has also the high privilege of being free from all doubt concerning his principles, and from all error.* Whence arises this confidence? It is the boast of the Academick philosophy, that it is not restricted to single points of doctrine, but has a larger and more secure foundation, and embraces both the component parts of our nature. But what is obtained by this junction of the concerns of the soul with the condition of the body? Through the examination which has been made of the opinions of Plato, we have already detected the fallacy of the object to which he directed the hopes of the soul. And, as to Varro, he is, in this as in his former disquisition, utterly silent concerning an existence in a future state. Man, mortal man, is the beginning and the end of his philosophy. To discover the art by which common life may be best conducted, is all his concern, the object of all his virtue. He never turned his views towards another world for the happiness which he sought. Probably, his sagacity homines, magno animo erectóque viventes, semper sint beati; qui omnes motus fortunæ mutationésque rerum et temporum leves et imbecilles fore intelligant, si in virtutis certamen venerint. De Fin. lib. v. c. 24.

* Eámque sectam sicut dubitatione, ita omni carere arbitratur. Civ. Dei, lib. xix. c. 1.

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had taught him the emptiness of the fancies of
Plato. He formed none for himself; and we
must conclude concerning a genius distinguished
at Rome by his capacity of research, his depth
of penetration, his strong judgment, and exten-
sive learning, that he indulged no hope of im-
mortality, and that to his eyes futurity was
"one universal blank."

INDEX.

INDEX.

ACADEMICIANS, Old, the extent of their philosophy,
373. Followers of Plato and Aristotle, ib.-General
view of their principles, 376, &c.

ACADEMICIANS, New, the uncertainty of their opinions,

399.

AHAZ, why he worshipped the Syrian gods, 52.

AJAX in the other world resents his treatment about the

armour of Achilles, 294. note.

ALARIC takes Rome, 110.-His protection of the Chris-
tians, 115.-Grants an asylum to those who fled to the
churches, 134.

AMBROSE defends Christianity against Symmachus, 64.

ANAXAGORAS, his philosophy, 220.

ANAXIMANDER, his philosophy, 215.

ANAXIMENES, his philosophy, 215.

ANTONINUS, his rescript in favour of the Christians, 56.

APOLLO, Pythian, the meaning of his maxim to "know

ourselves," 389.

APULEIUS, a follower of Plato, 226.

ARNOBIUS refutes the Pagans, 59.-His account of the
Roman Stage, 191.

ATHENAGORAS, his pleading for the Christians, 6, 8, 9.-
His cheerfulness under suffering, 25.

AUGUSTIN, character of his "City of God," 76.-His
mistaken view of Plato's theology, 234.

AUGUSTUS revenges himself upon Neptune, 52.-His reign
assists the propagation of the Faith, 87.

BACCHUS, by what represented, 203.
BEREBISTES, a leader of the Getæ, 100.

BELLONA offended at Christianity, 130.

BERECYNTHIA, her profligate rites, 197. note.

BREHME, the Indian deity, what supposed to be? 258.

BRENNUS plunders Rome, 129.

BRITAIN, its power connected with true religion, 166.
BRUCKER, his view of Plato's philosophy, 228, 236.
BURIAL, antient, solemnity of, 153.

BYZANTIUM, by whom built and improved, 94.

CARTHAGE, its destruction injurious to Rome, 81.

CESAR descended from Æneas, 118.-General vicious-
ness and tyranny of the Cæsars, 90.

CERES, her rites, 196.

CHRYSIPPUS, the gods supposed to make use of his system
of logick, 355.

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CICERO, his argument against Fate, 145.-His imitation of
Plato, concerning the uncertainty of a future world,
327, 328. note.-Account of his treatise "De Finibus,'
336. The uncertainty of his opinions, 337.-His de-
scription of the social principle, 391.

CLAUDIAN celebrates the defeat of the Goths, 108.
CLAUDIUS, why called Gothicus, 103.

CLUVERIUS, his system concerning the Goths, 99.

CONSTANTINE Conquers the Goths, 103.

CREATION, proper doctrine of, not taught by Plato, 303;

-nor by any Pagan theology, 305.

CYBELE much respected by the Romans, 120.-Unable to

save Troy, ib.

CYNICS, their strange and affected dress, 400.

DACI, name of, to whom given, 96.

DEMIURGE, Superior to other beings, 261.-Will not trou.
ble himself with the formation of man, or with his con-
cerns, ib.-Eternal life not within his gift, 270.

DEMONS, Platonick, their nature described, 265.
DICEARCHUS writes against the immortality of the soul,

275.

DOMITIAN, his pretended victories over the Daci, 101.

EGYPT, what Plato learnt there, 237.

EPICURUS adopts part of the doctrine of Democritus, 227.-

His threefold philosophy, 337.-His numerous followers,
339. Their character, 340.-His Summum Bonum is
Pleasure, 342.-He associates the Virtues with it, 347.
-Ridicule of this by Cleanthes and Augustin, 348.-
The account of him by Laertius agrees with that of Ci.
cero, 352.-Compared with Xerxes, 416.
EUCHERIUS, his intention to revive Paganism, 114.

FABIUS, his cruelty at Tarentum, 132.

FATE, nature of, 138.

FIMBRIA Overthrows the second Troy, 125.

Fuscus, a repast for Dacian vultures, 102.

GERMANICUS, his death revenged upon the Pagan gods, 53.
GETÆ, situation of, 96.-Whether the same with the
Goths, ib.

GoDs, their limited departments, 168.

GOTHS, origin of, 97.