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qui_fw-la audeat_fw-la in_o laud_fw-la vel_fw-la servo_fw-la svo_fw-la dicere_fw-la daemonium_fw-la habes_fw-la sed_fw-la quilibet_fw-la hoc_fw-la dicere_fw-la voluerit_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la aliter_fw-la accipi_fw-la quam_fw-la maledicere_fw-la voluisse_fw-la non_fw-la dubitare_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la so_o elsewhere_o why_o apuleius_n do_v entitle_v his_o book_n de_fw-fr deo_fw-la socratis_n and_o not_o de_n daemonio_fw-la rather_o whereas_o in_o that_o very_a book_n he_o dispute_v at_o large_a and_o maintain_v it_o to_o have_v be_v a_o daemon_n not_o a_o devil_n but_o one_o of_o those_o subordinate_a power_n to_o the_o deity_n in_o hesiod_n acception_n and_o not_o a_o god_n the_o same_o augustine_n give_v this_o reason_n ita_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la sanam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o through_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n the_o word_n daemon_n be_v become_v so_o general_o odious_a and_o abominable_a that_o whoever_o have_v read_v the_o title_n de_fw-fr 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for_o a_o happy_a sometime_o and_o sometime_o for_o a_o wretched_a unfortunate_a man_n infer_v upon_o it_o that_o therefore_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d likewise_o be_v original_o vox_fw-la media_fw-la as_o they_o call_v they_o as_o proper_o signify_v a_o evil_a as_o a_o good_a spirit_n but_o why_o not_o rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o take_v and_o use_v on_o both_o side_n upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o all_o man_n happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n as_o by_o divers_a heathen_n be_v maintain_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v according_a to_o some_o from_o god_n immediate_o according_a to_o other_o take_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o fortune_n as_o frequent_o from_o fortune_n and_o that_o the_o endeavour_n of_o man_n in_o that_o kind_n can_v but_o little_a or_o nothing_o whence_o eustathius_n upon_o a_o place_n of_o homer_n the_o word_n say_v he_o may_v also_o be_v understand_v of_o jupiter_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o orpheus_n though_o not_o that_o ancient_a orpheus_n often_o mention_v by_o plato_n and_o by_o ancient_a father_n yet_o a_o ancient_a poet_n yea_o perantiquus_fw-la as_o some_o very_a learned_a and_o judicious_a speak_v of_o he_o in_o his_o hymn_n or_o prayer_n entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o make_v the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o author_n as_o of_o happiness_n to_o some_o so_o of_o misery_n to_o other_o there_o be_v as_o much_o ambiguity_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o by_o christian_n be_v usual_o take_v in_o the_o worst_a sense_n for_o daemone_v corript_v vel_fw-la agitari_fw-la to_o be_v possess_v but_o by_o heathen_a author_n for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o the_o better_a sense_n for_o numine_fw-la afflari_fw-la to_o be_v inspire_v and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v indeed_o in_o divers_a place_n wheâ—e_a christian_a interpreter_n impose_v unwitting_o i_o believe_v their_o own_o sense_n upon_o heathen_a author_n wrongful_o again_o whereas_o ancient_a heathen_n historian_n and_o other_o speak_v often_o of_o hurt_n and_o mischief_n do_v or_o occasion_v by_o daemon_n it_o be_v no_o good_a argument_n to_o infer_v thereupon_o that_o therefore_o the_o word_n daemon_n of_o itself_o be_v sometime_o take_v in_o the_o worst_a sense_n it_o be_v as_o ordinary_a with_o they_o to_o ascribe_v such_o thing_n to_o their_o best_a god_n as_o be_v at_o large_a prove_v by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n and_o some_o other_o and_o that_o in_o those_o very_a place_n sometime_o where_o they_o tell_v we_o of_o either_o their_o evil_a daemon_n or_o evil_n do_v by_o their_o daemon_n they_o forbear_v not_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o use_v it_o promiscuous_o call_v the_o same_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o i_o can_v show_v by_o divers_a instance_n so_o that_o we_o can_v infer_v no_o more_o upon_o this_o of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o may_v be_v infer_v of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o the_o word_n angel_n be_v a_o good_a word_n of_o it_o selâ—e_v always_o take_v in_o the_o better_a sense_n when_o absolute_o use_v yet_o psalm_n 78._o ver_fw-la 49._o we_o be_v tell_v of_o evil_a angel_n he_o cast_v upon_o they_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o anger_n wrath_n &_o indignation_n and_o trouble_n by_o send_v evil_a angel_n among_o they_o some_o expositor_n by_o these_o evil_a angel_n understand_v devil_n or_o evil_a spirit_n but_o other_o with_o no_o less_o probability_n good_a angel_n good_a angel_n may_v be_v the_o instrument_n and_o minister_n of_o temporal_a evil_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n call_v evil_a angel_n but_o as_o for_o this_o place_n i_o for_o my_o part_n rather_o incline_v to_o they_o rabbin_n and_o other_o who_o by_o evil_a angel_n understand_v the_o evil_n or_o plague_n
