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he_o great_o applaud_v by_o the_o ancient_n for_o his_o universal_a skill_n in_o science_n plato_n himself_o who_o be_v sometime_o invective_n against_o aristotle_n style_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o intellect_n of_o his_o school_n as_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o philosopher_n of_o truth_n laertius_n lib._n 5._o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o great_a study_n and_o incredible_a invention_n it_o be_v say_v also_o that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o collect_v the_o disperse_a member_n of_o philosophy_n into_o one_o body_n and_o systeme_n he_o prescribe_v in_o his_o logic_n a_o certain_a form_n of_o argumentation_n he_o perfect_v ethic_n begin_v by_o socrates_n of_o physics_n he_o discourse_v so_o accurate_o as_o that_o he_o leave_v all_o even_o plato_n himself_o behind_o he_o he_o bestow_v most_o profitable_a endeavour_n in_o search_v into_o the_o history_n of_o animal_n of_o which_o he_o write_v almost_o 50_o volume_n as_o pliny_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 16._o quintil._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 11._o &_o hornius_n hist_n
that_o great_a magician_n who_o be_v by_o the_o heathen_n extol_v above_o christ_n for_o his_o miracle_n in_o his_o travel_n into_o india_n make_v some_o stay_n in_o persia_n partly_o to_o visit_v the_o king_n and_o partly_o to_o consider_v their_o wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d study_v by_o their_o magi_n with_o who_o he_o converse_v twice_o every_o day_n and_o be_v ask_v his_o judgement_n concern_v they_o he_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v wise_a man_n but_o comprehend_v not_o all_o thing_n so_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-la philos_fw-la sect_n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o §_o 7._o these_o magi_n be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o human_a and_o divine_a law_n and_o of_o so_o great_a reputation_n among_o the_o persian_n that_o as_o cicero_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n write_v no_o one_o can_v attain_v to_o the_o persian_a empire_n but_o he_o who_o have_v be_v instruct_v in_o the_o science_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o magi_n who_o teach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o instruct_v their_o king_n in_o the_o mode_n of_o government_n so_o apuleius_n apolog._n inform_v we_o that_o magic_n be_v teach_v among_o the_o chief_a regal_a affair_n neither_o be_v it_o permit_v to_o any_o among_o the_o persian_n rash_o to_o undertake_v the_o office_n of_o a_o magus_n no_o more_o than_o that_o of_o a_o king_n neither_o be_v these_o magi_n less_o prevalent_a in_o the_o affair_n of_o their_o go_n plato_n join_v both_o their_o politic_a and_o sacred_a capacity_n together_o alcibiad_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magic_n be_v a_o ministry_n of_o the_o god_n it_o teach_v also_o thing_n that_o appertain_v to_o the_o regal_a office_n lucian_n de_fw-fr longaevis_fw-la say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n apollonius_n tyanaeus_n epist_n ad_fw-la euphrat_fw-la say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o magus_n be_v a_o minister_n of_o the_o god_n which_o porphyry_n interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wise_a about_o sacred_n and_o minister_a in_o the_o same_o to_o which_o agree_v that_o of_o laertius_n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n among_o the_o persian_n the_o magi_n be_v author_n of_o philosophy_n who_o employ_v themselves_o about_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o go_n the_o like_a suidas_n who_o call_v these_o magi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chaldean_n §_o 2._o that_o the_o magi_n be_v the_o author_n and_o preserver_n of_o the_o persic_a philosophy_n be_v affirm_v by_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sotion_n in_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o laertius_n these_o magi_n be_v say_v to_o be_v institute_v by_o zoroaster_n so_o lud._n vives_n in_o aug._n civet_n l._n 8._o c._n 9_o thus_o hornius_n histor_n philos_fw-la lib._n 2._o c._n 6._o zoroaster_n therefore_o be_v