not_o endeavour_v to_o impose_v upon_o the_o world_n not_o christ_n for_o 1._o he_o can_v have_v no_o temptation_n to_o fulfil_v those_o prophecy_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o concern_v his_o ignominious_a poor_a and_o miserable_a life_n and_o his_o accurse_a death_n 2._o he_o can_v have_v no_o expectation_n of_o his_o own_o resurrection_n or_o of_o the_o send_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n or_o of_o the_o famish_v of_o the_o heathen_a deity_n or_o of_o the_o propagation_n of_o his_o gospel_n throughout_o the_o world_n or_o the_o performance_n of_o those_o mighty_a deed_n which_o be_v expect_v from_o the_o messiah_n of_o the_o jew_n 3._o no_o hope_n this_o shall_v be_v do_v by_o man_n so_o timorous_a so_o dull_a so_o ignorant_a as_o be_v the_o twelve_o apostle_n 4._o his_o disciple_n must_v be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o imposture_n of_o their_o lord_n and_o so_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o disow_v he_o 5._o if_o so_o john_n baptist_n who_o obtain_v so_o great_a a_o reputation_n from_o the_o jew_n must_v have_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o endeavour_n to_o delude_v they_o 2._o not_o christ_n apostle_n as_o be_v argue_v from_o their_o simplicity_n sincerity_n interest_n the_o thing_n they_o do_v or_o be_v oblige_v to_o pretend_v 3._o not_o their_o immediate_a successor_n for_o the_o same_o and_o many_o other_o reason_n the_o assurance_n which_o we_o have_v of_o what_o these_o argument_n suppose_v coral_n that_o what_o they_o have_v deliver_v to_o the_o world_n must_v be_v relate_v bona_fw-la fide_fw-la and_o with_o a_o full_a conviction_n of_o its_o truth_n p._n 77_o 78._o chap._n iii_o sect._n ii_o proleg_n 5._o that_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n can_v not_o be_v deceive_v in_o their_o pretension_n to_o the_o thing_n they_o speak_v of_o and_o presume_v they_o do_v and_o yet_o prevail_v upon_o the_o world_n to_o own_o and_o to_o assert_v their_o doctrine_n p._n 107._o chap._n iu._n proleg_n 6._o that_o we_o may_v safe_o take_v a_o estimate_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n from_o what_o we_o find_v record_v of_o it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o scripture_n those_o write_n not_o be_v corrupt_v nor_o yet_o contain_v any_o thing_n repugnant_a to_o the_o christian_a faith_n corol._n conclude_v that_o those_o scripture_n which_o we_o daily_o read_v must_v be_v the_o work_n of_o those_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n who_o name_n they_o bear_v p._n 113._o chap._n v._n the_o truth_n of_o christian_a faith_n assert_v from_o the_o gift_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o general_a and_o more_o particular_o from_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n and_o from_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n p._n 131_o chap._n vi_o the_o veracity_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n conclude_v from_o the_o deportment_n of_o the_o christian_n under_o suffering_n the_o patience_n and_o undaunted_a courage_n of_o the_o weak_a sex_n from_o the_o kindness_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o their_o persecutor_n and_o those_o indignity_n they_o suffer_v from_o they_o from_o god_n miraculous_a assistance_n of_o they_o under_o suffering_n &_o great_a deliverance_n from_o they_o for_o have_v they_o not_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n it_o be_v both_o impossible_a they_o shall_v and_o inconceivable_a they_o will_v have_v suffer_v after_o such_o a_o manner_n a_o objection_n from_o instance_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n answer_v p._n 139._o chap._n vii_o sect._n i._n that_o from_o the_o fulfil_n of_o thing_n future_a and_o contingent_a we_o may_v reasonable_o infer_v the_o be_v of_o a_o overrule_a providence_n which_o interest_n itself_o in_o their_o completion_n the_o truth_n of_o christian_a faith_n evince_v 1._o from_o those_o prediction_n which_o concern_v the_o person_n birth_n life_n action_n and_o passion_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o argument_n 2._o from_o those_o miracle_n which_o his_o disciple_n wrought_v agreeable_a to_o our_o saviour_n promise_n prediction_n and_o commission_n for_o they_o heal_v the_o disease_a and_o eject_v devil_n according_a as_o our_o lord_n foretell_v p._n 163._o chap._n vii_o sect._n ii_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a faith_n evince_v from_o those_o prediction_n which_o concern_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o jewish_a temple_n discipline_n and_o nation_n the_o author_n time_n and_o manner_n the_o greatness_n and_o duration_n concomitant_n and_o attendant_n of_o it_o as_o the_o scripture_n mention_n they_o and_o the_o wonderful_a completion_n of_o they_o all_o a_o confirmation_n of_o this_o argument_n from_o the_o attempt_n of_o the_o apostate_n julian_n to_o rebuild_v the_o temple_n and_o the_o miraculous_a frustration_n of_o it_o p._n 191._o chap._n viii_o sect._n i._n arg._n 4._o evince_v the_o truth_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n 1._o from_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n suitable_o to_o his_o design_n and_o to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o to_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o jew_n these_o miracle_n be_v many_o mighty_a and_o they_o have_v most_o remarkable_a effect_n upon_o the_o hearer_n and_o spectator_n of_o they_o they_o be_v avouch_v with_o great_a confidence_n by_o his_o apostle_n who_o by_o those_o mean_v convert_v thousand_o and_o who_o record_n of_o those_o thing_n become_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n unto_o the_o christian_a convert_v the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o from_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n apostle_n who_o affirm_v