omne_fw-la convenit_fw-la exit_fw-la quo_fw-la nata_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la cujus_fw-la spiritu_fw-la vivimus_fw-la totum_fw-la suis_fw-la partibus_fw-la inditum_fw-la &_o se_fw-la sustinentem_fw-la sva_fw-la vi_fw-la cujus_fw-la consilio_fw-la huic_fw-la mundo_fw-la providetur_fw-la ut_fw-la inconcussus_fw-la eat_v &_o actus_fw-la suos_fw-la explicet_fw-la cujus_fw-la decreto_fw-la omne_fw-la fiunt_fw-la divinum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la maxima_fw-la &_o minima_fw-la aequali_fw-la intention_n diffusum_fw-la li_n deum_fw-la potentem_fw-la omnium_fw-la deum_fw-la illum_fw-la maximum_fw-la potentissimumque_fw-la qui_fw-la ipse_fw-la vehit_fw-la omne_fw-la qui_fw-la ubique_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la praesto_fw-la est_fw-la coeli_fw-la &_o deorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la deum_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la ista_fw-la numina_fw-la quae_fw-la singula_fw-la adoramus_fw-la &_o colimus_fw-la suspensa_fw-la sunt_fw-la and_o the_o like_a the_o framer_n and_o former_a of_o the_o universe_n the_o governor_n disposer_n and_o keeper_n thereof_o he_o upon_o who_o all_o thing_n depend_v the_o mind_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n the_o artificer_n and_o lord_n of_o this_o whole_a mundane_a fabric_n to_o who_o every_o name_n belong_v from_o who_o all_o thing_n spring_v by_o who_o spirit_n we_o live_v who_o be_v in_o all_o his_o part_n and_o sustein_v himself_o by_o his_o own_o force_n by_o who_o counsel_n the_o world_n be_v provide_v for_o and_o carry_v on_o in_o its_o course_n constant_o and_o uninterrupted_o by_o who_o decree_n all_o thing_n be_v do_v the_o divine_a spirit_n that_o be_v diffuse_v through_o all_o thing_n both_o great_a and_o small_a with_o equal_a intention_n the_o god_n who_o power_n extend_v to_o all_o thing_n the_o great_a and_o most_o powerful_a god_n who_o do_v himself_o support_v and_o uphold_v all_o thing_n who_o be_v present_a every_o where_n to_o all_o thing_n the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o all_o the_o god_n upon_o who_o be_v suspend_v all_o those_o other_o divine_a power_n which_o we_o single_o worship_v and_o adore_v moreover_o we_o may_v here_o observe_v from_o st._n austin_n 10._o that_o this_o seneca_n in_o a_o book_n of_o he_o against_o superstition_n that_o be_v now_o lose_v do_v not_o only_o high_o extol_v the_o natural_a theology_n but_o also_o plain_o censure_v and_o condemn_v the_o civil_a theology_n then_o receive_v among_o the_o roman_n and_o that_o with_o more_o freedom_n and_o vehemency_n than_o varro_n have_v do_v the_o fabulous_a or_o theatrical_a and_o poetical_a theology_n concern_v a_o great_a part_n whereof_o he_o pronounce_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v observe_v such_o thing_n tanquam_fw-la legibus_fw-la jussa_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la diis_fw-la grata_fw-la only_o as_o command_v by_o the_o law_n he_o therein_o exercise_v civil_a obedience_n but_o not_o at_o all_o as_o grateful_a to_o the_o go_n m._n fabius_n quintilianus_n though_o no_o admirer_n of_o seneca_n yet_o full_o agree_v with_o he_o in_o the_o same_o natural_a theology_n and_o set_v down_o this_o as_o the_o general_o receive_v notion_n or_o definition_n of_o god_n deum_fw-la esse_fw-la spiritum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la partibus_fw-la immistum_fw-la 7.6.3_o that_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n mingle_v with_o and_o diffuse_v through_o all_o the_o partâ—_n of_o the_o world_n he_o from_o thence_o infer_v epicurus_n to_o be_v a_o atheist_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o verbal_o assert_v god_n because_o he_o deny_v a_o god_n according_a to_o this_o general_o receive_v notion_n he_o bestow_v upon_o his_o god_n a_o circumscribe_v humane_a form_n and_o place_v they_o between_o the_o world_n and_o the_o junior_n pliny_n though_o he_o be_v a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o christian_n he_o conclude_v 97._o qualecunque_fw-la esset_fw-la quod_fw-la faterentur_fw-la pervicaciam_fw-la certè_fw-la &_o inflexibilem_fw-la obstinationem_fw-la debere_fw-la puniri_fw-la that_o whatsoever_o their_o religion_n be_v yet_o notwithstanding_o their_o stubbornness_n and_o inflexible_a obstinacy_n ought_v to_o be_v punish_v and_o who_o compel_v many_o of_o they_o to_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o to_o sacrifice_v and_o pray_v to_o the_o statue_n of_o the_o pagan_a god_n and_o last_o to_o blaspheme_v christ_n yet_o himself_n plain_o acknowledge_v also_o one_o supreme_a universal_a numen_fw-la as_o may_v sufficient_o appear_v from_o his_o panegyric_n oration_n to_o trajan_n where_o he_o be_v call_v deus_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la manifestus_fw-la ac_fw-la praesens_fw-la coelum_fw-la ac_fw-la sydera_fw-la insidet_fw-la that_o god_n who_o be_v present_a with_o and_o inhabit_v the_o whole_a heaven_n and_o star_n decruâ—â—que_fw-la himself_o make_v a_o solemn_a prayer_n and_o supplication_n to_o he_o both_o in_o the_o beginning_n and_o close_a thereof_o and_o sometime_o speak_v of_o he_o therein_o singular_o and_o in_o way_n of_o eminency_n as_o in_o these_o word_n occultat_fw-la utrorumque_fw-la semina_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o plerumque_fw-la bonorum_fw-la malorumque_fw-la causae_fw-la sub_fw-la diversâ_fw-la specie_fw-la latent_fw-la god_n hide_v the_o seed_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n so_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o each_o often_o appear_v disguise_v to_o man_n l._n apuleius_n also_o who_o pretend_a miracle_n the_o pagan_n endeavour_v to_o confirm_v their_o religion_n by_o as_o well_o as_o they_o do_v by_o those_o of_o apollonius_n do_v in_o sundry_a place_n of_o his_o writing_n plain_o assert_v one_o supreme_a and_o universal_a numen_fw-la we_o shall_v only_o here_o set_v down_o one_o cum_fw-la summus_n deorum_fw-la â—olâ—_n cuncta_fw-la haec_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la cogitationum_fw-la ratione_fw-la consideret_fw-la sed_fw-la prima_fw-la media_fw-la &_o vltima_fw-la obeat_fw-la compertaque_fw-la intimae_fw-la providentiae_fw-la ordinationis_fw-la universitate_fw-la &_o constantia_n regat_fw-la since_o the_o high_a of_o the_o god_n do_v not_o only_o consider_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o his_o mind_n and_o cogitation_n but_o also_o pass_v through_o and_o comprehend_v within_o himself_o the_o beginning_n middle_n and_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o constant_o govern_v all_o by_o his_o occult_a providence_n last_o symmachus_n who_o be_v a_o zealous_a stickler_n for_o the_o restitution_n of_o paganism_n declare_v the_o pagan_n to_o worship_n one_o and_o the_o same_o god_n with_o the_o christian_n but_o in_o several_a way_n he_o conceive_v that_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n god_n shall_v be_v worship_v by_o all_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n aequum_fw-la est_fw-la quicquid_fw-la omnes_fw-la colunt_fw-la vnum_fw-la putari_fw-la 306._o eadem_fw-la spectamus_fw-la astra_fw-la commune_fw-la coelum_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la nos_fw-la mundus_fw-la involvit_fw-la quid_fw-la interest_n qua_fw-la cuique_fw-la prudentia_fw-la verum_fw-la requirat_fw-la vno_fw-la itinere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la perveniri_fw-la ad_fw-la tam_fw-la grande_fw-fr secretum_fw-la we_o ought_v in_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n which_o all_o man_n worship_n as_o we_o all_o behold_v the_o same_o star_n have_v the_o same_o common_a heaven_n and_o be_v involve_v within_o the_o same_o world_n why_o may_v not_o man_n pursue_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o different_a way_n one_o path_n be_v not_o enough_o to_o lead_v man_n to_o so_o grand_a a_o secret_n the_o sense_n whereof_o be_v thus_o elegant_o express_v by_o prudentius_n vno_fw-la omnes_fw-la sub_fw-la sole_a siti_fw-la vegetamur_fw-la eodem_fw-la 285._o aere_fw-la communis_fw-la cunctis_fw-la viventibus_fw-la aura_n sed_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la qualisque_fw-la deus_fw-la diversa_fw-la secuti_fw-la quaerimus_fw-la atque_fw-la viis_fw-la longè_fw-la distantibus_fw-la unum_n imus_n ad_fw-la occultum_fw-la suus_fw-la est_fw-la mos_fw-la cuique_fw-la genti_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la iter_fw-la properans_fw-la eat_v ad_fw-la tam_fw-la grande_n profundum_fw-la and_o again_o afterward_o 308._o secretum_fw-la sed_fw-la grande_fw-fr nequit_fw-la rationis_fw-la opertae_fw-la quaeri_fw-la aliter_fw-la quà m_fw-la si_fw-la sparsis_fw-la via_fw-la multiplicetur_fw-la tramitibus_fw-la &_o centenos_fw-la terat_fw-la orbita_fw-la call_v quaesitura_fw-la deum_fw-la variata_fw-la indage_n latentem_fw-la and_o the_o beginning_n of_o prudentius_n his_o confutation_n be_v this_o long_o aliud_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la multa_fw-la ambago_fw-la viarum_fw-la anfractus_fw-la dubios_fw-la habet_fw-la &_o perplexius_fw-la errat_fw-la sola_fw-la errore_fw-la caret_fw-la simplex_fw-la via_fw-la nescia_fw-la flecti_fw-la in_o diverticulum_fw-la biviis_fw-la nec_fw-la pluribus_fw-la anceps_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v now_o instance_n also_o in_o some_o of_o the_o latter_a greek_a writer_n though_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la be_v not_o aristotle_n yet_o that_o he_o be_v a_o pagan_a plain_o appear_v from_o some_o passage_n thereof_o as_o where_o he_o approve_v of_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n and_o of_o worship_v hero_n and_o dead_a man_n as_o also_o because_o apuleius_n will_v not_o otherwise_o have_v translate_v so_o much_o of_o that_o book_n and_o incorporate_v it_o into_o his_o de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la he_o therefore_o do_v not_o only_o commend_v this_o of_o heraclitus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v one_o harmonious_a system_n make_v out_o of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v derive_v from_o one_o but_o do_v himself_o also_o write_v excellent_o concern_v the_o supreme_a god_n who_o he_o
look_v upon_o as_o barbarian_n and_o yet_o do_v they_o not_o only_o acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a deity_n but_o also_o such_o as_o be_v distinct_a from_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o invisible_a he_o write_v thus_o concern_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 822._o they_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v one_o immortal_a god_n and_o this_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o another_o mortal_a one_o anonymous_a but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o account_v their_o benefactor_n and_o king_n god_n also_o and_o though_o caesar_n affirm_v of_o the_o ancient_a german_n deorum_fw-la numero_fw-la eoâ—_n solos_fw-la ducunt_fw-la quos_fw-la cernunt_fw-la &_o quorum_fw-la opibus_fw-la apertè_fw-la juvantur_fw-la solâ—m_fw-la &_o vulcanum_n &_o lunam_fw-la yet_o be_v he_o contradict_v by_o tacitus_n who_o come_v after_o he_o have_v better_a information_n and_o other_o have_v record_v cerm._n that_o they_o acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a god_n under_o the_o name_n of_o thou_o first_o and_o then_o of_o thautes_n and_o theutate_n last_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o pagan_n at_o this_o very_a day_n as_o the_o indian_n chineses_n siamenses_n and_o guinean_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o peru_n mexico_n virginia_n and_o new_a england_n some_o of_o which_o be_v sufficient_o barbarous_a acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a or_o great_a god_n they_o have_v their_o several_a proper_a name_n for_o he_o as_o parmiscer_n fetisso_n wiracocha_n pachacamac_n vitziliputzti_n etc._n etc._n though_o worship_v withal_o other_o god_n and_o idol_n and_o we_o shall_v conclude_v this_o with_o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n acosta_n 47â—_n hoc_fw-la commune_v apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la penè_fw-la barbaros_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la deum_fw-la quidem_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la supremum_fw-la &_o summè_fw-la bonum_fw-la fateantur_fw-la spirituum_fw-la vero_fw-la quorundam_fw-la perversorum_fw-la non_fw-la obscura_fw-la opinio_fw-la sit_fw-la qui_fw-la à _fw-la nostris_fw-la barbaris_fw-la