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art_n of_o wit_n and_o policy_n all_o the_o advantage_n of_o eloquence_n and_o humane_a wisdom_n and_o then_o consider_v that_o their_o life_n be_v suitable_a to_o what_o their_o doctrine_n do_v deliver_v that_o they_o become_v example_n as_o well_o as_o preacher_n both_o of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o patience_n 3.9_o 2_o thes_n 3.9_o and_o do_v appeal_v to_o the_o church_n new_o convert_v by_o they_o and_o attempt_v by_o other_o to_o disow_v they_o how_o holy_o and_o 3.10_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o thes_n 2.10_o rom._n 16.17_o 1_o tim._n 1.20_o titus_n 3.10_o how_o unblamable_o they_o have_v live_v he_o that_o consider_v their_o quickness_n to_o condemn_v and_o censure_v to_o avoid_v and_o punish_v those_o who_o do_v not_o walk_v according_a to_o their_o rule_n of_o piety_n as_o enemy_n unto_o the_o gross_a of_o christ_n and_o yet_o how_o irksome_a and_o distasteful_a those_o thing_n be_v to_o wicked_a man_n how_o prone_a and_o strong_o bias_v their_o affection_n 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spirit_n and_o their_o own_o knowledge_n can_v inform_v they_o that_o bond_n and_o prison_n will_v abide_v they_o in_o every_o place_n 23.27_o act_n 20.23_o 2_o cor._n 23.27_o and_o their_o whole_a life_n be_v a_o continue_a scene_n of_o trouble_n peril_n and_o affliction_n they_o can_v not_o seek_v great_a thing_n but_o they_o must_v contradict_v that_o doctrine_n of_o self-denial_n humility_n and_o a_o heavenly_a mind_n which_o they_o so_o oft_o inculcate_v nor_o enjoy_v they_o without_o a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o 343._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d celsus_n apud_fw-la orig._n lib._n 7_o pag._n 343._o prediction_n of_o jesus_n which_o they_o have_v leave_v on_o record_n for_o he_o foretell_v they_o that_o in_o the_o world_n they_o shall_v have_v tribulation_n and_o that_o their_o name_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o as_o evil_a doer_n that_o persecution_n scourgin_n death_n and_o universal_a hatred_n shall_v be_v their_o portion_n among_o man_n they_o know_v by_o reason_n 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bind_v we_o to_o conceal_v and_o modesty_n permit_v i_o not_o to_o mention_v add_v to_o this_o that_o they_o who_o know_v what_o these_o god_n be_v yet_o choose_v in_o 24_o practice_n to_o comply_v with_o all_o those_o rite_n which_o custom_n offer_v to_o such_o execrable_a and_o ignoble_a deity_n thus_o do_v they_o give_v the_o knowledge_n due_a to_o the_o only_a true_a god_n to_o what_o they_o know_v to_o be_v a_o lie_n §_o 9_o 3ly_n the_o 25_o stoic_a and_o the_o school_n of_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o god_n be_v a_o corporeal_a be_v which_o must_v exceed_o degrade_v he_o in_o the_o conception_n of_o mankind_n they_o 26_o universal_o fancy_v he_o to_o be_v of_o humane_a shape_n and_o so_o they_o change_v the_o image_n of_o the_o incorruptible_a god_n into_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o corruptible_a man_n &_o hence_o they_o deem_v a_o 27_o image_n requisite_a unto_o the_o worship_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o will_v reproach_v the_o christian_n and_o pronounce_v they_o atheist_n for_o defect_n of_o it_o they_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o 28_o limit_n and_o confine_v god_n power_n and_o dispute_v his_o omnipresence_n they_o hold_v he_o 29_o unable_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o help_n of_o matter_n and_o unsufficient_a to_o 30_o correct_v those_o evil_a disposition_n to_o which_o it_o incline_v we_o they_o own_v a_o evil_a and_o pernicious_a god_n of_o equal_a power_n with_o and_o independent_a on_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n who_o as_o they_o think_v be_v insufficient_a to_o restrain_v the_o action_n of_o this_o 31_o evil_a principle_n thus_o do_v they_o make_v vice_n loose_v its_o name_n by_o be_v necessary_a and_o leave_v we_o all_o in_o misery_n because_o inevitable_o subject_a to_o the_o power_n of_o this_o pernicious_a be_v the_o stoic_n bind_v up_o god_n in_o the_o chain_n of_o unalterable_a fate_n the_o 32_o peripatetic_a make_v he_o not_o to_o act_v at_o all_o or_o else_o to_o do_v it_o from_o the_o 23_o necessity_n of_o his_o nature_n both_o which_o be_v equal_o repugnant_a to_o his_o worship_n and_o to_o the_o nature_n both_o of_o vice_n and_o virtue_n they_o doubt_v of_o his_o omnipresence_n and_o by_o so_o do_v make_v it_o doubtful_a whether_o our_o supplication_n can_v be_v hear_v and_o he_o become_v a_o present_a help_n in_o trouble_n 34_o the_o platonist_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o be_v free_a in_o the_o expression_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o so_o they_o robe_v we_o of_o those_o motive_n which_o the_o consideration_n of_o that_o freedom_n do_v afford_v some_o thought_n he_o can_v 35_o conceive_v no_o anger_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o punish_v sin_n other_o conceive_v he_o