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according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d money_n answer_v all_o thing_n 9_o b_o tapeinophrosyne_n humility_n 192_o taraxion_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perturbation_n which_o do_v usual_o attend_v worldly_a design_n 9_o b_o temperanza_n temperance_n which_o be_v the_o great_a panpharmacon_n the_o true_a all-heale_a which_o both_o prevent_v sickness_n and_o restore_v health_n see_v it_o describe_v 201._o tentation_n describe_v 178_o 179_o teraphim_n see_v talismans_n terpsithea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a joy_n 239_o tetractys_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o famous_a secret_a in_o the_o pythagorean_n philosophy_n which_o hierocles_n have_v explain_v in_o his_o noble_a discourse_n upon_o the_o aurea_fw-la carmina_fw-la upon_o that_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o plutarch_n but_o after_o another_o manner_n in_o philosophorum_fw-la decretis_fw-la i_o have_v name_v it_o in_o the_o six_o book_n because_o the_o arrogant_a gnostic_n boast_v that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v down_o in_o a_o woman_n shape_n from_o place_n which_o can_v be_v see_v or_o name_v and_o bring_v down_o truth_n and_o show_v her_o naked_a to_o they_o and_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o talk_v with_o she_o vid._n epiphan_n adversus_fw-la haer._n lib._n 1._o tom._n 3._o &_o irenaeum_fw-la contra_fw-la gnostico_v lib._n 1._o 302_o b_o thanatus_n death_n 155_o tharraleus_n bold_n confident_n ibid._n thaumaturgus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o perform_v miraculous_a action_n where_o i_o have_v apply_v it_o the_o word_n signify_v only_o one_o that_o do_v some_o extraordinary_a trick_n above_o the_o reach_n of_o vulgar_a wit_n which_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v miracle_n 152_o b_o theander_n a_o divine_a man_n 281_o b_o thelgomenus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o may_v be_v lead_v any_o whether_o a_o plain_a person_n easy_a to_o be_v deceive_v for_o want_n of_o pudence_n 296_o b_o theonoe_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a mind_n 2_o b_o theophila_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o lover_n of_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o dear_a to_o god_n as_o all_o his_o true_a lover_n be_v theoprepia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o state_n worthy_a of_o god_n the_o title_n of_o the_o four_o book_n wherein_o some_o thing_n belong_v to_o that_o state_n be_v discourse_v so_o far_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o such_o a_o work_n as_o this_o be_v will_v handsome_o permit_v 177_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o who_o contemplate_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o one_o who_o take_v care_n of_o divine_a matter_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o place_v agathorryton_n in_o this_o hill_n because_o the_o spring_n of_o life_n do_v pour_v forth_o its_o stream_n most_o plentiful_o upon_o careful_a and_o holy_a soul_n 200_o theosebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o worshipper_n of_o god_n 201_o theostyges_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o hater_n of_o god_n and_o odious_a to_o he_o 333_o b_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d degenerate_a beast_n the_o title_n of_o the_o five_o book_n in_o which_o many_o brutish_a opinion_n and_o ignoble_a practice_n be_v relate_v 1_o b_o therodes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d brutish_a as_o the_o poor_a common'y_fw-fr be_v for_o want_v of_o education_n 11_o theromachia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fight_n with_o beast_n the_o brutish_a appetite_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o divine_a life_n 176_o b_o thrasymachus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bold_a in_o fight_n 36_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o name_n give_v to_o crates_n in_o diog._n laert._n because_o he_o go_v into_o every_o house_n to_o teach_v virtue_n 19_o b_o timautus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o who_o honour_v himself_o 114_o trimalcio_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o very_a soft_a and_o effeminate_a person_n some_o think_v that_o under_o this_o name_n petronius_n arbiter_n do_v describe_v the_o luxury_n of_o nero._n 79_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o tormenter_n of_o man_n 121_o b_o tuphlecon_n wilful_o blind_a 150_o 〈◊〉_d blind_o confident_a 122_o 〈◊〉_d constantinople_n that_o piece_n of_o my_o story_n be_v not_o romance_n 316_o b_o v_n vaghezza_n beauty_n loveliness_n vanasembla_n a_o vain_a show_n the_o title_n of_o the_o three_o book_n in_o which_o many_o thing_n extol_v in_o some_o place_n as_o eminent_a part_n of_o religion_n be_v discover_v to_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n 111_o the_o vanity_n of_o humane_a life_n 17_o b_o vdemellon_n one_o that_o believe_v there_o be_v nothing_o to_o come_v after_o this_o life_n 152_o b_o velleda_n a_o woman_n in_o germany_n high_o accept_v of_o the_o people_n for_o her_o prediction_n because_o she_o prophesy_v success_n to_o the_o german_n and_o ruin_n to_o the_o roman_a legion_n tacitus_n lib._n 4._o histor._n 299_o b_o vendetta_fw-it revenge_n 〈◊〉_d veneriola_n a_o wanton_a 83_o the_o nature_n of_o virtue_n describe_v 341_o b_o virbius_n bis_n vir_fw-la one_o who_o have_v life_n twice_o bestow_v upon_o he_o as_o all_o good_a man_n have_v when_o they_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 341_o b_o the_o union_n of_o all_o virtue_n in_o vraniae_n speech_n 274_o b_o urania_n heavenly_a light_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heaven_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d light_n see_v bentivolio_n 18_o the_o true_a use_n and_o estimation_n of_o the_o life_n which_o we_o have_v in_o this_o world_n 42_o b_o usurper_n seldom_o escape_v punishment_n eurip._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 340_o b_o w_n wickedness_n ever_o unhappy_a especial_o in_o the_o end_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pind._n 91_o b_o y_o youth_n undisciplined_a usual_o wicked_a and_o unhappy_a see_v 〈◊〉_d 92_o x_o xenodochium_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o receptacle_n for_o stranger_n a_o house_n always_o to_o be_v find_v in_o philadelphia_n that_o be_v a_o country_n where_o man_n love_v all_o their_o neighbour_n as_o brother_n 175_o b_o finis_fw-la olymp._n od._n 2._o aeschyl_n in_o perf._n olymp_n od._n x_o mount_n book_n 2._o chap._n 12._o p._n 243._o 〈◊〉_d in_o jon._n in_o bacch_n eurip._n pind._n enn._n 3._o lib._n 2._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 16._o lib._n 1._o c._n 6._o lib._n 2_o the_o nat._n 〈◊〉_d plut._n dion_n prof._n book_n 5._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o in_o not._n ad_fw-la laert._n plot._n enn._n 1_o lib._n 6._o s._n emp._n de_fw-fr constant._n cap._n 4._o in_o epist._n ad_fw-la cratevam_n de_fw-fr ira_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 2._o cap._n 10._o in_o 〈◊〉_d m_o tyr._n dissert_n 20._o mori_n vtop_v lucian_n in_o hermot_n