_o a_o ancient_a manuscript_n in_o all_o soul_n library_n the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n be_v of_o much_o late_a date_n write_v by_o one_o that_o live_v in_o st._n bernard_n time_n to_o who_o he_o write_v one_o or_o two_o epistle_n and_o that_o he_o be_v call_v arnoldus_fw-la bonae_fw-la villacensis_fw-la we_o learn_v also_o from_o the_o foresay_a manuscript_n that_o the_o book_n be_v dedicate_v not_o unto_o cornelius_n the_o pope_n who_o live_v anno._n 254._o but_o unto_o adrian_n the_o pope_n the_o four_o of_o that_o name_n who_o be_v create_v pope_n anno._n 1154._o and_o succeed_v eugenius_n the_o three_o to_o who_o bernard_n write_v his_o book_n of_o consideration_n and_o agreeable_a hereunto_o be_v mr._n dalle_n who_o in_o his_o book_n before_o cite_v acquaint_v we_o that_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o a_o manuscript_n in_o the_o french_a king_n library_n so_o that_o mr._n blount_n authority_n from_o the_o father_n be_v reduce_v only_o to_o one_o that_o deliver_v his_o mind_n plain_o and_o he_o a_o very_a late_a one_o too_o who_o live_v some_o hundred_o of_o year_n after_o st._n cyprian_n and_o now_o we_o will_v see_v his_o reason_n and_o argument_n he_o say_v p._n 58_o and_o 59_o real_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o probable_a that_o the_o most_o excellent_a creature_n be_v make_v of_o so_o frail_a a_o nature_n as_o that_o the_o
of_o a_o deity_n we_o have_v no_o evidence_n at_o all_o i_o must_v beg_v pardon_n with_o all_o deference_n to_o so_o great_a a_o prelate_n to_o transcribe_v a_o passage_n out_o of_o varenius_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr diversis_fw-la gentium_fw-la religionibus_fw-la p._n 238._o de_fw-fr atheis_fw-la quidam_fw-la dubitant_fw-la alii_fw-la omnino_fw-la existere_fw-la eos_fw-la negant_fw-la atque_fw-la cum_fw-la cicerone_n putant_fw-la nullos_fw-la dari_fw-la tam_fw-la feros_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la aliquem_fw-la agnoscant_fw-la &_o venerentur_fw-la deum_fw-la nos_fw-la illos_fw-la opponimus_fw-la manifestam_fw-la &_o cvi_fw-la cum_fw-la iudicio_fw-la contradicere_fw-la nequeunt_fw-la experientiam_fw-la multos_fw-la ex_fw-la graecis_fw-la philosophis_fw-la homines_fw-la certe_fw-la haud_fw-la quaquam_fw-la feros_fw-la negasse_n omnes_fw-la spiritus_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la existemiam_fw-la vel_fw-la saltem_fw-la de_fw-la iis_fw-la dubitasse_fw-la testantur_fw-la antiquitatis_fw-la scriptores_fw-la &_o protagoram_fw-la quidem_fw-la ab_fw-la atheniensibus_fw-la cam_fw-la ob_fw-la causam_fw-la civitate_fw-la pulsum_fw-la esse_fw-la diogenes_n laertius_n &_o alii_fw-la clare_v affirmant_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la dicam_fw-la de_fw-la illis_fw-la qui_fw-la quanquam_fw-la inter_fw-la christianos_n versantur_fw-la tamen_fw-la athei_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la remotis_fw-la populis_fw-la agemus_fw-la in_o descriptione_n religionis_fw-la japonensis_fw-la narravimus_fw-la tam_fw-la ex_fw-la jesuitarum_fw-la quam_fw-la belgarum_fw-la annotationibus_fw-la quod_fw-la multi_fw-la hic_fw-la reperiantur_fw-la qui_fw-la nullam_fw-la divinitatem_fw-la credant_fw-la nempe_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la jenxuana_n haeresi_fw-la sunt_fw-la praeter_fw-la bosce_fw-la dari_fw-la feros_fw-la et_fw-la sylvestres_fw-mi populos_fw-la quorum_fw-la plerique_fw-la sunt_fw-la anthropophagi_n et_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la republica_n qui_fw-la