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1 I | BOOK I. OF THE FALSE WORSHIP OF THE GODS.~ 2 I, 5 | not custom, infatuated by false opinions, carried them back; 3 I, 6 | from the truth and serve false religions, what kind of 4 I, 11| whole story of Ganymede as false, and perceive that the occurrence 5 I, 11| figure, attack the poets as false and sacrilegious. Even the 6 I, 15| even though wicked, with false panegyrics. And this evil 7 I, 16| the true God and refute false deities. They, therefore, 8 I, 17| out, to the existence of false and fictitious gods? And 9 I, 17| circumstance gave rise to false opinions and turbulent errors, 10 I, 17| priesthood, refutes the false and fictitious gods, and 11 I, 17| that men are entangled in false opinions and turbulent errors. 12 I, 17| that the received system is false, but is ignorant of the 13 I, 19| THE TRUE GOD TOGETHER WITH FALSE DEITIES.~But some one will 14 I, 20| within, lest they should be false if placed without man. Therefore 15 I, 23| weight for the disproving of false religions; but I have determined 16 I, 23| is to understand what is false; the second, to ascertain 17 I, 23| in which we have exposed false things, will be excited 18 II, 1 | ceremonies of the gods are false, because those in whose 19 II, 3 | which men worshipped were false. For when he had spoken 20 II, 3 | only of heavenly things. False religious systems, therefore, 21 II, 3 | held a religion which was false. For those worshippers of 22 II, 3 | understood the error of false religion, rendered themselves 23 II, 3 | foolish--those who embrace a false religion, or those who embrace 24 II, 3 | if, while they attacked false religions, they openly proclaimed 25 II, 3 | unlearned and the foolish esteem false religions as true, because 26 II, 3 | true nor understand the false. But the more sagacious, 27 II, 3 | religions which they know to be false, that they may appear to 28 II, 3 | understand that which is false is truly the part of wisdom, 29 II, 3 | the truth as I can refute false things." And because this 30 II, 3 | meantime, let us bring to light false things, as we have begun 31 II, 6 | draw their conclusions are false; for the world does not 32 II, 6 | Thus arguments drawn from a false source always lead to foolish 33 II, 7 | which you have proved to be false. But since the name of ancestors 34 II, 8 | down to posterity their false inventions, so we who have 35 II, 9 | He preferred to draw a false inference from that which 36 II, 9 | inference from that which is false, than a true one from that 37 II, 10| refitted those who entertain false sentiments respecting the 38 II, 10| of true religion and of false superstitions might be shown 39 II, 11| the work of Prometheus is false. But because I had said 40 II, 13| these things indeed are not false; for the nature of earth 41 II, 13| which argument is manifestly false. For no one then exceeded 42 II, 14| STARS, AND OF THE ORIGIN OF FALSE RELIGIONS.~But afterwards 43 II, 17| Now all these things are false of themselves, as the Erythraean 44 II, 17| errors, interweave and mingle false things with true. For they 45 II, 17| concealed the truth under false names, and withdrawn it 46 II, 18| THE WORSHIP OF DEMONS, AND FALSE RELIGIONS.~Some one will 47 II, 19| that must of necessity be false; nor can anything receive 48 II, 19| to all things which are false; earthly things are to be 49 III | BOOK III. OF THE FALSE WISDOM OF PHILOSOPHERS.~ 50 III, 1 | as I admit, but who speak false things; and not that it 51 III, 1 | error arises either from false religion or from wisdom, 52 III, 1 | may be defended, when even false things are so defended that 53 III, 3 | prove them to be mad and false, they would never discuss 54 III, 4 | censured by philosophers as false. Shall we therefore believe 55 III, 6 | must as a consequence be false. Thus there is introduced 56 III, 11| multiplicity of religions, but false ones, because they have 57 III, 11| themselves to wisdom, but a false wisdom, because they have 58 III, 13| philosophy is altogether false and empty, since it does 59 III, 13| an empty character or a false opinion. But man, such as 60 III, 15| one voice,--what can be so false as that philosophy should 61 III, 15| Therefore all those things are false, because they are inconsistent 62 III, 15| earthly wisdom, since it is false, becomes varied and manifold, 63 III, 16| its force, is empty and false; and Tullius rightly gives 