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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o say_v his_o knowledge_n in_o astronomy_n lead_v he_o to_o the_o notice_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o that_o his_o sublime_a speculation_n give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o abram_n a_o high_a exalt_a father_n before_o his_o faith_n have_v give_v the_o better_a compellation_n of_o abraham_n father_n of_o many_o nation_n hence_o from_o he_o 1_o chaldaea_n 2_o egypt_n 3_o greece_n come_v all_o to_o the_o skill_n they_o brag_v of_o so_o that_o proclus_n make_v a_o good_a conjecture_n that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o gift_n of_o some_o of_o the_o god_n it_o come_v from_o abraham_n who_o be_v both_o a_o friend_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n a_o acquaintance_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o far_o ancient_a and_o wise_a than_o any_o of_o their_o false_a in_o sum_n all_o learning_n as_o well_o as_o religion_n be_v pure_a and_o classical_a only_o among_o the_o hebrew_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o moses_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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good_a like_v and_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v rich_a than_o their_o benefactor_n and_o athens_n at_o last_o begin_v to_o set_v up_o as_o the_o only_a university_n in_o the_o world_n but_o it_o be_v augustine_n observation_n that_o it_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o christ_n and_o for_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o church_n that_o learning_n be_v ever_o suffer_v to_o travel_v out_o of_o jewry_n christ_n be_v to_o be_v preach_v and_o receive_v among_o the_o gentile_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v be_v civilise_v beforehand_o lest_o such_o holy_a thing_n be_v cast_v abrupt_o before_o swine_n shall_v only_o have_v be_v trample_v on_o or_o as_o moses_n his_o book_n fall_v among_o the_o â—oets_n have_v be_v only_o distort_v into_o fable_n turn_v also_o into_o prodigy_n metamorphosis_n and_o mythical_a divinity_n cum_fw-la enim_fw-la prophetae_fw-la etc._n etc._n under_o abraham_n and_o moses_n while_o the_o learning_n and_o the_o sermon_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v for_o israel_n use_n the_o heathen_a world_n be_v as_o ignorant_a as_o irreligious_a but_o about_o romulus_n his_o time_n when_o the_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n which_o belong_v also_o to_o the_o gentile_n be_v no_o long_o whisper_v but_o proclaim_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o hosea_n amos_n isaiah_n micah_n and_o ionas_n from_o the_o reign_n of_o uzziah_n to_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n then_o also_o begin_v learning_n to_o flourish_v abroad_o among_o the_o nation_n to_o dilate_v itself_o over_o the_o world_n greece_n begin_v to_o hearken_v after_o wisdom_n and_o brag_v of_o its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thales_n and_o the_o like_a ut_fw-la fontes_fw-la divinae_fw-la &_o humanae_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la pariter_fw-la erupisse_n videantur_fw-la that_o then_o secular_a knowledge_n may_v dare_v to_o shed_v itself_o among_o the_o nation_n when_o christ_n begin_v to_o be_v reveal_v the_o expectation_n of_o the_o gentile_n it_o be_v