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emblem_n be_v a_o calf_n or_o firstling_n 3._o though_o the_o bewildered_a israelite_n erect_v but_o one_o image_n yet_o their_o acclamation_n before_o it_o be_v these_o be_v thy_o god_n oh_o israel_n which_o have_v bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n exod._n 32._o 8._o why_o god_n but_o to_o denote_v that_o idol_n to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o epicene_a gender_n and_o to_o have_v represent_v both_o apis_n and_o osiris_n the_o ox_n of_o memphis_n and_o heliopolis_n which_o say_v plutarch_n the_o iside_n &_o osyride_n the_o egyptian_a priest_n affirm_v to_o be_v all_o one_o and_o that_o isis_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o osiris_n and_o why_o thy_o god_n which_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n but_o to_o exclude_v the_o inderite_n egyptian_a god_n who_o interest_n it_o be_v to_o keep_v they_o in_o egyptian_a bondage_n and_o to_o imply_v it_o be_v some_o deify_v israelite_n towit_n joseph_n who_o at_o his_o death_n have_v prophesy_v their_o return_n and_o who_o relic_n they_o bring_v with_o they_o out_o of_o egypt_n to_o who_o they_o impute_v their_o deliverance_n and_o conduct_n §_o 6._o the_o history_n of_o moses_n be_v more_o plain_o comprehend_v in_o the_o fable_n of_o a_o three_o osiris_n or_o liber_n who_o the_o poet_n describe_v in_o the_o indian_a or_o arabic_a expedition_n of_o bacchus_n for_o that_o this_o osiris_n and_o liber_n and_o dionysius_n be_v all_o one_o nonnus_n testify_v in_o his_o dionysiacωn_n lib._n 4._o and_o that_o the_o ancient_a greek_n account_v all_o the_o tract_n beyond_o the_o mediterranean_a india_n be_v manifest_a from_o that_o of_o ovid_n de_n arte_fw-la amandi_fw-la lib._n 1._o andromedam_fw-la perseus_n nigris_fw-la portarat_n ab_fw-la indis_fw-la perseus_n bring_v away_o andromeda_n from_o the_o black_a indian_n now_o andromeda_n be_v bring_v away_o from_o joppa_n a_o city_n of_o phoenicia_n say_v pliny_n l._n 5._o cap._n 13_o &_o 31._o and_o chap._n 9_o cap._n 5._o belluae_fw-la cui_fw-la dicebatur_fw-la exposita_fw-la fuisse_fw-la andromeda_n ossa_fw-la romae_fw-la apportata_fw-la ex_fw-la oppido_fw-la judaeae_fw-la joppe_n ostendit_fw-la inter_fw-la reliqua_fw-la miracula_fw-la in_fw-la aedilitate_fw-la sua_fw-la m._n scaurus_n m._n scaurus_n when_o he_o be_v aedile_n do_v among_o other_o rarity_n make_v show_n of_o the_o bone_n of_o that_o sea-monster_n to_o which_o andromeda_n be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v expose_v have_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v bring_v from_o joppa_n a_o city_n of_o judaea_n have_v premise_v these_o tropological_a note_n let_v we_o compare_v the_o story_n the_o sacred_a history_n say_v that_o moses_n be_v expose_v in_o a_o ark_n upon_o the_o water_n watch_v by_o his_o sister_n and_o find_v by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n the_o profane_a tell_v we_o of_o liber_n mother_n and_o nurse_n be_v with_o he_o at_o the_o bank_n of_o nile_n orpheus_n in_o hymmis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o thy_o goddess-mother_n the_o venerable_a isis_n wear_v black_a with_o thy_o maidennurse_n at_o the_o egyptian_a river_n at_o brasiae_n in_o laconia_n they_o have_v a_o old_a tradition_n that_o bacchus_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v be_v put_v into_o a_o ark_n and_o commit_v to_o the_o water_n which_o after-age_n to_o give_v repute_n to_o that_o city_n corrupt_v with_o the_o addition_n that_o the_o ark_n be_v drive_v by_o tide_n to_o their_o coast_n and_o bacchus_n educate_v with_o they_o whence_o their_o city_n call_v former_o oreatae_n take_v the_o name_n of_o brasiae_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o a_o verb_n signify_v to_o be_v cast_v up_o with_o the_o tide_n pausanias_n laconici_fw-la in_o certain_a verse_n of_o orpheus_n the_o caldean_a liber_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d water-born_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o miss_v moses_n his_o name_n but_o one_o vowel_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o he_o be_v elsewhere_o style_v unutterable_a queen_n but_o that_o proceed_v from_o the_o grecian_n mistake_v expess_v by_o alexander_n polyhistor_n that_o the_o jew_n receive_v their_o law_n from_o a_o woman_n name_v mosω_fw-gr they_o
