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<p>and when he was just holding the deadly cup in his hands,<lb/> | |||
he talked as if he firmly believed, he was going, not to die,<lb/> | |||
but, to ascend into heaven: for he believed and taught, thus:<lb/> | |||
there are two ways, and two courses which Souls take<lb/> | |||
after ——: their departure out of the Body. for they who had<lb/> | |||
polluted themselves with corporeal lusts, and had given<lb/> | |||
themselves up <sic>intirely</sic> to their passions, with which they<lb/> | |||
were blinded, <add>or</add> who had stained themselves with domestic<lb/> | |||
crimes, or had been guilty of treasonable practises against<lb/> | |||
the <sic>republick</sic>; for these, there was a bye way, <sic>seperated</sic><lb/> | |||
from the residence of the Gods: but that they, who had ——<lb/> | |||
preserved their purity and integrity, and were the least —<lb/> | |||
addicted to the pleasures of the body, but had lived a life<lb/> | |||
like unto that of the Gods, found an easy access to them,<lb/> | |||
from whom they proceeded. therefore, he mentioned, how<lb/> | |||
Swans, which are dedicated to Apollo, not without —<lb/> | |||
reasons, for they seem to have from him the Art of<lb/> | |||
divination, by which foreseeing how desirable death is,<lb/> | |||
they die singing for joy: thus, should all good and<lb/> | |||
learned men do. nor can any doubt of this, unless<lb/> | |||
by too much application and thought he may have<lb/> | |||
had the same accident, as they had, who, looking <sic>stedfastly</sic><lb/> | |||
at the Sun, blinded themselves: so the sight of the <lb/> | |||
mind sometimes by looking at itself, blunts the<lb/> | |||
Acumen, and for that reason we <sic>loose</sic> the facility of<lb/> | |||
contemplating things; therefore our <sic>speach</sic> being<lb/> | |||
doubting, circumspect, timorous, hesitating, fearing</p> | |||
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and when he was just holding the deadly cup in his hands,
he talked as if he firmly believed, he was going, not to die,
but, to ascend into heaven: for he believed and taught, thus:
there are two ways, and two courses which Souls take
after ——: their departure out of the Body. for they who had
polluted themselves with corporeal lusts, and had given
themselves up intirely to their passions, with which they
were blinded, or who had stained themselves with domestic
crimes, or had been guilty of treasonable practises against
the republick; for these, there was a bye way, seperated
from the residence of the Gods: but that they, who had ——
preserved their purity and integrity, and were the least —
addicted to the pleasures of the body, but had lived a life
like unto that of the Gods, found an easy access to them,
from whom they proceeded. therefore, he mentioned, how
Swans, which are dedicated to Apollo, not without —
reasons, for they seem to have from him the Art of
divination, by which foreseeing how desirable death is,
they die singing for joy: thus, should all good and
learned men do. nor can any doubt of this, unless
by too much application and thought he may have
had the same accident, as they had, who, looking stedfastly
at the Sun, blinded themselves: so the sight of the
mind sometimes by looking at itself, blunts the
Acumen, and for that reason we loose the facility of
contemplating things; therefore our speach being
doubting, circumspect, timorous, hesitating, fearing
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