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Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning…
Fire and brimstone from heaven, from earth, in hell, or, Three discourses I. Concerning the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah formerly, II. Concerning the burning of Æetna, or Mount Gibel more lately, III. Concerning the burning of the wicked eternally, with fire and brimstone / by Thomas Vincent ...
London: printed for George Calvert, 1670
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
D•genes Laertius in his 8th. Book de viris Philosephorum maketh mention of Mou•t Aetna; into the […] mouth of which Em•edocles the Philosopher (he sai•) was •am'd to have thrown himself, that not […] found by his companions, they might think he was translated to Heaven, and made an immortal God; but the Fire of the Hill casting forth one of his brazen San•ls, the deceit was discovered, and so instead of purchasing to himself the repute of a God, he discovered himself in that respect to be beneath a man.
D•genes Laertius in his 8th. Book de viris Philosephorum maketh mention of Mou•t Aetna; into the 〈…〉 mouth of which Em•edocles the Philosopher (he sai•) was •am'd to have thrown himself, that not 〈…〉 found by his companions, they might think he was translated to Heaven, and made an immortal God; but the Fire of the Hill casting forth one of his br•zen San•ls, the d•ceit was discovered, and so instea• of purchasing to himself the repute of a God, he discovered himself in that respect to be beneath a man.
Horace also recordeth the same, lib. de Arte l'•etica.