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

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Chap. IV. O<strong>the</strong>r Names <strong>of</strong> God. 487A<strong>the</strong>na or Minerva <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pagans was ei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> firft fupreme Deity, aperfed: <strong>and</strong> infinite Mind, <strong>the</strong> original <strong>of</strong> ail things ; or elfe a fecond divinehyp<strong>of</strong>taf<strong>is</strong>, <strong>the</strong> immediate <strong>of</strong>f-fpring <strong>and</strong> firft-begocten <strong>of</strong> that firft originalDeity. Thus Ariftides in h<strong>is</strong> oration upon Minerva ', -Kwra. ^tXv Sv rd. kxX~Xira. TTsoi ^A^nvxv re x, i^ 'A^iva?* xe(px\sctov Si clTreTv^ t« TroivTm Sr\ixnsoyv x^ j3a;o-i.Afwf jrasif «f-j fioitri Sri (/.ow » yoi^ tiyjv i^ im o[i.o]ifA<strong>is</strong> voiriO-eti]) a,vrm' aAA* ava;yajfwafauTOf £(f auTOi/, ocutoi; i^ auTB yivx ri xj tI)C,h rr.i 3-fov' tore ^S~i f*ov»] |3£j3ai'wfj'v»i(7ii(rx avr i^r\ynTg riu<strong>of</strong> i(rxToif ^Eor?, X,' el^xyuyiu!; otxv >^ tktk Sir\- Pindar alfo affrmeth concerning Minerva,that fitting at <strong>the</strong> right-h<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> her fa<strong>the</strong>r, fhe <strong>the</strong>re receiveth comm<strong>and</strong>sfrom him to be delivered to <strong>the</strong> gods. For fhe <strong>is</strong> greater than <strong>the</strong> angels, <strong>and</strong>comm<strong>and</strong>eth <strong>the</strong>m fome one thing <strong>and</strong> fome ano<strong>the</strong>r, accordingly as fhe had firfireceived <strong>of</strong> her fa<strong>the</strong>r -, fhe performing <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> an interpreter <strong>and</strong> introducerto <strong>the</strong> gods, when it <strong>is</strong> needful. Where we may obferve by <strong>the</strong> way,that th<strong>is</strong> word angel came to be in ufe amongft <strong>the</strong> Pagans from Jews <strong>and</strong>Chriftians, about th<strong>is</strong> very age that Arifiides lived in ; after which we meetwith it frequently in <strong>the</strong> writings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir phil<strong>of</strong>ophers. Laflly, Ariftidesthus concludtth h<strong>is</strong> oration upon Minerva ; ^iSo\i yx^ SCvx^j-iv iS Aioj eTvxi AeyuvTl? <strong>all</strong>TtW in TVTUV, VX «U XyiXpTXVOt' Ui~( Ti Se fJilXSoXoycT&Xl -aj e'v ;

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