six_o her_o eye_n more_o narrow_o upon_o emergency_n there_o as_o thing_n of_o high_a state-concern_a in_o respect_n of_o that_o then_o famous_a eastern_a prophecy_n of_o one_o to_o arise_v at_o that_o time_n in_o judea_n who_o shall_v be_v king_n of_o the_o universe_n §_o 4._o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o erection_n of_o a_o universal_a monarchy_n be_v according_a to_o that_o prophecy_n expect_v appear_v person_n of_o a_o more_o lordly_a spirit_n among_o the_o roman_n than_o any_o former_a age_n have_v bring_v forth_o caesar_n and_o pompey_n '_o s_o ambition_n spring_v from_o this_o prophecy_n the_o then_o great_a spirit_n court_v the_o jew_n favour_n and_o use_v mean_n that_o they_o may_v be_v that_o oriundus_fw-la in_o judaea_n §_o 5._o the_o art_n which_o the_o roman_a candidate_n for_o the_o universal_a monarchy_n use_v to_o bring_v the_o world_n into_o a_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v design_v by_o heaven_n to_o something_o extraordinary_a julius_n his_o dream_n his_o cloven-footed_a horse_n his_o mule_n his_o triton_n his_o press_v to_o have_v the_o title_n of_o king_n because_o the_o sibyl_n have_v prophesy_v one_o at_o that_o time_n will_v be_v king_n of_o all_o the_o world_n the_o father_n quotation_n of_o sibyl_n vindicate_v §_o 6._o augustus_n have_v his_o education_n among_o the_o velitri_fw-la who_o have_v a_o tradition_n of_o the_o tendency_n with_o the_o eastern_a prophecy_n that_o one_o of_o that_o city_n shall_v obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o roman_a prodigy_n before_o his_o birth_n his_o mother_n atia_n conceive_v he_o by_o apollo_n her_o snake-mole_n nero_n '_o s_o bracelet_n atias_fw-la dream_n of_o her_o entrail_n nigidius_n his_o prognostication_n the_o prediction_n of_o the_o thracian_a priest_n his_o father_n vision_n cicero_n '_o s_o dream_n §_o 7._o tiberius_n his_o omen_n scribonius_n '_o s_o prediction_n livias_n crest_a chick_n the_o altar_n of_o the_o conquer_a legion_n his_o dye_n cast_v into_o apon_n '_o s_z well_o galba_n '_o s_o mock-prophecy_n §_o 8._o titus_n and_o vespasian_n '_o s_o motto_n amor_n &_o deliciae_fw-la in_o english_a the_o desire_n of_o the_o nation_n the_o prodigy_n of_o mars_n his_o oak_n the_o gypsy_n prediction_n dirt_n cast_v by_o caligula_n into_o his_o shirt_n the_o dog_n bring_v a_o man_n hand_n the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n of_o carmel_n his_o cure_v the_o blind_a and_o lame_a etc._n etc._n chap._n x._o the_o more_o open_a practice_n of_o soar_a spirit_n in_o grasp_a at_o the_o judean_a crown_n their_o hope_n to_o obtain_v it_o and_o as_o to_o some_o of_o they_o their_o conceit_n of_o possess_v it_o §_o 1._o cleopatra_n '_o s_o boon_n beg_v of_o m._n antony_n deny_v herod_n '_o s_o eye_n bloodshot_a with_o look_v at_o the_o eastern_a prophecy_n §_o 2._o vespasian_n jealous_a of_o titus_n the_o eastern_a monarchy_n the_o prize_n contend_v for_o by_o both_o party_n in_o the_o jewish_a war_n mild_a vespasian_n cruel_a to_o david_n '_o be_v line_n §_o 3._o domitian_n jealous_a of_o david_n progeny_n genealogy_n metius_n pomposianus_n his_o genesis_n and_o globe_n his_o discourse_n with_o christ_n kindred_n about_o christ_n kingdom_n clancular_a jew_n bring_v to_o light_n trajan_n put_v to_o death_n simeon_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o be_v of_o the_o royal_a line_n §_o 4._o gloss_n upon_o the_o eastern_a prophecy_n under_o adrian_n involve_v the_o empire_n in_o blood_n jewry_n in_o desolation_n fronto_n tax_v benumb_v nerva_n for_o connive_v at_o the_o jew_n chap._n xi_o st._n paul_n apology_n before_o nero_n be_v in_o answer_n to_o some_o interrogatory_n put_v to_o he_o through_o the_o suggestion_n of_o his_o adversary_n touch_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o eastern_a prophecy_n ex._n gr._n be_v not_o this_o jesus_n who_o thou_o preach_v to_o be_v rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a that_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n who_o you_o call_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n §_o 1._o tertullus_n his_o charge_n against_o st._n paul_n a_o ringleader_n of_o nazarites_n lysias_n his_o interrogatory_n be_v not_o thou_o that_o alexandrian_n egyptian_n nero_n put_v in_o hope_n of_o that_o kingdom_n which_o st._n paul_n preach_v