christ_n give_v commission_n to_o they_o while_o abide_v with_o they_o to_o work_v the_o great_a miracle_n which_o they_o according_o perform_v and_o that_o this_o power_n be_v more_o abundant_o confer_v upon_o they_o after_o the_o resurrection_n of_o their_o lord_n be_v argue_v from_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o confession_n of_o jew_n and_o heathen_n from_o the_o record_n of_o scripture_n like_a wonder_n be_v perform_v by_o christian_n in_o all_o place_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o same_o power_n continue_v in_o the_o church_n for_o divers_a century_n the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o second_o argument_n the_o result_n of_o these_o particular_n p._n 215_o 216._o chap._n viii_o sect._n ii_o arg._n 3._o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n from_o the_o speedy_a propagation_n of_o it_o through_o the_o world_n by_o inconsiderable_a and_o unlearned_a man_n against_o those_o many_o prejudices_fw-la which_o do_v attend_v it_o the_o avow_a principle_n on_o which_o this_o argument_n depend_v a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o it_o by_o compare_v its_o effect_n with_o those_o of_o heathen_a wisdom_n or_o philosophy_n p._n 241._o chap._n ix_o a_o answer_n to_o some_o objection_n 1._o touch_v the_o miracle_n of_o simon_n magus_n apollonius_n and_o touch_v those_o prediction_n miracle_n and_o gift_n of_o healing_n to_o which_o the_o heathen_a oracle_n and_o deity_n pretend_v and_o that_o 1._o from_o the_o issue_n of_o they_o for_o they_o be_v blast_v and_o confound_v and_o 2_o from_o the_o design_n they_o aim_v at_o which_o be_v all_o unworthy_a of_o a_o deity_n they_o be_v control_v by_o providence_n they_o be_v such_o who_o deceit_n it_o be_v no_o man_n interest_n to_o detect_v obj._n 2._o touch_v the_o general_a rejection_n of_o christianity_n by_o the_o jewish_a nation_n a_o account_n of_o their_o rejection_n of_o it_o 1._o from_o the_o temper_n and_o disposition_n of_o that_o people_n from_o the_o danger_n to_o which_o it_o expose_v they_o from_o the_o prejudices_fw-la they_o conceive_v 1._o against_o the_o person_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o 2_o against_o his_o doctrine_n p._n 267._o chap._n x._o arg._n 5._o conclude_v for_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n from_o the_o excellency_n of_o its_o precept_n in_o order_n 1_o to_o the_o public_a welfare_n of_o mankind_n 2_o to_o the_o perfection_n of_o humane_a nature_n 1._o by_o the_o clear_a information_n of_o man_n understanding_n in_o matter_n which_o concern_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n and_o 2_o by_o tender_v the_o most_o prevail_a motive_n to_o engage_v the_o will_n and_o the_o affection_n to_o obedience_n and_o 3_o the_o most_o strong_a engagement_n to_o seek_v the_o welfare_n of_o our_o brother_n soul_n heathen_a philosophy_n and_o their_o receive_a theology_n destructive_a of_o religion_n and_o fit_v to_o promote_v the_o interest_n of_o satan_n kingdom_n this_o prove_v from_o their_o conception_n both_o of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o providence_n and_o of_o his_o attribute_n and_o their_o uncertainty_n in_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o from_o their_o want_n of_o precept_n to_o direct_v they_o in_o or_o promise_v to_o encourage_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o from_o their_o doubt_n of_o a_o future_a state_n and_o their_o denial_n of_o all_o future_a punishment_n and_o from_o the_o false_a conception_n of_o the_o rise_n and_o fatality_n of_o sin_n that_o these_o opinion_n be_v destructive_a to_o the_o service_n
weigh_v these_o thing_n must_v soon_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v and_o to_o admire_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n prediction_n or_o in_o the_o word_n of_o nazianzen_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d b._n p._n 83._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d what_o can_v the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n object_n against_o such_o clear_a prediction_n and_o such_o convince_a demonstration_n of_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n annotation_n on_o the_o seven_o chapter_n sect_n ii_o their_o doctor_n have_v conclude_v ideo_fw-la moderni_fw-la judaei_n dicunt_fw-la messiam_fw-la non_fw-la venisse_fw-la quia_fw-la nondum_fw-la viderunt_fw-la eum_fw-la venire_fw-la in_o nubes_fw-la coeli_fw-la raymund_n pug._n fid_fw-we p._n 276._o 2_o euseb_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d eccl._n hist_o l._n 2._o c._n 11._o 3_o of_o a_o egyptian_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d euseb_n hist_o l._n 2._o c._n 21._o 4_o josephus_n ascribe_v their_o ruin_n to_o a_o lie_a prophet_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 11._o 5_o their_o frequent_a exorcism_n by_o the_o invocation_n of_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n matt._n 12.27_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d just_a dial._n cum_fw-la tryph._n p._n 311._o vide_fw-la tertull._n contra_fw-la marcionem_fw-la theophilum_fw-la l._n 2._o ad_fw-la autolyc_a orig._n in_o celsum_n p._n 185._o vide_fw-la annot._fw-la in_o c._n 1._o num_fw-la 4._o 6_o their_o assertion_n that_o god_n give_v power_n to_o his_o law_n name_n and_o attribute_n to_o heal_v disease_n the_o author_n of_o sepher_n ikkarim_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n be_v instrument_n to_o which_o he_o have_v annex_v a_o power_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d id_fw-la est_fw-la that_o sign_n and_o wonder_n shall_v be_v do_v by_o they_o why_o be_v it_o that_o they_o who_o skill_n this_o art_n work_v miracle_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o law_n be_v of_o divine_a original_a auctor_fw-la neve_n shalom_n l._n 5._o c._n 5._o 7_o these_o instance_n josephus_n