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

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. Plutarchus224 T^e Pagans not gener<strong>all</strong>y DitbeiJ^s. Book I.And indeed, for aught we can yet learn, th<strong>is</strong>feemed to him coloured with it.Charonenf<strong>is</strong>, Numenius <strong>and</strong> Jlticus, were <strong>the</strong> only Greek phil<strong>of</strong>ophers,who ever in publick writings p<strong>of</strong>itively aflerted any fuch opinion.And probably St. Athanaftus <strong>is</strong> to be underftood <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>fe, when, in h<strong>is</strong>oration contra Gentes ', he writes thus concerning th<strong>is</strong> opinion : 'Eaa4kuoZv Tm; 7rAauJi9£UT£; tjij o'j'ov, j^ toi/ Xoij-od ou'>t sj^kxote?, £v UTroj-ao-fj y^ y.ot,V ix-jTr,viJvat TW na.y.iixv a.Tre!pwa,v'lo' c/.y.a.^lcive,vlii aocrct Svo ra^Tx, 'i tov iviij.tv^'yov xTrogs^o'jvliijtaS' Ixvryiv VTTorxCi'" fyj' ^ ouVi'av, n rrxMv ^iXovng xuto'j Troivtrriv slvxt t«u oAmi', £^avxfxri; >^ TO'j >iaxou Su^vQiv fivai, tu J'ao 70?^ ouw >«> to xaKfJu >:«t x^jtov; so, 5c7/?tfc/ //^'f Greeks, w<strong>and</strong>ring out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> right way, <strong>and</strong> ignorant <strong>of</strong> Chrifl, havedetermined evil to be a real entity by itfelf^ erring upon ttvo accounts ; hecaufe<strong>the</strong>y mufl <strong>of</strong> neceffUy ei<strong>the</strong>r fiipp<strong>of</strong>e God not to be <strong>the</strong> maker <strong>of</strong> <strong>all</strong> things, if evilhave a nature <strong>and</strong> effence by itfelf, <strong>and</strong> yet be nvt made by him -, or elfe tha<strong>the</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> maker <strong>and</strong> caufe <strong>of</strong> evil: whereas it <strong>is</strong> impojible, that he, who <strong>is</strong> effenti<strong>all</strong>ygood, pould produce <strong>the</strong> contrary. After which that fa<strong>the</strong>r fpeaksalfo <strong>of</strong> fome degenerate Chriftians, who fell into <strong>the</strong> fame error; ot it aVoTWV a

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