christ_n to_o have_v obtain_v poppaea_n nero_n minion_n disciple_n slink_v away_o §_o 2._o why_o st._n paul_n style_v nero_n a_o lion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n the_o lion_n courage_n quail_v at_o st._n paul_n apology_n nero_n after_o that_o trust_v more_o to_o his_o art_n than_o gypsy_n prophecy_n §_o 3._o st._n paul_n appearance_n within_o nero_n '_o s_z quinquennium_fw-la pallas_n foelix_fw-la his_o brother_n and_o advocate_n out_o of_o favour_n in_o nero_n '_o s_z three_o festus_n hasten_v st._n paul_n '_o s_z mission_n to_o rome_n the_o jew_n his_o trial._n §_o 4._o nero_n not_o yet_o a_o lion_n in_o cruelty_n but_o in_o opinion_n judah_n '_o s_z lion_n st._n paul_n '_o s_o doctrine_n try_v to_o the_o bottom_n before_o nero_n despond_v a_o apology_n for_o this_o pilgrimage_n through_o the_o holy_a age_n its_o use._n chap._n xii_o as_o no_o age_n be_v less_o like_a to_o be_v cheat_v than_o that_o wherein_o the_o apostle_n flourish_v so_o no_o generation_n of_o man_n be_v less_o like_a to_o put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o the_o world_n than_o the_o apostolic_a and_o primitive_a church_n §_o 1._o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a church_n veracity_n evince_v by_o their_o choose_n death_n rather_o than_o a_o officious_a lie_n to_o save_v their_o life_n pliny_n '_o s_o testimony_n of_o they_o §_o 2_o 3._o they_o hide_v not_o their_o imperfection_n nor_o the_o truth_n to_o please_v party_n or_o to_o avoid_v the_o world_n take_v offence_n the_o offence_n which_o heathen_n take_v at_o some_o gospel-passage_n §_o 4._o all_o false_a religion_n make_v lie_v their_o refuge_n pagan_a forgery_n §_o 5._o papal_a innovation_n found_v on_o lie_a legend_n sir_n thomas_n moor_n upon_o st._n austin_n gregory_n turonensis_n and_o simeon_n metaphrastes_n devout_a liar_n the_o story_n of_o the_o baptist_n '_o s_z head_n book_n ii_o the_o argument_n as_o they_o can_v not_o nor_o will_v not_o delude_v other_o so_o they_o be_v not_o themselves_o delude_v person_n or_o man_n of_o crazy_a intellect_n but_o propound_v to_o the_o world_n a_o religion_n so_o every_o way_n fit_v to_o the_o dictate_v of_o common_a reason_n of_o the_o most_o refine_v philosophy_n and_o of_o pre-existent_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o have_v frame_v have_v they_o not_o be_v of_o perfect_a memory_n and_o sound_a mind_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o gospel_n correspondency_n with_o vulgar_a sentiment_n §_o 1._o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n untaught_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a creed_n in_o the_o article_n touch_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n his_o goodness_n justice_n mercy_n the_o existence_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n §_o 2._o the_o resurrection_n and_o future_a judgement_n death_n formidable_a for_o its_o consequence_n to_o evil_a man_n no_o fence_n against_o this_o fear_n prove_v by_o example_n §_o 3._o in_o hope_n of_o future_a good_a the_o soul_n secret_o applaud_v herself_o after_o virtuous_a acts._n this_o make_v the_o flesh_n suffer_v patient_o chap._n ii_o reason_n nonpluse_v help_v by_o religion_n acquiesce_v in_o her_o resolution_n §_o 1._o man_n supremacy_n over_o the_o creature_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o not_o cognoscible_a by_o natural_a light_n §_o 2._o yet_o general_o challenge_v even_o over_o spirit_n who_o man_n command_v to_o do_v what_o themselves_o disgust_v §_o 3._o the_o way_n of_o creation_n a_o mystery_n reason_n puzzle_v to_o find_v it_o out_o can_v but_o conjecture_v §_o 4._o divine_a revelation_n touch_v both_o acquiesce_v in_o as_o soon_o as_o communicate_v scripture-philosophy_n excel_v the_o mechanic_n plato_n commendation_n §_o 5._o nothing_o but_o the_o god_n of_o order_n grant_v can_v secure_v state_n from_o anarchical_a parity_n and_o club-law_n §_o 6._o heathen_n assent_v to_o the_o reason_n of_o both_o assign_v by_o scripture_n chap._n iii_o natural_a conscience_n echo_v to_o christian_a moral_n §_o 1._o a_o dispraise_n to_o dispraise_v virtue_n or_o praise_n vice_n the_o comick_n liberty_n restrain_v §_o 2._o how_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n become_v to_o be_v repute_v go_n §_o 3._o man_n be_v deify_v for_o their_o virtue_n vice_n ungod_v go_n §_o 4._o stage-god_n hiss_v at_o the_o infamy_n of_o player_n the_o original_a of_o mythology_n chap._n iu._n christian_n religion_n concord_n with_o the_o high_a philosophical_a notion_n §_o 1._o divine_a knowledge_n communicate_v from_o the_o church_n to_o travel_a philosopher_n our_o religion_n elder_a than_o heathenism_n by_o heathen_n confession_n §_o 2._o christian_n article_n imply_v in_o pagan_a philosophy_n position_n man_n happiness_n through_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o conformity_n unto_o god_n §_o 3._o this_o conformity_n and_o communion_n effect_v by_o god-man_n god_n manifest_a in_o
