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

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

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Chap. IV. To @eiw & To Acuf^vuv <strong>the</strong>fupreffU Deity, 263alfo heroes under it. For though <strong>the</strong>fe daemons be fometimes c<strong>all</strong>ed godstoo, yet were <strong>the</strong>y ra<strong>the</strong>r accounted 'HaiBsoi, demi-godsy than gods. Andthus Qso) >Cf Aai^u-ovfr, gods <strong>and</strong> demons, are frequently joined toge<strong>the</strong>r, asthings diftincfb from one ano<strong>the</strong>r ; which notion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> word Plato refers to,when he concludes love not to be a god, but a dsemon only. But <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>fedjEmons we are to fp;ak more afterwards.Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>the</strong> pagan writers frequently underft<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> fupreme Godby <strong>the</strong> TO Quoi, when <strong>the</strong> word <strong>is</strong> ufed fubftantively. As for example, inth<strong>is</strong> <strong>of</strong> Epickarmus ' ;O-i^i'j Six(pii'yci TO 3-£iov* TSTO 'yivuQxnv

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