nullam_fw-la dei_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la habeant_fw-la satis_fw-la superque_fw-la per_fw-la navigationes_fw-la comprobatum_fw-la est_fw-la nimirum_fw-la in_o populis_fw-la totius_fw-la brasiliae_fw-la populis_fw-la circa_fw-la fretum_n magellanicum_fw-la ad_fw-la promontorium_n bonae_fw-la spei_fw-la parte_fw-la insulae_fw-la sumatra_n australi_fw-la item_n in_o madagascare_n insula_fw-la et_fw-la hornanis_fw-la insulis_fw-la ad_fw-la novam_fw-la guineam_fw-la etenim_fw-la qui_fw-la navigationem_fw-la navarchi_n le_fw-fr maire_n circa_fw-la totam_fw-la tellurem_fw-la per_fw-la fretum_fw-la ab_fw-la eodem_fw-la le_fw-fr maire_n dictum_fw-la descripsit_fw-la atque_fw-la in_o hisce_fw-la insulis_fw-la multos_fw-la dies_fw-la commoratus_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la loquor_fw-la non_fw-la potuimus_fw-la inquit_fw-la ex_fw-la ullis_fw-la judiciis_fw-la colligere_fw-la quod_fw-la hic_fw-la populus_fw-la aliquem_fw-la deum_fw-la colat_fw-la vivunt_fw-la sine_fw-la omni_fw-la cura_fw-la ut_fw-la aves_fw-la in_o sylvis_fw-la neque_fw-la tendendi_fw-la vel_fw-la emendi_fw-la illis_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la serunt_fw-la neque_fw-la metunt_fw-la nec_fw-la aliis_fw-la laboribus_fw-la fatigantur_fw-la de_fw-fr brasilianis_fw-la anthropophagis_fw-la narrant_fw-la historiae_fw-la cum_fw-la europaei_n aliquando_fw-la sumpta_fw-la occasione_n a_o vehementi_fw-la tonitru_fw-la existentiam_fw-la dei_fw-la huic_fw-la genti_fw-la persuadere_fw-la conarentur_fw-la illos_fw-la non_fw-la erubuisse_fw-la impudenter_fw-la respondere_fw-la talem_fw-la deum_fw-la nequam_fw-la esse_fw-la oportere_fw-la utpote_fw-la cvi_fw-la volupe_fw-la esset_fw-la hominibus_fw-la terrorem_fw-la incutere_fw-la consider_v that_o this_o treatise_n of_o varenius_n speak_v pertinent_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n and_o that_o this_o book_n be_v not_o in_o every_o man_n hand_n i_o have_v transcribe_v this_o passage_n at_o large_a and_o i_o here_o translate_v it_o some_o doubt_n other_o absolute_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o atheist_n and_o be_v of_o cicero_n mind_n that_o no_o man_n be_v so_o barbarous_a but_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v and_o venerate_v a_o god._n but_o we_o oppose_v to_o such_o manifest_a experience_n which_o no_o judicious_a person_n can_v contradict_v many_o of_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n and_o certain_o not_o barbarous_a have_v deny_v all_o spirit_n and_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o god_n or_o at_o least_o have_v doubt_v thereof_o as_o historian_n bear_v witness_v and_o protagoras_n be_v banish_v by_o the_o athenian_n for_o that_o cause_n as_o diogenes_n laertius_n and_o other_o testify_v i_o will_v say_v nothing_o of_o such_o as_o live_v among_o christian_n and_o yet_o be_v atheist_n but_o of_o remote_a people_n in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o japan_n we_o have_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o annotatation_n of_o the_o jesuit_n and_o the_o hollander_n that_o there_o be_v many_o among_o they_o to_o be_v find_v who_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o any_o god_n viz._n those_o who_o be_v of_o the_o jenxuan_a heresy_n beside_o those_o there_o be_v many_o barbarous_a people_n many_o of_o who_o be_v man-eater_n and_o without_o any_o form_n of_o government_n who_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o god_n at_o all_o as_o be_v over_o and_o