demon-worship_n §_o 5._o soul_n 5_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o metaphysic_n philosophising_n about_o the_o soul_n another_o part_n of_o their_o metaphysic_n philosophy_n or_o natural_a theology_n consist_v in_o some_o tradition_n and_o contemplation_n touch_v the_o human_a soul_n its_o divine_a origine_fw-la infusion_n separation_n and_o immortality_n concern_v which_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o philosopher_n special_o such_o as_o have_v conversation_n with_o the_o jew_n or_o jewish_a tradition_n have_v very_o many_o good_a speculation_n and_o notion_n far_o beyond_o many_o atheistic_a spirit_n of_o this_o age_n but_o yet_o such_o as_o be_v mix_v with_o many_o vain_a corrupt_a conception_n and_o gross_a superstition_n soul_n pre-existence_n of_o all_o soul_n as_o 1_o they_o hold_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a extract_n and_o origine_fw-la according_a to_o that_o citation_n of_o paul_n act._n 17.28_o of_o which_o see_v court_n gent._n part_n 2._o b._n 3._o c._n 9_o sect._n 3_o §_o 3._o but_o yet_o withal_o they_o hold_v the_o eternal_a simultaneous_a production_n and_o pre-existence_n of_o all_o soul_n which_o opinion_n of_o they_o origen_n with_o some_o other_o of_o the_o father_n who_o do_v much_o pythagorise_v be_v say_v to_o have_v suck_v in_o metempsychosis_n metempsychosis_n 2_o the_o philosopher_n also_o hold_v the_o subsistence_n yea_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o its_o disunion_n from_o the_o body_n but_o withal_o they_o hold_v also_o a_o metempsychosis_n or_o transmigration_n of_o the_o soul_n into_o other_o body_n which_o opinion_n the_o jew_n special_o the_o pharisees_n drink_v in_o from_o the_o pythagorean_n philosophy_n if_o the_o pythagorean_n have_v it_o not_o from_o the_o jew_n first_o purgatory_n purgatory_n 3_o the_o pythagorean_n and_o platonic_a philosopher_n assert_v some_o kind_n of_o purgatory_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d purification_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o fire_n whence_o the_o papist_n have_v their_o purgatory_n as_o hereafter_o b._n 2._o c._n 2._o sect._n 3_o §_o 11._o §_o 6._o but_o among_o all_o the_o piece_n of_o pagan_a metaphysic_n magic_n 6._o the_o hellish_a corruption_n of_o their_o magic_n or_o natural_a theology_n none_o be_v more_o corrupt_a yea_o satanic_a than_o their_o magic_n or_o black_a art_n of_o divination_n wherein_o the_o pythagorean_n and_o other_o philosopher_n be_v great_o verse_v that_o this_o satanic_a science_n of_o divination_n or_o witchcraft_n so_o much_o in_o request_n among_o the_o wise_a of_o pagan_a philosopher_n procee_v original_o from_o and_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o divine_a oracle_n vouchsafe_v the_o jewish_a church_n will_v be_v evident_a to_o any_o that_o shall_v give_v himself_o the_o trouble_n of_o draw_v a_o parallel_n betwixt_o the_o one_o and_o tother_o that_o the_o pythagorean_n be_v famose_n for_o this_o art_n of_o magic_n see_v jamblicus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o pythagoras_n cap._n 29._o pythagoras_n as_o it_o be_v suppose_v have_v it_o from_o the_o chaldean_n or_o egyptian_n or_o peradventure_o immediate_o from_o the_o jew_n among_o who_o have_v observe_v a_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n or_o divination_n vouchsafe_v they_o by_o their_o god_n with_o which_o jeremy_n ezechiel_n and_o daniel_n who_o live_v much_o about_o his_o time_n and_o with_o who_o some_o think_v he_o have_v converse_v be_v endow_v diviner_n the_o four_o way_n of_o divination_n among_o the_o jew_n imitate_v by_o the_o pagan_a diviner_n he_o affect_v a_o imitation_n of_o they_o herein_o enter_v into_o a_o compact_n with_o the_o devil_n his_o god_n in_o order_n hereto_o the_o jew_n have_v four_o kind_n of_o divine_a revelation_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prophetie_n which_o be_v either_o 1_n by_o extern_a vision_n or_o 2_o by_o intern_a imagination_n or_o mental_a vision_n vouchsafe_v either_o to_o person_n sleep_v and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v dream_n or_o to_o such_o as_o wake_v and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v ecstasy_n apoc._n 1.10_o ezech._n 1.12_o we_o have_v both_o mention_v numb_a 12.6_o in_o a_o vision_n and_o in_o a_o dream_n answerable_o whereto_o the_o pagan_a diviner_n have_v their_o night-dream_n and_o day-vision_n whereby_o they_o divine_v thing_n 2_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o more_o gentle_a and_o commun_v kind_a of_o enthusiasm_n or_o divine_a afflation_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o afflate_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n as_o in_o job_n moses_n david_n and_o other_o penman_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n who_o have_v also_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophetie_n though_o not_o in_o such_o a_o ecstatic_a mode_n as_o some_o other_o prophet_n ezechiel_n daniel_n etc._n etc._n answerable_o whereto_o the_o pagan_a diviner_n have_v also_o their_o mild_a enthusiasm_n vouchsafe_v their_o poet_n by_o diabolic_a inspiration_n 3_o the_o jew_n have_v their_o urim_n and_o thummim_n which_o be_v the_o oracle_n by_o which_o god_n vouchsafe_v answer_n to_o his_o people_n in_o imitation_n whereof_o pagan_a diviner_n have_v their_o teraphim_n which_o mede_n on_o deut._n 33.8_o diatr_n 2._o pag._n 368._o say_v be_v among_o these_o idolater_n answerable_a to_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_v of_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n and_o such_o also_o be_v the_o ephod_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a jew_n which_o they_o consult_v as_o their_o responsorie_a jud._n 8.27_o 33._o answerable_o whereto_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n as_o elianus_n and_o diodorus_n write_v have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o little_a image_n of_o saphir_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d truth_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o jewish_a urim_n and_o thummim_n as_o grotius_n 4_o the_o jew_n have_v another_o kind_n of_o divine_a revelation_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o daughter_n of_o voice_n or_o vocal_a revelation_n which_o seem_v mention_v numb_a 12.8_o but_o be_v more_o usual_a under_o the_o second_o temple_n after_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_v cease_v whereby_o god_n revel_v himself_o to_o his_o people_n as_o at_o christ_n baptism_n mat._n 3.17_o answerable_a whereto_o the_o gentile_n have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apparition_n of_o their_o god_n with_o vocal_a tradition_n or_o declaration_n of_o their_o mind_n to_o man_n which_o give_v the_o first_o occasion_n to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pillar_n of_o stone_n erect_v as_o memorial_n of_o their_o god_n aparition_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o stone_n which_o jacob_n erect_v at_o bethel_n as_o a_o memorial_n of_o god_n aparition_n and_o discourse_n with_o he_o of_o which_o more_o full_o b._n 2._o c._n 2._o sect._n 3_o §_o 3._o that_o this_o black_a art_n of_o divination_n be_v in_o much_o use_n demon_n the_o art_n of_o divication_n part_n of_o their_o doctrine_n of_o demon_n not_o only_o among_o the_o poet_n and_o priest_n but_o also_o among_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o philosopher_n the_o pythagorean_n and_o platonist_n be_v evident_a by_o this_o that_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o doctrine_n of_o demon_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d natural_a theologie_n which_o do_v in_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n belong_v to_o the_o philosopher_n so_o plato_n in_o his_o symposium_fw-la pag._n 202_o 203._o treat_v profess_o of_o these_o demon_n he_o bring_v in_o socrates_n demand_v of_o diotima_n what_o faculty_n this_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demon_n have_v to_o which_o diotima_n reply_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o faculty_n of_o interpret_n the_o god_n mind_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v discourse_v at_o large_a of_o the_o office_n of_o this_o socratic_a daemon_n he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o this_o daemon_n all_o the_o art_n of_o divination_n proceed_v whence_o mercury_n the_o great_a egyptian_a daemon_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o interpreter_n as_o it_o be_v suppose_v from_o and_o in_o imitation_n of_o joseph_n that_o great_a divine_a interpreter_n far_o that_o this_o satanic_a art_n of_o divination_n be_v part_n of_o their_o demon-worship_n and_o thence_o of_o their_o natural_a theology_n be_v evident_a by_o what_o diogenes_n laertius_n report_v of_o pythagoras_n in_o his_o life_n pythagoras_n say_v he_o affirm_v that_o the_o whole_a air_n be_v full_a of_o soul_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v demon_n and_o hero_n by_o who_o there_o be_v infuse_v dream_n and_o sign_n and_o disease_n both_o into_o man_n and_o bestes_n from_o whence_o arise_v lustration_n expiation_n and_o all_o divination_n and_o prophety_n diog._n of_o pythag._n the_o great_a oracle_n to_o which_o all_o their_o diviner_n resort_v oracle_n apollo_n their_o great_a oracle_n be_v that_o of_o the_o idol-god_n apollo_n who_o temple_n be_v erect_v at_o delphus_n in_o imitation_n of_o god_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o all_o inferior_a vates_fw-la or_o diviner_n be_v but_o his_o interpreter_n this_o be_v well_o set_v forth_o by_o plato_n in_o his_o io_n pag._n 534._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