themselves_o which_o be_v send_v upon_o egypt_n and_o this_o the_o rather_o because_o i_o find_v that_o kind_n of_o expression_n to_o have_v be_v familiar_a to_o the_o hebrew_n of_o old_a so_o for_o example_n where_o psalm_n 89.49_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o angel_n of_o death_n and_o hab._n iii_o v._n 5._o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n before_o he_o go_v the_o pestilence_n the_o chaldee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o before_o he_o be_v send_v the_o angel_n of_o death_n and_o so_o elsewhere_o these_o kind_n of_o expression_n whether_o use_v the_o better_a to_o teach_v we_o that_o all_o thing_n life_n death_n good_a evil_a that_o happen_v to_o man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v from_o god_n original_o who_o minister_n these_o angel_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spirit_n in_o the_o new_a test_n be_v or_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o figure_n call_v by_o the_o grecian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o thing_n insensible_a incorporeal_a be_v make_v to_o live_v virtue_n and_o vice_n which_o some_o stoic_n real_o believe_v represent_v as_o animal_n and_o the_o like_a i_o shall_v not_o here_o inquire_v far_o but_o it_o seasonable_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d much_o to_o this_o purpose_n which_o i_o remember_v to_o have_v read_v in_o dio_n chrysostomus_n in_o a_o long_a oration_n of_o diogenes_n the_o cynic_n to_o alexander_n the_o great_a it_o be_v a_o very_a considerable_a interpretation_n but_o not_o to_o our_o purpose_n here_o and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v serve_v to_o have_v mention_v it_o hitherto_o we_o have_v find_v nothing_o that_o can_v induce_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o old_a as_o be_v affirm_v by_o some_o and_o before_o christ_n vox_fw-la media_fw-la &_o take_v sometime_o even_o by_o heathen_n in_o the_o worst_a sense_n much_o less_o that_o it_o original_o signify_v a_o devil_n or_o a_o evil_a spirit_n as_o be_v by_o other_o affirm_v if_o plutarch_n help_v we_o not_o i_o doubt_v no_o man_n will_v out_o of_o who_o i_o find_v two_o passage_n quote_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o first_o be_v out_o of_o his_o de_n i_o side_n &_o o_o siride_n to_o which_o they_o may_v have_v add_v another_o passage_n of_o the_o same_o author_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o have_v the_o same_o word_n again_o where_o speak_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o which_o it_o seem_v be_v plutarch_n opinion_n too_o as_o appear_v not_o by_o this_o only_a but_o by_o other_o treatise_n and_o paslage_n of_o his_o concern_v two_o contrary_a principia_fw-la or_o creator_n the_o one_o good_a and_o the_o other_o evil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v of_o these_o two_o the_o better_a they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n the_o other_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d daemon_n as_o zoroaster_n the_o magus_n etc._n etc._n here_o first_o it_o must_v be_v observe_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v plutarch_n own_o word_n or_o interpretation_n for_o the_o word_n use_v by_o they_o he_o speak_v of_o zoroaster_n and_o other_o be_v as_o himself_o soon_o often_o tell_v we_o oromazis_n oromaide_n rather_o as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o other_o passage_n we_o tell_v you_o but_o now_o of_o and_o arimanius_n second_o that_o aristotle_n long_o before_o plutarch_n write_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n express_v it_o otherwise_o and_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o plutarch_n though_o he_o keep_v not_o precise_o to_o his_o author_n word_n may_v take_v it_o if_o not_o out_o of_o aristotle_n yet_o of_o some_o other_o for_o divers_a be_v name_v by_o dio._n laertius_n that_o write_v the_o same_o that_o relate_v