knowledge_n of_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o persian_a religion_n wherefore_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o eubulus_n we_o may_v well_o conclude_v also_o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o sun_n be_v general_o worship_v by_o the_o persian_n as_o a_o god_n yet_o zoroaster_n and_o the_o ancient_a magi_n who_o be_v best_a initiate_v in_o the_o mithraick_n mystery_n assert_v sun_n another_o deity_n superior_a to_o the_o sun_n for_o the_o true_a mithras_n such_o as_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o maker_n and_o father_n of_o all_o thing_n or_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n whereof_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o part_n however_o these_o also_o look_v upon_o the_o sun_n as_o the_o most_o lively_a image_n of_o this_o deity_n in_o which_o it_o be_v worship_v by_o they_o as_o they_o likewise_o worship_v the_o same_o deity_n symbolical_o in_o fire_n as_o maximus_n tyrius_n inform_v we_o agreeable_a to_o which_o be_v that_o in_o the_o magic_a oracle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n be_v the_o offspring_n of_o one_o fire_n that_o be_v of_o one_o supreme_a deity_n and_o julian_n the_o emperor_n be_v such_o a_o devout_a sun-worshipper_n as_o this_o who_o acknowledge_v beside_o the_o sun_n another_o incorporeal_a deity_n transcendent_a to_o it_o nevertheless_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o other_o among_o the_o persian_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o conceive_v of_o any_o thing_n incorporeal_a might_n as_o well_o as_o heraclitus_n hypocrates_n and_o the_o stoic_n among_o the_o greek_n look_v upon_o the_o fiery_a substance_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o especial_o the_o sun_n as_o animate_v and_o intellectual_a to_o be_v the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o the_o only_a mithras_n according_a to_o that_o inscription_n deo_fw-la soli_fw-la inuicto_fw-la mithrae_fw-la however_o mithras_n whether_o suppose_v to_o be_v corporeal_a or_o incorporeal_a be_v unquestionable_o take_v by_o the_o persian_n for_o the_o supreme_a deity_n according_a to_o that_o of_o hesychius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mithras_n the_o first_o god_n among_o the_o persian_n who_o be_v therefore_o call_v in_o the_o inscription_n omnipotent_a omnipotenti_fw-la deo_fw-la mithrae_fw-la which_o first_o supreme_a and_o omnipotent_a god_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o artabanus_n the_o persian_a in_o his_o conference_n with_o themistocles_n themist_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o those_o many_o excellent_a law_n of_o we_o the_o most_o excellent_a be_v this_o that_o the_o king_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v and_o worship_v religious_o as_o the_o image_n of_o that_o god_n which_o conserve_v all_o thing_n scaliger_n with_o some_o other_o though_o we_o know_v not_o upon_o what_o certain_a ground_n affirm_v that_o mither_n in_o the_o persian_a language_n signify_v great_a and_o mithra_n great_a or_o great_a according_a to_o which_o mithras_n will_v be_v all_o one_o with_o deus_fw-la major_n or_o maximus_n the_o great_a god_n wherefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o either_o herodotus_n be_v mistake_v in_o make_v the_o persian_a mithras_n the_o same_o with_o mylitta_n or_o venus_n and_o perhaps_o such_o a_o mistake_n may_v be_v ocasion_v from_o hence_o because_o the_o word_n mader_n or_o mether_o in_o the_o persian_a language_n signify_v mother_n as_o mylitta_n in_o the_o syrian_a do_v or_o else_o rather_o genitrix_n that_o this_o venus_n of_o his_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o heavenly_a venus_n or_o love_n and_o thus_o indeed_o be_v she_o there_o call_v in_o herodotus_n urania_n by_o which_o though_o some_o will_v understand_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o moon_n yet_o we_o conceive_v the_o supreme_a deity_n true_a heavenly_a love_n the_o mother_n and_o nurse_n of_o all_o thing_n to_o have_v be_v primary_o signify_v therein_o but_o zoroaster_n and_o the_o ancient_a magi_n be_v say_v to_o have_v call_v the_o supreme_a god_n also_o by_o another_o name_n viz._n oromasdes_n or_o ormisdas_n however_o oromasdes_n according_a to_o plato_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o father_n of_o zoroaster_n thus_o beside_o plutarch_n and_o other_o porphyrius_n 191._o in_o the_o life_n of_o pythagoras_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o will_v understand_v thus_o pythagoras_n exhort_v man_n chief_o to_o the_o love_n of_o truth_n as_o be_v that_o alone_a which_o can_v make_v they_o resemble_v god_n he_o have_v