senatus_n nè_fw-la legantur_fw-la quidem_fw-la libri_fw-la 4._o that_o caesar_n use_v this_o stratagem_n to_o procure_v to_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o king_n by_o a_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o danger_n will_v otherwise_o accrue_v to_o the_o roman_n si_fw-la salui_fw-la esse_fw-la vellemus_fw-la that_o be_v by_o threaten_v they_o with_o a_o expectation_n that_o some_o nation_n or_o other_o will_v have_v the_o wit_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o opportunity_n and_o now_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v expect_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o prophecy_n will_v tender_v a_o person_n to_o the_o roman_n themselves_o to_o be_v their_o king_n if_o they_o do_v not_o in_o this_o particular_a get_v the_o start_n of_o other_o state_n and_o therefore_o it_o will_v be_v their_o wise_a course_n to_o change_v the_o name_n of_o dictator_n into_o that_o of_o king_n this_o strategem_fw-la i_o say_v of_o caesar_n be_v look_v upon_o by_o cicero_n to_o be_v of_o that_o consequence_n &_o tendency_n to_o the_o overturning_a of_o that_o form_n of_o government_n under_o which_o that_o city_n have_v grow_v up_o to_o those_o dimension_n of_o greatness_n and_o to_o the_o introduction_n of_o monarchy_n as_o that_o commonwealths-man_n think_v it_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o obviate_v those_o pretence_n by_o invalidate_v the_o authority_n of_o all_o oracle_n and_o by_o charge_v the_o antistites_fw-la to_o who_o custody_n those_o oracle_n be_v commit_v that_o they_o will_v as_o the_o better_a age_n before_o they_o have_v do_v still_o keep_v they_o still_o secret_a and_o not_o permit_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v solicit_v by_o argument_n draw_v from_o thence_o to_o think_v of_o change_v the_o government_n and_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a form_n to_o dispatch_v at_o once_o this_o point_n of_o the_o sibylline_a oracle_n i_o find_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pother_n about_o they_o both_o under_o augustus_n and_o tiberius_n which_o i_o think_v must_v be_v impute_v to_o julius_n his_o trouble_v those_o water_n in_o his_o fish_n for_o the_o title_n of_o king_n out_o of_o they_o tacitus_n annal_n lib._n 6._o 125._o which_o in_o effect_n he_o obtain_v for_o he_o come_v into_o the_o senate_n in_o scarlet_n after_o the_o guise_n of_o the_o alban_n king_n the_o senate_n give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o redeemer_n and_o order_v a_o temple_n to_o be_v build_v and_o dedicate_v to_o liberty_n with_o this_o inscription_n on_o his_o ivory_n statue_n the_o unconquerable_a god_n and_o that_o his_o image_n shall_v be_v erect_v in_o the_o capitol_n by_o the_o ancient_a k._n stand_v upon_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o world_n with_o this_o inscription_n semideus_fw-la est_fw-la dion_z 43._o hinc_fw-la illae_fw-la lacrymae_fw-la in_o tully_n and_o true_o when_o i_o diligent_o read_v through_o his_o two_o book_n of_o divination_n he_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v no_o other_o scope_n in_o his_o whole_a treatise_n than_o to_o prevent_v those_o destructive_a as_o he_o think_v alteration_n of_o polity_n which_o the_o belief_n of_o sibyl_n prophecy_n and_o the_o eastern_a fame_n will_v incline_v the_o city_n to_o if_o their_o great_a commander_n be_v suffer_v to_o tread_v in_o caesar_n step_n and_o to_o urge_v the_o belief_n of_o they_o upon_o the_o senate_n and_o their_o authority_n in_o order_n to_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o so_o long-since_a explode_a kingly_a government_n §_o 6._o but_o tully_n wash_v the_o ethiopian_a while_o he_o seek_v to_o eradicate_v the_o belief_n of_o this_o prophecy_n out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n or_o to_o dissuade_v the_o great_a one_o from_o give_v out_o themselves_o for_o the_o person_n point_v at_o in_o this_o oracle_n for_o though_o augustus_n reject_v the_o title_n of_o lord_n as_o also_o that_o of_o emperor_n and_o make_v show_v once_o of_o depose_v the_o imperial_a crown_n yet_o in_o those_o pretension_n to_o humility_n this_o politic_a prince_n set_v his_o face_n counter_a to_o the_o stair_n towards_o which_o he_o row_v and_o as_o to_o his_o ambition_n of_o the_o universal_a crown_n his_o history_n be_v far_o more_o fertile_a of_o such_o like_a stratagem_n than_o julius_n suetonius_n reckon_v no_o less_o than_o 17_o prodigy_n which_o speak_v augustus_n to_o be_v a_o person_n design_v by_o heaven_n for_o that_o universal_a monarchy_n or_o something_o equivalent_a to_o it_o i_o shall_v name_v those_o only_o which_o bear_v manifest_a print_n of_o the_o oriental_a prophecy_n the_o velitri_n have_v a_o old_a tradition_n that_o a_o citizen_n of_o they_o shall_v in_o process_n of_o time_n gain_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n quandóque_fw-la rerum_fw-la potiturum_fw-la the_o very_a word_n whereby_o both_o suetonius_n and_o tacitus_n express_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o eastern_a oracle_n the_o devil_n be_v in_o this_o god_n ape_n and_o by_o this_o animate_v they_o to_o wage_v war_n with_o the_o roman_n till_o their_o strive_v for_o a_o dead_a horse_n as_o the_o jew_n in_o vespasian_n war_n have_v bring_v they_o to_o the_o brink_n of_o ruin_n and_o will_v utter_o have_v destroy_v they_o if_o they_o have_v not_o at_o last_o be_v persuade_v that_o that_o respond_v portend_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o augustus_n who_o be_v educate_v though_o not_o bear_v among_o they_o suet._n octav_n 94_o penè_fw-la ad_fw-la exitium_fw-la suicum_fw-la populo_fw-la r._n belligeraverant_a serô_o tandem_fw-la documentis_fw-la apparuit_fw-la ostentum_fw-la illud_fw-la augusti_fw-la potentiam_fw-la portendisse_fw-la observe_v still_o how_o the_o roman_a writer_n stretch_v the_o sense_n of_o oriundus_fw-la julius_n marathus_n relate_v and_o suetonius_n from_o