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

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Chap. IV. not to be co7itraSied into one. 44.7Vv, aA\a TO St't'^Ki ttoA'j to ^erov oVo'j f'cfii^ja aur<strong>of</strong>, tstE;— i Sv-jx/jliv ^s? £1!?otwv, otosvfAEvuv 0',"EO, TToXXsV TToii), iravTaf £i; aurou (XDiiflTraE'vsf, >c, St laeTvo'j y^ itxaiv.im 01/7 5sf K, yja-ixo? oJe iJi e'iiei-.ov eV^ v!3ey.=r jSAe'ttei, >Cj 7rj!f, x, 3-=kv "kZ;— ;:"Every man ought to endeavour zvitb <strong>all</strong> b<strong>is</strong> might, to become as good as mayhe, but yet not to think himfelf to be <strong>the</strong> only thing that <strong>is</strong> good, but that<strong>the</strong>re are alfo o<strong>the</strong>r good men in <strong>the</strong> ii'orld, <strong>and</strong> good demons, but tnuchin ore gods ; zvho, though inhabiting th<strong>is</strong> inferior world, yet look up to thatfuperior ; <strong>and</strong> m<strong>of</strong>i <strong>of</strong> <strong>all</strong>, <strong>the</strong> prince <strong>of</strong> th<strong>is</strong> univerfe^ that m<strong>of</strong>l happy foul.From whence he ought to afcend yet higher, <strong>and</strong> to praife th<strong>of</strong>e intelligiblegods, but above <strong>all</strong> that great king <strong>and</strong> monarch \ declaring h<strong>is</strong> greatnefs<strong>and</strong> majejly by <strong>the</strong> multitude <strong>of</strong> gods^ which are under him. For th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>not <strong>the</strong> part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, who know <strong>the</strong> pozver <strong>of</strong> god, to contraSf <strong>all</strong> into one.,but to pe-iu forth <strong>all</strong> that divinity, which himfelf bath difplayed, who remainingone, makes many depending on him ; which are by him <strong>and</strong> fromhim. For th<strong>is</strong> whole zvorld <strong>is</strong> by him, <strong>and</strong> looks up perpetu<strong>all</strong>y to him,as alfo doth every one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> gods in it. And Themiflius, <strong>the</strong> Peripateiick,(who was fo far from being a Chriftian, that, as Petavius probably coniedures,he perftringes niir Saviour Chrifl under <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Empedocles,tor making himfelf a God) doth not only afiirm, that one <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> famefupreme God was worflTipped by Pagans, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chriflians, <strong>and</strong> <strong>all</strong> nations,though in different manners ; but alfo, that God was delighted withth<strong>is</strong> variety <strong>of</strong> religions :tx-jt/) vojmI^i yxvw&ai tvj Troiv.txla, tou t? 7r;^uToV ccpyn- ^..yirnj' kXAm; H-jph; s'^.-Aei TroXmui&xi, xkKu; 'E\Xn'>x;, aAAi,-; A'^'UTrliVr, >c^ « J' cuts? fP. i r6. editZuoK,- o'^oiac, osAA' vh xxTxy.iXcci/.xTirxi el; //.ix^x' The author <strong>and</strong> prince <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Harduini.]univerfe ferns to be delighted with th<strong>is</strong> variety <strong>of</strong> worfhip ; he would have <strong>the</strong>"Syrians worfJoip him one way, <strong>the</strong> Greeks ano<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Egyptians ano<strong>the</strong>r •vei<strong>the</strong>r do <strong>the</strong> Syrians (or Chriftians) <strong>the</strong>mfelves <strong>all</strong> agree, <strong>the</strong>y being fuhdividedinto many fe^s.We fli<strong>all</strong> conclude <strong>the</strong>refore with th<strong>is</strong> full teflimony <strong>of</strong> St. Cyril., in h<strong>is</strong> ^-23-firft book againft Julian ; x-rrx7iv ivx^yi:, oti j^ Tor? t« 'EWrvm (piM(ro(p£7veiwSoo-iv, hx y.h iS'oxH Qeov ilvxi FMaiJ.oXo'y.Zi, rou tmu o'Ahv Jtjv.ikoWi/, j

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