learn_v from_o the_o magi_n that_o god_n who_o they_o call_v oromasdes_n be_v as_o to_o corporeal_v most_o like_a to_o light_n and_o as_o to_o incorporeal_n to_o truth_n though_o perhaps_o some_o will_v interpret_v these_o word_n otherwise_o so_o as_o to_o signify_v oromasdes_n to_o have_v be_v real_o compound_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o therefore_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o animate_v sun_n as_o mithras_n be_v common_o suppose_v also_o to_o have_v be_v but_o the_o contrary_a hereunto_o be_v plain_o imply_v in_o those_o zoroastrian_n tradition_n or_o fable_n concern_v oromasdes_n record_v in_o plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o oromasdes_n be_v as_o far_o remove_v from_o the_o sun_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v from_o the_o earth_n wherefore_o oromasdes_n be_v according_a to_o the_o persian_n a_o deity_n superior_a to_o the_o sun_n god_n proper_o as_o the_o fountain_n of_o light_n and_o original_a of_o all_o good_a and_o the_o same_o with_o plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o first_o good_n from_o who_o the_o persian_n as_o scaliger_n inform_v we_o call_v the_o first_o day_n of_o every_o month_n ormasda_n probable_o because_o he_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o thus_o zoroaster_n and_o the_o ancient_a magi_n acknowledge_v one_o and_o the_o same_o supreme_a deity_n under_o the_o different_a name_n of_o mithras_n and_o oromasdes_n but_o it_o be_v here_o observable_a that_o the_o persian_a mithras_n be_v common_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d threefold_a or_o treble_n thus_o dionysius_n the_o pseudo-areopagite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o persian_a magi_n to_o this_o very_a day_n celebrate_v a_o festival_n solemnity_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o triplasian_n that_o be_v the_o threefold_a or_o triplicate_v mithras_n and_o something_o very_o like_a to_o this_o be_v record_v in_o plutarch_n concern_v oromasdes_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oromasdes_n thrice_o augment_v or_o triplicate_v himself_o from_o whence_o it_o further_o appear_v that_o mithras_n and_o oromasdes_n be_v real_o one_o and_o the_o same_o numen_fw-la now_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o dionysius_n pretend_v to_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o this_o denomination_n of_o the_o persian_a mithras_n triplasios_fw-gr or_o threefold_a from_o the_o miracle_n do_v in_o hezekiah_n time_n when_o the_o day_n be_v increase_v and_o almost_o triplicate_v as_o if_o the_o magi_n then_o observe_v the_o same_o have_v thereupon_o give_v the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o threefold_a to_o their_o god_n mithras_n that_o be_v the_o sun_n and_o appoint_v a_o anniversary_n solemnity_n for_o a_o memorial_n thereof_o but_o learned_a man_n have_v already_o show_v the_o foolery_n of_o this_o conceit_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v well_o be_v otherwise_o conclude_v but_o that_o here_o be_v a_o manifest_a indication_n of_o a_o high_a mystery_n viz._n a_o trinity_n in_o the_o persian_a theology_n which_o gerardus_n j._n vossius_fw-la will_v willing_o understand_v according_a to_o the_o christian_a hypothesis_n of_o a_o divine_a triunity_n or_o three_o hypostasis_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o deity_n who_o distinctive_a character_n be_v goodness_n wisdom_n and_o power_n but_o the_o magical_a or_o zoroastrian_n oracle_n seem_v to_o represent_v this_o persian_a trinity_n more_o agreeable_o to_o that_o pythagorick_a or_o platonic_a hypothesis_n of_o three_o distinct_a substance_n subordinate_a one_o to_o another_o the_o two_o first_o whereof_o be_v thus_o express_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o sense_n the_o father_n or_o first_o deity_n perfect_v all_o thing_n and_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o second_o mind_n who_o be_v that_o who_o the_o nation_n of_o man_n common_o take_v for_o the_o first_o which_o oracle_n psellus_n thus_o gloss_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o father_n of_o the_o trinity_n have_v produce_v this_o whole_a creation_n deliver_v it_o to_o mind_n or_o intellect_n which_o mind_n the_o whole_a generation_n of_o mankind_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o paternal_a transcendency_n common_o call_v the_o first_o god_n after_o which_o psellus_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o difference_n here_o betwixt_o this_o magical_a or_o chaldaic_a theology_n and_o that_o of_o christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o our_o christian_a doctrine_n be_v contrary_a hereunto_o namely_o thus_o that_o the_o first_o mind_n or_o intellect_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o great_a father_n make_v the_o whole_a creation_n for_o the_o father_n in_o the_o mosaic_a write_n speak_v to_o his_o son_n the_o idea_n