so_o severe_a and_o froward_a that_o he_o can_v never_o be_v atone_v the_o first_o speak_v comfort_n and_o encouragement_n unto_o the_o vile_a sinner_n and_o make_v all_o god_n threat_n to_o be_v but_o bruta_fw-la fulmina_fw-la the_o other_o do_v as_o much_o discourage_v all_o inclination_n to_o be_v good_a 36_o prayer_n be_v reject_v as_o a_o useless_a thing_n not_o only_o by_o the_o school_n of_o epicurus_n which_o renounce_v providence_n and_o by_o the_o stoic_n fate_n but_o also_o by_o the_o 37_o pythagorean_n who_o hold_v we_o shall_v not_o pray_v because_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o ask_v &_o by_o the_o 38_o stoic_n who_o deem_v it_o needless_a to_o entreat_v that_o happiness_n from_o god_n which_o they_o be_v able_a to_o confer_v upon_o themselves_o they_o also_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v every_o man_n duty_n to_o serve_v god_n more_n patrio_fw-la after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o place_n he_o live_v in_o what_o ever_o be_v his_o private_a thought_n and_o so_o oblige_a man_n to_o be_v obscene_a and_o lustful_a unnatural_a towards_o their_o child_n inhuman_a to_o their_o brethren_n and_o the_o like_a where_o custom_n of_o this_o nature_n do_v obtain_v in_o their_o solemnity_n thus_o do_v they_o bind_v the_o world_n to_o those_o rite_n which_o whilst_o they_o do_v observe_v they_o must_v be_v 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their_o while_n to_o be_v inquisitive_a they_o run_v out_o into_o vain_a and_o idle_a speculation_n concern_v god_n they_o conceive_v opinion_n of_o he_o so_o strange_o 53_o various_a and_o uncertain_a as_o can_v leave_v but_o small_a impression_n on_o the_o soul_n and_o must_v needs_o render_v all_o her_o pious_a motion_n faint_a and_o heartless_a such_o be_v the_o fluctuation_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n that_o other_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v or_o think_v concern_v they_o 4._o nullum_fw-la negotium_fw-la est_fw-la patefacere_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la humanis_fw-la dubia_fw-la incerta_fw-la suspensa_fw-la magisque_fw-la omne_fw-la veresimilia_fw-la quam_fw-la vera_fw-la min._n p._n 4._o this_o say_v a_o cecilius_n may_v be_v make_v good_a that_o all_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v uncertain_a doubtful_a and_o at_o the_o best_a but_o likely_a to_o be_v true_a the_o various_a apprehension_n of_o wicked_a man_n say_v 1._o say_v tum_o demum_fw-la mihi_fw-la procax_fw-la academia_n videbitur_fw-la si_fw-la aut_fw-la consenserintalii_fw-la aut_fw-la erit_fw-la inventus_fw-la aliquis_fw-la qui_fw-la quid_fw-la verum_fw-la sit_fw-la invenerit_fw-la de_fw-fr n._n d._n 1._o cicero_n will_v justify_v the_o doubt_n and_o demur_n of_o sceptic_n and_o it_o will_v be_v then_o sufficient_a to_o account_v they_o malepert_a when_o other_o have_v find_v out_o the_o truth_n that_o nothing_o be_v conclude_v which_o their_o wiseman_n speak_v be_v the_o complaint_n of_o theaet_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o theaet_n plato_n and_o affect_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la theodoret._n de_fw-fr cur_n gr._n affect_v porphyry_n cry_v out_o what_o opinion_n be_v there_o in_o all_o philosophy_n not_o doubtful_a what_o apprehension_n of_o the_o god_n which_o be_v not_o mere_a conjecture_n §_o 11._o 5ly_n the_o heathen_a sage_n be_v as_o much_o deficient_a in_o the_o ground_n and_o motive_n to_o obedience_n they_o have_v no_o experience_n of_o that_o love_n and_o mercy_n which_o the_o scripture_n tender_v and_o which_o alone_o can_v be_v the_o spring_n of_o that_o ingenuous_a service_n which_o result_v from_o gratitude_n nay_o they_o have_v no_o example_n to_o provoke_v no_o promise_n to_o encourage_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o duty_n nor_o prescript_n to_o direct_v they_o in_o it_o and_o therefore_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o know_v what_o worship_n will_v be_v please_v to_o a_o deity_n they_o have_v a_o sense_n of_o 218._o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d max._n tyr._n diss_fw-la 22._o p._n 218._o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n &_o of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o disability_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o virtuous_a action_n and_o of_o its_o head_n strong_a bent_n &_o inclination_n to_o evil_n but_o no_o assurance_n of_o assistance_n in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n or_o of_o its_o future_a recompense_n nor_o can_v they_o possible_o obtain_v the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o without_o a_o revelation_n those_o blessing_n be_v
