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of_o the_o mind_n the_o very_a heathen_n do_v profess_v to_o proceed_v from_o god_n and_o therefore_o orpheus_n in_o his_o hymme_n unto_o nemesis_n pray_v to_o that_o goddess_n to_o give_v a_o virtuous_a and_o good_a mind_n unto_o man_n and_o to_o remove_v all_o evil_a cogitation_n from_o they_o dam_fw-la verò_fw-la mentem_fw-la bonam_fw-la ut_fw-la habeant_fw-la 100_o extinguens_fw-la odiosas_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la profanas_fw-la nimis_fw-la suprebas_fw-la &_o scelestissimas_fw-la give_v nemesis_n o_o give_v a_o virtuous_a mind_n to_o man_n repress_v odious_a base_a and_o vile_a proud_a thought_n in_o they_o acknowledge_v all_o good_a motion_n to_o be_v god_n inspiration_n and_o so_o likewise_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o again_o profess_v that_o all_o those_o wicked_a and_o deprave_a affection_n whereby_o the_o mind_n of_o a_o man_n be_v corrupt_v and_o so_o lead_v headlong_o into_o all_o kind_n of_o vice_n be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o suggestion_n and_o temptation_n of_o devil_n and_o wicked_a spirit_n daemon_n ultor_n say_v trismegistus_n ignis_fw-la acumen_fw-la incutiens_fw-la sensus_fw-la affligit_fw-la 376._o &_o ad_fw-la patranda_fw-la scelera_fw-la armat_fw-la hominem_fw-la ut_fw-la turpioris_fw-la culpae_fw-la reus_fw-la acriori_fw-la supplicio_fw-la sit_fw-la obnoxius_fw-la eúmque_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la intermissione_n ad_fw-la insatiabiles_fw-la concupiscentias_fw-la inflammat_fw-la the_o revenge_a spirit_n inflame_v the_o mind_n with_o a_o quick_a and_o sharp_a fire_n afflict_v our_o sense_n and_o arm_v a_o man_n unto_o all_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n that_o so_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o great_a fault_n may_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o a_o great_a punishment_n and_o therefore_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o kindle_v in_o our_o mind_n unsatiable_a concupiscence_n and_o again_o in_o another_o place_n nocentes_fw-la angeli_fw-la 515._o humanitati_fw-la commisti_fw-la ad_fw-la omne_fw-la audaciae_fw-la mala_fw-la miseros_fw-la manu_fw-la iniecta_fw-la compellunt_fw-la in_fw-la bella_fw-la in_fw-la rapinas_fw-la in_o fraud_n &_o in_o omne_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la animorum_fw-la naturae_fw-la contraria_fw-la the_o hurtful_a angel_n insinuate_v themselves_o into_o man_n mind_n do_v hale-on_a poor_a wretch_n as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o collar_n into_o all_o kind_n of_o evil_n into_o war_n into_o robbery_n into_o fraud_n and_o into_o all_o those_o vice_n which_o be_v contrary_a unto_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n so_o likewise_o orpheus_n daemon_n humani_fw-la saevi_fw-la host_n atque_fw-la maligni_fw-la 474._o qui_fw-la nostris_fw-la animus_fw-la vacuis_fw-la infanda_fw-la ministrant_fw-la ut_fw-la semper_fw-la diram_fw-la vitam_fw-la cum_fw-la crimine_fw-la ducant_fw-la the_o devil_n man_n fierce_a and_o cruel_a enemy_n object_n unto_o their_o mind_n strange_a villainy_n to_o make_v their_o liâ—es_n curse_v with_o impiety_n which_o be_v large_o and_o notable_o lay_v open_a by_o porphyrius_n 98._o out_o of_o who_o it_o be_v transcribe_v by_o eusebius_n thus_o even_o the_o very_a heathen_a do_v both_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v devil_n and_o that_o they_o be_v man_n most_o hateful_a and_o cruel_a enemy_n and_o that_o they_o pierce_v and_o insinuate_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n seek_v there_o with_o all_o kind_n of_o wicked_a lust_n to_o corrupt_v they_o that_o so_o they_o may_v bring_v they_o unto_o utter_a destruction_n and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o do_v likewise_o believe_v not_o only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n but_o also_o that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o good_a both_o