it_o as_o aristotle_n do_v now_o aristotle_n in_o his_o first_o de_fw-fr philosophiâ_fw-la they_o be_v diog._n lâ—ertius_n his_o word_n in_o his_o proem_n to_o the_o philosopher_n life_n write_v that_o the_o magi_n be_v ancient_a than_o the_o egyptian_n and_o that_o according_a to_o they_o there_o be_v two_o principle_n or_o author_n the_o one_o a_o good_a and_o the_o other_o a_o evil_a daemon_n or_o god_n and_o that_o the_o first_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d or_o jupiter_n and_o oromasdes_n and_o the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o hell_n and_o arimanius_n which_o hermippus_n eudoxus_n and_o theopompus_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o word_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o aristotle_n language_n be_v all_o one_o and_o that_o all_o we_o can_v inserre_v from_o plutarch_n word_n be_v but_o this_o which_o be_v no_o more_o in_o effect_n then_o have_v already_o be_v grant_v and_o prove_v that_o in_o his_o day_n who_o be_v some_o 100_o year_n after_o christ_n and_o some_o 40._o or_o 50._o before_o tertullian_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d begin_v in_o ordinary_a language_n to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o worst_a part_n &_o sometime_o in_o the_o writing_n of_o learned_a man_n also_o the_o second_o passage_n out_o of_o plutarch_n be_v out_o of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o table-talk_a of_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n at_o a_o solemn_a feast_n where_o to_o a_o question_n propose_v by_o amasis_n king_n of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v most_o profitable_a or_o beneficial_a answer_v be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o most_o pernicious_a in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o daemon_n or_o the_o daemon_n but_o what_o be_v the_o censure_n even_o there_o upon_o this_o answer_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v a_o bold_a insolent_a unheard_a of_o answer_n and_o distinction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v oftentimes_o upon_o such_o occasion_n or_o if_o you_o take_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o ordinary_o that_o it_o be_v a_o bold_a answer_n &_o of_o dangerous_a consequence_n of_o dangerous_a consequence_n indeed_o as_o make_v devil_n of_o those_o who_o they_o believe_v &_o worship_v as_o god_n a_o answer_n then_o not_o ground_v upon_o any_o public_o know_v and_o approve_a difference_n or_o different_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n but_o upon_o the_o conceit_n of_o one_o single_a man_n that_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n may_v further_o appear_v by_o another_o passage_n of_o the_o same_o plutarch_n in_o his_o tractat_fw-la de_fw-fr defectu_fw-la oracul_fw-la where_o at_o the_o mention_n of_o evil_a daemon_n one_o of_o the_o interlocutor_n be_v much_o scandalized_a as_o at_o a_o thing_n unknown_a and_o absurd_a and_o yet_o the_o question_n there_o be_v not_o whether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o itself_o or_o absolute_o be_v ever_o take_v in_o the_o worst_a sense_n which_o be_v our_o question_n here_o and_o must_v needs_o have_v offend_v much_o more_o but_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o indeed_o as_o evil_a spirit_n or_o daemon_n beside_o what_o may_v be_v suspect_v not_o without_o some_o ground_n that_o here_o also_o plutarch_n may_v alter_v not_o of_o purpose_n but_o heedless_o the_o ancient_a word_n and_o fit_v they_o to_o the_o dialect_n of_o his_o time_n and_o this_o i_o must_v also_o answer_v if_o another_o place_n of_o the_o same_o plutarch_n shall_v be_v object_v where_o speak_v of_o pythagoras_n his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n he_o write_v that_o he_o the_o say_v pythagoras_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o unity_n god_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d duitie_n daemon_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o divers_a other_o place_n i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o any_o where_o else_o but_o in_o this_o he_o tell_v we_o of_o this_o difference_n no_o not_o in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr iside_n &_o osir_z where_o nevertheless_o we_o find_v divers_a other_o name_n and_o appellation_n collect_v whereby_o the_o pythagorean_n extol_v their_o say_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o much_o vilify_v and_o revile_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v therefore_o take_v some_o pain_n to_o satisfy_v myself_o as_o not_o willing_a to_o pass_v by_o so_o notable_a a_o advantage_n to_o my_o cause_n if_o i_o may_v have_v sound_a ground_n to_o convince_v i_o i_o must_v now_o desire_v to_o be_v excuse_v and_o that_o i_o