hortulis_fw-la in_fw-la locis_fw-la publicis_fw-la ac_fw-la privatis_fw-la pro_fw-la sva_fw-la cuique_fw-la opinion_n certabat_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 18._o c._n 41._o et_fw-la rursus_fw-la have_v &_o alius_fw-la diffensiones_fw-la innumerabiles_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la quis_fw-la unquam_fw-la populus_fw-la quis_fw-la senatus_n quae_fw-la potestas_fw-la well_fw-mi dignitas_fw-la publica_fw-la impiae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la dijudicandas_fw-la &_o alius_fw-la probandas_fw-la &_o recipiendas_fw-la alius_fw-la improbandas_fw-la repudiandasque_fw-la curavit_fw-la ac_fw-la non_fw-la passim_fw-la sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la judicio_fw-la confusé_fw-fr que_fw-fr habuit_fw-la in_o gremio_fw-la svo_fw-la tot_fw-la controversias_fw-la hominum_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la agris_fw-la &_o domibus_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la his_fw-la rebus_fw-la quibus_fw-la aut_fw-la misere_fw-la vivitur_fw-la aut_fw-la beatè_fw-la dissidentium_fw-la august_n ibidem_fw-la 103_o a_o stipend_n from_o the_o roman_a emperor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lucian_n hunuch_n p._n 160._o &_o p._n 161._o 104_o flourish_v most_o quaeritur_fw-la saepe_fw-la cur_n tam_fw-la multi_fw-la sunt_fw-la epicurei_n cic._n de_fw-fr fin_fw-fr bon._n l._n 1._o multi_fw-la postea_fw-la defensores_fw-la &_o nescio_fw-la quomodo_fw-la two_o qui_fw-la auctoritatem_fw-la minimam_fw-la habent_fw-la maximam_fw-la vim_o populus_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la facit_fw-la idem_fw-la l._n 2._o p._n 87.88_o &_o p._n 89._o dicitur_fw-la philosophus_fw-la nobilis_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la graecia_n &_o italia_n sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la omnis_fw-la barbaria_n commota_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laert._n l._n 10._o p._n 712._o vide_fw-la p._n 721._o 105_o the_o abettor_n of_o they_o do_v accord_v the_o best_a epicurus_n una_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la quidem_fw-la angusta_fw-la quam_fw-la magnos_fw-la quantaque_fw-la amoris_fw-la conspiration_n conjunctos_fw-la tenuit_fw-la amicorum_fw-la greges_fw-la quod_fw-la fit_a etiamnum_fw-la ab_fw-la epicureis_n cic._n de_fw-fr fin_fw-fr l._n 1._o numen_fw-la apud_fw-la euseb_n praep._n eu._n l._n 14._o c._n 5._o 106_o hence_o they_o take_v up_o with_o carnal_a pleasure_n nec_fw-la equidem_fw-la habeo_fw-la quod_fw-la intelligam_fw-la bonum_fw-la illud_fw-la detrahens_fw-la eas_fw-la voluptales_fw-la quae_fw-la sapore_fw-la percipiuntur_fw-la detrahens_fw-la eas_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la auditu_fw-la &_o cantibus_fw-la detrahens_fw-la eas_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la formis_fw-la percipiuntur_fw-la oculis_fw-la suaves_fw-fr mentiones_fw-la five_o quae_fw-la aliae_fw-la voluptales_fw-la gignuntur_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la homine_fw-la quolibet_fw-la è_fw-la sensu_fw-la quae_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la sententia_fw-la sunt_fw-la totusque_fw-la libre_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr summo_fw-la bono_fw-mi refertus_fw-la &_o sententiis_fw-la &_o verbis_fw-la talibus_fw-la est_fw-la cic._n tusc_n 3_o de_fw-mi epicuro_fw-la et_fw-la rursus_fw-la nam_fw-la singo_fw-la num_fw-la mentior_fw-la cupio_fw-la refelli_fw-la istam_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la epicurus_n ignorat_fw-la quip_n qui_fw-la testificatur_fw-la ne_fw-la intelligere_fw-la quidem_fw-la se_fw-la posse_fw-la ubi_fw-la sit_fw-la aut_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la ullum_fw-la bonum_fw-la praeter_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la cibo_fw-la aut_fw-la potione_fw-la &_o aurium_fw-la delectatione_n &_o obscena_fw-la voluptate_fw-la capiatur_fw-la an_fw-mi haec_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la non_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la de_fw-fr fin_fw-fr bon_fw-fr l._n 2._o de_fw-fr n._n d._n l._n 1._o non_fw-la id_fw-la semel_fw-la dicit_fw-la sed_fw-la saepius_fw-la annuere_fw-la te_fw-la video_fw-la nota_fw-la enim_fw-la tibi_fw-la sunt_fw-la proferrem_fw-la libros_fw-la si_fw-la negare_n his_o gemina_fw-la habes_fw-la apud_fw-la athen._n deipnos_fw-la l._n 12._o c._n 12._o laert._n l._n 10._o p._n 710._o plutarch_n moral_a p._n 1098._o 107_o hold_v they_o the_o chief_a good_a plerique_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la dicunt_fw-la cic._n the_o div_o l._n 2._o &_o the_o fin_n bon_fw-fr l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n adv_fw-la colotem_fw-la p._n 1125._o vide_fw-la laert._n l._n 2._o p._n 54._o ed._n st._n cic._n de_fw-fr n._n d._n 108_o socrates_n first_o introduce_v it_o into_o family_n ab_fw-la antiqua_fw-la philosophia_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la socratem_n numeri_fw-la motusque_fw-la tractabantur_fw-la &_o unde_fw-la omne_fw-la orirentur_fw-la quove_n recederent_fw-la studioseque_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la syderum_fw-la magnitudines_fw-la intervalla_fw-la cursus_fw-la inquirebantur_fw-la &_o cunct_a a_o caelestia_fw-la socrates_n autem_fw-la primus_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la devocavit_fw-la è_fw-la coelo_fw-la &_o in_o urbibus_fw-la collocavit_fw-la &_o coegit_fw-la