the_o first_o most_o illustrious_a doctor_n of_o magie_n in_o persia_n neither_o do_v he_o deliver_v this_o art_n by_o oral_a tradition_n only_o but_o also_o in_o large_a write_n according_a to_o pliny_n and_o aristotle_n for_o he_o write_v concern_v it_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o verse_n which_o hermippus_n be_v say_v to_o illustrate_v by_o his_o commentary_n there_o be_v yet_o extant_a certain_a geek_v poem_n which_o pass_v under_o the_o inscription_n of_o zoroaster_n chaldaic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v not_o unlike_a to_o theognes_n sentence_n yea_o in_o many_o thing_n they_o resemble_v much_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n but_o beza_n 8._o and_o other_o just_o suspect_v that_o these_o be_v but_o the_o spurious_a comment_n of_o some_o semi-christian_a concern_v the_o origination_n of_o zoroaster_n name_n there_o be_v various_a opinion_n but_o none_o more_o probable_a than_o that_o of_o learned_a bochart_n who_o derive_v the_o name_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contemplari_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d astrum_n q._n d._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o which_o dinon_n in_o persicis_fw-la call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o soroaster_n who_o be_v repute_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o persic_a philosophy_n and_o worship_n be_v indeed_o but_o the_o promoter_n of_o it_o for_o the_o main_a of_o the_o persian_a rite_n and_o wisdom_n wherein_o their_o magi_n be_v instruct_v 3._o be_v traduce_v from_o the_o zabii_n or_o chaldean_a philosopher_n with_o who_o they_o agree_v in_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o their_o idolatry_n viz._n in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o image_n and_o kiss_v their_o hand_n as_o job_n 31.26_o 27._o also_o in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o hearth_n where_o they_o preserve_v their_o eternal_a fire_n the_o symbol_n of_o the_o sun_n leu._n 26_o 30._o as_o before_o chap_n 4._o §_o 6._o so_o stillingfleet_n orig_n sacr_n book_n 1._o c._n 3._o 5._o hence_o probable_o the_o rite_n of_o the_o zabii_n be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o of_o the_o chaldean_n and_o persian_n who_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o fire_n etc._n etc._n neither_o have_v the_o persian_n only_o their_o magi_n but_o also_o the_o mede_n 1._o parthian_n and_o other_o neighbour_n nation_n as_o lucian_n de_fw-fr longaevis_fw-la and_o pliny_n call_v the_o arabian_a wise_a man_n magi._n one_o chief_a philosopher_n among_o the_o persian_n be_v ochus_n the_o phenician_a who_o as_o we_o may_v presume_v instruct_v they_o in_o the_o phenician_a and_o so_o in_o the_o jewish_a wisdom_n see_v suidas_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d manes_n §_o 3._o austin_n the_o civ_o l._n 8._o c._n 9_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o indian_a philosopher_n and_o lud._n vives_n on_o that_o place_n add_v thus_o the_o indian_n have_v their_o philosopher_n who_o they_o call_v the_o brachmanes_n of_o who_o life_n and_o institute_n philostratus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o apollonius_n have_v give_v we_o many_o thing_n as_o strabo_n and_o such_o who_o have_v write_v of_o the_o thing_n do_v by_o alexander_n so_o apuleius_n florid._n 15._o the_o brachmanes_n be_v the_o wise_a man_n among_o the_o indian_n and_o bardisanes_n syrus_n in_o euseb_n lib._n 6._o praepar_fw-la evang._n cap._n 8._o give_v we_o a_o more_o full_a account_n of_o they_o thus_o among_o the_o indian_n and_o bactrian_n there_o be_v many_o thousand_o of_o man_n call_v brachmanes·_n these_o as_o well_o from_o the_o tradition_n of_o their_o father_n as_o from_o law_n neither_o worship_n image_n nor_o eat_v what_o be_v animate_v they_o never_o drink_v wine_n or_o beer_n they_o be_v far_o from_o all_o malignity_n attend_v whole_o on_o god_n these_o brachmanes_n some_o derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d barac_n 9_o he_o praise_v or_o worship_v other_o make_v the_o name_n to_o be_v compound_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la rec_fw-la the_o father_n of_o the_o young_a king_n as_o onkâ—los_n and_o rabbi_n judas_n