he_o that_o some_o month_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o augustus_n a_o prodigy_n be_v see_v at_o rome_n and_o hear_v to_o declare_v that_o nature_n be_v teem_v with_o one_o who_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o the_o roman_n prodigium_fw-la romae_fw-la factum_fw-la publicè_fw-la quo_fw-la denunciabatur_fw-la regem_fw-la pop_n r._n naturam_fw-la parturire_fw-la etc._n etc._n at_o which_o the_o senator_n be_v so_o dismay_v as_o a_o vote_n have_v like_a to_o have_v pass_v upon_o the_o same_o score_n that_o herod_n slay_v the_o bethlemitish_a child_n to_o put_v to_o death_n all_o the_o male_n that_o shall_v be_v bear_v that_o year_n but_o that_o the_o senator_n who_o wife_n be_v big_a belly_a in_o hope_n that_o their_o issue_n may_v attain_v that_o honour_n hinder_v the_o promulgation_n of_o it_o his_o mother_n atia_n make_v report_v which_o suetonius_n say_v he_o read_v in_o asclepiades_n mendetes_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o apollo_n cuckold_v her_o husband_n octavius_n by_o his_o proxy_n a_o dragon_n sacred_a to_o he_o creep_v into_o her_o bed_n and_o commit_v with_o she_o while_o she_o be_v celebrate_v his_o nightly_a rite_n augustum_fw-la natum_fw-la mensâ—_n decimo_fw-la &_o ob_fw-la id_fw-la apollinis_fw-la filium_fw-la existimatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n of_o the_o truth_n whereof_o she_o produce_v this_o evidence_n that_o from_o that_o time_n she_o have_v a_o mole_n in_o form_n of_o a_o dragon_n impress_v so_o in_o grain_n upon_o her_o body_n as_o it_o can_v not_o by_o any_o art_n be_v obliterated_a in_o remembrance_n of_o which_o and_o in_o token_n that_o nero_n be_v of_o apollo_n line_n his_o mother_n agrippina_n make_v he_o wear_v a_o bracelet_n of_o snake-skin_n on_o his_o right_a arm_n which_o those_o who_o messalina_n send_v to_o murder_v he_o in_o his_o bed_n think_v to_o be_v a_o snake_n indeed_o they_o run_v away_o affright_v not_o dare_v to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o he_o who_o they_o deem_v by_o that_o sight_n to_o be_v under_o apollo_n protection_n sueton._n nero_n 6._o a_o exact_a transcript_n of_o those_o line_n in_o the_o oriental_a prophecy_n that_o describe_v he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v king_n of_o nation_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n only_o we_o may_v observe_v here_o the_o print_n of_o his_o cleave_a foot_n who_o interest_n it_o be_v to_o disturb_v the_o right_a order_n of_o sacred_a prophecy_n by_o jumble_v together_o into_o one_o mass_n its_o most_o heterogeneal_a part_n by_o join_v in_o this_o omen_n in_o one_o person_n the_o woman_n and_o the_o serpent_n seed_n the_o same_o atia_n while_o she_o be_v with_o child_n of_o augustus_n dream_v that_o she_o see_v her_o entrail_n trail_v round_o about_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o whole_a circumference_n of_o heaven_n and_o her_o husband_n that_o he_o see_v a_o sunbeam_n dart_v out_o of_o her_o womb_n suetonius_n octau._n 94._o explicari_fw-la per_fw-la omnem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la caelique_fw-la ambitum_fw-la fancy_n inject_v into_o they_o from_o those_o passage_n in_o the_o eastern_a prophecy_n that_o delineate_v the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o colour_n borrow_v from_o the_o sun_n send_v forth_o his_o light_n draw_v out_o his_o line_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n p._n nigidius_n on_o that_o day_n wherein_o catiline_n conspiracy_n be_v discuss_v observe_v his_o father_n octavius_n to_o come_v tardy_a to_o the_o
and_o to_o blow_v their_o husband_n horn_n which_o it_o have_v be_v more_o for_o their_o credit_n to_o have_v put_v in_o their_o pocket_n have_v they_o not_o conceive_v that_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o will_v counterballanee_n the_o shame_n of_o this_o just_o as_o the_o patriarch_n zeal_n to_o have_v the_o promise_a seed_n come_v from_o their_o loin_n over-weighed_n the_o sin_n and_o shame_n of_o their_o polygamy_n in_o which_o conceit_n these_o good_a woman_n write_v after_o the_o copy_n which_o mother_n eve_n set_v they_o at_o cain_n birth_n who_o think_v he_o have_v be_v the_o promise_a seed_n she_o welcome_v into_o the_o world_n with_o this_o congratulation_n i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n she_o think_v she_o have_v get_v the_o man_n of_o god_n the_o promise_a seed_n by_o the_o foretop_n when_o she_o have_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o wicked_a one_o by_o the_o heel_n alii_fw-la subtiliùs_fw-la possedi_fw-la virum_fw-la dei_fw-la quasi_fw-la intelligeret_fw-la heva_fw-la jam_fw-la se_fw-la habere_fw-la illum_fw-la sibi_fw-la promissum_fw-la serpentis_fw-la victorem_fw-la ità _fw-la fidem_fw-la hevae_n laudant_fw-la quòd_fw-la promissionem_fw-la fide_fw-la amplexa_fw-la sit_fw-la de_fw-la conterendo_fw-la per_fw-la semen_fw-mi suum_fw-la diaboli_fw-la capite_fw-la putant_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o persona_fw-la vel_fw-la individuo_fw-la fuisse_fw-la deceptam_fw-la quia_fw-la ad_fw-la cain_n restrinxerit_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la promissum_fw-la erat_fw-la calvin_n in_o genes_n 4._o 1._o hence_o pharaoh_n cause_v joseph_n to_o be_v proclaim_v abrech_n saviour_n of_o the_o world_n st._n jerom_n question_n hebraicis_fw-la genesis_n 41._o 43._o and_o as_o such_o they_o worship_v he_o afterward_o under_o the_o symbol_n of_o a_o ox_n as_o the_o israelite_n do_v under_o the_o image_n of_o a_o calf_n a_o great_a many_o such_o god-man_n be_v precipitate_v into_o the_o world_n through_o its_o impatiency_n to_o stay_v till_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n waistcot_n this_o be_v that_o which_o origen_n lib._n 1._o calum_fw-la 20._o give_v in_o reply_n to_o celsus_n his_o jew_n except_v against_o the_o article_n of_o christ_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n we_o christian_n say_v he_o be_v not_o the_o