de_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o moribus_fw-la rebusque_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o malis_fw-la quaerere_fw-la cic._n tusc_n qu._n l._n 5._o &_o l._n 3._o 109_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o just_a or_o unjust_a in_o itself_o but_o as_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n make_v it_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristot_n eth._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pyrrho_fw-la apud_fw-la laert._n p._n 262._o huius_fw-la sententiae_fw-la erant_fw-la archelaus_n laert._n l._n 2._o p._n 37._o cyrenaici_n ib._n theodorii_n p._n 57_o aristippus_n p._n 55._o pyrrho_fw-mi p._n 252._o epicur_fw-fr us_o p._n 302._o vide_fw-la sext._n empir_n adv_fw-la math._n p._n 450._o 110_o the_o example_n and_o worship_n of_o their_o deity_n do_v give_v encouragement_n unto_o the_o lewd_a action_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n de_fw-fr rep._n l._n 2._o vide_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o nazianz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 77._o 111_o porphyry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n ad_fw-la anebonem_fw-la apud_fw-la theod._n ser_n 3._o p._n 48._o 112_o amelius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la theodoret._n de_fw-fr cur_n gr._n off_o serm_n 2._o p._n 33._o 113_o a_o heathen_a emperor_n as_o to_o be_v write_v clamabat_fw-la saepius_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la quibusdam_fw-la sive_fw-la judaeis_n sive_fw-la christianis_fw-la audierat_fw-la &_o tenebat_fw-la idque_fw-la per_fw-la praeconem_fw-la quum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la emendaret_fw-la dici_fw-la jubebat_fw-la quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la alteri_fw-la ne_fw-la feceris_fw-la quam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la usque_fw-la adeo_fw-la dilexit_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o in_fw-la palatio_fw-la &_o in_fw-la publicis_fw-la operibus_fw-la praescribi_fw-la juberet_fw-la aelius_n lamp_n de_fw-la alex._n severo_fw-la hist_n august_n leyd_n ed._n p._n 577._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n the_o content_n prolegomena_n in_o order_n to_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o lord_n 1._o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v present_o attest_v the_o thing_n 2._o this_o attestation_n can_v not_o be_v a_o bare-faced_n and_o notorious_a lie_n arg._n 1._o from_o the_o testimony_n arg._n 2._o from_o these_o 3_o consideration_n 1._o that_o our_o saviour_n body_n do_v not_o continue_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n when_o they_o proclaim_v he_o rise_v 2._o that_o his_o disciple_n do_v not_o convey_v his_o body_n thence_o nor_o 3_o be_v that_o do_v by_o any_o other_o person_n who_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o christ_n and_o no_o affection_n for_o he_o arg._n 3._o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o person_n testify_v and_o thus_o we_o have_v dispatch_v our_o demonstration_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n we_o now_o proceed_v unto_o that_o article_n of_o it_o from_o which_o we_o may_v infer_v the_o rest_n viz._n the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n which_o that_o we_o may_v conclude_v with_o great_a evidence_n we_o premise_v §_o 1._o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v present_o attest_v the_o thing_n the_o prediction_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n own_a by_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o all_o their_o vain_a endeavour_n to_o prevent_v what_o he_o foretell_v touch_v his_o resurrection_n the_o expectation_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o that_o abundant_a satisfaction_n which_o they_o find_v in_o this_o particular_a the_o early_a record_n of_o the_o christian_n story_n and_o symbol_n of_o his_o faith_n which_o every_o where_o inculcate_v it_o all_o these_o give_v in_o a_o full_a assurance_n of_o this_o truth_n nay_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o resurrection_n be_v defer_v beyond_o that_o period_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v fix_v how_o impossible_a have_v it_o be_v to_o have_v cajold_v the_o world_n into_o so_o firm_a and_o steadfast_a a_o belief_n of_o the_o particular_a circumstance_n to_o have_v hold_v up_o the_o droop_a spirit_n &_o baffle_a hope_n of_o his_o disciple_n or_o to_o have_v keep_v the_o insult_a jew_n from_o give_v visible_a demonstration_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o pretension_n or_o from_o cry_v out_o of_o the_o imposture_n can_v his_o disciple_n be_v assure_v of_o his_o resurrection_n by_o frequent_a apparition_n of_o he_o and_o not_o endeavour_v to_o acquaint_v the_o world_n with_o what_o so_o much_o concern_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o prediction_n and_o their_o hope_n &_o which_o be_v of_o so_o great_a importance_n to_o mankind_n and_o can_v not_o be_v neglect_v by_o the_o disciple_n of_o our_o lord_n &_o they_o be_v faithful_a unto_o the_o commission_n which_o they_o pretend_v or_o can_v they_o be_v so_o quick_a &_o nimble_a to_o convey_v his_o body_n from_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o yet_o their_o tongue_n be_v backward_o to_o proclaim_v he_o rise_v will_v interest_n or_o reason_n suffer_v they_o to_o
