They proclaim also, that they made not themselves; "therefore we are, because we have been made; we were not therefore, before we were, so as to make ourselves." Now the evidence of the thing, is the voice of the speakers.
Augustine, Confessions
For first 'tis evident that all human things, like Alcibiades Sileni or rural gods, carry a double face, but not the least alike; so that what at first sight seems to be death, if you view it narrowly may prove to be life; and so the contrary.
Erasmus, In Praise of Folly
For first 'tis evident that all human things, like Alcibiades Sileni or rural gods, carry a double face, but not the least alike; so that what at first sight seems to be death, if you view it narrowly may prove to be life; and so the contrary.
Erasmus, In Praise of Folly
evidentia /evidentia/
Classical Latin, Roman Empire
evidence /evidence/
Middle English, England