give_v unto_o we_o all_o kind_n of_o virtue_n and_o give_v unto_o virtue_n all_o their_o growth_n and_o increase_n yea_o and_o their_o first_o seed_n too_o by_o inspire_v into_o our_o mind_n good_a thought_n and_o affection_n 554._o insomuch_o that_o hippodamus_n affirm_v that_o homines_fw-la habent_fw-la virtutem_fw-la propter_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la commercium_fw-la that_o man_n attain_v unto_o virtue_n only_o by_o the_o commerce_n and_o conversation_n of_o the_o go_n who_o not_o only_o help_v we_o unto_o virtue_n by_o further_a and_o cherish_v our_o good_a motion_n &_o affection_n 2._o but_o further_o by_o extinguish_v those_o
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my_o learnede_a and_o best_a affect_a friend_n have_v often_o importune_v i_o unto_o the_o publish_n of_o it_o hasten_v in_o their_o love_n this_o unperfect_a work_n unto_o the_o edition_n peradventure_o as_o a_o untimely_a fruit_n unto_o his_o abortion_n but_o without_o peradventure_o 35._o unto_o that_o common_a condition_n which_o be_v observe_v by_o isocrates_n to_o be_v fatal_a to_o many_o book_n ut_fw-la dum_fw-la adhuc_fw-la in_o mentibus_fw-la authorum_fw-la inclusi_fw-la teâ—eantur_fw-la magnam_fw-la svi_fw-la expectationem_fw-la concitent_fw-la sed_fw-la perfecti_fw-la tandem_fw-la &_o alijs_fw-la oftensi_fw-la long_o tenuiorem_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la concepta_fw-la spe_fw-la gloriam_fw-la consequantur_fw-la they_o stir_v up_o a_o great_a expectation_n whilst_o they_o be_v in_o do_v than_o they_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v when_o as_o they_o be_v do_v but_o yet_o the_o principal_a end_n and_o intent_n of_o my_o writing_n be_v only_o the_o good_a and_o profit_n of_o my_o reader_n i_o shall_v great_o wrong_v both_o their_o courtesy_n and_o equity_n to_o make_v any_o doubt_n of_o their_o favourable_a acceptance_n which_o if_o they_o shall_v not_o afford_v they_o themselves_o shall_v wrong_v they_o both_o for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o contrary_a both_o to_o courtesy_n and_o equity_n then_o either_o to_o speak_v or_o but_o to_o think_v evil_a of_o those_o that_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o pain_n only_o to_o do_v they_o good_a 7._o this_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o worse_a than_o a_o pagan_a which_o i_o hope_v to_o be_v far_o from_o every_o good_a christian._n quare_fw-la habe_fw-la tibi_fw-la quic_fw-la quid_fw-la ho_o libelli_fw-la est_fw-la such_o as_o it_o be_v i_o do_v willing_o permit_v it_o unto_o thy_o equal_a censure_n desire_v nothing_o more_o then_o that_o the_o same_o mind_n towards_o thy_o own_o good_a may_v possess_v thou_o in_o read_v it_o that_o do_v i_o in_o write_v it_o and_o then_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o doubt_v of_o thy_o profit_n by_o it_o which_o i_o will_v account_v i_o own_o exceed_a great_a reward_n and_o therefore_o i_o conclude_v this_o preface_n with_o that_o prayer_n of_o irenaeus_n 176._o da_fw-la deus_fw-la omni_fw-la legenti_fw-la hanc_fw-la scripturam_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la te_fw-la quia_fw-la solus_fw-la deus_fw-la es_fw-la &_o confirmari_fw-la in_o it_o te_o &_o absistere_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la haeretica_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o impia_fw-la sententia_fw-la grant_v o_o lord_n unto_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v reader_n of_o this_o book_n to_o know_v thou_o to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o in_o thou_o more_o and_o more_o to_o be_v strengthen_v and_o confirm_v and_o to_o eschew_v all_o the_o impious_a opinion_n of_o heretic_n and_o atheist_n amen_n thou_o in_o the_o lord_n martin_n sarum_n the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o work_n prove_v there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o be_v contain_v in_o eight_o several_a book_n enforce_v the_o probation_n by_o eight_o several_a 