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that_o worship_v the_o soothfast_n and_o everlasting_a god_n shall_v inherit_v life_n for_o ever_o time_n without_o end_n dwell_v in_o paradyse_n alike_o ever_o flourish_v green_a but_o of_o the_o other_o sort_n she_o say_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v roast_v continual_o with_o fyrebrand_n of_o peine_n socrates_n in_o defence_n of_o himself_o plato_n in_o his_o cratylus_n plato_n in_o his_o theetetus_n plato_n in_o his_o gorgias_n plato_n in_o his_o phoedon_n and_o in_o his_o ten_o book_n of_o law_n plato_n in_o his_o axiochus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n in_o his_o commonweal_n plutarch_n concern_v the_o slow_a punish_a of_o the_o wicked_a there_o be_v but_o one_o true_a religion_n marsilius_n ficinus_fw-la concern_v the_o christian_a religion_n in_o the_o last_o cap._n of_o his_o esculapius_n plato_n in_o his_o epinomis_n and_o in_o his_o thoeâ—tetus_n aristotle_n in_o his_o five_o book_n of_o moralle_n and_o in_o his_o first_o of_o heaven_n auerrhoes_n upon_o that_o first_o book_n of_o heaven_n alexander_n of_o aphrodyse_n concern_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n cite_v by_o cyrillus_n simplicius_n upon_o epictetus_n hierocles_n in_o his_o first_o chapter_n against_o atheift_n hierocles_n cap._n 6._o 19_o 11._o jamblichus_n in_o his_o 45._o chapter_n of_o mystery_n proclus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o pray_v thaâ—_n there_o be_v but_o one_o true_a religion_n a_o objection_n the_o first_o mark_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n the_o second_o mark_n of_o true_a religion_n plato_n in_o his_o second_o epistle_n and_o in_o his_o parmenides_n aristotle_n in_o his_o supernatural_n cicero_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o law_n jamblichus_n alpharabius_n in_o his_o book_n of_o science_n the_o three_o mark_n of_o true_a religion_n hierocles_n in_o his_o 14._o and_o 24._o chapter_n and_o in_o his_o preface_n a_o objection_n job._n 38._o pâ—alm_n 104._o esay_n 48._o &_o 61._o job._n 38._o psal._n 104._o origen_n agein_v celsus_n lib._n 3._o cato_n in_o his_o oration_n for_o the_o rhodian_o the_o heathen_a acknowledge_v the_o true_a god_n to_o be_v in_o israel_n austin_n in_o the_o citi_fw-la of_o god_n lib._n 8._o chap._n 31._o denis_n of_o halycarnassus_n lib._n 1._o tacitus_n lib._n 5._o or_o as_o some_o edition_n have_v lib._n 2._o appion_n agein_v josephus_n 2._o king_n 18._o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hecataeus_n the_o abderita_n abderita_n moenina_fw-la alexander_n who_o vaunt_v himself_o as_o a_o god_n josephus_n in_o his_o antiquity_n lib._n 11_o cha_n 8._o cicero_n in_o his_o oration_n for_o flaccus_n seneca_n in_o his_o book_n of_o superstition_n seneca_n in_o his_o book_n of_o superstition_n austin_n de_fw-fr ciâ—itate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 10._o origen_n against_o celsus_n lib._n 3._o julian_n agein_v the_o galilean_n zosimus_n lib._n 4._o socrates_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o hermes_n in_o his_o esculapius_n translate_v by_o apulcius_n austin_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 8._o cap._n 23._o the_o god_n of_o the_o egyptian_n cyprian_n concern_v the_o vanity_n of_o idol_n plutarch_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o isis_n and_o osiris_n the_o god_n of_o the_o phoenician_n sanchoniation_n translate_v by_o josephus_n the_o god_n of_o the_o greek_n herodotus_n lib._n 2._o aulus_n gelliuâ—_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o &_o li._n 17._o ca._n 21._o pophirius_fw-la in_o the_o life_n of_o pythagoras_n apuleius_n and_o aulus_n gelin_n the_o god_n of_o the_o roman_n titus_n livius_n decad_n 4_o libro_fw-la â—kimo_fw-la valerius_n maâ—mus_n lib._n 1._o plinius_n lib._n 13._o cap_n 13._o austin_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 14._o lactantius_n lib._n 1._o austin_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 17._o cicero_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o god_n the_o first_o of_o his_o tusculane_n question_n seneca_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o and_o 42._o the_o god_n of_o great_a nation_n eusebius_n de_fw-fr prepar_fw-la evangelica_fw-la lib._n 4._o euhemere_n as_o he_o be_v cite_v 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and_o manethon_n cite_v by_o eusebius_n tertullian_n in_o his_o book_n of_o apology_n erichtho_n in_o lucan_n the_o godly_a aenaeas_n in_o virgil_n caesar_n in_o his_o book_n of_o his_o war_n in_o gaullond_n procopius_n lib._n 2._o of_o the_o war_n in_o gothland_n euseb._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o the_o year_n after_o the_o build_n of_o rome_n 657._o pliny_n lib._n 30._o cap._n 1._o quintilian_n in_o his_o book_n of_o fanatical_a thing_n shameful_a service_n austin_n in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n cap._n 11._o austin_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n cap._n 32._o austin_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 4._o 5._o 6._o 13._o in_o infinite_a place_n in_o the_o digest_v zosimus_n lib._n 2._o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n be_v false_a uncerteine_a vain_a and_o wicked_a porphyrius_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o answer_n of_o oracle_n false_a miracle_n jupiter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_v whereby_o to_o know_v devil_n porphirius_fw-la in_o his_o 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the_o six_o science_n of_o experience_n and_o in_o his_o abridgement_n of_o divinity_n a_o objection_n concern_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o greek_n the_o answer_n aristobulus_n write_v to_o ptolemy_n philoâ—netor_n lib._n 1._o hecateus_n concern_v the_o jew_n herennius_n philo_n concern_v the_o jew_n aristaeas_n concern_v the_o translation_n of_o the_o threescore_o and_o ten_o interpreter_n eusebius_n in_o his_o eight_o book_n of_o the_o preparation_n to_o the_o gospel_n origines_fw-la in_o his_o four_o book_n ageinst_a celsus_n a_o objection_n concern_v the_o style_n the_o solution_n ciâ—ero_n in_o his_o tusculane_n question_n osorius_n the_o portugal_n objection_n concern_v the_o uncrediblenesse_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o scripture_n the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o man._n the_o fall_n of_o man._n the_o egg_n of_o the_o first_o man_n the_o general_a flood_n alexander_n polyhistor_n abydemus_fw-la allege_v by_o cyrill_n in_o his_o first_o book_n against_o julian._n josephus_n