some_o of_o the_o ancient_n make_v several_a sect_n or_o society_n of_o these_o indian_a philosopher_n namely_o the_o brachmanes_n gymnosophistae_n samanaei_n and_o calani_fw-la the_o chief_a of_o the_o brachmanes_n and_o samanaei_n be_v by_o philostratus_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la apollon_n tyan_n call_v jarcha_n the_o head_n of_o the_o gymnosophist_n be_v by_o hieronymus_n contra_fw-la jovin_n name_v buddas_n but_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-la philos_fw-la sectis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 1._o tell_v we_o that_o the_o common_a appellative_a of_o these_o indian_a philosopher_n be_v gymnosophist_n as_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sotion_n in_o libris_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o laertius_n as_o also_o strabo_n clemens_n apulâ—ius_n 9_o solinus_n etc._n etc._n these_o indian_a gymnosophist_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o be_v call_v brachmanes_n as_o before_o other_o germane_a and_o among_o the_o germane_a some_o be_v call_v hylobii_n because_o they_o live_v in_o wood_n for_o that_o be_v the_o import_n of_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o these_o the_o name_n gymnosophist_n proper_o belong_v see_v strabo_n l._n 15._o and_o clemens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o among_o the_o brachmanes_n there_o be_v one_o name_v buddas_n preceptor_n to_o manes_n the_o persian_a who_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o this_o sect_n as_o suidas_n etc._n etc._n these_o brachmanes_n hold_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n into_o beast_n brachmanes_n especial_o into_o oxen._n they_o hold_v also_o the_o world_n creation_n by_o god_n and_o his_o providence_n in_o govern_v of_o it_o so_o strabo_n lib._n 15._o of_o these_o brachmanes_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o agree_v with_o the_o grecian_n in_o many_o thing_n viz._n touch_v the_o world_n production_n and_o destruction_n and_o that_o god_n be_v the_o creator_n and_o governor_n
among_o the_o grecian_a philosopher_n etc._n especial_o those_o of_o the_o italic_a sect_n pythagoras_n etc._n etc._n who_o though_o they_o reject_v the_o multitude_n of_o obscure_a and_o absurd_a fable_n take_v up_o by_o the_o elder_a poet_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o without_o their_o symbol_n enigme_n and_o emblem_n or_o corporeal_a image_n which_o be_v but_o branch_n of_o mythology_n consider_v in_o its_o general_a idea_n such_o be_v the_o enigme_n and_o fable_n so_o common_a among_o the_o ancient_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o collection_n extant_a ascribe_v to_o aesop_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o at_o least_o original_o his_o as_o quintil._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 11._o these_o fable_n which_o albeit_o they_o receive_v not_o their_o origine_fw-la from_o aesop_n for_o hesiod_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v their_o first_o author_n yet_o be_v they_o celebrate_v chief_o under_o his_o name_n be_v wont_a to_o lead_v the_o mind_n of_o rustic_a and_o unskilful_a person_n who_o be_v more_o easy_o take_v with_o thing_n feign_v and_o find_v a_o pleasure_n in_o they_o do_v more_o easy_o assent_v and_o consent_n to_o they_o dius_n in_o the_o phenician_a history_n relate_v that_o solomon_n propose_v enigme_n to_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n which_o can_v not_o be_v solve_v but_o produce_v many_o concertation_n till_o at_o length_n he_o find_v abdemon_n a_o tyrian_a young_a man_n who_o solve_v many_o of_o they_o josephus_n ant._n 5._o c._n 2._o we_o read_v also_o of_o amasis_n a_o egyptian_a king_n who_o dispute_v by_o enigme_n with_o the_o ethiopian_a king_n also_o in_o the_o oriental_a part_n it_o be_v a_o receive_a custom_n among_o the_o noble_n have_v stake_v down_o their_o wager_n to_o contend_v by_o enigme_n or_o riddle_n and_o he_o that_o can_v not_o solve_v what_o be_v propose_v lose_v his_o wager_n which_o custom_n plutarch_n in_o convivio_fw-la sapient_a mention_n and_o we_o have_v some_o vestigia_fw-la of_o it_o in_o the_o history_n of_o samson_n and_o solomon_n whence_o even_o in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n