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which_o actuate_v the_o divine_a faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o the_o light_n do_v the_o eye_n and_o make_v it_o exert_v itself_o in_o prophesy_v which_o in_o time_n be_v either_o waste_v or_o divert_v to_o some_o other_o place_n as_o it_o happen_v to_o fountain_n which_o in_o length_n of_o time_n either_o dry_v up_o or_o flit_v by_o reason_n that_o the_o subterranean_a fire_n which_o distil_v they_o either_o go_v quite_o out_o for_o want_v of_o fuel_n or_o creep_v after_o its_o foam_n till_o it_o meet_v with_o matter_n enough_o to_o feed_v it_o and_o cavern_n long_o enough_o to_o be_v limbeck_n for_o such_o distillation_n a_o salvo_n which_o be_v neither_o broad_a enough_o for_o the_o sore_a for_o it_o can_v be_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n why_o all_o the_o oracle_n shall_v at_o once_o be_v silence_v nor_o consist_v with_o common_a principle_n touch_v those_o delusive_a respond_v and_o explode_v by_o cicero_n de_fw-la divinat_fw-la nor_o comparable_a to_o that_o which_o the_o 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affusa_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la moveatur_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la esse_fw-la animae_fw-la secundùm_fw-la naturam_fw-la affectae_fw-la non_fw-la moveri_fw-la atque_fw-la affici_fw-la cum_fw-la libamenta_fw-la inverguntur_fw-la constant_a verum_fw-la est_fw-la litare_fw-la signum_fw-la esse_fw-la exiturae_fw-la sortis_fw-la non_fw-la litando_fw-la demonstrari_fw-la responsum_fw-la nullum_fw-la exiturum_fw-la iri_fw-la plut._n ibid._n 677._o and_o a_o principle_n with_o the_o delphic_a priest_n that_o if_o the_o sacrifice_n during_o the_o libation_n do_v not_o furious_o rage_n and_o fling_v about_o not_o her_o head_n only_o but_o her_o whole_a body_n it_o be_v a_o demonstration_n that_o apollo_n will_v give_v no_o answer_n have_v no_o mind_n to_o speak_v at_o that_o time_n quos_fw-la perdere_fw-la vult_fw-la jupiter_n dementat_fw-la who_o god_n intend_v mischief_n to_o he_o take_v sense_n from_o and_o therefore_o though_o the_o g_o 〈…〉_z sullen_a stupidity_n speak_v apollo_n sullen_a 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etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o josephus_n his_o date_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o baptist_n story_n fall_v in_o with_o gospel-chronology_n §_o 5._o the_o story_n of_o herod_n herodias_n aretus_n artabanus_n philip_n lysanias_n in_o josephus_n tacitus_n suetonius_n time_v to_o sacred_a chronology_n §_o 6._o the_o twin-priesthood_n of_o annas_n and_o caiphas_n at_o christ_n baptism_n and_o passion_n clear_v §_o 7._o the_o date_n of_o philip_n the_o tetrarch_n his_o death_n chap._n vi_o the_o date_n of_o christ_n birth_n as_o it_o be_v assert_v by_o the_o church_n maintain_v by_o scripture_n §_o 1._o christ_n homage_v by_o the_o magi_n early_o after_o his_o birth_n §_o 2._o christ_n bear_v and_o baptise_a the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o year_n §_o 3._o god_n will_v have_v the_o church_n observe_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n birth_n the_o priestly_a course_n the_o character_n of_o it_o which_o from_o the_o first_o institution_n by_o solomon_n to_o the_o last_o and_o fatal_a year_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n stand_v be_v never_o interrupt_v §_o 4._o the_o calculation_n of_o these_o course_n lead_v we_o to_o the_o conception_n and_o birth_n of_o the_o baptist_n and_o our_o saviour_n §_o 5._o christ_n baptism_n and_o john_n ministry_n in_o the_o same_o year_n of_o tiberius_n reign_n point_n out_o the_o same_o thing_n objection_n answer_v §_o 6._o the_o tax_n of_o all_o the_o world_n ill-confounded_n with_o that_o of_o syria_n chap._n vii_o josephus_n his_o suffrage_n to_o the_o evangelist_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o their_o history_n of_o christ._n §_o 1._o he_o appropriate_v the_o compellation_n christ_n to_o our_o jesus_n speak_v of_o the_o church_n growth_n in_o a_o gospel-stile_n §_o 2._o describe_v christ_n disciple_n by_o evangelical_n character_n give_v the_o evangelist_n reason_n why_o other_o do_v not_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n §_o 