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they_o be_v express_v to_o we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o religion_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o any_o fiction_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o piety_n than_o any_o devise_a lie_n for_o when_o there_o be_v but_o three_o man_n in_o the_o universal_a world_n 4._o we_o read_v that_o two_o of_o they_o offer_v up_o their_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n when_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v neither_o cause_n of_o the_o make_n of_o law_n against_o public_a oppression_n nor_o of_o divise_v such_o fable_n against_o secret_a offence_n and_o therefore_o religion_n can_v not_o grow_v from_o either_o of_o those_o cause_n nay_o it_o appear_v even_o in_o their_o example_n that_o oppression_n though_o per_fw-la accidens_fw-la grow_v rather_o from_o religion_n than_o religion_n from_o oppression_n for_o before_o those_o two_o brother_n have_v offer_v up_o their_o sacrifice_n there_o be_v no_o oppression_n but_o when_o they_o be_v once_o dispatch_v it_o present_o follow_v the_o one_o brother_n violent_o oppress_v the_o other_o yea_o and_o that_o mere_o upon_o this_o one_o emulation_n because_o he_o be_v better_o accept_v in_o his_o religion_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o religion_n be_v almost_o as_o ancient_a as_o man_n nay_o altogether_o as_o ancient_a for_o the_o very_a first_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v creâ—ted_v in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n 36._o which_o the_o apostle_n paul_n expound_v to_o be_v in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n which_o be_v the_o two_o essential_a part_n of_o religion_n his_o matter_n and_o his_o form_n nay_o religion_n be_v yet_o more_o ancient_a it_o be_v more_o ancient_a tâ—en_n man_n it_o be_v as_o ancient_a as_o the_o angel_n as_o be_v plain_o insinuate_v in_o the_o book_n of_o joâ—_a where_o be_v thou_o 7._o when_o the_o star_n of_o the_o morning_n praise_v i_o together_o and_o when_o all_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shout_v for_o joy_n here_o be_v the_o usâ—_n and_o practice_n of_o religion_n even_o before_o the_o make_n and_o creation_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o religion_n can_v not_o be_v a_o human_a invention_n unless_o either_o there_o be_v a_o man_n before_o there_o be_v a_o man_n 86._o or_o that_o man_n be_v able_a to_o invent_v before_o he_o be_v make_v for_o as_o tertullian_n have_v very_o well_o observe_v prio_fw-la anima_fw-la quam_fw-la litera_fw-la &_o prio_fw-la sermo_fw-la quam_fw-la libre_fw-la &_o prio_fw-la sensus_fw-la quam_fw-la stilus_fw-la &_o prio_fw-la homo_fw-la quam_fw-la philosophus_fw-la &_o poeta_fw-la there_o be_v a_o soul_n before_o there_o be_v a_o letter_n a_o speech_n before_o there_o be_v a_o book_n a_o sense_n before_o there_o be_v a_o stile_n a_o man_n before_o there_o be_v eâ—her_o a_o poet_n or_o philosopher_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v religion_n before_o there_o be_v a_o man._n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v not_o be_v a_o humaâ—ne_a invention_n so_o that_o time_n which_o prescribe_v against_o all_o humane_a invention_n and_o which_o challenge_v the_o honour_n of_o antiquity_n from_o they_o yet_o itself_o be_v prescribe_v against_o by_o religion_n and_o lose_v the_o honour_n of_o priority_n with_o it_o because_o religion_n be_v as_o 〈…〉_z 188._o latuit_fw-la 368._o semper_fw-la illuxit_fw-la etiam_fw-la ante_fw-la romulum_fw-la say_v tertullian_n yea_o and_o ante_fw-la homulum_fw-la too_o as_o before_o i_o have_v show_v you_o god_n have_v be_v know_v from_o all_o beginning_n he_o never_o lie_v hide_v he_o ever_o be_v manifest_a even_o before_o the_o first_o king_n even_o before_o tâ—e_v first_o thing_n and_o therefore_o if_o his_o own_o rule_n be_v true_a idem_fw-la esse_fw-la verum_fw-la 494._o quodâ—unque_fw-la primum_fw-la id_fw-la adulterinum_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la