active_a power_n three_o inadequate_a conception_n thereof_o it_o be_v true_a that_o plotinus_n be_v so_o high_a fly_v as_o to_o maintain_v that_o the_o first_o and_o high_a principle_n of_o all_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o perfect_a unity_n and_o simplicity_n be_v above_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o proper_a sense_n understand_v itself_o notwithstanding_o which_o this_o philosopher_n himself_o add_v that_o it_o can_v therefore_o be_v say_v to_o be_v ignorant_a nor_o unwise_a neither_o these_o expression_n belong_v only_o to_o such_o a_o be_v as_o be_v by_o nature_n intellectual_a 37._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intellectus_fw-la nisi_fw-la intelligat_fw-la demens_fw-la meritò_fw-la judicatur_fw-la and_o he_o seem_v to_o grant_v that_o it_o have_v a_o certain_a simple_a clarity_n and_o brightness_n in_o it_o superior_a to_o that_o of_o knowledge_n as_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n have_v a_o certain_a brightness_n superior_a to_o that_o secondary_a light_n which_o stream_v from_o it_o and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d knowledge_n itself_o that_o do_v not_o understand_v as_o motion_n itself_o do_v not_o move_v but_o this_o can_v hardly_o be_v conceive_v by_o ordinary_a mortal_n that_o the_o high_a and_o most_o perfect_a of_o all_o being_n shall_v not_o full_o comprehend_v itself_o the_o extent_n of_o its_o own_o fecundity_n and_o power_n and_o be_v conscious_a of_o all_o that_o proceed_v from_o it_o though_o after_o the_o most_o simple_a manner_n and_o therefore_o this_o high-flown_a conceit_n of_o plotinus_n and_o perhaps_o of_o plato_n himself_o too_o have_v be_v reject_v by_o latter_a platonist_n as_o fantastical_a and_o unsafe_a for_o thus_o simplicius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 235._o but_o it_o must_v needs_o have_v also_o the_o most_o perfect_a knowledge_n since_o it_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v produce_v from_o itself_o and_o st._n austin_n in_o like_a manner_n confute_v that_o assertion_n of_o some_o christian_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o eternal_a word_n be_v that_o very_a wisdom_n and_o understanding_n by_o which_o the_o father_n himself_o be_v wise_a as_o make_v it_o nothing_o but_o a_o inadequate_a conception_n of_o god_n but_o this_o opinion_n that_o the_o christian_a trinity_n be_v but_o a_o trinity_n of_o word_n or_o mere_a logical_a notion_n and_o inadequate_a conception_n of_o god_n have_v be_v plain_o condemn_v by_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o sabellius_n and_o other_o wherefore_o we_o con-clude_a it_o to_o be_v a_o trinity_n of_o hypostasis_n or_o subsistence_n or_o person_n the_o second_o thing_n that_o we_o observe_v concern_v the_o christian_a trinity_n be_v this_o that_o though_o the_o second_o hypostasis_fw-la or_o person_n thereof_o be_v beget_v from_o the_o first_o and_o the_o three_o proceed_v both_o from_o the_o first_o and_o second_o yet_o be_v neither_o this_o second_o nor_o three_o creature_n and_o that_o for_o these_o follow_a reason_n first_o because_o they_o be_v not_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o arius_n maintain_v that_o be_v from_o a_o antecedent_n nonexistence_n bring_v forth_o into_o be_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v say_v of_o either_o of_o they_o erat_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la erant_fw-la that_o once_o they_o be_v not_o but_o their_o go_v forth_o be_v from_o eternity_n and_o they_o be_v both_o coeve_n and_o coeternal_a with_o the_o father_n second_o because_o they_o be_v not_o only_o eternal_a emanation_n if_o we_o may_v so_o call_v they_o but_o also_o necessary_a and_o therefore_o be_v they_o both_o also_o absolute_o vndestroyable_a and_o vnannihilable_a now_o according_a to_o true_a philosophy_n and_o theology_n no_o creature_n can_v have_v exi_v from_o eternity_n nor_o be_v absolute_o vndestroyable_a and_o therefore_o that_o which_o be_v both_o eternal_a and_o vndestroyable_a be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la uncreated_a nevertheless_o because_o some_o philosopher_n have_v assert_v though_o erroneous_o both_o the_o whole_a world_n eternity_n and_o its_o be_v a_o necessary_a emanation_n also_o from_o the_o deity_n and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v vndestroyable_a we_o shall_v therefore_o further_o add_v that_o these_o second_o and_o