be_v high_o probable_a and_o if_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v embrace_v upon_o the_o probability_n of_o any_o one_o the_o probability_n of_o all_o these_o circumstance_n must_v give_v a_o ample_a confirmation_n to_o it_o and_o make_v it_o needless_a to_o insist_v far_o on_o this_o argument_n §_o 3._o and_o now_o that_o this_o discourse_n may_v have_v that_o influence_n upon_o the_o reader_n which_o matter_n of_o this_o moment_n ought_v to_o have_v let_v i_o entreat_v he_o to_o consider_v how_o much_o his_o interest_n and_o wisdom_n do_v oblige_v he_o to_o improve_v the_o certainty_n of_o christian_a faith_n into_o a_o christian_a conversation_n that_o so_o his_o knowledge_n may_v not_o aggravate_v his_o future_a doom_n and_o render_v all_o his_o wilful_a disobedience_n against_o the_o christian_a precept_n inexcusable_a the_o speculative_a atheist_n may_v have_v some_o colour_n of_o a_o plea_n that_o his_o miscarriage_n be_v the_o result_n of_o ignorance_n not_o of_o contempt_n and_o wilful_a disobedience_n whereas_o the_o man_n who_o own_v the_o certainty_n of_o christian_a faith_n but_o live_v a_o contradiction_n to_o his_o knowledge_n and_o by_o his_o practice_n give_v the_o lie_n to_o his_o profession_n he_o i_o say_v can_v have_v no_o shadow_n of_o excuse_n he_o must_v confess_v his_o full_a acquaintance_n with_o his_o master_n pleasure_n and_o that_o his_o reason_n do_v commend_v those_o precept_n to_o he_o which_o christianity_n enjoin_v as_o thing_n most_o excellent_a and_o certain_a and_o infinite_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o those_o vile_a affection_n which_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o they_o and_o those_o enjoyment_n he_o prefer_v before_o they_o his_o conscience_n must_v accuse_v he_o daily_o of_o most_o strange_a ingratitude_n in_o act_v his_o rebellion_n against_o the_o majesty_n of_o heaven_n and_o his_o dear_a lord_n it_o must_v convince_v he_o of_o his_o stupidity_n and_o folly_n not_o only_o in_o neglect_v of_o so_o great_a salvation_n but_o in_o run_v headlong_o to_o his_o own_o destruction_n and_o be_v at_o such_o cost_n and_o pain_n to_o purchase_v to_o himself_o damnation_n he_o must_v acknowledge_v at_o the_o dreadful_a day_n his_o life_n be_v spend_v in_o a_o contempt_n and_o full_a defiance_n of_o the_o holy_a jesus_n and_o that_o he_o still_o maintain_v that_o contempt_n in_o opposition_n to_o and_o in_o despite_n of_o the_o conviction_n of_o his_o conscience_n the_o strive_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o all_o the_o motive_n of_o his_o present_a and_o eternal_a interest_n and_o then_o how_o miserable_a must_v be_v condition_n be_v how_o dreadful_a but_o how_o just_o his_o doom_n the_o sore_a judgement_n that_o ever_o happen_v to_o the_o gentile_a world_n those_o dereliction_n which_o betray_v they_o to_o the_o most_o brutish_a and_o unnatural_a lust_n be_v the_o result_n of_o sin_n commit_v against_o conscience_n and_o truth_n detain_v in_o unrighteousness_n 1._o rom._n 1._o and_o if_o to_o sin_n against_o the_o dim_a and_o gloomy_a light_n of_o nature_n become_v so_o fatal_a to_o the_o gentile_a how_o dismal_a will_v the_o doom_n of_o christian_n be_v who_o sin_n against_o the_o clear_a meridian_n shine_v of_o gospel_n revelation_n for_o if_o christianity_n be_v true_a the_o disobedient_a and_o unbelieving_a person_n will_v be_v convince_v by_o sad_a experience_n of_o the_o assure_a falsehood_n of_o his_o infidelity_n his_o flatter_a hope_n and_o false_a imagination_n and_o be_v deprive_v for_o ever_o of_o god_n blissful_a presence_n and_o those_o comfortable_a relation_n which_o he_o bear_v unto_o his_o creature_n and_o all_o those_o glory_n pleasure_n and_o perfection_n which_o the_o saint_n hereafter_o shall_v enjoy_v his_o soul_n shall_v be_v expose_v to_o that_o incense_a justice_n 1.8_o 2_o thess_n 1.8_o which_o shall_v come_v in_o flame_a fire_n to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o it_o and_o to_o that_o god_n who_o will_v then_o stir_v up_o all_o his_o wrath_n 23._o 9_o rom._n 22_o 23._o and_o make_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o power_n know_v upon_o such_o vessel_n fit_v for_o destruction_n and_o he_o shall_v find_v no_o rest_n by_o day_n or_o night_n xi_o rev._n 14._o xi_o as_o be_v still_o torment_v by_o that_o worm_n which_o never_o die_v and_o suffer_v the_o vengeance_n of_o that_o fire_n who_o smoke_n ascend_v for_o ever_o this_o be_v the_o avow_a doctrine_n of_o the_o first_o 79._o first_o cent._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clemens_n rom._n frag._n epist_n 2._o ed._n patricii_fw-la junii_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d barnabas_n ed._n vossii_n p._n 251._o