give_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 12._o 8_o that_o comet_n which_o appear_v like_o a_o flame_a sword_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 12._o 9_o r._n saadias_n quod_fw-la autem_fw-la scribit_fw-la cum_fw-la nubes_fw-la coeli_fw-la illi_fw-la sunt_fw-la angeli_fw-la de_fw-la exercitu_fw-la coeli_fw-la haec_fw-la erit_fw-la maxima_fw-la dignatio_fw-la quam_fw-la conferet_fw-la deus_fw-la christo_fw-la in_o dan._n 7._o 10_o the_o appearance_n in_o the_o cloud_n of_o chariot_n and_o of_o arm_a man_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d joseph_n ibid._n 11_o to_o the_o anger_n of_o their_o god_n against_o the_o christian_n vide_fw-la infra_fw-la not._n in_o c._n 8._o s_o n._n 19_o 12_o a_o prophetic_a scheme_n see_v the_o like_a esaiah_n 13.10_o c._n 24._o v._n 18.19.20.23_o c._n 34._o v._n 4._o jer._n 4.23_o ezek._n 32.7.8_o joel_n 2.10_o rev._n 6.12.8.12_o 13_o and_o suitable_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o eastern_a nation_n apud_fw-la arabe_n de_fw-fr eo_fw-la cvi_fw-la singular_a aliquod_fw-la infortunium_fw-la accidit_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la coelum_fw-la ipsius_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la conversum_fw-la sit_fw-la vel_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la ejus_fw-la ceciderit_fw-la maimon_n more_n nevochim_n p._n 265._o &_o again_o neque_fw-la quemquam_fw-la puto_fw-la ita_fw-la ignorantem_fw-la caecum_fw-la literaeque_fw-la parabolarum_fw-la &_o narrationum_fw-la historicarum_fw-la vel_fw-la oratoriarum_fw-la addictum_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la existimet_fw-la stellas_fw-la coelum_fw-la lucem_fw-la solis_fw-la &_o lunae_fw-la mutata_fw-la esse_fw-la vel_fw-la terram_fw-la de_fw-la centro_fw-la svo_fw-la motam_fw-la quando_fw-la destructum_fw-la fuit_fw-la regnum_fw-la babel_n verum_fw-la repraesentat_fw-la nobis_fw-la tota_fw-la haec_fw-la narratio_fw-la statum_fw-la &_o conditionem_fw-la hominis_fw-la victi_fw-la cvi_fw-la lux_fw-la omnis_fw-la atra_fw-la dulce_fw-la amarum_fw-la immo_fw-la cvi_fw-la terra_fw-la nimis_fw-la angusta_fw-la &_o coelum_fw-la rvinam_fw-la minitari_fw-la videtur_fw-la ib._n part_n 2._o c._n 29._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d artemidorus_z oneirocrit_n l._n 2._o c._n 36._o 14_o the_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d may_v respect_v the_o fly_a open_a etc._n etc._n of_o which_o thing_n we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d scilicet_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 12._o etc._n etc._n 11._o evenerant_n prodigia_fw-la visae_fw-la per_fw-la coelum_fw-la concurrere_fw-la acies_fw-la rutilantia_fw-la arma_fw-la &_o subito_fw-la nubium_fw-la igne_fw-la collucere_fw-la templum_fw-la expassae_fw-la repent_v delubri_fw-la fores_fw-la &_o audita_fw-la major_n humanâ_fw-la vox_fw-la excedere_fw-la deos_fw-la simul_fw-la ingens_fw-la motus_fw-la excedentium_fw-la tacitus_n hist_o l._n 5._o p._n 621._o 15_o of_o the_o famine_n see_v josephus_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaic._n l._n 7._o c._n 7.8_o 16_o of_o the_o earthquake_n in_o divers_a place_n grot._n in_o matt._n 24._o vers_fw-la 7._o 17_o from_o what_o josephus_n have_v record_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d &_o paulo_n post_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 18._o lin_v 1._o gr._n 18_o s._n cyril_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d socrat._v hist_n eccles_n l._n 2._o c._n 20._o ruff._n l._n 10._o c._n 37._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d socr._n ibidem_fw-la 19_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o judgement_n josephus_n give_v account_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 20_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o siege_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d joseph_n bell._n jud._n l._n 6._o c._n 13._o 21_o they_o do_v quit_v jerusalem_n be_v admonish_v from_o heaven_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d eccles_n hist_o l._n 3._o c._n 5._o &_o epiphanius_n de_fw-fr ponderibus_fw-la &_o mensuris_fw-la c._n 15._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 22_o whether_o this_o desolation_n shall_v be_v perpetual_a as_o many_o of_o the_o father_n hold_v origen_n annot._n in_o sh._n 16._o c._n 17._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o cell_n l._n 4._o p._n 174._o chrysost_n crat_fw-mi 3._o adv_n judaeos_fw-la dionysius_n alexandrinae_n ecclesiae_fw-la pontifex_fw-la elegantem_fw-la scribit_fw-la librum_fw-la irridens_fw-la mille_fw-la annorum_fw-la fabulam_fw-la instaurationem_fw-la templi_fw-la etc._n etc._n hieron_n proaemio_fw-la ad_fw-la l._n 18._o com._n in_o esaiam_n 23_o as_o hugo_n grotius_n think_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d intelligere_fw-la licebit_fw-la ââmpora_fw-la divinae_fw-la patientiae_fw-la praestituta_fw-la emendationi_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la gentibus_fw-la christi_fw-la nomen_fw-la professi_fw-la à _fw-la disciplina_fw-la christi_fw-la plurimum_fw-la recesserunt_fw-la ut_fw-la nimirum_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la deum_fw-la irritatum_fw-la à _fw-la gentibus_fw-la modo_fw-la quodam_fw-la novo_fw-la atque_fw-la extraordinario_fw-la usurum_fw-la in_o convertendis_fw-la adse_n judaeis_n sicut_fw-la ab_fw-la judaeis_n irritatus_fw-la modo_fw-la simili_fw-la gentes_fw-la ad_fw-la obsequium_fw-la suum_fw-la pertraxit_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la 24_o say_v chrysost_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d orat_fw-la 3._o adv_n judaeos_fw-la 25_o that_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o the_o very_a atheist_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d nazianz._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 