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It is altogether certa to him: so that in a word we may see all Aristotles dispute, that all truth is certa, but not to all; and here we see, that notwithstanding the certainty of a thing, yet it may be contingent, and not necessary, so Gods decree of mans fall was certa, but not necessary, either by the necessity in an
axiom, or by coaction in invention. Quamvis Deo tempora omnia praesentia sunt, here this would be put in, & cui ipse revelavit: for the opinio of truth belongs hither, and not to Divinity.
Itaque Martialis Priscum merito cavillatur. Saepe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens: Quenquam posse putas mores narrare futuros? Dic mihi, si fias tu Leo, qualis eris.Priscus would often ask of Martial, what he would do if he were made rich and mighty suddenly. And Martial would ask him, what a one he would be, if he were a Lion: he cannot tell.