postcrius_fw-la that_o that_o which_o be_v the_o ancient_a must_v needs_o be_v the_o true_a then_o can_v religion_n be_v a_o humane_a invention_n because_o it_o be_v more_o ancient_a then_o man_n and_o consequent_o that_o euripides_n his_o tale_n whereby_o he_o seek_v to_o discredit_v religion_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o false_a and_o a_o idle_a fâ—ctioâ—_n without_o ground_n of_o truth_n or_o reason_n it_o be_v but_o a_o late_a and_o a_o posteriour_a invention_n yea_o and_o such_o as_o have_v â—or_a it_o not_o any_o either_o know_v or_o certain_a author_n to_o credit_n it_o so_o that_o it_o may_v more_o just_o be_v number_v among_o thosâ—_n beâ—â—eselenas_n 15._o those_o headless_a old-wife_n tale_n which_o plutarch_n in_o the_o same_o place_n so_o just_o deride_v then_o religion_n itself_o can_v which_o it_o seek_v to_o deride_v under_o that_o very_a name_n but_o the_o true_a antiquity_n of_o religion_n do_v free_a it_o from_o any_o such_o base_a imputation_n and_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v a_o lesson_n of_o god_n own_o first_o teach_v 105._o bâ—cause_n it_o be_v practise_v by_o adam_n the_o first_o man_n who_o can_v have_v no_o other_o man_n to_o â—each_v he_o from_o which_o obseâ—ation_n justine_n martyr_n collect_v quòd_fw-la ante_fw-la errorem_fw-la veritas_fw-la obtinuerit_fw-la that_o religion_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o superstition_n yea_o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o bring_v this_o substantial_a reason_n that_o malum_fw-la posterius_fw-la est_fw-la bono_fw-mi quiâ—_n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la nist_n boni_fw-la depravatio_fw-la that_o evil_n be_v posteriour_a unto_o good_a because_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o corruption_n of_o good_a so_o then_o the_o antiquity_n of_o religion_n do_v prove_v that_o it_o can_v be_v a_o human_a invention_n 3_o yea_o and_o so_o do_v likewise_o the_o universality_n of_o it_o for_o there_o be_v never_o yet_o any_o human_a invention_n so_o general_o spread_v as_o the_o use_n of_o religion_n no_o not_o those_o that_o seem_v most_o necessary_a for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n not_o clothing_n of_o our_o body_n which_o be_v for_o mere_a necessity_n nor_o cover_v of_o our_o shame_n which_o be_v for_o public_a honesty_n for_o we_o meet_v with_o diverse_a nation_n among_o the_o west_n 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common_a nature_n which_o have_v give_v unto_o all_o man_n their_o heart_n have_v also_o give_v religion_n into_o all_o their_o heart_n 75._o to_o be_v among_o they_o as_o common_a as_o their_o natural_a form_n for_o so_o indeed_o do_v lactantius_n esteem_v it_o he_o account_v religion_n to_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a and_o essential_a difference_n between_o a_o man_n and_o a_o beast_n more_o than_o either_o risus_fw-la or_o ratio_fw-la or_o oratio_fw-la then_o either_o laugh_v or_o speak_v yea_o or_o reason_v itself_o all_o which_o he_o there_o prove_v to_o be_v in_o some_o degree_n communicate_v unto_o beast_n but_o religion_n to_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a unto_o man_n and_o yet_o common_a unto_o all_o man_n but_o that_o neither_o by_o domestical_a instruction_n at_o home_n nor_o yet_o by_o mutuation_n or_o imitation_n abroad_o but_o only_o by_o that_o natural_a instinct_n and_o disposition_n which_o god_n have_v ingraft_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n as_o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n b._n have_v very_o true_o observe_v primi_fw-la mortales_fw-la nulla_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la schola_fw-la ratione_fw-la aut_fw-la lege_fw-la sed_fw-la svo_fw-la cuique_fw-la ingenio_fw-la numina_fw-la coluerunt_fw-la the_o first_o man_n be_v neither_o teach_v by_o any_o learning_n nor_o persuade_v by_o any_o reason_n nor_o compel_v by_o any_o law_n but_o only_o of_o their_o proper_a and_o natural_a