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yet_o as_o if_o he_o will_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o miss_v the_o sense_n of_o that_o oracle_n the_o first_o day_n journey_n he_o make_v in_o his_o expedition_n to_o conquer_v the_o world_n he_o perform_v on_o mule_n ass_n colt_n on_o the_o sure_a side_n suit_n jul._n 31._o dein_fw-ge post_fw-la solis_fw-la occasum_fw-la mulis_fw-la è_fw-la proximo_fw-la pistrino_fw-la ad_fw-la vehiculum_fw-la junctis_fw-la iter_fw-la ingressus_fw-la such_o be_v that_o i_o may_v follow_v he_o to_o rubicon_n whither_o he_o be_v hasten_v as_o fast_o as_o his_o slow-paced_a mule_n can_v carry_v he_o the_o story_n of_o a_o triton_n appear_v there_o to_o he_o who_o snatch_v a_o trumpet_n from_o one_o of_o his_o soldier_n sounded_z a_o march_z over_o that_o river_n while_o caesar_n stooe_v muse_v on_o its_o bank_n and_o dispute_v with_o himself_o whether_o he_o have_v best_o proceed_v or_o retire_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v wait_v for_o a_o messenger_n voice_n to_o prepare_v his_o way_n id._n ibid._n 32._o cunctanti_fw-la tale_n ostentum_fw-la factum_fw-la tunc_fw-la caesar_n eatur_fw-la inquit_fw-la quò_fw-la deorum_fw-la ostenta_fw-la vocant_fw-la jacta_fw-la est_fw-la alea._n while_o he_o demur_v the_o vision_n appear_v whereupon_o caesar_n give_v this_o word_n to_o his_o army_n let_v we_o go_v whither_o the_o god_n call_v we_o by_o this_o strange_a messenger_n the_o die_n be_v now_o cast_v such_o be_v his_o procure_v the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o sybilline_a oracle_n to_o make_v a_o motion_n in_o the_o senate_n that_o if_o they_o wish_v well_o to_o themselves_o they_o will_v confer_v upon_o caesar_n the_o title_n of_o king_n for_o that_o sibyl_n have_v sing_v that_o he_o who_o be_v to_o bring_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o his_o obedience_n be_v to_o be_v a_o king_n de_fw-la divin_fw-fr 2._o 251._o eum_fw-la quem_fw-la revera_fw-la regem_fw-la habebamus_fw-la appellandum_fw-la quoque_fw-la esse_fw-la regem_fw-la si_fw-la salui_fw-la esse_fw-la vellemus_fw-la upon_o which_o tully_n make_v this_o reflection_n quidvis_fw-la potiùs_fw-la ex_fw-la iâ—is_fw-la libris_fw-la proferant_fw-la quam_fw-la regem_fw-la quem_fw-la romae_fw-la posthac_fw-la nec_fw-la dii_o nec_fw-la homines_fw-la esse_fw-la patientur_fw-la let_v they_o allege_v those_o oracle_n for_o any_o thing_n they_o will_v rather_o than_o for_o a_o king_n for_o though_o caesar_n be_v indeed_o our_o king_n and_o do_v real_o play_v the_o rex_fw-la over_o we_o yet_o the_o name_n of_o king_n be_v grow_v so_o odious_a since_o the_o tarquin_n as_o neither_o god_n nor_o man_n will_v permit_v it_o to_o take_v place_n at_o rome_n this_o sibylline_a interpreter_n can_v beâ—no_v other_o but_o either_o anthony_n the_o flamen_n dialis_n caesaris_fw-la who_o salute_v he_o king_n and_o set_v a_o diadem_n on_o his_o head_n in_o the_o name_n of_o s._n p._n q._n r._n which_o caesar_n command_v to_o be_v set_v on_o jupiter_n head_n this_o be_v a_o make_v business_n between_o he_o and_o his_o flamen_n dion_n hist._n lib._n 44._o or_o l._n cotta_n proximo_fw-la autem_fw-la senatu_fw-la l._n cottam_n quindecim-virum_a sententiam_fw-la dicturum_fw-la ut_fw-la quoniam_fw-la libris_fw-la fatalibus_fw-la continetur_fw-la parthos_n nisi_fw-la à _fw-la rege_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la vinci_fw-la caesar_n rex_fw-la appellaretur_fw-la sueton._n julius_n 29_o upon_o which_o passage_n both_o because_o i_o have_v not_o in_o my_o small_a read_n observe_v they_o to_o have_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o any_o and_o yet_o in_o my_o weak_a judgement_n they_o give_v in_o the_o most_o clear_a and_o full_a proof_n of_o that_o point_n i_o be_o now_o handle_v and_o serve_v to_o the_o justify_n of_o the_o ancient_n against_o the_o exception_n of_o over-wise_a modern_a critic_n in_o many_o thing_n of_o good_a use_n i_o shall_v make_v bold_a to_o make_v these_o animadversion_n 1._o this_o place_n of_o tully_n vindicate_v the_o father_n from_o the_o calumny_n of_o use_v pious_a fraud_n in_o their_o quote_v of_o sibyl_n verse_n 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pag._n orat_fw-la page_n 27._o who_o first_o letter_n of_o every_o verse_n make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o here_o we_o have_v the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o most_o sacred_a oracle_n that_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o heathen-world_n in_o comparison_n of_o those_o god_n concredit_v to_o the_o jew_n even_o there_o where_o they_o handle_v the_o same_o subject_a for_o our_o scripture_n oracle_n not_o only_o foretell_v of_o one_o to_o be_v king_n of_o king_n as_o a_o individuum_fw-la vagum_fw-la but_o express_v the_o place_n the_o time_n of_o his_o appearance_n the_o line_n he_o be_v to_o come_v of_o etc._n etc._n but_o these_o of_o sibyl_n neither_o describe_v time_n nor_o place_n nor_o stock_n say_v lactantius_n de_fw-la vera_fw-la sapient_a l._n 4._o c._n 15._o denunciabant_fw-la enim_fw-la monstrosa_fw-la quaedam_fw-la miracula_fw-la quorum_fw-la nec_fw-la ratio_fw-la nec_fw-la author_n nec_fw-la tempus_fw-la designabatur_fw-la and_o tully_n in_o the_o place_n forequote_v 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