zupay_v vocari_fw-la solent_fw-la igitur_fw-la &_o quis_fw-la ille_fw-la summus_n idemque_fw-la sempiternus_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la opifex_fw-la quem_fw-la illi_fw-la ignorantes_fw-la colunt_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la doceri_fw-la debent_fw-la mox_fw-la quantum_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la illiusque_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la ministris_fw-la angelis_n absint_fw-la gens_fw-la pessima_fw-la cacodaemonum_n this_o be_v common_a almost_o to_o all_o the_o barbarian_n to_o confess_v one_o supreme_a god_n over_o all_o who_o be_v perfect_o good_a as_o also_o they_o have_v a_o persuasion_n among_o they_o of_o certain_a evil_a spirit_n which_o be_v call_v by_o our_o barbarian_n zupay_v wherefore_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v first_o well_o instruct_v what_o that_o supreme_a and_o eternal_a maker_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v who_o they_o ignorant_o worship_v and_o then_o how_o great_a a_o difference_n there_o be_v betwixt_o those_o wicked_a daemon_n and_o his_o faithful_a minister_n the_o angel_n xxviii_o it_o have_v be_v already_o declare_v that_o according_a to_o themistius_n and_o symmachus_n two_o zealous_a pagan_n one_o and_o the_o same_o supreme_a god_n be_v worship_v in_o all_o the_o several_a pagan_a religion_n throughout_o the_o world_n though_o after_o different_a manner_n which_o diversity_n of_o religion_n as_o in_o their_o opinion_n it_o be_v no_o way_n inconvenient_a in_o itself_o so_o neither_o be_v it_o ungrateful_a nor_o unacceptable_a to_o almighty_a god_n it_o be_v more_o for_o his_o honour_n state_n and_o grandeur_n to_o be_v worship_v with_o this_o variety_n than_o after_o one_o only_a manner_n now_o that_o this_o be_v also_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o ancient_a pagan_n before_o they_o may_v appear_v from_o this_o remarkable_a testimony_n of_o plutarch_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr iside_n where_o defend_v the_o egyptian_a worship_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o main_a design_n of_o that_o whole_a book_n but_o withal_o declare_v that_o no_o inanimate_a thing_n ought_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o or_o worship_v as_o a_o god_n he_o write_v thus_o 377._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o inanimate_a thing_n ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v for_o a_o god_n but_o they_o who_o bestow_v these_o thing_n upon_o we_o and_o afford_v we_o a_o continual_a supply_n thereof_o for_o our_o use_n have_v be_v therefore_o account_v by_o we_o go_n which_o god_n be_v not_o different_a to_o different_a nation_n as_o if_o the_o barbarian_n and_o the_o greek_n the_o southern_a and_o the_o northern_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o globe_n have_v not_o any_o the_o same_o but_o all_o other_o different_a go_n but_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o sea_n be_v common_a to_o all_o though_o call_v by_o several_a name_n in_o several_a country_n so_o one_o reason_n order_v these_o thing_n and_o one_o providence_n dispense_n all_o and_o the_o inferior_a subservient_fw-fr minister_n thereof_o have_v have_v several_a name_n and_o honour_n bestow_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o several_a country_n have_v be_v every_o where_o worship_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o there_o have_v be_v also_o different_a symbol_n consecrate_v to_o they_o the_o better_a to_o conduct_v and_o lead_v on_o man_n understanding_n to_o divine_a thing_n though_o this_o have_v not_o be_v without_o some_o hazard_n or_o danger_n of_o cast_v man_n upon_o one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o two_o inconvenience_n either_o superstition_n or_o atheism_n where_o plutarch_n plain_o affirm_v that_o the_o several_a religion_n of_o the_o pagan_a nation_n whether_o greek_n or_o barbarian_n and_o among_o these_o the_o egyptian_n also_o as_o well_o as_o other_o consist_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o worship_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o supreme_a mind_n reason_n and_o providence_n that_o order_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o of_o its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d its_o subservient_fw-fr power_n or_o minister_n appoint_v by_o it_o over_o all_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n though_o under_o different_a name_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o with_o different_a symbol_n moreover_o that_o titus_n livius_n be_v of_o the_o very_a same_o opinion_n that_o the_o pagan_a god_n of_o several_a country_n though_o call_v by_o several_a name_n and_o worship_v with_o so_o great_a diversity_n of_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n yet_o be_v not_o for_o all_o that_o different_n but_o the_o same_o common_a to_o all_o may_v be_v conclude_v from_o this_o passage_n of_o he_o where_o he_o write_v of_o hannibal_n 12._o nescio_fw-la a_o mirabilior_fw-la fuerit_fw-la in_o adversis_fw-la quà m_fw-la secundis_fw-la rebus_fw-la quip_n qui_fw-la mistos_fw-la ex_fw-la colluvione_fw-la omnium_fw-la gentium_fw-la quibus_fw-la alius_fw-la ritus_fw-la alia_fw-la sacra_fw-la alii_fw-la prope_fw-la dii_fw-la essent_fw-la ita_fw-la uno_fw-la vinculo_fw-la copulaverit_fw-la ut_fw-la nulla_fw-la seditio_fw-la extiterit_fw-la i_o know_v not_o whether_o hannibal_n be_v more_o admirable_a in_o his_o adversity_n or_o prosperity_n who_o have_v a_o mix_a colluvy_n of_o all_o nation_n under_o he_o which_o have_v different_a rite_n different_a ceremony_n and_o almost_o different_a god_n from_o one_o another_o do_v notwithstanding_o so_o unite_v they_o all_o together_o in_o one_o common_a bond_n that_o there_o happen_v no_o sedition_n at_o all_o among_o they_o where_o livy_n plain_o intimate_v that_o though_o there_o be_v as_o great_a diversity_n of_o religious_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n among_o the_o pagan_n as_o if_o they_o have_v worship_v several_a god_n yet_o the_o godâ—_n of_o they_o all_o be_v real_o the_o same_o namely_o one_o supreme_a god_n and_o his_o minister_n under_o he_o and_o the_o same_o livy_n elsewhere_o declare_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o