cent._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iren._n lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o et_fw-fr l._n 3._o c._n 4._o de_fw-la norma_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o veteri_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la traditione_n loquens_fw-la haec_fw-la habet_fw-la venturus_fw-la est_fw-la scilicet_fw-la christus_fw-la judex_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o mitten_n in_o ignem_fw-la aeternum_fw-la transfiguratores_fw-la veritatis_fw-la &_o contemptores_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o adventus_fw-la ejus_fw-la poena_n damnatorum_fw-la apud_fw-la justinum_n mari._n dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 41._o &_o 46._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 71._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 57_o cent._n 3._o post_fw-la inexpiabile_fw-la malum_fw-la saeviens_fw-la ignis_fw-la aeterna_fw-la scelerum_fw-la ultione_fw-la torquebit_fw-la cypr._n l._n de_fw-fr laud_fw-la martyrii_fw-la servantur_fw-la cum_fw-la corporibus_fw-la suis_fw-la animae_fw-la infinitis_fw-la cruciatibus_fw-la ad_fw-la dolorem_fw-la idem_fw-la lib._n contra_fw-la demetr_v tormentis_fw-la nec_fw-la modus_fw-la ullus_fw-la aut_fw-la terminus_fw-la minutius_n p._n 39_o si._n quis_fw-la occisionem_fw-la carnis_fw-la atque_fw-la animae_fw-la in_o gehennam_fw-la ad_fw-la interitum_fw-la &_o finem_fw-la utriusque_fw-la substantiae_fw-la arripiet_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la supplicium_fw-la quasi_fw-la consumendarum_fw-la non_fw-la quasi_fw-la puniendarum_fw-la recordetur_fw-la ignem_fw-la gehennae_fw-la aeternum_fw-la praedicari_fw-la in_o poenam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la occisionis_fw-la agnoscat_fw-la tunc_fw-la &_o aeternas_fw-la substantias_fw-la credet_fw-la quarum_fw-la aeterna_fw-la sit_fw-la occisio_fw-la in_o poenam_fw-la absurdissimum_fw-la alioquin_fw-la si_fw-la idcirco_fw-la resuscitata_fw-la caro_fw-la occidatur_fw-la in_o gehennam_fw-la uti_fw-la finiatur_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o non_fw-la resuscitata_fw-la pateretur_fw-la tertull._n de_fw-fr resurr_n carnis_fw-la illud_fw-la tamen_fw-la scire_fw-la oportet_fw-la quoniam_fw-la sancti_fw-la apostoli_fw-la fidem_fw-la christi_fw-la praedicantes_fw-la de_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la necessaria_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la omnibus_fw-la credentibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la pigriores_fw-la erga_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la divinae_fw-la scientiae_fw-la videbantur_fw-la manifestissimè_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la origenes_n in_o proaemio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d omnis_fw-la turba_fw-la impiorum_fw-la pro_fw-la suis_fw-la facinoribus_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la angelorum_fw-la &_o justorum_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la igni_fw-la cremabitur_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la doctrina_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la quam_fw-la christiani_n sequimur_fw-la lact._n l._n 7._o c._n 26._o vide_fw-la theophilum_fw-la ad_fw-la autolycum_n l._n 2._o pag._n 79._o age_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o which_o do_v expose_v they_o to_o the_o worst_a of_o suffering_n and_o the_o 357._o the_o the_o derision_n of_o their_o heathen_a adversary_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justin_n mart._n apolog._n 1._o p._n 47._o hoc_fw-la errore_fw-la decepti_fw-la beatam_fw-la sibi_fw-la ut_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o perpetem_fw-la vitam_fw-la pollicentur_fw-la caeteris_fw-la ut_fw-la injustis_fw-la poenam_fw-la sempiternam_fw-la caecilius_n apud_fw-la minutium_fw-la p._n 11._o haec_fw-la est_fw-la nostra_fw-la sapientia_fw-la quam_fw-la isti_fw-la qui_fw-la vel_fw-la fragilia_fw-la colunt_fw-la vel_fw-la inanem_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la tuentur_fw-la tanquam_fw-la stultitiam_fw-la vanitatemque_fw-la derident_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la defendere_fw-la hanc_fw-la publicè_fw-la atque_fw-la adserere_fw-la nos_fw-la solemus_fw-la lactant._n l._n 7._o c._n 26._o vide_fw-la origen_n in_o celsum_n p._n 408._o 409._o vide_fw-la not_o 52._o in_o c._n 10._o p._n 357._o derision_n of_o their_o adversary_n beside_o if_o christianity_n be_v true_a than_o all_o the_o blessing_n it_o have_v promise_v to_o the_o pious_a and_o obedient_a person_n must_v be_v accomplish_v in_o their_o season_n by_o the_o advancement_n of_o our_o weak_a vile_a mortal_a body_n into_o a_o state_n of_o incorruption_n power_n 3.21_o philip._n 3.21_o and_o glory_n and_o into_o the_o likeness_n of_o christ_n glorious_a body_n and_o by_o the_o exaltation_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o a_o capacity_n of_o see_v god_n as_o we_o be_v see_v of_o god_n 2.2_o 1._o joh._n 2.2_o and_o be_v like_a to_o he_o who_o happiness_n be_v infinite_a