that_o god_n have_v demonstrate_v that_o we_o may_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o these_o excellent_a poem_n be_v in_o no_o regard_n human_a or_o the_o product_n of_o man_n wit_n but_o divine_a and_o come_v from_o god_n for_o the_o poet_n or_o prophet_n be_v no_o other_o than_o interpreter_n of_o god_n this_o description_n which_o he_o give_v of_o these_o false_a diviner_n suit_n well_o with_o god_n true_a prophet_n fury_n 3._o these_o diviner_n in_o a_o exstatic_a rapture_n or_o fury_n who_o be_v but_o instrument_n by_o which_o he_o speak_v 3_o plato_n tell_v we_o that_o these_o organ_n or_o prophet_n which_o the_o demoniac_a power_n inspire_v be_v while_o under_o this_o spirit_n of_o divination_n in_o a_o ecstasy_n or_o rapture_n so_o io_n 533._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o therefore_o the_o muse_n herself_o by_o a_o certain_a divine_a spirit_n do_v inspire_v some_o and_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o such_o inspire_a person_n there_o be_v a_o series_n of_o other_o inspire_v apt_o connect_v again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o rage_n and_o foam_n and_o be_v possess_v like_o the_o priest_n of_o bacchus_n and_o pag._n 534._o he_o say_v that_o this_o his_o divine_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n rapt_v into_o a_o divine_a ecstasy_n and_o mad_a neither_o do_v he_o continue_v in_o his_o sense_n or_o mind_n be_v move_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o divine_a fate_n the_o meaning_n be_v he_o be_v in_o a_o ecstatic_a rapture_n not_o compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la in_o a_o sound_a mind_n this_o plato_n explain_v yet_o more_o full_o in_o his_o timaeus_n pag._n 72._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v a_o sufficient_a sign_n that_o god_n have_v vouchsafe_v this_o faculty_n of_o divination_n to_o human_a madness_n i.e._n to_o man_n furiose_fw-la and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o god_n have_v plant_v this_o power_n of_o divine_a in_o part_n of_o the_o liver_n etc._n etc._n then_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n for_o no_o one_o in_o his_o right_a mind_n or_o sense_n be_v inspire_v by_o this_o spirit_n of_o divination_n but_o such_o only_a who_o mind_n and_o sense_n be_v bind_v up_o by_o sleep_n or_o disease_n or_o enthusiasm_n etc._n etc._n herein_o also_o the_o devil_n play_v the_o ape_n and_o imitate_v the_o divine_a mode_n of_o prophetie_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v by_o ecstatic_a rapture_n and_o vision_n whence_o enthusiasm_n 4._o divination_n by_o enthusiasm_n 4_o the_o usual_a mode_n or_o way_n by_o which_o this_o their_o demoniac_a spirit_n inspire_v or_o possess_v these_o ecstatic_a prophet_n be_v enthusiasm_n so_o plato_n in_o that_o forementioned_a place_n of_o timaeus_n pag._n 72._o none_o be_v inspire_v with_o this_o true_a divine_a power_n of_o divination_n continue_v in_o his_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o have_v his_o prudence_n or_o reason_n bind_v either_o by_o sleep_n or_o by_o a_o disease_n or_o change_v by_o some_o enthusiasm_n and_o then_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o it_o belong_v to_o a_o prudent_a man_n to_o understand_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v speak_v or_o express_v by_o certain_a sign_n either_o by_o dream_n or_o watch_v from_o the_o enthusiastic_a nature_n this_o ecstatic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enthusiasm_n plato_n in_o his_o io_n make_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o imitation_n of_o divine_a ecstasy_n or_o rapture_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o a_o satanic_a imitation_n of_o divine_a enthusiasm_n which_o divine_v describe_v to_o be_v a_o divine_a extraordinary_a immediate_a inspiration_n of_o god_n in_o the_o reception_n whereof_o the_o soul_n be_v mere_o passive_a and_o yet_o vehement_o move_v or_o agitate_a thereby_o even_o unto_o a_o ecstasy_n or_o divine_a evagation_n as_o the_o apostle_n be_v inspire_v after_o christ_n ascension_n this_o demoniac_a enthusiasm_n of_o which_o plato_n so_o much_o treat_v both_o in_o his_o timaeus_n and_o io_n be_v but_o the_o ape_n of_o the_o divine_a 5_o hence_o say_v plato_n judge_n these_o enthusiastic_a diviner_n can_v not_o judge_v of_o their_o own_o divination_n but_o have_v there_o judge_n these_o ecstatic_a diviner_n can_v not_o judge_v of_o their_o own_o enthusiasm_n but_o have_v judge_n appoint_v they_o by_o the_o law_n so_o it_o follow_v in_o that_o forecited_a place_n of_o timaeus_n pag._n 72._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o work_n of_o such_o a_o ecstatic_a enthusiast_n whether_o he_o remain_v under_o this_o enthusiastic_a furor_n or_o not_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v of_o those_o thing_n he_o see_v or_o speak_v hence_o the_o law_n have_v appoint_v a_o sort_n of_o prophet_n as_o judge_n over_o these_o divine_a vaticination_n which_o some_o call_v vates_fw-la which_o name_n they_o be_v worthy_a of_o who_o be_v certain_a interpreter_n of_o thing_n utter_v in_o prophety_n herein_o also_o these_o demoniac_a diviner_n imitate_v the_o jewish_a prophet_n among_o who_o there_o be_v some_o who_o have_v a_o gift_n or_o spirit_n of_o discern_v touch_v the_o prophetic_a revelation_n of_o other_o as_o 1_o cor._n 12.10_o discern_v of_o spirit_n 1_o cor._n 14.19_o let_v the_o other_o judge_n 12.10_o 1_o cor._n 12.10_o so_o v._n 32._o which_o though_o here_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v mean_v of_o ordinary_a teach_n yet_o there_o be_v the_o same_o gift_n of_o discern_v and_o judge_v extraordinary_a prophet_n in_o the_o jewish_a church_n theology_n the_o end_n of_o divination_n to_o breed_v a_o friendship_n with_o god_n and_o restore_v natural_a theology_n 6_o the_o main_a end_n or_o design_n of_o this_o their_o demoniae_fw-la divination_n be_v to_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o reconciliation_n and_o friendship_n with_o god_n so_o plato_n in_o his_o symposium_fw-la pag._n 188._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divination_n be_v to_o breed_v a_o friendship_n between_o god_n and_o man_n because_o it_o know_v those_o amorose_a impetuosity_n that_o be_v in_o man_n and_o tend_v to_o piety_n or_o impiety_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o main_a end_n or_o design_n of_o those_o natural_a theologist_n in_o erect_v this_o demoniac_a mode_n of_o divination_n be_v to_o make_v up_o those_o defect_n that_o be_v in_o their_o natural_a theology_n thereby_o to_o breed_v a_o reconcilement_n and_o friendship_n with_o their_o god_n wherein_o they_o also_o affect_v a_o imitation_n of_o divine_a oracle_n and_o prophety_n who_o main_a end_n be_v to_o restore_v lose_v man_n to_o a_o friendship_n with_o god_n and_o thus_o far_o indeed_o these_o demoniac_a oracle_n attain_v their_o end_n that_o they_o bring_v such_o as_o subject_v themselves_o to_o they_o into_o a_o miserable_a compact_n and_o friendship_n with_o the_o devil_n their_o great_a apollo_n or_o soul_n destroy_v god_n §_o 8._o divination_n the_o sundry_a kind_n of_o divination_n as_o for_o the_o sundry_a kind_n of_o divination_n the_o philosopher_n who_o be_v sufficient_o vain_a herein_o be_v not_o yet_o so_o vain_a as_o the_o poet_n or_o common_a prophet_n for_o plato_n in_o his_o timaeus_n pag._n 7._o make_v mention_n only_o of_o three_o sort_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enthusiastic_a divination_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o sleep_n or_o dream_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o some_o disease_n or_o frenzy_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o some_o enthusiasm_n proper_o so_o call_v these_o also_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o pythagorean_n divination_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o their_o demon-worship_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v wherein_o they_o affect_v a_o imitation_n of_o divine_a oracle_n dream_n 1._o divination_n by_o dream_n 1_o as_o for_o that_o of_o enthusiasm_n we_o have_v already_o sufficient_o open_v it_o 2_o in_o their_o divination_n by_o dream_n they_o have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d onirocrite_n judge_n and_o interpreter_n of_o dream_n as_o before_o out_o of_o plato_n apollonius_n attalus_n write_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o artemidorus_n after_o he_o diogenes_n laertius_n report_v of_o diogenes_n the_o cynic_n that_o when_o he_o see_v physician_n and_o philosopher_n he_o say_v man_n be_v the_o wise_a of_o all_o creature_n but_o when_o he_o see_v interpreter_n of_o dream_n conjecturer_n prophet_n etc._n etc._n he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o be_v to_o be_v estimed_a more_o vain_a than_o man_n to_o some_o that_o be_v affrightn_v at_o their_o dream_n he_o say_v you_o consider_v not_o the_o thing_n you_o do_v wake_v but_o your_o imaginary_a dream_n you_o curiose_o examine_v so_o that_o we_o see_v some_o of_o the_o philosopher_n be_v not_o so_o vain_a and_o dote_a on_o dream_n as_o other_o yet_o be_v the_o pythagorean_n great_o vain_a in_o this_o piece_n of_o dreaming-divination_n so_o epicharmus_n alias_o cous_fw-la that_o famose_n pythagorean_n philosopher_n of_o who_o
〈◊〉_d the_o vates_fw-la be_v nothing_o else_o but_o interpreter_n of_o the_o go_n pag._n 536._o he_o give_v we_o the_o manner_n how_o their_o idol_n apollo_n inspire_v these_o diviner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n by_o the_o endeavour_n of_o all_o these_o draws_z the_o mind_n of_o man_n where_o he_o please_v plato_n here_o according_a to_o his_o allegoric_a mode_n suppose_v a_o long_a chain_n or_o series_n of_o diviner_n impel_v or_o draw_v by_o their_o god_n apollo_n who_o he_o make_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prime_a and_o first_o mover_n that_o this_o their_o great_a oracle_n apollo_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o devil_n be_v most_o evident_a who_o be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n in_o scripture_n as_o deut._n 32.17_o he_o be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o destroyer_n 32.17_o deut._n 32.17_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v most_o proper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apollo_n and_o so_o rev._n 9.11_o the_o devil_n name_n abaddon_n which_o signify_v a_o destroyer_n be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n render_v apollyon_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o apollo_n divination_n the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o delphie_n divination_n that_o apollo_n be_v the_o great_a god_n of_o divination_n be_v assert_v by_o augustin_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 11._o in_o divination_n apollo_n etc._n etc._n where_o lud._n vives_z on_o these_o word_n observe_v that_o they_o suppose_v this_o apollo_n to_o be_v the_o sun_n i._n e._n the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n easy_o believe_v that_o he_o behold_v and_o know_v allthing_n both_o past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v wherefore_o he_o be_v everywhere_o consult_v and_o give_v answer_n as_o in_o many_o other_o place_n so_o special_o at_o delphus_n as_o diodorus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o philip_n who_o origine_fw-la he_o thus_o relate_v in_o that_o place_n at_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o delphic_a temple_n be_v a_o den_n of_o a_o great_a