three_o hypostasis_n or_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n be_v not_o only_o therefore_o uncreated_a because_o they_o be_v both_o eternal_a and_o necessary_a emanation_n and_o likewise_o be_v vnannihilable_a but_o also_o because_o they_o be_v universal_a each_o of_o they_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o all_o create_a thing_n under_o it_o which_o universality_n of_o they_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o infinity_o whereas_o all_o other_o being_n beside_o this_o holy_a trinity_n be_v particular_a and_o finite_a now_o we_o say_v that_o no_o intellectual_a be_v which_o be_v not_o only_o eternal_a and_o necessary_o existent_a or_o vndestroyable_a but_o also_o universal_a or_o infinite_a can_v be_v a_o creature_n again_o in_o the_o last_o place_n we_o add_v that_o these_o three_o hypostasis_n or_o person_n be_v true_o and_o real_o one_o god_n not_o only_o because_o they_o have_v all_o essential_o one_o and_o the_o same_o will_n according_a to_o that_o of_o origen_n 386._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o worship_v the_o father_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o son_n the_o truth_n itself_o be_v two_o thing_n as_o to_o hypostasis_fw-la but_o one_o in_o agreement_n consent_n and_o sameness_n of_o will_n but_o also_o because_o they_o be_v physical_o if_o we_o may_v so_o speak_v one_o also_o and_o have_v a_o mutual_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inexistence_n and_o permeation_n of_o one_o another_o according_a to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n i_o be_o in_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n in_o me._n and_o the_o father_n that_o dwell_v in_o 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of_o they_o in_o plato_n profess_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o care_n that_o none_o of_o the_o profane_a and_o vninitiate_v in_o the_o mystery_n overhear_v you_o by_o the_o profane_a i_o mean_v say_v he_o those_o who_o think_v nothing_o to_o exist_v but_o what_o they_o can_v feel_v with_o their_o finger_n and_o exclude_v all_o that_o be_v invisible_a out_o of_o the_o rank_n of_o be_v be_v existence_n to_o be_v allow_v to_o nothing_o that_o do_v not_o fall_v under_o corporeal_a sense_n then_o must_v we_o deny_v the_o existence_n of_o soul_n and_o mind_n in_o ourselves_o and_o other_o because_o we_o can_v neither_o feel_v nor_o see_v any_o such_o thing_n whereas_o we_o be_v certain_a of_o the_o existence_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n partly_o from_o a_o inward_a consciousness_n of_o our_o own_o cogitation_n and_o partly_o from_o that_o principle_n of_o reason_n that_o nothing_o can_v not_o act._n and_o the_o existence_n of_o other_o individual_a soul_n be_v manifest_a to_o 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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 his_o change_a himself_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o shagged_a dog_n but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o truth_n in_o this_o opinion_n and_o that_o at_o this_o very_a day_n evil_a spirit_n or_o demon_n do_v sometime_o real_o act_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o either_o inflict_v or_o augment_v bodily_a distemper_n and_o disease_n have_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o two_o very_a experience_a physician_n sennertus_n and_o fernelius_n the_o former_a in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr mania_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 15._o writing_n thus_o etsi_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la corporis_fw-la morbosa_fw-la dispositione_n deo_fw-la permittente_fw-la hominem_fw-la obsidere_fw-la &_o occupare_fw-la daemon_n possiâ—_n tamen_fw-la quandoque_fw-la morbis_fw-la &_o praecipuè_fw-la melancholicis_fw-la sese_fw-la immiscet_fw-la daemon_n &_o forsan_fw-la frequentius_fw-la hoc_fw-la accidit_fw-la quam_fw-la saepè_fw-la creditur_fw-la although_o the_o devil_n may_v by_o divine_a permission_n possess_v man_n without_o any_o morbid_v disposition_n yet_o do_v he_o usual_o intermingle_v himself_o with_o bodily_a disease_n and_o especial_o those_o of_o melancholy_n and_o perhaps_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v ostner_n than_o be_v common_o believe_v or_o suspect_v the_o other_o in_o he_o de_fw-fr abditis_fw-la rerum_fw-la causis_fw-la where_o have_v attribute_v real_a effect_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o man_n to_o witchcraft_n and_o enchantment_n he_o add_v neque_fw-la solum_fw-la morbos_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la daemonas_fw-la scelerati_fw-la homines_fw-la in_o corpora_fw-la immittunt_fw-la