only_a man_n that_o report_v hero_n to_o have_v be_v bear_v of_o virgin_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o assertion_n he_o there_o make_v demonstration_n by_o several_a instance_n of_o this_o extract_n be_v those_o who_o creon_n in_o sophocles_n his_o antigone_n style_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deos_fw-la indigend_n tully_n invention_n be_v strand_v in_o seek_v a_o salvo_fw-la for_o that_o point_n of_o secular_a theology_n and_o religious_a custom_n of_o incline_v to_o canonize_v those_o rather_o who_o be_v feign_v to_o have_v a_o god_n to_o their_o father_n than_o a_o goddess_n to_o their_o mother_n a_o custom_n which_o seem_v to_o he_o to_o contradict_v both_o the_o civil_a and_o natural_a law_n where_o the_o mother_n side_n be_v esteem_v the_o sure_a side_n quid_fw-la quorum_fw-la matres_fw-la opinor_fw-la etiam_fw-la magis_fw-la ut_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o jure_fw-la civili_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr matre_fw-la libera_fw-la libre_fw-la est_fw-la item_n jure_fw-la naturae_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la dea_fw-la matre_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la sit_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la tale_z tamen_fw-la nusquam_fw-la coluntur_fw-la the_o nat_n dear_a l._n 3._o pag._n 132._o but_o this_o observation_n untie_v this_o knot_n viz._n it_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n which_o the_o world_n look_v after_o for_o redemption_n and_o have_v respect_n to_o in_o their_o canonise_a of_o their_o worthy_n for_o the_o clear_n of_o which_o and_o that_o the_o spark_n of_o evangelical_n truth_n rake_v up_o in_o the_o fore-alledged_n secular_a authority_n may_v shine_v out_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o blow_v away_o the_o ash_n they_o be_v rake_v up_o in_o §_o 4._o all_o these_o quotation_n falter_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o that_o vulgar_a error_n which_o have_v the_o chief_a hand_n in_o corrupt_v the_o original_a tradition_n by_o introduce_v the_o multiplicity_n of_o god-saviour_n a_o error_n i_o suppose_v at_o first_o take_v up_o in_o policy_n by_o the_o head_n of_o the_o first_o schism_n from_o the_o patriarchal_a church_n who_o forsake_v the_o one_o body_n cleave_v the_o one_o head_n the_o one_o seed_n into_o many_o to_o serve_v their_o own_o interest_n teach_v their_o several_a colony_n to_o expect_v each_o faction_n in_o their_o particular_a separation_n the_o birth_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n in_o their_o own_o conventicle_n just_o as_o our_o modern_a separatist_n from_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n teach_v their_o several_a party_n to_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v that_o peculiar_a society_n out_o of_o which_o must_v proceed_v those_o more_o than_o man_n who_o must_v effect_v those_o strange_a thing_n of_o which_o they_o dream_v wake_v and_o when_o upon_o these_o suggestion_n each_o schismatical_a confederacy_n have_v bring_v forth_o saviour_n of_o their_o own_o flesh_n and_o bone_n the_o politician_n be_v force_v to_o allow_v this_o multiplicity_n for_o peace_n sake_n to_o suppress_v their_o otherwise-endless_a contending_n about_o the_o priority_n of_o those_o several_a saviour_n which_o each_o nation_n before_o mutual_a commerce_n have_v make_v to_o itself_o and_o the_o meliority_n of_o those_o various_a religion_n wherewith_o those_o god_n be_v worship_v to_o prevent_v irreconcilable_a wrangle_n upon_o this_o diversity_n appear_v still_o more_o and_o more_o as_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n come_v acquaint_v with_o one_o another_o so_o as_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o pitcher_n that_o stand_v upon_o hydra_n back_n to_o tantalise_v the_o crow_n but_o be_v contend_v about_o some_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v that_o wherein_o matusius_n present_v to_o demophon_n his_o daughter_n blood_n mix_v with_o wine_n other_o that_o wherein_o icarius_n present_v wine_n to_o the_o ligurian_n etc._n etc._n hygini_n poetic_a astronom_n do_fw-mi hydra_n 226._o they_o all_o come_v to_o this_o point_n and_o by_o universal_a consent_n centre_v in_o this_o opinion_n that_o the_o genii_n or_o angel-guardian_n of_o each_o country_n depute_v by_o god_n as_o so_o many_o lord_n precedent_n over_o their_o province_n under_o himself_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n suit_v themselves_o in_o their_o government_n of_o they_o to_o the_o nature_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o respective_a climate_n within_o their_o jurisdiction_n hence_o as_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la one_o country_n produce_v a_o virgin-born_a god_n of_o one_o temper_n another_o of_o another_o one_o a_o male_a another_o a_o female_a deity_n here_o a_o mars_n there_o a_o venus_n here_o a_o saturn_n there_o a_o jupiter_n etc._n etc._n every_o one_o of_o which_o be_v best_a please_v with_o that_o kind_n of_o divine_a service_n that_o best_a suit_n the_o genius_n of_o the_o place_n of_o their_o birth_n hence_o jamblicus_n build_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o discourse_n about_o divine_a worship_n upon_o this_o foundation_n of_o god_n precedent_n over_o several_a country_n and_o commodity_n de_fw-la mysteriis_fw-la quae_fw-la ratio_fw-la sacrificiorum_fw-la and_o symmachus_n his_o argument_n to_o valentinian_n theodosius_n and_o archadius_fw-la for_o indulgence_n of_o the_o gentile_a polytheism_n upon_o this_o maxim_n varios_fw-la custodes_fw-la urbibus_fw-la cunctis_fw-la mens_fw-la divina_fw-la distribuit_fw-la ut_fw-la animae_fw-la nascentibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d populis_fw-la fatales_fw-la genii_fw-la dividuntur_fw-la lib._n 10._o epist_n 54._o the_o divine_a mind_n have_v distribute_v to_o all_o city_n various_a guardian_n as_o soul_n be_v share_v out_o to_o organise_v