2._o p._n 81._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d sozom._n l._n 5._o c._n 21._o 26_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o the_o invocation_n of_o christ_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d nazianz._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 2._o p._n 85_o sozom._n hist_o eccl._n l._n 5._o c._n 21._o socr_n hist_o eccl._n 21._o c._n 29._o 27_o conclude_v with_o that_o of_o our_o eusebius_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d eccles_n hist_o l._n 3._o c._n 7._o chap._n viii_o sect_n i._o the_o content_n evince_v the_o truth_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n arg._n 4_o 1._o from_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n suitable_o to_o his_o design_n and_o to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o to_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o jew_n these_o miracle_n be_v many_o mighty_a and_o they_o have_v most_o remarkable_a effect_n upon_o the_o hearer_n and_o spectator_n of_o they_o they_o be_v avouch_v with_o great_a confidence_n by_o his_o apostle_n who_o by_o those_o mean_v convert_v thousand_o and_o who_o record_n of_o these_o thing_n become_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n unto_o the_o christian_a convert_v the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o from_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n apostle_n who_o affirm_v christ_n give_v commission_n to_o they_o while_o abide_v with_o they_o to_o work_v the_o great_a miracle_n which_o they_o according_o perform_v and_o that_o this_o power_n be_v more_o abundant_o confer_v upon_o they_o after_o the_o resurrection_n of_o their_o lord_n be_v argue_v from_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o confession_n of_o jew_n and_o heathen_n from_o the_o record_n of_o scripture_n like_a wonder_n be_v perform_v by_o christian_n in_o all_o place_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o same_o power_n continue_v
pleasure_n and_o so_o assure_v we_o of_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o of_o this_o nature_n be_v that_o dream_n of_o pharaoh_n which_o foreshow_v he_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o of_o famine_n according_a to_o josephs_n interpretation_n 41._o gen._n 41._o where_o note_n 1._o the_o vast_a plenty_n for_o seven_o year_n such_o as_o be_v never_o know_v in_o egypt_n the_o most_o fertile_a of_o all_o country_n 2._o the_o rise_n of_o joseph_n to_o be_v a_o chief_a minister_n of_o state_n on_o the_o experiment_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o interpretation_n 3._o the_o building_n of_o such_o vast_a storehouse_n as_o can_v contain_v sufficient_a corn_n for_o feed_v of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o all_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n throughout_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o famine_n and_o 4._o the_o admission_n of_o jacob_n and_o of_o all_o his_o family_n into_o egypt_n and_o the_o plant_n of_o they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n 5._o the_o alter_n of_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o estate_n in_o egypt_n for_o hereupon_o every_o man_n land_n except_o the_o priest_n become_v the_o king_n and_o pay_v the_o five_o part_n of_o its_o income_n to_o he_o now_o since_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o moment_n must_v be_v record_v to_o posterity_n and_o preserve_v in_o their_o tradition_n unto_o future_a generation_n as_o we_o find_v this_o be_v and_o since_o the_o memory_n and_o motive_n of_o their_o repair_n to_o egypt_n the_o exaltation_n of_o a_o alien_n the_o tribute_n of_o their_o land_n and_o the_o 23._o the_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d artap_n apud_fw-la euseb_n l._n 9_o c._n 23._o exemption_n of_o their_o priest_n can_v not_o so_o quick_o be_v forget_v it_o remain_v that_o both_o the_o jew_n egyptian_n and_o stranger_n which_o join_v themselves_o to_o moses_n must_v be_v assure_v of_o its_o truth_n §_o 10._o last_o if_o any_o heretic_n if_o any_o 41_o gnosticks,42_n carpocratians,43_n marcionist_n or_o saturnilian_o 44_o menandrian_o 45_o montanist_n 45_o eunomian_o arian_n 47_o priscillianist_n 48_o donatist_n if_o any_o 49_o finland_n lapland_n or_o tartarian_a witch_n if_o any_o of_o the_o persian_a or_o chalde_v a_o magi_n chald._n vid._n stanley_n phil._n chald._n or_o the_o 59_o egyptian_a sorcerer_n who_o name_n and_o their_o contest_v with_o moses_n be_v still_o preserve_v in_o heathen_a story_n if_o a_o 51_o zoroaster_n or_o hostanes_n if_o any_o wise_a philosopher_n a_o 52_o pythagoras_n or_o a_o 53_o socrates_n if_o any_o sect_n of_o man_n as_o brahmin_n or_o druid_n or_o of_o woman_n whether_o the_o pythonissae_fw-la or_o the_o like_a if_o last_o 9_o vid._n ch_n 9_o apollonius_n apuleius_n simon_n magus_n any_o false_a 54_o prophetess_n or_o prophet_n ever_o do_v what_o can_v not_o be_v effect_v without_o the_o help_n of_o some_o superior_a power_n as_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o believe_v both_o by_o the_o reputation_n they_o obtain_v the_o record_n of_o those_o thing_n both_o in_o profane_a and_o sacred_a story_n and_o the_o experience_n and_o tradition_n of_o all_o time_n and_o place_n this_o give_v we_o full_a assurance_n of_o the_o concern_v of_o satan_n to_o oppose_v some_o truth_n and_o some_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o of_o god_n concernment_n to_o establish_v it_o in_o a_o word_n if_o but_o 106._o but_o quin_fw-la etiam_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la dubitans_fw-la dixerim_fw-la si_fw-la unum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ita_fw-la sit_fw-la praedictum_fw-la praesensumque_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la evenerit_fw-la ita_fw-la cadat_fw-la ut_fw-la praedictum_fw-la sit_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la