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as_o virtue_n so_o felicity_n be_v the_o only_a gift_n of_o god_n both_o which_o point_n be_v affirm_v by_o maximus_n tyrius_n in_o express_a and_o plain_a word_n exit_fw-la jovis_fw-la nutu_fw-la 363._o actiones_fw-la virtutis_fw-la felicitatésque_fw-la hominum_fw-la pendent_fw-la both_o the_o action_n of_o virtue_n and_o all_o humane_a felicity_n do_v absolute_o depend_v upon_o the_o beck_n of_o god_n thus_o the_o heathen_n confess_v that_o not_o only_a virtue_n which_o be_v the_o way_n unto_o felicity_n but_o also_o that_o felicity_n which_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o virtue_n be_v both_o of_o they_o the_o gift_n of_o almighty_a god_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o confess_v there_o be_v a_o god_n 3_o nay_o man._n they_o go_v yet_o further_o for_o they_o not_o only_o teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o felicity_n unto_o man_n but_o also_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o true_a felicity_n of_o they_o which_o the_o roman_n 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the_o school_n of_o christian_n for_o the_o first_o of_o which_o three_o point_n it_o be_v the_o constant_a doctrine_n of_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o heathen_a that_o man_n felicity_n consist_v especial_o in_o conform_v himself_o unto_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o in_o make_v himself_o to_o be_v like_a unto_o he_o so_o say_v jamblicus_n fellix_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la deo_fw-la quatenus_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la similis_fw-la est_fw-la 453._o he_o be_v a_o happy_a man_n that_o make_v himself_o as_o like_v unto_o god_n be_v he_o possible_o can_v so_o syrianus_n the_o master_n of_o simplicus_n boni_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la similemur_fw-la it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o good_a to_o make_v a_o man_n self_n to_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n now_o 590._o that_o likeness_n with_o god_n can_v be_v attain_v by_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o only_o by_o justice_n virtue_n and_o goodness_n as_o seneca_n true_o teach_v parem_fw-la deo_fw-la pecunia_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la sed_fw-la animus_n &_o hic_fw-la rectus_fw-la bone_fw-la magnus_fw-la it_o be_v not_o thy_o money_n 53._o but_o it_o be_v thy_o mind_n which_o make_v thou_o conformable_a and_o like_a unto_o god_n if_o it_o be_v a_o just_a and_o upright_o mind_n a_o virtuous_a and_o good_a mind_n a_o noble_a and_o a_o great_a mind_n this_o virtue_n make_v a_o man_n not_o similem_fw-la deo_fw-la but_o parem_fw-la deo_fw-la say_v seneca_n not_o like_a unto_o god_n but_o in_o some_o sort_n even_o equal_a with_o god_n for_o aristotle_n cit_v it_o 685._o as_o a_o common_a opinion_n that_o exit_fw-la hominibus_fw-la dij_fw-la fiunt_fw-la ob_fw-la virtutis_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la that_o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o virtue_n even_o man_n do_v attain_v to_o a_o kind_n of_o divinity_n a_o very_a excessive_a and_o hyperbolical_a speech_n but_o yet_o diverse_a such_o there_o be_v use_v not_o only_o by_o heathen_n but_o also_o by_o christian_n to_o express_v that_o great_a affinity_n and_o near_a conjunction_n which_o virtue_n make_v between_o god_n and_o man_n saint_n augustine_n say_v that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n partaker_n of_o god_n dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la participatione_fw-la foelices_fw-la quicunque_fw-la sunt_fw-la veritate_fw-la non_fw-la vanitate_fw-la foelices_fw-la 303._o they_o that_o have_v indeed_o the_o true_a possession_n of_o blessedness_n and_o not_o the_o false_a imagination_n of_o it_o be_v bless_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o participation_n of_o god_n the_o apostle_n peter_n say_v that_o it_o make_v a_o man_n partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o godly_a nature_n 97._o for_o as_o porphiry_n observe_v of_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n that_o it_o transform_v a_o man_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o devil_n so_o be_v it_o also_o true_a of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n that_o it_o conform_v a_o man_n unto_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n yea_o and_o some_o have_v go_v so_o far_o as_o to_o say_v it_o make_v we_o go_n so_o say_v hierocles_n that_o finis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la 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esse_fw-la ipsam_fw-la beatitudinem_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a that_o god_n himself_o shall_v be_v man_n felicity_n so_o likewise_o palingenius_fw-la deus_fw-la ipse_fw-la supremum_fw-la est_fw-la 107._o eximiumque_fw-la bonum_fw-la propriè_fw-la vereque_fw-la vocandus_fw-la quem_fw-la qui_fw-la habet_fw-la be_v debet_fw-la foelix_fw-la dici_fw-la atque_fw-la beatus_fw-la god_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a good_a so_o proper_o express_v who_o whosoever_o have_v he_o may_v be_v happy_a call_v and_o blessed_v and_o so_o it_o be_v indeed_o because_o felicity_n be_v summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o supreme_a and_o the_o chief_a good_n and_o therefore_o if_o god_n be_v not_o the_o true_a felicity_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o supreme_a good_a but_o shall_v have_v a_o superior_a good_a above_o he_o and_o himself_o be_v but_o a_o second_o and_o inferior_a good_a whereupon_o he_o add_v but_o a_o little_a after_o that_o if_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o supreme_a good_a that_o he_o which_o obtain_v that_o same_o supreme_a good_a he_o therewith_o obtain_v to_o be_v make_v a_o god_n quoniam_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la adeptione_n fiunt_fw-la homines_fw-la beati_fw-la &_o beatitudo_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la divinitas_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la adeptione_n fieri_fw-la beatos_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la sicut_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la adeptione_n iusti_fw-la sapientia_fw-la sapientes_fw-la fiunt_fw-la omnis_fw-la igitur_fw-la beatus_fw-la deus_fw-la because_o by_o the_o get_n of_o blessedness_n man_n be_v make_v bless_v and_o true_a blessedness_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n therefore_o by_o the_o get_n of_o god_n man_n get_v to_o be_v bless_v as_o by_o the_o get_n of_o justice_n to_o be_v just_a and_o of_o wisdom_n to_o be_v wise_a therefore_o whosoever_o be_v bless_v he_o also_o be_v a_o god_n 175._o so_o nanzianzene_n prove_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v god_n because_o otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o make_v he_o a_o god_n si_fw-mi eodem_fw-la mecum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la quo_fw-la pacto_fw-la i_o deum_fw-la reddit_fw-la and_o his_o expositor_n elias_n cretensis_n deliver_v his_o
perform_v it_o for_o 13._o sorte_n divinay_v recte_fw-la efficere_fw-la cuique_fw-la potest_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la musa_fw-la quempiam_fw-la incitavit_fw-la 171._o and_o so_o i_o have_v follow_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o poet_n quin_n hortante_fw-la deo_fw-la magnis_fw-la insistere_fw-la rebus_fw-la incipe_fw-la why_o then_o begin_v 150._o since_o aid_v from_o god_n be_v send_v proceed_v go_v on_o driâ—e_v forth_o thy_o great_a intent_n a_o work_n great_a indeed_o yea_o and_o that_o of_o much_o great_a both_o difficulty_n and_o variety_n and_o utility_n and_o necessity_n then_o will_v easy_o at_o the_o first_o be_v conceive_v of_o many_o of_o all_o which_o four_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o little_a taste_n in_o order_n the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o work_n arise_v