body_n so_o fatal_a genii_n to_o nation_n that_o this_o be_v their_o pacific_a salvo_n for_o their_o multiplicity_n of_o god-saviour_n and_o of_o the_o worship_n tender_v to_o they_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o discourse_n of_o celsus_n in_o origen_n lib._n 1._o where_o he_o state_v the_o case_n thus_o the_o lawgiver_n of_o particular_a region_n be_v direct_v by_o the_o angel-guardian_n of_o the_o place_n in_o a_o way_n of_o congruity_n to_o their_o particular_a clime_n in_o allusion_n to_o which_o st._n paul_n style_v some_o devil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 6._o 12._o of_o the_o same_o stamp_n in_o christian_a rome_n apostatise_v to_o heathenism_n be_v their_o mahuzzim_n who_o together_o with_o god_n to_o they_o when_o daniel_n write_v a_o strange_a god_n that_o church_n worship_n cause_v to_o rule_v over_o many_o and_o distributes_z the_o earth_n among_o they_o for_o a_o reward_n dan._n 11._o 39_o vide_fw-la meed_n vol._n 2._o book_n 3._o cap._n 17._o thence_o that_o diversity_n of_o law_n say_v celsus_n yet_o all_o just_a of_o religion_n yet_o all_o please_a to_o the_o god_n to_o who_o they_o be_v direct_v the_o ethiopian_n about_o meroe_n worship_n jove_n and_o bacchus_n the_o arabian_n bacchus_n and_o urania_n egygpt_n general_o osiris_n and_o isis_n some_o particular_a province_n except_v that_o have_v their_o
frightning_n man_n to_o obedience_n by_o menacy_n of_o hell-fire_n etc._n etc._n but_o all_o will_v not_o be_v win_v by_o love_n the_o fear_n of_o approach_a death_n be_v of_o more_o avail_n to_o persuade_v celsus_n his_o master_n epicurus_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n than_o all_o the_o sweet_a morsel_n he_o cram_v his_o belly_n with_o let_v the_o antinomian_a here_o acknowledge_v his_o first_o father_n beside_o say_v he_o lib._n 6._o 19_o do_v not_o the_o christian_n charge_v god_n with_o want_n of_o power_n or_o foresight_n in_o his_o permit_v the_o serpent_n so_o far_o to_o deface_v his_o image_n in_o man_n as_o that_o in_o order_n to_o the_o restore_n of_o it_o he_o be_v force_v to_o send_v his_o only_a son_n to_o become_v man_n advocate_n god_n know_v how_o to_o use_v his_o power_n and_o wisdom_n better_o than_o in_o prevention_n of_o that_o evil_a viz._n by_o bring_v a_o great_a good_a out_o of_o it_o conceive_a by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n touch_v the_o christian_n belief_n that_o christ_n be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o have_v this_o animadversion_n lib._n 6._o call_v 35._o what_o need_n be_v there_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v over-shaddow_n the_o virgin_n and_o frame_n christ_n a_o body_n in_o her_o womb_n can_v not_o god_n have_v shape_v he_o a_o body_n he_o can_v not_o have_v a_o body_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n without_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n without_o immerse_v his_o own_o spirit_n into_o so_o great_a contamination_n celsus_n may_v have_v learn_v better_a language_n of_o proclus_n the_o pagan_a philosopher_n secundum_fw-la nihil_fw-la omnino_fw-la providentiam_fw-la ex_fw-la gubernatis_fw-la accipere_fw-la nec_fw-la eorum_fw-la natura_fw-la repleri_fw-la nec_fw-la eye_n alicubi_fw-la commisceri_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la omne_fw-la disponit_fw-la admiscetur_fw-la proptereà _fw-la gubernatis_fw-la proclus_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la &_o daemone_v tit_n providentia_fw-la per_fw-la singula_fw-la percurrit_fw-la &_o interim_n nullis_fw-la addit_fw-la pag._n 191._o if_o he_o have_v be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n his_o body_n will_v have_v excel_v all_o othet_n in_o stature_n in_o form_n in_o strength_n in_o voice_n nec_fw-la vox_fw-la hominem_fw-la sonat_fw-la in_o majesty_n and_o in_o elocution_n for_o it_o be_v incredible_a that_o he_o who_o have_v so_o much_o divinity_n who_o be_v form_v by_o so_o divine_a a_o hand_n shall_v not_o surpass_v all_o man_n but_o christ_n as_o the_o christian_n confess_v be_v but_o like_a to_o if_o not_o inferior_a to_o other_o man_n his_o face_n according_a to_o prophecy_n be_v to_o be_v mar_v more_o than_o any_o man_n low_a mean_a humble_a yea_o deform_v why_o shall_v the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v send_v to_o one_o in_o a_o corner_n of_o the_o world_n in_o judea_n and_o not_o be_v inspire_v into_o all_o man_n man_n must_v let_v the_o work_n of_o redemption_n alone_o for_o ever_o if_o god_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o save_v all_o man_n as_o to_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o this_o article_n he_o bring_v in_o a_o jew_n lib._n 1._o call_v 20._o thus_o scoff_v at_o christ_n for_o choose_v to_o be_v bear_v of_o so_o mean_v a_o woman_n at_o so_o mean_v a_o town_n he_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o bethlehem-judah_n be_v the_o least_o of_o the_o city_n of_o judea_n as_o bethlehem_n etc._n etc._n do_v her_o beauty_n her_o inward_a beauty_n be_v full_a of_o grace_n invite_v god_n to_o choose_v she_o for_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n before_o other_o invite_v god_n into_o her_o embrace_n how_o can_v she_o conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n which_o origen_n retort_v thus_o how_o do_v the_o vulture_n breed_v as_o your_o own_o pagan_a writer_n report_n without_o company_v with_o the_o male_a why_o can_v not_o god_n make_v the_o second_o adam_n without_o a_o father_n as_o well_o as_o the_o first_o without_o either_o father_n or_o mother_n and_o last_o that_o we_o christian_n be_v not_o the_o only_a man_n who_o embrace_v such_o admirable_a story_n be_v manifest_a from_o your_o believe_v that_o plato_n be_v conceive_v by_o apollo_n and_o bear_v of_o his_o mother_n amphictione_n yet_o a_o virgin_n before_o her_o husband_n aristo_n have_v knowledge_n of_o she_o be_v prohibit_v by_o a_o vision_n to_o touch_v she_o at_o the_o same_o point_n the_o seeker_n