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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eloi_n eloi_n lamma_fw-la sabachthani_fw-la which_o be_v all_o syriack_n word_n of_o hebrew_n origination_n and_o very_o little_a different_a from_o the_o hebrew_n text_n ps_n 22.1_o for_o the_o syriack_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_n to_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o both_o in_o hebr_n and_o sir_n and_o albeit_o the_o syriack_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_v not_o in_o notion_n to_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o it_o be_v evident_o hebrew_a in_o its_o origination_n by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o late_a syriack_n in_o use_n among_o the_o jew_n after_o the_o captivity_n even_o unto_o and_o some_o while_n after_o christ_n time_n though_o it_o have_v a_o mixture_n of_o chaldee_n with_o it_o yet_o be_v it_o for_o substance_n hebrew_n yea_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o hebrew_a so_o john_n 5.2_o which_o be_v call_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n 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easter-moneth_n yea_o to_o this_o very_a day_n the_o english_a call_v their_o paschal_n holiday_n easter-time_n so_o that_o the_o hebrew_n will_v have_v the_o german_n the_o progeny_n of_o the_o canaanite_n thus_o bochart_n who_o also_o cap._n 44._o prove_n that_o the_o island_n astarte_n in_o the_o arabic_a sinus_fw-la be_v so_o call_v from_o this_o goddess_n astarte_n to_o who_o the_o phoenicians_n consecrate_v this_o island_n astaroth_n astarte_n among_o the_o hebrew_n astaroth_n last_o this_o goddess_n astarte_n get_v no_o small_a foot_n in_o the_o jewish_a church_n pass_v among_o the_o hebrew_n under_o the_o name_n of_o ashtaroth_n as_o 2_o king_n 23.13_o where_o solomon_n be_v say_v to_o build_v a_o temple_n to_o ashtaroth_n the_o idol_n of_o the_o sidonian_n which_o the_o lxx_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d astarte_n and_o 1_o king_n 31.10_o the_o temple_n of_o astaroth_n be_v call_v by_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o scholiast_n expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o judge_n 10_o 6._o the_o lxx_o read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o also_o the_o vulgar_a latin_n see_v vossius_fw-la idololatr_n l._n 2._o c._n 21._o §_o 7_o baaltis_n juno_n style_v baaltis_n juno_n be_v also_o call_v by_o the_o phoenicians_n baaltis_n or_o beltis_n who_o some_o make_v the_o same_o with_o dione_n so_o philo_n byblius_n out_o of_o sanchoniathon_n in_o euseb_n praep_v evang._n l._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thence_o saturn_n give_v the_o city_n byblius_n to_o baaltis_n who_o be_v also_o call_v dione_n the_o same_o philo_n byblius_n make_v baaltis_n sister_n to_o astarte_n but_o vossius_fw-la the_o idololat_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 21._o prove_v that_o baaltis_n can_v agree_v to_o none_o so_o proper_o as_o to_o juno_n or_o the_o moon_n call_v also_o astarte_n for_o as_o baal_n or_o belus_n the_o title_n which_o the_o phoenicians_n give_v the_o sun_n pass_v among_o the_o grecian_n for_o jupiter_n so_o baaltis_n the_o moon_n for_o juno_n the_o same_o also_o may_v be_v say_v of_o beltis_n namely_o as_o saturn_n or_o jupiter_n or_o apollo_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o rhea_n or_o juno_n or_o diana_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bela_fw-la whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o baaltis_n or_o beltis_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baal_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bel_n signify_v queen_n answerable_a to_o jeremiah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d queen_n of_o heaven_n jer_n 7.18_o and_o chap._n 44.17,18,19,25_o 44.17,18_o jer._n 7.18_o and_o 44.17,18_o it_o be_v true_a david_n kimchi_n and_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n understand_v by_o this_o queen_n of_o heaven_n the_o sun_n itself_o i_o e_o molech_n or_o saturn_n to_o which_o learned_a bochart_n as_o i_o have_v it_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n incline_v but_o vossius_fw-la follow_v jerom_n herein_o seem_v to_o give_v very_o probable_a conjecture_n that_o