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man_n and_o atheist_n do_v in_o no_o sort_n believe_v that_o there_o be_v either_o good_a or_o evil_a spirit_n nor_o do_v apprehend_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v supernatural_a so_o the_o superstitious_a person_n be_v 〈◊〉_d too_o soon_o draw_v into_o lightness_n of_o belief_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fear_n which_o he_o have_v of_o evil_a spirit_n he_o feign_v unto_o himself_o a_o thousand_o foolish_a and_o idle_a fancy_n and_o toy_n in_o his_o brain_n and_o therefore_o not_o without_o good_a cause_n be_v superstition_n name_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o devil_n which_o both_o proclus_n plato_n porphirye_n jamblicus_n dion_n lucian_n metuuntur_fw-la zeleucus_n apuâ—_fw-la stobaeum_fw-la sermone_fw-la de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la mali_n genii_n in_o quit_v a_o superstitiosis_fw-la metuuntur_fw-la and_o other_o ancient_n do_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o those_o which_o be_v attach_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a unto_o man_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o happen_v that_o such_o fantasy_n be_v out_o of_o the_o power_n will_n beast_n terror_n breed_v in_o the_o mind_n by_o the_o sense_n common_a to_o man_n with_o with_o brute_n beast_n and_o election_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o follow_v that_o they_o proceed_v of_o the_o sense_n which_o be_v no_o long_o hold_v under_o the_o rule_n and_o government_n of_o the_o reason_n they_o do_v more_o savour_n of_o the_o brutal_a then_o the_o reasonable_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o peradventure_o it_o shall_v be_v object_v that_o often_o time_n even_o wise_a man_n themselves_o be_v not_o exempt_v from_o these_o fear_n and_o apprehension_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a but_o the_o body_n of_o man_n shall_v tremble_v and_o start_v at_o those_o thing_n as_o be_v frame_v and_o compound_v of_o spirit_n apprehensive_a subtle_a and_o sensible_a but_o it_o be_v soon_o quiet_v and_o 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person_n thâ—t_fw-fr de_fw-fr numb_v the_o be_v of_o spâ—tus_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o their_o apparition_n that_o there_o be_v any_o angel_n or_o devil_n at_o all_o or_o any_o spirit_n sever_v and_o abstract_v from_o a_o corporal_a substance_n or_o body_n to_o the_o end_n that_o by_o consequence_n they_o may_v infer_v and_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v not_o likewise_o any_o spectre_n nor_o apparition_n of_o spirit_n such_o be_v the_o saducee_n as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o epicure_n atheist_n act_n 23._o the_o first_o opini_n on_o of_o the_o saducee_n epicure_n &_o other_o atheist_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o peripatetic_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o atheist_n whatsoever_o of_o which_o last_n there_o be_v at_o this_o day_n more_o huge_a number_n abound_v within_o this_o our_o realm_n of_o france_n then_o will_v be_v tolerate_v these_o man_n will_v not_o stick_v to_o affirm_v if_o they_o dare_v and_o be_v it_o not_o for_o fear_v of_o 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