we_o find_v the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enigme_n attribute_v to_o such_o philosophic_a placit_n of_o which_o of_o old_a the_o most_o learned_a among_o the_o wise_a man_n oft_o dispute_v as_o hornius_n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 7._o c_o 6._o this_o mode_n of_o philosophize_v pythagoras_n principal_o addict_v himself_o unto_o so_o porphyry_n 7._o and_o jamblichus_n attribute_v unto_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o symbolic_a mode_n of_o teach_v or_o as_o proclus_n in_o theol._n plat._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o observe_v in_o general_a of_o the_o pythagorean_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pythagorean_n study_v to_o deliver_v divine_a thing_n by_o image_n i._n e._n by_o corporeal_a image_n emblem_n and_o short_a enigmatick_a symbol_n or_o say_n whereby_o they_o shadow_v forth_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o affection_n and_o moral_n of_o the_o soul_n neither_o do_v these_o pythagorean_n only_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o metaphor_n be_v but_o a_o image_n or_o shadow_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o a_o allegory_n be_v but_o a_o continue_a metaphor_n or_o take_v the_o figure_n of_o a_o true_a history_n but_o in_o a_o metaphorick_n sense_n to_o represent_v thing_n moral_a or_o spiritual_a 7._o whereby_o it_o be_v difference_v from_o a_o parable_n or_o fable_n which_o be_v but_o a_o feign_a story_n to_o represent_v something_o moral_a as_o also_o from_o a_o symbol_n and_o enigme_n which_o be_v more_o short_a and_o obscure_a yet_o do_v they_o all_o accord_n in_o the_o general_a idea_n or_o notion_n of_o mythology_n now_o this_o metaphorick_n allegoric_a mode_n of_o philosophize_v be_v chief_o embrace_v by_o plato_n who_o conceled_a the_o most_o of_o his_o more_o sublime_a tradition_n and_o contemplation_n under_o metaphorick_n and_o allegoric_a shadow_n and_o figure_n with_o w_z ch_z he_o likewise_o mix_v many_o fable_n and_o parable_n so_o in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o dialogue_n 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eupolis_n comicus_fw-la call_v he_o a_o god_n plutarch_n in_o his_o chesew_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o ecademus_fw-la be_v the_o first_o who_o make_v discovery_n of_o castor_n and_o pollux_n of_o helena_n steal_v away_o by_o theseus_n 14._o whence_o the_o lacedaemonian_n have_v he_o always_o in_o great_a honour_n from_o he_o this_o place_n be_v call_v first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o laertius_n hesychius_n and_o stephanus_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o afterward_o by_o the_o change_n of_o a_o letter_n it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d academy_n though_o hornius_n derive_v it_o from_o cadmus_n here_o plato_n sound_v his_o school_n which_o after_o the_o new_a academy_n be_v raise_v receive_v the_o stile_n of_o the_o old_a academy_n as_o hereafter_o laertius_n write_v that_o plato_n be_v honourable_o bury_v in_o this_o academy_n and_o that_o mithridates_n king_n of_o pontus_n when_o athens_n come_v under_o his_o jurisdiction_n dedicate_v plato_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o horn._n hiâ—t_n philos_fw-la lib_n 7._o cap._n 9_o lucian_n in_o his_o dialogue_n inscribe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divide_v aristotle_n write_n into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exoteric_o &_o esotericks_n whereof_o the_o latter_a be_v the_o same_o with_o his_o acroaticks_n which_o ammâ—nius_n in_o aristotelis_fw-la categ_n say_v be_v so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o therein_o discourse_v with_o his_o genuine_a and_o proper_a disciple_n these_o acroaticks_n he_o far_o acquaint_v we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deliver_v in_o his_o own_o person_n namely_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o he_o teach_v in_o his_o own_o proper_a person_n his_o own_o phaenomena_n the_o which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v by_o the_o most_o exquisite_a argument_n beyond_o vulgar_a capacity_n plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o