the_o flesh_n bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n §_o 4._o plato_n falter_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o vulgar_a error_n a_o man_n from_o god_n whence_o multiplicity_n of_o god-saviours_n pagan_a independency_n their_o mutual_a indulge_v one_o another_o §_o 5._o not_o many_o but_o one_o mediator_n the_o result_n of_o the_o heathen_n second_o thought_n plato_n sentence_n entence_v by_o platonic_n nothing_o can_v purge_v but_o a_o principle_n st._n john_n gospel_n in_o platonic_a book_n the_o christian_a premise_n yield_v their_o conclusion_n deny_v by_o gentile_n plato_n sentence_n under_o the_o rose_n chap._n v._n none_o of_o their_o local_a saviour_n be_v able_a to_o save_v §_o 1._o their_o white_a witch_n impede_v in_o do_v good_a by_o the_o black_a lucan_n hag_n more_o mighty_a than_o any_o of_o their_o almighty_n §_o 2._o none_o of_o their_o saviour_n soul-purger_n §_o 3._o porphiry_n vote_n for_o one_o universal_a saviour_n not_o know_v in_o the_o heathen_a world_n altar_n to_o the_o unknown_a god_n whether_o god_n or_o goddess_n §_o 4._o the_o unknown_a god_n §_o 5._o great_a pan_n the_o all-heal_a his_o death_n §_o 6._o of_o their_o many_o lord_n none_o comparable_a to_o the_o lord_n christ_n to_o we_o but_o one_o lord_n chap._n vi_o god_n the_o light_n man_n reliever_n §_o 1._o plebeian_n light_n mistake_v for_o the_o true_a all-healing_a light_n jove_n and_o vaejove_v mythology_n a_o help_n at_o a_o dead_a lift_n §_o 2._o wisdom_n beget_v of_o god_n man_n helper_n the_o father_n darling_n §_o 3._o make_a man._n sibyl_n maintain_v as_o quote_v by_o father_n come_v short_a of_o scripture-oracle_n §_o 4._o virgil_n out_o of_o sibyl_n prophesy_v of_o christ._n the_o sibylline_n bring_v to_o the_o test._n tully_n weak_a exception_n against_o the_o sibylline_n §_o 5._o sibyl_n song_n of_o god_n redeemer_n the_o eternal_a word_n the_o creator_n apollo_n commend_v christ._n local_a saviour_n explode_a chap._n vii_o man_n heal_v by_o the_o stripe_n and_o oracle_n of_o god-man_n §_o 1._o jew_n hide_v face_n from_o christ._n great_a hero_n great_a sufferer_n the_o expiatory_a painfulness_n of_o their_o passion_n §_o 2._o humane_a sacrifice_n universal_a §_o 3._o not_o in_o imitation_n of_o abraham_n porphyry_n miscollection_n from_o sancuniathon_n humane_a sacrifice_n in_o use_n in_o canaan_n before_o abraham_n come_v there_o and_o in_o remote_a part_n before_o his_o fact_n be_v know_v in_o chaldea_n before_o abraham_n departure_n thence_o §_o 4._o it_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o old_a tradition_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n heel_n bruise_v their_o sacred_a anchor_n in_o extremity_n §_o 5._o the_o story_n of_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n and_o edom_n vulgar_o mistake_v different_a from_o amos_n his_o text._n king_n of_o moab_n offer_v his_o own_o son_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o soul_n §_o 6._o what_o they_o grope_v after_o exhibit_v in_o christ_n blood_n §_o 7._o man_n saviour_n be_v to_o save_v man_n by_o deliver_v divine_a oracle_n hero_n cultivate_v the_o world_n by_o art_n and_o science_n §_o 8._o gospel-net_n take_v in_o small_a and_o great_a the_o apostle_n become_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n how_o chap._n viii_o the_o gospel_n calculate_v to_o the_o meridian_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n §_o 1_o in_o its_o type_n §_o 2._o its_o ceremonial_n fall_v at_o christ_n foot_n with_o their_o own_o weight_n the_o nest_n of_o ceremony_n pull_v down_o that_o law_n not_o practicable_a §_o 3._o moses_n his_o moral_n improve_v by_o christ_n by_o better_a motive_n moses_n faithful_a christ_n no_o austere_a