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Arnobius
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Introductory Notice to Arnobius.
[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.”
[3956] The ms., followed by Hild., reads habet et animum—“has it a mind to, and does it,” etc.; for which Gelenius, followed by later edd., reads, as above, avet animus.
[3957] Cererem ab Iaccho, either as above, or “loved by Iacchus.” Cf. Lucret. iv. 1160: At tumida et mammosa Ceres est ipsa ab Iaccho.
[3958] Sensu obscæno.
[3959] The first five edd. read hortari—“exhorted,” for which LB, followed by later edd., received tortari; as above,—a conjecture of Canterus.
[3960] So Orelli, reading nec in contumelia quam opinamini stare for the ms. et, which is retained by all other edd.; Oehler, however, inserts alia before quam—“and that it is found in an insult other than you think.”
[3961] So later edd., omitting quam, which is read in the ms., both Roman edd., Hild., and Oehler, “to think much more…than you believe.”
[3962] It is evident that Arnobius here confuses the sceptical Sadducees with their opponents the Pharisees, and the Talmudists.
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