who_o volusianus_n mention_n strain_n august_n ep_n 2._o who_o be_v there_o among_o you_o say_v he_o so_o well_o verse_v and_o establish_v in_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o can_v resolve_v i_o where_o i_o stick_v i_o wonder_v how_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o universe_n can_v take_v up_o his_o lodging_n in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o spotless_a virgin_n how_o she_o can_v go_v out_o her_o ten_o month_n and_o then_o bring_v forth_o a_o child_n and_o after_o that_o continue_v a_o virgin_n how_o can_v he_o lurk_v in_o the_o little_a body_n of_o a_o vagient_fw-la infant_n who_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o able_a to_o contain_v how_o can_v the_o ancient_n of_o day_n endure_v to_o undergo_v so_o many_o year_n of_o infancy_n of_o childhood_n of_o youth_n of_o manhood_n or_o the_o everlasting_a god_n that_o faint_v not_o neither_o be_v weary_a submit_v to_o sleep_v to_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n to_o cold_a and_o wearisomeness_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o humane_a weakness_n cease_v this_o wonder_a man_n christ_n do_v all_o this_o to_o make_v it_o manifest_a that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n as_o well_o as_o of_o god_n jam_fw-la illud_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o somnos_fw-la solvitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n hominem_fw-la persuadet_fw-la hominibus_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la consumpsit_fw-la utique_fw-la sed_fw-la assumppsit_fw-la august_n epist_n 2._o volusiano_n and_o as_o to_o her_o continue_v a_o virgin_n st._n austin_n answer_v ipsa_fw-la virtus_fw-la per_fw-la inviolatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la virginea_fw-la viscera_fw-la membra_fw-la infantis_fw-la eduxit_fw-la quae_fw-la posteà _fw-la per_fw-la clausa_fw-la ostia_fw-la membra_fw-la juvenis_fw-la introduxit_fw-la that_o power_n which_o bring_v christ_n through_o the_o shut_a door_n do_v bring_v he_o out_o of_o the_o shut_v womb_n it_o be_v st._n augustine_n observation_n that_o the_o philosopher_n in_o question_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o church_n touch_v the_o incarnatlon_n overthrow_v their_o own_o principle_n it_o be_v their_o assertion_n say_v he_o the_o civet_n 10._o 29._o that_o the_o intellectual_a soul_n may_v by_o purge_v become_v consubstantial_a paternae_fw-la menti_fw-la with_o the_o father_n mind_n which_o they_o confess_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n what_o absurdity_n then_o can_v there_o be_v in_o the_o christian_a belief_n that_o one_o individual_a soul_n be_v the_o pure_a that_o ever_o be_v create_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o many_o be_v assume_v into_o union_n with_o the_o son_n of_o god_n now_o that_o the_o body_n must_v adhere_v to_o the_o soul_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o perfect_a man_n we_o learn_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o nature_n itself_o which_o union_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n if_o it_o be_v not_o usual_a will_v be_v less_o credible_a than_o the_o union_n of_o a_o humane_a soul_n to_o the_o mind_n word_n or_o son_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v casy_a to_o be_v believe_v that_o a_o incorporeal_a shall_v be_v unite_v to_o a_o incorporeal_a than_o that_o a_o corporeal_a and_o incorporeal_a be_v shall_v conflate_v into_o one_o and_o tertullian_n observe_v apol._n priùs_fw-la citato_fw-la that_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a in_o the_o heathen_a world_n than_o virgin-birth_n of_o divine_a conception_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v be_v more_o common_a if_o some_o like_a olympias_n have_v not_o be_v jealous_a of_o juno_n jealousy_n after_o who_o copy_n she_o return_v this_o answer_n to_o her_o son_n alexander_n letter_n thus_o superscribe_v king_n alexander_n the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n to_o his_o mother_n olympias_n all_o health_n i_o pray_v thou_o son_n do_v not_o traduce_v i_o and_o accuse_v i_o to_o juno_n as_o one_o that_o have_v be_v naught_o with_o her_o husband_n for_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o that_o her_o spiteful_a jealousy_n which_o she_o will_v conceive_v against_o i_o upon_o thy_o writing_n thyself_o the_o son_n of_o jove_n and_o thy_o insinuate_v i_o to_o be_v his_o whore_n agellius_n noct._n attic._n lib._n 13._o cap._n 4._o this_o text_n of_o st._n austin_n ep._n 2._o beside_o that_o that_o i_o quote_v it_o for_o points_z to_o a_o great_a many_o circumstance_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o bless_a jesus_n mention_v in_o the_o gospel_n all_o which_o be_v from_o this_o allegation_n of_o the_o adversary_n acknowledge_v to_o have_v be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostolical_a as_o well_o as_o modern_a church_n §_o 4._o article_n 4._o suffer_v under_o pontius_n pilate_n be_v crucify_v dead_a and_o bury_v and_o descend_v into_o hell_n
declare_v the_o council_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enim_fw-la deos_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o call_v according_a to_o the_o aeolic_a dialect_n god_n sios_fw-gr not_o theos_n and_o counsel_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d biâ—t_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thence_o the_o sibyl_n be_v so_o call_v who_o be_v ten._n all_o who_o he_o reckon_v up_o under_o those_o author_n who_o write_v of_o they_o several_o the_o first_o the_o persian_a of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v by_o nicanor_n who_o write_v the_o gest_n of_o alexander_n the_o second_o libyssa_n who_o euripides_n mention_n in_o lamiae_n prologo_fw-la the_o three_o delphic_a of_o who_o chrysippus_n speak_v in_o his_o book_n of_o divination_n the_o four_o cumaea_n in_o italy_n of_o who_o nevius_n in_o his_o punic_a war_n and_o piso_n