he_o quidem_fw-la visuntur_fw-la furoris_fw-la quadam_fw-la specie_fw-la distorti_fw-la hoc_fw-la uno_fw-la tamen_fw-la à _fw-la simplici_fw-la furore_fw-la distant_a quod_fw-la summè_fw-la ardua_fw-la obloquantur_fw-la praeterita_fw-la &_o occulta_fw-la renuntient_a assidentiúmque_fw-la arcana_fw-la reserent_fw-la neither_o do_v these_o wicked_a magician_n only_o inflict_v disease_n upon_o man_n body_n but_o also_o send_v devil_n into_o they_o by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o appear_v distort_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o fury_n and_o madness_n which_o yet_o differ_v from_o a_o simple_a madness_n or_o the_o disease_n so_o call_v in_o this_o that_o they_o speak_v of_o very_o high_a and_o difficult_a matter_n declare_v thing_n past_o unknown_a and_o discover_v the_o secret_n of_o those_o that_o sit_v by_o of_o which_o he_o subjoin_v two_o notable_a instance_n of_o person_n well_o know_v to_o himself_o that_o be_v plain_o demoniacal_a possess_v or_o act_v by_o a_o evil_a daemon_n one_o whereof_o shall_v be_v afterward_o mention_v but_o when_o maniacal_a person_n do_v not_o only_o discover_v secret_n and_o declare_v thing_n past_a but_o future_a also_o beside_o this_o speak_v in_o language_n which_o they_o have_v never_o learn_v this_o put_v it_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n and_o question_n that_o they_o be_v not_o mere_a mad_a man_n or_o maniaci_n but_o demoniac_n or_o energumeni_fw-la and_o that_o since_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n there_o have_v be_v often_o
where_n of_o that_o be_v indistant_a and_o vnextend_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n porphyrius_n 2â—2_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o ought_v therefore_o in_o our_o disquisition_n concern_v corporeal_a and_o incorporeal_a being_n to_o conserve_v the_o property_n of_o each_o and_o not_o to_o confound_v their_o nature_n but_o especial_o to_o take_v heed_n that_o our_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n do_v not_o so_o far_o impose_v upon_o our_o judgement_n as_o to_o make_v we_o attribute_v to_o incorporeal_n what_o proper_o belong_v to_o body_n only_o for_o we_o be_v all_o accustom_a to_o body_n but_o as_o for_o incorporeal_n scarce_o any_o one_o reach_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o man_n always_o fluctuate_a about_o they_o and_o diffide_v they_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v hold_v under_o the_o power_n of_o their_o imagination_n where_o afterward_o he_o propound_v a_o form_n for_o this_o how_o we_o shall_v think_v of_o incorporeal_n so_o as_o not_o to_o confound_v their_o nature_n with_o corporeal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o indistant_n and_o vnextended_a deity_n be_v the_o whole_a of_o it_o present_v in_o infinite_a part_n of_o the_o distant_a world_n neither_o divide_v as_o apply_v part_n to_o part_n nor_o yet_o multiply_v into_o many_o whole_n according_a to_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o partake_v thereof_o but_o the_o whole_a of_o it_o one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o number_n be_v present_a to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o bulkie_a world_n and_o to_o every_o one_o of_o those_o many_o thing_n in_o it_o vndivide_o and_o vnmultiply_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n partake_v thereof_o divide_o it_o be_v grant_v therefore_o by_o these_o ancient_n that_o this_o vnextend_v and_o indistant_a nature_n of_o incorporeal_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thing_n altogether_o vnimaginable_a and_o this_o be_v conclude_v by_o they_o to_o be_v the_o only_a reason_n why_o so_o many_o have_v pronounce_v it_o to_o be_v impossible_a because_o they_o attend_v only_o to_o sense_n and_o imagination_n and_o make_v they_o the_o only_a measure_n of_o thing_n and_o truth_n it_o have_v be_v according_o maintain_v by_o divers_a of_o they_o as_o porphyrius_n tell_v we_o that_o imagination_n and_o intellection_n be_v but_o two_o different_a name_n 〈◊〉_d for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o difference_n of_o name_n only_o and_o no_o more_o betwixt_o mind_n and_o fancy_n fancy_n and_o imagination_n in_o rational_a animal_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o intellection_n but_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o no_o man_n can_v have_v any_o phantasm_n or_o imagination_n of_o and_o yet_o be_v they_o notwithstanding_o by_o all_o unquestionable_o acknowledge_v for_o entity_n or_o reality_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o must_v have_v some_o other_o faculty_n in_o we_o which_o extend_v beyond_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n