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adorâ—â—_n but_o the_o authoritye_n of_o father_n force_v we_o to_o thinâ—_n they_o all_o no_o better_o than_o man_n s._n austin_n express_o say_v l._n 2._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 15._o there_o be_v threâ—_n flamen_n dialis_n martialis_n &_o quirinalis_n vives_z upon_z thar_z place_n will_v teach_v we_o that_o there_o weâ—_n other_o after_o ward_n institute_v as_o pomonalis_fw-la tâ—_n pomona_n &_o another_o to_o cesar_n &_o to_o other_o lessâ—_n deitys_n which_o late_a be_v of_o a_o inferior_a ordâ—â—_n to_o the_o three_o first_o nhow_n whence_o will_v e.s._n draâ—_n his_o assertion_n of_o jupiter_n be_v the_o true_a god_n froâ—_n the_o officer_n flamen_n he_o must_v then_o say_v in_o alike_a manner_n that_o romulus_fw-la pomona_n &_o cesar_n weâ—_n the_o true_a god_n &_o not_o man_n see_v they_o have_v their_o flamen_fw-la too_o or_o be_v it_o because_o he_o be_v dial_n this_n be_v a_o beg_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n aâ—â—_n which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o for_o 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as_o well_o as_o s._n austin_n i_o propose_v a_o question_n quid_fw-la de_fw-fr jove_n senserunt_fw-la qui_fw-la ejus_fw-la nutricem_fw-la in_o capitolio_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la what_o opinion_n have_v they_o of_o jupiter_n who_o place_v his_o nurse_n in_o the_o capitol_n we_o shall_v find_v juno_n &_o minerva_n wife_n &_o daughter_n to_o jupiter_n last_o but_o that_o we_o come_v too_o late_o we_o shall_v have_v see_v in_o their_o sacred_a rite_n a_o representation_n of_o the_o life_n &_o death_n of_o the_o god_n jupiter_n s._n austin_n l._n 1._o de_fw-la con_fw-la evang._n c._n 23._o varro_n dicit_fw-la deorum_fw-la sacraex_fw-la cujusque_fw-la eorum_fw-la vitâ_fw-la vel_fw-la morte_fw-la quâ_fw-la inter_fw-la homines_fw-la vixerunt_fw-la vel_fw-la obierunt_fw-la esse_fw-la composita_fw-la have_v e.s._n be_v wise_a he_o shall_v rather_o have_v divert_v we_o from_o the_o capitol_n for_o it_o be_v to_o that_o great_a building_n that_o s._n austin_n appeal_v be_v to_o confute_v some_o 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their_o religion_n &_o service_n &_o temple_n testify_v this_o yet_o the_o same_o person_n profess_v that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o saturn_n &_o rhea_n which_o two_o point_n of_o their_o faith_n be_v inconsistent_a for_o how_o conld_a jupiter_n be_v the_o founder_n of_o all_o man_n see_v many_o thousand_o of_o man_n have_v be_v before_o he_o be_v bear_v or_o conceive_v when_o e._n s._n shall_v have_v consider_v this_o he_o will_v think_v his_o calling_n t.g.s._n opinion_n wild_a &_o absurd_a very_o rash_a ungrounded_a &_o impertinent_a objection_n how_o can_v such_o contradiction_n be_v admit_v by_o wise_a man_n for_o such_o be_v the_o roman_n &_o greek_n especial_o consider_v as_o e._n s._n say_v p._n 39_o the_o roman_n have_v a_o ancient_a law_n which_o forbid_v the_o poetical_a fable_n answer_n this_o be_v to_o rely_v on_o reason_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n against_o cleeretestimony_n of_o antiquity_n if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o law_n it_o be_v very_o ill_o keep_v as_o many_o 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dictaeo_n coeli_fw-la regem_fw-la pavere_fw-la sub_fw-la antro_fw-la which_o be_v thus_o inglish_v by_o ogilby_n now_o i_o le_v declare_v those_o gift_n which_o be_v confer_v on_o bee_n by_o jove_n himself_o for_o what_o reward_n they_o followed_z tinkle_a brass_n &_o curet_n sound_a and_o feed_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n under_o ground_n as_o if_o that_o jupiter_n have_v bestow_v their_o nature_n on_o the_o bee_n to_o who_o he_o be_v behold_v for_o his_o food_n during_o his_o infancy_n &_o who_o be_v many_o age_n young_a than_o they_o and_o terence_n in_o ennucho_n charge_v the_o rape_n of_o danae_n on_o the_o true_a god_n of_o heaven_n at_o quem_fw-la deum_fw-la qui_fw-fr templa_fw-la coeli_fw-la summa_fw-la sonitu_fw-la concutit_fw-la that_o god_n which_o shake_v the_o starry_a vault_n of_o the_o heaven_n with_o thunder_n those_o who_o desire_v more_o example_n of_o such_o extravagancye_n may_v read_v athenagoras_n pag._n 20._o justinus_n m._n or_o any_o of_o the_o other_o father_n 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who_o die_v without_o any_o sin_n but_o only_o without_o have_v satisfy_v full_o for_o the_o pain_n due_a to_o sin_n forgive_v the_o same_o reason_n be_v allege_v by_o d._n silvius_n 350._o silvius_n silvius_n in_o 3._o p._n suppl_n q._n 100_o p._n 350._o where_o he_o treat_v the_o same_o question_n and_o before_o these_o benedict_n we_o xii_o in_o his_o decree_n benedict_n we_o deus_n have_v these_o word_n decernimus_fw-la animas_fw-la decedentes_fw-la cum_fw-la veniali_fw-la aliquo_fw-la peccato_fw-la purgari_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la &_o post_fw-la purgationem_fw-la ante_fw-la resumptionem_fw-la suorum_fw-la corporum_fw-la &_o judicium_fw-la generale_fw-mi post_fw-la ascensionem_fw-la christi_fw-la domini_fw-la fuisse_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o futuras_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la we_o do_v declare_v that_o soul_n die_v in_o venial_a sin_n beind_n purge_v after_o their_o death_n before_o the_o general_a resurrection_n be_v translate_v to_o heaven_n which_o decree_v you_o many_o 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