The same authors of the Religion of the Gentiles, observing the second ground for Religion, which is mens Ignorance of causes; and thereby their aptnesse to attribute their fortune to causes, on which there was no dependence at all apparent, took occasion to obtrude on their ignorance, in stead of second causes, a kind of second and ministeriall Gods; ascribing the cause of Foecundity, to Venus;
Jentilen erlijioaren autoreak eurak, erlijioaren bigarren oinarria ikusita, hots, gizakumeek kausekiko duten jakineza, eta beraz, beren zortea honekin zerikusirik ez duten kausei eratxikitzeko joera, honetaz baliatu ziren haren ezjakinean, bigarren kausen ordez, bigarren mailako jainko ministerialak sartzeko; eta horrela Venusi eratxiki zioten ugalmenaren kausa;