reason_n indeed_o dictate_v that_o whatsoever_o can_v either_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n must_v therefore_o be_v undoubted_o something_o but_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v vnextend_v and_o have_v no_o distant_a part_n one_o without_o another_o must_v therefore_o needs_o be_v nothing_o be_v no_o common_a notion_n but_o the_o spurious_a suggestion_n of_o imagination_n only_o and_o a_o vulgar_a error_n there_o need_v to_o be_v no_o fear_n at_o all_o lest_o a_o be_v infinite_o wise_a and_o powerful_a which_o act_v upon_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o in_o frame_v and_o govern_v the_o same_o shall_v prove_v a_o nonentity_n mere_o for_o want_v of_o bulk_n and_o extension_n or_o because_o it_o swell_v not_o out_o into_o space_n and_o distance_n as_o body_n do_v therefore_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o nor_o do_v active_a force_n and_o power_n as_o such_o depend_v upon_o bulk_n and_o extension_n because_o then_o whatsoever_o have_v the_o great_a bulk_n will_v have_v the_o great_a activity_n there_o be_v therefore_o two_o kind_n of_o substance_n in_o the_o universe_n the_o first_o corporeal_a which_o be_v nothing_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bulk_n or_o tumor_n devoid_a of_o all_o self-active_a power_n the_o second_o incorporeal_a which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d substantial_a power_n vigour_n and_o activity_n which_o though_o they_o act_v upon_o bulk_n and_o extension_n yet_o be_v themselves_o vnbulkie_a and_o devoid_a of_o quantity_n and_o dimension_n however_o they_o have_v a_o certain_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o they_o in_o another_o sense_n 3._o a_o essential_a profundity_n according_a to_o this_o of_o simplicius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o corporeal_a substance_n be_v simple_o divisible_a some_o part_n of_o it_o be_v here_o and_o some_o there_o but_o intellectual_a substance_n be_v indivisible_a and_o without_o dimension_n though_o it_o have_v much_o of_o depth_n and_o profundity_n in_o it_o in_o another_o sense_n but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vnimaginable_a even_o in_o body_n itself_o be_v evident_a whether_o you_o will_v suppose_v it_o to_o be_v infinite_o divisible_a or_o not_o as_o you_o must_v of_o necessity_n suppose_v one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o and_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o always_o to_o pronounce_v of_o corporeal_a thing_n themselves_o according_a to_o imagination_n be_v manifest_a from_o hence_o because_o though_o astronomical_a reason_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v real_o more_o than_o a_o hundred_o time_n big_a than_o the_o whole_a earth_n yet_o can_v we_o not_o possible_o for_o all_o that_o imagine_v the_o sun_n of_o such_o a_o bigness_n nor_o indeed_o the_o earth_n itself_o half_o so_o big_a as_o we_o know_v it_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v partly_o because_o we_o never_o have_v a_o sense_n or_o sight_n of_o any_o such_o vast_a bigness_n at_o once_o as_o that_o of_o either_o of_o they_o and_o partly_o because_o our_o sense_n always_o 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of_o the_o mind_n to_o be_v sensible_fw-fr and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o make_v knowledge_n to_o be_v sense_n and_o therefore_o relative_n and_o fantastical_a but_o we_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o mind_n and_o understanding_n be_v not_o the_o fantastic_a image_n of_o sensible_fw-fr or_o body_n and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n not_o ectypal_a but_o archetypal_a and_o architectonical_a of_o all_o that_o it_o be_v senior_n to_o the_o world_n and_o all_o sensible_a thing_n it_o not_o look_v abroad_o for_o its_o object_n any_o where_o without_o but_o contain_v they_o within_o itself_o the_o first_o original_a mind_n be_v a_o absolute_o perfect_a be_v comprehend_v itself_o and_o the_o extent_n of_o its_o own_o omnipotence_n or_o all_o possibility_n of_o thing_n together_o with_o the_o best_a platform_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o poduce_v the_o same_o according_o but_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o there_o be_v beside_o singular_n other_o object_n of_o 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but_o only_o the_o name_n by_o which_o it_o be_v calâ—â—d_v then_o which_o there_o can_v be_v a_o great_a sottishness_n or_o madness_n for_o if_o geometry_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o name_n by_o which_o singular_a body_n be_v call_v as_o itself_o can_v not_o deserve_v that_o