master_n law_n for_o child_n for_o man_n for_o the_o humane_a court_n for_o conscience_n christ_n clear_v moses_n from_o false_a gloss_n §_o 4._o it_o be_v fit_a that_o christ_n shall_v demand_v a_o great_a rent_n have_v improve_v the_o farm_n st._n mat._n 5._o 17._o explain_v christian_n virtue_n a_o mirror_n of_o god_n admire_v by_o angel_n st._n mat._n 7._o 26._o urge_v the_o sanction_n of_o the_o royal_a law_n §_o 5._o st._n paul_n notion_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n only_o explain_v it_o imply_v more_o and_o better_a work_n than_o justification_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n judaisme_n have_v lose_v its_o salvific_a power_n much_o give_v much_o require_v the_o equity_n and_o easiness_n of_o christ_n yoke_n discord_n in_o the_o academy_n none_o in_o christ_n school_n chap._n ix_o gospel-history_n agree_v with_o old_a testament-prophecy_n §_o 1._o christ_n appeal_n to_o the_o prophet_n §_o 2._o the_o primary_n old_a testament-prophecy_n not_o accomplishable_a in_o any_o but_o the_o bless_a jesus_n jacob_n shilo_n gentile_n gather_v sceptre_n depart_v at_o the_o demolish_n of_o their_o king_n palace_n §_o 3._o by_o consent_n of_o both_o party_n not_o till_o the_o gentile_n gather_v child_n to_o abraham_n of_o stone_n gentile_n flock_v to_o christ_n standard_n §_o 4._o sign_n of_o sceptre_n be_v departure_n price_n of_o soul_n pay_v to_o capitol_n not_o former_o pay_v to_o caesar._n mat._n 17._o 25._o explain_v §_o 5._o jew_n pay_v neither_o tithe_n nor_o his_o pole-money_n to_o any_o but_o their_o own_o priest_n before_o vespasian_n who_o make_v judah_n a_o vassal_n to_o a_o strange_a god_n such_o as_o their_o father_n know_v not_o chap._n x._o more_o sign_n of_o the_o sceptre_n be_v departure_n §_o 1._o covenant-obligation_n void_a they_o return_v to_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o temple-vessel_n profanation_n revenge_v of_o old_a not_o now_o regard_v §_o 3._o titus_n and_o vespasian_n reward_v for_o their_o service_n against_o the_o temple_n §_o 4._o judah_n god_n deaf_a to_o all_o their_o cry_n §_o 5._o they_o curse_v themselves_o in_o call_v upon_o the_o god_n of_o revenge_n §_o 6._o jewish_a and_o gentile_a historian_n relate_v the_o watchword_n let_v we_o depart_v §_o 7._o jacob_n thus_o expound_v not_o by_o statist_n but_o the_o apostle_n chap._n xi_o the_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n septimanes_n and_o haggai_n second_o house_n not_o applicable_a to_o any_o but_o the_o bless_a jesus_n §_o 1._o porphyry_n and_o rabbi_n deny_v daniel_n authority_n the_o jew_n split_v their_o messiah_n §_o 2._o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o both_o these_o evasion_n §_o 3._o daniel_n prophecy_n not_o capable_a of_o any_o sense_n but_o what_o have_v receive_v its_o accomplishment_n in_o our_o jesus_n §_o 4._o daniel_n second_n epocha_n §_o 5._o christ_n the_o desire_n of_o all_o nation_n fill_v the_o second_o temple_n with_o glory_n §_o 6._o that_o temple_n not_o now_o in_o be_v §_o 7._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o book_n book_n iii_o the_o argument_n 3_o we_o have_v as_o good_a ground_n of_o assurance_n that_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n be_v do_v and_o deliver_v according_o as_o they_o be_v therein_o relate_v as_o we_o have_v or_o can_v have_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o any_o other_o the_o most_o certain_a relation_n in_o the_o world_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o universal_a tradition_n of_o the_o church_n a_o good_a evidence_n of_o the_o gospel_n legitimacy_n §_o 1._o the_o inconquerable_a force_n of_o universal_a tradition_n §_o 2._o no_o danger_n of_o be_v over-credulous_a in_o our_o case_n §_o 3._o reason_n interest_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n §_o 4._o we_o have_v better_a assurance_n that_o the_o evangelical_n write_n and_o history_n be_v those_o man_n offspring_n who_o name_n they_o bear_v than_o any_o man_n can_v have_v that_o he_o be_v his_o repute_a father_n son_n §_o 5._o the_o sceptic_a can_v prove_v himself_o his_o mother_n son_n by_o so_o good_a argument_n as_o the_o gospel_n have_v for_o its_o legitimacy_n §_o 6._o bastard-slips_a graft_v into_o noble_a family_n the_o sceptic_a in_o religion_n be_v a_o leveller_n in_o politic_n chap._n ii_o the_o