may_v not_o be_v think_v to_o prevaricate_v if_o i_o dare_v not_o ground_n either_o upon_o s._n augustine_n his_o bare_a assertion_n who_o somewhere_o do_v peremptory_o determine_v that_o daemon_n be_v at_o the_o first_o take_v in_o the_o worst_a sense_n for_o a_o devil_n or_o evil_a spirit_n and_o do_v acute_o divise_v the_o reason_n both_o of_o the_o different_a with_o some_o and_o promiscuous_a use_n of_o the_o word_n with_o other_o not_o upon_o he_o i_o say_v nor_o upon_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n in_o his_o admon_n ad_fw-la g._n not_o to_o name_v other_o his_o observation_n who_o because_o homer_n call_v some_o of_o their_o chief_a deity_n among_o heathen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o among_o the_o heathen_n of_o his_o time_n be_v take_v ordinary_o for_o evil_a spirit_n converse_v about_o tomb_n and_o sepulcher_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o he_o conject_v that_o of_o purpose_n he_o do_v do_v so_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o dishonour_v and_o vilify_v they_o in_o the_o edition_n of_o clemens_n it_o be_v print_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o translate_v than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o contrary_a to_o his_o meaning_n qui_fw-la illos_fw-la improbè_fw-la honoravit_fw-la whereas_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v here_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v of_o purpose_n and_o not_o casual_o or_o unwitting_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o very_a context_n well_o weigh_v and_o other_o consideration_n will_v enforce_v this_o correction_n yet_o to_o prevent_v all_o cavil_n and_o opposition_n i_o shall_v make_v clemens_n to_o be_v his_o own_o expositor_n who_o word_n in_o this_o very_a book_n some_o 8._o or_o 9_o page_n after_o be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v and_o not_o menander_n only_o but_o homer_n also_o and_o euripides_n and_o 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purpose_v to_o treat_v of_o it_o hereafter_o by_o itself_o god_n willing_a and_o shall_v endaevour_v to_o satisfy_v all_o that_o be_v not_o yet_o satisfy_v as_o about_o apparition_n so_o about_o witch_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o shall_v refer_v they_o to_o what_o learned_a m._n vossius_fw-la my_o worthy_a friend_n have_v write_v in_o his_o elaborate_a commentation_n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la idololatriae_fw-la lib_n i._o c._n vi_o but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o that_o which_o follow_v of_o wicked_a spirit_n or_o daemon_n for_o even_o since_o christ_n &_o christianity_n far_o spread_v in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v eminent_a philosopher_n that_o think_v it_o much_o inconsistent_a with_o reason_n to_o believe_v any_o such_o will_v you_o have_v some_o of_o their_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o make_v these_o word_n run_v as_o smooth_o in_o the_o english_a as_o they_o do_v 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empedocles_n there_o be_v no_o question_n at_o all_o to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o he_o have_v write_v of_o these_o kind_n of_o daemon_n and_o of_o their_o fall_n and_o banishment_n from_o heaven_n very_o plain_o and_o copious_o as_o may_v be_v collect_v out_o of_o divers_a place_n of_o plutarch_n in_o his_o treatise_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o inconvenience_n and_o misery_n of_o take_v money_n upon_o use_n he_o mention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d certain_a daemon_n pursue_v by_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n and_o cast_v out_o of_o heaven_n describe_v by_o empedocles_n part_n of_o who_o verse_n he_o there_o produce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n certain_o do_v here_o allude_v to_o plato_n word_n in_o his_o v._o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la where_o plato_n will_v have_v all_o man_n earnest_o exhort_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o make_v this_o their_o chief_a study_n neither_o in_o time_n of_o adversity_n when_o cross_a daemon_n arise_v against_o they_o nor_o in_o prosperity_n when_o their_o own_o good_a daemon_n such_o be_v their_o opinion_n in_o those_o day_n stand_v for_o they_o and_o prevail_v through_o immoderate_a either_o joy_n or_o sorrow_n