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501 XIV |             have suffered, He should return again into heaven, to show
502 X   |          Jews. Thus they of old were righteous; thus their ancestors were
503 IV  |              fact of her baldness in Rome than by her having been
504 XIV |              on the third day freely rose again from the dead. He
505 VI  |      declares that true angels stand round about His throne. Wherein
506 I   |              who on account of their royal memory subsequently began
507 VIII|              ever did an alliance in royalty either begin with good faith
508 VI  |              themselves, to seek the ruin of others; and when degraded
509 VI  |               and do not cease, when ruined themselves, to seek the
510 VI  |           that he was instructed and ruled at the will of a demon;
511 II  |            was the cultivator of the rustic life, whence he is painted
512     | s
513 IV  |          resulted in the rape of the Sabines. Tatius also both invented
514 I   |         posterity those rites became sacred which at first had been
515 III |             the rites of worship and sacrifice have grown up. But if gods
516 IX  |        origin. We frequently hear it said, "O God," and "God sees,"
517 V   |              the more easily he both sailed and conquered.~
518 IV  |            and Juno either Argive or Samian or Carthaginian, and Diana
519 V   |     therefore, did not grow from the sanctities of religion, nor from auspices
520 IX  |      worthily estimating Him when we say that He is inconceivable.
521 VI  |              the chief Hostanes both says that the form of the true
522 I   |             them; thence images were sculptured to retain the countenances
523 II  |            are precipitated into the sea, and subsequently become
524 II  |              and subsequently become sea-divinities. The Castors, die by turns,
525 XIII|              winds to serve Him, the seas to obey Him, the lower regions
526 III |            being men, which was kept secret, had been disclosed to him
527 VII |              also into their bodies, secretly terrify their minds, distort
528     | seems
529 IX  |                     IX.~He cannot be seen--He is too bright for vision;
530 IX  |              said, "O God," and "God sees," and "I commend to God,"
531 XIII|            with indignation, finally seized Him and delivered Him to
532 V   |             that were opposed to his sending ships before the winter
533 II  |            be seen in Crete, and his sepulchre is shown; and it is manifest
534 XIII|              elements to obey Him as servants, the winds to serve Him,
535 XIII|            as servants, the winds to serve Him, the seas to obey Him,
536 VII |            by their misguidance make sharers in their crime. These, however,
537 VIII|            Roman twins, although the shelter of one womb had held them.
538 XIV |              whom He put on, whom He shielded from death; soon to come
539 V   |          were opposed to his sending ships before the winter to Africa;
540 XIV |         return again into heaven, to show the power of the divine
541 II  |          Crete, and his sepulchre is shown; and it is manifest that
542 Arg |              THE WRITER FIRST OF ALL SHOWS THAT THEY IN WHOSE HONOUR
543 IX  |         dwells far and wide, shall I shut up the power of such great
544 II  |             as an old man carrying a sickle. Janus had received him
545 XII |       prophets. But His advent being signified to them as twofold--the
546 X   |             since, although they are silent with their voice, they confess
547 IX  |           this is the very height of sinfulness, to refuse to acknowledge
548 XII |              was the desert of their sins. They were so punished by
549 V   |             that fed, and yet he was slain at Cannae. Caius Caesar
550 VII |            life, they disquiet their slumbers; their spirits creeping
551 IX  |             great majesty within one small building? He must be dedicated
552 VII |     operation of the hidden majesty, smitten with stripes, burnt with
553 VI  |          poets also acknowledge, and Socrates declared that he was instructed
554 X   |              outcasts from their own soil and climate, they are thrown
555 V   |             kingdom. Brutus puts his sons to death, that the commendation
556 XIV |              He shielded from death; soon to come from heaven for
557 XIII|              body, regarded Him as a sorcerer for the authority of His
558 IX  |             God, when their mind and soul are admonished of their