suffrage_n of_o adversary_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o church_n §_o 1._o pagan_a indictment_n show_v what_o be_v find_v christianity_n in_o pagan_a court_n §_o 2._o christian_n precept_n and_o example_n civilise_v the_o court_n of_o heathen_a emperor_n §_o 3._o pliny_n information_n concern_v christian_n to_o trajan_n §_o 4._o what_o it_o be_v in_o christian_n that_o maximnus_fw-la hate_v they_o for_o chap._n iii_o the_o substance_n of_o christian_a religion_n as_o it_o stand_v now_o in_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o its_o adversary_n §_o 1._o the_o effigy_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v hang_v out_o where_o it_o be_v proscribe_v §_o 2._o hierocles_n attempt_v to_o outvie_v jesus_n with_o apollonius_n have_v present_v to_o the_o world_n the_o sum_n of_o evangelical_n history_n §_o 3._o more_o ape_n of_o christ_n than_o apollonius_n §_o 4._o christ_n doctrine_n may_v be_v trace_v out_o by_o the_o footstep_n of_o the_o hunter_n who_o pursue_v it_o chap._n iu._n every_o article_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n to_o be_v find_v
uproar_n about_o st._n paul_n though_o in_o a_o prejudicate_a passion_n he_o have_v examine_v he_o at_o first_o by_o scourge_v yet_o repent_v of_o that_o way_n of_o process_n to_o find_v out_o what_o the_o matter_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 22._o 30._o for_o which_o the_o jew_n cry_v so_o against_o he_o as_o not_o justifiable_a by_o the_o imperial_a law_n the_o morrow_n after_o that_o he_o may_v know_v the_o certainty_n wherefore_o he_o be_v accuse_v of_o the_o jew_n he_o command_v his_o accuser_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o all_o their_o council_n to_o appear_v and_o draw_v their_o accusation_n against_o he_o and_o bring_v st._n paul_n down_o and_o set_v he_o before_o they_o to_o make_v his_o defence_n by_o which_o way_n of_o hear_v both_o he_o and_o festus_n come_v to_o know_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n controvert_v betwixt_o the_o jew_n and_o christian_n to_o have_v be_v about_o jesus_n who_o the_o jew_n affirm_v to_o be_v dead_a but_o st._n paul_n maintain_v to_o be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o to_o be_v alive_a act._n 23._o 29._o 25_o 20._o thus_o felix_n though_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o do_v the_o jew_n a_o pleasure_n and_o make_v st._n paul_n pay_v his_o old_a score_n he_o have_v run_v himself_o into_o by_o his_o pillage_n that_o nation_n and_o cast_v he_o as_o a_o bolus_fw-la into_o the_o mouth_n of_o that_o cerberus_n which_o be_v open_v against_o he_o in_o complaint_n to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n yet_o so_o well_o do_v st._n paul_n manage_v his_o cause_n before_o he_o as_o he_o dare_v not_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o their_o fury_n have_v by_o hear_v st._n paul_n defend_v himself_o and_o his_o religion_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o adversary_n attain_v to_o a_o more_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o the_o christian_a way_n than_o he_o have_v before_o act._n 22._o 24._o thus_o agrippa_n though_o so_o passionate_a a_o affector_n of_o judaisme_n as_o he_o fall_v down_o in_o a_o dead_a swoon_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o caligula_n while_o he_o be_v vent_v his_o choler_n against_o it_o and_o when_o he_o come_v again_o to_o himself_o protest_v to_o his_o physician_n stand_v about_o he_o and_o officiate_a about_o his_o recovery_n that_o nothing_o make_v he_o content_a to_o live_v but_o some_o faint_a hope_n that_o his_o life_n may_v be_v serviceable_a to_o that_o poor_a nation_n and_o to_o make_v those_o word_n good_a as_o soon_o as_o his_o tremble_a hand_n can_v hold_v a_o pen_n he_o write_v a_o apology_n for_o they_o unto_o caesar._n philo_n jud._n de_fw-la legatione_fw-la ad_fw-la caium_fw-la yet_o this_o agrippa_n bribe_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n by_o so_o violent_a a_o zeal_n upon_o hear_v festus_n make_v report_n of_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o trial_n before_o he_o and_o st._n paul_n allegation_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n have_v like_a to_o have_v give_v sentence_n for_o christian_a religion_n against_o the_o jewish_a be_v almost_o persuade_v to_o become_v