to_o misbehave_v themselves_o but_o in_o all_o fortune_n and_o condition_n to_o carry_v themselves_o as_o become_v man_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o good_a order_n and_o decency_n his_o word_n be_v many_o but_o the_o chief_a to_o our_o purpose_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o plato_n &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o plutarch_n here_o opposite_a cross_a daemon_n that_o be_v in_o hebrew_n satan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o these_o evil_a cross_a daemon_n porphyrius_n that_o arch-enemy_n of_o christianity_n in_o his_o de_fw-fr philosophiâ_fw-la ex_fw-la oraculis_fw-la quote_v by_o theodoret_n therapeut_n iii_o where_o the_o latin_a electorum_fw-la for_o ex_fw-la oraculis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v correct_v and_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o elsewhere_o have_v pregnant_a passage_n but_o because_o he_o live_v long_o after_o christ_n when_o heathen_n begin_v in_o many_o thing_n cunning_o to_o temper_v their_o philosophy_n with_o christianity_n i_o meddle_v not_o with_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o plutarch_n have_v a_o respect_n to_o those_o word_n elsewhere_o by_o he_o except_v against_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o of_o herodotus_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o proper_o do_v import_v here_o may_v best_o be_v learn_v as_o i_o conceive_v from_o plutarch_n in_o his_o de_fw-fr poëtis_fw-la legendis_fw-la where_o he_o expound_v that_o old_a proverbial_a speech_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v in_o the_o head_n of_o a_o polypus_n there_o be_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o there_o be_v that_o which_o
to_o say_v it_o among_o heathen_n which_o though_o it_o may_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v but_o that_o original_o it_o may_v be_v from_o the_o scripture_n since_o that_o it_o may_v as_o probable_o be_v suppose_v whoever_o that_o first_o be_v by_o so_o many_o age_n either_o near_o or_o far_o from_o the_o spring_n that_o he_o have_v it_o from_o the_o scripture_n which_o all_o antiquity_n believe_v that_o pherecydes_n pythagoras_n plato_n and_o divers_a other_o in_o their_o time_n by_o travel_v into_o egypt_n and_o other_o far_a country_n and_o there_o converse_v with_o some_o of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o nevertheless_o to_o give_v the_o reader_n all_o satisfaction_n i_o can_v in_o this_o point_n i_o will_v as_o we_o promise_v before_o see_v what_o can_v be_v say_v about_o it_o there_o be_v two_o more_o it_o may_v be_v but_o two_o that_o i_o remember_v who_o seem_v to_o make_v herodotus_n the_o first_o plutarch_n sufficient_o know_v unto_o all_o man_n and_o eustathius_n who_o have_v commented_a or_o rather_o abbreviate_v and_o contract_v the_o ancient_a innumerous_a commentator_n upon_o homer_n plutarch_n among_o other_o many_o tractat_v in_o that_o part_n of_o his_o work_n which_o be_v call_v his_o moral_n have_v one_o entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d concern_v the_o malignity_n of_o herodotus_n and_o in_o that_o tractat_fw-la among_o other_o thing_n as_o well_o become_v he_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o malignity_n towards_o the_o god_n his_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n in_o the_o person_n of_o solon_n he_o reproach_v the_o god_n in_o these_o word_n do_v thou_o o_o croesus_n consult_v i_o about_o humane_a affair_n who_o know_v full_a well_o that_o all_o deity_n be_v of_o a_o envious_a and_o unpeaceable_a gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o take_v pleasure_n to_o disturb_v &_o to_o create_v trouble_n we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o word_n before_o disposition_n for_o what_o himself_o conceit_v of_o the_o god_n in_o father_v it_o upon_o solon_n he_o add_v malignity_n to_o blasphemy_n this_o be_v all_o he_o say_v of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a he_o say_v no_o more_o first_o that_o whereas_o herodotus_n four_o several_a time_n at_o least_o upon_o several_a occasion_n do_v so_o blaspheme_v he_o shall_v take_v notice_n but_o of_o one_o and_o second_o that_o he_o shall_v say_v nothing_o copious_a enough_o if_o not_o exuberant_a upon_o most_o other_o particular_n against_o the_o opinion_n itself_o by_o way_n of_o confutation_n and_o in_o vindication_n of_o his_o god_n know_v well_o that_o if_o herodotus_n be_v the_o first_o he_o be_v not_o the_o only_a that_o have_v say_v it_o the_o truth_n be_v it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o