above_o prove_v by_o navigator_n to_o wit_n the_o people_n of_o all_o brasile_n the_o people_n who_o live_v about_o the_o magellanick_n sea_n part_n of_o the_o people_n that_o live_v about_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n south_n sumatra_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o madagascar_n and_o the_o hornane_n isle_n about_o new_a guinee_n true_o he_o who_o describe_v the_o navigation_n of_o le_fw-fr more_n about_o the_o whole_a earth_n through_o the_o sea_n call_v from_o he_o le_fw-fr maire_n and_o tarry_v in_o those_o isle_n many_o day_n thus_o write_v we_o can_v not_o by_o any_o sign_n gather_v that_o this_o people_n worship_v any_o god_n they_o live_v without_o any_o care_n as_o bird_n in_o the_o wood_n they_o neither_o buy_v nor_o sell_v they_o neither_o sow_v nor_o mow_v neither_o be_v they_o weary_v with_o any_o labour_n history_n tell_v we_o concern_v those_o of_o brasil_n that_o when_o the_o european_n take_v a_o occasion_n from_o a_o terrible_a thunder_n to_o persuade_v this_o nation_n to_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a impudent_o to_o answer_v such_o a_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o wicked_a one_o who_o take_v pleasure_n to_o terrify_v poor_a mortal_n what_o mr._n lock_n have_v write_v of_o this_o subject_a i_o have_v not_o read_v i_o be_o sure_a if_o what_o varenius_n write_v be_v true_a that_o mr._n blount_n whole_a hypothesis_n of_o natural_a religion_n be_v destroy_v who_o principal_a foundation_n page_n 195._o as_o he_o pretend_v be_v that_o there_o be_v one_o infinite_a eternal_a god_n creator_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o knowable_a by_o innate_a idea_n or_o else_o he_o say_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n pag._n 182._o but_o since_o our_o correspondence_n with_o china_n we_o have_v find_v they_o have_v record_n and_o history_n of_o four_o or_o six_o thousand_o year_n date_n before_o our_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o who_o know_v but_o that_o some_o other_o nation_n may_v be_v find_v out_o hereafter_o that_o may_v go_v far_o and_o so_o on_o nay_o the_o chinese_n themselves_o in_o a_o traditional_a account_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o posterity_n of_o panzon_n and_o panzona_n inhabit_v the_o earth_n 90000._o year_n the_o brahmin_n of_o guzarat_n say_v the_o year_n 1639._o that_o there_o have_v pass_v 326669._o age_n each_o age_n consist_v of_o a_o number_n of_o year_n and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o century_n nay_o the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o king_n amasis_n contemporary_a with_o cyrus_n have_v the_o record_n and_o story_n of_o 13000._o year_n and_o a_o succession_n of_o 330._o king_n which_o show_v they_o be_v not_o lunar_a year_n answer_n it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o mr._n blount_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o dyrerius_fw-la the_o author_n of_o the_o praeadamite_n to_o who_o he_o be_v so_o much_o behold_v as_o he_o also_o be_v to_o salmasius_n de_fw-fr annis_n climactericis_fw-la the_o reason_n whereof_o i_o can_v think_v to_o be_v other_o than_o this_o that_o he_o retract_v his_o opinion_n as_o isaac_n vossius_fw-la tell_v we_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr aetate_fw-la mundi_fw-la cap._n 12._o it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a thing_n indeed_o the_o chinese_n shall_v have_v record_n of_o six_o thousand_o year_n date_n before_o the_o world_n begin_v for_o