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the_o other_o beforementioned_a which_o be_v some_o of_o the_o chief_a ingredient_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o gentile_a philosophy_n but_o though_o i_o have_v give_v you_o this_o large_a account_n of_o their_o mistake_v in_o morality_n yet_o i_o will_v pursue_v this_o matter_n a_o little_a far_o and_o according_a to_o what_o i_o propound_v show_v you_o in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o the_o philosophy_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o be_v deceitful_a in_o that_o it_o be_v gross_o mistake_v about_o the_o happiness_n of_o man._n it_o be_v mistake_v and_o consequent_o deceive_v man_n as_o to_o this_o grand_a point_n 1._o by_o not_o assure_v they_o of_o a_o future_a life_n 2._o by_o give_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o eternal_a duration_n of_o it_o 3._o by_o not_o determine_v wherein_o true_a happiness_n consist_v 4._o by_o not_o direct_v they_o to_o the_o right_a way_n to_o it_o 1._o it_o deceive_v they_o by_o not_o assure_v they_o of_o a_o future_a life_n the_o future_a existence_n of_o 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it_o be_v a_o vacuum_n ibid._n vacuum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n they_o therefore_o that_o say_v the_o soul_n be_v incorporeal_a talk_v vain_o and_o idle_o 4._o idle_o de_fw-fr placit_fw-la philosoph_n l._n 4._o plutarch_n atte_v that_o democritus_n hold_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v corruptible_a and_o that_o it_o perish_v together_o with_o the_o body_n it_o be_v true_a the_o pythagorâ—ans_n and_o platonist_n assert_v that_o the_o soul_n go_v on_o pilgrimage_n and_o flit_v from_o one_o man_n to_o another_o yea_o they_o hold_v that_o man_n soul_n pass_v into_o brute_n as_o well_o as_o into_o other_o man_n and_o he_o that_o be_v a_o man_n a_o while_n ago_o be_v now_o a_o ass_n a_o wolf_n a_o dog_n or_o some_o other_o animal_n but_o this_o be_v vain_a philosophy_n indeed_o and_o all_o that_o we_o can_v build_v upon_o it_o if_o it_o be_v true_a be_v this_o that_o the_o same_o man_n be_v often_o beget_v and_o as_o often_o bear_v and_o die_v indeed_o plato_n animo_fw-la plato_n in_o phaedone_n seu_fw-la de_fw-la animo_fw-la bring_v in_o socrates_n before_o his_o death_n treat_v of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o make_v he_o speak_v some_o thing_n that_o be_v admirable_a excellent_a and_o divine_a but_o other_o thing_n be_v poor_a mean_a and_o frigid_a he_o present_v he_o as_o dubious_a and_o uncertain_a waver_a and_o inconsistent_a with_o himself_o that_o socrates_n doubt_v of_o a_o future_a state_n and_o the_o soul_n immortality_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o that_o passage_n of_o he_o which_o plato_n insert_v socratis_n insert_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plat._n apologia_fw-la socratis_n if_o these_o thing_n we_o speak_v of_o be_v true_a again_o socrates_n say_v ibid._n say_v ibid._n one_o of_o these_o two_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a either_o death_n utter_o deprive_v we_o of_o all_o sense_n or_o we_o pass_v from_o hence_o to_o another_o place_n it_o seem_v he_o look_v upon_o death_n either_o as_o a_o sound_a sleep_n or_o a_o long_a journey_n but_o he_o can_v not_o certain_o tell_v which_o plutarch_n apollon_n plutarch_n de_fw-fr consolation_n ad_fw-la apollon_n have_v this_o very_a notion_n of_o it_o and_o on_o that_o account_n conclude_v that_o death_n be_v not_o evil._n after_o this_o waver_a manner_n speak_v the_o great_a roman_a philosopher_n 1._o philosopher_n si_fw-mi supremus_fw-la ille_fw-la dies_fw-la non_fw-la extinctiâ—nem_fw-la sed_fw-la commutationem_fw-la aâ—â—ert_fw-la loci_fw-la quid_fw-la optabilius_fw-la si_fw-mi autem_fw-la perimit_fw-la ac_fw-la delet_fw-la omnino_fw-la quid_fw-la melius_fw-la quà m_fw-la in_o mediis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la laboribus_fw-la obdormiscere_fw-la &_o iâ—a_fw-la conniventem_fw-la somno_fw-la consopiri_fw-la sempiterno_fw-la cic._n tusc._n qu._n l._n 1._o if_o the_o day_n of_o death_n be_v accompany_v with_o the_o change_n of_o place_n only_o and_o not_o a_o utter_a extinction_n what_o can_v be_v more_o desirable_a than_o death_n or_o if_o it_o make_v a_o end_n of_o we_o and_o quite_o annihilate_v we_o what_o be_v better_o than_o when_o we_o be_v weary_v with_o the_o labour_n of_o this_o life_n to_o fall_v asleep_a and_o never_o to_o wake_v again_o in_o like_a manner_n seneca_n 24._o seneca_n mors_fw-la nos_fw-la aut_fw-la consumit_fw-la aut_fw-la emittit_fw-la emissis_fw-la meliora_fw-la restant_n onere_fw-la detracto_fw-la consumptis_fw-la nihil_fw-la restat_fw-la epist._n 24._o death_n do_v either_o consume_v or_o send_v