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〈◊〉_d so_o orpheus_n though_o not_o that_o ancient_a orpheus_n often_o mention_v by_o plato_n and_o by_o ancient_a father_n yet_o a_o ancient_a poet_n yea_o perantiquus_fw-la as_o some_o very_a learned_a and_o judicious_a speak_v of_o he_o in_o his_o hymn_n or_o prayer_n entitle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o make_v the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o author_n as_o of_o happiness_n to_o some_o so_o of_o misery_n to_o other_o there_o be_v as_o much_o ambiguity_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o by_o christian_n be_v usual_o take_v in_o the_o worst_a sense_n for_o daemone_v corript_v vel_fw-la agitari_fw-la to_o be_v possess_v but_o by_o heathen_a author_n for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o the_o better_a sense_n for_o numine_fw-la afflari_fw-la to_o be_v inspire_v and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v indeed_o in_o divers_a place_n wheâ—e_a christian_a interpreter_n impose_v unwitting_o i_o believe_v their_o own_o sense_n upon_o heathen_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o may_v be_v infer_v of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o the_o word_n angel_n be_v a_o good_a word_n of_o it_o selâ—e_v always_o take_v in_o the_o better_a sense_n when_o absolute_o use_v yet_o psalm_n 78._o ver_fw-la 49._o we_o be_v tell_v of_o evil_a angel_n he_o cast_v upon_o they_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o anger_n wrath_n &_o indignation_n and_o trouble_n by_o send_v evil_a angel_n among_o they_o some_o expositor_n by_o these_o evil_a angel_n understand_v devil_n or_o evil_a spirit_n but_o other_o with_o no_o less_o probability_n good_a angel_n good_a angel_n may_v be_v the_o instrument_n and_o minister_n of_o temporal_a evil_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n call_v evil_a angel_n but_o as_o for_o this_o place_n i_o for_o my_o part_n rather_o incline_v to_o they_o rabbin_n and_o other_o who_o by_o evil_a angel_n understand_v the_o evil_n or_o plague_n
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trouble_n &_o misery_n be_v so_o common_a a_o complaint_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o man_n of_o what_o rank_n and_o quality_n soever_o they_o be_v and_o so_o obvious_a a_o subject_n in_o writer_n of_o all_o age_n nation_n and_o profession_n as_o that_o it_o may_v well_o be_v reckon_v among_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o know_v principle_n which_o common_a sense_n teach_v and_o artist_n ground_n upon_o as_o indisputable_a truth_n yet_o he_o that_o will_v see_v this_o common_a and_o beat_a subject_n most_o exquisite_o even_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o humane_a reason_n set_v aside_o the_o credit_n and_o authority_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n handle_v need_v but_o go_v to_o ecclesiaste_n the_o excellency_n of_o which_o discourse_n he_o shall_v best_o understand_v who_o judicious_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o choice_a and_o most_o approve_a piece_n either_o old_a or_o late_o concern_v that_o argument_n the_o truth_n be_v there_o have_v be_v little_o say_v by_o other_o 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slaughter_n slavery_n plague_n famine_n and_o the_o like_a of_o which_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o both_o sea_n and_o land_n be_v full_a of_o misery_n have_v general_o be_v true_a and_o visible_a at_o all_o time_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o those_o which_o most_o affect_v a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o man_n indeed_o that_o be_v true_o sociable_a and_o communicable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n express_v it_o this_o i_o say_v and_o much_o more_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o may_v tell_v they_o but_o that_o not_o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o misery_n be_v they_o more_o or_o less_o or_o what_o opinion_n man_n have_v of_o they_o be_v the_o subject_n by_o i_o here_o undertake_v but_o the_o original_a cause_n of_o our_o misery_n &_o what_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o ancient_a heathen_n about_o it_o and_o
