I have rather believe all the fable in the legend and the Talmud and the  Alcoran than that this universal frame be without a mind and therefore God  never wrought miracle to convince atheism because his ordinary work convince  it it be true that a little philosophy incline man mind to atheism but depth  in philosophy bring man mind about to religion for while the mind of man look  upon second cause scatter it may sometime rest in they and go no further but  when it behold the chain of they confederate and link together it must needs  fly to providence and deity nay even that school which be most accuse of  atheism do most demonstrate religion that be the school of Leucippus and  Democritus and Epicurus for it be a thousand time more credible that four  mutable element and one immutable five essence due and eternal place needs no  God than that a army of infinite small portion or seed unplaced shall have  produce this order and beauty without a divine marshal the scripture say the  fool have say in his heart there be no God it be not say the fool have think  in his heart so as he rather say it by rote to himself as that he will have  than that he can through believe it or be persuade of it for none deny there  be a God but those for who it make that there be no God it appear in nothing  more that atheism be rather in the lip than in the heart of man than by this  that atheist will ever be talk of that their opinion as if they faint in it  within themselves and will be glad to be strengthen by the consent of other  nay more you shall have atheist strive to get disciple as it fare with other  sect and which be most of all you shall have of they that will suffer for  atheism and not recant whereas if they do true think that there be no such  thing as God why shall they trouble themselves Epicurus be charge that he do  but dissemble for his credit be sake when he affirm there be bless nature but  such as enjoy themselves without have respect to the government of the world  wherein they say he do temporize though in secret he think there be no God but  certain he be traduce for his word be noble and divine non a god  common people public herd to say no out of the temple say  common people public herd belief day to join out of the temple Plato can have  say no more and although he have the confidence to deny the administration he  have not the power to deny the nature the Indian of the west have name for  their particular God though they have no name for God as if the heathen shall  have have the name Jupiter Apollo mar etcetera but not the word Deus which  show that even those barbarous people have the notion though they have not the  latitude and extent of it so that against atheist the very savage take part  with the very subtle philosopher the contemplative atheist be rare a Diagoras  a Bion a Lucian perhaps and some other and yet they seem to be more than they  be for that all that impugn a receive religion or superstition be by the  adverse part brand with the name of atheist but the great atheist indeed be  hypocrite which be ever handle holy thing but without feel so as they must  needs be cauterize in the end the cause of atheism be division in religion if  they be many for any one main division add zeal to both side but many division  introduce atheism another be scandal of priest when it be come to that which  saint Bernard say non be jam to dedicate ut a people such sacerdos because nec  such a people ut sacerdos a three be custom of profane scoff in holy matter  which do by little and little deface the reverence of religion and last  learned time special with peace and prosperity for trouble and adversity do  more bow man mind to religion they that deny a God destroy man nobility for  certain man be of kin to the beast by his body and if he be not of kin to God  by his spirit he be a base and ignoble creature it destroy likewise  magnanimity and the raise of human nature for take a example of a dog and mark  what a generosity and courage he will put on when he find himself maintain by  a man who to he be instead of a God or melior nature which courage be manifest  such as that creature without that confidence of a better nature than his own  can never attain so man when he rest and assure himself upon divine protection  and favour gather a force and faith which human nature in itself can not  obtain therefore as atheism be in all respect hateful so in this that it  deprive human nature of the mean to exalt itself above human frailty as it be  in particular person so it be in nation never be there such a state for  magnanimity as Rome of this state hear what Cicero say how to will although  a father senator our to love yet nec numero Hispanos nec oak cock nec  shrewdness the Carthaginians  nec arm Greek nec finally hoc Self what  tribe  et terrae household member that has arisen by birth sensum Italian Self et  latino say responsibility ac religion and here One prudence quoth a god  undying divine will all king to steer to look through all gentes a birth  to go over