inclination_n betake_v themselves_o unto_o the_o worship_v of_o god_n yea_o and_o that_o so_o general_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o nation_n under_o heaven_n except_v which_o universality_n of_o religion_n declare_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o humane_a invention_n but_o a_o divine_a impression_n yea_o and_o a_o divinity-lesson_n of_o god_n own_o heavenly_a teach_n as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o his_o school_n of_o the_o first_o man_n adam_n 3_o who_o he_o catechise_v unto_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n both_o by_o give_v he_o a_o commandment_n and_o by_o annex_v to_o it_o a_o punishment_n 4._o and_o the_o same_o may_v likewise_o be_v prove_v by_o that_o uniform_a consent_n religion_n which_o be_v among_o all_o man_n as_o concern_v religion_n of_o whatsoever_o degree_n or_o condition_n which_o in_o this_o one_o thing_n be_v far_o great_a than_o it_o be_v in_o any_o other_o of_o what_o nature_n soever_o as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n 5._o that_o not_o only_o diverse_a nation_n have_v diverse_a fashion_n and_o diverse_a conceit_n and_o opinion_n in_o most_o thing_n but_o that_o even_o in_o the_o same_o nation_n that_o diverse_a city_n have_v diverse_a guise_n behaviour_n habit_n speech_n and_o manner_n as_o our_o countryman_n sir_n 45._o john_n mandevile_n well_o observe_v in_o his_o travel_n and_o yet_o in_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n no_o city_n jar_v with_o city_n no_o country_n with_o country_n but_o among_o they_o all_o a_o universal_a agreement_n wherein_o both_o the_o learned_a and_o unlearned_a do_v consent_n 209._o from_o which_o head_n tertullian_n conclude_v the_o verity_n of_o religion_n for_o quod_fw-la apad_n multos_fw-la unum_fw-la invenitur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la erratum_fw-la sed_fw-la traditum_fw-la the_o consent_n of_o all_o man_n as_o concern_v god_n do_v show_v it_o to_o be_v no_o err_v humane_a invention_n but_o a_o most_o certain_a divine_a tradition_n for_o if_o religion_n be_v no_o better_o but_o a_o politic_a device_n and_o invention_n of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o very_a marvelous_a felicity_n in_o lie_v that_o he_o have_v which_o first_o devise_v the_o tale_n of_o religion_n that_o he_o shall_v tell_v his_o fable_n in_o such_o a_o fortunate_a hour_n as_o to_o beguile_v the_o whole_a world_n with_o it_o and_o that_o for_o ever_o after_o this_o be_v a_o cunning_a juggler_n indeed_o that_o can_v cast_v so_o cunning_a a_o glaucoma_n 467._o and_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d miss_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a as_o to_o dazzle_v 462._o not_o only_o the_o unlearned_a and_o simple_a idiot_n but_o also_o the_o wise_a and_o grave_a philosopher_n as_o lactantius_n well_o observe_v quae_fw-la tanta_fw-la felicitas_fw-la mentiendi_fw-la ut_fw-la 〈…〉_z indoctos_fw-la sed_fw-la platonem_fw-la quoque_fw-la &_o socratem_n fallerent_fw-la &_o pythagoâ—am_n zenonem_fw-la aristoteleâ—_n maximarum_fw-la sectarum_fw-la principes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d facile_fw-la deluderent_fw-la what_o a_o strange_a kind_n of_o efficacy_n have_v that_o man_n in_o his_o lie_v that_o can_v bewitch_v with_o one_o tale_n not_o only_o the_o unlearned_a but_o also_o plato_n and_o socrates_n and_o pythagoas_n and_o zeno_n yea_o and_o aristotle_n himself_o the_o princpal_a master_n of_o all_o the_o learned_a sect_n this_o lie_n be_v beget_v in_o a_o strange_a constellation_n if_o it_o be_v a_o lie_n that_o one_o wise_a man_n shall_v make_v fool_n of_o all_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o by_o all_o their_o wisdom_n never_o be_v descry_v therefore_o we_o may_v conclude_v with_o seneca_n 49._o that_o if_o religion_n be_v a_o siction_n non_fw-la in_o hunc_fw-la furorem_fw-la omnes_fw-la mortales_fw-la consensissent_fw-la alloquendi_fw-la surda_fw-la numina_fw-la &_o inefficaces_fw-la deos_fw-la sure_o all_o