quicquam_fw-la casu_fw-la ant_n for_o tuito_fw-la fact_n they_o esse_fw-la appareat_fw-la esse_fw-la certe_fw-la divinationem_fw-la idque_fw-la esse_fw-la omnibus_fw-la confitendum_fw-la cic._n divin_n l._n 1._o p._n 106._o one_o real_a and_o undoubted_a instance_n of_o these_o thing_n have_v be_v afford_v to_o the_o world_n it_o do_v conclude_v a_o providence_n and_o sure_o then_o these_o many_o myriad_n of_o example_n of_o each_o kind_n which_o history_n of_o every_o age_n and_o country_n will_v afford_v from_o person_n live_v in_o those_o time_n of_o which_o they_o write_v must_v give_v in_o such_o conviction_n as_o the_o great_a sceptic_a shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o control_v and_o have_v make_v good_a the_o doctrine_n of_o a_o all-ruling_a providence_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o advance_v unto_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n by_o these_o gradation_n §_o 11._o 1._o that_o this_o providence_n have_v be_v engage_v for_o the_o establishment_n of_o some_o particular_a revelation_n and_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n and_o have_v as_o signal_o oppose_v some_o other_o which_o have_v pretend_v to_o those_o name_n and_o consequent_o do_v not_o esteem_v they_o all_o indifferent_a this_o be_v the_o natural_a result_n almost_o of_o all_o these_o instance_n we_o have_v produce_v in_o confirmation_n of_o a_o providence_n they_o be_v such_o as_o visible_o declare_v god_n approbation_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o jew_n or_o christian_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o heathen_a deity_n and_o to_o their_o modes_n of_o worship_n §_o 12._o and_o second_o that_o no_o particular_a revelation_n to_o which_o the_o adverse_a party_n have_v pretend_v can_v stand_v in_o competition_n with_o the_o christian_a faith_n or_o give_v in_o equal_a demonstration_n of_o its_o truth_n and_o derivation_n from_o a_o deity_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o of_o these_o instance_n produce_v to_o evince_v a_o providence_n none_o be_v so_o powerful_o convince_a as_o those_o that_o do_v assert_v the_o christian_a faith_n the_o experience_n of_o god_n mercy_n protection_n and_o assistance_n vouchsafe_v to_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o as_o also_o of_o his_o judgement_n on_o their_o adversary_n and_o the_o engagement_n of_o his_o power_n in_o confirmation_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v more_o numerous_a and_o evident_a and_o more_o unquestionable_o true_a add_v to_o this_o that_o see_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n by_o their_o evident_a prediction_n of_o a_o messiah_n that_o shall_v come_v attend_v with_o those_o very_a circumstance_n and_o shall_v perform_v and_o undergo_v all_o that_o christ_n do_v and_o suffer_v do_v confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o christian_a faith_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o these_o instance_n forementioned_a which_o do_v ascertain_v the_o veracity_n of_o those_o prophet_n and_o god_n concernment_n for_o the_o law_n deliver_v by_o they_o must_v also_o give_v in_o full_a conviction_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o messiah_n and_o his_o doctrine_n and_o second_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o all_o these_o form_n of_o worship_n which_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o it_o be_v either_o most_o apparent_o repugnant_a both_o to_o the_o wisdom_n purity_n and_o goodness_n of_o a_o deity_n or_o such_o as_o carry_v with_o they_o no_o conviction_n of_o their_o truth_n and_o goodness_n nothing_o which_o speak_v they_o worthy_a of_o the_o concernment_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n for_o that_o those_o modes_n of_o worship_n which_o have_v obtain_v in_o the_o heathen_a world_n be_v vile_a and_o filthy_a ridiculous_a and_o brutish_a and_o most_o repugnant_a to_o those_o conception_n of_o a_o deity_n which_o nature_n have_v implant_v in_o we_o will_v be_v so_o evident_a from_o what_o we_o shall_v discover_v of_o they_o that_o he_o who_o run_v may_v read_v it_o as_o for_o mahometism_n that_o have_v no_o internal_a evidence_n which_o may_v convince_v we_o of_o its_o truth_n no_o purity_n and_o goodness_n in_o its_o precept_n and_o no_o subservience_n unto_o the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n at_o present_a or_o to_o his_o happiness_n hereafter_o beyond_o what_o scripture_n do_v afford_v we_o but_o promise_v and_o precept_n more_o carnal_a and_o judaical_a and_o story_n more_o extravagant_a and_o idle_a than_o the_o wild_a fable_n 23._o vid._n cantucuz_o orat_fw-la in_o mahum_fw-la sect_n 23._o and_o be_v such_o a_o doctrine_n as_o never_o do_v pretend_v to_o miracle_n except_o some_o petty_a trifle_n pretend_v to_o be_v do_v by_o mahomet_n it_o can_v lay_v upon_o we_o any_o obligation_n to_o believe_v its_o truth_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v rest_v assure_v 71._o azora_n 3.14_o 17_o 30_o 71._o that_o god_n have_v no_o concernment_n that_o we_o shall_v believe_v it_o that_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v antiquate_v that_o it_o have_v pass_v the_o period_n to_o which_o it_o be_v appoint_v to_o continue_v be_v most_o apparent_a from_o the_o completion_n of_o those_o prophecy_n which_o do_v relate_v unto_o the_o promise_a messiah_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v discourse_v hereafter_o from_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o which_o their_o worship_n be_v confine_v and_o from_o those_o heavy_a judgement_n they_o have_v labour_v under_o above_o 1600_o year_n without_o any_o intermission_n their_o wander_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v only_o for_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n their_o captivity_n but_o seventy_o although_o their_o whoredom_n and_o idolatry_n and_o
