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at_o least_o because_o i_o know_v what_o may_v be_v object_v between_o a_o man_n and_o a_o child_n the_o same_o man_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o maturity_n of_o year_n and_o discretion_n and_o when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o child_n or_o a_o boy_n or_o as_o much_o as_o be_v between_o a_o extraordinary_a wise_a learned_a and_o experience_a man_n &_o a_o ordinary_a plain_a rustic_a capacity_n how_o many_o thing_n seem_v strange_a unreasonable_a incredible_a impossible_a to_o the_o one_o which_o to_o the_o other_o be_v well_o know_v to_o be_v nothing_o so_o of_o heraclitus_n the_o philosopher_n his_o writing_n somebody_o once_o say_v as_o i_o remember_v what_o he_o understand_v he_o like_v very_o well_o what_o he_o do_v not_o he_o very_o believe_v be_v as_o good_a and_o can_v it_o be_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v owe_v less_o civility_n to_o god_n to_o this_o very_a purpose_n plotinus_n the_o philosopher_n if_o my_o memory_n deceive_v i_o not_o have_v a_o pregnant_a passage_n the_o testimony_n also_o of_o divers_a heathen_n philosopher_n and_o other_o concern_v the_o weakness_n and_o imbecility_n of_o man_n understanding_n to_o comprehend_v thing_n divine_a we_o can_v produce_v but_o because_o aristotle_n be_v general_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v be_v as_o a_o favourite_n so_o a_o great_a patron_n of_o nature_n we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o here_o with_o his_o ingenuous_a acknowledgement_n in_o his_o metaphysic_n by_o he_o call_v sometime_o theology_n speak_v in_o a_o place_n of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o that_o science_n he_o have_v these_o word_n 856._o arist_n metaph._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o ed._n in_o fol._n p._n 856._o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o difficulty_n of_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v take_v two_o way_n it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o but_o in_o we_o for_o as_o the_o eye_n of_o bat_n be_v to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n when_o it_o be_v day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o be_v the_o 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right_o enough_o in_o that_o according_a to_o the_o psalmist_n 16.2_o psal_n 16.2_o my_o goodness_n extend_v not_o to_o thou_o but_o to_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n how_o man_n can_v merit_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n another_o gross_a conceit_n of_o he_o and_o that_o too_o ground_v upon_o the_o similitude_n of_o man_n weakness_n concur_v that_o god_n can_v not_o take_v care_n of_o man_n or_o of_o the_o world_n in_o general_a without_o much_o trouble_n and_o distraction_n to_o himself_o it_o make_v he_o to_o deny_v a_o providence_n of_o this_o latter_a the_o writing_n of_o the_o epicurean_o be_v full_a it_o be_v their_o chief_a theme_n as_o for_o the_o former_a i_o appeal_v to_o lucretius_n one_o of_o epicurus_n his_o great_a champion_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la immortalibus_fw-la atque_fw-la beatis_fw-la gratia_n nostra_fw-la queat_fw-la largirier_n emolumenti_fw-la ut_fw-la tantum_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la causâ_fw-la gerere_fw-la aggrediantur_fw-la i_o shall_v not_o need_v 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a_o sufficient_a demonstration_n far_o beyond_o all_o argument_n and_o evidence_n of_o humane_a ratiocination_n so_o he_o there_o and_o so_o other_o who_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o name_n now_o this_o principle_n of_o belief_n ground_v upon_o divine_a revelation_n as_o in_o one_o respect_n i_o grant_v it_o may_v be_v account_v the_o proper_a principle_n of_o christianity_n because_o no_o religion_n or_o science_n can_v just_o pretend_v to_o such_o a_o foundation_n but_o christianity_n so_o general_o consider_v why_o it_o shall_v as_o by_o many_o it_o be_v make_v be_v more_o proper_a to_o christian_n then_o to_o other_o man_n i_o see_v no_o sufficient_a reason_n for_o how_o can_v it_o be_v conceive_v that_o any_o man_n or_o people_n in_o the_o world_n that_o real_o believe_v a_o deity_n or_o divine_a nature_n shall_v make_v any_o question_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o issue_n from_o such_o a_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o can_v be_v so_o simple_a or_o so_o frantic_a rather_o say_v theodoret._n but_o if_o any_o man_n apprehend_v it_o otherwise_o yet_o approve_a experience_n will_v convince_v he_o in_o what_o esteem_n oracle_n be_v ancient_o among_o all_o nation_n no_o man_n can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o be_v not_o a_o stranger_n to_o all_o history_n whence_o proceed_v the_o proverb_n tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la tripod_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o unquestionable_a credit_n or_o certainty_n from_o the_o same_o origine_fw-la as_o the_o oracle_n issue_v also_o their_o aruspicina_fw-la auspicia_fw-la omina_fw-la and_o other_o such_o superstition_n in_o some_o sort_n or_o other_o receive_v and_o practise_v among_o all_o nation_n profess_v by_o that_o how_o desirous_a and_o ready_a they_o be_v to_o be_v guide_v and_o direct_v in_o their_o way_n at_o least_o in_o their_o most_o important_a affair_n by_o they_o who_o can_v see_v into_o thing_n future_a with_o better_a than_o mortal_a eye_n upon_o this_o ground_n politic_a wise_a man_n as_o numa_n pompilius_n lycurgus_n and_o divers_a other_o mention_v in_o ancient_a history_n to_o make_v the_o people_n the_o more_o pliable_a to_o their_o law_n and_o institution_n devise_v mean_n how_o to_o possess_v they_o with_o a_o opinion_n that_o they_o entertain_v some_o commerce_n with_o some_o deity_n or_o other_o by_o which_o they_o be_v prompt_v to_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n whether_o the_o roman_n do_v not_o make_v such_o a_o use_n of_o their_o sibylle_n verse_n or_o whether_o they_o real_o believe_v of_o they_o themselves_o what_o they_o