the_o whole_a world_n will_v never_o have_v conspire_v in_o this_o madness_n to_o call_v upon_o such_o deaf_a and_o idle_a god_n beside_o as_o lactantius_n true_o note_v in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n where_o he_o do_v ex_fw-la professo_fw-la dispute_v this_o very_a case_n he_o can_v not_o be_v a_o wiseman_n that_o be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o so_o false_a a_o fiction_n for_o the_o end_n of_o true_a wisdom_n be_v to_o draw_v man_n out_o of_o error_n and_o not_o to_o lead_v they_o into_o it_o as_o this_o false_a impostor_n do_v and_o therefore_o he_o conclude_v from_o this_o so_o general_a a_o consent_n in_o religion_n that_o it_o 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â—ayned_v arts._n and_o so_o likewise_o solon_n nos_fw-la verò_fw-la mortales_fw-la ita_fw-la cogitamus_fw-la idem_fw-la valet_fw-la bone_fw-la 232._o &_o malus_fw-la quam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la tam_fw-la diû_fw-fr retinet_fw-la donec_fw-la aliquid_fw-la patiatur_fw-la tum_fw-la rursùm_fw-la luget_fw-la we_o man_n imagine_v in_o our_o jollity_n that_o it_o be_v all_o one_o or_o good_a or_o bad_a to_o be_v but_o then_o anon_o we_o alterre_v this_o again_o if_o haply_o we_o feel_v the_o sense_n of_o pain_n for_o then_o with_o be_v turn_v into_o mourn_a strain_n but_o now_o if_o their_o sickness_n do_v chance_n to_o bring_v unto_o they_o but_o any_o little_a impression_n or_o apprehension_n of_o death_n no_o tongue_n can_v express_v with_o what_o a_o terror_n it_o strike_v they_o not_o only_o of_o their_o own_o present_a death_n though_o that_o be_v terrible_a enough_o of_o itself_o but_o also_o much_o more_o with_o a_o terror_n of_o god_n and_o what_o shall_v become_v 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pâ—â—â—lorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la túm_fw-la maximeè_fw-la poenitet_fw-la when_o they_o draw_v â—nto_o their_o death_n there_o do_v walk_v before_o their_o eye_n the_o image_n of_o dead_a man_n then_o they_o only_o think_v of_o virtue_n and_o then_o they_o deep_o repent_v of_o all_o those_o sin_n and_o offence_n which_o before_o they_o have_v commit_v thus_o they_o that_o will_v not_o fear_v god_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o life_n be_v drive_v to_o fear_v the_o devil_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n and_o to_o tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o that_o eternal_a punishment_n which_o they_o fear_v to_o be_v after_o death_n decree_v for_o they_o by_o god_n as_o we_o may_v evident_o see_v in_o bion_n of_o boristhenes_n who_o see_v himself_o to_o be_v near_o unto_o his_o death_n he_o be_v so_o afraid_a of_o it_o that_o he_o will_v have_v endure_v any_o torment_n rather_o than_o to_o have_v diâ—d_v for_o 145._o as_o laertius_n report_v it_o morbo_fw-la tabescens_fw-la &_o 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into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o be_v torment_v and_o therefore_o at_o his_o die_a he_o put_v out_o his_o hand_n unto_o he_o to_o bid_v he_o welcome_n seek_v to_o leniâ—â—â—_n he_o towards_o he_o with_o this_o flatter_a salutation_n salve_n pluto_n salve_n
he_o can_v not_o deâ—eâ—_n his_o anger_n so_o much_o as_o for_o 〈◊〉_d thereby_o plain_o confess_v though_o in_o scurrilous_a heathen_a fashion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o christian_n that_o give_v that_o blow_n to_o iâ—lian_n in_o which_o three_o last_o example_n it_o be_v not_o unworthy_a of_o our_o observation_n to_o note_v the_o several_a humour_n wherewith_o they_o be_v possess_v in_o make_v those_o confession_n the_o first_o of_o they_o make_v it_o in_o mere_a sorrow_n and_o contrition_n the_o second_o in_o stomach_n and_o indignation_n the_o three_o in_o lightness_n and_o derision_n but_o yet_o ridentem_fw-la dicere_fw-la verum_fw-la a._n quid_fw-la vetat_fw-la why_o may_v not_o he_o that_o laugh_v laugh_v out_o a_o truth_n thus_o god_n direct_v all_o their_o several_a passion_n yea_o even_o the_o