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trisinegist_n in_o asclepio_n simplicius_n upon_o epictetus_n mercurin_n trismegistus_n in_o his_o poemander_n chap._n 3._o 8._o 10._o 11._o 12._o and_o in_o his_o asclepius_n chap._n 2._o 6._o 8._o 9_o allege_v by_o cicero_n plutarch_n clemens_n of_o alexandria_n and_o cyrillus_n philo_z the_o jew_n and_o jamblichus_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o pythagoras_n hierocles_n against_o the_o atheist_n simplicius_n in_o his_o phis._n numenius_n concern_v the_o good_n arist._n 14._o metaph_n cap._n 4._o aristo_n le_fw-fr allege_v they_o in_o his_o first_o philosophy_n and_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o world_n aristo_n 1._o phis_n cap._n 10._o lib._n 3._o simple_o lib._n 1._o phis._n academic_n plato_n in_o his_o 13._o epistle_n to_o king_n denis_n plato_n in_o timoeus_n in_o his_o 10._o book_n of_o his_o commonweal_n and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o dion_n hermias_n and_o coricus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n in_o his_o book_n of_o law_n and_o in_o his_o book_n intyle_v epinomis_n epinomis_n we_o call_v they_o angel_n angel_n of_o the_o word_n thein_n which_o signify_v to_o run_v plato_n in_o his_o timoeus_n and_o laertius_n in_o plato_n life_n damascius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jamblichus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o pythagoras_n jamblichus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o mystery_n chap_n 1._o 3._o 5._o 12._o 16._o 17._o 39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proclusin_n plato_n divinity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proclus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n cap._n 32._o 42._o 53._o many_o god_n say_v proclus_n be_v godlessness_n simplicin_n ypâ—_n the_o epictetus_n of_o arrian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d porphyrius_n in_o his_o z._n book_n of_o abstinence_n &_o in_o his_o book_n of_o occasion_n chap._n 21._o porphyrius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o plotin_n plotin_n in_o his_o first_o enneade_n lib._n 8._o chap._n 2._o enneade_v 6._o lib._n 4._o cap_n 1_o 2._o 3._o 4._o &_o in_o the_o whole_a 6._o book_n and_o in_o the_o 3._o enne_z lib._n 8._o augustin_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 10._o cap._n 2._o the_o peripateeck_n aristotle_n in_o his_o metaphisik_n and_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o natural_a philosophy_n aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n of_o heaven_n aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o world_n which_o justine_n the_o martyr_n affirm_v to_o have_v be_v name_v his_o abridgemeut_n of_o philosophy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophrastus_n in_o his_o metaphisik_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophrastus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o savour_v alexander_n of_o aphrodise_n in_o his_o book_n of_o providence_n and_o cyrill_n against_o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la the_o stoic_n epictetus_n in_o arrianus_n seneca_n every_o where_o seneca_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o happylyfe_n &_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o comfort_n seneca_n in_o his_o natural_a question_n and_o in_o his_o book_n of_o benefit_v aristotle_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v all_z the_o whole_a seneca_n in_o his_o book_n of_o sudden_a death_n &_o in_o his_o exhortation_n allege_v by_o lactantius_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o cicero_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o go_n plutarch_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o isis_n and_o osiris_n of_o oracle_n that_o be_v cease_v of_o calmness_n of_o mind_n against_o ignorant_a prince_n of_o platonical_a question_n against_o the_o stoic_n against_o epicure_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ei_fw-la varro_z as_o he_o be_v allege_v by_o s._n austin_n in_o the_o city_n of_o god_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 9_o 11_o &_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 54._o 9_o 23._o poetes_n justin_n in_o his_o