ad_fw-la credendum_fw-la uchementer_fw-la impellit_fw-la lact._n p._n 533._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ita_fw-la constantinus_n apud_fw-la euseb_n in_o vit_fw-fr const_n l._n 4._o c._n 12._o vid._n tertull._n ad_fw-la scap._n 13_o with_o joy_n and_o exultation_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d just_o mart._n dial._n cum_fw-la tryph._n p._n 265._o cum_fw-la omni_fw-la saevitiâ_fw-la vestra_fw-la concertamus_fw-la etiam_fw-la ultrò_fw-la erumpentes_fw-la magisque_fw-la damnati_fw-la quam_fw-la absoluti_fw-la gaudemus_fw-la tertull._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d eusebius_n historiae_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la libro_fw-la octavo_fw-la cap._n nono_fw-la great_a courage_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o suffering_n solebant_fw-la etenim_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 8._o c._n 9_o nostri_fw-la autem_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-fr viris_fw-la taceam_fw-la pveri_fw-la &_o mulierculae_fw-la tortores_fw-la suos_fw-la taciti_fw-la vincunt_fw-la &_o exprimere_fw-la illis_fw-la gemitum_fw-la nec_fw-la ignis_fw-la potest_fw-la lact._n lib._n 5._o c._n 13._o vid._n orig._n in_o celsum_n l._n 7._o p._n 357._o &_o p._n 359._o minut._n p._n 41._o 14_o a_o apathy_n under_o the_o severe_a torment_n apostolus_fw-la johannes_n in_fw-la oleum_fw-la igneum_fw-la demersus_fw-la nihil_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la tertull._n de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n 36._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ita_fw-la euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o the_o blandian_a vid._n eundem_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 10._o p._n 338.339_o 15_o experience_n of_o consolation_n under_o they_o for_n they_o do_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 8._o c._n 9_o vide_fw-la historiam_fw-la theodori_n sozom._n hist_o eccl._n l._n 5._o c._n 20._o socr._n l._n 3._o c._n 19_o aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 18._o c._n 52._o 16._o deliverance_n from_o their_o suffering_n under_o the_o 10_o persecution_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 9_o c._n 8._o 17_o his_o control_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ita_fw-la euseb_n de_fw-fr feris_fw-la quibus_fw-la christiani_n exponebantur_fw-la hist_o eccl._n l._n 8._o c._n 7._o 18_o and_o vindictive_a power_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n lib._n 8._o p._n 342._o who_o instance_v in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o two_o persecute_v governor_n of_o damascus_n and_o caesarea_n hist_n eccl._n l._n 9_o c._n 6._o possumus_fw-la exitus_fw-la quorundam_fw-la praesidum_fw-la tibi_fw-la proponere_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o sine_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la suae_fw-la recordati_fw-la sunt_fw-la deliquisse_fw-la quod_fw-la vexassent_fw-la christianos_n vigellium_n saturninum_fw-la claudium_fw-la herminianum_fw-la cecilium_fw-la capellam_fw-la tertull_n ad_fw-la scap._n c._n 3.5.2_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o julian_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d p._n 57_o nazinaz_n de_fw-fr maximino_fw-la unde_fw-la vindice_fw-la &_o ultore_fw-la deo_fw-la cogebatur_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 8._o c._n 16.17_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d chrys_n or_o 2._o in_o babylam_n p._n 462._o de_fw-fr juliano_n verba_fw-la faciens_fw-la 19_o the_o spartan_a boy_n spartae_n vero_fw-la pveri_fw-la ad_fw-la aram_fw-la sic_fw-la verberibus_fw-la accipiuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la multus_fw-la è_fw-la visceribus_fw-la sanguis_fw-la exeat_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la etiam_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la ibi_fw-la essem_fw-la audiebam_fw-la ad_fw-la necem_fw-la quorum_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la nemo_fw-la exclamavit_fw-la unquam_fw-la sed_fw-la ne_fw-la ingemuit_fw-la quidem_fw-la cie_n tusc_n 2._o p._n 209._o a._n &_o p._n 212._o 20_o the_o roman_a legion_n quas_fw-la scribit_fw-la in_o originibus_fw-la cato_n major_a in_o eum_fw-la alacres_fw-la profect_n as_o locum_fw-la unde_fw-la se_fw-la nunquam_fw-la redituras_fw-la scirent_fw-la lud._n vives_z in_o august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 1._o c._n 12._o 21_o a_o polemo_n de_n quo_fw-la laertius_n tradit_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d l._n 4._o p._n 264._o 22_o possidonius_fw-la solebat_fw-la narrare_fw-la pompejus_n eum_fw-la graviter_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la bonum_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la honestum_fw-la esset_fw-la cubantem_fw-la disputasse_fw-la cumque_fw-la quasi_fw-la face_n ei_fw-la doloris_fw-la admoverentur_fw-la saepe_fw-la dixisse_fw-la nihil_fw-la agis_fw-la dolour_n quamvis_fw-la sis_fw-la molestus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la te_fw-la esse_fw-la confitebor_fw-la malum_fw-la cic._n tusc_n 2._o p._n 215._o b._n 216._o a._n 23_o zeno_n anaxarchus_n obversentur_fw-la species_n honestae_fw-la animo_fw-la zeno_n proponatur_fw-la eleates_n qui_fw-la perpessus_fw-la est_fw-la omne_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la conscios_fw-la delendae_fw-la tyrannidis_fw-la indicaret_fw-la de_fw-fr anaxarcho_fw-mi democritio_n cogitetur_fw-la qui_fw-la cumtin_n manus_fw-la cyprii_fw-la nicocreontis_fw-la regis_fw-la incidisset_fw-la nullum_fw-la genus_fw-la supplicii_fw-la deprecatus_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la recusavit_fw-la cic._n tusc_n 2._o p._n 213._o 24_o this_o consideration_n do_v give_v the_o great_a strength_n unto_o the_o present_a