general_n opinion_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o italian_n likewise_o at_o that_o time_n where_o he_o tell_v we_o how_o they_o quarrel_v with_o q._n fulvius_n flaccus_n for_o that_o when_o be_v 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reason_n chase_v it_o away_o and_o banish_v it_o quite_o out_o of_o the_o world_n lay_v down_o such_o principle_n as_o will_v salve_v all_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n without_o a_o god_n quae_fw-la bene_fw-la cognita_fw-la si_fw-la teneas_fw-la natura_fw-la videtur_fw-la libera_n continuò_fw-la dominis_n privata_fw-la superbis_fw-la ipsa_fw-la suâ_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la sponte_fw-la omnia_fw-la this_fw-mi agere_fw-la expers_fw-la so_o that_o lucretius_n do_v not_o without_o just_a cause_n erect_v a_o triumphal_a arch_n or_o monument_n to_o epicurus_n for_o this_o conquest_n or_o victory_n of_o he_o obtain_v over_o the_o deity_n and_o religion_n in_o this_o manner_n humana_fw-la ante_fw-la oculos_fw-la foedè_fw-la quum_fw-la vita_fw-la jaceret_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la oppressa_fw-la gravi_fw-la sub_fw-la relligione_fw-la quae_fw-la caput_fw-la à _fw-la coeli_fw-la regionibus_fw-la ostendebat_fw-la horribili_fw-la super_fw-la aspectu_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la instans_fw-la primùm_fw-la graius_fw-la homo_fw-la mortales_fw-la tendere_fw-la contrà _fw-la est_fw-la oculos_fw-la ausus_fw-la primúsque_fw-la obsistere_fw-la contrà _fw-la quem_fw-la nec_fw-la fama_fw-la deûm_fw-la nec_fw-la fulmina_fw-la nec_fw-la minitanti_fw-la murmur_n compressit_fw-la coelum_fw-la etc._n etc._n xxi_o that_o it_o be_v also_o the_o interess_n of_o civil_a sovereign_n and_o of_o all_o commonwealth_n that_o there_o shall_v neither_o be_v deity_n nor_o religion_n the_o democritick_n atheist_n will_v persuade_v in_o this_o manner_n a_o body_n politic_a or_o commonwealth_n be_v make_v up_o of_o part_n that_o be_v all_o natural_o dissociate_v from_o one_o another_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o principle_n of_o private_a self-love_n who_o therefore_o can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o hold_v together_o than_o by_o fear_n now_o if_o there_o be_v any_o great_a fear_n than_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o leviathan_n and_o civil_a representative_a the_o whole_a structure_n and_o machine_n of_o this_o great_a coloss_n must_v needs_o fall_v apiece_o and_o tumble_v down_o the_o civil_a sovereign_n reign_v only_o in_o fear_n wherefore_o unlese_v his_o fear_n be_v the_o king_n and_o sovereign_a of_o all_o fear_n his_o empire_n and_o dominion_n cease_v but_o as_o the_o rod_n of_o moses_n devour_v the_o rod_n of_o the_o magician_n so_o certain_o will_v the_o fear_n of_o a_o omnipotent_a deity_n that_o can_v punish_v with_o eternal_a torment_n after_o death_n quite_o swallow_v up_o and_o devour_v that_o comparative_o petty_a fear_n of_o civil_a sovereign_n and_o consequent_o destroy_v the_o be_v of_o commonwealth_n which_o have_v no_o foundation_n in_o nature_n but_o be_v mere_a artificial_a thing_n make_v by_o the_o enchantment_n and_o magical_a art_n of_o policy_n wherefore_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o a_o modern_a writer_n that_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v abuse_v by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o separate_a essence_n and_o incorporeal_a substance_n such_o as_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n build_v upon_o the_o vain_a philosophy_n of_o aristotle_n that_o will_v fright_v man_n from_o obey_v the_o law_n of_o their_o country_n with_o empty_a name_n as_o of_o hell_n damnation_n fire_n and_o brimstone_n as_o man_n fright_v bird_n from_o the_o corn_n with_o a_o empty_a hat_n doublet_n and_o a_o crooked_a stick_n and_o again_o if_o the_o fear_n of_o spirit_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v the_o deity_n be_v take_v away_o man_n will_v be_v much_o more_o fit_v than_o they_o be_v for_o civil_a obedience_n moreover_o the_o power_n of_o civil_a sovereign_n be_v perfect_o indivisible_a it_o be_v either_o all_o or_o nothing_o it_o must_v be_v absolute_a and_o infinite_a or_o else_o it_o be_v none_o at_o all_o now_o it_o can_v be_v so_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o power_n equal_a to_o it_o to_o share_v with_o it_o much_o less_o if_o there_o be_v any_o superior_a as_o that_o of_o the_o deity_n to_o check_v it_o and_o control_v it_o wherefore_o the_o deity_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v remove_v and_o displace_v to_o make_v room_n for_o the_o leviathan_n to_o spread_v himself_o in_o last_o it_o be_v perfect_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o body_n politic_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o private_a judgement_n of_o good_a or_o evil_a lawful_a or_o unlawful_a just_a or_o unjust_a allow_v but_o conscience_n which_o theism_n and_o religion_n introduce_v be_v private_a judgement_n concern_v good_a
of_o one_o god_n fictitious_o personate_v and_o deify_v as_o the_o pagan_n in_o eusebius_n apologise_v for_o themselves_o 121._o that_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deify_v nothing_o but_o the_o invisible_a power_n of_o that_o god_n which_o be_v over_o all_o nevertheless_o because_o those_o several_a power_n of_o the_o supreme_a god_n be_v not_o suppose_v to_o be_v all_o execute_v immediate_o by_o himself_o but_o by_o certain_a other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d subservient_fw-fr minister_n under_o he_o appoint_v to_o preside_v over_o the_o several_a thing_n of_o nature_n part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o affair_n of_o mankind_n common_o call_v demon_n therefore_o be_v those_o god_n sometime_o take_v also_o for_o such_o subservient_fw-fr spirit_n or_o demon_n collective_o as_o perhaps_o in_o this_o of_o epictetus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 85._o when_o will_v zephyrus_n or_o the_o west-wind_n blow_n when_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o himself_o or_o to_o aeolus_n for_o god_n have_v not_o make_v thou_o steward_n of_o the_o wind_n but_o aeolus_n but_o for_o the_o full_a clear_n of_o the_o