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〈◊〉_d be_v the_o more_o usual_a word_n upon_o this_o occasion_n whether_o god_n or_o the_o devil_n or_o somewhat_o equivalent_a to_o what_o we_o call_v the_o devil_n be_v by_o they_o that_o use_v the_o word_n intend_v be_v a_o question_n not_o very_o easy_a to_o be_v resolve_v if_o well_o sift_v and_o thorough_o canvas_v ancient_a grammarian_n and_o some_o other_o observe_v of_o it_o that_o by_o homer_n and_o other_o ancient_n it_o be_v promiscuous_o use_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v god_n which_o i_o think_v no_o man_n will_v make_v a_o question_n of_o that_o have_v ever_o but_o look_v into_o any_o of_o they_o the_o same_o grammarian_n or_o some_o of_o they_o do_v also_o observe_v that_o the_o word_n be_v otherwise_o use_v by_o hesiod_n for_o a_o inferior_a kind_n once_o man_n and_o afterward_o immortalize_v and_o deify_v to_o a_o certain_a degree_n of_o deity_n different_a from_o the_o first_o kind_n which_o will_v not_o concern_v we_o but_o whether_o of_o old_a 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qui_fw-la audeat_fw-la in_o laud_fw-la vel_fw-la servo_fw-la svo_fw-la dicere_fw-la daemonium_fw-la habes_fw-la sed_fw-la quilibet_fw-la hoc_fw-la dicere_fw-la voluerit_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la aliter_fw-la accipi_fw-la quam_fw-la maledicere_fw-la voluisse_fw-la non_fw-la dubitare_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la so_o elsewhere_o why_o apuleius_n do_v entitle_v his_o book_n de_fw-fr deo_fw-la socratis_n and_o not_o de_n daemonio_fw-la rather_o whereas_o in_o that_o very_a book_n he_o dispute_v at_o large_a and_o maintain_v it_o to_o have_v be_v a_o daemon_n not_o a_o devil_n but_o one_o of_o those_o subordinate_a power_n to_o the_o deity_n in_o hesiod_n acception_n and_o not_o a_o god_n the_o same_o augustine_n give_v this_o reason_n ita_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la sanam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o through_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n the_o word_n daemon_n be_v become_v so_o general_o odious_a and_o abominable_a that_o whoever_o have_v read_v the_o title_n de_fw-fr 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mercy_n in_o some_o respect_n as_o heathen_n themselves_o upon_o this_o very_a subject_n acknowledge_v beside_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o homer_n elsewhere_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o produce_v his_o word_n upon_o the_o passage_n of_o aul._n gell._n bring_v in_o jupiter_n complain_v of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o man_n who_o lie_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o misery_n upon_o the_o go_n but_o be_v it_o so_o that_o plutarch_n and_o eustathius_n shall_v direct_o say_v it_o either_o of_o herodotus_n or_o homer_n yet_o there_o will_v be_v other_o ancient_n find_v of_o no_o less_o authority_n than_o they_o to_o contradict_v they_o simonides_n a_o ancient_a greek_a poet_n be_v since_o homer_n indeed_o but_o before_o herodotus_n one_o full_a century_n of_o year_n at_o least_o now_o
aristotle_n in_o his_o metaphysic_n speak_v obiter_fw-la of_o this_o matter_n and_o in_o the_o very_a term_n as_o herodotus_n do_v he_o quote_v this_o simonides_n and_o may_v be_v think_v to_o make_v he_o the_o first_o author_n but_o he_o do_v not_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o say_n from_o simonides_n the_o poet_n indeed_o and_o because_o from_o none_o but_o he_o disapprove_v the_o say_n he_o be_v content_a to_o say_v that_o poet_n will_v lie_v that_o no_o body_n say_v it_o before_o he_o he_o do_v not_o write_v neither_o will_v it_o follow_v last_o how_o easy_o either_o aristotle_n or_o any_o other_o in_o case_n they_o have_v speak_v more_o peremptory_o may_v be_v mistake_v in_o this_o point_n since_o neither_o all_o book_n be_v extant_a in_o any_o age_n that_o have_v former_o be_v write_v be_v it_o the_o happy_a age_n that_o ever_o be_v nor_o all_o that_o be_v extant_a likely_a to_o come_v