plutarch_n do_v believe_v herodotus_n to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o neither_o indeed_o do_v he_o direct_o say_v it_o though_o his_o word_n may_v seem_v to_o import_v as_o much_o but_o beside_o this_o plutarch_n be_v conscious_a unto_o himself_o that_o himself_o have_v say_v as_o much_o or_o little_o less_o there_o be_v divers_a place_n to_o be_v find_v in_o he_o that_o may_v be_v press_v to_o this_o purpose_n i_o shall_v instance_n in_o one_o in_o his_o consolation_n to_o apollonius_n philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n say_v he_o we_o have_v somewhat_o of_o this_o philip_n before_o upon_o the_o hear_n of_o three_o several_a happy_a tiding_n all_o in_o one_o day_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n unto_o heaven_n he_o say_v o_o daemon_n unto_o these_o my_o good_a hap_n oppose_v i_o pray_v thou_o some_o tolerable_a misfortune_n know_v that_o such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o fortune_n to_o envy_v great_a success_n so_o plutarch_n who_o do_v not_o indeed_o use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o herodotus_n do_v but_o how_o common_a and_o ordinary_a it_o be_v to_o all_o sort_n of_o writer_n profess_v epicurean_o and_o atheist_n except_v to_o use_v the_o word_n fortune_n in_o stead_n of_o god_n be_v not_o unknown_a and_o have_v be_v even_o by_o heathen_n observe_v we_o shall_v not_o long_o after_o quote_v a_o passage_n of_o diod._n siculus_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fortune_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n be_v apparent_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sentence_n put_v for_o the_o same_o perhaps_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o assertion_n that_o all_o deity_n etc._n etc._n be_v it_o that_o plutarch_n except_v against_o in_o herodotus_n &_o so_o he_o may_v be_v the_o only_a perchance_o that_o so_o general_o and_o peremptory_o take_v they_o both_o together_o do_v affirm_v it_o certain_o whosoever_o be_v the_o first_o that_o dare_v public_o so_o blaspheme_v so_o easy_o to_o entertain_v and_o so_o often_o to_o inculcate_v the_o blasphemy_n as_o herodotus_n do_v even_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o evince_v his_o impiety_n and_o it_o be_v not_o i_o believe_v without_o some_o providence_n that_o his_o malignity_n in_o general_a shall_v be_v so_o sift_v and_o as_o it_o be_v public_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n and_o that_o by_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o cite_v arraign_v and_o condemn_v as_o it_o be_v there_o in_o that_o accurate_a invective_n or_o indictment_n rather_o who_o have_v show_v so_o little_a ingenuity_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n as_o plutarch_n so_o eustathius_n he_o also_o seem_v to_o make_v herodotus_n the_o first_o author_n of_o this_o blasphemy_n but_o seem_v only_o his_o word_n upon_o the_o last_o of_o the_o iliad_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o poet_n make_v or_o set_v out_o or_o bring_v in_o the_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d general_o as_o often_o have_v be_v observe_v adscribe_v unto_o they_o such_o affection_n as_o man_n in_o such_o case_n will_v probable_o be_v affect_v with_o among_o which_o this_o be_v one_o that_o those_o who_o in_o other_o thing_n be_v far_o eminent_a will_v not_o have_v those_o of_o a_o low_a condition_n to_o be_v equal_a unto_o they_o in_o point_n of_o happiness_n whether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o spite_n they_o or_o as_o herodotus_n will_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o envy_v or_o for_o some_o other_o cause_n i_o translate_v the_o word_n as_o they_o must_v be_v read_v &_o not_o as_o they_o be_v print_v in_o the_o basil_n edition_n at_o least_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o no_o sense_n can_v be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imply_v but_o one_o thing_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a some_o either_o poet_n or_o prose_n author_n upon_o this_o very_a subject_n have_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d however_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o word_n and_o the_o only_a as_o i_o take_v it_o often_o use_v by_o herodotus_n upon_o this_o occasion_n it_o can_v be_v no_o wonder_n if_o eustath_n or_o whoever_o some_o ancient_a commentator_n in_o he_o perchance_o have_v now_o occasion_n to_o use_v it_o himself_o name_v he_o thereby_o rather_o allude_v to_o his_o word_n as_o i_o conceive_v then_o to_o his_o opinion_n as_o