name_n of_o a_o science_n so_o neither_o can_v its_o truth_n be_v the_o same_o in_o greek_a and_o in_o latin_a and_o geometrician_n in_o all_o the_o several_a distant_a age_n and_o place_n of_o the_o world_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v the_o same_o singular_a body_n before_o they_o of_o which_o they_o affirm_v and_o deny_v those_o universal_a name_n in_o the_o last_o place_n the_o epicurean_a and_o anaximandrian_a atheist_n agreeable_o to_o the_o premise_v principle_n and_o the_o tenor_n of_o their_o hypothesis_n do_v both_o of_o they_o endeavour_n to_o depreciate_v and_o undervalue_v knowledge_n or_o understanding_n as_o a_o thing_n which_o have_v not_o any_o high_a degree_n of_o 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divine_a life_n and_o understanding_n soul_n and_o mind_n be_v to_o they_o no_o simple_a and_o primitive_a nature_n but_o secondary_a and_o derivative_a or_o syllable_n and_o complexion_n of_o thing_n which_o spring_v up_o afterward_o from_o certain_a combination_n of_o magnitude_n figure_n sites_n and_o motion_n or_o contemperation_n of_o quality_n contexture_n either_o of_o similar_v or_o dissimilar_v atom_n and_o as_o themselves_o be_v junior_n to_o senseless_a matter_n and_o motion_n and_o to_o those_o inanimate_a element_n fire_n water_n air_n and_o earth_n the_o first_o and_o most_o real_a production_n of_o nature_n and_o chance_n so_o be_v their_o effect_n and_o the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o comparative_o with_o those_o other_o real_a thing_n of_o nature_n but_o 'slight_o ludicrous_a and_o vmbratil_n as_o landscape_n in_o picture_n compare_v with_o the_o real_a prospect_n of_o high_a mountain_n and_o low_a valley_n wind_v or_o meandrous_a river_n tower_v steeple_n 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or_o image_n worship_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o account_v by_o the_o jew_n the_o great_a enormity_n of_o the_o pagan_n as_o be_v prove_v from_o philo_n and_o this_o the_o reason_n why_o their_o polytheism_n call_v also_o idolatry_n plain_o declare_v by_o s._n paul_n that_o the_o pagan_a superstition_n consist_v not_o in_o worship_v many_o independent_a god_n and_o creator_n but_o in_o join_v creature-worship_n some_o way_n or_o other_o with_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o creator_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o pagan_n though_o acknowledge_v the_o creator_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v worship_v the_o creature_n beyond_o he_o page_n 471_o 472_o again_o from_o s._n paul_n oration_n to_o the_o athenian_n where_o their_o unknown_a god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v that_o same_o god_n who_o s._n paul_n preach_v who_o make_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o and_o these_o athenian_a pagan_n be_v affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d religious_o and_o devout_o to_o worship_n this_o true_a god_n page_n 473_o 474_o last_o that_o aratus_n his_o zeus_n be_v the_o true_a god_n who_o offspring_n our_o soul_n be_v prove_v not_o only_o from_o the_o context_n of_o that_o poet_n himself_o undeniable_o and_o from_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o he_o but_o also_o from_o s._n paul_n positive_a affirmation_n nor_o be_v aratus_n singular_a in_o this_o that_o ancient_a prayer_n of_o the_o athenian_n commend_v by_o m._n antoninus_n for_o its_o simplicity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rain_v rain_n o_o gracious_a jupiter_n etc._n etc._n no_o otherwise_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o how_o that_o other_o passage_n of_o s._n paul_n that_o in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n the_o world_n by_o wisdom_n know_v not_o god_n do_v not_o at_o all_o clash_n herewith_o page_n 475_o 476_o xxxii_o in_o order_n to_o a_o full_a explication_n of_o the_o pagan_a theology_n and_o make_v it_o the_o better_o appear_v that_o the_o polytheism_n thereof_o be_v not_o contradiction_n to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o one_o supreme_a omnipotent_a numen_fw-la three_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v first_o that_o much_o of_o their_o polytheism_n be_v but_o seem_v and_o fantastical_a only_o and_o real_o nothing_o but_o the_o polyonymy_n of_o one_o god_n second_o that_o their_o real_a and_o natural_a polytheism_n consist_v only_o in_o religious_o worship_v beside_o this_o one_o supreme_a universal_a numen_fw-la many_o other_o particular_a and_o inferior_a create_a being_n as_o animate_v star_n demon_n and_o hero_n three_o that_o they_o worship_v both_o the_o supreme_a and_o inferior_a god_n in_o statue_n image_n and_o symbol_n these_o