to_o any_o one_o man_n knowledge_n be_v he_o never_o so_o careful_a and_o curious_a i_o leave_v it_o further_a to_o be_v consider_v aristotle_n word_n in_o english_a those_o memorable_a word_n we_o mention_v before_o be_v these_o therefore_o it_o may_v well_o be_v think_v that_o the_o possession_n or_o purchase_n of_o this_o ingenuous_a noble_a science_n the_o metaphysic_n do_v not_o belong_v unto_o man_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n in_o many_o respect_n be_v slavish_a so_o that_o according_a to_o simonides_n this_o blessedness_n do_v peculiar_o belong_v unto_o god_n neither_o be_v it_o fit_a for_o man_n to_o seek_v that_o science_n which_o be_v above_o he_o or_o which_o be_v not_o grant_v unto_o he_o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v as_o i_o conceive_v such_o trajection_n be_v very_o usual_a to_o aristotle_n especial_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n be_v true_a that_o god_n can_v envy_v i_o think_v it_o appliable_a to_o this_o especial_o gr._n it_o be_v probable_a that_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o in_o this_o especial_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o all_o man_n be_v unfortunate_a gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o allude_v to_o those_o verse_n of_o euripides_n as_o i_o take_v it_o cite_v by_o he_o in_o his_o ethic_n lib._n vi_o c._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v divine_o confute_v by_o he_o in_o the_o say_a ethic_n the_o 7._o &_o 8._o chapter_n of_o the_o x._o book_n who_o aspire_v to_o such_o excellency_n but_o neither_o be_v it_o a_o thing_n possible_a that_o god_n shall_v envy_v but_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n poet_n will_v feign_v many_o thing_n or_o often_o lie_v neither_o aught_o we_o though_o but_o man_n and_o not_o so_o capable_a of_o it_o as_o of_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o make_v more_o reckon_n of_o any_o other_o science_n then_o of_o this_o these_o word_n of_o aristotle_n may_v give_v light_n to_o a_o obscure_a passage_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n who_o in_o his_o five_o stromat_n have_v discourse_v at_o large_a and_o to_o that_o end_n bring_v proof_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n also_o that_o god_n have_v not_o reveal_v the_o truth_n unto_o man_n but_o in_o mystery_n and_o allegory_n in_o dream_n and_o symbol_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v not_o out_o of_o envy_n since_o that_o to_o fancy_n god_n subject_n to_o passion_n so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v here_o be_v render_v not_o as_o it_o be_v translate_v patibilis_fw-la in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v take_v act_v xxvi_o v._o 23._o be_v impious_a but_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v do_v with_o my_o main_a subject_n the_o original_n of_o that_o opinion_n of_o ancient_a heathen_n de_fw-fr inuidia_fw-la daemonis_fw-la i_o must_v now_o remember_v a_o observation_n of_o the_o same_o ancient_n speak_v of_o at_o the_o beginning_n concern_v unusual_a overswell_a prosperity_n for_o which_o there_o be_v sufficient_a ground_n in_o ordinary_a construction_n upon_o daily_a experience_n the_o opinion_n de_fw-fr inuidia_fw-la daemonis_fw-la especial_o by_o they_o of_o remote_a time_n from_o the_o beginning_n who_o be_v less_o acquaint_v with_o ancient_a tradition_n may_v be_v think_v as_o well_o to_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o same_o experience_n this_o tradition_n de_fw-fr inuidia_fw-la daemonis_fw-la be_v once_o up_o and_o general_o receive_v among_o man_n though_o original_o ground_v as_o we_o have_v say_v and_o derive_v from_o the_o particular_n of_o adam_n fall_n yet_o afterward_o when_o the_o revolution_n of_o many_o age_n have_v partly_o adulterate_v and_o partly_o altogether_o obliterated_a the_o truth_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v apply_v by_o man_n diverse_o according_a to_o the_o several_a opinion_n man_n have_v of_o the_o deity_n and_o as_o they_o stand_v different_o affect_v some_o place_v happiness_n in_o knowledge_n some_o in_o greatness_n in_o pleasure_n