64 III, 17| because he had taken up a false principle at the commencement, 65 III, 17| say that the argument is false, inasmuch as souls do not 66 III, 19| But each conclusion is false. For the sacred writings 67 III, 20| is refuted by others as false. For no one descends from 68 III, 24| they have assumed anything false in the commencement of their 69 III, 24| which are in agreement with false things, must themselves 70 III, 24| things, must themselves be false. But since they placed confidence 71 III, 24| whether the first are true or false. What course of argument, 72 III, 24| display their talents on false subjects. But I should be 73 III, 27| whether they are true or false; and therefore no one obeys 74 III, 28| on by the appearance of false virtue, they endeavour to 75 III, 29| wise man it is altogether false. Who, he says, knows not? 76 III, 30| expended themselves in vain on false subjects, lest any one by 77 III, 30| born. Having overthrown all false religions, and having refuted 78 III, 30| systems of philosophy to be false, we must now come to true 79 III, 30| I was contending against false religions, and in this, 80 III, 30| when I was overthrowing false wisdom, I showed where the 81 IV, 4 | worshipped; or they approved of false religions or, although they 82 IV, 11| to the impious worship of false gods, then God filled just 83 IV, 14| wickedness and the worship of false gods had so prevailed throughout 84 IV, 14| when sent to abolish the false gods, and to assert the 85 IV, 22| things which are thought false and incredible by those 86 IV, 26| but as long as it speaks false things it is not rightly 87 IV, 27| overcoming, or that that is false, which is not able to hold 88 IV, 27| one is true, and the other false. For those most wicked spirits, 89 IV, 27| different regions,--under false and assumed names, however, 90 IV, 28| superstition of that which is false. And it makes the entire 91 IV, 28| superstitious who worship many and false gods. We, on the other hand, 92 IV, 30| enticed by the prediction of false prophets, concerning whom 93 V, 4 | considered vain, fictitious, and false, but by arguments and reason. 94 V, 4 | truth, no one can doubt that false religions will quickly disappear, 95 V, 8 | earth, while the worship of false gods continues, which cannot 96 V, 9 | would now understand how false they are, and more deserving 97 V, 10| X. OF FALSE PIETY, AND OF FALSE AND 98 V, 10| OF FALSE PIETY, AND OF FALSE AND TRUE RELIGION.~It is 99 V, 11| kind of persecutors whom a false appearance of clemency flatters; 100 V, 12| should prefer that which is false to the true? Or does the 101 V, 12| accompanied with all evil, than false goodness together with all 102 V, 16| For the sentiment is not false which is brought forward 103 V, 23| from the worship of the false gods by their hatred of 104 VI, 1 | INNOCENCY, AND OF THE WORSHIP OF FALSE GODS.~We have completed 105 VI, 2 | II. OF THE WORSHIP OF FALSE GODS AND THE TRUE GOD.~Therefore 106 VI, 4 | accuser who, having invented false religions, turns men away 107 VI, 5 | V. OF FALSE AND TRUE VIRTUE; AND OF 108 VI, 5 | shall presently see how false these things are, that it 109 VI, 6 | descriptions of virtue must be false, because no one can know 110 VI, 10| captivated by the appearance of false virtue, have taken away 111 VI, 14| These things are not indeed false, but they are all referred 112 VI, 14| can be eradicated, if the false notion of good and evil 113 VI, 20| unjust. What are they whom a false piety compels to expose 114 VI, 21| things must be preferred to false, eternal things to those 115 VII, 1 | either to be freed from false religions or to understand 116 VII, 1 | either to see the vanity of false wisdom, or to know what 117 VII, 6 | UNPROFITABLE IS THE WORSHIP OF FALSE GODS.~Now let us mark the 118 VII, 7 | own arguments even though false, and overthrow those of 119 VII, 7 | reject the things which are false, or choose and approve of 120 VII, 7 | it, condemn all others as false and vain, and arm themselves 121 VII, 11| happens to those who adore false gods and neglect the true 122 VII, 12| produced together, is both false, and is capable of being 123 VII, 12| part of the body. This is false, and dissimilar to the case 124 VII, 13| dissolution of the soul is false; and they would not venture 125 VII, 17| XVII. OF THE FALSE PROPHET, AND THE HARDSHIPS 126 VII, 19| OF THE OVERCOMING OF THE FALSE PROPHET.~The world therefore