559 XV  |            the Guide of our way, the Source of light, the Author of
560 VI  |        Moreover, Hermes Trismegistus speaks of one God, and confesses
561 XIV |            to teach. Then in a cloud spread around Him He was lifted
562 VII |             worship them, and either springing forth at once or vanishing
563 II  |             the first that taught to stamp money in Italy, and thence
564 VI  |            declares that true angels stand round about His throne.
565 V   |       increase the population of the state; their marriage consists
566 V   |            concord by discords. They steal, they do violence, they
567 VII |           that when glutted with the steam of the altars and the piles
568 VI  |               who, after having been steeped in earthly vices, have departed
569 XIII|              inflamed with wrath and stimulated with indignation, finally
570 X   |             their end. Scattered and straggling, they wander about; outcasts
571 VII |            stripes, burnt with fire, stretched out with the increase of
572 VII |         hidden majesty, smitten with stripes, burnt with fire, stretched
573 XI  |              better in obedience and stronger in faith, who would draw
574 II  |             may live. AEsculapius is struck by lightning, that he may
575 XIII|      leaders--that is, those whom He subdued both by learning and wisdom--
576 VIII|              of all is God. For that sublimity cannot possibly have any
577 XIV |             and being evident by the substance of His bodily existence,
578 XV  |          proof might not be the less substantial, and the confession of Christ
579     | such
580 XIV |               that it behoved Him to suffer, not that He might feel
581 XIV |            that, when He should have suffered, He should return again
582 VII |             even as the faith of the sufferer comes in aid, or the grace
583 XV  |              but by the testimony of suffering. Therefore we accompany
584 V   |              king himself may have a superiority in crime, Romulus becomes
585 VII |             of the true religion, to superstition with respect to themselves;
586 V   |              Kingdoms do not rise to supremacy through merit, but are varied
587 XIII|           was then the procurator of Syria on behalf of the Romans,
588 V   |       observed the auspices, yet was taken prisoner; and Mancinus observed
589 IV  |             the rape of the Sabines. Tatius also both invented and worshipped
590 IV  |           Carthaginian, and Diana of Taurus, and the mother of the gods
591 XIV |              learn what they were to teach. Then in a cloud spread
592 XI  |     announced as the enlightener and teacher of the human race. He is
593 VII |          into their bodies, secretly terrify their minds, distort their
594 XV  |      punishments. Pain, which is the test of truth, is brought to
595 VIII|          Thus the brotherhood of the Thebans was broken, and discord
596 IV  |                   IV.~But why do you think that the gods can avail
597 XIV |            up His spirit, and on the third day freely rose again from
598 IV  |           fugitive AEneas introduced thither. There is also Venus the
599 IV  |            Roman gods. But Mars is a Thracian, and Jupiter a Cretan, and
600 Arg |            THIS HEADING EMBRACES THE THREE LEADING DIVISIONS OF THIS
601 VI  |         angels stand round about His throne. Wherein Plato also on the
602 X   |           soil and climate, they are thrown upon the hospitality of
603 IV  |             Proculus, and Picus, and Tiberinus, and Pilumnus, and Consus,
604 XV  |          pleasure, they are tried by tortures, by crucifixions, by many
605     | towards
606 IV  |             Consus, whom as a god of treachery Romulus would have to be
607 Arg |            LEADING DIVISIONS OF THIS TREATISE. THE WRITER FIRST OF ALL
608 VI  |      misleads and deceives, and with tricks which darken the truth,
609 XV  |         matter of pleasure, they are tried by tortures, by crucifixions,
610 VI  |             demons. Moreover, Hermes Trismegistus speaks of one God, and confesses
611 XV  |        Christ the Son of God, who is trusted in as given to men for their
612 VII |            men away from God, and to turn them from the understanding
613 II  |  sea-divinities. The Castors, die by turns, that they may live. AEsculapius
614 VIII|          could not contain the Roman twins, although the shelter of
615 XII |           being signified to them as twofold--the one which should discharge
616 VII |            and to turn them from the understanding of the true religion, to
617 II  |              Laomedon, and received--unfortunate builder--no wages for his