from_o hence_o that_o this_o argument_n now_o intend_v to_o be_v handle_v by_o i_o be_v the_o most_o desert_a part_n of_o all_o theology_n and_o wherein_o the_o few_o divine_n have_v bestow_v their_o pain_n for_o whereas_o there_o be_v but_o two_o way_n to_o bring_v man_n unto_o the_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o god_n as_o s._n augustine_n have_v well_o observe_v namely_o creatura_fw-la and_o seriptura_n 260._o the_o creature_n and_o the_o scripture_n the_o world_n and_o the_o word_n there_o have_v so_o many_o man_n labour_v in_o this_o latter_a that_o for_o number_n almost_o they_o be_v without_o number_n but_o in_o the_o former_a part_n so_o few_o that_o they_o likewise_o in_o comparison_n be_v numberless_a too_o some_o few_o i_o confess_v have_v write_v before_o i_o of_o this_o matter_n but_o none_o at_o all_o in_o this_o manner_n as_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o wise_a and_o learned_a so_o that_o i_o may_v true_o take_v up_o that_o excuse_n for_o all_o incident_a error_n which_o lucretius_n do_v even_o in_o this_o very_a case_n that_o auia_fw-la pieridum_fw-la peragro_fw-la loca_fw-la 34._o nullius_fw-la ante_fw-la trita_fw-la solo_fw-la i_o walk_v a_o way_n less_o way_n 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spinosiora_fw-la prius_fw-la ut_fw-la confiteamur_fw-la nos_fw-la cogunt_fw-la 110._o quam_fw-la ut_fw-la assentiamur_fw-la such_o thorny_a and_o prickly_a conclusion_n of_o logic_n do_v rather_o enforce_v man_n to_o confess_v they_o then_o induce_v man_n to_o believe_v they_o there_o be_v further_o augustinus_n eugubinus_n who_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr perenni_fw-la philosophia_fw-la have_v labour_v in_o this_o theme_n with_o singular_a learning_n conge_v out_o of_o poet_n philosopher_n and_o orator_n a_o incredible_a mass_n of_o authority_n and_o sentence_n but_o as_o the_o forenamed_a author_n deal_v only_o by_o argument_n without_o any_o testimony_n so_o deal_v he_o most_o by_o testimony_n without_o any_o argument_n there_o be_v yet_o further_o ludovicus_n vives_z de_fw-fr veritate_fw-la fidej_n christianae_n and_o philippus_n mornaeus_n of_o the_o same_o both_o argument_n and_o inscription_n zanchius_n also_o de_fw-fr operibus_fw-la dej_n and_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o book_n of_o resolution_n all_o which_o have_v do_v learned_o in_o their_o several_a kind_n but_o yet_o for_o those_o head_n whereupon_o in_o this_o book_n i_o do_v principal_o insist_v they_o pass_v oâ—r_v they_o so_o slight_o and_o perstringe_v they_o so_o brief_o that_o all_o of_o they_o may_v be_v true_o affirm_v to_o have_v be_v by_o those_o author_n rather_o touch_v then_o handle_v it_o have_v be_v my_o endeavour_n so_o to_o temper_v my_o writing_n that_o neither_o authority_n shall_v lack_v their_o argument_n nor_o argument_n their_o authority_n nor_o the_o reader_n store_n of_o both_o and_o yet_o in_o use_v the_o write_n of_o those_o forenamed_a author_n i_o have_v entertain_v this_o course_n that_o whatsoever_o any_o of_o they_o have_v prolixe_o handle_v that_o have_v i_o either_o whole_o pretermit_v or_o at_o the_o most_o but_o light_o touch_v what_o they_o have_v pretermit_v that_o have_v i_o seek_v out_o so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v and_o more_o copious_o enlarge_v whereby_o neither_o their_o write_n shall_v be_v prejudice_v by_o i_o nor_o i_o think_v a_o plagium_n out_o of_o they_o and_o yet_o the_o reader_n be_v enrich_v by_o the_o store_n of_o both_o of_o us._n and_o this_o have_v also_o breed_v a_o three_o difficulty_n unto_o i_o a_o four_o there_o grow_v likewise_o from_o the_o destinate_a end_n and_o scope_n of_o this_o work_n which_o be_v to_o compel_v the_o heathen_n to_o preach_v the_o truth_n of_o christian_n and_o philosophy_n to_o prove_v the_o ground_n of_o divinity_n yea_o and_o to_o enforce_v by_o strength_n of_o argument_n both_o infidel_n and_o epicure_n and_o atheist_n who_o will_v not_o believe_v god_n in_o