and_o obscure_a wind_a unto_o which_o a_o goat_n feed_v thereabouts_o ascend_v receive_v a_o afflation_n from_o that_o subterraneous_a spirit_n and_o begin_v in_o a_o unusual_a manner_n to_o dance_v which_o the_o pastor_n admire_v he_o himself_o approach_v to_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o den_n be_v surprise_v with_o a_o furor_n and_o begin_v to_o foretell_v thing_n future_a this_o some_o other_o attemt_v and_o be_v affect_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o matter_n procee_v thus_o far_o that_o he_o who_o will_v know_v thing_n future_a bring_v some_o who_o thrust_v in_o the_o head_n into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o den_n may_v divine_v which_o see_v it_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o danger_n no_o nor_o without_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o the_o delphic_n erect_v a_o temple_n there_o to_o their_o divining-god_n apollo_n and_o appoint_v a_o virgin_n who_o set_v in_o the_o machine_n may_v safe_o receive_v the_o afflation_n of_o that_o divine_a spirit_n and_o give_v answer_n to_o such_o as_o consult_v the_o oracle_n which_o machine_n be_v call_v from_o its_o three_o pillar_n tripos_n as_o it_o be_v of_o three_o foot_n much_o of_o the_o same_o form_n with_o the_o usual_a tripet_fw-la the_o priest_n be_v call_v pythia_n who_o in_o the_o beginning_n be_v a_o virgin_n like_o to_o diana_n afterward_o a_o certain_a pythia_n be_v deflower_v by_o echecrates_n the_o delphic_n reject_v virgin_n appoint_v a_o woman_n no_o less_o than_o fifty_o year_n age_v who_o yet_o be_v to_o use_v a_o virgin_n habit_n that_o so_o the_o old_a custom_n may_v not_o altogether_o perish_v thus_o diodorus_n siculus_n and_o out_o of_o he_o ludou._n vives_z §_o 7._o plato_n the_o nature_n of_o divination_n out_o of_o plato_n to_o treat_v a_o little_a more_o distinct_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o pagan_a divination_n whereby_o both_o its_o origine_fw-la and_o vanity_n will_v more_o full_o appear_v the_o greek_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o some_o derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o suppose_v its_o cause_n to_o be_v extern_a spiritual_a and_o divine_a i_o find_v nowhere_o a_o more_o full_a and_o clear_a account_n hereof_o than_o in_o plato_n who_o both_o in_o his_o timeus_n phaedrus_n and_o more_o profess_o in_o his_o io_n treat_v of_o this_o subject_a 1._o as_o to_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o divination_n plato_n io_n p._n 533._o say_v that_o poetic_a enthusiasm_n come_v not_o by_o art_n but_o by_o a_o divine_a power_n like_o the_o stone_n which_o euripides_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magnetem_fw-la loadstone_n which_o stone_n do_v not_o only_o draw_v iron-rings_a but_o also_o put_v a_o virtue_n into_o they_o to_o draw_v other_o to_o they_o so_o prophetic_a man_n be_v inspire_v by_o the_o muse_n afflation_n 1._o it_o be_v origine_fw-la not_o by_o art_n but_o divine_a afflation_n thence_o he_o in_o his_o io_n pag._n 534._o tell_v we_o that_o it_o come_v not_o by_o art_n but_o by_o a_o divine_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prophet_n utter_v these_o thing_n not_o by_o art_n but_o from_o a_o divine_a power_n for_o add_v he_o art_n extende_v itself_o to_o allthing_n under_o the_o same_o kind_n so_o again_o pag._n 536._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n not_o by_o art_n but_o by_o a_o divine_a fate_n or_o afflation_n and_o more_o particular_o in_o his_o phaedrus_n pag._n 245._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o madness_n and_o transport_v surprise_v the_o tender_a and_o inaccessible_a mind_n be_v from_o the_o muse_n exciting_a and_o inspire_v it_o unto_o enthusiastic_a song_n and_o poem_n but_o he_o that_o undertake_v this_o prophetic_a poesy_n from_o a_o confidence_n on_o some_o art_n be_v very_o imperfect_a in_o comparison_n of_o he_o that_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o ectastic_a furor_n wherefore_o all_o that_o prophetic_a poesy_n which_o issue_v from_o the_o mind_n of_o a_o sober_a temperate_a man_n vanish_v true_o i_o can_v reckon_v up_o to_o thou_o so_o many_o and_o more_o illustrious_a effect_n of_o this_o furor_n inspire_v by_o god_n his_o design_n be_v to_o show_v that_o all_o poetic_a prophecy_n come_v from_o a_o divine_a enthusiasm_n or_o afflation_n without_o art_n thence_o he_o tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o furor_n be_v give_v by_o the_o god_n with_o the_o great_a felicity_n whence_o in_o the_o platonic_a definition_n we_o find_v divination_n thus_o define_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divination_n be_v a_o science_n discover_v a_o matter_n without_o demonstration_n i._n e._n by_o mere_a enthusiasm_n 2._o prophet_n the_o instrument_n poet_n and_o prophet_n the_o usual_a organ_n or_o instrument_n the_o devil_n under_o the_o name_n of_o apollo_n use_v to_o deliver_v his_o oracle_n by_o be_v at_o first_o the_o poet_n whence_o among_o the_o grecian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d poet_n and_o prophet_n be_v of_o the_o same_o import_n so_o paul_n tit._n 1.12_o call_v one_o of_o their_o poet_n prophet_n and_o vates_fw-la signify_v both_o a_o poet_n and_o prophet_n yea_o the_o philosopher_n who_o be_v many_o of_o they_o poet_n also_o be_v not_o a_o little_a guilty_a of_o this_o satanic_a art_n special_o the_o pythagorean_n these_o organ_n plato_n tell_v we_o the_o god_n use_v in_o deliver_v his_o oracle_n to_o man_n so_o io_n 534_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherefore_o the_o god_n while_o he_o take_v from_o they_o their_o mind_n use_v these_o minister_n as_o messenger_n to_o deliver_v his_o oracle_n and_o divine_a prophet_n that_o we_o who_o hear_v may_v understand_v that_o it_o be_v not_o they_o who_o be_v thus_o deprive_v of_o their_o mind_n that_o speak_v thing_n of_o so_o great_a moment_n but_o that_o it_o be_v god_n that_o speak_v they_o and_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o those_o man_n speak_v to_o we_o wherein_o observe_v 1_o that_o the_o devil_n under_o the_o title_n of_o apollo_n and_o as_o a_o ape_n of_o god_n deprive_v his_o prophet_n of_o their_o right_a mind_n and_o put_v they_o into_o a_o ecstatic_a rapture_n thereby_o to_o declare_v unto_o the_o world_n that_o his_o oracle_n come_v not_o from_o the_o exercitation_n of_o reason_n or_o by_o art_n but_o by_o divine_a enthusiasm_n 2_o that_o the_o prophet_n be_v but_o mere_a organ_n use_v by_o this_o god_n to_o declare_v his_o oracle_n thence_o he_o subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n we_o have_v a_o infallible_a demonstration_n hereof_o in_o tynnichus_n chalcidensis_fw-la who_o never_o compose_v any_o other_o verse_n worthy_a of_o memory_n save_v that_o pean_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o apollo_n which_o be_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o and_o indeed_o the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o poem_n which_o he_o himself_o style_v the_o invent_v of_o the_o muse_n now_o hereby_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o
that_o socrates_n who_o reduce_v all_o philosophy_n to_o moral_n affirm_v that_o this_o be_v the_o high_a wisdom_n to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o good_a and_o evil_n by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a how_o little_a of_o true_a wisdom_n these_o pagan_a philosopher_n have_v for_o how_o can_v they_o distinguish_v aright_o betwixt_o good_a and_o evil_a without_o spiritual_a sense_n exercise_v as_o heb._n 5.15_o this_o intellectual_a sagacity_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dexterity_n which_o according_a to_o the_o platonic_a definition_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o habit_n of_o choose_v what_o be_v best_a which_o all_o will_v grant_v these_o pagan_a philosopher_n be_v void_a of_o and_o indeed_o plato_n ingenuous_o confess_v that_o this_o faculty_n of_o distinguish_v or_o discern_v what_o be_v best_a be_v not_o commun_v but_o peculiar_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o jupiter_n and_o aristotle_n seem_v sensible_a of_o this_o that_o there_o be_v much_o difficulty_n in_o distinguish_v betwixt_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n because_o there_o be_v so_o much_o falsehood_n like_a to_o truth_n so_o rhet._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o faculty_n to_o judge_v of_o truth_n and_o that_o which_o be_v like_a unto_o truth_n which_o faculty_n he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o tribe_n be_v great_o void_a of_o for_o how_o often_o do_v a_o falsehood_n if_o like_a to_o truth_n pass_v with_o they_o for_o truth_n so_o confuse_a and_o indistinct_a be_v they_o in_o all_o their_o philosophemes_n this_o be_v excellent_o set_v forth_o by_o aristotle_n ethic._n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o righteous_a man_n judge_v right_o of_o allthing_n etc._n etc._n then_o he_o add_v that_o this_o righteous_a or_o virtuose_fw-la man_n do_v accurate_o difference_n thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o canon_n rule_n and_o measure_n of_o allthing_n i.e._n say_v lambinus_n not_o that_o truth_n depend_v upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o virtuose_fw-la man_n but_o that_o his_o judgement_n be_v conform_v to_o truth_n but_o then_o aristotle_n conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o of_o man_n seem_v to_o be_v under_o deceit_n by_o reason_n of_o pleasure_n etc._n etc._n this_o indeed_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o those_o poor_a philosopher_n their_o foolish_a heart_n be_v darken_v and_o deceive_v by_o lust_n which_o render_v their_o philosophy_n special_o in_o moral_n and_o supernatural_n extreme_a confuse_a and_o cloudy_a it_o be_v faith_n only_o according_a to_o heb._n 11.1_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v i.e._n supernatural_a 〈◊〉_d heb._n 11.