be_v also_o sometime_o abusive_o call_v go_n to_o one_o or_o other_o of_o which_o three_o head_n all_o the_o pagan_a polytheism_n referrible_a page_n 477_o for_o the_o better_a persuade_v that_o much_o of_o the_o pagan_a polytheism_n be_v really_n nothing_o but_o the_o polyonymy_a of_o one_o supreme_a god_n or_o the_o worship_v he_o under_o several_a personal_a name_n to_o be_v remember_v again_o what_o be_v before_o suggest_v that_o the_o pagan_a nation_n general_o beside_o their_o vulgar_a have_v another_o more_o arcane_a theology_n which_o be_v the_o theology_n of_o wise_a man_n and_o of_o truth_n that_o be_v beside_o both_o their_o fabulous_a and_o poetical_a their_o political_a and_o civil_a theology_n they_o have_v another_o natural_a and_o philosophic_a one_o this_o distinction_n of_o the_o vulgar_a and_o civil_a theology_n from_o the_o nataral_a and_o real_a own_a by_o the_o greek_n general_o and_o among_o the_o latin_n by_o scaevola_n the_o pontifex_n varro_n cicero_n seneca_n and_o other_o ibid._n that_o the_o civil_a theology_n of_o the_o pagan_n differ_v from_o the_o natural_a and_o real_a by_o a_o certain_a mixture_n of_o fabulosity_n in_o it_o of_o the_o roman_n suffer_v the_o statue_n of_o jupiter_n nurse_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o very_a capitol_n as_o a_o religious_a 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〈◊〉_d give_v to_o he_o and_o then_o upon_o the_o moon_n style_v also_o polyonymous_n as_o well_o as_o her_o brother_n the_o sun_n and_o last_o upon_o the_o earth_n famous_a likewise_o for_o her_o many_o name_n as_o vesta_n cybele_n ceres_n proserpina_n ops_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o supreme_a god_n or_o sovereign_n numen_fw-la of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v much_o more_o polyonymous_n this_o title_n give_v to_o he_o also_o as_o well_o as_o to_o apollo_n in_o hesychius_n he_o thus_o invoke_v by_o cleanthes_n zeno_n the_o writer_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la seneca_n macrobius_n clear_o confirm_v the_o same_o maximus_fw-la madaurensis_fw-la in_o s._n austin_n his_o full_a acknowledgement_n thereof_o page_n 480_o 481_o the_o first_o instance_n of_o the_o polyonymy_a of_o the_o supreme_a god_n among_o the_o pagan_n in_o such_o name_n as_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o among_o the_o latin_n victor_n invictus_fw-la opitulus_fw-la stator_n tigillus_fw-la centupeda_n almus_fw-la ruminus_fw-la etc._n etc._n again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o several_a name_n of_o the_o one_o supreme_a god_n as_o likewise_o be_v clotho_n lachesis_n and_o atropos_n in_o the_o writer_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la and_o among_o the_o latin_n not_o only_a fate_n but_o also_o nature_n and_o fortune_n too_o as_o cicero_z and_o seneca_n affirm_v page_n 482_o but_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v other_o proper_a name_n of_o the_o supreme_a god_n which_o have_v a_o great_a show_n and_o appearance_n of_o so_o many_o several_a god_n they_o have_v their_o peculiar_a temple_n and_o several_a appropriate_v rite_n of_o worship_n and_o first_o such_o as_o signify_v the_o deity_n according_a to_o its_o more_o universal_a nature_n as_o for_o example_n pan_n which_o not_o the_o corporeal_a world_n inanimate_a or_o endue_v with_o a_o senseless_a nature_n only_o but_o a_o rational_a or_o intellectual_a principle_n display_v itself_o 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particular_a deity_n but_o a_o universal_a numen_fw-la
of_o vectius_n valens_n and_o the_o sibyl_n thus_o balaam_n divine_o assist_v to_o predict_v our_o saviour_n page_n 712_o 713_o scripture_n triumph_v over_o pagan_a oracle_n prediction_n concern_v our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n among_o which_o that_o remarkable_a one_o of_o the_o seventy_o week_n page_n 713_o 714_o other_o prediction_n concern_v the_o fate_n of_o kingdom_n and_o of_o the_o church_n daniel_n four_o ten-horned_n beast_n the_o roman_a empire_n this_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n carry_v on_o further_a in_o the_o apocalypse_v both_o of_o they_o prophetic_a calendar_n of_o time_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n ibid._n that_o this_o phaenomenon_n of_o scripture-prophecy_n can_v possible_o be_v impute_v by_o atheist_n as_o some_o other_o to_o fear_v or_o ignorance_n of_o cause_n or_o to_o the_o fiction_n of_o politician_n they_o not_o only_o evince_v a_o deity_n but_o also_o the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n to_o this_o purpose_n of_o 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necessary_a because_o this_o suppose_n that_o a_o necessary_a