this_o queen_n of_o heaven_n be_v the_o moon_n and_o so_o the_o same_o with_o astarte_n juno_n and_o baaltis_n which_o appear_v 1._o from_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o feminine_a 2._o because_o the_o prophet_n in_o these_o place_n treat_v of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o gentile_n among_o who_o the_o sun_n be_v not_o repute_v a_o goddess_n but_o god_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o baal_n and_o astaroth_n among_o the_o sidonian_n be_v distinct_a god_n and_o that_o the_o former_a denote_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o late_a the_o moon_n that_o this_o title_n baaltis_n be_v of_o hebrew_n origination_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sacred_a name_n as_o hos_n 2.16_o have_v be_v before_o sufficient_o prove_v it_o seem_v to_o refer_v to_o gen._n 1.16,18_o §_o 8._o chiun_n juno_n call_v chiun_n juno_n or_o the_o moon_n be_v style_v by_o the_o arabian_n chiun_n of_o which_o we_o find_v mention_n amos_n 5.26_o and_o chiun_n 5.26_o amos._n 5.26_o some_o by_o chiun_n understand_v saturn_n and_o indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chiwan_n the_o name_n whereby_o the_o arabian_n and_o persian_n denote_v saturn_n be_v very_o near_o akin_a to_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chiun_n here_o though_o not_o without_o some_o difference_n at_o least_o in_o the_o point_n proprio_fw-la hebraeorum_n quidam_fw-la existimant_fw-la chiun_n signisicare_fw-la saturni_n stellam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iis_fw-la dictam_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o arabâ—ca_n &_o pâ—rsica_n lingua_fw-la dicatur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cvi_fw-la voci_fw-la cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mutatis_fw-la modo_fw-la punctis_fw-la jbene_fw-la convenit_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o arias_n montanus_n glass_n gram._n s._n l._n 4._o tract_n 3._o observe_v 17._o de_fw-la nomine_fw-la proprio_fw-la but_o that_o chiun_n here_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o saturn_n seem_v probable_a to_o vossius_fw-la because_o there_o precede_v the_o mention_n of_o molech_n who_o be_v saturn_n therefore_o chiun_n which_o follow_v must_v be_v distinct_a from_o saturn_n i.e._n the_o sun_n and_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o any_o more_o proper_o than_o of_o the_o moon_n or_o juno_n that_o chiun_n signify_v the_o moon_n the_o same_o vossius_fw-la de_fw-fr idololatr_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 23._o prove_v from_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o word_n and_o its_o identity_n with_o rempham_n act._n 7.43_o yet_o bochart_n by_o chiun_n understand_v saturn_n so_o bochart_n phaleg_n l._n 1._o c._n 15._o the_o egyptian_a word_n rephan_n for_o saturn_n as_o molech_n for_o mars_n be_v also_o at_o this_o day_n in_o use_n among_o the_o coptite_n who_o tongue_n be_v compose_v partly_o of_o the_o greek_a partly_o of_o the_o old_a egyptian_a whence_o a_o clear_a light_n may_v be_v give_v to_o stephen_n the_o martyr_n word_n act_n 7.43_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o other_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o which_o word_n interpreter_n have_v hitherto_o be_v puzzle_v not_o comprehend_v why_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kijun_n shall_v be_v render_v rephan_n for_o so_o it_o be_v read_v in_o amos_n 5.26_o but_o now_o the_o reason_n be_v manifest_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kijun_n according_a to_o the_o attestation_n of_o aben_n ezra_n be_v saturn_n and_o this_o name_n he_o have_v also_o among_o the_o persian_n and_o ismaelite_n whence_o the_o egyptian_n be_v persuade_v that_o anubis_n which_o the_o greek_n term_v cyon_n be_v the_o same_o with_o saturn_n as_o plutarch_n in_o iside_n also_o in_o plauti_fw-la paenulo_n saturn_n be_v call_v ciun_n as_o samuel_n petit_fw-fr miscellan_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o egyptian_a rephan_n i.e._n saturn_n and_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n who_o stephen_n follow_v do_v the_o more_o ready_o