profane_v of_o they_o to_o draw_v from_o all_o of_o they_o a_o true_a confession_n of_o he_o another_o like_a confession_n do_v god_n also_o enforce_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o tullus_n hostilâ—us_n who_o succeed_v to_o numa_n in_o his_o kingdom_n 156._o and_o be_v a_o martialminded_a man_n make_v a_o scorn_n and_o derision_n of_o all_o numa_n religion_n as_o tend_v to_o nothing_o else_o but_o only_o the_o effeminate_n and_o weaken_v of_o man_n mind_n but_o he_o be_v smite_v with_o the_o stroke_n of_o god_n justice_n &_o cast_v into_o a_o grievous_a &_o a_o dangerous_a sickness_n in_o the_o end_n repent_v he_o of_o his_o profaneness_n renounce_v his_o former_a ungodly_a opinion_n morbo_fw-la gravi_fw-la ac_fw-la multiplici_fw-la ad_fw-la mutandum_fw-la sententiam_fw-la compulsus_fw-la est_fw-la yea_o and_o as_o livy_n express_v his_o mutation_n a_o great_a deal_n more_o ful_o adeò_fw-la fracti_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la 12._o sunt_fw-la spiritus_fw-la illi_fw-la feroces_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la nihil_fw-la antâ—_n à _fw-la ratus_fw-la esset_fw-la minùs_fw-la regium_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la sacris_fw-la dedere_fw-la animum_fw-la 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when_o of_o all_o other_o time_n it_o be_v most_o ponderous_a and_o weighty_a enforce_v they_o unto_o their_o conâ—ession_n by_o torture_n as_o he_o sometime_o force_a devil_n and_o 29._o as_o magistrate_n use_v to_o force_v malefactor_n to_o the_o question_n by_o stretch_v they_o upon_o the_o rack_n yea_o and_o even_o the_o very_a heathen_a themselves_o do_v insinuate_v that_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n so_o press_v the_o atheist_n though_o they_o be_v his_o most_o harden_a and_o confirm_v enemy_n that_o it_o not_o only_o enforce_v they_o to_o confess_v he_o upon_o earth_n but_o alâ—o_o to_o proclaim_v he_o out_o of_o hell_n itself_o and_o from_o thence_o to_o confess_v both_o their_o own_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n and_o god_n most_o just_a vengeance_n exhort_v all_o other_o to_o take_v heed_n by_o their_o example_n this_o pindarus_n insinuate_v in_o the_o person_n of_o ixion_n who_o he_o make_v to_o call_v out_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o torment_n 181._o to_o take_v heed_n of_o unthankfulness_n unto_o our_o benefactor_n and_o to_o avoid_v that_o odious_a vice_n that_o have_v bring_v he_o unto_o that_o place_n deorum_fw-la mandatis_fw-la ixionem_fw-la aiunt_fw-la haeâ—_n mortalibus_fw-la dicâ—re_fw-la dùm_fw-la in_o alata_fw-la rota_fw-la circumquâ—que_fw-la volutatur_fw-la benesactorem_fw-la placidis_fw-la remunerationibus_fw-la excipientes_fw-la persolvere_fw-la gratiam_fw-la and_o this_o he_o say_v the_o god_n compel_v he_o to_o proclaim_v and_o virgil_n likewise_o in_o the_o person_n of_o phlegyas_n shadow_v out_o the_o very_a same_o phlegyasque_fw-la miserrimus_fw-la 264._o omnes_fw-la admonet_fw-la &_o magna_fw-la testatur_fw-la voce_fw-la per_fw-la umbras_fw-la discite_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la moniti_fw-la &_o non_fw-la temnere_fw-la divos_fw-la most_o miserable_a phlegyas_n warn_v all_o man_n and_o amongst_o the_o ghastly_a ghost_n thus_o skrich_v cry_n with_o hellish_a voice_n admonish_v now_o you_o be_v learn_v justice_n and_o the_o god_n not_o to_o 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other_o 746._o for_o as_o zacharias_n mytilenensis_n observe_v oportet_fw-la effectorem_fw-la antiquiorem_fw-la esse_fw-la effectu_fw-la &_o opificijs_fw-la opificem_fw-la siquidem_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la fit_a secundum_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la co_fw-la quod_fw-la efficit_fw-la the_o efficient_a be_v more_o ancient_a than_o his_o own_o effect_n and_o the_o workman_n than_o his_o work_n for_o whatsoever_o thing_n be_v make_v must_v needs_o be_v posteriour_a unto_o his_o maker_n so_o likewise_o palingenius_fw-la causa_fw-la 