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

Of the quality of the diuels knowledge, whereof they are so proud. CHAP. 20.

YEt the originall of this name (if we looke into diuinity) affordes some-what •…•…th obseruation, for they were called in Greeke, (a) 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 for their know∣•…•… Now * 1.1 the apostle speaking in the holy spirit, saith: Knowledge puffeth vppe, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…ifieth: that is knowledge is then good when it linketh with charity: ot•…•… i•…•… •…•…uffeth vp, that is filleth one with vaine glory. So then: In the diuels is th•…•… •…•…owledge without charity, and thence they are puffed so big & so proud, that th•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 honours which they well know to be Gods due, they haue euer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…em-selues, and as far as they can doe so still. Now what power the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 o•…•… C•…•… •…•…hat came in forme of a seruant, hath against this diuels pride (as men deserued) •…•…ered in their hearts, mens wretched minds beeing diue∣leshly as yet puffed vppe, can by no meanes (because of their proud tumor) com∣p•…•…hend or conceiue.

L. VIVES.

GReeke (a) 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the old greeke was 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to know. Thence came 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 quasi 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 saith the author of the great Etymology, All knowing. And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the same minde, for their knowledge: In Cratylo. Capella followeth him, and so •…•…ers, Lactantius also (lib. 2.) giues them this name for their vnderstanding: And so * 1.2 doth •…•…lcidius vpon Plato his Timaeus.

Notes

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