vossius_fw-la assure_v we_o in_o his_o book_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr artibus_fw-la sinam_fw-la pag._n 83._o omnes_fw-la sinensium_fw-la libri_fw-la continentes_fw-la historiam_fw-la mathesin_n astronomiam_fw-la musicam_fw-la &_o complures_fw-la alius_fw-la scientias_fw-la exceptis_fw-la tamen_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la agriculturam_fw-la &_o rem_fw-la medicam_fw-la pertinerent_fw-la combusti_fw-la fuere_fw-la jam_fw-la ante_fw-la mille_fw-la et_fw-la nongentos_fw-la annos_fw-la jussu_fw-la regis_fw-la chingi_n multis_fw-la quidem_fw-la aliis_fw-la celebrati_fw-la operibus_fw-la et_fw-la praesertim_fw-la constructione_n vasti_fw-la istius_fw-la muri_fw-la cujus_fw-la fama_fw-la implevit_fw-la totum_fw-la terrarum_fw-la orbem_fw-la all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o chinese_n which_o contain_v mathematics_n astronomy_n music_n and_o many_o other_o art_n and_o science_n except_v such_o only_a as_o belong_v to_o agriculture_n and_o medicine_n be_v burn_v a_o thousand_o and_o nine_o hundred_o year_n since_o by_o the_o command_n of_o their_o king_n chingi_n who_o be_v celebrate_v for_o his_o many_o great_a work_n and_o especial_o for_o the_o great_a wall_n the_o
the_o front_n that_o he_o may_v poison_v his_o reader_n be_v mind_n first_o of_o all_o and_o so_o prepare_v it_o for_o reception_n of_o the_o follow_a heterodoxy_n wherefore_o we_o have_v consider_v this_o at_o large_a in_o the_o first_o section_n of_o genesis_n and_o divine_a miracle_n pag._n 224._o diodorus_n seculus_fw-la be_v fame_v for_o his_o great_a learning_n read_v inquire_v speak_v of_o the_o chaldean_n he_o relate_v '_o that_o they_o think_v very_o long_o ago_o that_o the_o world_n according_a to_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v eternal_a have_v no_o beginning_n nor_o that_o it_o shall_v have_v corruption_n in_o order_n to_o a_o end_n and_o p._n 225._o before_o the_o expedition_n of_o alexander_n they_o reckon_v four_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o thousand_o year_n likewise_o cicero_n who_o be_v cotemporary_a with_o diodorus_n mention_n the_o very_a same_o account_n of_o time_n and_o number_n of_o year_n answer_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o chaldean_n as_o to_o the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n be_v lay_v down_o by_o diodorus_n siculus_n book_n the_o second_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chaldean_n say_v diodorus_n affirm_v the_o world_n to_o be_v eternal_a that_o it_o have_v no_o beginning_n of_o its_o production_n neither_o hereafter_o shall_v it_o have_v any_o corruption_n but_o the_o order_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o universe_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o proceed_v from_o divine_a providence_n and_o all_o the_o glorious_a thing_n which_o we_o see_v in_o heaven_n owe_v not_o their_o glory_n to_o chance_n and_o accident_n but_o to_o the_o firm_a and_o unalterable_a determination_n of_o the_o go_n of_o what_o necessity_n reveal_v religion_n be_v and_o of_o what_o benefit_n to_o mankind_n and_o under_o what_o great_a error_n man_n labour_v who_o be_v destitute_a of_o it_o this_o instance_n of_o the_o chaldean_n full_o evince_v the_o reader_n can_v but_o observe_v the_o art_n of_o our_o deist_n in_o relate_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o chaldean_n for_o he_o have_v whole_o conceal_v what_o they_o say_v of_o divine_a providence_n that_o be_v not_o for_o his_o design_n as_o