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... GOD A MAN MAY PROCEED TO THE CONSEQUENCES PAGE 3 8 • 12 13 17 • 19 . · • X. AGAINST THOSE WHO EAGERLY SEEK PREFERMENT AT ROME . • XI . OF NATURAL AFFECTION XII . OF CONTENTMENT XIII . How EVERYTHING MAY BE DONE ACCEPTABLY TO THE • 41 GODS ...
... GOD A MAN MAY PROCEED TO THE CONSEQUENCES PAGE 3 8 • 12 13 17 • 19 . · • X. AGAINST THOSE WHO EAGERLY SEEK PREFERMENT AT ROME . • XI . OF NATURAL AFFECTION XII . OF CONTENTMENT XIII . How EVERYTHING MAY BE DONE ACCEPTABLY TO THE • 41 GODS ...
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... Gods he follows the general Stoic practice of maintaining the popular religion . He taught that nothing was unknown to the Gods : as Socrates ( Xenophon , Mem . i . c . 1 ) taught that the Gods knew every- thing , what was said , what ...
... Gods he follows the general Stoic practice of maintaining the popular religion . He taught that nothing was unknown to the Gods : as Socrates ( Xenophon , Mem . i . c . 1 ) taught that the Gods knew every- thing , what was said , what ...
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... ( God ) , " From thee our race comes . " Epictetus speaks of Gods , whom we must venerate and make offerings to ; and of God , from whom we all are sprung in an especial manner . " God is the father both of men and of Gods . " This great ...
... ( God ) , " From thee our race comes . " Epictetus speaks of Gods , whom we must venerate and make offerings to ; and of God , from whom we all are sprung in an especial manner . " God is the father both of men and of Gods . " This great ...
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... God has given also the intel- lectual faculty ; for unless we act conformably to the nature and constitution of each thing , we shall never attain our true end . God has introduced man into the world to be a spectator of God and his ...
... God has given also the intel- lectual faculty ; for unless we act conformably to the nature and constitution of each thing , we shall never attain our true end . God has introduced man into the world to be a spectator of God and his ...
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... God : when He shall give the signal and release you from this service , then go to Him ; but for the present . endure to dwell in this place where He has put you - wait then , do not depart without a reason . " He gives the ex-- ample ...
... God : when He shall give the signal and release you from this service , then go to Him ; but for the present . endure to dwell in this place where He has put you - wait then , do not depart without a reason . " He gives the ex-- ample ...
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