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

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2'6'8 ApoWonms Tya.nxus a pr<strong>of</strong>ejfed Book I.tlilly afFecfled Chriftians only, fince, during h<strong>is</strong> life-time, he was gener<strong>all</strong>yrepu.fd, even amongft <strong>the</strong> Pagans <strong>the</strong>mfelves, for no o<strong>the</strong>r than a yor; ',or infamous inchanter, <strong>and</strong> accufed <strong>of</strong> that very crime b.fore Doviitian <strong>the</strong>emperor^ : as he was alfo reprefented fuch by one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pagan writers <strong>of</strong>C^». C^/. A 6. h<strong>is</strong> lite, M(Xo«£v'^ l^nxTxi, mrs^O]! ttste jc, (piAoiro^ci aAwTOi £i7ivaurv), £1 if-S xvixyvuTiji t^ ytypos-ix^iva. MoioaJ'J'.Ei Ta-i' A'ToAAavw ts Tu«uta;f fz-aj/nc'Auvoh uVo -ni; £» 'ATiAXwuia hakJ/eiV-c, »V. ai^fvvErf tivk? (piXoTctpa?, uj TTfOf J^ctirasaJxou fiVcASoulaj. Iv oTj, o.'^uai >^ TTfoi 'E'^^P^'tk '7r;«'vj Jirij/»)(r«7«i, x, tivo,- ETrixxftiB"yfj c<strong>of</strong>uerning <strong>the</strong> infamous <strong>and</strong> diabolical r.iagick^ he that would know whe<strong>the</strong>ror no a phil<strong>of</strong>opher he temftable by it, cr illcqiieable into it, let kirn read<strong>the</strong> writings <strong>of</strong> IVIcerngenes concerning <strong>the</strong> memorable things c/ApolioniusTyan:EUS <strong>the</strong> magician <strong>and</strong> phil<strong>of</strong>opher ; in which he that was no Chriflian,'hut a Pagan phU<strong>of</strong>orher himfe'f, cffirmelh feme not ignoble phil<strong>of</strong>opher s to havebeen taken with Apollonius h<strong>is</strong> rmigick, inclunng (as I fupp<strong>of</strong>e) in that numberEuphrates <strong>and</strong> a certain Epicurean. And no doubt but th<strong>is</strong> was <strong>the</strong>reafon, why Phil<strong>of</strong>ratus"' derogates fo much from <strong>the</strong> authority <strong>of</strong> th<strong>is</strong> Mcvragenes,affirming him to have been ignorant <strong>of</strong> many things concerningapollonius (k ya,^ KvA^uymi re Tr^ooQiyjlo'j, &c.) Eecaufe Mn'ragenes had thusreprefented Jpeilonius in h<strong>is</strong> true colours as a magician ; whereas Phil<strong>of</strong>lratush<strong>is</strong> whole bufinefs <strong>and</strong> defign was, on <strong>the</strong> contrary, to vindicate himfrom that imputation : <strong>the</strong> truth where<strong>of</strong> notwithft<strong>and</strong>ing, may be fufficientlyevinced, even from th<strong>of</strong>e very things, that are recorded by Philojiratushimfelf. And here by <strong>the</strong> way we fh<strong>all</strong> obferve, that it <strong>is</strong> reported bygood hiftorians, that miracles were alfo done by Vefpafian zt Alex<strong>and</strong>ria^Wfl. I. 4. /. Per COS menfes (<strong>the</strong>y are <strong>the</strong> words <strong>of</strong> Tacitus) multa miracula evenere, qu<strong>is</strong>•111.ccelefl<strong>is</strong> favor, & quxdam in Vefpafianum inclinatio numinum <strong>of</strong>lenderctur.Ex plebe Alex<strong>and</strong>nnd qiddam, oculorum tabe notus, genua ejus advolvitur^remedium Ciccilat<strong>is</strong> exp<strong>of</strong>cens gcmitn ; tnonitu Serapid<strong>is</strong> dei, quern dedita fuperfiitionibusgens ante alios colit ;precabatiirque principem, ut genas & oculorumorbes dignaretur refpergere or<strong>is</strong> excremento. Alius manu eeger; eodemdeo au£fore, ut pede ac vefligio Cxfar<strong>is</strong> calcaretur orabat. At that time manymiracles happened at Alex<strong>and</strong>ria, by which was manifefled <strong>the</strong> heavenly favour<strong>and</strong> inclination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> divine powers towards Vefpafian. A plebeian Alex<strong>and</strong>rian,that had been known to be blind, cafls himfelf at <strong>the</strong> feet <strong>of</strong> Vefpafian,begging with tears from him a remedy for h<strong>is</strong> fght, {<strong>and</strong> that according to <strong>the</strong>fuggejiion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> god Scrap<strong>is</strong>) that he would deign but to fpit upon h<strong>is</strong> eyes <strong>and</strong>face'. Ano<strong>the</strong>r having a lame h<strong>and</strong> {directed by <strong>the</strong> fame oracle) befccches himbut to tread upon it with h<strong>is</strong> foot. And after fome debate concerning th<strong>is</strong>bufinefs, both <strong>the</strong>fe things b^ing done by Vefpafian, ftalim convcrfa ad ufummanus, £s? c

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