Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

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world_n	enlighten_v	light_n	shine_v	2,266	5	9.0968	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41659	The court of the gentiles, or, A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish church. Part 2, Of philosophie in order to a demonstration of 1. The perfection of Gods word and church light, 2. The imperfection of natures light and mischief of vain philosophie, 3. The right use of human learning and especially sound philosophie / by Theoph. Gale ...; Court of the gentiles. Part 2	Gale, Theophilus, 1628-1678.	1670 (1670)	Wing G138; ESTC R11588	456,763	496

all_o owe_v its_o original_n to_o the_o bosom_n of_o divine_a wisdom_n §_o 5._o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o original_n impulsive_a cause_n of_o all_o philosophy_n be_v admiration_n of_o the_o admirable_a wisdom_n power_n 10._o and_o goodness_n of_o god_n shine_v in_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o providence_n as_o rom._n 1.19_o 20._o so_o plato_n in_o his_o theaetetus_n tell_v we_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a pathos_n or_o affection_n of_o a_o philosopher_n be_v to_o admire_v neither_o have_v philosophy_n any_o other_o original_n than_o this_o the_o like_a aristotle_n assert_n in_o the_o proem_n to_o his_o metaphysic_n which_o stobaeus_n serm._n 3_o cite_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n man_n now_o as_o formerly_z begin_v to_o philosophize_v from_o admiration_n for_o man_n first_o begin_v to_o admire_v thing_n less_o wonderful_a edition_n then_o proceed_v thus_o by_o degree_n they_o doubt_v of_o great_a matter_n as_o of_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n etc._n etc._n whence_o he_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherefore_o a_o philosopher_n seem_v to_o be_v in_o some_o sense_n a_o philomythist_n or_o mythologist_n i_o e_o a_o relator_n of_o fable_n and_o wonder_n for_o a_o fable_n consist_v of_o thing_n wonderful_a the_o same_o see_v arist_n metaph._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o in_o which_o word_n aristotle_n give_v we_o a_o exact_a and_o full_a account_n of_o the_o original_a ground_n and_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o all_o philosophy_n both_o mythologick_n and_o simple_a for_o whence_o be_v it_o that_o the_o phoenicians_n egyptian_n and_o their_o ape_n the_o grecian_n so_o much_o delight_v themselves_o in_o their_o philosophic_a contemplation_n of_o the_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n etc._n etc._n but_o from_o some_o fabulous_a narration_n or_o break_a tradition_n which_o they_o have_v traduce_v to_o they_o from_o the_o jewish_a church_n touch_v the_o wonder_n of_o god_n which_o 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the_o court_z of_o the_o gentile_n or_o a_o discourse_n touch_v the_o original_a of_o human_a literature_n both_o philologie_n and_o philosophy_n from_o the_o scripture_n and_o jewish_a church_n in_o order_n to_o a_o demonstration_n of_o 1._o the_o perfection_n of_o god_n word_n and_o church_n light_n 2._o the_o imperfection_n of_o nature_n light_n and_o mischief_n of_o vain_a philosophy_n 3._o the_o right_a use_n of_o human_a learning_n and_o especial_o sound_a philosophy_n part_n ii_o of_o philosophy_n by_o theoph_n gale_n m._n a._n late_a fellow_n of_o magd._n coll._n oxon._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philosophis_fw-la ethnicis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n cont_n cels._n lib._n 6._o philosophia_fw-la mosaica_n omni_fw-la sapientia_fw-la vetustior_fw-la aug._n steuch_n eugub_fw-la de_fw-fr peren._n phil._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 11._o eam_fw-la christianam_fw-la intelligit_fw-la veram_fw-la perfectamque_fw-la probari_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la quae_fw-la supra_fw-la 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imitation_n be_v not_o these_o the_o great_a prolisick_n principle_n of_o all_o pagan_a philosophy_n and_o may_v we_o expect_v a_o wholesome_a issue_n or_o progeny_n from_o such_o envenom_a parent_n 2._o the_o various_a defect_n of_o pagan_a philosophy_n may_v be_v measure_v by_o its_o matter_n and_o part_n how_o full_a of_o contention_n be_v logic_n part_n especial_o as_o deliver_v by_o zeno_n and_o aristotle_n commentator_n the_o arabian_n what_o gross_a mistake_n be_v there_o in_o the_o great_a among_o pagan_a philosopher_n aristotle_n in_o his_o physics_n not_o to_o mention_v any_o low_a and_o lesser_a one_o against_o reason_n only_o which_o some_o quarrel_n he_o for_o as_o namely_o touch_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o body_n his_o make_n i_o know_v not_o what_o chimerical_a first_o matter_n a_o principle_n of_o real_a and_o even_o privation_n itself_o of_o positive_a bodily_a being_n and_o the_o like_a i_o shall_v instance_n only_o in_o that_o his_o great_a signal_n 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divine_a perfection_n but_o yet_o what_o a_o mass_n of_o fabulous_a narration_n and_o phantasm_n of_o their_o own_o do_v they_o contemper_v therewith_o how_o superstitious_a yea_o ridiculous_a be_v their_o daemon-god_n and_o worship_n yea_o what_o a_o monstrous_a satanick_n spirit_n of_o hell_n inspire_v their_o whole_a systeme_n of_o divination_n by_o dream_n malady_n animal_n plant_n man_n element_n star_n and_o thing_n artificial_a as_o gloss_n etc._n etc._n philosophy_n 3._o but_o nothing_o afford_v we_o a_o more_o evident_a demonstration_n of_o the_o defect_n and_o vanity_n of_o pagan_a philosophy_n than_o the_o monstrous_a mischievous_a effect_n it_o have_v produce_v among_o man_n not_o to_o mention_v the_o pestiferous_a influence_n it_o have_v on_o the_o pagan_a world_n church_n for_o the_o improvement_n and_o propagation_n of_o atheism_n polutheisme_n superstition_n and_o idolatry_n we_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o malignant_a contagion_n which_o the_o judaic_a church_n receive_v from_o vain_a philosophy_n so_o long_o as_o the_o judaic_a theology_n continue_v under_o its_o own_o native_a simple_a habit_n of_o divine_a revelation_n without_o commixture_n of_o vain_a philosophy_n it_o retain_v its_o primitive_a purity_n beauty_n and_o glory_n it_o be_v