either_o proper_a to_o he_o or_o derive_v from_o he_o but_o may_v not_o eustathius_n be_v think_v to_o derive_v it_o here_o rather_o from_o homer_n himself_o i_o think_v not_o for_o all_o that_o can_v be_v make_v of_o his_o word_n be_v not_o that_o homer_n do_v direct_o say_v so_o but_o this_o that_o the_o poet_n do_v ascribe_v such_o affection_n unto_o the_o god_n as_o may_v be_v think_v to_o proceed_v from_o such_o a_o cause_n homer_n own_o word_n in_o that_o place_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v how_o have_v the_o god_n appoint_v unto_o miserable_a man_n to_o live_v in_o grief_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o scripture_n say_v in_o divers_a place_n not_o of_o god_n but_o of_o god_n and_o yet_o the_o cause_n nevertheless_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n not_o envy_n but_o justice_n and_o just_a judgement_n yea_o and_o mercy_n in_o some_o respect_n as_o heathen_n themselves_o upon_o this_o very_a subject_n acknowledge_v beside_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o homer_n elsewhere_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o produce_v his_o word_n upon_o the_o passage_n of_o aul._n gell._n bring_v in_o jupiter_n complain_v of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o man_n who_o lie_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o misery_n upon_o the_o go_n but_o be_v it_o so_o that_o plutarch_n and_o eustathius_n shall_v direct_o say_v it_o either_o of_o herodotus_n or_o homer_n yet_o there_o will_v be_v other_o ancient_n find_v of_o no_o less_o authority_n than_o they_o to_o contradict_v they_o simonides_n a_o ancient_a greek_a poet_n be_v since_o homer_n indeed_o but_o before_o herodotus_n one_o full_a century_n of_o year_n at_o least_o now_o
aristotle_n in_o his_o metaphysic_n speak_v obiter_fw-la of_o this_o matter_n and_o in_o the_o very_a term_n as_o herodotus_n do_v he_o quote_v this_o simonides_n and_o may_v be_v think_v to_o make_v he_o the_o first_o author_n but_o he_o do_v not_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o say_n from_o simonides_n the_o poet_n indeed_o and_o because_o from_o none_o but_o he_o disapprove_v the_o say_n he_o be_v content_a to_o say_v that_o poet_n will_v lie_v that_o no_o body_n say_v it_o before_o he_o he_o do_v not_o write_v neither_o will_v it_o follow_v last_o how_o easy_o either_o aristotle_n or_o any_o other_o in_o case_n they_o have_v speak_v more_o peremptory_o may_v be_v mistake_v in_o this_o point_n since_o neither_o all_o book_n be_v extant_a in_o any_o age_n that_o have_v former_o be_v write_v be_v it_o the_o happy_a age_n that_o ever_o be_v nor_o all_o that_o be_v extant_a likely_a to_o come_v to_o any_o one_o man_n knowledge_n be_v he_o never_o so_o careful_a and_o curious_a i_o leave_v it_o further_a to_o be_v consider_v aristotle_n word_n in_o english_a those_o memorable_a word_n we_o mention_v before_o be_v these_o therefore_o it_o may_v well_o be_v think_v that_o the_o possession_n or_o purchase_n of_o this_o ingenuous_a noble_a science_n the_o metaphysic_n do_v not_o belong_v unto_o man_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n in_o many_o respect_n be_v slavish_a so_o that_o according_a to_o simonides_n this_o blessedness_n do_v peculiar_o belong_v unto_o god_n neither_o be_v it_o fit_a for_o man_n to_o seek_v that_o science_n which_o be_v above_o he_o or_o which_o be_v not_o grant_v unto_o he_o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v as_o i_o conceive_v such_o trajection_n be_v very_o usual_a to_o aristotle_n especial_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n be_v true_a that_o god_n can_v envy_v i_o think_v it_o appliable_a to_o this_o especial_o gr._n it_o be_v probable_a that_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o in_o this_o especial_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o all_o man_n be_v unfortunate_a gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o allude_v to_o those_o verse_n of_o euripides_n as_o i_o take_v it_o cite_v by_o he_o in_o his_o ethic_n lib._n vi_o c._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v divine_o confute_v by_o he_o in_o the_o say_a ethic_n the_o 7._o &_o 8._o chapter_n of_o the_o x._o book_n who_o aspire_v to_o such_o excellency_n but_o neither_o be_v it_o a_o thing_n possible_a that_o god_n shall_v envy_v but_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n poet_n will_v feign_v many_o thing_n or_o often_o lie_v neither_o aught_o we_o though_o but_o man_n and_o not_o so_o capable_a of_o it_o as_o of_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o make_v more_o