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v either_o 1_o a_o natural_a evidence_n as_o the_o light_n be_v the_o evidence_n of_o itself_o and_o allthing_n else_o 2_o a_o philosophic_a evidence_n as_o first_o principes_fw-la be_v in_o themselves_o most_o evident_a and_o give_v evidence_n to_o all_o other_o low_a principes_fw-la or_o as_o a_o demonstrative_a argument_n be_v evident_a and_o give_v evidence_n to_o the_o conclusion_n 3_o legal_a evidence_n which_o be_v either_o of_o right_n or_o fact_n 4_o supernatural_a evidence_n such_o be_v faith_n of_o thing_n natural_o and_o rational_o invisible_a §_o 6._o another_o adjunct_n only_o 5._o pagan_a philosophy_n incertain_a and_o opiniative_a only_o which_o the_o philosopher_n make_v essential_a to_o their_o philosophy_n be_v stability_n and_o certainty_n of_o assent_n for_o say_v plato_n repub._n 5._o such_o as_o content_v themselves_o with_o fluid_a weak_a opinion_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philosopher_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lover_n of_o opinion_n so_o again_o in_o his_o phaedrus_n pag._n 262._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o know_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o hunt_v after_o opinion_n will_v exhibit_v only_o a_o ridiculose_a and_o inartificial_a art_n but_o repub._n 6._o pag._n 506._o more_o full_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o then_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v that_o opinion_n without_o science_n be_v base_a the_o best_a of_o which_o be_v but_o blind_a or_o do_v they_o seem_v to_o thou_o to_o differ_v any_o thing_n from_o blind_a man_n who_o though_o go_v on_o in_o a_o right_a way_n have_v only_o some_o opinion_n about_o truth_n without_o understanding_n sure_o nothing_o whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o contemplate_v base_a and_o blind_a opinion_n when_o thing_n more_o certain_a be_v before_o we_o and_o in_o his_o meno_n he_o give_v we_o the_o privilege_n of_o a_o certain_a knowledge_n above_o opinion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o have_v science_n or_o certain_a knowledge_n always_o reach_v what_o he_o aim_v at_o but_o he_o that_o have_v only_o a_o right_a opinion_n sometime_o attain_v his_o end_n sometime_o not_o now_o that_o these_o pagan_a philosopher_n have_v not_o this_o scientific_a or_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n except_v some_o of_o their_o mathematic_a demonstration_n but_o only_o some_o weak_a fluid_a dark_a opinion_n be_v very_o evident_a for_o according_a to_o their_o own_o principes_fw-la science_n or_o certain_a knowledge_n be_v the_o result_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demonstration_n which_o suppose_v a_o clear_a steadfast_a knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o their_o causal_a connexion_n with_o the_o effect_n which_o the_o pagan_a philosophy_n be_v in_o its_o chief_a part_n whole_o destitute_a of_o for_o what_o jejune_n and_o slender_a notice_n have_v these_o purblind_a sophist_n touch_v god_n the_o first_o cause_n of_o allthing_n his_o great_a productive_a act_n of_o creation_n and_o providence_n the_o certain_a knowledge_n hereof_o depend_v whole_o on_o divine_a revelation_n the_o proper_a object_n of_o faith_n according_a to_o heb._n 11.3_o through_o faith_n we_o understand_v that_o the_o world_n be_v frame_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o certain_a unmoveable_a assent_n or_o knowledge_n touch_v the_o first_o origine_fw-la of_o thing_n which_o comprehend_v a_o great_a part_n of_o pagan_a philosophy_n but_o what_o proceed_v from_o faith_n assent_v unto_o divine_a revelation_n whence_o the_o spirit_n act_v in_o work_v this_o assent_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 2.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 2.4_o demonstration_n i.e._n the_o assent_n wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v as_o certain_a as_o assent_v wrought_v by_o mathematic_a ocular_a demonstration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o mathematic_a notion_n note_v a_o most_o potent_a and_o essicacious_a conviction_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o leave_v no_o place_n for_o dout_v and_o so_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o dark_a adumbration_n or_o rude_a draught_n like_o the_o first_o line_n in_o a_o demonstration_n whereas_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o complete_a scientific_a certain_a assent_n the_o pagan_a philosopher_n have_v some_o kind_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dark_a adumbration_n or_o shadowy_a description_n of_o the_o first_o principes_fw-la of_o nature_n etc._n etc._n which_o they_o receive_v by_o some_o break_a tradition_n from_o the_o jew_n but_o they_o have_v not_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demonstration_n or_o certain_a assent_n touch_v the_o world_n origine_fw-la this_o be_v peculiar_a to_o divine_a faith_n bottom_v on_o sacred_a revelation_n as_o heb._n 11.3_o yea_o divine_a faith_n have_v according_a to_o its_o sacred_a character_n 2.2_o col._n 2.2_o col._n 2.2_o a_o objective_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n a_o full_a stable_n certain_a persuasion_n of_o the_o veracitie_n or_o truth_n of_o its_o object_n the_o metaphor_n be_v take_v from_o a_o ship_n carry_v with_o full_a sail_n 1.1_o luk._n 1.1_o the_o like_a luk._n 1.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v full_o and_o certain_o assent_v unto_o by_o we_o every_o believer_n have_v a_o direct_a adhesive_a plerophorie_n or_o certain_a assent_n touch_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n albeit_o he_o have_v not_o a_o reflex_n plerophorie_n or_o cortain_a assurance_n of_o his_o own_o propriety_n and_o interest_n therein_o thence_o gal._n 3.1_o 〈◊〉_d gal._n 3.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o who_o eye_n christ_n have_v be_v evident_o set_v forth_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paint_v forth_o or_o draw_v to_o the_o life_n they_o have_v as_o certain_a and_o steadfast_a a_o vision_n of_o christ_n by_o faith_n as_o they_o have_v who_o stand_v by_o the_o cross_n and_o see_v he_o crucify_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v oppose_v to_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
he_o hold_v with_o the_o stoic_n that_o perfection_n in_o virtue_n be_v attainable_a in_o this_o life_n strom._n 6_o 7._o 5_o he_o call_v martyrie_a the_o purgation_n of_o sin_n strom._n 4._o but_o none_o imbibe_v more_o philosophic_a error_n than_o origen_n as_o in_o what_o follow_v how_o much_o philosophy_n corrupt_v the_o father_n have_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o many_o reformer_n as_o by_o amesius_n bellarm._n eneru._n tom._n 4._o lib._n 6._o cap._n 1._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o father_n by_o and_o from_o philosophy_n introduce_v into_o the_o church_n various_a mode_n of_o speak_v special_o of_o human_a merit_n and_o of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o appear_v not_o in_o scripture_n whence_o there_o be_v occasion_n give_v and_o take_v by_o the_o schoolman_n of_o frame_v perniciose_fw-la error_n the_o like_a tilenus_n syntagm_n part_n 2._o disp_n 16._o thes_n 31._o neither_o say_v he_o do_v the_o father_n introduce_v into_o the_o church_n some_o ornament_n only_o from_o rhetorician_n but_o also_o dogme_n from_o the_o philosopher_n school_n special_o from_o plato_n academy_n some_o also_o from_o zeno_n porch_n which_o be_v incorporate_v by_o little_a and_o little_a into_o the_o church_n at_o length_n thing_n grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o plato_n be_v eject_v by_o the_o schoolman_n successor_n of_o the_o father_n and_o aristotle_n exalt_v into_o christ_n chair_n he_o do_v even_o engage_v in_o controversy_n with_o christ_n about_o the_o rule_n of_o truth_n special_o in_o the_o doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d about_o contingent_a and_o freewill_a although_o true_o in_o this_o point_n the_o most_o ancient_a greek_a father_n have_v rather_o hear_v aristotle_n then_o paul_n thus_o tilenus_n who_o afterward_o himself_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o snare_n as_o to_o freewill_a etc._n etc._n this_o in_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n concern_v the_o greek_a father_n philosophic_a origen_n error_n from_o philosophic_a such_o as_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o school_n of_o alexandria_n special_o '_o origen_n who_o be_v scholar_n to_o ammonius_n that_o great_a master_n of_o platonic_a philosophy_n who_o some_o reckon_v to_o be_v a_o christian_a follow_v his_o master_n step_n in_o endeavour_v to_o reform_v platonic_a philosophy_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o the_o form_n of_o christian_a theology_n wherein_o he_o come_v infinite_o short_a of_o his_o design_n for_o he_o do_v by_o these_o his_o vain_a attemt_n but_o the_o more_o sophisticate_a and_o adulterate_a divine_a theology_n not_o only_o by_o his_o many_o platonic_a allegory_n but_o also_o by_o those_o several_a philosophic_a term_n and_o error_n which_o he_o mix_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d ludou._n vives_z in_o august_n civet_fw-la lib._n 9_o cap._n 11._o tell_v that_o from_o plato_n demon_n origen_n without_o doubt_n derive_v his_o error_n in_o assert_v that_o man_n soul_n be_v change_v into_o demon_n and_o these_o again_o into_o man_n soul_n as_o in_o lib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d namely_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o freewill_n his_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o pelagian_a error_n come_v from_o origen_n pelagianisme_n origen_n the_o founder_n of_o pelagianisme_n jansenius_n august_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la pelagian_a tom._n 1._o l._n 6._o c._n 13_o etc._n etc._n give_v we_o a_o particular_a and_o large_a account_n how_o all_o the_o pelagian_a dogme_n be_v form_v out_o of_o origen_n philosophic_a contemplation_n 1_o the_o pelagian_o say_v he_o be_v severe_o reprehend_v by_o augustin_n for_o make_v indifference_n to_o good_a and_o evil_a with_o the_o exclusion_n of_o necessity_n as_o to_o one_o part_n essential_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_n in_o every_o state_n for_o this_o be_v the_o most_o principal_a basis_n of_o the_o whole_a pelagian_a structure_n which_o origen_n entire_o deliver_v for_o he_o be_v so_o far_o fond_a of_o this_o philosophic_a liberty_n and_o a_o patron_n of_o this_o indifference_n to_o good_a and_o evil_a as_o that_o he_o decree_v man_n without_o this_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v among_o brute_n and_o stone_n hear_v origen_n discourse_v of_o this_o liberty_n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n 5._o and_o by_o consequence_n it_o be_v from_o we_o and_o in_o our_o motion_n that_o we_o be_v bless_v or_o holy_a etc._n etc._n see_v jans_n p._n 150._o 2_o origen_n everywhere_o inculcate_n and_o cry_n up_o the_o sufficience_n of_o nature_n law_n to_o live_v well_o as_o lib._n 2._o in_o rom._n jans_n c._n 14._o p._n 151._o 3_o touch_v grace_n and_o its_o merit_n the_o very_a error_n of_o pelagius_n and_o the_o massilienses_n