his_o word_n yet_o to_o believe_v he_o without_o his_o word_n which_o every_o wise_a man_n will_v easy_o imagine_v to_o be_v a_o work_n not_o easy_a to_o be_v do_v for_o as_o it_o be_v true_o observe_v by_o tertullian_n 84._o magna_fw-la curiositate_fw-la &_o maiore_fw-la long_o memoria_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la studendâ—_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la velit_fw-la ex_fw-la literis_fw-la receptissimis_fw-la quibusque_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la vel_fw-la poetarum_fw-la vel_fw-la quorumlibet_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la secularis_fw-la magistrorum_fw-la testimonia_fw-la excerpere_fw-la christianae_n veritatis_fw-la it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o business_n both_o of_o great_a curiosity_n and_o of_o great_a memory_n and_o yet_o of_o great_a study_n to_o glean_v out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o philosopher_n and_o poet_n and_o other_o secular_a author_n fit_a authority_n and_o testimony_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o christian_a truth_n now_o second_o for_o the_o variety_n of_o this_o work_n that_o be_v such_o and_o so_o great_a as_o none_o other_o can_v come_v near_o it_o if_o it_o be_v handle_v as_o it_o shall_v for_o this_o work_n intreat_v both_o of_o god_n and_o all_o his_o work_n which_o contain_v all_o those_o variety_n which_o god_n and_o nature_n yield_v in_o god_n there_o come_v to_o be_v consider_v all_o those_o divine_a 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ipsa_fw-la fabricata_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la maximam_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la in_o se_fw-la continent_n eadem_fw-la
in_o some_o small_a matter_n prove_v their_o consent_n in_o the_o great_a to_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o truth_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o ex_fw-la compacto_fw-la agree_v all_o together_o by_o a_o excogitated_a and_o compose_a tale_n to_o deceive_v the_o world_n for_o then_o they_o will_v in_o all_o point_n have_v moreful_o agree_v polish_n and_o concin_v their_o history_n so_o smooth_o that_o there_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v find_v the_o least_o note_n of_o diversity_n so_o may_v we_o likewise_o collect_v from_o the_o dissension_n of_o the_o heathen_a in_o the_o particular_a hypothesis_n of_o this_o or_o that_o god_n that_o their_o consent_n in_o the_o thesis_n of_o have_v some_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o truth_n in_o that_o one_o nation_n do_v not_o borrow_v their_o opinion_n from_o another_o for_o than_o they_o will_v have_v accord_v better_o and_o that_o god_n which_o one_o have_v the_o rest_n will_v all_o have_v follow_v but_o now_o there_o be_v such_o a_o jar_n and_o contention_n among_o they_o as_o concern_v their_o particular_a god_n every_o one_o of_o they_o scorn_v the_o god_n of_o another_o and_o yet_o in_o the_o general_a agree_v all_o together_o that_o some_o god_n they_o will_v have_v this_o show_v as_o the_o orator_n very_o wise_o collect_v that_o hoc_fw-la non_fw-la collocutio_fw-la hominum_fw-la aut_fw-la consensus_fw-la efficit_fw-la 112._o non_fw-la institutis_fw-la â—st_fw-la opinio_fw-la confirmata_fw-la non_fw-la legibus_fw-la but_o only_o lege_fw-la nature_n that_o this_o opinion_n of_o have_v a_o god_n be_v not_o beget_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n either_o by_o conference_n or_o consent_n of_o one_o nation_n with_o another_o not_o yet_o implant_v â—n_v they_o by_o the_o law_n and_o discipline_n of_o their_o own_o private_a nation_n but_o it_o be_v inward_o beget_v by_o that_o general_a nature_n which_o they_o have_v all_o in_o common_a it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v equal_o imprint_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o they_o all_o none_o follow_v by_o imitation_n another_o example_n for_o it_o can_v be_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o