in_o his_o annal_n make_v mention_n the_o five_o erythraea_n who_o apollodorus_n erythraeus_n affirm_v to_o have_v be_v his_o citizen_n and_o at_o the_o grecians_n expedition_n against_o troy_n to_o have_v prophesy_v the_o overthrow_n of_o that_o city_n and_o the_o lie_a pen_n of_o homer_n the_o six_o samia_n of_o who_o eratosthenes_n write_v that_o he_o have_v find_v in_o the_o ancient_a annal_n of_o the_o samian_o that_o she_o have_v prophesy_v of_o he_o the_o seven_o cumana_n by_o name_n amalthaea_n or_o as_o some_o call_v she_o demophile_n as_o other_o herophile_n she_o bring_v nine_o book_n to_o tarqvinius_n priscus_n demand_v three_o hundred_o philippic_n for_o they_o a_o price_n which_o the_o king_n will_v not_o give_v but_o teach_v at_o the_o madness_n of_o the_o woman_n upon_o which_o she_o burn_v three_o of_o they_o in_o the_o king_n presence_n and_o demand_v the_o same_o price_n for_o the_o remainder_n at_o which_o the_o king_n more_o admire_v her_o folly_n but_o she_o persist_v upon_o the_o same_o price_n after_o she_o have_v burn_v other_o three_o for_o the_o three_o then_o remain_v the_o king_n give_v it_o she_o the_o number_n of_o these_o book_n be_v increase_v after_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o capitol_n because_o they_o gather_v up_o and_o bring_v to_o rome_n all_o the_o book_n of_o any_o of_o the_o sibyl_n that_o can_v be_v find_v either_o in_o the_o grecian_a or_o roman_a city_n vide_fw-la tacit._n annal_a 6._o the_o eight_o hellespontica_n who_o heraclide_n ponticus_n write_v to_o have_v flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o cyrus_n the_o nine_o phrygia_n who_o prophesy_v at_o ancirae_n the_o ten_o tyburtina_fw-la who_o name_n be_v albunea_n who_o be_v worship_v at_o tybur_n as_o a_o goddess_n the_o verse_n of_o all_o these_o sibyl_n be_v extant_a and_o divulge_v up_o and_o down_o except_o of_o cumana_n who_o book_n be_v conceal_v by_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o any_o to_o look_v into_o they_o but_o the_o quindecimviri_a their_o several_a book_n but_o without_o distinction_n of_o name_n save_v that_o erythraeas_n name_n be_v insert_v in_o her_o verse_n be_v more_o famous_a and_o noble_a than_o the_o rest_n of_o who_o prophecy_n fenestella_n a_o most_o diligent_a writer_n speak_v of_o the_o quindecimviri_a tell_v we_o that_o c._n curio_n the_o consul_n make_v a_o motion_n to_o the_o senate_n that_o ambassador_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o erythrae_n to_o search_v out_o sibyl_n verse_n and_o convey_v they_o to_o rome_n and_o that_o p._n gabinius_n m._n octavilius_n and_o l._n valerius_n be_v send_v upon_o that_o errand_n collect_v a_o matter_n of_o a_o thousand_o verse_n out_o of_o private_a manuscript_n touch_v tully_n quotation_n of_o the_o sibylline_a oracle_n i_o have_v speak_v before_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o sect_n 5._o and_o shall_v to_o what_o i_o have_v make_v there_o upon_o that_o subject_a add_v now_o these_o animadversion_n that_o the_o sibylline_a oracle_n be_v not_o only_o in_o be_v before_o christ_n time_n but_o a_o moat_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o those_o who_o be_v averse_a to_o monarchy_n because_o they_o be_v interpret_v to_o point_n at_o the_o erect_v a_o universal_a monarchy_n and_o to_o bode_n that_o indefinite_o and_o in_o general_a before_o christ_n incarnation_n which_o the_o church_n after_o his_o take_n of_o flesh_n apply_v to_o he_o in_o particular_a so_o as_o the_o church_n be_v so_o far_o from_o invent_v the_o oracle_n as_o she_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o invent_v the_o application_n of_o they_o to_o the_o messiah_n but_o have_v that_o do_v to_o her_o hand_n by_o other_o heathen_a divine_n who_o conceive_v they_o have_v respect_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o though_o i_o believe_v the_o more_o ancient_a time_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o deliramenta_fw-la as_o little_a better_o than_o the_o dotage_n of_o old_a woman_n because_o of_o their_o denounce_v certain_a monstrous_a miracle_n without_o describe_v either_o how_o or_o when_o or_o by_o who_o those_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v effect_v of_o which_o deficiency_n both_o lactantius_n after_o and_o cicero_z before_o christ_n birth_n take_v notice_n yet_o when_o the_o eastern_a prophecy_n touch_v the_o messiah_n come_v to_o light_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o septuagint_n those_o scripture-oracle_n by_o their_o punctual_a describe_v of_o every_o circumstance_n give_v that_o light_n to_o those_o more_o general_a sibylline_a oracle_n as_o they_o grow_v formidable_a to_o that_o party_n that_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o hear_v of_o a_o change_n of_o the_o world_n government_n into_o that_o form_n which_o both_o of_o they_o foretell_v the_o rise_n up_o of_o and_o when_o the_o general_a one_o in_o sibyl_n and_o the_o more_o distinct_a one_o of_o sacred_a scripture_n come_v to_o receive_v their_o accomplishment_n their_o sense_n grow_v more_o plain_a and_o the_o application_n of_o they_o more_o obvious_a which_o till_o then_o be_v unintelligible_a the_o voice_n of_o the_o prophet_n sound_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o jewish_a people_n for_o above_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o understand_v till_o christ_n doctrine_n action_n and_o passion_n have_v commented_a upon_o they_o i_o do_v not_o at_o all_o wonder_n with_o the_o learned_a dalaeus_n de_fw-la usu_fw-la patr_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o that_o ruffinus_n in_o zeal_n to_o origen_n shall_v forge_v a_o apology_n for_o he_o under_o the_o name_n of_o pamphilus_n nor_o that_o he_o shall_v father_n a_o treatise_n of_o sextus_n the_o pythagorean_n philosopher_n upon_o sixtus_n the_o holy_a martyr_n nor_o that_o he_o of_o who_o st._n jerom_n complain_v shall_v forge_v a_o letter_n under_o his_o name_n wherein_o he_o