be_v deliver_v by_o origen_n as_o also_o touch_v the_o perfection_n of_o justice_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o l._n 4._o in_o rom._n and_o in_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o scope_n be_v to_o show_v that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n do_v govern_v immortal_a soul_n according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o each_o as_o jansen_n c._n 15._o p._n 152._o 4_o origen_n as_o pelagius_n utter_o overthrow_v election_n predestination_n and_o vocation_n according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n jans_n c._n 16._o p._n 152._o 5_o all_o the_o gloss_n of_o scripture_n touch_v original_a sin_n and_o grace_n which_o the_o pelagian_o abuse_n yea_o the_o whole_a system_a of_o pelagian_a error_n origen_n preform_v as_o it_o sufficient_o appear_v by_o his_o comment_n on_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n special_o on_o ch._n 5._o and_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jansen_n c._n 17._o p._n 153._o give_v this_o as_o the_o root_n of_o all_o origen_n error_n namely_o the_o ubertie_n and_o fecundity_n of_o his_o wit_n too_o much_o immerse_v in_o vain_a philosophy_n as_o hereafter_o §_o 10._o and_o c._n 2._o sect._n 1_o §_o 4._o 2._o origen_n give_v also_o a_o great_a foundation_n and_o improvement_n to_o '_o the_o arian_n heresy_n 1_o by_o assert_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n origen_n arianism_n from_o origen_n joh._n 1.1_o be_v take_v only_o metaphorical_o and_o ideal_o according_a to_o the_o platonic_a mode_n as_o in_o what_o immediate_o follow_v §_o 9_o 2_o he_o hold_v also_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n see_v not_o the_o father_n because_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n make_v not_o bear_v the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o the_o son_n who_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o invisible_a god_n compare_v with_o the_o father_n be_v not_o truth_n i.e._n true_a god_n that_o god_n the_o father_n be_v a_o incomprehensible_a light_n but_o christ_n if_o compare_v with_o the_o father_n be_v a_o very_a poor_a splendour_n which_o yet_o with_o we_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o imbecility_n may_v seem_v very_o great_a that_o the_o son_n be_v not_o bonitie_n itself_o but_o a_o certain_a air_n or_o image_n of_o bonitie_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v term_v absolute_o good_a but_o only_o with_o a_o additament_n a_o good_a pastor_n or_o the_o like_a as_o hieronym_n epist_n ad_fw-la avitum_fw-la 3_o he_o say_v also_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o three_o in_o dignity_n and_o honour_n after_o the_o father_n and_o son_n yea_o inferior_a to_o the_o son_n as_o hicronym_n ad_fw-la avitum_fw-la who_o also_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la pammachium_fw-la say_v that_o he_o speak_v ill_a of_o the_o son_n but_o worse_a of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 4_o he_o hold_v that_o the_o father_n contain_v allthing_n the_o son_n be_v only_o in_o rational_a creature_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n only_o in_o believer_n as_o athanasius_n quaest_n 71._o ad_fw-la antiochum_fw-la relate_v these_o notion_n about_o the_o trimtie_n he_o imbibe_v from_o that_o platonic_a philosophy_n then_o teach_v in_o the_o school_n of_o alexandria_n wherein_o he_o be_v instruct_v which_o acknowlege_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trinity_n namely_o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o father_n who_o they_o make_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o supreme_a be_v 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mind_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n who_o they_o make_v inferior_a to_o the_o first_o and_o 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mundane_a spirit_n which_o they_o make_v inferior_a to_o both_o the_o former_a and_o hence_o origen_n traduce_v his_o trinity_n which_o give_v the_o original_a exemplar_n to_o arianisme_n whence_o epiphanius_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la joannem_fw-la hierosolymitanum_n call_v origen_n the_o father_n of_o arius_n and_o hieronymus_n epist_n ad_fw-la pammachium_fw-la style_v he_o the_o ocean_n and_o fountain_n of_o arius_n and_o socrates_n l._n 4._o c._n 21._o with_o other_o relate_v that_o the_o arian_n frequent_o use_v testimony_n take_v out_o of_o origen_n book_n see_v p._n 4._o b._n 2._o c._n 6._o §_o 4._o 3._o origen_n by_o his_o platonic_a philosophemes_n origen_n poperic_a from_o origen_n give_v a_o great_a advance_v to_o
pelagian_a heresy_n and_o it_o be_v its_o specify_v difference_n for_o if_o a_o man_n examine_v all_o its_o proposition_n he_o shall_v find_v in_o they_o a_o spirit_n of_o pride_n in_o the_o most_o insolent_a degree_n we_o have_v a_o secret_a desire_n of_o independence_n which_o be_v grave_v on_o the_o very_a fund_z of_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n thence_o one_o be_v ask_v why_o pelagianisme_n do_v spring_v up_o in_o all_o age_n answer_v because_o there_o be_v pelagianae_n sibrae_fw-la certain_a pelagian_a sibre_n or_o small_a venes_fw-la of_o pelagianisme_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o al._n jansenius_n likewise_o tell_v we_o tom._n 1._o lib._n 7._o cap._n 17._o that_o the_o greek_a father_n out_o of_o too_o great_a opinion_n of_o origen_n and_o his_o commentary_n suck_v in_o from_o he_o the_o same_o opinion_n about_o freewill_a which_o chrysostome_n oecumenius_n and_o theophylact_fw-mi be_v too_o guilty_a of_o origen_n opinion_n for_o freewill_a see_v in_o his_o philocalia_n cap._n 21_o 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the_o predestination_n of_o saint_n and_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o perseverance_n we_o have_v a_o incomparable_a systeme_n of_o all_o his_o choif_a sentiment_n about_o grace_n collect_v by_o that_o great_a patron_n of_o freegrace_n and_o impugnator_n of_o freewill_a jansenius_n in_o his_o augustinus_n where_o also_o we_o find_v a_o excellent_a account_n of_o augustin_n life_n and_o zele_n against_o the_o pelagian_o the_o like_a in_o godeau_n la_fw-fr vie_n de_fw-fr st._n augustin_n and_o because_o some_o of_o late_o have_v think_v augustin_n too_o warm_a and_o passionate_a in_o his_o zele_n against_o the_o pelagian_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o abbreviate_v idea_n or_o character_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o zele_n for_o god_n which_o be_v more_o copiose_o and_o lively_o delineate_v by_o godeau_n that_o great_a french_a historian_n in_o the_o forementioned_a history_n of_o augustin_n life_n augustin_n be_v a_o wonder_n of_o nature_n for_o part_n and_o a_o miracle_n of_o grace_n for_o piety_n 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opportunity_n to_o broach_v and_o perfect_v their_o mystic_a contemplation_n thus_o also_o the_o pythagorean_n platoniste_n and_o egyptian_a priest_n spend_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o time_n in_o sublime_a mystic_a contemplation_n which_o make_v their_o philosophy_n so_o symbolic_a and_o mystic_n as_o porphyry_n the_o abstinent_a l._n 4._o §_o 6._o p._n 149._o and_o philos_n general_n p._n 1._o l._n 1._o c._n 2._o s._n 7._o §_o 1._o paragr_n 5._o far_o that_o this_o mystic_a divinity_n be_v take_v up_o in_o imitation_n of_o and_o derivation_n from_o the_o pythagorean_n egyptian_a and_o platonic_a philosophy_n may_v appear_v not_o only_o from_o the_o author_n of_o it_o origen_n and_o his_o follower_n who_o be_v seat_v at_o the_o fountain_n of_o platonic_a philosophy_n but_o also_o by_o its_o essential_a part_n both_o matter_n and_o form_n pythagorcan_a mater_n of_o mystic_a theology_n pythagorcan_a or_o mode_n 1_o as_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o monkish_a mystic_a divinity_n 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divinity_n which_o at_o first_o the_o gnostic_n and_o since_o these_o monkish_a divine_n the_o firstborn_a son_n of_o antichrist_n take_v up_o in_o imitation_n of_o their_o grandfather_n the_o pythagorean_n and_o platonic_a philosopher_n so_o 1_o tim._n 1.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philosophic_a fable_n 1.4_o 1_o tim._n 1.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o allegoric_a genealogy_n these_o monk_n affect_v as_o well_o as_o the_o gnostic_n the_o like_o 1_o tim._n 4.7_o where_o he_o add_v this_o as_o one_o part_n of_o these_o doctrine_n of_o demon_n revive_v by_o antichrist_n 4.7_o 1_o tim._n 4.7_o that_o they_o shall_v revive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d old_a philosophic_a fable_n which_o these_o mystic_a monk_n be_v great_o guilty_a of_o the_o like_a tit._n 1.14_o in_o all_o which_o text_n we_o find_v these_o mystic_a divine_n the_o monk_n full_o characterise_v as_o well_o as_o the_o gnostic_n of_o which_o see_v b._n 1._o chap._n 4._o §_o 1._o §_o 2._o after_o the_o mystic_a theology_n frame_v by_o the_o monk_n aristotle_n the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o schoolman_n and_o their_o theology_n from_o aristotle_n succeed_v the_o schole-divinitie_n compose_v by_o the_o schoolman_n which_o receive_v its_o origine_fw-la from_o the_o very_a same_o fountain_n of_o pagan_a philosophy_n and_o tend_v to_o the_o very_a same_o end_n namely_o the_o confirmation_n and_o far_a propagation_n of_o antichristianisme_n though_o the_o medium_n and_o course_n take_v up_o by_o the_o late_a be_v quite_o different_a yea_o opposite_a to_o that_o use_v by_o the_o former_a for_o the_o monk_n derive_v their_o mystic_a theology_n from_o the_o pythagorean_n and_o platonic_a philosophy_n make_v use_v of_o all_o their_o fabulose_fw-la miracle_n and_o lie_a wonder_n all_o their_o allegoric_a and_o mystic_a interpretation_n of_o scripture_n with_o all_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o pythagorean_n institutes_n abstinence_n severity_n and_o other_o pretend_a sanctity_n of_o their_o monastic_a life_n as_o medium_n to_o gain_v credit_n and_o authority_n to_o antichrist_n their_o parent_n and_o lord_n but_o now_o the_o schoolman_n those_o young_a son_n of_o antichrist_n though_o they_o have_v the_o same_o end_n in_o their_o eye_n yet_o they_o procee_v on_o a_o new_a and_o different_a medium_n or_o way_n for_o these_o vain_a sophist_n traduce_v their_o scholastic_a divinity_n from_o their_o grandfather_n aristotle_n his_o eristic_a philosophy_n make_v it_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o business_n to_o maintain_v antichrist_n their_o father_n doctrine_n