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Since Juno is defcribcd in the fame as a 

 veneficial pofture to hinder the birih of 

 Hercules? If any (hall doubt why it 

 the Amphidromicall Feafts , on the fifth 

 day after the Childe was born prefects 

 were fent from friends, of Pohp*Qi$t 

 and Curtle-fifbes ? Why five muft be 

 only left in that Symbolical! mutiny 

 among the men ofCadm^ ? Why Pw- 

 ttus in Homer the Symbole of the firft 

 matter, before be fetled himfeU in the 

 midft of his Sea-monfters, doth place 

 them oat by fives? Why the fifth years 

 Oxe was acceptable Sacrifice unto Japf- 

 tcr f Or why the Noble <^4*toni** in 

 fome fence doth call the foul it feif a 

 Rhombus? He fhallnot fallen trice or 

 trivial! difquifition^ And thcfc we in 

 vent and propofe unto acuter enquirers, 

 naufeating crambe verities and qaefti- 

 onsover-queried.Flat and flexible truths 

 are beat out by every hammer ; But fW- 

 c*n and his whole forge fweat to work 

 out Whiffet his armour . A large field is 

 yet left unto (harper difceroers to ca- 



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