we_o out_o of_o this_o world_n into_o another_o if_o the_o latter_a be_v true_a there_o be_v better_a thing_n remain_v for_o we_o when_o we_o be_v send_v out_o hence_o and_o have_v lay_v aside_o our_o terrestrial_a clog_n and_o burden_n but_o if_o the_o former_a be_v true_a then_o there_o be_v nothing_o remain_v for_o we_o be_v utter_o consume_v and_o consequent_o not_o hurt_v can_v befall_v we_o that_o be_v our_o comfort_n again_o he_o thus_o faint_o and_o ambiguous_o talk_v 63._o talk_v fortasse_fw-la si_fw-la modò_fw-la sapientum_fw-la vera_fw-la fama_fw-la est_fw-la recipitque_fw-la nos_fw-la locus_fw-la aliquis_fw-la epist._n 63._o perhaps_o if_o the_o report_n of_o wise_a man_n be_v true_a and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o place_n hereafter_o to_o receive_v we_o etc._n etc._n thus_o antonine_n the_o royal_a philosopher_n can_v tell_v whether_o death_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o extinction_n or_o a_o translation_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o annihilation_n or_o a_o change_n of_o our_o condition_n and_o many_o 6._o many_o siquis_fw-la modò_fw-la extinctis_fw-la sensus_fw-la inest_fw-la val._n max._n l._n 4._o c._n 6._o other_o have_v thus_o express_v their_o doubtfulness_n about_o another_o life_n but_o most_o remarkable_a be_v that_o passage_n of_o xenophon_n in_o the_o life_n of_o cyrus_n who_o that_o wise_a historian_n represent_v as_o a_o great_a hero_n and_o singular_a pattern_n of_o virtue_n we_o must_v expect_v therefore_o that_o he_o will_v 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the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o his_o holy_a institution_n which_o promote_v tender-heartedness_n and_o pity_n and_o condemn_v whatever_o be_v savage_a and_o bloody_a but_o the_o slaughter_n and_o murder_n of_o soul_n be_v the_o worst_a and_o high_a cruelty_n the_o main_a work_n and_o business_n of_o that_o implacable_a enemy_n of_o mankind_n those_o curse_a spirit_n be_v fall_v themselves_o from_o god_n endeavour_v the_o apostasy_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o this_o they_o do_v by_o draw_v man_n into_o error_n and_o by_o tempt_v they_o to_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n they_o be_v as_o busy_v in_o debauch_v man_n mind_n by_o erroneous_a opinion_n and_o false_a doctrine_n as_o they_o be_v in_o any_o other_o design_n and_o they_o get_v as_o much_o by_o it_o for_o by_o corrupt_a man_n understanding_n and_o notion_n they_o prepare_v the_o way_n for_o all_o other_o mischief_n to_o ensue_v heresy_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o lead_v to_o he_o and_o therefore_o polycarp_n know_v what_o he_o say_v when_o he_o call_v martion_n that_o arch-heretick_n the_o first-born_a of_o satan_n but_o the_o inveigle_a to_o practical_a error_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o vice_n give_v he_o chief_o his_o denomination_n of_o tempter_n and_o consequent_o those_o who_o allure_v other_o to_o vice_n those_o who_o entice_v they_o to_o evil_a course_n be_v to_o be_v call_v by_o no_o soft_a term_n than_o those_o of_o murderer_n and_o devil_n for_o tempt_v i._n e._n draw_v other_o to_o sin_n be_v proper_o the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o constant_o practise_v and_o take_v so_o much_o delight_n in_o but_o the_o bless_a founder_n of_o christianity_n be_v a_o saviour_n and_o lover_n of_o soul_n who_o thus_o expostulate_v when_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n what_o be_v a_o man_n profit_v if_o he_o shall_v gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n or_o what_o shall_v a_o man_n give_v in_o exchange_n for_o 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villainous_a and_o beastly_a rite_n perform_v to_o they_o they_o relate_v the_o obscene_a feast_n of_o bacchus_n and_o priapus_n of_o flora_n and_o venus_n and_o acquaint_v we_o that_o they_o keep_v their_o lupercalia_n or_o festival_n of_o pan_n in_o run_v up_o and_o down_o naked_a behave_v themselves_o in_o that_o lewd_a manner_n which_o can_v be_v name_v without_o injure_v chaste_a and_o modest_a ear_n of_o the_o eleusinian_n solemnity_n in_o honour_n of_o ceres_n and_o proserpina_n we_o have_v some_o account_n from_o valentin_n from_o adu._n valentin_n tertullian_n and_o the_o religious_a ceremony_n of_o isis_n be_v as_o lewd_a and_o obscene_a say_v 1._o say_v de_fw-fr isid._n &_o osir._n l._n 1._o plutarch_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o lewdness_n and_o wantonness_n be_v the_o very_a ingredient_n of_o their_o worship_n and_o their_o very_a temple_n be_v stew_n arnobius_n make_v it_o his_o business_n in_o his_o five_o book_n to_o show_v how_o obscene_a and_o unchaste_a how_o 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