and_o authority_n by_o vain_a disputation_n according_a to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contentiose_fw-la logic_n in_o the_o eleatic_a and_o peripatetic_a school_n and_o to_o make_v the_o demonstration_n hereof_o more_o firm_a and_o evident_a we_o shall_v a_o little_a consider_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o schoolman_n and_o their_o divinity_n its_o part_n essential_a and_o integral_a as_o for_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o schole-divines_a they_o begin_v to_o slourish_v in_o the_o thirteen_o centurie_n 2._o scholasticorum_fw-la apud_fw-la graecos_n johan_n damascenus_n apud_fw-la latino_n petr._n lombard_n fuit_fw-la pater_fw-la hornius_n hist_o philos_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 2._o about_o the_o middle_n thereof_o and_o their_o chief_a feat_n be_v at_o paris_n which_o be_v then_o the_o eye_n of_o europe_n for_o liberal_a science_n and_o theology_n for_o charles_n the_o great_a have_v in_o the_o nine_o centurie_n erect_v a_o famose_n university_n there_o those_o who_o have_v inclination_n to_o good_a literature_n resort_v thither_o as_o to_o the_o commun_n school_n thereof_o special_o consider_v the_o inundation_n of_o barbarism_n and_o ignorance_n in_o italy_n but_o that_o which_o render_v this_o university_n of_o paris_n more_o famose_n be_v the_o college_n of_o the_o sorbonne_n institute_v by_o robert_n d._n brother_n of_o lewis_n king_n of_o france_n about_o the_o year_n 1270._o here_o the_o schoolman_n albertus_n magnus_n hugo_n the_o cardinal_n thomas_n aquinas_n bonaventura_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o gang_v seat_v themselves_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o defend_v the_o pope_n doctrine_n and_o authority_n by_o their_o philosophic_a distinction_n and_o disputation_n wherein_o they_o find_v at_o first_o great_a opposition_n from_o more_o sober_a divine_n and_o professor_n of_o the_o university_n at_o paris_n special_o from_o gulielmus_fw-la de_fw-la sancto_fw-la amore_fw-la a_o pious_a reformer_n who_o flourish_v about_o the_o year_n 1260_o and_o great_o declaim_v and_o write_v against_o those_o schole-divines_a their_o philosophic_a infusion_n as_o that_o which_o be_v likely_a to_o prove_v perniciose_fw-la to_o the_o church_n wherein_o indeed_o he_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n he_o write_v many_o excellent_a treatise_n against_o these_o schole-divines_a viz._n a_o defensory_a of_o the_o scripture_n and_o church_n against_o the_o danger_n which_o hang_v over_o the_o universal_a church_n by_o hypocrite_n and_o false_a teacher_n also_o of_o the_o peril_n of_o the_o late_a time_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o false_a prophet_n etc._n
〈◊〉_d cyrus_n and_o so_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o hebraic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chere_n which_o signify_v the_o sun_n 2_o cyrus_n their_o great_a emperor_n who_o be_v dignify_v with_o the_o same_o title_n of_o honour_n as_o their_o supreme_a lord_n on_o earth_n and_o after_o his_o death_n worship_v by_o they_o as_o a_o daemon_n or_o one_o of_o their_o baalim_fw-la mediatorie_a lord_n hence_o the_o exploit_n of_o cyrus_n being_n most_o famose_n among_o the_o grecian_n or_o else_o from_o the_o sun_n dominion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v among_o the_o grecian_n supreme_a dominion_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supreme_a lord_n the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baal_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o be_v of_o the_o same_o import_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baalim_fw-la plain_o indigitates_fw-la the_o philosopher_n demon_n or_o mediatorie_a lord_n which_o be_v the_o original_a exemplar_n of_o antichrist_n mediatorie_a saint_n but_o more_o express_o col._n 2.8_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n v._n 8._o our_o apostle_n give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o the_o gnostic_n of_o that_o age_n and_o antichrist_n after_o they_o shall_v introduce_v these_o demon-mediator_n and_o that_o be_v vain_a pythagorean_n philosophy_n to_o which_o v._o 9_o he_o oppose_v christ_n in_o who_o dwell_v all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n bodily_a 19_o col._n 2.9_o 10_o 18_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n real_o essential_o and_o perfect_o in_o opposition_n to_o those_o demon_n or_o idol-god_n whence_o he_o add_v v._o 10._o and_o you_o be_v complete_a in_o he_o which_o be_v the_o head_n of_o all_o principality_n and_o power_n i.e._n christ_n be_v your_o complete_a mediator_n who_o be_v head_n or_o sovereign_n of_o all_o angel_n and_o man_n and_o therefore_o infinite_o above_o all_o tho2e_n pythagorean_n demon_n gnostic_n aeones_n and_o popish_a canonise_v saint_n be_v they_o what_o they_o wil._n thence_n he_o subjoine_v ver_fw-la 18._o let_v no_o man_n beguile_v you_o of_o your_o reward_n in_o a_o voluntary_a humility_n and_o worship_v of_o angel_n which_o the_o gnostic_n then_o and_o antichrist_n since_o introduce_v place_v angel_n as_o mediator_n in_o the_o room_n of_o christ_n so_o it_o follow_v ver_fw-la 19_o not_o hold_v the_o head_n i.e._n they_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o angel-worship_n do_v thereby_o disclaim_v christ_n who_o be_v the_o only_a mediator_n and_o intercessor_n to_o the_o father_n by_o which_o prophetic_a discovery_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v full_o strike_v through_o all_o those_o demon-saint-mediator_n which_o antichrist_n by_o his_o ecclesiastic_a canon_n have_v introduce_v and_o place_v on_o christ_n throne_n it_o will_v be_v a_o endless_a thing_n to_o enumerate_v all_o those_o canonise_v saint_n which_o antichrist_n have_v by_o his_o creative_a power_n erect_v as_o mediator_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o pagan_a demon_n i_o shall_v yet_o mention_v one_o or_o two_o of_o the_o chief_a the_o supreme_a and_o head_n of_o all_o antichrist_n canonic_a saint_n be_v the_o virgin_n marie_n who_o pass_v among_o his_o son_n for_o a_o deesse_fw-la or_o goddess_n yea_o they_o seem_v to_o lay_v more_o stress_n upon_o her_o mediation_n and_o intercession_n than_o upon_o christ_n this_o our_o bless_a lord_n foresee_v seem_v to_o give_v a_o tacit_a check_v unto_o in_o not_o admit_v she_o to_o be_v a_o intercessor_n here_o on_o earth_n in_o a_o small_a and_o trivial_a case_n so_o joh._n 2.4_o 4._o joh._n 2_o 4._o what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o o_o woman_n &_o c._n christ_n deny_v her_o mediation_n and_o intercession_n in_o a_o trifle_n thereby_o to_o rebuke_v those_o fond_a conceit_n which_o he_o foresee_v antichrist_n will_v in_o follow_v time_n insinuate_v touch_v her_o prevalence_n and_o intercession_n with_o himself_o another_o great_a saint-mediator_n be_v peter_n to_o who_o they_o give_v the_o key_n of_o heaven_n but_o we_o find_v paul_n to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o this_o idolise_v humour_n as_o much_o depress_v he_o as_o antichrist_n exalt_v he_o yea_o indeed_o nothing_o be_v more_o injuriose_fw-la to_o those_o bless_a spirit_n than_o to_o attribute_v to_o they_o a_o mediatorie_a office_n whence_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n call_v this_o blasphemy_n against_o those_o heavenly_a inhabitant_n 13.6_o revel_v 13.6_o rev._n 13.6_o and_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o heaven_n i._n e._n say_v mede_n in_o his_o clau._n apocalyp_n against_o angel_n and_o man_n by_o demon-worship_n and_o indeed_o what_o great_a contumely_n or_o blasphemy_n can_v there_o be_v cast_v forth_o against_o those_o glorify_a spirit_n than_o to_o place_v they_o in_o the_o room_n of_o pagan_a demon_n to_o occupy_v and_o possess_v the_o mediatorie_a throne_n of_o their_o dear_a lord_n who_o glory_n be_v so_o dear_a unto_o they_o certain_o antichrist_n will_v never_o receive_v thanks_n from_o they_o for_o this_o pretend_a favour_n but_o real_a blasphemy_n against_o they_o sect_n iii_o that_o antichrist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o the_o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demonstrate_v from_o the_o several_a part_n thereof_o §_o 1._o 2._o antickrist_n canonic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o imitation_n of_o the_o pagan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2._o we_o have_v hitherto_o treat_v of_o the_o origine_fw-la canonisation_n and_o mediatorie_a office_n of_o antichrist_n canonise_v saint_n and_o prove_v that_o all_o be_v but_o as_o 1_o tim._n 4.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o personation_n or_o imitation_n of_o pagan_a demon_n we_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o discourse_v more_o profess_o and_o particular_o of_o antichrist_n canonic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saint-worship_n with_o endeavour_n to_o prove_v that_o all_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o mimic_n imitation_n of_o pagan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demon-worship_n and_o to_o make_v our_o way_n hereunto_o clear_a we_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o two_o premunition_n 1_o that_o the_o formal_a constitution_n or_o essence_n of_o antichrist_n apostasy_n lie_v in_o idolatry_n 2_o that_o this_o antichristian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saint-worship_n be_v real_o idolatry_n first_o adultery_n the_o essence_n of_o antichrist_n apostasy_n in_o idolatry_n revel_v 17.5_o the_o mother_n of_o harlot_n why_o antichrist_n idolatry_n be_v style_v adultery_n that_o antichrist_n formal_a idea_n or_o essence_n consist_v in_o idolatry_n be_v evident_a by_o those_o character_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o scripture_n babylon_n his_o royal_a feat_n be_v call_v rev._n 17.5_o the_o mother_n of_o harlot_n and_o so_o elsewhere_o the_o great_a whore_n etc._n etc._n now_o this_o be_v the_o usual_a character_n of_o idolater_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o hos_n 2._o and_o there_o be_v much_o reason_n why_o antichrist_n idolatry_n as_o all_o other_o shall_v be_v express_v under_o this_o symbolic_a image_n of_o adultery_n for_o believer_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o conscience_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n so_o 2_o cor._n 11.2_o i_o be_o jealous_a of_o you_o etc._n etc._n wherefore_o to_o submit_v the_o conscience_n to_o any_o but_o christ_n be_v according_a to_o divine_a estimation_n spiritual_a adultery_n this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o