reckon_n of_o any_o other_o science_n then_o of_o this_o these_o word_n of_o aristotle_n may_v give_v light_n to_o a_o obscure_a passage_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n who_o in_o his_o five_o stromat_n have_v discourse_v at_o large_a and_o to_o that_o end_n bring_v proof_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n also_o that_o god_n have_v not_o reveal_v the_o truth_n unto_o man_n but_o in_o mystery_n and_o allegory_n in_o dream_n and_o symbol_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v not_o out_o of_o envy_n since_o that_o to_o fancy_n god_n subject_n to_o passion_n so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v here_o be_v render_v not_o as_o it_o be_v translate_v patibilis_fw-la in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v take_v act_v xxvi_o v._o 23._o be_v impious_a but_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v do_v with_o my_o main_a subject_n the_o original_n of_o that_o opinion_n of_o ancient_a heathen_n de_fw-fr inuidia_fw-la daemonis_fw-la i_o must_v now_o remember_v a_o observation_n of_o the_o same_o ancient_n speak_v of_o at_o the_o beginning_n concern_v unusual_a overswell_a prosperity_n for_o which_o there_o be_v sufficient_a ground_n in_o ordinary_a construction_n upon_o daily_a experience_n the_o 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perform_v their_o enterprise_n he_o take_v the_o wise_a in_o their_o own_o craftiness_n 12.13_o job_n v._n 12.13_o and_o the_o coursell_n of_o the_o froward_a be_v carry_v headlong_o this_o i_o think_v no_o man_n shall_v wonder_v at_o but_o rather_o wonder_v that_o any_o mortal_a man_n shall_v so_o much_o forget_v themselves_o their_o beginning_n their_o end_n their_o frailty_n mental_a and_o corporal_a while_o they_o live_v as_o to_o grudge_n god_n their_o maker_n who_o of_o mere_a dust_n and_o clay_n have_v make_v they_o what_o they_o be_v this_o prerogative_n of_o be_v the_o only_a wise_a either_o impeach_a his_o goodness_n because_o man_n be_v but_o man_n and_o not_o god_n or_o contest_v with_o his_o wisdom_n as_o very_a god_n themselves_o and_o not_o man_n such_o man_n prodigy_n of_o ingratitude_n have_v be_v and_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o world_n est_fw-la aliquid_fw-la quo_fw-la sapiens_fw-la antecedat_fw-la deum_fw-la 53._o sen._n ep._n 53._o ille_fw-la naturae_fw-la 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depend_v of_o god_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o acknowledge_v he_o all_o in_o all_o job_n word_n that_o we_o but_o now_o mention_v or_o other_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n be_v in_o esay_n also_o esay_n xliv_o 25._o and_o xxix_o 14._o out_o of_o one_o of_o they_o homer_n it_o may_v be_v or_o some_o other_o before_o homer_n of_o who_o he_o may_v borrow_v they_o have_v his_o for_o they_o contain_v the_o very_a sense_n the_o word_n be_v these_o it_o be_v a_o woman_n penelope_n that_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ψ_n homer_n od._n ψ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o much_o of_o the_o first_o reason_n it_o be_v herodotus_n his_o reason_n that_o god_n of_o purpose_n do_v often_o confound_v the_o carnal_a wisdom_n and_o glory_n of_o man_n lest_o they_o shall_v think_v too_o well_o of_o themselves_o so_o far_o herodotus_n be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o agree_v well_o with_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o but_o his_o inference_n upon_o it_o even_o in_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n of_o which_o word_n be_v that_o man_n do_v wrongful_o accuse_v the_o god_n as_o the_o author_n of_o their_o evil_n whereas_o they_o may_v thank_v their_o own_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wretchedness_n or_o wickedness_n through_o which_o they_o bring_v grief_n upon_o themselves_o which_o never_o be_v destinate_a unto_o they_o so_o the_o golden_a verse_n as_o they_o common_o call_v they_o contain_v the_o chief_a doctrine_n and_o instruction_n of_o pythagoras_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v know_v he_o that_o take_v a_o right_a course_n to_o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n that_o be_v how_o man_n by_o act_n of_o their_o own_o free-wil_n bring_v mischief_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n etc._n etc._n crantor_n a_o ancient_a academic_a xenocrates_n his_o scholar_n in_o his_o consolation_n to_o hippocles_n cite_v by_o plutarch_n in_o his_o consolation_n to_o apollonius_n have_v these_o word_n all_o these_o 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