whole_a pagan_a theology_n and_o especial_o this_o one_o point_n thereof_o that_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o great_a part_n nothing_o else_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o polytheism_n or_o multiplicity_n of_o god_n nothing_o but_o the_o polyonymy_n of_o one_o god_n or_o his_o be_v call_v by_o many_o personal_a proper_a name_n two_o thing_n be_v here_o requisite_a to_o be_v further_o take_v notice_n of_o first_o that_o according_a to_o the_o pagan_a theology_n god_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v diffuse_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o permeate_n and_o pervade_v all_o thing_n to_o exist_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o intimate_o to_o act_n all_o thing_n thus_o we_o observe_v before_o out_o of_o horus_n apollo_n that_o the_o egyptian_a theologer_n conceive_v of_o god_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o spirit_n pervade_v the_o whole_a world_n as_o likewise_o they_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o nothing_o at_o all_o consist_v without_o god_n which_o same_o theology_n be_v universal_o entertain_v also_o among_o the_o greek_n for_o thus_o diogenes_n the_o cynic_n in_o laertius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o he_o and_o aristotle_n or_o the_o writer_n de_fw-fr plantis_fw-la 1._o make_v god_n not_o only_o to_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a world_n but_o also_o to_o be_v a_o inward_a principle_n of_o life_n in_o animal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v the_o principle_n in_o the_o life_n or_o soul_n of_o animal_n certain_o no_o other_o than_o that_o noble_a animal_n or_o live_v be_v that_o encompass_n and_o surround_v the_o whole_a heaven_n the_o sun_n the_o star_n and_o the_o planet_n sextus_n empiricus_n thus_o represent_v the_o sense_n of_o pythagoras_n 331._o empedocles_n and_o all_o the_o italic_a philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o we_o man_n have_v not_o only_o a_o conjunction_n among_o ourselves_o with_o one_o another_o but_o also_o with_o the_o god_n above_o we_o and_o with_o brute_n animal_n below_o we_o because_o there_o be_v one_o spirit_n which_o like_o a_o soul_n pervade_v the_o whole_a world_n 44._o and_o unite_v all_o the_o part_n thereof_o together_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n write_v thus_o of_o the_o stoic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o affirm_v that_o god_n do_v pervade_v all_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o even_o the_o most_o vile_a part_n thereof_o which_o that_o father_n seem_v to_o dislike_v as_o also_o do_v tertullian_n when_o he_o represent_v their_o doctrine_n thus_o stotci_fw-la volunt_fw-la deum_fw-la sic_fw-la per_fw-la materiam_fw-la decucurrisse_fw-la quomodo_fw-la mel_n per_fw-la favos_fw-la the_o stoic_n will_v have_v god_n so_o to_o run_v through_o the_o matter_n 730._o as_o the_o honey_n do_v the_o comb_n strabo_n testify_v of_o the_o ancient_a indian_a brahmin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o in_o many_o thing_n they_o philosophize_v after_o the_o greekish_a manner_n as_o when_o they_o affirm_v that_o the_o world_n have_v a_o beginning_n and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v corrupt_v and_o that_o the_o maker_n and_o governor_n thereof_o pervade_v the_o whole_a of_o it_o the_o latin_n also_o full_o agree_v with_o the_o greek_n in_o this_o for_o though_o seneca_n somewhere_o propound_v this_o question_n utrum_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la operi_fw-la svo_fw-la circumfusus_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la a_fw-mi toti_fw-la inditus_fw-la whether_o god_n be_v only_o extrinsical_o circumfuse_v about_o his_o work_n the_o world_n or_o inward_o insinuate_v do_v pervade_v it_o all_o yet_o himself_o elsewhere_o answer_v it_o when_o he_o call_v god_n divinum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la per_fw-la omne_fw-la maxima_fw-la ac_fw-la minima_fw-la aequali_fw-la intention_n diffusum_fw-la a_o divine_a spirit_n diffuse_v through_o all_o thing_n whether_o small_a or_o great_a with_o equal_a intention_n god_n in_o quintilians_n theology_n be_v spiritus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la partibus_fw-la immistus_n and_o ille_fw-la fusus_fw-la per_fw-la omnes_fw-la rerum_fw-la naturae_fw-la part_n spiritus_fw-la a_o spirit_n which_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o and_o be_v mingle_v with_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o spirit_n which_o be_v diffuse_v through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o nature_n apuleius_n likewise_o affirm_v deum_fw-la omne_fw-la permeare_fw-la that_o god_n do_v permeate_n all_o thing_n and_o that_o nulla_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la praestantibus_fw-la viribus_fw-la quae_fw-la viduata_fw-la dei_fw-la auxilio_fw-la svi_fw-la natura_fw-la contenta_fw-la sit_fw-la there_o be_v nothing_o so_o excellent_a or_o powerful_a as_o that_o it_o can_v be_v content_a with_o its_o own_o nature_n alone_o void_a of_o the_o divine_a aid_n or_o influence_n and_o again_o dei_fw-la praesentiam_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la sola_fw-la sed_fw-la oculi_fw-la &_o aures_fw-la &_o sensibilis_fw-la substantia_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la that_o god_n be_v not_o only_o present_a to_o our_o cogitation_n but_o also_o to_o our_o very_a eye_n and_o ear_n in_o all_o these_o sensible_a thing_n servius_n agreeable_o with_o this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a pagan_n determine_v that_o nulla_fw-la pars_fw-la elementi_fw-la sine_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la that_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o element_n devoid_a of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o poet_n full_o close_v with_o the_o same_o theology_n be_v evident_a from_o those_o know_a passage_n of_o they_o jovis_n omne_fw-la plena_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n all_o the_o thing_n of_o nature_n and_o part_n of_o the_o world_n 4._o be_v full_a of_o god_n as_o also_o from_o this_o of_o virgil_n deum_fw-la namque_fw-la ire_n per_fw-la omnes_fw-la terrasque_fw-la tractusque_fw-la