antichristian_a as_o of_o all_o other_o idolatry_n which_o cut_v the_o bond_n of_o communion_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o any_o church_n as_o adultery_n do_v the_o marriage_n bond_n betwixt_o husband_n and_o wife_n this_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o mede_n on_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o diatrib_o 3._o pag._n 554_o 555._o as_o a_o wife_n who_o have_v give_v her_o faith_n to_o one_o husband_n if_o she_o commit_v adultery_n with_o other_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v that_o she_o call_v he_o though_o she_o call_v he_o her_o husband_n never_o so_o much_o so_o the_o church_n the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n if_o she_o bow_v down_o herself_o to_o other_o mediator_n she_o commit_v spiritual_a adultery_n i.e._n idolatry_n and_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v she_o 2.1_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o as_o here_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o meaning_n here_o let_v this_o one_o reason_n serve_v the_o turn_n that_o this_o be_v always_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o like_a phrase_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n where_o instead_o of_o the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o we_o have_v the_o lord_n that_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n so_o deut._n 32.15_o judg._n 2.12_o psal_n 81.10_o 11._o the_o holy_a ghost_n place_v the_o essence_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o great_a apostasy_n under_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n in_o idolatry_n and_o spiritual_a fornication_n other_o error_n or_o heresy_n how_o gross_a soever_o be_v but_o accidental_a to_o that_o great_a apostasy_n even_o as_o whore_n have_v usual_o other_o fault_n which_o yet_o be_v no_o
time_n on_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o pag._n 44_o 49._o where_o he_o prove_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n place_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o antichristian_a apostasy_n not_o in_o every_o error_n or_o heresy_n how_o foul_a soever_o demon-worship_n saint-worship_n a_o imitation_n of_o pagan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demon-worship_n but_o in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idolatry_n etc._n etc._n have_v lay_v this_o basis_n we_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o the_o demonstration_n of_o our_o hypothesis_n namely_o that_o all_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saint-worship_n which_o sil_n up_o a_o great_a part_n of_o antichrist_n canonic_a theology_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o imitation_n or_o imitamen_fw-la of_o the_o pagan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demon-worship_n introduce_v by_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n i_o find_v a_o good_a general_a account_n hereof_o in_o mede_n his_o apostasy_n of_o the_o late_a time_n on_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o pag._n 40_o 42._o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o demon_n comprehend_v in_o most_o express_a manner_n the_o whole_a idolatry_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n the_o deify_n and_o invocate_a of_o saint_n and_o angel_n the_o bow_v down_o unto_o image_n the_o worship_v of_o cross_n as_o new_a idol-column_n the_o adore_v and_o temple_n of_o relic_n the_o worship_v any_o other_o visible_a thing_n upon_o the_o supposal_n of_o any_o divinity_n therein_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o can_v think_v of_o this_o demon-ressemblance_a without_o admiration_n special_o in_o that_o the_o advancer_n of_o saint-worship_n in_o the_o beginning_n do_v not_o only_o see_v it_o but_o even_o glory_v that_o they_o have_v a_o thing_n in_o christian-worship_n so_o like_o the_o doctrine_n of_o demon_n thus_o many_o of_o the_o father_n as_o eusebius_n theodoret_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o we_o have_v several_a branch_n of_o this_o demon-worship_n and_o their_o origine_fw-la of_o which_o more_o particular_o hereafter_o we_o have_v also_o a_o good_a account_n of_o this_o demon-worship_n and_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o at_o first_o creep_v into_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o that_o great_a french_a divine_a morelius_n traitè_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr discipline_n liv_o 1._o chap._n 5._o pag._n 22._o moreover_o this_o good_a emperor_n constantine_n make_v use_n of_o his_o coactive_a power_n constrain_v every_o one_o to_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n whereby_o instead_o of_o a_o infinity_n of_o christian_n which_o he_o hope_v to_o make_v he_o make_v a_o infinity_n of_o hypocrite_n who_o first_o under_o the_o empire_n of_o constance_n his_o son_n who_o become_v arian_n conform_v themselves_o to_o his_o pleasure_n follow_v for_o the_o most_o part_n as_o it_o usual_o happen_v his_o error_n and_o afterward_o under_o julian_n return_v again_o to_o their_o vomit_n of_o idolatry_n since_o that_o time_n albeit_o the_o people_n under_o the_o good_a emperor_n make_v some_o semblance_n of_o christian_a religion_n yet_o be_v there_o very_a few_o who_o true_o embrace_v the_o same_o for_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o defect_n in_o good_a discipline_n the_o precedent_a idolatry_n be_v mix_v with_o religion_n temple_n 1._o the_o commemoration_n of_o martyr_n at_o their_o grave_n by_o panegyric_n and_o temple_n from_o demon-panegyric_n and_o temple_n and_o the_o people_n bring_v in_o their_o spirit_n the_o conception_n of_o their_o idol_n into_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n imagine_v jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v as_o one_o of_o their_o hero_n demon_n or_o semigod_n unto_o which_o corruption_n all_o the_o evil_n that_o follow_v owe_v their_o origine_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o to_o come_v to_o particular_n 1._o the_o first_o great_a piece_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demon-worship_n introduce_v by_o antichrist_n which_o make_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o solemn_a commemoration_n of_o decease_a martyr_n and_o saint_n at_o their_o sepulcher_n with_o the_o build_n and_o consecrate_v of_o temple_n in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o this_o indeed_o be_v most_o easy_a to_o demonstrate_v namely_o that_o all_o those_o funeral-oration_n or_o sermon_n and_o all_o those_o consecrate_a temple_n which_o antichrist_n by_o his_o canonic_a law_n erect_v and_o dedicate_v to_o his_o saint_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o imitation_n of_o the_o doctrine_n or_o canon_n of_o demon_n according_a to_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2._o for_o the_o clear_n whereof_o we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o all_o the_o pagan_a demon_n be_v but_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n decease_v they_o suppose_v these_o ghost_n do_v still_o frequent_a those_o place_n where_o their_o body_n lay_v bury_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v usual_a for_o the_o devil_n their_o great_a daemon_n to_o appear_v and_o exhibit_v his_o lie_a wonder_n in_o such_o place_n thereby_o to_o gain_v credit_n to_o his_o petty_a demon_n 3._o mark_v 5.2_o 3._o so_o mark_v 5.2_o 3._o these_o demon_n or_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v say_v to_o dwell_v among_o the_o tomb_n whence_o the_o pagan_n find_v some_o diabolic_a presence_n and_o power_n of_o these_o demon_n at_o their_o grave_n and_o sepulcher_n they_o there_o build_v temple_n to_o they_o where_o their_o body_n or_o ash_n lay_v bury_v so_o plato_n rep._n 5._o p._n 469._o speak_v of_o their_o demon_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o we_o will_v worship_v their_o shrine_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o have_v their_o yearly_a funeral_n oration_n and_o other_o commemoration_n of_o their_o demon_n at_o their_o sepulcher_n whence_o the_o primitive_a father_n which_o write_v against_o the_o heathen_n do_v often_o upbraid_v they_o that_o their_o temple_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o deadman_n we_o have_v a_o good_a observation_n hereof_o in_o ludovicus_n vives_z on_o augustin_n de_fw-fr civ_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 34._o the_o religion_n of_o sepulcher_n say_v he_o be_v most_o ancient_a whereby_o it_o be_v prohibit_v for_o any_o to_o violate_v throw_v down_o or_o break_v they_o which_o law_n be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o twelve_o table_n and_o among_o solon_n but_o also_o in_o the_o most_o ancient_a law_n of_o numa_n and_o of_o both_o latin_n and_o greek_n which_o seem_v to_o belong_v not_o so_o much_o to_o the_o civil_a law_n as_o the_o sacreds_n because_o sepulcher_n be_v estimed_a as_o temple_n of_o their_o mane_n or_o demon_n whence_o there_o be_v inscribe_v on_o they_o d._n m._n s._n i.e._n diis_fw-la manibus_fw-la sacrum_n and_o the_o sacreds_n which_v be_v perform_v to_o they_o be_v call_v necia_n we_o have_v this_o well_o give_v we_o by_o mede_n diatrib_n 3._o p._n 545._o another_o way_n say_v he_o to_o worship_v the_o baalim_fw-la or_o demon_n be_v in_o religiose_fw-la grave_n and_o sepulcher_n for_o there_o they_o hope_v to_o find_v their_o ghost_n god_n special_o see_v as_o we_o yet_o suppose_v that_o spirit_n frequent_a churchyard_n and_o place_n of_o the_o dead_a thus_o in_o his_o apostasy_n of_o the_o late_a time_n pag._n 22._o edit_fw-la 2._o 1644._o cite_v those_o word_n of_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o coffin_n of_o demon_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o plato_n will_v have_v the_o shrine_n or_o coffin_n of_o his_o canonise_v demon_n worship_v so_o clemens_n alexandr_n strom._n 6._o out_o of_o who_o word_n he_o observe_v that_o the_o heathen_n suppose_v the_o like_a presence_n and_o power_n of_o demon_n at_o their_o coffin_n and_o sepulcher_n which_o be_v exhibit_v in_o their_o image_n as_o though_o there_o always_o remain_v some_o natural_a tie_n between_o the_o soul_n decease_v and_o their_o relic_n and_o therefore_o they_o build_v temple_n unto_o they_o where_o their_o body_n and_o ash_n be_v entomb_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o primitive_a father_n so_o oft_o upbraid_v they_o that_o their_o temple_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o dead_a man_n thus_o we_o see_v what_o the_o pagan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v