167._o svo_fw-la effectu_fw-la prio_fw-la est_fw-la authòrque_fw-la opere_fw-la ipso_fw-la the_o cause_n do_v always_o his_o effect_n forego_v before_o the_o work_n the_o workman_n be_v we_o know_v yea_o and_o so_o aristotle_n himself_o effector_n opificium_fw-la praecurrere_fw-la debet_fw-la nihil_fw-la autem_fw-la scipso_fw-la 916._o prius_fw-la &_o antiquus_fw-la est_fw-la the_o workman_n must_v needs_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o his_o worke._n but_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o ancient_a than_o itself_o and_o therefore_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o work_n of_o itself_o and_o consequent_o nothing_o the_o cause_n of_o itself_o for_o as_o aquinas_n from_o this_o place_n very_o true_o collect_v impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la 5._o ut_fw-la aliquid_fw-la sit_fw-la causa_fw-la efficiens_fw-la svi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la quia_fw-la sic_fw-la esset_fw-la prius_fw-la seipso_fw-la it_o be_v mere_o impossible_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o for_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v before_o itself_o yea_o and_o aristotle_n again_o press_v the_o same_o reason_n yea_o and_o back_v it_o with_o another_o not_o inferior_a that_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o it_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v before_o itself_o but_o it_o shall_v also_o be_v superior_a unto_o itself_o for_o 17._o the_o cause_n be_v superior_a unto_o his_o effect_n whereupon_o he_o there_o infer_v that_o nequaquam_fw-la convenit_fw-la quòd_fw-la aliquid_fw-la nuncupetur_fw-la vel_fw-la sit_fw-la causa_fw-la svi_fw-la ut_fw-la falsum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la aliquid_fw-la prius_fw-la quà _fw-la prius_fw-la sit_fw-la posterius_fw-la seipso_fw-la &_o superans_fw-la quatenus_fw-la tale_n sit_fw-la superatum_fw-la it_o be_v utter_o absurd_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v call_v or_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o own_o self_n as_o it_o be_v false_a that_o any_o
yea_o and_o that_o not_o only_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 16._o but_o also_o of_o heathen_a and_o secular_a writer_n king_n solomon_n say_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n by_o i_o king_n reign_n and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n by_o i_o prince_n rule_v and_o noble_n and_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o as_o tertullian_n true_o teach_v indè_fw-la est_fw-la imperator_fw-la undè_fw-la est_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la 59_o antequà m_fw-la imperator_fw-la indè_fw-la potestas_fw-la illi_fw-la undè_fw-la spiritus_fw-la by_o he_o a_o man_n be_v make_v a_o king_n by_o who_o he_o be_v make_v a_o man_n before_o he_o be_v a_o king_n he_o give_v he_o his_o dominion_n that_o give_v to_o he_o his_o breathe_n 25._o now_o that_o be_v only_a god_n who_o as_o the_o apostle_n testify_v have_v give_v unto_o all_o man_n both_o life_n and_o breath_n and_o all_o thing_n he_o it_o be_v say_v the_o prophet_n daniel_n that_o have_v power_n over_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n 32._o and_o that_o give_v it_o unto_o who_o he_o please_v yea_o even_o unto_o the_o very_a abject_n who_o afterward_o if_o they_o grow_v proud_a he_o cast_v down_o again_o dij_fw-la &_o secunda_fw-la elatos_fw-la fortuna_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la celerrimè_fw-la cum_fw-la velint_fw-la evertere_fw-la &_o abiectos_fw-la excitare_fw-la facilè_fw-la possunt_fw-la say_v xenophon_n god_n quick_o can_v at_o his_o pleasure_n depress_v those_o 425._o that_o be_v pride_v with_o prosperous_a fortune_n and_o easy_o advance_v those_o that_o be_v deject_a with_o adverse_a yea_o and_o it_o be_v plato_n opinion_n as_o sabellicus_n report_v it_o nullam_fw-la posse_fw-la civitatâ—m_fw-la sine_fw-la favore_fw-la numinis_fw-la vel_fw-la prosperè_fw-la constitui_fw-la vel_fw-la constituta_fw-la