maris_fw-la coelumque_fw-la profundum_fw-la last_o we_o shall_v observe_v that_o both_o plato_n and_o anaxagoras_n who_o neither_o of_o they_o confound_v god_n with_o the_o world_n but_o keep_v they_o both_o distinct_a and_o affirm_v god_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 413._o unmingled_a with_o any_o thing_n nevertheless_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o do_v order_n and_o govern_v all_o thing_n pass_v through_o and_o pervade_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o that_o doctrine_n of_o christian_a theologer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n permeate_n and_o pass_n through_o all_o thing_n vnmix_o which_o plato_n also_o there_o in_o his_o cratylus_n plain_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v a_o name_n for_o god_n etymologize_v it_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n pass_v through_o all_o thing_n and_o thereupon_o give_v we_o the_o best_a account_n of_o heraclitus_n his_o theosophy_n that_o be_v any_o where_o extant_a if_o not_o rather_o a_o fragment_n of_o heraclitus_n his_o own_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o who_o affirm_v the_o universe_n to_o be_v in_o constant_a motion_n suppose_v a_o great_a part_n thereof_o to_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o move_v and_o change_v but_o that_o there_o be_v something_o which_o pass_v through_o and_o pervade_v this_o whole_a universe_n by_o which_o all_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v be_v make_v and_o that_o this_o be_v both_o the_o most_o swift_a and_o most_o subtle_a thing_n for_o it_o can_v not_o otherwise_o pass_v through_o all_o thing_n be_v it_o not_o so_o subtle_a that_o nothing_o can_v keep_v it_o out_o or_o hinder_v it_o and_o it_o must_v be_v most_o swift_a that_o it_o may_v use_v all_o thing_n as_o if_o they_o stand_v still_o that_o so_o nothing_o may_v escape_v it_o since_o therefore_o this_o do_v preside_v over_o and_o order_n all_o thing_n permeate_v and_o pass_v through_o they_o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o letter_n cappa_fw-la be_v only_o take_v in_o for_o the_o more_o handsome_a pronunciation_n here_o we_o have_v therefore_o heraclitus_n
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power_n or_o agent_n invisible_a moreover_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o from_o the_o same_o original_n spring_v not_o only_o that_o vulgar_a opinion_n of_o inferior_a ghost_n and_o spirit_n also_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o supreme_a deity_n as_o the_o great_a ghost_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n apparition_n be_v nothing_o but_o man_n own_o dream_n and_o fancy_n take_v by_o they_o for_o sensation_n but_o also_o man_n taking_n thing_n casual_a for_o prognostic_n and_o their_o be_v so_o superstitious_o addict_v to_o omen_n and_o portent_n oracle_n and_o divination_n and_o prophecy_n this_o proceed_n likewise_o from_o the_o same_o fantastic_a supposition_n that_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n be_v dispose_v of_o not_o by_o nature_n but_o by_o some_o understanding_n and_o intend_v agent_n or_o person_n but_o lest_o these_o two_o forementioned_a account_n of_o that_o phaenomenon_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o deity_n so_o epidemical_a to_o mankind_n shall_v yet_o seem_v 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of_o religion_n in_o they_o be_v the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o further_o confirm_v their_o belief_n of_o ghost_n and_o spirit_n miracle_n and_o prodigy_n oracle_n and_o divination_n by_o tale_n or_o fable_n public_o allow_v and_o recommend_v according_a to_o that_o definition_n of_o religion_n give_v by_o a_o modern_a writer_n fear_v of_o power_n invisible_a feign_a by_o the_o mind_n or_o imagine_v from_o tale_n public_o allow_v religion_n not_o allow_v superstition_n and_o that_o religion_n thus_o nurse_v up_o by_o politician_n may_v be_v every_o way_n compliant_a with_o and_o obsequious_a to_o their_o design_n and_o no_o way_n refractory_a to_o the_o same_o it_o have_v be_v their_o great_a care_n to_o persuade_v the_o people_n that_o their_o law_n be_v not_o mere_o their_o own_o invention_n but_o that_o themselves_o be_v only_o the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o god_n therein_o and_o that_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v real_o displease_v to_o the_o god_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o they_o god_n rule_v over_o the_o world_n no_o otherwise_o than_o in_o they_o as_o his_o vicegerent_n according_a to_o that_o assertion_n of_o a_o late_a writer_n deum_fw-la nullum_fw-la regnum_fw-la in_fw-la homines_fw-la habere_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la imperium_fw-la tenent_fw-la pelit_fw-la that_o god_n reign_v over_o man_n only_o in_o the_o civil_a sovereign_n this_o be_v therefore_o another_o atheistick_a account_n of_o religion_n so_o general_o prevail_v in_o the_o world_n from_o its_o be_v a_o fit_a engine_n of_o state_n and_o politician_n general_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o arcanum_n imperii_fw-la a_o mystery_n of_o government_n to_o possess_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n with_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n and_o to_o keep_v they_o busy_o employ_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n thereby_o to_o render_v they_o the_o more_o tame_a and_o gentle_a apt_a to_o obedience_n subjection_n peace_n and_o civil_a society_n neither_o be_v all_o this_o the_o mere_a invention_n of_o modern_a atheist_n but_o indeed_o the_o old_a atheistick_a cabal_n as_o may_v appear_v partly_o from_o that_o know_a passage_n of_o the_o poet_n that_o the_o god_n be_v first_o make_v by_o fear_n and_o from_o lucretius_n his_o so_o fequent_o insist_v upon_o the_o same_o according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o epicurus_n for_o in_o his_o first_o book_n he_o make_v terrorem_fw-la animi_fw-la &_o tenebras_fw-la terror_n of_o mind_n and_o darkness_n the_o chief_a cause_n of_o theism_n and_o in_o his_o six_o he_o further_o pursue_v the_o same_o ground_n especial_o the_o latter_a of_o they_o after_o this_o manner_n 528._o caetera_fw-la