a_o christian_n and_o do_v give_v sentence_n for_o st._n paul_n against_o his_o adversary_n this_o man_n have_v do_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o bond_n much_o less_o of_o death_n but_o may_v have_v be_v set_v at_o liberty_n if_o he_o have_v not_o appeal_v to_o caesar._n act._n 26._o 28_o 32._o the_o further_a we_o pursue_v this_o instance_n the_o clear_a footstep_n we_o see_v it_o leave_v of_o this_o truth_n that_o the_o broil_n in_o judea_n make_v the_o gospel_n more_o conspicuons_a for_o if_o we_o trace_v st._n paul_n cause_n to_o the_o gate_n of_o rome_n and_o thence_o to_o caesar_n tribunal_n the_o rattle_a of_o his_o chain_n there_o make_v the_o gospel_n more_o famous_a phil._n 2_o 12_o 13._o alarm_n the_o court_n to_o make_v more_o dilgent_a enquiry_n into_o those_o contingency_n in_o judea_n concern_v christ_n for_o maintain_v the_o truth_n whereof_o st._n paul_n be_v accuse_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o have_v appeal_v unto_o caesar_n before_o who_o for_o st._n paul_n to_o have_v stand_v in_o defence_n of_o what_o he_o 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that_o nameless_a interpreter_n of_o the_o sybilline_a oracle_n in_o tully_n second_o book_n de_fw-fr divinatione_fw-la miss_v it_o as_o well_o as_o virgil_n in_o the_o application_n of_o that_o prophecy_n tully_n interpreter_n apply_v it_o to_o caesar_n to_o who_o he_o advise_v the_o senate_n to_o give_v the_o title_n of_o king_n if_o they_o consult_v the_o good_a of_o the_o roman_a state_n and_o of_o themselves_o cicer._n divin_n l._n 2._o pag._n 250._o 251._o quorum_fw-la interpres_fw-la dicturus_fw-la in_o senatu_fw-la putabatur_fw-la eum_fw-la quem_fw-la revera_fw-la regem_fw-la habebamus_fw-la appellandum_fw-la quoque_fw-la esse_fw-la regem_fw-la si_fw-la salui_fw-la esse_fw-la vellemus_fw-la ut_fw-la quidvis_fw-la potiùs_fw-la ex_fw-la illis_fw-la libris_fw-la proferant_fw-la quam_fw-la regem_fw-la quem_fw-la romae_fw-la posthac_fw-la nec_fw-la dii_o nec_fw-la homines_fw-la esse_fw-la patientur_fw-la virgil_n to_o asinius_n pollio_n suetonius_n to_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n indefinite_o sueton._n vespas_fw-la 4._o quantum_fw-la eventu_fw-la patuit_fw-la id_fw-la de_fw-la imperatore_n roman_n praedictum_fw-la tacitus_n and_o josephus_n to_o vespasian_n and_o titus_n joseph_n bell._n jud._n 7._o 12._o tacit._n hist._n 5._o antiquis_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la literis_fw-la contineri_fw-la eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la tempore_fw-la quae_fw-la ambage_n vespasianum_n &_o titum_fw-la praedixerunt_fw-la yet_o this_o triumvirate_n of_o judicious_a historian_n mention_v it_o as_o a_o ancient_a universal_a and_o and_o uninterrupted_a tradition_n argue_v it_o to_o have_v be_v famous_o know_v at_o rome_n suâ—ton_n vesp._n 4._o percrebuit_fw-la vetus_fw-la &_o constans_fw-la opinio_fw-la toto_fw-la oriente_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o fatis_fw-la where_o if_o the_o repute_n of_o it_o have_v not_o be_v as_o great_a as_o its_o sound_n they_o will_v not_o have_v venture_v to_o fasten_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o upon_o such_o eminent_a person_n nor_o dare_v those_o fortune-teller_n 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corporibúsque_fw-la mortalium_fw-la maerob_n saturn_n l._n 1._o cap._n 20._o as_o to_o he_o from_o who_o a_o save_a power_n be_v administer_v for_o the_o succour_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o to_o he_o by_o who_o saturn_n the_o father_n of_o jove_n the_o heal_a father_n the_o sacer_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bless_v mind_n or_o sator_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o create_a mind_n who_o quatripartite_a issue_n be_v the_o four_o element_n jupiter_n the_o fire_n juno_n the_o air_n neptune_n the_o water_n and_o pluto_n the_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v appease_v as_o fulgentius_n mytholog_fw-la l._n 1._o titulo_fw-la de_fw-fr saturno_n observe_v out_o of_o apollophanes_n heraclitus_n theopompus_n and_o hellanicus_n as_o also_o vives_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 19_o out_o of_o dionysius_n plutarch_n varro_n festus_n agellius_n macrobius_n propertius_n lactantius_n and_o ovid_n where_o he_o quote_v manetho_n the_o egyptian_a historian_n relate_v how_o 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the_o delphic_a oracle_n teach_v the_o athenian_n what_o time_n they_o beg_v apollo_n help_n
