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it shewes much of a divine nature, and a kinde of conformity with Christ 
himselfe.’ 
P. 190. [1] anathematized: ‘anathemized’ in ed. 1605, corrected in 
Errata. [15] The story is told by Cicero (Tusc. Disp. v. 3) from Hera- 
clides Ponticus of Leo tyrant of Phlius, not of Hiero. See Iamblichus, 
Vita Pythag. xii. 58. [21] this theatre of man’s life, &c.: the reference 
is to Gen. i. where after each of the six days’ work ‘God saw that it 
was good.’ Compare Essay xi. p. 40: ‘ For ifa man, can be partaker of 
Gods theater, he shall likewise be partaker of Gods rest.’ [24] Ps. 
exvi. 15. [27] simple: So ed. 1605; the editions of 1629, 1633 read 
‘simply.’ [30] or taking: Some copies of ed. 1605 have ‘ or in taking,’ 
others ‘and in taking:’ in the Errata to ed. 1605 the reading is ‘or 
taking,’ and this is adopted in edd. 1629, 1633. [31] Ex. xxiii. 
P. ror. [1] Gen. v. 24. [2] Jude 14. The apocryphal Book of Enoch 
was brought from Abyssinia by Bruce, and translated into English by 
Abp. Laurence. [4] knoweth it not: Some copies of ed. 1605 read 
‘knoweth it, decideth it not.” The Latin has nescit eam certe Theologia. 
The compositor’s eye had been caught by the following line. [6] Zeno, 
the Stoic, who died 8.c. 263. [10] the Cyrenaics: founded by Aristip- 
pus of Cyrene, who flourished 8.c. 366. Their doctrines terminated in 
Epicureanism, [15] Lat. nee minus illam alteram Epicuri scholam, quast 
reformatam. [19] Comp. Ovid, Met. i, 107: 
‘Ver erat eeternum, placidique tepentibus auris 
Mulcebant zephyri natos sine semine flores,’ 
[20] and Herillus: Lat. denique et illam explosam Pyrrhonis et Herilli 
scholam, Wierillus of Carthage flourished about 8.c. 264, Cic. de Fin, 
iv. 14. [24] revived: Some copies of ed. 1605 read ‘receued.’ [29] 
Epictetus, Enchir. 1-7. 
P. 192. [2] Consalvo: Fernandez Consalvo, or Gonsalvo, of Cordova, 
the Great Captain. This story is told by Guicciardini, Hist. vi. 2. 
[3, 4] he had rather die .. than to have: Observe the looseness of the 
construction, See p, 189, 1.12. [5] leader: So edd. 1629 and 1633, 
and some copies of ed. 1605; others have ‘reader.’ Lat. dux et impera- 
tor. [6] hath signed; ‘to sign to’ a document is to attest it by affixing 
one’s signature, and hence to attest generally. [Ib.] Prov. xv. 15. [18] 
Aristotle, Rhet. i. 5. § 10. [24] Mr. Ellis has shown that this was the 
opinion of Aristippus and not of Diogenes. Diog. Laert. Aristip. ii. 75 
TO Kpareiv Kal po) yrTGc0a HSovav dproroy, ob 7d ph XpHoOu. [25] dve- 
xeu Kal dwéxov was the maxim of Epictetus. [26] refrain: to bridle, 
rein in, as it were; a figure from horsemanship. [29] want of applica- 
tion: Lat. ineptitudinem ad morigerandum. Mr. Spedding rightly explains 
it as ‘ want of compliance or accommodation.’ 
P. 193. [1] This saying of Consalvo is quoted again in Essay lvii, 