greek_n or_o roman_n or_o other_o civil_a nation_n that_o have_v so_o large_o diffuse_v this_o opinion_n of_o god_n because_o we_o see_v the_o most_o barbarous_a nation_n who_o never_o have_v trade_n or_o commerce_n with_o they_o yet_o to_o be_v possess_v with_o this_o same_o opinion_n again_o it_o can_v be_v the_o rudeness_n of_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n abuse_v in_o their_o ignorance_n that_o have_v disperse_v it_o so_o wide_a because_o we_o see_v the_o civil_a learned_a nation_n to_o be_v possess_v of_o it_o likewise_o who_o will_v scorn_v to_o take_v up_o their_o opinion_n of_o the_o barbarous_a the_o learned_a nation_n will_v not_o borrow_v their_o opinion_n of_o the_o rude_a who_o they_o hold_v in_o such_o contempt_n and_o the_o rude_a can_v not_o borrow_v their_o opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a from_o who_o they_o be_v so_o distant_a for_o how_o can_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o greek_n or_o roman_n pierce_v into_o the_o extreme_a india_n where_o their_o name_n be_v never_o hear_v especial_o into_o the_o western_a india_n where_o yet_o they_o have_v their_o god_n therefore_o the_o orator_n direct_o conclude_v that_o cum_fw-la non_fw-la instituto_fw-la aliquo_fw-la aut_fw-la more_fw-it 190._o aut_fw-la lege_fw-la sit_fw-la opinio_fw-la constituta_fw-la maneatque_fw-la ad_fw-la unum_fw-la omnium_fw-la firma_fw-la consensio_fw-la intelligi_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la deos_fw-la quoniam_fw-la insitas_fw-la corum_fw-la vel_fw-la potiùs_fw-la innatas_fw-la cognitiones_fw-la habemus_fw-la seeing_n this_o general_a opinion_n of_o god_n be_v not_o ground_v upon_o any_o instruction_n any_o custom_n any_o law_n but_o that_o all_o man_n do_v consent_n in_o it_o as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o one_o man_n we_o may_v hereby_o understand_v that_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o god_n because_o there_o be_v so_o general_a a_o notion_n of_o he_o not_o graft_v into_o our_o mind_n but_o natural_o breed_v in_o our_o mind_n so_o that_o this_o great_a variety_n of_o idolatrous_a nation_n in_o their_o particular_a opinion_n as_o concern_v their_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a god_n be_v rather_o a_o argument_n of_o the_o verity_n of_o that_o general_a conclusion_n 190._o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n then_o of_o the_o falsity_n of_o it_o as_o plutarch_n likewise_o insinuate_v from_o the_o very_a same_o ground_n where_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v vetustissima_fw-la opinio_fw-la a_o sacrarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la professoribus_fw-la &_o legumlatoribus_fw-la derivata_fw-la authore_fw-la incognito_o sed_fw-la fide_fw-la firma_fw-la non_fw-la in_o sermonibus_fw-la tantùm_fw-la &_o rumoribus_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o in_fw-la mysterijs_fw-la &_o sacrificijs_fw-la tam_fw-la barbaris_fw-la quam_fw-la graecanicis_fw-la extans_fw-la non_fw-la casu_fw-la ferri_fw-la &_o a_o fortuna_fw-la pendere_fw-la vniversum_fw-la hoc_fw-la mente_fw-la &_o ratione_fw-la &_o gubernatore_fw-la destitutum_fw-la that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o ancient_a opinion_n derive_v by_o priest_n and_o lawgiver_n from_o a_o uncertain_a author_n but_o yet_o believe_v with_o a_o most_o certain_a faith_n not_o found_v upon_o rumour_n but_o upon_o the_o general_a practice_n both_o of_o greek_n and_o barbarian_n in_o their_o mystery_n and_o sacrifice_n that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o rule_v by_o chance_n but_o by_o providence_n yea_o and_o plutarch_n in_o the_o same_o book_n be_v so_o far_o from_o conclude_v from_o the_o dissension_n of_o nation_n about_o their_o several_a god_n that_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o god_n that_o he_o rather_o collect_v from_o this_o their_o dissension_n that_o they_o all_o intend_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o