alexander_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o peripatetic_n call_v these_o more_o mystic_a and_o weighty_a doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d acroamatic_a and_o epoptick_a namely_o in_o allusion_n unto_o the_o eleusinian_n sacreds_n wherein_o those_o who_o be_v initiate_v be_v for_o the_o first_o four_o year_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mystics_n who_o stand_v on_o the_o threshold_n before_o the_o sacrarie_a 15._o but_o in_o the_o five_o year_n they_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o inner_a sacracy_n there_o to_o contemplate_v the_o hide_a sacreds_n whence_o they_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contemplator_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o secret_n of_o philosophy_n which_o aristotle_n deliver_v to_o his_o genuine_a disciple_n be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epopticks_n as_o for_o aristotle_n exoteric_o we_o have_v they_o thus_o explicate_v by_o clemens_n alexandr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o dialogick_n be_v such_o as_o he_o write_v not_o in_o his_o own_o person_n but_o as_o plato_n induce_v other_o person_n speak_v which_o be_v also_o call_v exotericks_n because_o they_o be_v write_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n see_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-la philos_fw-la sect._n cap._n 17._o §_o 9_o not_o §_o 8._o by_o what_o have_v be_v mention_v of_o aristotle_n dialogick_n as_o also_o by_o laertius_n catalogue_n of_o his_o work_n we_o may_v judge_v how_o many_o of_o his_o book_n have_v perish_v for_o among_o all_o aristotle_n work_n we_o fiâ—d_v none_o write_v in_o a_o dialogick_n style_n though_o it_o be_v general_o confess_v he_o write_v many_o dialogue_n so_o cicero_n to_o lentulus_n say_v that_o he_o have_v polish_v his_o 3_o book_n of_o a_o orator_n in_o a_o dialogick_n strain_n after_o the_o aristotelick_n mode_n such_o also_o be_v aristotle_n sophista_fw-la &_o menexenus_n which_o treat_v of_o moral_n and_o be_v mention_v by_o laertius_n likewise_o his_o nerithus_n and_o gryllus_n which_o treat_v of_o the_o oratorian_a art_n also_o his_o eudemus_n or_o dialogue_n of_o the_o soul_n all_o which_o dialogick_n discourse_n refer_v by_o cicero_n and_o other_o to_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exoteric_o be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v find_v yet_o we_o may_v not_o conclude_v with_o caelio_n eurio_n the_o second_o that_o there_o remain_v extant_a only_o three_o genuine_a piece_n of_o aristotle_n viz_o his_o history_n of_o animal_n his_o book_n of_o the_o world_n and_o his_o rhetoric_n to_o alexander_n for_o there_o be_v many_o other_o piece_n of_o aristotle_n which_o carry_v with_o they_o evident_a notice_n of_o his_o spirit_n as_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o those_o of_o the_o soul_n etc._n etc._n yet_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o book_n of_o the_o universe_n reckon_v among_o aristotle_n work_n be_v not_o he_o because_o it_o have_v too_o orthodox_n sentiment_n of_o god_n his_o providence_n and_o gubernation_n which_o aristotle_n seem_v not_o to_o approve_v of_o also_o that_o other_o piece_n of_o rhetoric_n to_o alexander_n mention_v by_o caelio_n curio_n be_v suppose_v not_o to_o be_v aristotle_n but_z anaxamine_v lampsacenus_n who_o also_o be_v master_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a as_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr philosoph_n sect._n cap._n 17._o §_o 13._o §_o 9_o posterity_n aristotle_n die_v leave_v his_o library_n of_o book_n to_o theophrastus_n his_o successor_n theophrastus_n leave_v they_o to_o neleus_n who_o be_v also_o disciple_n of_o aristotle_n as_o laertius_n tell_v we_o neleus_n sell_v they_o to_o ptolomaeus_n philadelphus_n who_o transfer_v they_o into_o his_o alexandrine_n library_n as_o athenaeus_n lib._n 1._o thus_o be_v casaubon_n in_o athen._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o aristotle_n library_n be_v first_o possess_v by_o theophrastus_n whence_o it_o by_o testament_n descend_v to_o neleus_n the_o story_n be_v know_v out_o of_o strabo_n plutarch_n diogenes_n you_o may_v learn_v out_o of_o strabo_n how_o true_a it_o be_v that_o ptolemy_n buy_v the_o book_n of_o