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for_o jove_n be_v so_o far_o from_o gain_v by_o his_o viciousness_n the_o repute_n of_o be_v a_o god_n as_o the_o vice_n of_o his_o namesake_n impute_v to_o he_o dethrone_v he_o from_o that_o heaven_n to_o which_o his_o own_o virtue_n have_v of_o old_a exalt_v he_o while_o they_o know_v and_o believe_v no_o other_o of_o he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n that_o he_o gather_v they_o be_v former_o disperse_v like_o savage_a beast_n into_o human_a society_n that_o he_o teach_v they_o by_o precept_n and_o example_n the_o trade_n of_o virtue_n they_o adore_v he_o for_o a_o god_n but_o when_o they_o hear_v the_o poet_n tell_v story_n of_o his_o murder_n incest_n rape_n etc._n etc._n they_o conclude_v he_o if_o those_o story_n be_v true_a a_o wicked_a demon._n yea_o plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o venus_n and_o harp_n of_o all_o philosophy_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o superstition_n moral_a tom_fw-mi 1._o pag._n 389._o strenuous_o maintain_v the_o point_n that_o those_o who_o deny_v the_o be_v of_o god_n be_v not_o so_o impious_a as_o they_o that_o conceive_v he_o to_o be_v such_o as_o the_o poet_n feign_v he_o i_o have_v rather_o say_v he_o man_n shall_v in_o their_o discourse_n of_o i_o say_v there_o never_o be_v any_o such_o man_n as_o plutarch_n than_o say_v i_o be_v such_o a_o man_n as_o the_o superstitious_a account_n god_n to_o be_v sickle_n mutable_a prone_a to_o anger_n desirous_a of_o revenge_n for_o the_o least_o injury_n and_o that_o from_o these_o misconceit_n of_o the_o god_n man_n grow_v into_o the_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o go_n will_v god_n this_o christian_a age_n have_v not_o too_o sad_a experience_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o aphorism_n for_o since_o the_o pulpit_n have_v be_v make_v a_o stage_n for_o mimic_n who_o be_v train_v up_o to_o no_o other_o art_n wherein_o they_o be_v more_o dexterous_a than_o that_o of_o make_v mowes_z and_o wry_a face_n upon_o the_o establish_v religion_n of_o misrepresent_v the_o christian_a faith_n and_o the_o author_n of_o it_o by_o father_v upon_o the_o spirit_n their_o nonsensical_a uncharitable_a blasphemous_a prattle_n upon_o god_n the_o father_n such_o inhuman_a and_o bloody_a purpose_n and_o decree_n as_o make_v he_o look_v out_o of_o their_o dress_n more_o ill-favoured_a than_o the_o black_a fiend_n upon_o god_n the_o son_n the_o institution_n of_o a_o religion_n more_o barbarous_a than_o the_o worship_n of_o moloch_n this_o stage-play_a divinity_n have_v bring_v in_o atheistical_a contempt_n of_o god_n and_o the_o ministry_n but_o i_o dare_v not_o give_v my_o just_a zeal_n its_o full_a scope_n in_o this_o place_n i_o now_o allege_v this_o only_a to_o show_v that_o the_o law_n of_o honesty_n virtue_n and_o morality_n be_v so_o deep_o impress_v upon_o the_o human_a soul_n as_o rather_o than_o man_n who_o be_v not_o altogether_o brutify_v will_v be_v lead_v to_o act_n of_o injustice_n upon_o the_o suggestion_n of_o a_o divine_a command_n they_o will_v deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o that_o command_n and_o choose_v rather_o to_o worship_v no_o god_n at_o all_o than_o one_o that_o be_v represent_v with_o such_o property_n as_o bid_v defiance_n to_o common_a honesty_n chap._n iu._n christian_n religion_n concord_n with_o the_o high_a philosophical_a notion_n §_o 1._o divine_a knowledge_n communicate_v from_o the_o church_n to_o travel_a philosopher_n our_o religion_n elder_a than_o heathenism_n by_o heathen_n confession_n §_o 2._o christian_n article_n imply_v in_o pagan_a philosophy_n position_n man_n happiness_n through_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o conformity_n unto_o god_n §_o 3._o this_o conformity_n and_o communion_n effect_v by_o god-man_n god_n manifest_a in_o the_o flesh_n bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n §_o 4._o plato_n falter_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o vulgar_a error_n a_o man_n from_o god_n whence_o multiplicity_n of_o god-saviours_n pagan_a independency_n their_o mutual_a indulge_v one_o another_o §_o 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