the Sun-shine will be witnesse against us in the other world. With reference to these Genii must that of the Poet. Aen. 6. v. 643. be in∣terpreted,
Quisque suos patimur manes.
i. e. Every one in the next life must receive either punishment for the crimes he committed, by hearkning to his woes
••r Genius, or re∣wards for the good he wrought, by the assistance of his better. For two Genii, they say, one good, (the other bad,) attend every man from his birth. This the Heathen were taught by their gods; the Devil herein, as in many other things, playing the Ape, and imi∣tating the true God; who indeed
giveth his Angels charge over us, (see Clemens Alexandrinus,
lib. 5.
S••r••m) that we be not over∣come by the power of evill Spirits.
For we wrestle not, saith the Apostle, Ephes. 6. 12.
against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darknesse of this world, against spirituall wickednesse: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, here translated,
in high pla∣ces; which is not at all assisting, if not prejudiciall to the meaning of the verse.
Beza rendreth it,
Quae sunt in sublimi, something nearer, But I see not why the words should not be rendred,
in the lower Heavens, that is, the Aire, the habitation of these Daemons, as Mr.
Mede, on 2
Pet. 2. 4. and
Jude 6. doth prove. And it is observ∣ed, that for the Heaven of Heavens, or supernaturall Heaven, the word
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉▪ is always used. In relation to this sense,
Origen useth the Verse in his writings against
Gelsus. Moreover, judicious
Calvin on the place, intimateth as much, where the Interpretation he useth, is,
Incoelestibus. Diodate also understandeth,
The region of the aire, in which evill spirits, driven cut of heaven, do wander. And by
Principalities he understandeth
evill Angels; excellently adding, that
in the quality of their nature, and in the power which God suffereth them to have over the world, they have also something common with the holy Angels, in the eminency of Titles. Yet he there retracteth this Inter∣pretation, in my opinion for a worse.
153. with Magick art.] Thetis, desirous to conceal from Chiron the purpose she had, to disg••ise his Schollar in woman's apparell, whom he by rigid principles had fitted for the hardest employ∣ments, beareth him in hand, that ominous dreams moved her to attempt the prevention of his fate by Magict Art. Such a deceit passionate Dido beguiled her sister withall, pretending to seek one∣ly a remedy for her love, when indeed her plot was to cousen her self of life.