this_o philosopher_n from_o neleus_n or_o his_o posterity_n etc._n etc._n thus_o casaubon_n we_o have_v the_o word_n of_o strabo_n lib._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristotle_n be_v the_o first_o that_o we_o know_v of_o who_o collect_v book_n and_o teach_v the_o king_n of_o egypt_n to_o erect_v a_o library_n that_o aristotle_n be_v a_o great_a affector_n of_o book_n appear_v by_o a_o observation_n of_o gellius_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 17._o who_o tell_v we_o 15._o that_o aristotle_n pay_v 3_o attic_a talent_n for_o some_o few_o book_n of_o speusippus_n the_o philosopher_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v say_v of_o ptolemie_n buy_v aristotele_n book_n of_o neleus_n some_o understand_v of_o his_o library_n only_o for_o those_o book_n which_o aristotle_n write_v himself_o it_o be_v report_v that_o neleus_n retain_v they_o for_o himself_o and_o transmit_v they_o to_o his_o posterity_n who_o be_v not_o learn_v keep_v they_o under_o key_n without_o use_n hence_o strabo_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d book_n lock_v up_o yea_o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o fear_v lest_o the_o king_n of_o pergamus_n who_o erect_v a_o great_a library_n which_o be_v afterward_o by_o cleopatra_n mean_n transfer_v to_o alexandria_n shall_v take_v they_o away_o hide_v they_o long_o under_o ground_n which_o bring_v no_o small_a damage_n to_o these_o book_n for_o hereby_o they_o grow_v mouldy_a worm-eaten_a moth_a eat_v etc._n etc._n after_o this_o apellico_n teius_n buy_v they_o who_o be_v as_o atheneas_n characterize_v he_o 〈◊〉_d more_o bookish_a than_o learned_a cause_v these_o worm-eaten_a book_n of_o aristotle_n to_o be_v transcribe_v and_o make_v public_a but_o without_o judgement_n or_o fidelity_n after_o his_o death_n sylla_n about_o 200._o year_n after_o aristotle_n death_n possess_v athens_n take_v these_o book_n and_o send_v they_o to_o rome_n as_o plutarch_n in_o sylla_n where_o tyrannio_n grammaticus_n a_o great_a student_n in_o aristotle_n obtain_v from_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o library_n the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o the_o bookseller_n get_v these_o book_n transcribe_v but_o by_o unmeet_a librarian_n and_o such_o as_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o compare_v their_o transcript_n with_o the_o original_a exemplar_n whence_o aristotle_n book_n receive_v far_a detriment_n sylla_n this_o tyrannio_n deliver_v over_o these_o book_n to_o andâ—onicus_n rhodâ—us_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o take_v care_n for_o the_o more_o exact_a transcribe_v of_o aristotle_n book_n into_o many_o exemplar_n in_o order_n to_o the_o publication_n of_o they_o thence_o man_n begin_v to_o dispute_v more_o about_o acroaticks_n whereas_o in_o the_o forego_n time_n even_o from_o the_o decease_n of_o theophrastus_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o scarcity_n of_o aristotle_n choice_a piece_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o dispute_v only_o about_o exotericks_n probable_o etc._n etc._n as_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr philosoph_n sect._n cap._n 17._o §_o 11._o though_o indeed_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n aristotle_n come_v not_o to_o be_v in_o so_o general_a repute_n till_o alexander_n aphrod_n seus_fw-la begin_v to_o interpret_v he_o thes._n as_o hereafter_o §_o 10._o aristotle_n successor_n be_v theophrastus_n eresius_n who_o be_v first_o call_v tyrtamus_fw-la but_o afterward_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o as_o they_o phrased_a it_o divine_a eloquence_n be_v by_o his_o master_n aristotle_n name_v theophrastus_n thus_o strabo_n lib._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophrastus_n be_v first_o call_v tyrtamus_fw-la for_o aristotle_n first_o call_v he_o theophrastus_n both_o to_o avoid_v the_o asperity_n of_o his_o former_a name_n as_o also_o to_o signify_v the_o excellence_n of_o his_o eloquence_n for_o aristotle_n make_v all_o his_o disciple_n eloquent_a but_o theophrastus_n most_o eloquent_a see_v the_o same_o in_o diogenes_n laertius_n hesychius_n illustris_fw-la and_o suidas_n theophrastus_n be_v a_o person_n great_o esteem_v for_o