also_o their_o great_a difference_n from_o his_o belove_a ocellus_n lucanus_n the_o chaldean_n make_v the_o world_n only_o eternal_a as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o the_o form_n they_o own_o to_o be_v from_o providence_n whereas_o ocellus_n make_v it_o eternal_a not_o only_o with_o respect_n to_o its_o matter_n but_o also_o with_o respect_n to_o its_o form_n what_o he_o write_v as_o to_o their_o computation_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o thousand_o year_n before_o alexander_n amount_v to_o nothing_o unless_o he_o have_v prove_v by_o what_o kind_n of_o year_n they_o compute_v as_o we_o have_v do_v in_o the_o mosaic_a computation_n which_o we_o have_v prove_v to_o be_v solar_a diodorus_n observe_v that_o the_o chaldean_n in_o thing_n pertain_v to_o their_o art_n make_v use_v of_o lunar_a year_n of_o thirty_o day_n which_o will_v make_v this_o monstrous_a account_n shrink_v considerable_o the_o chaldean_n make_v some_o of_o their_o first_o king_n to_o reign_v above_o forty_o thousand_o year_n which_o be_v so_o incredible_a that_o anianus_n and_o panodorus_n interpret_v those_o chaldean_a year_n to_o be_v but_o day_n that_o which_o will_v for_o ever_o cramp_v these_o vain_a pretence_n of_o the_o chaldean_n be_v that_o we_o have_v from_o simplicius_n on_o aristotle_n second_o book_n de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o aristotle_n desire_v of_o callisthenes_n that_o he_o will_v certify_v he_o of_o the_o chaldean_a observation_n which_o callisthenes_n do_v and_o give_v a_o account_v not_o exceed_v two_o thousand_o year_n callisthenes_n be_v a_o grave_a person_n not_o to_o be_v impose_v on_o by_o the_o vain_a brag_v of_o the_o chaldean_n he_o will_v believe_v nothing_o that_o they_o can_v not_o make_v to_o appear_v out_o of_o good_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n this_o argument_n will_v admit_v of_o no_o solution_n the_o authority_n of_o one_o single_a manuscript_n to_o the_o contrary_a mention_v by_o sir_n henry_n savil_n in_o his_o second_o lecture_n on_o eucleid_n be_v not_o to_o be_v oppose_v to_o all_o the_o vulgar_a code_o what_o our_o author_n say_v concern_v cicero_n mention_v the_o same_o account_n of_o time_n and_o number_n of_o year_n prove_v nothing_o but_o this_o that_o mr._n blount_n be_v a_o man_n of_o unparalleled_a boldness_n and_o abuse_v good_a author_n it_o be_v true_a that_o cicero_n mention_n this_o monstrous_a account_n of_o the_o chaldean_n in_o two_o place_n in_o his_o first_o and_o second_o book_n of_o divination_n but_o then_o he_o explode_v the_o same_o as_o false_a and_o ridiculous_a it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o mr._n blount_n cite_v cicero_n in_o general_a and_o refer_v to_o no_o book_n he_o well_o know_v that_o all_o his_o reader_n be_v not_o conversant_a in_o cicero_n and_o that_o if_o he_o have_v mention_v the_o place_n where_o this_o be_v remark_v the_o reader_n will_v have_v cry_v shame_n on_o his_o disingenuity_n both_o these_o place_n be_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n i_o will_v relate_v only_o that_o in_o the_o first_o book_n where_o cicero_n write_v of_o the_o babylonian_n who_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o chaldean_n have_v these_o word_n condemnemus_fw-la hos_fw-la aut_fw-la stultitiae_fw-la aut_fw-la vanitatis_fw-la aut_fw-la imprudentiae_fw-la qui_fw-la quadringenta_fw-la &_o septuaginta_fw-la millia_fw-la annorum_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la dicunt_fw-la monnmentis_fw-la