wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted, and

20 j^A Good fupertor to Knowledge. Book I.fionally falls upon this difpiite concerning the fummum honum, or chieftflgood-, wherein he concludes, that it neither confided in pleafure as fuch,according to the opinion of rhe vulgar, nor yet in mere knowledge and underftanding,according to the conceit of others, who were more polite andLih, 6. ingenioU':. o«&« on to~^ yXv iroXAoi? riivjrt Soy.H £i«t to aj/a^ov, toi(; i\ xo'y.i|/OTEcoi;(pfo'vjjiri;' Xy OTi\i oi toIjto r\yo') iaiioi ov'it Ep^KTi Ssi^ai jJti? (p^ovTi^if, aAA avafxa^aaToiTcAsUTUl/TfJ T-;(^\ iriAiv a? sldV^i. 7i« kmw^ that^ to the vulgar, -pleafure feems t»be the higheji•,good hut to thofe, who are more elegant and ingenuous, knowledgebut they, who entertain this latter opinion, can none of them declare what kindof knoxdedge it is, which is that highejl and chiefefl good, but are neceffitatedat lafi to fay, that it is the knowledge of good, very ridiculoufiy : forafmuch asherein they do hut run round in a circle, and upbraiding us for being ignorantof this highejl good, they talk to us at the fame time, as knowing what it is.And thereupon he adds, KxAJu dy.'Poli^uv i'vluv, yma-iui n xj aAnOsi'a?, aAAo xjxxXXiov STi toCto nyoofj.^v'^ aJro, oj6m? riyyi