feliciter_fw-la administrari_fw-la that_o there_o can_v any_o city_n either_o at_o the_o first_o be_v happy_o plant_v or_o afterward_o be_v prosperous_o govern_v without_o the_o special_a blessing_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o this_o may_v be_v observe_v to_o be_v particular_o affirm_v of_o all_o those_o four_o great_a monarchy_n forenamed_a for_o the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n the_o prophet_n daniel_n express_o ascribe_v that_o unto_o god_n 18._o the_o most_o high_a god_n say_v he_o give_v unto_o nabuchadnezzar_n both_o a_o kingdom_n and_o majesty_n and_o honour_n and_o glory_n for_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n king_n cyrus_n himself_o ascribe_v that_o unto_o god_n for_o he_o say_v 2._o that_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v he_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n yea_o and_o themistâ—cles_n likewise_o confess_v it_o in_o plain_a word_n unto_o artabanus_n one_o of_o the_o persian_a prince_n 265._o ego_fw-la parebo_fw-la vestris_fw-la legibus_fw-la quandò_fw-la ita_fw-la visum_fw-la deo_fw-la qui_fw-la persas_fw-la extulit_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la i_o plures_fw-la quam_fw-la nunc_fw-la sunt_fw-la erunt_fw-la qui_fw-la vestrum_fw-la regem_fw-la adorent_fw-la i_o be_o ready_a to_o obey_v your_o persian_a law_n see_v god_n have_v so_o ordain_v who_o have_v so_o great_o exalt_v the_o persian_n and_o i_o myself_o will_v be_v a_o mean_a that_o many_o more_o than_o now_o do_v shall_v give_v honour_n to_o your_o king_n for_o the_o grecian_a monarchy_n 6._o the_o prophet_n daniel_n again_o ascribe_v that_o unto_o god_n for_o he_o say_v that_o the_o three_o beast_n which_o be_v like_a unto_o a_o leopard_n wherein_o the_o grecian_a monarchy_n be_v prefigure_v have_v his_o power_n and_o dominion_n give_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v it_o not_o of_o himself_o as_o hananias_n one_o of_o the_o seventy_o two_o interpreter_n very_o plain_o prove_v unto_o king_n ptolomeus_n by_o this_o familiar_a reason_n 39_o non_fw-la quenquam_fw-la esse_fw-la regemex_fw-la sese_fw-la inde_fw-la patet_fw-la quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la cupiunt_fw-la consequi_fw-la hanc_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la cum_fw-la dei_fw-la donum_fw-la sit_fw-la it_o appear_v that_o no_o man_n can_v make_v himself_o a_o king_n because_o all_o man_n do_v desire_v it_o and_o yet_o can_v attain_v it_o because_o it_o be_v god_n gift_n as_o seneca_n acknowledge_v in_o the_o person_n of_o nero_n munus_fw-la deorum_fw-la est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la quòd_fw-la seruit_fw-la mihi_fw-la roma_fw-la &_o senatus_n it_o be_v god_n gift_n that_o the_o city_n and_o the_o senate_n be_v subject_a to_o i_o and_o for_o the_o roman_a monarchy_n plutarch_n ascribe_v that_o direct_o unto_o god_n for_o 282._o he_o say_v of_o rome_n that_o it_o can_v never_o have_v grow_v á_o tam_fw-la vili_fw-la &_o paruo_fw-la initio_fw-la ad_fw-la tantam_fw-la gloriam_fw-la &_o potentiam_fw-la sine_fw-la numinis_fw-la praesentia_fw-la from_o so_o despicable_a and_o poor_a a_o beginning_n to_o so_o admirable_a a_o power_n and_o glory_n without_o the_o presence_n &_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o this_o he_o there_o report_v not_o as_o his_o own_o single_a and_o particular_a opinion_n but_o as_o a_o vulgar_a and_o common_a receive_v and_o maintain_v among_o the_o most_o of_o they_o and_o 411._o in_o another_o place_n he_o affirm_v of_o rome_n that_o fundamenta_fw-la romae_fw-la iecit_fw-la tempus_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la that_o the_o foundation_n of_o rome_n be_v lay_v by_o god_n and_o time_n it_o be_v lay_v by_o god_n to_o continue_v for_o a_o long_a time_n as_o he_o witty_o there_o express_v by_o this_o fit_a device_n and_o fiction_n that_o fortune_n quick_o fly_v over_o both_o the_o persian_n and_o assyrian_n and_o macedonian_n and_o egyptian_n and_o syrian_n and_o carthaginian_n but_o