affirm_v of_o mythologick_n philosophy_n and_o its_o cause_n in_o particular_a may_v also_o be_v apply_v to_o all_o the_o grecian_a philosophy_n in_o general_a which_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a have_v the_o same_o cause_n namely_o ignorance_n admiration_n imitation_n curiosity_n pride_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o it_o i●_n evident_a that_o all_o the_o first_o philosopher_n thales_n pherecides_n pythagoras_n socrates_n and_o plato_n do_v more_o or_o less_o exercise_v themselves_o in_o this_o mythologick_n symbolic_a mode_n of_o philosophize_v aristotle_n be_v the_o first_o who_o reject_v this_o fabulous_a symbolic_a manner_n of_o philosophize_v and_o clothe_v philosophy_n in_o a_o more_o native_a and_o simple_a dress_n the_o material_n of_o who_o philosophy_n be_v notwithstanding_o take_v up_o from_o plato_n his_o master_n and_o the_o more_o ancient_a symbolic_a philosopher_n so_o that_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o symbolic_a philosophy_n will_v serve_v also_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o 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of_o the_o italick_n now_o touch_v the_o chief_a head_n and_o first_o founder_n of_o these_o two_o sect_n we_o have_v this_o good_a general_a account_n in_o carion_n chronicon_fw-la l._n 2._o of_o the_o study_n of_o learning_n in_o greece_n the_o first_o doctor_n say_v he_o in_o greece_n be_v the_o poet_n thence_o other_o doctor_n spring_v up_o who_o embrace_v all_o art_n arithmetic_n geometry_n astronomy_n physics_n and_o medicine_n part_v of_o these_o science_n the_o ancient_a jones_n as_o it_o be_v likely_a receive_v from_o their_o parent_n japhet_n and_o javan_n but_o yet_o as_o for_o arithmetic_n geometry_n astronomy_n and_o medicine_n the_o egyptian_n and_o phoenicians_n be_v more_o skill_v herein_o by_o conversation_n with_o who_o thales_n and_o pythagoras_n be_v instruct_v about_o the_o time_n of_o croesus_n &_o cyrus_n by_o the_o example_n of_o their_o ancestor_n raise_v up_o the_o study_n of_o these_o science_n in_o europe_n and_o teach_v they_o familiar_o in_o the_o school_n of_o their_o disciple_n from_o these_o two_o than_o arise_v two_o kind_n of_o philosophy_n thereon_o the_o jonick_a from_o thales_n which_o be_v less_o obscure_a &_o most_o natural_a the_o italic_a from_o pythagoras_n which_o be_v more_o obscure_a and_o full_a of_o enigme_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o these_o two_o founder_n of_o the_o jonick_a and_o italic_a sect_n receive_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o their_o philosophy_n by_o tradition_n rather_o than_o from_o any_o natural_a improvement_n or_o theory_n of_o their_o own_o we_o have_v a_o good_a demonstrative_a account_n in_o stillingfleet_n orig._n sacrae_fw-la book_n 3._o chap_n 2._o sect._n 2._o which_o be_v worth_a our_o transcribe_v it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o some_o inquiry_n say_v he_o whether_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o philosophy_n among_o the_o greek_n be_v not_o rather_o some_o traditional_a thing_n convey_v to_o they_o from_o other_o than_o any_o certain_a theory_n which_o they_o have_v form_v from_o their_o own_o 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or_o correct_v those_o principle_n which_o be_v deliver_v by_o their_o other_o philosopher_n which_o i_o impute_v not_o so_o much_o to_o their_o converse_n with_o the_o mosaic_a write_n as_o to_o that_o universal_a tradition_n of_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v preserve_v far_o better_a among_o the_o phoenicians_n egyptian_n and_o chaldean_n than_o among_o the_o greek_n for_o greece_n from_o its_o beginning_n shine_v with_o a_o borrow_a light_n etc._n etc._n thus_o stillingfleet_n wherein_o he_o full_o grant_v and_o prove_v that_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o jonick_a and_o italic_a philosophy_n be_v receive_v by_o tradition_n only_o he_o seem_v to_o dissent_v from_o such_o who_o derive_v their_o tradition_n from_o moses_n write_n or_o the_o jewish_a church_n rather_o incline_v to_o believe_v that_o the_o tradition_n be_v universal_a from_o noah_n son_n etc._n etc._n which_o if_o we_o grant_v will_v not_o overthrow_v our_o hypothesis_n that_o the_o 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be_v in_o chaldea_n after_o the_o captivity_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o 12._o but_o to_o begin_v with_o thales_n the_o head_n of_o the_o jonick_a