patriarch_n noah_n say_v he_o be_v adumbrate_v to_o we_o not_o only_o in_o saturn_n but_o also_o in_o prometheus_n who_o feast_n be_v call_v at_o athens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o contest_v of_o lamp_n also_o a_o altar_n in_o the_o academy_n on_o which_o the_o lamp_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v kindle_v in_o this_o contest_v as_o it_o be_v attest_v by_o harpocration_n etc._n etc._n thus_o vossius_fw-la this_o rite_n consecrate_v to_o prometheus_n i_o presume_v have_v its_o original_a idea_n from_o the_o lamp_n which_o burn_v in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o from_o the_o fire_n on_o the_o altar_n whence_o also_o that_o fable_n of_o prometheus_n steal_v fire_n from_o heaven_n which_o may_v allude_v to_o elijah_n pray_v for_o fire_n which_o descend_v from_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n but_o as_o to_o the_o parallel_n betwixt_o prometheus_n and_o noah_n take_v these_o particular_n 1._o as_o under_o noah_n so_o also_o under_o prometheus_n the_o great_a flood_n be_v suppose_v to_o happen_v so_o diodorus_n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o say_v that_o nilus_n have_v break_v down_o its_o bound_n overwhelm_v a_o great_a part_n of_o egypt_n especial_o that_o part_n where_o prometheus_n reign_v which_o destroy_v the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n in_o his_o territory_n whereas_o some_o may_v object_v that_o this_o be_v mean_v only_o of_o a_o particular_a deluge_n in_o egypt_n under_o prometheus_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v reply_v that_o as_o the_o grecian_n attribute_v the_o general_a flood_n to_o deucalion_n so_o the_o egyptian_n attribute_v the_o same_o to_o prometheus_n or_o as_o eusebius_n to_o ogyges_n whereas_o all_o these_o fabulous_a deluge_n be_v but_o break_v tradition_n of_o the_o real_a universal_a deluge_n under_o noah_n and_o particular_o that_o this_o under_o prometheus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o noah_n vossius_fw-la endeavour_n to_o prove_v from_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o name_n for_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v one_o who_o be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o foresee_v evil_a whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v one_o who_o be_v too_o late_o or_o after-wise_a which_o agree_v to_o noah_n who_o be_v divine_o teach_v foresee_v the_o flood_n and_o so_o preserve_v himself_o and_o he_o 2._o prometheus_n be_v say_v to_o rebuild_v and_o restore_v human_a kind_n after_o the_o flood_n which_o exact_o answer_v to_o noah_n the_o father_n of_o mankind_n etc._n etc._n 3._o herodot_n lib._n 4._o tell_v we_o that_o prometheus_n wife_n be_v call_v asia_n and_o indeed_o noah_n wife_n be_v no_o other_o than_o asia_n or_o asiatica_fw-la a_o asiatic_a but_o whereas_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o prometheus_n be_v make_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o japetus_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v noah_n but_o must_v be_v his_o grandchild_n vossius_fw-la reply_n that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o in_o age_n so_o remote_a posterity_n miscall_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o so_o confound_v one_o with_o tother_o magog_n 2._o prometheuss_n parallel_n with_o magog_n 2._o bochart_n to_o avoid_v this_o contradiction_n make_v prometheus_n to_o be_v magog_n the_o son_n of_o japetus_n or_o japhet_n so_o bochart_n phaleg_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o fol._n 11._o also_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 13._o where_o he_o prove_v that_o prometheus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o magog_n 1._o in_o that_o he_o be_v style_v the_o son_n of_o japetus_n as_o magog_n be_v the_o son_n of_o japhet_n 2._o from_o the_o eat_n of_o prometheus_n heart_n which_o fable_n spring_v from_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magog_n which_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o heart_n imply_v its_o consumtion_n or_o waste_v away_o 3._o prometheus_n be_v say_v to_o have_v his_o seat_n and_o to_o lie_v in_o caucasus_n because_o magog_n and_o his_o posterity_n seat_v themselves_o there_o 4._o they_o fable_n that_o fire_n and_o metal_n be_v invent_v by_o prometheus_n as_o former_o by_o vulcan_n because_o there_o be_v many_o subterraneous_a