comprehensa_fw-la continent_n &_o mentiri_fw-la jndicemn_v we_o can_v but_o cnndemn_v the_o chaldean_n of_o folly_n vanity_n and_o imprudence_n who_o boast_v that_o they_o have_v antiquity_n of_o 470000_o year_n and_o in_o our_o judgement_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o falsehood_n a_o appendix_n to_o the_o answer_n i_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o fear_n that_o the_o reader_n of_o this_o discourse_n may_v think_v that_o i_o have_v be_v too_o brief_a in_o my_o preface_n wherefore_o i_o have_v think_v fit_a to_o annex_v this_o appendix_n i_o have_v already_o acquaint_v the_o reader_n that_o i_o have_v pretermit_v the_o examination_n of_o some_o thing_n in_o these_o oracle_n of_o reason_n viz._n thing_n pure_o philosophical_a and_o which_o may_v be_v problematical_o dispute_v on_o either_o side_n what_o those_o other_o thing_n be_v which_o i_o have_v pretermit_v i_o think_v it_o reasonable_a to_o acquaint_v my_o reader_n with_o lest_o he_o may_v conjecture_v that_o i_o have_v pass_v over_o some_o material_a difficulty_n i_o shall_v therefore_o give_v in_o this_o appendix_n a_o particular_a account_n i_o have_v not_o examine_v nor_o any_o way_n concern_v myself_o with_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v pure_o political_a as_o when_o our_o deist_n in_o the_o letter_n direct_v to_o sir_n w._n l._n g._n to_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o speaker_n chamber_n p._n 137._o call_v the_o regulator_n of_o corporation_n and_o the_o surrenderer_n of_o charter_n impudent_a if_o without_o blush_v they_o call_v themselurs_n protestant_n as_o also_o when_o p._n 174._o he_o say_v if_o the_o church_n of_o england_n can_v be_v support_v by_o such_o ill_a man_n the_o lord_n have_v mercy_n on_o she_o and_o p._n 174_o of_o how_o great_a importance_n a_o honest_a impartial_a and_o due_o elect_v house_n of_o commons_o be_v to_o this_o nation_n every_o body_n know_v and_o the_o ill_a effect_n of_o the_o contrary_a i_o think_v be_v unknown_a to_o no_o body_n my_o old_a lord_n burleigh_n use_v to_o say_v we_o can_v never_o be_v thorough_o ruin_v but_o by_o a_o parliament_n and_o in_o the_o same_o page_n he_o write_v i_o confess_v i_o can_v but_o couple_v these_o regulator_n and_o surrenderer_n together_o with_o those_o judge_n and_o other_o gentleman_n of_o the_o long_a robe_n who_o be_v for_o the_o annihilate_v or_o dispence_v power_n i_o have_v not_o concern_v myself_o with_o these_o political_a matter_n because_o i_o have_v not_o be_v conversant_a in_o that_o sort_n of_o learning_n and_o because_o they_o be_v without_o my_o sphere_n and_o propose_v design_n neither_o have_v i_o concern_v myself_o in_o discover_v those_o error_n which_o be_v obvious_a to_o every_o man_n viz._n his_o illogical_a inference_n or_o his_o great_a confidence_n in_o abuse_v good_a author_n we_o have_v a_o example_n of_o the_o first_o p._n 196._o where_o when_o he_o be_v to_o prove_v the_o minor_a of_o his_o first_o syllogism_n viz._n that_o no_o rule_n of_o reveal_v religion_n ever_o be_v or_o can_v be_v make_v know_v to_o all_o man_n he_o only_o prove_v that_o the_o large_a continent_n of_o america_n be_v not_o discover_v till_o within_o these_o two_o hundred_o year_n a_o matter_n of_o fact_n incontrovertible_a whereas_o unless_o he_o have_v prove_v that_o reveal_v religion_n never_o be_v nor_o never_o can_v be_v discover_v to_o america_n he_o have_v not_o prove_v his_o minor_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o p._n 224._o he_o be_v to_o prove_v rhat_o