make_v he_o confess_v the_o hebrew_n have_v by_o their_o delusion_n persuade_v he_o to_o translate_v the_o bible_n after_o that_o manner_n he_o do_v but_o rather_o at_o his_o rank_v the_o most_o ancient_a father_n among_o forger_n for_o their_o quote_v the_o sibylline_a oracle_n and_o most_o of_o all_o at_o the_o reason_n he_o give_v because_o celsus_n object_v that_o against_o christian_n for_o have_v he_o consult_v the_o place_n he_o may_v have_v take_v notice_n of_o origen_n reply_n that_o if_o celsus_n his_o epicurism_n will_v give_v he_o lief_o to_o put_v himself_o to_o the_o trouble_n of_o examine_v the_o author_n out_o of_o which_o they_o make_v their_o quotation_n he_o will_v find_v they_o do_v not_o forge_v they_o of_o their_o own_o head_n but_o find_v they_o in_o author_n of_o high_a esteem_n among_o all_o philosopher_n but_o those_o of_o celsus_n his_o sect_n origen_n contrà _fw-la celsum_fw-la lib._n 7._o calum_fw-la 16._o beside_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o such_o holy_a man_n will_v support_v so_o strong_a a_o edifice_n with_o so_o weak_a a_o prop_n of_o a_o pious_a fraud_n or_o borrow_v help_v from_o a_o falsehood_n to_o evince_v the_o truth_n if_o they_o dare_v have_v be_v so_o impudent_o venturous_a how_o easy_a have_v it_o be_v for_o their_o learned_a adversary_n to_o have_v detect_v the_o imposture_n and_o silence_v the_o christian_a advocate_n with_o reproach_n and_o shame_n as_o dr._n heylin_n in_o answer_n to_o casaubon_n geogr._n marmoricâ_fw-la pag._n 931._o if_o it_o be_v question_v how_o they_o come_v into_o the_o christian_n hand_n lactantius_n inform_v we_o out_o of_o their_o own_o writer_n that_o the_o book_n of_o all_o the_o sibyl_n save_v cumana_n be_v vulgar_a and_o in_o every_o man_n hand_n that_o will_v reach_v for_o they_o and_o though_o augustus_n cause_v a_o thousand_o sibylline_a oracle_n to_o be_v burn_v which_o by_o the_o number_n seem_v to_o be_v those_o very_a verse_n of_o erythraea_n which_o the_o roman_a legate_n collect_v against_o which_o he_o may_v perhaps_o have_v a_o pique_n upon_o reason_n of_o state_n because_o of_o their_o agreement_n with_o that_o eastern_a oracle_n which_o have_v put_v the_o world_n into_o those_o expectation_n of_o a_o change_n as_o that_o wise_a prince_n thought_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v cherish_v as_o tend_v towards_o the_o keep_n of_o
of_o our_o english_a matron_n for_o if_o the_o lady_n honour_n have_v not_o be_v impregnable_a joan_n have_v never_o come_v in_o such_o request_n such_o mushroom_n will_v never_o have_v be_v meat_n for_o the_o god_n to_o borrow_v nero_n phrase_n such_o lettuce_n will_v never_o have_v please_v their_o lip_n if_o the_o garden_n of_o truly-noble_a virginity_n have_v not_o be_v shut_v up_o against_o their_o importunity_n let_v this_o be_v engrave_v in_o perpetuam_fw-la rei_fw-la memoriam_fw-la to_o the_o eternal_a praise_n of_o our_o english_a lady_n that_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o temptation_n and_o lay_v siege_n to_o their_o honour_n they_o have_v not_o give_v up_o the_o fort._n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o offspring_n of_o female_n of_o profligate_v honour_n shall_v follow_v the_o dam_n there_o be_v no_o sufficient_a presumption_n whereby_o the_o father_n can_v be_v indicate_v upon_o which_o be_v ground_v that_o of_o ulpian_n lex_fw-la naturae_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la nascitur_fw-la sine_fw-la legitimo_fw-la matrimonio_fw-la matrem_fw-la sequatur_fw-la grotii_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la 3._o 7._o 5._o and_o that_o of_o cotta_n in_o tully_n the_o nat_n dear_a 3._o pag._n 133._o where_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n why_o those_o hero_n who_o mother_n be_v goddess_n be_v canonize_v deity_n and_o not_o those_o that_o have_v a_o god_n for_o their_o repute_a father_n because_o the_o former_a be_v of_o the_o sure_a side_n ut_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o jure_fw-la civili_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr matre_fw-la libera_fw-la libre_fw-la est_fw-la item_n jure_fw-la naturae_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la dea_fw-la matre_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la sit_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la yet_o for_o those_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o wedlock_n the_o common_a sense_n of_o nation_n presume_v the_o father_n be_v sufficient_o point_v out_o and_o as_o to_o our_o english_a lady_n the_o respect_n they_o have_v to_o their_o honour_n be_v next_o door_n to_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o legitimacy_n of_o their_o issue_n and_o that_o their_o partus_fw-la non_fw-la minùs_fw-la sequeretur_fw-la patrem_fw-la quam_fw-la matrem_fw-la be_v as_o sure_a on_o the_o father_n be_v as_o mother_n side_n grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la 2._o cap._n 5._o 29._o nay_o to_o give_v that_o whole_a sex_n of_o all_o rank_n its_o due_a though_o the_o child_n of_o servant_n in_o wedlock_n among_o the_o lombard_n saxon_n and_o most_o nation_n follow_v the_o mother_n yet_o so_o famous_a have_v our_o english_a woman_n be_v for_o conjugal_a fidelity_n as_o the_o law_n here_o be_v francus_n qui_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la villanus_fw-la ex_fw-la patre_fw-la idemque_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la conditionum_fw-la discriminibus_fw-la observatur_fw-la littleton_n de_fw-fr villanis_fw-la referente_fw-la grotio_n ibid._n i_o will_v therefore_o wave_v this_o comparison_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o proof_n of_o that_o that_o be_v less_o odious_a and_o yet_o will_v shave_v the_o seeker_n prejudice_n against_o the_o faith_n more_o close_o and_o come_v near_o the_o quick_a §_o 5._o that_o the_o gospel_n give_v better_a evidence_n for_o its_o be_v right_o father_v on_o christ_n than_o he_o can_v produce_v to_o convince_v