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

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<strong>of</strong>An^ T^he A<strong>the</strong>nians unkncwn God, B o o k I.plur<strong>all</strong>y, but that <strong>the</strong>re were feveral ahars, which had th<strong>is</strong> fingular infcription,TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. And that <strong>the</strong>re was atlealt one fuch, befides th<strong>is</strong> fL-ripturc-record, <strong>is</strong> evident from that dialoguein Lucian\ works, intitlcd Philopatrii ', where Cri/ias uieth th<strong>is</strong> form <strong>of</strong>o;ith, Nr Tsv "Aywrov h 'AOr,vai;, No, by <strong>the</strong> unknown god at A<strong>the</strong>ns : <strong>and</strong>'Triefhon in <strong>the</strong> cl<strong>of</strong>e <strong>of</strong> that dialogue fpeaketh thus % 'Hunj Si rov h 'ASrvaKp.£v, tJf x«TagiK6euTE?, &:c. But we having found out that unknown God atAihens, <strong>and</strong> worjkifped him, with h<strong>and</strong>s Jhetched up to heaven, will givethanks to him, as having been thought worthy to be made fubjeSl to th<strong>is</strong>po%i-er. Which pafTages as <strong>the</strong>y do unqueftionably refer to that A<strong>the</strong>nianinfcription eicher upon one or more altars, fo does <strong>the</strong> latter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m plainlyimply, that th<strong>is</strong> unknown God <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> A<strong>the</strong>nians was <strong>the</strong> fupreme governor<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world. And fo it follows in St. Pau'l'i oration,o-i h dyjoSvIa tia-ei^eTreyT8T0V iyia xa1ar}-;>7vw CfxTv, M^hom <strong>the</strong>refore you ignoranily wcrfhip (under th<strong>is</strong>name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Unknown God) him declare I unto you, <strong>the</strong> God that made <strong>the</strong>world, <strong>and</strong> <strong>all</strong> things in it, <strong>the</strong> Lord <strong>of</strong> heaven <strong>and</strong> earth. From whichplace we may upon firm fcripture-authority conclude <strong>the</strong>fe two things;tirft, that by <strong>the</strong> unknown God cf <strong>the</strong> A<strong>the</strong>nians was meant <strong>the</strong> only trueGod, he who made <strong>the</strong> world <strong>and</strong> <strong>all</strong> things in it ; who in <strong>all</strong> probabilitywas <strong>the</strong>refore ftyled by <strong>the</strong>m, "Ayv^ro; ©eo?, <strong>the</strong> Unknown God, becaufe he<strong>is</strong> not only invifible, but alfo incomprehenfible by mortals •, whom Jcfephusagainft Appion ' writcth thus, that he <strong>is</strong> Svvxi/.ii fj.o.o'j rijj.'^v 'yvu^iy.(^, oVoi'<strong>of</strong> jlrnxTo. va-iov olyvuroc, kncwab/e to us only by <strong>the</strong> effei<strong>is</strong> <strong>of</strong> h<strong>is</strong> power, but as to h<strong>is</strong>own ejjence, unknowable or incomprehenfible. Bjt when in Bion Cajfius <strong>the</strong>God <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jews <strong>is</strong> faid to be app'i"©^ >

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