Marcus Minucius Felix His Octavius, or, A vindication of Christianity against paganism / translated by P. Lorrain gent.

  • Minucius Felix, M. (Marcus)
Date:
1682
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Credit: Marcus Minucius Felix His Octavius, or, A vindication of Christianity against paganism / translated by P. Lorrain gent. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    it : THE 4nd of my Tranflating ‘ig vi this Great Orator, was chiefly that this rare and ufetul Piece might no longer walk up and down as a | Stranger amoneft us, but be- come of our familiar acquainte ance, by appearing in an Engli(h Garb ; though I can’t but con- fefs, that the hopes I conceiv‘d that my Name might exempt it | felf from common Oblivion, by ne being feen in the TitlesPage with ai the Famous MINUCIUS FE- LIX, was no {mall inducement tome, toundertake this Labour. But befides ail this, I thought 1] this Treatife would be of {pecial, i ule in this Athei/Pical and Apoftati- i xmg Age, to reprefent to our i: unthinking Godle/s Crew, the un- reafonablenefs of what they | would |