618     | unless
619 VII |            piles of cattle, they may unloose what they had bound, and
620 XII |     intelligence, that they who were unworthy of life, had life before
621 VII |           healer effects. Hence they urge the common people to detest
622 XIII|           with violent and obstinate urgency His crucifixion and death.~
623 V   |                                      V.~Kingdoms do not rise to
624 VII |           springing forth at once or vanishing gradually, even as the faith
625 V   |     supremacy through merit, but are varied by chance. Empire was formerly
626 III |              religion of the gods is variously changed among individual
627 V   |           had dominion. Thus, in the varying vicissitudes of power, the
628 IV  |    introduced thither. There is also Venus the bald,--far more dishonoured
629 VI  |                                      VI.~Of all these, however,
630 VI  |              been steeped in earthly vices, have departed from their
631 V   |       dominion. Thus, in the varying vicissitudes of power, the period of
632 VI  |        departed from their celestial vigour by the contagion of earth,
633 VII |                                      VII.~These spirits, therefore,
634 VIII|                                      VIII.~Therefore the one Lord
635 X   |          life, what offence to their violated religion was contracted,
636 V   |        discords. They steal, they do violence, they deceive in order to
637 XIII|           the Romans, demanding with violent and obstinate urgency His
638 XI  |              glory; He enters into a virgin; being the holy Spirit,
639 IX  |           seen--He is too bright for vision; nor comprehended--He is
640 III |             writes in the remarkable volume addressed to his mother,
641 II  |              unfortunate builder--no wages for his work. The cave of
642 II  |             Admetus; Neptune founded walls for Laomedon, and received--
643 X   |       Scattered and straggling, they wander about; outcasts from their
644 XII |             announced to them by the warnings of prophets. But His advent
645 V   |             of hospitality and cruel wars with their fathers-in-law.
646     | well
647 VIII|             who commands all things, whatsoever they are, with His word,
648     | where
649     | Wherein
650     | whether
651     | while
652 XIV |           with the power of a judge; whilst the disciples, scattered
653 V   |      increase by the approval of his wickedness. The Roman kingdom, therefore,
654 IX  |             while man dwells far and wide, shall I shut up the power
655 XI  |              What man is, Christ was willing to be, that man also may
656 XIII|            obey Him as servants, the winds to serve Him, the seas to
657 V   |             sending ships before the winter to Africa; yet so much the
658 XIII|         subdued both by learning and wisdom--inflamed with wrath and
659 VII |              under punishment, (they wish) to seek for themselves
660     | without
661 X   |            even they themselves bear witness, since, although they are
662 VIII|          although the shelter of one womb had held them. Pompey and
663 II  |            builder--no wages for his work. The cave of Jupiter is
664 IV  |             do nothing for their own worshipers in opposition to the Roman
665 III |            inasmuch as no one god is worshippedby all, but by each one the
666 XI  |               and people, and place, worshippers much better in obedience
667 IX  |            and therefore we are only worthily estimating Him when we say
668 IV  |              than by her having been wounded in Homer.~
669 XIII|            and wisdom--inflamed with wrath and stimulated with indignation,
670 Arg |      DIVISIONS OF THIS TREATISE. THE WRITER FIRST OF ALL SHOWS THAT
671 III |              so, Alexander the Great writes in the remarkable volume
672 X   |                                      X.~But that Christ is, and
673 XI  |                                      XI.~Moreover, God had previously
674 XII |                                      XII.~And the Jews knew that
675 XIII|                                      XIII.~Therefore when Christ Jesus,
676 XIV |                                      XIV.~That they would do this
677 XV  |                                      XV.~And that the proof might
678 II  |           commencing and the closing year. The Mauri, indeed, manifestly
679 XIV |              Himself of His own will yielded up His spirit, and on the
680 V   |               yet was sent under the yoke. Paulus had chickens that