mirum_fw-la cum_fw-la daemon_n etc._n etc._n mar._n 1._o 24._o some_o of_o their_o philosopher_n as_o porphyry_n write_v inquire_v of_o their_o god_n what_o they_o can_v say_v concern_v christ_n and_o that_o they_o be_v force_v in_o their_o oracle_n to_o commend_v christ_n which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v think_v strange_a see_v we_o read_v st._n marc._n 1._o 24._o that_o the_o devil_n confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o let_v we_o hear_v apollo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o king_n god_n in_o the_o apostle_n phrase_n the_o only_a potentate_n and_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o earth_n the_o heaven_n and_o sea_n revere_a before_o who_o hellish_a darkness_n and_o demon_n tremble_v and_o therefore_o sibyl_n chide_v the_o grecian_n for_o their_o extreme_a vanity_n lactant._n de_fw-la falsa_fw-la relig._n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greece_n why_o do_v thou_o put_v thy_o trust_n in_o provincial_a precedent_n who_o be_v but_o man_n why_o do_v thâ—â—_n bring_v vain_a oblation_n to_o dead_a man_n why_o do_v thou_o sacrifice_v to_o idol_n who_o inject_v this_o folly_n into_o thy_o mind_n that_o thou_o shall_v do_v these_o thing_n and_o neglect_v the_o person_n of_o the_o great_a god_n this_o be_v that_o grecian_a folly_n which_o as_o i_o say_v at_o my_o entrance_n upon_o my_o discourse_n upon_o plato_n report_n his_o own_o and_o those_o barbarian_n opinion_n from_o who_o he_o learn_v his_o philosophy_n grecize_v moses_n intermix_v the_o true_a tradition_n with_o make_v it_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o his_o own_o country_n wherein_o he_o be_v not_o only_o forsake_v by_o his_o own_o school_n but_o explode_v by_o the_o adherent_n to_o the_o sibylline_a book_n out_o of_o which_o these_o last-quoted_n verse_n give_v so_o express_v a_o reproof_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fool_n that_o thou_o be_v thou_o can_v not_o know_v thy_o own_o god_n through_o the_o vizour_n of_o that_o contempt_n thou_o cast_v upon_o he_o these_o respond_v echo_n so_o distinct_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o so_o exact_o suit_v the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o have_v they_o all_o proceed_v from_o one_o mouth_n they_o can_v not_o have_v make_v a_o more_o perfect_a harmony_n that_o the_o write_n of_o the_o philosopher_n be_v repository_n of_o the_o same_o doctrine_n have_v be_v already_o evidence_v out_o of_o plato_n who_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o barbarian_n of_o who_o he_o learn_v his_o philosophy_n as_o also_o of_o the_o brahmin_n odrysenans_n getes_n egyptian_n arabian_n chaldean_n and_o all_o that_o inhabit_v palestine_n that_o those_o bless_a soul_n who_o leave_v their_o supercelestial_a place_n and_o vouchsafe_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o mankind_n to_o assume_v humane_a body_n do_v in_o order_n to_o that_o 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god_n who_o priest_n atone_v she_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o genitals_o and_o of_o bellona_n wherein_o her_o priest_n lance_n and_o slash_v their_o own_o shoulder_n with_o sword_n which_o they_o carry_v in_o both_o their_o hand_n as_o they_o run_v like_o frantic_a man_n about_o her_o altar_n the_o very_a same_o oratory_n which_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n use_v who_o in_o their_o contest_v with_o elijah_n when_o he_o lend_v a_o deaf_a ear_n to_o the_o sound_n of_o their_o prayer_n lift_v up_o to_o he_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o blood_n as_o that_o they_o doubt_v not_o but_o will_v obtain_v for_o they_o a_o favourable_a audience_n herodotus_n in_o his_o euterpe_n pag._n 128._o relate_v how_o at_o busiris_n in_o the_o festival_n of_o isis_n after_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o whole_a company_n be_v many_o thousand_o lash_v themselves_o till_o blood_n come_v and_o that_o in_o papremis_n the_o company_n that_o assemble_v to_o worship_v the_o deity_n of_o that_o place_n fall_v 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