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Show Thefift Bookeof thefirlpart Liwl.33. Cuar.s.6.9, theytaid, That with much aioe be was kept from leading his Armic oner Taurus, and. aduen- turing upon the calamitie threatned by Siby|s verfes, unto thofe that fhonld:paffe the futall bounds. What calamitie or ouerthrowthis was, wherewith Siby/s. prophecie threatned the Roman Caiptaine or Armie,that fhould pafle ouer Tawrm,1 doe not concciue. Pom pey wasthe firft,that marched with an Armie beyond thofe limits : though the vidories ofLucwias had opened ynto him the way,and had before-hand won,in a fort,the Coun- tries on the otherfide of the Mount; which Lucullws gaue to one of Antiochus. his: race, though Pompey occupied them for the Romans. But we finde not, that either Laculzs or Pompeyfuftered anyloffe,in prefuming to neglect the bounds appointed by Siby/. Indeed theaceomplifhmentofthis prophecie, fell out ncere about onetime, with there- 1° ftitution of Prolomic king of Egy pt, that was forbidden vnto the Romans bythe fame Sibyl. Tt may therefore feeme to haue had reference vnto' the fame things, that were des nouncedyas like to happen vponthe reduction ofthe Egyptian King. Whetherthe OTull. de Diuin, racles ofSibp/ had in them anytruth, and'were not, as Taélie noteth,fowed at randomein Wib.2. the largefield ofTime,there to take root, and get credit by event ; I will not here difpute. Burl hold this more probable, than that the reftitution ofProlemie to his kingdome by Gabinins the Roman,fhould haue any way betokened the comming ofour Sauiout : as fomeboth ancient and moderne Chriftian Writers haue been well pleafed to interpret Sibylin that prophecie.Of the Sibylline pradi@ions, 1 haue fometimes thought reuerently : though not knowing whatthey were(as I'thinke few men know) yet following 20 thecommonbeleefe and good authority. But obferuation ofthe fhamefull Idolacry,that vpon all occafions wasaduanced in Rome by the books.ofSiby/, had well preuailedvpon mycrediilitie, and made mefufpeé; though notthefaith and pious meaning,yet the Naat. Cafan). indgement ofEx/ebiws: when that leartied and excellent work of MafterCa/aabon vpon Exercita. 1.4d the Annales of CardinalBeronins, did altogether free me from mine errour; making it Annal.Bar,7. apparant,That not onely thofe prophecies'of s#4y/, wherin Chrift fo plainly was fhewTO.IIe ed, but euen the bookes ofHermes, which hauebornefuch reputation, were no better than counterfeited pieces, andat firft entertained(whofoeuer deuifed them) by thevndifcreet zeale offuch,as delighted in {eeing the Chriftian Religion ftrengthened with forrein ptoofs.And in the fameranke,I thinkejwe oughtto placethat notable‘Hittorie, 3° teported by Ew/ebias from nomeane Authors, Of thehonour which was done to Simon Magasin Rome; namely, ef an Altar to him erected, with an infcription, Si Eufeh. Ech. biftc.13. moni Deo Santio, that is, To Simon theholygod. For what can bee more ftrange, than that athing fo memorable, and fo publike, fhould haue' beene quite omitted by Tacitus, by Suetonias, by Dien, and by all which wrote of thofe times? Phylofophers and Poets would not haue fuffered the matter to efcapein filence, had it beene true ; neither can it be thought that-Senéca, who then liued and flourifhed, would haue abftaihed from {peaking any word ofan Argument fo famous; "Wherefore I am perfwaded, that this in{cription, Simoni Deo Sancio, was, byfome bad Criticifme, taken 4- miffein place ofSemeni Sango: atitlefoure hundred yeeres older than the time of Si " mon Magus. For thegoods of one Vitrusiusa Rebell, had many ages before beene confecrated SemonSango, that is, Tothe Spirit or Demi-god Sangus, in whofe Chappell they were beftowed. So as cither by theill fhape ofthe old Roman letters, or by fome fpoilethat Time had wrought vponthem, it mighteafily cometo paffe, that the words thould be miffe-read, Simoni Sando, and that fome Chriftian who had heard of Simes Magus, but not of Sangus,therupon fhould frame the conieéture, which now paffeth for a true Hidtorie.Such coniedtures, being entertained without examination, find credit by Tradition,whereby alfo,many times,their fashion is amended, and made moreHiftori- call,than was conceiued by the Authour. But it cannot bee fafe,to lerour faith (which ought to ftand firme vpona fure foundation) Jeane ouer-hardly ona well painted, yet rotten poft. Nowconcerning the Triumph of Cw. Menlins, it may be numbred amonga few of thericheft, which euer the Citie beheld. Out ofthat which he brought into the Treafutic,was madethelaft paiment of thofe monies which the common-wealth had borrowed ftomprivate men,inthe fecond Puxick warreSo long wasit,that Rome had ftillfome feeling of Haxnibal: which being paft, there was remaining neither care, nor memoric, ofany danBer. ‘This Triumph ofAtanlins was deferred by him, even fo long as hee well could: forthat he thought itnot fafe, to makehis entrance into the Citie, vat che 2 Canesis. 