some_o and_o some_o in_o some_o other_o thing_n to_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n but_o the_o most_o general_a application_n of_o it_o be_v as_o we_o have_v say_v and_o partly_o show_v to_o all_o eminent_a worldly_a prosperity_n it_o will_v be_v requisite_a therefore_o and_o consequent_a to_o our_o first_o intention_n to_o show_v what_o further_o probable_a ground_n beside_o experience_n either_o from_o certain_a word_n of_o scripture_n seem_o import_v some_o such_o thing_n or_o from_o relation_n of_o scripture_n history_n from_o which_o as_o ancient_a father_n prove_v most_o of_o their_o fable_n be_v derive_v ancient_a heathen_n may_v have_v for_o this_o observation_n passage_n of_o scripture_n which_o by_o they_o may_v easy_o be_v draw_v to_o that_o sense_n be_v many_o the_o effect_n of_o all_o which_o be_v by_o christ_n comprise_v in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whosoever_o shall_v exalt_v himself_o shall_v be_v abase_v and_o he_o that_o shall_v humble_v himself_o shall_v be_v exalt_v matth._n xxiii_o v._o 12._o there_o be_v a_o say_n among_o ancient_a grecian_n attribute_v by_o they_o unto_o aesop_n as_o author_n of_o it_o but_o certain_o whether_o by_o aesop_n first_o or_o any_o other_o take_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n original_o that_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o god_n and_o his_o chief_a occupation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o abase_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v high_a and_o to_o exalt_v those_o that_o be_v low_a it_o be_v thus_o express_v by_o euripides_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v troad_n euripid._n in_o troad_n i_o see_v the_o god_n or_o the_o way_n of_o the_o god_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v low_a they_o exalt_v aloft_o gr._n they_o make_v to_o tower_n on_o high_a and_o those_o that_o be_v eminent_a or_o high_o prise_v they_o cast_v down_o see_v if_o you_o please_v job_n v._n 11._o and_o xl._n 10_o 11_o 12._o psal_n cxiii_o v._o 6_o 7._o i_o sam._n ii_o 3_o 4_o 5._o etc._n etc._n all_o pregnant_a place_n to_o this_o purpose_n as_o i_o take_v it_o and_o many_o more_o may_v be_v find_v but_o of_o all_o i_o conceive_v that_o of_o esay_n concern_v tyre_n to_o be_v most_o emphatical_a tyre_n that_o once_o renown_a city_n who_o colony_n pene_fw-la toto_fw-la orbe_fw-la diffusae_fw-la have_v spread_v themselves_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n almost_o as_o ancient_a historian_n testify_v carthage_n the_o once_o imperial_a city_n of_o africa_n that_o so_o long_o contest_v with_o rome_n about_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o world_n and_o divers_a other_o great_a town_n owe_v their_o original_n unto_o it_o of_o this_o tire_n the_o prophet_n esay_n 9_o isay_n xxiii_o 8_o 9_o among_o many_o other_o have_v these_o word_n i_o must_v crave_v leave_n that_o i_o may_v set_v they_o down_o in_o their_o original_a language_n because_o of_o the_o elegancy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8_o who_o have_v take_v this_o counsel_n against_o tyre_n the_o crown_a city_n who_o merchant_n be_v prince_n who_o traffiquer_n be_v the_o honourable_a of_o the_o earth_n 9_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v purpose_v it_o to_o stain_v the_o pride_n of_o all_o glory_n and_o to_o bring_v into_o contempt_n all_o the_o honourable_a of_o the_o earth_n though_o tyre_n be_v the_o occasion_n and_o principal_a object_n and_o well_o it_o may_v then_o be_v for_o the_o pride_n and_o stateliness_n of_o it_o of_o the_o word_n yet_o the_o sentence_n i_o take_v to_o be_v general_a extend_v to_o all_o as_o time_n so_o place_n equal_o i_o have_v no_o thought_n that_o ever_o lucretius_n a_o notorious_a epicurean_a have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o his_o thought_n i_o dare_v say_v be_v far_o enough_o from_o what_o the_o prophet_n or_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o he_o aim_v at_o in_o these_o word_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o he_o be_v a_o excellent_a poet_n and_o that_o his_o word_n come_v very_o near_o to_o