argument_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d chrys_n in_o prima_fw-la ad_fw-la cor._n ho._n 4._o p._n 263_o 264._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d orig._n in_o celsum_n p._n 65._o chap._n vii_o sect_n i._n the_o content_n that_o from_o the_o fulfil_n of_o thing_n future_a and_o contingent_a we_o may_v reasonable_o infer_v the_o be_v of_o a_o overrule_a providence_n which_o interest_n itself_o in_o their_o completion_n the_o truth_n of_o christian_a faith_n evince_v 1._o from_o those_o prediction_n which_o concern_v the_o person_n birth_n life_n action_n and_o passion_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o argument_n 2_o from_o those_o miracle_n which_o his_o disciple_n wrought_v agreable_o to_o our_o saviour_n promise_n prediction_n and_o commission_n for_o they_o heal_v the_o disease_a and_o eject_v devil_n according_a as_o our_o lord_n foretell_v §_o 1._o to_o strengthen_v what_o we_o offer_v from_o the_o prediction_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n it_o will_v be_v needful_a to_o premise_v that_o the_o punctual_a fulfil_n of_o prediction_n of_o thing_n future_a and_o contingent_a especial_o when_o those_o prediction_n descend_v to_o many_o circumstance_n and_o those_o such_o as_o be_v peculiar_a and_o unusual_a and_o such_o as_o respect_v the_o unconstrained_a motion_n of_o the_o will_v i_o say_v this_o fulfil_n of_o prediction_n give_v just_a assurance_n to_o we_o that_o a_o all_o wise_a and_o overrule_a providence_n do_v interest_n itself_o in_o their_o completion_n for_o 1._o he_o only_o who_o at_o first_o make_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o power_n and_o by_o his_o wisdom_n guide_v they_o to_o their_o respective_a end_n he_o who_o will_n &_o pleasure_n do_v give_v law_n to_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o limit_n to_o the_o power_n of_o inferior_a cause_n he_o only_o can_v foresee_v the_o issue_n and_o foretell_v those_o circumstance_n which_o do_v entire_o depend_v upon_o such_o cause_n yea_o 2_o that_o mind_n which_o through_o its_o own_o inherent_a power_n be_v able_a to_o determine_v any_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n must_v on_o the_o same_o ground_n be_v acquaint_v with_o all_o future_a thing_n though_o never_o so_o contingent_a in_o their_o immediate_a cause_n there_o be_v equal_a reason_n for_o they_o all_o for_o since_o thing_n future_a have_v at_o present_v no_o existence_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n if_o contingent_a whence_o it_o may_v be_v certain_o conclude_v they_o rather_o be_v to_o be_v than_o not_o to_o be_v no_o mind_n can_v possible_o foresee_v their_o futurition_n but_o that_o who_o understanding_n be_v so_o perfect_a as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o extend_v itself_o to_o all_o thing_n future_a as_o they_o in_o due_a time_n shall_v exist_v and_o who_o command_a pleasure_n do_v limit_v and_o determine_v or_o guide_n and_o manage_v their_o indifference_n as_o seem_v most_o conduce_v to_o his_o glory_n whence_o god_n provoke_v the_o heathen_a deity_n 41.23_o esa_n 41.23_o to_o show_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v hereafter_o that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v know_v that_o they_o be_v god_n 82._o cic._n the_o div_o li._n p._n 82._o and_o heathen_n do_v conclude_v it_o certain_a si_fw-la divinatio_fw-la ergo_fw-la deus_fw-la if_o there_o be_v divination_n there_o must_v be_v a_o deity_n §_o 2._o now_o that_o prediction_n of_o this_o nature_n have_v be_v make_v in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n will_v be_v abundant_o evince_v from_o those_o which_o more_o immediate_o concern_v the_o person_n of_o our_o saviour_n he_o be_v signal_o mark_v out_o unto_o we_o by_o such_o peculiar_a circumstance_n of_o his_o birth_n life_n and_o passion_n such_o singularity_n of_o his_o action_n such_o proper_a character_n of_o his_o person_n so_o certain_o foretell_v in_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n and_o therefore_o firm_o credit_v by_o the_o jew_n as_o must_v infallible_o conclude_v they_o ridiculous_a and_o mad_a that_o shall_v false_o pretend_v to_o they_o a_o elias_n be_v to_o usher_v in_o his_o advent_n and_o to_o 3.1.2.3_o to_o mal._n 3.1.2.3_o make_v ready_a a_o people_n prepare_v for_o the_o lord_n by_o turn_v
heathen_n do_v pretend_v the_o same_o 7_o prediction_n 8_o miracle_n and_o 9_o gift_n and_o do_v appeal_v unto_o experience_n as_o that_o which_o do_v abundant_o confirm_v this_o thing_n and_o that_o their_o magician_n have_v the_o like_o 10_o power_n of_o eject_v devil_n and_o do_v thing_n which_o do_v as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o conceive_v transcend_v the_o power_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o all_o this_o be_v frequent_o confess_v by_o 11_o christian_n and_o as_o to_o miracle_n foretell_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n i_o say_v shall_v any_o plead_v these_o thing_n against_o the_o argument_n we_o have_v use_v and_o shall_v hence_o infer_v with_o 89._o with_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d clesus_fw-la apud_fw-la origl_n l._n 6._o p._n 303._o &_o rursus_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ibid._n pag._n 89._o clesus_fw-la that_o it_o be_v incongruous_a to_o conclude_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o profession_n from_o what_o may_v be_v consistent_a with_o the_o worst_a of_o cheat_n §_o 2._o in_o refutation_n of_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v obvious_a to_o say_v 1_o that_o the_o world_n be_v in_o those_o time_n of_o darkness_n very_o 12_o credulous_a and_o apt_a to_o be_v impose_v upon_o as_o it_o be_v apparent_a from_o those_o fable_n which_o their_o religion_n do_v espouse_v 23._o vid._n august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 7._o c._n 