[69] On which account, the less credible it is unless it be proved, the more terribly is it to be punished if it be proved.
[cap.25] Therefore, it may be understood by many circumstances that our ancestors surpassed other nations not only in arms, but also in wisdom and prudence; and also most especially by this, that they devise a singular punishment for the impious. And in this matter consider how far they surpassed in prudence those who are said to have been the wisest of all nations.