for_o when_o he_o do_v appear_v we_o shall_v be_v like_o he_o by_o the_o participation_n of_o a_o superlative_a exceed_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n and_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o blessing_n which_o neither_o eye_n have_v see_v 2.9_o 1._o cor._n 2.9_o nor_o ear_n have_v hear_v of_o nor_o have_v think_v conceive_v as_o therefore_o ficin_n therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o gorgiâ_fw-la p._n 312._o ed._n ficin_n plato_n do_v conclude_v his_o disputation_n on_o this_o subject_n with_o this_o resolution_n viz._n be_v convince_v of_o a_o future_a state_n of_o bliss_n and_o misery_n i_o bid_v adieu_n to_o the_o caress_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o the_o vain_a applause_n of_o the_o vulgar_a and_o have_v no_o other_o care_n but_o how_o i_o may_v appear_v before_o my_o judge_n with_o a_o soul_n pure_a and_o spotless_a how_o i_o may_v live_v the_o best_a of_o man_n and_o die_v secure_a of_o happiness_n so_o let_v the_o christian_a reader_n be_v persuade_v to_o improve_v the_o confirmation_n and_o conviction_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o religion_n into_o a_o fix_a resolution_n and_o sincere_a endeavour_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o christian_a precept_n that_o so_o he_o may_v avoid_v those_o dreadful_a torment_n and_o everlasting_a misery_n it_o threaten_v to_o the_o disobedient_a and_o may_v enjoy_v that_o more_o exceed_a weight_n of_o glory_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o upright_a christian_a finis_fw-la addenda_fw-la ad_fw-la pag._n 23._o l._n 16._o after_o as_o we_o find_v this_o be_v add_v prodigiorum_fw-la sagacissimus_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o somniorum_fw-la primus_fw-la intelligentiam_fw-la condidit_fw-la nihilque_fw-la divini_fw-la juris_fw-la humanique_fw-la ei_fw-la incognitum_fw-la videbatur_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la sterilitatem_fw-la agrorum_fw-la ante_fw-la multos_fw-la annos_fw-la providerit_fw-la periisset_fw-la que_fw-la omnis_fw-la aegyptus_n fame_n nisi_fw-la monitu_fw-la ejus_fw-la rex_fw-la edicto_fw-la seruari_fw-la per_fw-la multos_fw-la annos_fw-la fruges_fw-la jussisset_fw-la tantaque_fw-la experimenta_fw-la ejus_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la sed_fw-la â_fw-la deo_fw-la responsa_fw-la dari_fw-la viderentur_fw-la justin_n hist_o l._n 36._o cap._n 2._o ad_fw-la not._n 6._o p._n 34.35_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damascius_n in_o vitâ_fw-la isidori_fw-es philos_n apud_fw-la photium_fw-la bibl._n p._n 1038._o errata_fw-la in_o the_o chapter_n p_o 29._o l._n 14._o 1630._o r._n 1600._o p._n 96._o l._n 8._o artificer_n r._n artifices_fw-la p._n 107._o l._n 11._o which_o r._n with_o p._n 115._o l._n 26._o master_n r._n matter_n p._n 272._o l._n 19_o want_v r._n wave_n p._n 274._o l._n 12._o religion_n r._n religion_n in_o the_o annotation_n p._n 124._o l._n 4._o add_v faciem_fw-la l._n 9_o mutant_fw-la r._n nutant_fw-la p._n 148._o l._n 6._o puris_fw-la r._n punis_fw-la p._n 157._o l._n 21_o 22._o deal_n cemma_fw-la primum_fw-la tertium_fw-la quintum_fw-la p._n 181._o l._n 24._o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 256._o l._n 4._o unde_fw-la r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 261._o l._n 22._o impium_fw-la r._n imperium_fw-la p._n 262._o l._n 8._o quis_fw-la r._n qui._n there_o be_v other_o small_a sault_n which_o the_o understand_a reader_n will_v easy_o discern_v and_o correct_v and_o beside_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o the_o reference_n to_o the_o annotation_n be_v not_o always_o exact_a but_o yet_o you_o will_v find_v the_o note_n within_o one_o or_o two_o figure_n of_o the_o direction_n
free_a and_o not_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o desert_n but_o god_n abundant_a goodness_n they_o know_v not_o what_o will_v reconcile_v they_o to_o god_n when_o by_o their_o sin_n they_o have_v offend_v he_o nor_o be_v reconcile_v what_o will_v continue_v and_o secure_v they_o in_o his_o favour_n this_o be_v the_o rise_n of_o that_o inhumanerite_n of_o sacrifice_a infant_n and_o man_n of_o ripe_a year_n they_o that_o do_v this_o conceit_v that_o nothing_o beside_o death_n can_v make_v atonement_n for_o their_o sin_n against_o god_n yet_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o die_v for_o it_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o they_o make_v other_o die_v hope_v god_n will_v accept_v they_o in_o their_o stead_n the_o 44_o doctrine_n of_o the_o soul_n immortal_a state_n &_o of_o a_o future_a recompense_n be_v laugh_v at_o and_o contemn_v not_o only_o by_o the_o school_n of_o epicurus_n but_o the_o most_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o other_o sect_n their_o record_n tell_v we_o that_o pherecydes_n syrus_n be_v the_o first_o that_o teach_v it_o it_o be_v the_o prevail_a judgement_n of_o the_o 45_o stoic_a that_o depart_v soul_n continue_v for_o a_o while_n but_o still_o be_v subject_n to_o corruption_n and_o yet_o