persuade_v other_o to_o believe_v i_o will_v not_o inquire_v because_o either_o way_n it_o show_v how_o ready_a man_n have_v be_v general_o to_o yield_v assent_n and_o obedience_n to_o divine_a revelation_n hence_o be_v that_o observation_n of_o historian_n 74._o quiat_fw-la curt._n l._n 4._o ed._n paris_n p._n 74._o which_o many_o more_o large_o insist_v upon_o by_o quint._n curtius_n thus_o brief_o contract_v nullares_fw-la efficatiùs_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la regit_fw-la quà m_fw-la superstitio_fw-la alioquin_fw-la impotens_fw-la java_n murabilis_fw-la ubi_fw-la vanâ_fw-la religione_fw-la eapta_fw-la est_fw-la meliùs_fw-la vatibus_fw-la quà m_fw-la ducibus_fw-la suis_fw-la parent_n that_o be_v there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n more_o powerful_a to_o rule_v the_o people_n than_o superstition_n or_o a_o opinion_n of_o religion_n which_o otherwise_o of_o itself_o be_v unruly_a wild_a and_o mutable_a when_o it_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o opinion_n of_o religion_n it_o will_v soon_o be_v command_v by_o their_o prophet_n then_o by_o their_o captain_n this_o may_v be_v further_o confirm_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a master_n of_o rhetoric_n who_o where_o they_o treat_v of_o authority_n as_o they_o call_v they_o that_o be_v bring_v by_o orator_n and_o advocate_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o any_o cause_n give_v the_o first_o place_n to_o those_o testimony_n which_o they_o call_v
&_o apud_fw-la comicum_fw-la quidam_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o re_fw-la praesenti_fw-la &_o certâ_fw-la excusat_fw-la incredulitatem_fw-la nescio_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la tam_fw-la miserè_fw-la hoc_fw-la esse_fw-la cupio_fw-la verum_fw-la cò_fw-la vereor_fw-la magis_fw-la and_o wonder_v while_o the_o text_n say_v they_o believe_v not_o for_o joy_n it_o say_v also_o that_o they_o believe_v for_o else_o whence_o be_v their_o joy_n he_o who_o in_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o mystery_n never_o have_v any_o experience_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o unbeleef_n it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o he_o ever_o do_v much_o fix_v his_o thought_n upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o it_o saint_n paul_n himself_o as_o a_o man_n may_v gather_v from_o his_o word_n find_v it_o not_o very_o easy_a business_n &_o therefore_o with_o such_o zeal_n and_o fervency_n address_v himself_o to_o god_n for_o other_o as_o where_o he_o pray_v for_o the_o ephesian_n 19_o eph._n 3.16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o that_o god_n will_v grant_v they_o according_a to_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n to_o be_v strengthen_v with_o might_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n that_o christ_n may_v dwell_v in_o their_o heart_n that_o be_v root_v and_o ground_v in_o love_n they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v with_o all_o saint_n what_o be_v the_o breadth_n and_o length_n and_o depth_n and_o height_n and_o to_o know_v the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o pass_v knowledge_n that_o they_o may_v be_v fill_v with_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o god_n by_o which_o word_n and_o other_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n ch._n 1_o u.16_n 17_o 18_o 19_o do_v appear_v that_o although_o he_o think_v the_o matter_n incomprehensible_a yet_o the_o frequent_a meditation_n and_o contemplation_n of_o it_o necessary_a it_o be_v indeed_o of_o sigular_a good_a use_n to_o wean_v we_o from_o the_o world_n to_o purge_v we_o altogether_o from_o the_o gross_a and_o to_o moderate_v and_o allay_v in_o we_o the_o best_a of_o earthly_a affection_n and_o we_o may_v certain_o conclude_v that_o whosoever_o by_o a_o settle_a and_o constant_a arbitration_n of_o his_o mind_n or_o judgement_n do_v propose_v to_o himself_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n wealth_n honour_n or_o life_n as_o much_o considerable_a either_o never_o serious_o believe_v or_o do_v not_o actual_o believe_v this_o sacred_a mystery_n of_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n his_o incarnation_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o mankind_n of_o christ_n his_o exinanition_n be_v to_o treat_v of_o christ_n his_o exinanition_n by_o its_o self_n as_o distinct_a from_o his_o incarnation_n we_o must_v of_o necessity_n begin_v with_o the_o word_n itself_o and_o the_o different_a use_n and_o notion_n of_o it_o in_o this_o sacred_a argument_n this_o word_n than_o exinanition_n apply_v to_o christ_n be_v take_v the_o word_n we_o say_v for_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o be_v find_v elsewhere_o also_o from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o philippian_n where_o in_o the_o second_o chap._n and_o three_o verse_n exhort_v they_o to_o meekness_n and_o humility_n let_v nothing_o be_v do_v through_o strife_n and_o vainglory_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o six_o and_o follow_a verse_n he_o propose_v unto_o they_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n in_o these_o word_n let_v this_o mind_n be_v in_o you_o 8._o phil._n 2.5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o which_o be_v also_o in_o christ_n jesus_n who_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n think_v it_o not_o robbery_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n but_o make_v himself_o of_o no_o reputation_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o be_v make_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n and_o be_v find_v in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n he_o humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a unto_o death_n even_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n where_o we_o render_v it_o but_o make_v himself_o of_o no_o reputation_n it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d translate_v by_o the_o vulgar_a sed_fw-la seipsum_fw-la exinanivit_fw-la and_o 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