35._o the_o doctr_n christ_n l._n 2._o c._n 23._o 2_o that_o god_n in_o judgement_n may_v permit_v their_o seem_a divination_n and_o pretend_a wonder_n in_o poenam_fw-la impiorum_fw-la that_o they_o who_o the_o convince_a evidence_n of_o christian_a piety_n can_v not_o win_v to_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o truth_n may_v be_v delude_v by_o a_o lie_n 3_o that_o the_o prediction_n to_o which_o they_o pretend_v be_v either_o so_o 13_o false_a that_o they_o know_v not_o when_o to_o believe_v they_o or_o so_o 19_o obscure_a as_o to_o comply_v with_o any_o issue_n that_o they_o be_v false_a &_o the_o result_n not_o of_o divine_a assistance_n but_o of_o chance_n be_v confess_v both_o by_o those_o 17_o wise_a heathen_n who_o resort_v to_o they_o and_o by_o those_o 14_o 18_o priest_n who_o serve_v at_o the_o altar_n and_o attend_v on_o those_o oracle_n their_o obscurity_n be_v the_o complaint_n not_o only_o of_o the_o poet_n but_o the_o historian_n and_o the_o 16_o philosopher_n who_o do_v assert_v upon_o their_o own_o 15_o experience_n of_o they_o that_o they_o have_v general_o either_o many_o sense_n or_o none_o that_o can_v be_v understand_v and_o when_o they_o be_v intelligible_a they_o do_v common_o 20_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d not_o speak_v the_o inspiration_n of_o a_o deity_n but_o the_o desire_n or_o interest_n of_o their_o priest_n who_o will_v be_v bribe_v or_o force_v to_o answer_v any_o thing_n but_o beside_o all_o this_o the_o christian_a father_n tell_v we_o that_o those_o predicton_n be_v either_o ground_v on_o the_o 21_o revelation_n of_o god_n to_o his_o prophet_n or_o be_v the_o 22_o conjecture_n of_o the_o devil_n bottom_v on_o experience_n or_o natural_a 23_o observation_n or_o be_v present_a information_n of_o those_o spirit_n convey_v and_o tell_v to_o their_o favourite_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v act_v on_o another_o stage_n as_o to_o the_o 24_o miracle_n pretend_v it_o may_v be_v answer_v first_o that_o they_o be_v partly_o false_a and_o such_o as_o do_v 25_o serve_v the_o end_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o interest_n of_o man_n 2._o that_o they_o be_v few_o and_o mean_v 26_o unworthy_a to_o be_v bring_v into_o comparison_n with_o those_o of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o such_o as_o happy_o may_v not_o 27_o exceed_v the_o power_n of_o those_o evil_a spirit_n who_o interest_n it_o be_v to_o set_v they_o up_o in_o opposition_n unto_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o to_o who_o they_o be_v 28_o ascribe_v by_o the_o great_a enemy_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n 3_o the_o 29_o disease_n which_o they_o cure_v be_v only_o those_o which_o their_o familiar_n do_v inflict_v and_o heal_v by_o cease_v to_o inflict_v they_o or_o those_o which_o may_v be_v wrought_v by_o fancy_n or_o humane_a skill_n or_o by_o natural_a observation_n and_o diabolical_a assistance_n and_o application_n without_o the_o miraculous_a power_n of_o god_n all_o these_o and_o many_o other_o answer_n of_o this_o nature_n i_o shall_v wave_v insist_v only_o upon_o such_o as_o fundamental_o destroy_v the_o force_n of_o these_o and_o of_o such_o like_a objection_n §_o 3._o 1._o that_o all_o the_o great_a thing_n ascribe_v to_o those_o person_n have_v be_v 30_o sudden_o blast_v and_o they_o like_o comet_n have_v appear_v for_o a_o while_n to_o amaze_v the_o world_n and_o present_o have_v set_v in_o darkness_n nor_o 31_o be_v able_a nor_o so_o much_o as_o pretend_v to_o transmit_v this_o power_n which_o they_o vaunt_v of_o to_o any_o other_o person_n as_o our_o saviour_n do_v in_o confirmation_n of_o his_o doctrine_n or_o to_o leave_v behind_o they_o those_o who_o by_o like_a action_n shall_v attest_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o they_o do_v deliver_v or_o 32_o suffer_v for_o the_o cause_n they_o own_v which_o be_v a_o pregnant_a evidence_n that_o they_o derive_v from_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o only_o feign_v a_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n for_o can_v it_o be_v suppose_v that_o god_n who_o want_v not_o power_n or_o wisdom_n to_o carry_v on_o his_o purpose_n and_o decree_n maugre_o all_o opposition_n that_o the_o world_n can_v make_v shall_v not_o assist_v his_o messenger_n in_o the_o tradition_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o he_o command_v they_o to_o preach_v to_o the_o world_n or_o do_v so_o shall_v fail_v of_o his_o intend_a purpose_n though_o work_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o fate_n of_o apollonius_n and_o simon_n magus_n and_o other_o like_a impostor_n whilst_o the_o religion_n we_o profess_v be_v like_o the_o rise_a sun_n which_o shine_v more_o and_o more_o unto_o the_o perfect_a day_n and_o the_o apostle_n of_o our_o lord_n out_o do_v their_o master_n and_o a_o continue_a throug_n of_o miracle_n do_v through_o divers_a century_n attend_v that_o faith_n which_o they_o deliver_v to_o the_o world_n as_o have_v already_o be_v evince_v §_o 4._o 2_o that_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o true_a christian_a faith_n either_o 33_o waâe_v all_o pretence_n to_o the_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n or_o else_o pretend_v they_o 34_o wrought_v to_o none_o or_o evil_a purpose_n as_o be_v do_v to_o establish_v the_o barbarous_a obscene_a and_o foolish_a rite_n of_o heathen_a superstition_n which_o be_v the_o grand_a design_n of_o apollonius_n or_o else_o to_o introduce_v the_o lust_n intemperance_n and_o all_o the_o other_o villainy_n of_o 35_o simon_n magus_n or_o somewhat_o equal_o repugnant_a to_o the_o concern_v of_o real_a piety_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v sure_a that_o heaven_n will_v never_o set_v its_o seal_n unto_o they_o or_o be_v so_o much_o 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