their_o great_a friend_n 46_o lipsius_n do_v confess_v that_o this_o be_v matter_n of_o contest_v among_o they_o 47_o antoninus_n seneca_n and_o other_o of_o they_o do_v very_o much_o distrust_n or_o 48_o else_o deny_v it_o as_o aristotle_n also_o do_v and_o that_o eternal_a state_n of_o which_o we_o read_v so_o often_o in_o the_o platonist_n 102._o credebam_fw-la opinionibus_fw-la magnorum_fw-la virerum_fw-la rem_fw-la gratssimam_fw-la promittentium_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la probantium_fw-la scn._n ep._n 102._o seem_v rather_o to_o have_v be_v their_o guest_n than_o any_o matter_n of_o their_o faith_n they_o venture_v to_o say_v of_o it_o what_o they_o can_v not_o prove_v and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o confident_a of_o what_o they_o say_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o stile_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o writing_n every_o thing_n come_v from_o they_o so_o cold_o and_o so_o timorous_o so_o qualify_v with_o if_n and_o and_o be_v and_o peradventure_o when_o they_o write_v upon_o this_o subject_n plato_n himfelse_n when_o he_o have_v pursue_v this_o theme_n with_o all_o his_o rhetoric_n how_o lame_o come_v he_o off_o at_o last_o phaed._n last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o phaed._n of_o this_o say_v he_o i_o be_o not_o very_o confident_a nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v wonder_v that_o he_o be_v so_o uncertain_a of_o the_o concernment_n of_o another_o life_n who_o renounce_v all_o certainty_n in_o this_o the_o pythagorean_n doctrine_n of_o the_o metempsychosis_n condemn_v the_o soul_n to_o a_o continual_a round_o of_o trouble_n it_o imprison_v it_o in_o brute_n &_o make_v its_o prison_n for_o so_o the_o body_n be_v by_o they_o esteem_v as_o immortal_a as_o itself_o among_o those_o many_o god_n to_o who_o they_o can_v address_v themselves_o for_o corn_n and_o wine_n the_o gentile_n have_v none_o from_o who_o they_o crave_v or_o expect_v the_o 50_o blessing_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o for_o the_o 51_o punishment_n of_o another_o life_n those_o be_v but_o matter_n of_o contempt_n and_o scorn_n to_o the_o wise_a heathen_n who_o look_v upon_o the_o 52_o christian_a doctrine_n in_o this_o matter_n as_o a_o absurd_a and_o melancholy_a fancy_n a_o thing_n so_o vain_a and_o so_o extravagant_a that_o scarce_o their_o child_n and_o old_a wife_n can_v credit_v it_o they_o general_o hold_v that_o either_o 53_o death_n bereave_v man_n of_o all_o sense_n and_o be_v or_o change_v this_o present_a for_o a_o better_a life_n to_o the_o more_o virtuous_a and_o noble_a soul_n the_o 54_o stoic_a will_v allow_v a_o future_a happiness_n as_o last_v as_o the_o world_n but_o for_o the_o simple_a and_o debauch_a person_n who_o have_v live_v the_o brute_n they_o make_v he_o die_v so_o too_o or_o else_o abide_v some_o very_a little_a season_n the_o 55_o pythagorean_n and_o the_o platonist_n who_o make_v the_o sinner_n come_v so_o oft_o upon_o the_o stage_n give_v he_o no_o small_a encouragement_n to_o sin_n and_o do_v at_o worst_a but_o threaten_v he_o shall_v live_v that_o brute_n to_o which_o his_o sin_n have_v best_a dispose_v he_o among_o those_o few_o who_o hold_v the_o soul_n immortal_a 56_o some_o hence_o conclude_v her_o impassibility_n and_o so_o her_o freedom_n from_o all_o future_a punishment_n than_o which_o not_o great_a motive_n to_o impiety_n can_v be_v propound_v the_o 57_o stoic_a hold_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n whence_o b._n whence_o pythagoras_n qui_fw-la censuit_fw-la animumesse_n per_fw-la naturam_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la intentum_fw-la &_o commeantem_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la nostri_fw-la animi_fw-la carperentur_fw-la non_fw-la vidit_fw-la distractione_n humanorum_fw-la animorum_fw-la discerpi_fw-la &_o dilacerari_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la miseri_fw-la animi_fw-la essent_fw-la quod_fw-la plerisque_fw-la contingeret_fw-la tum_fw-la dei_fw-la partem_fw-la esse_fw-la miseram_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la cic._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n d._n p._n 7._o b._n tully_n well_o infer_v that_o shall_v it_o suffer_v god_n must_v do_v so_o to_o §_o 12._o again_o they_o do_v ascribe_v the_o 58_o origine_fw-la of_o evil_a either_o to_o a_o incorrigible_a fate_n or_o to_o a_o evil_a demon_n or_o to_o that_o 59_o matter_n which_o compose_v we_o who_o inclination_n they_o presume_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n to_o correct_v or_o to_o the_o 60_o influence_n and_o overrule_a power_n of_o the_o star_n and_o by_o so_o do_v they_o make_v all_o evil_a action_n necessary_a and_o therefore_o such_o as_o can_v deserve_v no_o punishment_n this_o also_o be_v the_o natural_a result_n of_o the_o 61_o platonic_a year_n and_o 62_o of_o the_o circuit_n of_o the_o stoic_n it_o be_v foolish_a to_o conceive_v that_o after_o any_o period_n all_o action_n shall_v 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