3._o he_o peremptory_o assert_v christ_n miracle_n how_o he_o come_v to_o a_o certain_a information_n thereof_o appion_n and_o justus_n will_v have_v find_v it_o out_o if_o he_o have_v proceed_v here_o upon_o presumption_n and_o uncertainty_n §_o 4._o he_o describe_v christ_n miracle_n after_o the_o evangelical_n model_n §_o 5._o and_o affirm_v they_o to_o have_v be_v such_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v the_o touchstone_n of_o canonical_a history_n §_o 6._o he_o assert_v christ_n resurrection_n with_o all_o its_o circumstance_n chap._n viii_o josephus_n confirm_v st._n luke_n history_n of_o herod_n agrippa_n §_o 1._o he_o paint_v he_o in_o evangelical_n colour_n as_o the_o jew_n favourite_n as_o a_o prodigal_n as_o much_o in_o the_o tyrian_n debt_n and_o therefore_o displease_v with_o they_o etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o he_o date_n his_o death_n according_a to_o st._n luke_n st._n james_n martyr_a in_o the_o three_o a_o famine_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o in_o judaea_n in_o the_o four_o of_o claudius_n §_o 3._o he_o describe_v his_o death_n after_o st._n luke_n style_n two_o acclamation_n immediate_o after_o the_o second_o he_o be_v strike_v by_o a_o messenger_n of_o death_n a_o owl_n §_o 4._o angel_n assume_v what_o form_n the_o divine_a mandat_fw-la prescribe_v evil_a angel_n god_n messenger_n §_o 5._o herod_n the_o great_a die_v of_o the_o like_a stroke_n josephus_n give_v the_o natural_a symptom_n of_o agrippa_n disease_n §_o 6._o a_o digression_n touch_v st._n paul_n thorn_n in_o the_o flesh._n chap._n ix_o other_o secular_a witness_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o sacred_a history_n §_o 1._o phlegon_n of_o the_o darkness_n and_o earthquake_n at_o christ_n passion_n §_o 2._o thallus_n his_o mistake_v that_o darkness_n for_o a_o eclipse_n §_o 3._o the_o record_n of_o pagan_a rome_n touch_v that_o and_o other_o occurrence_n §_o 4._o the_o chronicle_n of_o edessa_n though_o apocryphal_a yet_o true_a julian_n prohibition_n of_o the_o use_n of_o secular_a book_n in_o christian_a school_n his_o testimony_n §_o 5._o moses_n his_o history_n of_o joseph_n attest_v by_o pagan_n §_o 6._o his_o history_n of_o himself_o §_o 7._o of_o noah_n balaam_n etc._n etc._n avouch_v by_o secular_a writer_n chap._n x._o the_o adversary_n force_v upon_o very_o great_a disadvantage_n to_o their_o own_o cause_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o can_v not_o for_o very_a shame_n resist_v the_o evidence_n bring_v in_o defence_n of_o sacred_a history_n §_o 1._o christ_n accuse_v of_o work_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o devil_n that_o accusation_n withdraw_v in_o open_a court_n and_o this_o plea_n put_v in_o against_o he_o that_o he_o make_v himself_o a_o king_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o caesar_n §_o 2._o petty_a exception_n rebound_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o their_o framer_n §_o 3._o the_o modern_a sceptick_n half-reason_n too_o young_a to_o grapple_v with_o old_a prescription_n §_o 4._o christ_n work_n god_n seal_v to_o his_o mission_n §_o 5._o the_o present_a age_n as_o able_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o work_n as_o that_o be_v wherein_o they_o be_v do_v §_o 6._o atheistical_a exception_n against_o particular_a point_n of_o religion_n a_o hydra_n head_n yet_o they_o all_o stand_v upon_o one_o neck_n and_o may_v be_v cut_v off_o at_o one_o blow_n by_o prove_v the_o divine_a original_a of_o religion_n book_n iu._n the_o argument_n 4._o the_o divine_a original_a of_o sacred_a writ_n be_v as_o demonstrable_a as_o the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n from_o the_o infinity_o of_o wisdom_n express_v in_o its_o prophecy_n and_o of_o power_n in_o its_o miracle_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o be_v of_o a_o deity_n demonstrate_v §_o 1._o the_o existence_n of_o a_o deity_n demonstrable_a from_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o world_n the_o composition_n of_o humane_a body_n §_o 2._o the_o garden_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o fall_v by_o chance_n into_o so_o curious_a and_o well_o order_v knot_n the_o ingenuity_n of_o bird_n sing_v the_o wisdom_n of_o their_o maker_n etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n chap._n ii_o the_o author_n of_o christian_a religion_n have_v stamp_v thereon_o no_o less_o manifest_a print_n of_o infinite_a science_n than_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n have_v leave_v upon_o that_o his_o workmanship_n §_o 1._o heathen_a prophecy_n the_o result_n of_o ratiocination_n §_o 2._o from_o general_a hint_n which_o for_o man_n torment_n god_n may_v permit_v the_o devil_n to_o communicate_v §_o 3._o the_o ambiguity_n of_o oracle_n on_o purpose_n to_o hide_v the_o ignorance_n of_o they_o that_o give_v they_o §_o 4._o it_o be_v by_o chance_n they_o speak_v truth_n §_o 5._o scripture-oracle_n distinct_a of_o pure_a contingency_n their_o sense_n plain_a punctual_o fulfil_v chap._n iii_o instance_n of_o prophecy_n fulfil_v who_o effect_n be_v permanent_a and_o obvious_a to_o the_o atheist_n eye_n if_o he_o will_v but_o open_v they_o §_o 1._o prediction_n that_o israel_n will_v reject_v their_o own_o messia_n make_v by_o jew_n confession_n many_o hundred_o of_o year_n before_o christ._n §_o 2._o the_o prophet_n foretell_v god_n rejection_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o rejection_n of_o his_o son_n §_o 3._o text_n prove_v a_o final_a rejection_n christ_n blood_n call_v down_o this_o vengeance_n §_o 4._o these_o menacy_n execute_v to_o the_o full_a temple_n city_n and_o all_o vanish_v spirit_n of_o prophecy_n pass_v from_o the_o synagogue_n to_o the_o church_n chap._n iu._n gematrian_a plaster_n too_o narrow_a for_o the_o sore_a §_o 1._o the_o ark._n §_o 2._o holy_a fire_n §_o 3._o urim_n and_o thummim_n §_o 4._o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n in_o the_o second_o temple_n §_o 5._o exorcism_n and_o bethesda_n all-healing_a virtue_n the_o second_o temple_n dowry_n chap._n v._n the_o jew_n reject_v messiah_n to_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o all_o other_o god_n eternal_o to_o be_v reject_v §_o 1._o the_o god_n of_o israel_n every_o where_o worship_v where_o christian_n religion_n
upon_o the_o politic_a use_n which_o the_o roman_a senate_n make_v of_o that_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o happen_v at_o the_o translation_n of_o romulus_n they_o persuade_v the_o multitude_n to_o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o virtue_n and_o splendour_n of_o that_o new_a make_v god_n outshine_v the_o sun_n and_o his_o compare_v it_o with_o that_o that_o fall_v out_o at_o christ_n passion_n on_o the_o fourteen_o day_n at_o the_o full_a of_o the_o moon_n when_o those_o great_a luminary_n in_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o and_o as_o far_o from_o each_o other_o as_o east_n and_o west_n as_o north_n and_o south_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o moon_n body_n can_v not_o at_o that_o time_n be_v bring_v as_o a_o screen_n before_o the_o sun_n by_o any_o power_n less_o than_o his_o that_o measure_n the_o whole_a circumference_n of_o heaven_n with_o his_o span_n and_o at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n dispense_v with_o those_o otherwise_o unchangeable_a 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canonico_fw-la syderum_fw-la cursu_fw-la accidisse_fw-la satis_fw-la ostendit_fw-la quòd_fw-la tunc_fw-la erat_fw-la pascha_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la the_o bastard_n slip_v of_o pagan_a god_n grow_v up_o when_o man_n scarce_o know_v man_n from_o tree_n but_o the_o root_n of_o jesse_n put_v forth_o the_o branch_n when_o the_o earth_n be_v cover_v as_o much_o with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o vegetable_n from_o the_o hyssop_n to_o the_o cedar_n as_o with_o vegetable_n when_o the_o physical_a science_n stand_v in_o a_o full_a body_n ready_a to_o receive_v the_o gospel_n charge_n no_o hope_n then_o of_o achieve_v any_o thing_n worthy_a its_o pretension_n but_o by_o break_v through_o the_o thick_a rank_n of_o the_o best_a discipline_v natural_a philosopher_n cap._n ii_o poetry_n improve_v to_o the_o utmost_a about_o our_o saviour_n birth_n sect._n 1_o poesy_n that_o be_v of_o feign_v that_o ape_n of_o god_n create_v power_n frame_v most_o exquisite_a piece_n out_o of_o nothing_o but_o the_o idea_n 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