quae_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la coeloque_fw-la tuentur_fw-la mortales_fw-la pavidis_fw-la quom_fw-la pendent_fw-la mentibu_fw-mi '_o saepe_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la animos_fw-la humiles_fw-la formidine_fw-la diuûm_fw-la depressosque_fw-la premunt_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la proptereà _fw-la quod_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la causarum_fw-la confer_v deorum_fw-la cogit_fw-la ad_fw-la imperium_fw-la res_fw-la &_o concedere_fw-la regnum_fw-la &_o quorum_fw-la operum_fw-la causas_fw-la nulla_fw-la ratione_fw-la videre_fw-la possunt_fw-la haec_fw-la fieri_fw-la divino_fw-la numine_fw-la rentur_fw-la to_o this_o sense_n mortal_n when_o with_o tremble_v mind_n they_o behold_v the_o object_n both_o of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n they_o become_v depress_v and_o sink_v down_o under_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o go_n ignorance_n of_o cause_n set_v up_o the_o reign_n and_o empire_n of_o the_o go_n for_o when_o man_n can_v find_v no_o natural_a cause_n of_o these_o thing_n they_o suppose_v they_o present_o to_o have_v be_v do_v by_o a_o divine_a power_n and_o this_o ignorance_n of_o cause_n be_v also_o elsewhere_o insist_v upon_o by_o the_o same_o poet_n as_o the_o chief_a source_n of_o religion_n or_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o god_n 500_o praeterea_fw-la coeli_fw-la rationes_fw-la ordine_fw-la certo_fw-la et_fw-la varia_fw-la annorum_fw-la cernebant_fw-la tempora_fw-la verti_fw-la nec_fw-la poterant_fw-la quibus_fw-la id_fw-la fieret_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la causis_fw-la ergo_fw-la perfugium_fw-la sibi_fw-la habebant_fw-la omne_fw-la divis_n tradere_fw-la &_o ipsorum_fw-la nutu_fw-la facere_fw-la omne_fw-la flecti_fw-la moreover_o when_o a_o modern_a writer_n declare_v the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o thing_n in_o which_o consist_v the_o natural_a seed_n of_o religion_n as_o also_o that_o this_o opinion_n proceed_v from_o the_o ignorance_n how_o to_o distinguish_v dream_n and_o other_o strong_a fancy_n from_o vision_n and_o sense_n he_o seem_v herein_o to_o have_v tread_v likewise_o in_o the_o footstep_n of_o lucretius_n give_v not_o obscure_o the_o same_o account_n of_o religion_n in_o his_o five_o book_n nunc_fw-la quae_fw-la causa_fw-la deûm_fw-la per_fw-la magnas_fw-la numina_fw-la gentes_fw-la pervolgarit_fw-la &_o ararum_fw-la compleverit_fw-la urbes_fw-la etc._n etc._n non_fw-la ita_fw-la difficile_fw-la est_fw-la rationem_fw-la reddere_fw-la verbis_fw-la quip_n etenim_fw-la jam_fw-la tum_fw-la diuûm_fw-la mortalia_fw-la secla_fw-la egregias_fw-la animo_fw-la facies_fw-la vigilante_fw-la videbant_fw-la et_fw-la magis_fw-la in_o somnis_fw-la mirando_fw-la corporis_fw-la auctu_fw-la his_o igitur_fw-la sensum_fw-la tribuebant_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v how_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o god_n come_v thus_o to_o ring_n over_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o to_o fill_v all_o place_n with_o temple_n and_o altar_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n very_o difficult_a to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o proceed_v first_o from_o man_n fearful_a dream_n and_o their_o phantasm_n when_o awake_a take_v by_o they_o for_o vision_n and_o sensation_n whereupon_o they_o attribute_v not_o only_a sense_n to_o these_o thing_n as_o real_o exist_v but_o also_o immortality_n and_o great_a power_n for_o though_o this_o be_v proper_o a_o account_n only_o of_o those_o inferior_a and_o plebeian_n god_n call_v demon_n and_o genii_n yet_o be_v it_o suppose_v that_o the_o belief_n of_o these_o thing_n do_v easy_o dispose_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n also_o to_o the_o persuasion_n of_o one_o supreme_a omnipotent_a deity_n over_o all_o last_o that_o the_o ancient_a atheist_n as_o well_o as_o the_o modern_a pretend_a the_o opinion_n of_o a_o god_n and_o religion_n to_o have_v be_v a_o political_a invention_n be_v frequent_o declare_v in_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o pagan_n as_o in_o this_o of_o cicero_n two_o qui_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la totam_fw-la de_fw-la diis_fw-la immortalibus_fw-la opinionem_fw-la sictam_fw-la esse_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la causa_fw-la ut_fw-la quos_fw-la ratio_fw-la non_fw-la posset_n eos_fw-la ad_fw-la officium_fw-la religio_fw-la duceret_fw-la nun_n omnem_fw-la religionem_fw-la sunditus_fw-la sustulerunt_fw-la they_o who_o affirm_v the_o whole_a opinion_n of_o the_o god_n to_o have_v be_v feign_v by_o wise_a man_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o so_o religion_n may_v engage_v those_o to_o their_o duty_n who_o reason_n can_v not_o do_v they_o not_o utter_o destroy_v all_o religion_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancicient_a atheist_n be_v thus_o represent_v by_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o they_o first_o of_o all_o affirm_v that_o
be_v some_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n the_o scripture_n insist_v so_o much_o upon_o these_o evil_a demon_n or_o devil_n and_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v one_o design_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o oppose_v these_o confederate_a power_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n and_o to_o rescue_v mankind_n from_o the_o thraldom_n and_o bondage_n thereof_o as_o for_o wizard_n and_o magician_n person_n who_o associate_n and_o confederate_n themselves_o in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n with_o these_o evil_a spirit_n for_o the_o gratification_n of_o their_o own_o revenge_n lust_n ambition_n and_o other_o passion_n beside_o the_o scripture_n there_o have_v be_v so_o full_a a_o attestation_n give_v to_o they_o by_o person_n unconcern_v in_o all_o age_n that_o those_o our_o so_o confident_a exploders_n of_o they_o in_o this_o present_a age_n can_v hardly_o escape_v the_o suspicion_n of_o have_v some_o hanker_a towards_o atheism_n but_o as_o for_o the_o demoniac_n and_o energumeni_fw-la it_o have_v be_v much_o wonder_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v so_o many_o of_o they_o in_o our_o