9. of thé Aiyftiry ofthe World. the htatofan Thquifition;than taping therein, thouldbe allayed. The two Scipio's were called one after'other,into indgenentiby two Tribunes ofthe peoples men, onely by thisiaccafation; knownetd Pofteritie Po scipio the'African; ‘with: whom they beganne, conld'fiopertdire that fich vaworthy met fhoaldqueftion him,of purloyning fromthe Coitiftion Treaflity,or ofbeing hired with bribes by Antiocbas, to make an ilbbargaine for his Countrey/ When therefore his day ofaniwer came; heeappeared: before the Tribiines,tiot humbly asone'accifed; but followed bya greartraine of his fiiends and Clishts;with which he paffed thiough the middeft ofthe Affembly, and offered him: felfeto'fpeake: Having audience; he told the people, That vpon the fame day of ‘the Toyeerehee had fought' great bartaile with Aannsbal,& finiflied the Panick warreby a fig. nall'vidory, In'tiemory whereof, hethoughtit no firfeafon to brabble at the Law; but jntendéd'to vific the Capitolland there'giue thankes toZupitersand the reft of the gods, by whole grace,both'on that day and at other times,h¢ had well & happily difeharged the molt weighty biifitieffe ofthe Commun-weale. "And hereto he innited with hit allthe Citizens: requefting them, That ifenerfince the feuenteenthjeere of bis "fe, wntill benow grew old, the honoarable places by thems conferred wpor hitns had prenentid the capatitie of bibageandyet his dcferts bad exceededthepreatne/fe ofthefe howonrable places: then would they pray, that the Printesandgreat ones of their Citie might fill be like to hit. Thefe wotds were heai'd with great approbation fo as all the people,ctien the Officeis of the ao coutt,followed Scipio,leauing the Tribunes alone; with none about them, excepting theit own flaues & a Criet,by whomridiculoufly they cited him'to itidgement; ‘vntill for very fhame,as not knowing what elfe to doe,they granted him; varequefted ‘a furthet day. Afterthis,when theA frican pércéiued thatthe Tribunes would notlet faltheir fuit, but enforce himtofubmit himfelfetoa difpracefull trial: he willinglyrelinquifhed the Citiess his vnthankefiill Romans; that could fiffer. him'to vndergoe fo much indignis nitie.The reft of histime he fpcit at Licernum:qltierly witha few of his inward friends, and without any defire offecing Romeagain.-How manyyeers he liued, or whether he liuedone wholeyeere,inthis voluntary banifhment; it is vncettaine. The'réport of‘his dyingin the fame yeere,with Hasnibal,anid Philopemen, as alfo of his‘private behaviour at Liternum,renderit probable, that he out-lited the Tribunefhip of his accuifers ; Who 3 ineanit to haue drawn him back to his anfwer,ifone of their Colleagues (as one of thent had powerto hinder allthe reft from proceedifig)had not caufed thenito = How- foeuer ie was;the fame Tribunes went more tharply to work with ane the ne They propounded a Decree vatothe people,totching mony ce ven howe ee eve not brought into the common Treafury;that the Senatefhould gine ; m the Pretors,to inquiresand iudicially determine thereof. Infauout ° oe nO con tation was made by Cato, the fuppofed author.ofthefe contentions, an inftiga or ee Tribunes.He was a man of great, but not perfedt, vertue ; tem poate Pi fingular induftrie, frugallalfo, both of the publikejind of his owne,; 19.451 was he vn+ bribes, withwith bribes, od newealt ed €or: be Corrupt hough hewould not be h, by }yet he was euen faultie fach means as 3 i ‘: for thoug 40 mercifulliand vnconfcionable,in feeking to increafehis ow trous enue, -_ with ae foned wt which bei isyice: being poyfonee iti washisyic e; which the Law did warrant. Ambition - seer bled both himfelfe'andthe whole Citie,whileft hedived. His aoebp . ¢ a_ hatethe Nobilitic,efpecially thofe that were in eS . i re heita defert,ift by raifed ranke,men own his of were as fuch tobite at pacha ps whofe Glabrs6; when this, before lavely like'to.hinderhis: but . : * 1 Zz 9 Y pnrens re like oy to aoe a, That he at Thermopyle. was his Competitor forthe Genforthip,and malicious periurie, ee an Oath againft him which was counted aso‘ better than ad filuer,y, ggotten s of gold & Tels of i fome velfels 5 ; ; brought Treafiry common the into had riot ght is y (b (be. f p artly, ly : 2rew Scips s, »grev Scipio theeee ‘Othe whi 5 hee b bareP vnto é d which Ww t he hatre ] ths . Campe of Antioc n he was counhis dwne firft tiling, wheri \from ete cke, ‘partly fromfomeche not the African; antiedd etwho desis tenancedpres by Fabius Maximus, broo al Treafurerhe then ing Wags that was a aR vnto himfelf,inthe African voyage,by P,Scit w; while prs (iudging bad husbandry ¢ rh him," That Id Was:For when Catodidvtter his diflike of the Confuls f hy 6k him, plainly to. 5 Scspio ry manner; t serine ficen empto ns eari mé perer ‘eithe not' fom be )!info sator ng fore, e., ' ‘eith r. Wheref cet 0 be no better er jotrcari fure i Trea ore gence in his-rea er. double dili gfur had iligenc ue tha yert the ly of rthi ing vawo hink nt,t dgme binkin d,or for want ofiu dg e ifhed, o puble lyes he e fat eee 8 ft his Generall; whof Ca/ e with vatrue repor ts again e him, Rom ed Was farre abou fill to i |