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Arnobius
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Introductory Notice to Arnobius.
[3935] Orelli would explain pro parte consimili as equivalent to pro uno vero Deo—“for the one true God.”
[3936] Lit., “take the oaths of allegiance” or military oaths, using a very common metaphor applied to Christians in the preceding book, c. 5.
[3937] Lit., “suppliant hands.” It has been thought that the word supplices is a gloss, and that the idea originally was that of a band of soldiers holding out their hands as they swore to be true to their country and leaders; but there is no want of simplicity and congruity in the sentence as it stands, to warrant us in rejecting the word.
[3938] i.e., than the inventors of such fables had shown.
[3939] Lit., “from us infants;” i.e., as compared with such a man as Cicero.
[3940] Secundas actiones. The reference is evidently to a second speaker, who makes good his predecessor’s defects.
[3941] Lit., “are unwilling to admit into their ear the reading of opinions,” etc.
[3942] Both Christians and heathen, it is probable, were concerned in the mutilation of de Nat. Deorum.
[3943] So Gelenius, reading dicta for the ms. dictitare. The last verb is comprobate, read reprobate—“condemn,” by all edd. except Hild. and Oehler.
[3944] Lit., “with familiarity of speech.”
[3945] A formula used when they sought to propitiate the author of some event which could not be traced to a particular deity; referring also to the cases in which there were different opinions as to the sex of a deity.
[3946] Lit., “even of mean understanding.”
[3947] Lit., “by the renewing of perpetual succession.”
[3948] Lit., “that gods are born.”
[3949] Lit, “recurring,” “arising again.”
[3950] Lit., “make trial of themselves by these laws of sex.”
[3951] Lit., “all things,” etc.
[3952] Lit., “if the impurity of sexual union is wanting to the gods.”
[3953] So the first five edd.
[3954] Lit., “the other arrangement of members.”
[3955] Lit., “it is fitting to believe.”
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