when_o she_o come_v unto_o the_o roman_n she_o then_o put_v off_o her_o wing_n as_o purpose_v to_o stay_v with_o they_o and_o not_o to_o fly_v from_o they_o so_o that_o god_n give_v they_o their_o beginning_n in_o lay_v their_o foundation_n and_o he_o uphold_v their_o continue_n in_o give_v to_o they_o time_n this_o be_v plutarch_n judgement_n of_o they_o yea_o and_o tully_n likewise_o ascribe_v all_o the_o roman_a greatness_n unto_o none_o other_o cause_n but_o only_o to_o the_o bounty_n and_o goodness_n of_o their_o god_n quis_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la vecors_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la deos_fw-la esse_fw-la intellexerit_fw-la non_fw-la intelligat_fw-la eorum_fw-la numine_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la imperium_fw-la esse_fw-la natum_fw-la &_o auctum_fw-la &_o retentum_fw-la who_o be_v there_o so_o mad_a but_o know_v there_o be_v a_o god_n he_o must_v also_o understand_v that_o by_o his_o special_a goodness_n the_o great_a empire_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v both_o found_v and_o increase_v and_o continue_v yea_o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o ascribe_v the_o dilatation_n of_o their_o empire_n rather_o unto_o their_o religion_n 405._o then_o either_o unto_o their_o valour_n or_o unto_o their_o wisdom_n nec_fw-la numero_fw-la hispanos_n nec_fw-la robore_fw-la gallos_n nec_fw-la calliditate_fw-la poenos_fw-la nec_fw-la artihus_fw-la graeco_n nec_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la huius_fw-la gentis_fw-la ac_fw-la terrae_fw-la domestico_fw-la nativoque_fw-la sensu_fw-la italos_n latinosque_fw-la sed_fw-la pielate_fw-la &_o â—_z atque_fw-la hac_fw-la una_fw-la sapâ—entia_fw-la quòd_fw-la deorum_fw-la immortalium_fw-la numine_fw-la omne_fw-la regi_fw-la gubernarique_fw-la perspeximus_fw-la omnes_fw-la gentes_fw-la nationésque_fw-la superavimus_fw-la we_o have_v not_o overcome_v the_o spaniard_n by_o our_o number_n nor_o the_o french_a by_o our_o power_n nor_o the_o carthaginian_n by_o our_o policy_n nor_o the_o grecian_n by_o our_o art_n nor_o the_o italian_n or_o latin_n by_o the_o natural_a sharpness_n and_o fineness_n of_o our_o wit_n but_o it_o be_v only_o our_o piety_n and_o religion_n and_o this_o special_a wisdom_n of_o ascribe_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o god_n that_o have_v subdue_v unto_o we_o so_o many_o country_n and_o nation_n thereby_o plain_o insinuate_v that_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o empire_n be_v bestow_v by_o god_n upon_o they_o only_o as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o piety_n and_o religion_n which_o caecilius_n also_o express_o confirm_v for_o he_o say_v of_o the_o roman_n 746._o that_o imperium_fw-la suum_fw-la ultra_fw-la solis_fw-la vias_fw-la &_o ipsius_fw-la oceani_fw-la limit_n progagârunt_fw-la dùm_fw-la exercent_fw-la in_o armis_fw-la virtutem_fw-la religiosam_fw-la the_o exercise_n of_o virtue_n and_o of_o religion_n be_v that_o which_o enlarge_v the_o roman_a dominion_n for_o as_o he_o add_v a_o little_a after_o dum_fw-la universarum_fw-la gentium_fw-la sacra_fw-la suscipiunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la regna_fw-la meruerunt_fw-la while_o they_o receive_v the_o religion_n of_o all_o nation_n they_o deserve_v also_o their_o dominion_n this_o he_o false_o ascribe_v unto_o their_o false_a religion_n which_o yet_o may_v true_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o the_o true_a one_o and_o camillus_n 103._o in_o his_o oration_n record_v by_o livy_n express_o affirm_v that_o all_o the_o calamity_n of_o the_o roman_n spring_v only_o from_o their_o offence_n against_o god_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a all_o their_o prosperity_n grow_v only_o from_o their_o piety_n which_o be_v true_a in_o very_a deed_n if_o it_o be_v right_o understand_v and_o be_v refer_v as_o it_o ought_v unto_o to_o the_o true_a god_n 22._o for_o as_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la very_o