St. Augustine, Of the citie of God vvith the learned comments of Io. Lod. Viues. Englished by I.H.

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Title: St. Augustine, Of the citie of God vvith the learned comments of Io. Lod. Viues. Englished by I.H.
Author: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.
Publication: London :: Printed by George Eld,; 1610.
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Subject terms: Christianity and other religions -- Early works to 1800.
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L. VIVES.

PL•…•… (a) saith] In Socrates person in his Conuiuium. Diotyma hauing put loue as meane 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mortalitie and immortalitie: Socrates asked her, What that loue was? 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the great Daemon: (Socrates) for all those Daemones are betwixt gods and men. So∣•…•… •…•…et conceiuing her, asked the nature of this Daemon. He carieth (saith she) messages 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…he gods and men: theirs to vs, ours to them: our prayers, their bounties. Such as 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 middle place of the vniuerse: thether descend prophecies thether aimes all ce∣re•…•… •…•…es of the Priests, charmes, Teletae, and all the parts of Magicke. And shee addeth; 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, God hath no coniunction with man, but vseth these Daemones in all his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with men, sleeping or waking. (b) Take them] Apuleius calls them Saluti-geruli, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…ers; and administri, ministers: the first in our respect, the second in the gods. Ca∣•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them Angeli, messengers, that tell the gods what we doe, and Praestites, because their 〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…e in all actions.