such_o a_o captious_a gainsayer_n as_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v that_o woman_n son_n who_o he_o call_v mother_n 1._o if_o the_o deposition_n of_o gossip_n midwife_n etc._n etc._n the_o evidence_n of_o a_o parish-register_n be_v valid_a proof_n that_o at_o such_o a_o time_n such_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o such_o parent_n etc._n etc._n which_o of_o all_o these_o be_v want_v in_o our_o case_n the_o thing_n report_v in_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v attest_v by_o many_o eye_n and_o ear-witness_n who_o be_v upon_o the_o place_n when_o these_o thing_n be_v bring_v forth_o have_v be_v ingross_v in_o parchment-roll_n deposit_v in_o the_o archive_v of_o those_o church_n to_o which_o they_o be_v original_o direct_v whither_o they_o be_v immediate_o convey_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n messenger_n under_o know_a seal_n mark_n token_n hand_n 2._o if_o not_o withstand_v these_o evidence_n the_o bare_a possibility_n of_o fallacy_n either_o active_a or_o passive_a from_o both_o which_o we_o have_v free_v the_o apostle_n in_o our_o first_o and_o second_o book_n may_v administer_v to_o a_o considerate_a mind_n ground_n of_o doubt_v whether_o the_o work_n and_o doctrine_n report_v of_o christ_n be_v indeed_o he_o and_o not_o wrong_v father_v will_v not_o that_o principle_n much_o more_o warrant_v i_o to_o doubt_v whether_o thou_o be_v thy_o repute_a mother_n child_n for_o may_v not_o mother_n midwife_n gossip_n either_o deceive_v or_o some_o of_o they_o be_v deceive_v far_o more_o probable_o than_o christ_n his_o apostle_n or_o primitive_a church_n and_o combine_v to_o impose_v a_o suborn_v child_n upon_o the_o father_n rather_o than_o they_o a_o suborn_v gospel_n upon_o the_o world_n 1._o put_v case_n thy_o mother_n have_v suspect_v her_o husband_n will_v have_v think_v her_o unfaithful_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o disparity_n of_o thy_o complexion_n to_o that_o of_o both_o thy_o repute_a parent_n and_o have_v question_v whether_o her_o allege_v that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o conception_n she_o have_v in_o her_o eye_n some_o picture_n of_o another_o complexion_n resemble_v thou_o will_v have_v remove_v the_o scruple_n may_v the_o not_o rather_o than_o put_v a_o point_n so_o tender_a to_o hazard_v have_v put_v thou_o out_o secret_o as_o persina_n in_o heliodorus_n ethiop_n 10._o do_v characlia_n upon_o the_o like_a account_n fear_v that_o her_o child_n resemble_v andromeda_n who_o image_n hang_v before_o she_o while_o she_o conceive_v will_v not_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o a_o aethiopian_a say_v thy_o mother_n upon_o such_o a_o surmise_n have_v put_v thou_o out_o to_o she_o who_o thou_o call_v mother_n by_o what_o print_v can_a thou_o prick_v out_o thy_o way_n back_o again_o to_o thy_o true_a original_a or_o prove_v to_o a_o captious_a pretender_n that_o this_o be_v not_o thy_o lot_n to_o mistake_v thy_o nurse_n for_o thy_o mother_n 2._o put_v case_n thy_o repute_a father_n estate_n be_v entail_v upon_o heir_n male_a or_o that_o he_o passionate_o desire_v a_o son_n and_o his_o wife_n as_o passionate_o desire_v to_o gratify_v his_o importunate_a long_n how_o many_o way_n may_v she_o invent_v to_o deceive_v he_o into_o a_o opinion_n that_o she_o be_v teem_v with_o a_o son_n when_o she_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o with_o child_n we_o have_v frequent_a example_n of_o woman_n cheat_v themselves_o through_o their_o extreme_o impatient_a desire_n to_o have_v it_o so_o into_o a_o most_o confident_a beleif_n that_o they_o be_v near_o the_o time_n of_o delivery_n when_o they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o conceive_v it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o i_o know_v one_o so_o big_a with_o a_o minerva_n a_o brat_n of_o her_o own_o brain_n as_o when_o her_o own_o appoint_a time_n of_o labour_n come_v she_o cry_v out_o for_o the_o midwife_n and_o her_o neighbour_n who_o though_o at_o first_o they_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o withhold_v laugh_v outright_o at_o the_o woman_n be_v apparent_a folly_n yet_o as_o her_o pang_n and_o visible_a child-bearing_a pain_n grow_v upon_o she_o her_o opinion_n grow_v upon_o they_o in_o short_a she_o can_v have_v no_o case_n nor_o will_v allow_v they_o rest_n till_o by_o the_o midwive_n advice_n they_o have_v fair_o lay_v a_o bed_n with_o all_o the_o formality_n appertain_v to_o a_o woman_n in_o that_o condition_n into_o which_o she_o have_v fancy_v herself_o and_o persuade_v she_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o goodly_a boy_n at_o the_o news_n whereof_o her_o travel_a throw_n surrender_v their_o place_n to_o a_o sound_a sleep_n i_o be_v christen_v a_o child_n in_o peril_n of_o death_n over_o the_o way_n where_o this_o comedy_n be_v act_v and_o some_o of_o this_o new_a lay_v woman_n gossip_n come_v over_o to_o we_o to_o who_o tell_v this_o strange_a story_n and_o withal_o their_o fear_n that_o upon_o her_o awake_n find_v her_o mistake_n she_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o like_a or_o worse_a pang_n some_o advise_v that_o the_o child_n i_o have_v then_o christen_v may_v be_v carry_v and_o show_v to_o she_o that_o so_o time_n may_v be_v gain_v for_o the_o allay_n of_o her_o passion_n have_v now_o the_o parent_n of_o this_o child_n be_v content_a to_o forego_v it_o it_o may_v have_v find_v a_o mother_n who_o will_v as_o very_o have_v believe_v it_o to_o have_v be_v her_o child_n as_o thou_o believe_v thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o thy_o own_o mother_n or_o as_o thy_o mother_n believe_v thou_o to_o be_v she_o son_n and_o have_v the_o company_n be_v bind_v to_o keep_v silence_n he_o may_v have_v rock_v the_o cradle_n who_o own_o the_o child_n be_v not_o and_o the_o cobler_n son_n on_o the_o sure_a side_n may_v have_v prove_v the_o gentleman_n heir_n if_o woman_n fancy_n can_v thus_o