as_o to_o the_o worship_v these_o demon_n at_o their_o grave_n and_o sepulcher_n now_o that_o antichrist_n worship_v of_o saint_n at_o their_o grave_n be_v but_o a_o imitation_n hereof_o be_v evident_a indeed_o this_o piece_n of_o saint_n worship_n begin_v very_o early_o even_o in_o the_o second_o centurie_n in_o some_o degree_n as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o a_o french_a treatise_n traite_n des_fw-fr anciennes_fw-la ceremony_n on_o the_o year_n 160._o among_o the_o greek_n they_o celebrate_v yearly_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o hero_n those_o illustrious_a person_n who_o die_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o country_n and_o this_o solemnity_n be_v perform_v at_o their_o grave_n thereby_o to_o animate_v the_o survivant_n and_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o the_o like_a exploit_n the_o christian_n imitate_v this_o exemple_n judge_v it_o will_v prove_v a_o mean_n very_o proper_a to_o induce_v many_o person_n to_o suffer_v death_n for_o the_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o true_o those_o ancient_n seem_v to_o i_o wise_a who_o desire_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o god_n frame_v sacreds_n and_o statue_n direct_v the_o eye_n of_o their_o mind_n towards_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o universe_n etc._n etc._n whence_o he_o show_v that_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d image_n be_v erect_v the_o deaster_n or_o heavenly_a demon_n to_o which_o it_o be_v dedicate_v present_o descend_v unto_o it_o and_o inform_v the_o same_o as_o the_o species_n or_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n do_v a_o glass_n hold_v diametrical_o opposite_a thereto_o for_o add_v he_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o nature_n but_o there_o be_v some_o heavenly_a power_n answerable_a thereto_o according_a to_o that_o oriental_a maxim_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o there_o be_v in_o the_o mater_fw-la of_o the_o image_n some_o ressemblance_n of_o that_o divine_a power_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v erect_v hence_o there_o arise_v a_o relation_n between_o they_o etc._n etc._n we_o find_v this_o mystery_n well_o open_v to_o we_o by_o august_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 8._o c._n 23._o hermes_n the_o egyptian_a who_o they_o call_v trimegistus_fw-la say_v that_o some_o god_n be_v make_v by_o the_o great_a god_n and_o some_o by_o man_n he_o asserte_n that_o visible_a image_n be_v as_o the_o body_n of_o the_o god_n and_o that_o these_o body_n be_v inform_v by_o spirit_n invite_v thereunto_o which_o have_v power_n to_o hurt_v man_n or_o to_o fulfil_v their_o desire_n who_o give_v they_o the_o obsequy_n of_o divine_a honour_n and_o worship_n therefore_o to_o copulate_v or_o conjoin_v by_o a_o certain_a art_n these_o invisible_a spirit_n to_o visible_a image_n make_v of_o corporal_a matter_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v live_v body_n dedicate_v and_o subject_v to_o these_o spirit_n this_o be_v say_v he_o to_o make_v god_n which_o great_a and_o wonderful_a faculty_n of_o make_v god_n man_n have_v receive_v so_o again_o august_n civ_o l._n 8._o c._n 24._o a_o demon_n be_v chain_v to_o a_o image_n by_o a_o diabolic_a art_n be_v make_v a_o god_n etc._n etc._n these_o image_n stand_v usual_o in_o their_o temple_n where_o they_o have_v a_o chair_n of_o state_n place_v for_o they_o so_o plato_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr repub._n tell_v we_o that_o they_o allow_v their_o demon_n royal_a seat_n etc._n etc._n now_o that_o all_o the_o popish_a image_n dedicate_v to_o their_o saint_n be_v take_v up_o in_o imitation_n of_o these_o demon-image_n be_v very_o apparent_a this_o mede_n on_o the_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o touch_v the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o late_a time_n pag._n 22_o etc._n etc._n prove_v at_o large_a viz._n that_o the_o worship_v of_o image_n be_v by_o its_o original_n a_o piece_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o demon_n etc._n etc._n yea_o its_o far_a evident_a that_o the_o very_a original_a ground_n or_o end_n for_o which_o the_o son_n of_o antichrist_n have_v bring_v in_o this_o daemon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d image-worship_n into_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o that_o on_o which_o the_o pagan_a philosopher_n at_o first_o take_v it_o up_o for_o what_o make_v those_o blind_a heathen_n at_o first_o erect_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d image_n be_v it_o not_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o demon-god_n be_v absent_a with_o which_o the_o prophet_n upbraid_v those_o demon-friests_a of_o baal_n 1_o king_n 18.27_o for_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o wise_a of_o they_o their_o philosopher_n suppose_v the_o main_a residence_n of_o their_o demon_n to_o be_v in_o the_o star_n whence_o they_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deaster_n as_o they_o suppose_v their_o supreme_a god_n to_o have_v his_o residence_n in_o the_o sun_n which_o they_o term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o divine_a body_n of_o their_o supreme_a god_n style_v moloch_n saturn_n jupiter_n apollo_n or_o suchlike_a now_o they_o find_v these_o planetary_a demon_n very_o remote_a they_o erect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idol_n or_o image_n to_o allure_v they_o to_o their_o temple_n and_o receive_v their_o influence_n as_o glass_n do_v the_o image_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o be_v not_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o popish_a image_n the_o very_a same_o be_v they_o not_o at_o first_o introduce_v as_o symbol_n and_o pledge_n of_o their_o saint_n presence_n as_o the_o golden_a calf_n exod._n 32.1_o and_o jeroboam'_v calf_n be_v pretend_a pledge_n of_o god_n presence_n do_v not_o the_o papist_n vouchsafe_v their_o saint-image_n chair_n of_o state_n in_o their_o temple_n and_o costly_a apparel_n with_o supplication_n to_o they_o etc._n etc._n exact_o conformable_a to_o the_o pagan_n demon-image_n hope_v by_o such_o superstitiose_fw-la honour_n to_o gain_v the_o presence_n attention_n and_o intercession_n of_o their_o saint_n it_o be_v true_a this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d image-worship_n be_v such_o a_o apparent_a gross_a imitamen_fw-la of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v not_o for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o the_o rise_n of_o antichrist_n gain_v the_o privilege_n of_o canonic_a constitution_n for_o it_o be_v oppose_v in_o the_o eastern_a greek_a church_n by_o diverse_a emperor_n with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o bishop_n and_o people_n from_o the_o year_n 720_o '_o till_o after_o 840_o as_o mede_n in_o his_o apostasy_n of_o the_o late_a time_n pag._n 131_o etc._n etc._n among_o these_o popish_a image_n we_o may_v reckon_v all_o their_o lesser_a representation_n or_o image_n of_o their_o saint_n which_o they_o wear_v about_o their_o neck_n or_o carry_v in_o their_o pocket_n as_o their_o agnus_n dei_fw-la etc._n etc._n answerable_a to_o the_o superstitiose_fw-la teraphim_n and_o the_o pagan_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diana_n shrine_n and_o the_o like_a 2._o column_n 2._o popish_a cross_n imitaman_n of_o the_o pagan_a column_n another_o fort_n of_o popish_a idol_n or_o idolatrous_a representation_n of_o their_o demon-saint_n be_v their_o cross_n erect_v in_o highway_n as_o memorial_n and_o remembrance_n of_o some_o saint_n which_o also_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o imitation_n of_o those_o pagan_a baetylia_n column_n pyramid_n and_o pillar_n of_o stone_n which_o they_o erect_v as_o memorial_n of_o their_o demon_n and_o their_o apparition_n the_o most_o ancient_a of_o these_o demon-columne_n be_v their_o baetylia_n whereof_o sanchoniathon_n in_o his_o phenician_a history_n give_v we_o this_o account_n according_a to_o the_o version_n of_o philo_n byblius_n in_o eusebius_n praep._n evang._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n uranus_n conceive_v the_o baetylia_n when_o he_o have_v frame_v the_o live_a stone_n learned_a bochart_n geogr._n s._n par_fw-fr 2._o l._n 2._o c._n 2._o p._n 785._o for_o live_v read_v anoint_a stone_n 19_o gen._n 28.18_o 19_o and_o make_v these_o baetylia_n to_o be_v a_o imitamen_fw-la of_o jacob_n anoint_a stone_n gen._n 28.18_o 19_o which_o he_o erect_v as_o a_o memorial_n of_o god_n apparition_n to_o he_o this_o rite_n the_o idolatrous_a phoenicians_n transfer_v to_o their_o baalim_fw-la or_o demon_n god_n as_o a_o commemoration_n of_o their_o apparition_n 16.22_o dent._n 16.22_o these_o sacred_a column_n the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o they_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leu._n 26.1_o deut._n 16.22_o here_o god_n forbid_v they_o to_o erect_v these_o stela_n or_o column_n because_o they_o be_v abuse_v by_o the_o pagan_n to_o demon-worship_n as_o mede_n on_o this_o place_n they_o have_v also_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n which_o clemens_n make_v to_o be_v imitaman_n of_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n that_o go_v before_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n now_o all_o the_o popish_a cross_n and_o fillar_n which_o they_o erect_v in_o place_n most_o notable_a be_v but_o corrupt_a imitaman_n of_o these_o pagan_a column_n thus_o mede_n prove_v apost_n lat_fw-la pag._n 48_o 49._o that_o adore_v cross_n come_v in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o demon_n idol-columne_n etc._n etc._n yea_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a if_o we_o compare_v the_o origine_fw-la both_o of_o one_o and_o tother_o for_o as_o the_o pagan_a column_n be_v erect_v as_o memorial_n of_o their_o demon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apparition_n etc._n etc._n so_o these_o cross_n be_v erect_v by_o the_o superstitiose_fw-la son_n of_o antichrist_n as_o memorial_n of_o their_o saint_n their_o famose_n act_v do_v in_o such_o or_o such_o place_n relic_n 3._o temple_n of_o relic_n 3._o under_o this_o head_n of_o popish_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v reckon_v also_o the_o temple_n and_o superstitiose_fw-la adoration_n of_o saint_n relic_n with_o which_o the_o roman_a church_n abound_v and_o wherein_o they_o do_v but_o play_v the_o ape_n or_o mimes_n of_o pagan_a idolater_n who_o have_v a_o very_a great_a respect_n for_o