all_o with_o joint_a consent_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o worship_v he_o though_o in_o those_o diverse_a country_n he_o be_v call_v by_o diverse_a name_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v and_o the_o moon_n which_o yet_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o to_o all_o alike_o in_o common_a neque_fw-la verò_fw-la alij_fw-la apud_fw-la alios_fw-la 205._o sunt_fw-la dij_fw-la aut_fw-la graecis_fw-la quidem_fw-la svi_fw-la barbaris_fw-la autem_fw-la svi_fw-la alij_fw-la septentrionalibus_fw-la alij_fw-la austrinis_n sed_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la sol_fw-la luna_fw-la coelum_fw-la terra_fw-la communia_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnibus_fw-la tantùm_fw-la aliter_fw-la ab_fw-la alijs_fw-la appellantur_fw-la ita_fw-la unius_fw-la mentis_fw-la hoc_fw-la vniversum_fw-la temperantis_fw-la alij_fw-la apud_fw-la alios_fw-la honores_fw-la alia_fw-la nomina_fw-la legum_fw-la instituto_fw-la habentur_fw-la there_o be_v not_o diverse_a god_n among_o diverse_a nation_n the_o greek_n have_v not_o they_o and_o the_o barbarian_n they_o the_o northern_a man_n one_o sort_n and_o the_o southern_a man_n another_o but_o as_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n the_o heaven_n the_o earth_n be_v the_o same_o unto_o all_o though_o they_o be_v in_o diverse_a place_n call_v by_o diverse_a name_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v with_o that_o divine_a spirit_n which_o govern_v the_o world_n though_o he_o be_v one_o in_o himself_o yet_o have_v he_o in_o diverse_a nation_n both_o differ_a honour_n and_o differ_v name_n and_o those_o appoint_v by_o the_o law_n and_o so_o likewise_o maximus_n tyrius_n aliter_fw-la atque_fw-la aliter_fw-la nuncupatus_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la perindè_fw-la ut_fw-la alia_fw-la atque_fw-la alia_fw-la maris_fw-la pars_fw-la 285_o dicitur_fw-la aegeum_n jonicum_n myrthoum_n ac_fw-la cretense_n cum_fw-la tamen_fw-la omnes_fw-la pelagus_fw-la sint_fw-la â—iusdem_fw-la generis_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n be_v diverse_o call_v in_o diverse_a country_n as_o the_o sea_n itself_o be_v which_o in_o one_o place_n be_v call_v the_o aegean_a sea_n in_o another_o place_n the_o ionian_a in_o another_o the_o myrthean_a in_o another_o the_o cretian_a and_o yet_o all_o those_o sea_n be_v but_o one_o 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it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o confound_v and_o overthrow_v the_o false_a opinion_n of_o a_o few_o wicked_a atheist_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o so_o many_o whole_a people_n and_o nation_n especial_o consent_v and_o agree_v all_o together_o more_o full_o in_o this_o one_o thing_n
than_o they_o do_v in_o any_o other_o for_o as_o seneca_n affirm_v in_o another_o like_a matter_n omnes_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la urbes_fw-la 260._o omnes_fw-la ctiam_fw-la ex_fw-la barbaris_fw-la regionibus_fw-la gentes_fw-la conclamâ—bunt_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la bonis_fw-la malisque_fw-la conveniet_fw-la omnes_fw-la hoc_fw-la uno_fw-la tibi_fw-la ore_fw-la affirmabunt_fw-la &_o in_o hoc_fw-la tam_fw-la discors_fw-la turba_fw-la consentiet_fw-la all_o city_n all_o country_n all_o nation_n even_o those_o that_o be_v most_o barbarous_a yet_o do_v consent_n in_o this_o in_o this_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a agree_v this_o all_o man_n affirm_v with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o mouth_n yea_o even_o the_o rude_a rabble_n of_o the_o common_a people_n do_v subscribe_v unto_o this_o truth_n chap._n 8._o certain_a objection_n touch_v impugn_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o forenamed_a consent_n as_o concern_v god_n 2._o the_o first_o of_o those_o objection_n open_v direct_o deny_v it_o 3._o the_o same_o 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