saviour_n time_n and_o hardly_o any_o or_o none_o in_o this_o present_a age_n of_o we_o certain_a it_o be_v from_o the_o write_n of_o josephus_n in_o sundry_a place_n that_o the_o pharisaic_a jew_n be_v then_o general_o possess_v with_o a_o opinion_n of_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demoniac_n man_n possess_v with_o devil_n or_o infest_a by_o they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a phrase_n or_o form_n of_o speech_n only_o among_o they_o for_o person_n very_a ill-affected_n in_o their_o body_n may_v appear_v from_o hence_o that_o josephus_n declare_v it_o as_o his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o demon_n or_o devil_n that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n or_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n decease_v get_v into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o live_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o jew_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n be_v not_o at_o all_o surprise_v with_o his_o cast_n out_o of_o devil_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o they_o also_o then_o to_o exorcise_v the_o same_o a_o art_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o have_v learn_v from_o solomon_n of_o who_o thus_o josephus_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n also_o teach_v solomon_n a_o art_n against_o demon_n and_o devil_n for_o the_o benefit_n and_o cure_n of_o man_n who_o compose_v certain_a incantation_n by_o which_o disease_n be_v cure_v and_o leave_v form_n of_o exorcism_n whereby_o devil_n be_v expel_v and_o drive_v away_o which_o method_n of_o cure_v prevail_v much_o among_o we_o at_o this_o very_a day_n notwithstanding_o which_v we_o think_v it_o not_o at_o all_o probable_a what_o a_o late_a atheistick_a writer_n have_v assert_v that_o the_o head_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v then_o all_o of_o they_o so_o full_a of_o demon_n and_o devil_n that_o they_o general_o take_v all_o manner_n of_o bodily_a disease_n such_o as_o fever_n and_o ague_n and_o dumbness_n and_o deafness_n for_o devil_n though_o we_o grant_v that_o this_o very_a thing_n be_v impute_v by_o plotinus_n afterward_o to_o the_o gnostic_n that_o they_o suppose_v all_o disease_n to_o be_v devil_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v cure_v by_o physic_n but_o expel_v by_o word_n or_o charm_n thus_o he_o en._n 2._o lib._n 9_o c._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o when_o they_o affirm_v disease_n to_o be_v demon_n or_o devil_n and_o pretend_v that_o they_o can_v expel_v they_o by_o word_n undertake_v to_o do_v the_o same_o they_o hereby_o indeed_o render_v themselves_o considerable_a to_o the_o vulgar_a who_o be_v wont_v not_o a_o little_a to_o admire_v the_o power_n of_o magician_n but_o they_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o persuade_v wise_a man_n that_o disease_n have_v no_o natural_a cause_n as_o from_o repletion_n or_o inanition_n or_o putrefaction_n or_o the_o like_a which_o be_v a_o thing_n manifest_a from_o their_o cure_n they_o be_v oftentimes_o remove_v by_o purgation_n and_o bleed_v and_o abstinence_n unless_o perhaps_o these_o man_n will_v say_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v starve_v and_o make_v to_o pine_n away_o nor_o can_v we_o think_v that_o the_o jew_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n either_o suppose_a all_o madman_n to_o be_v demoniac_n or_o all_o demoniac_n madman_n though_o this_o latter_a seem_v to_o be_v assert_v by_o a_o eminent_a writer_n of_o our_o own_o we_o read_v of_o devil_n cast_v out_o from_o other_o beside_o madman_n and_o of_o a_o woman_n which_o have_v a_o spirit_n of_o infirmity_n only_o and_o be_v bow_v together_o and_o can_v not_o lift_v up_o herself_o which_o be_v say_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o have_v be_v bind_v by_o satan_n wherefore_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o jew_n former_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v this_o that_o when_o there_o be_v any_o unusual_a and_o extraordinary_a symptom_n in_o any_o bodily_a distemper_n but_o especial_o that_o of_o madness_n this_o be_v look_v upon_o something_o more_o than_o natural_a be_v impute_v by_o they_o to_o the_o possession_n or_o infestation_n of_o some_o devil_n neither_o be_v this_o proper_a to_o the_o jew_n only_o at_o that_o time_n to_o suppose_v evil_a demon_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o bodily_a disease_n as_o have_v extraordinary_a symptom_n and_o especial_o madness_n but_o the_o greek_n and_o other_o gentile_n also_o be_v embue_v with_o the_o same_o persuasion_n as_o appear_v from_o apollonius_n tyanaeus_n his_o cure_v a_o laugh_a demoniac_a at_o athens_n he_o eject_v that_o evil_a spirit_n by_o threat_n and_o menace_n who_o be_v say_v at_o his_o departure_n to_o have_v tumble_v down_o a_o royal_a porch_n in_o the_o city_n with_o great_a noise_n as_o also_o from_o his_o free_v the_o city_n of_o ephesus_n from_o the_o plague_n by_o ston_a a_o old_a ragged_a beggar_n say_v by_o apollonius_n to_o have_v be_v the_o plague_n which_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o daemon_n by_o 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to_o wit_n of_o he_o who_o can_v inflict_v eternal_a punishment_n senseless_a matter_n the_o atheist_n natural_a god_n the_o leviathan_n or_o civil_a sovereign_n his_o artificial_a one._n religion_n thus_o disow_v and_o disclaim_v by_o politician_n as_o inconsistent_a with_o civil_a power_n can_v not_o be_v the_o creature_n of_o political_n art_n thus_o all_o the_o three_o atheistick_a pretence_n to_o salve_v the_o phaenomenon_n of_o religion_n from_o fear_n ignorance_n of_o cause_n and_o fiction_n of_o politician_n full_o confute_v page_n 698_o 700_o but_o because_o beside_o those_o ordinary_a phaenomena_n before_o mention_v there_o be_v certain_a other_o extraordinary_a one_o that_o can_v be_v salve_v by_o atheist_n which_o therefore_o they_o will_v impute_v partly_o to_o man_n fear_n and_o ignorance_n and_o partly_o to_o the_o fiction_n and_o imposture_n of_o civil_a governor_n viz._n apparition_n miracle_n and_o prophecy_n the_o reality_n of_o these_o here_o also_o to_o be_v 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