fire_n and_o metal_n in_o these_o place_n stillingfleet_n orig._n s._n book_n 3._o cap._n 5._o §_o 9_o etc._n etc._n follow_v bochart_n herein_o §_o 5._o japhet_n neptune_n the_o same_o with_o japhet_n from_o prometheus_n we_o pass_v to_o neptune_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o name_n rather_o appellative_a and_o common_a than_o proper_a for_o as_o in_o ancient_a time_n especial_o before_o the_o trojan_a war_n they_o style_v all_o illustrious_a king_n jupiter_n and_o all_o renown_a captain_n mars_n or_o hercules_n so_o also_o they_o call_v every_o insular_n prince_n by_o the_o name_n of_o neptune_n whence_o multitude_n partake_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n which_o make_v their_o character_n and_o story_n the_o more_o fabulous_a and_o ambiguous_a yet_o be_v we_o not_o without_o evident_a idea_n and_o notice_n of_o their_o traduction_n original_o from_o some_o sacred_a person_n or_o story_n as_o have_v be_v already_o demonstrate_v by_o a_o large_a enumeration_n of_o particular_n which_o will_v farther_o appear_v by_o the_o genealogy_n and_o storâ—…_n of_o neptune_n who_o according_a to_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_o be_v original_o japhet_n the_o son_n of_o noah_n for_o look_v 〈…〉_o memory_n of_o noah_n be_v preserve_v in_o saturn_n 22._o unde_fw-la etiam_fw-la japetus_n nisi_fw-la à _fw-la japhet_n sandf_n desc_n l._n 1._o §._o 22._o and_o of_o shem_n who_o posterity_n possess_v the_o septentrional_a and_o oriental_a asia_n in_o pluto_n and_o also_o of_o cham_n who_o progeny_n seat_v in_o the_o meridional_a asia_n &_o africa_n in_o jupiter_n hammon_n so_o also_o the_o memory_n and_o story_n of_o japhet_n be_v continue_v in_o neptune_n as_o philologist_n general_o accord_v and_o that_o one_o these_o rational_a conjecture_n neptune_n the_o parallel_n betwixt_o japhet_n and_o neptune_n 1._o from_o the_o very_a name_n neptune_n which_o bochart_n derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d niphtha_n which_o belong_v to_o niphal_a or_o the_o passive_a conjugation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d patha_fw-mi to_o enlarge_v whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d japhet_n according_a to_o the_o allusion_n of_o noah_n gen._n 9.27_o 9.27_o gen._n 9.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d japht_o elohim_n lejaphet_n i.e._n god_n shall_v enlarge_v japhet_n japhet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o same_o origination_n with_o japhet_n proportionable_a whereto_o neptune_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o grammarian_n in_o vain_a attempt_n to_o deduce_v from_o the_o greek_a tongue_n see_v as_o herodotus_n in_o euterpe_n assure_v we_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v at_o first_o use_v by_o none_o but_o the_o libyan_n or_o african_n who_o always_o honour_v this_o god_n namely_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o punick_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pesitan_n which_o signify_v expanse_v or_o broad_a from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pesat_n to_o dilate_v or_o expand_v whence_o it_o appear_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o japhet_n be_v synonymous_n and_o both_o derive_v from_o radix_n signify_v latitude_n which_o well_o suit_v with_o neptune_n character_n who_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d latè_fw-la imperans_fw-la and_o latisonans_fw-la as_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o have_v a_o large_a breast_n etc._n etc._n see_v more_o of_o this_o bochart_n phaleg_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1.2_o from_o the_o genealogy_n of_o neptune_n who_o the_o mythologist_n make_v to_o be_v saturn_n son_n as_o japhet_n be_v son_n to_o noah_n who_o pass_v for_o saturn_n island_n neptune_n the_o god_n of_o the_o sea_n from_o â—…phets_n possesâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d island_n 3._o neptune_n be_v fable_v to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o instructor_n of_o navigation_n so_o diodorus_n lib._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o cretense_n say_v that_o among_o other_o god_n bear_v of_o saturn_n and_o rhea_n neptune_n first_o begin_v to_o manage_v the_o affair_n 〈◊〉_d the_o sea_n and_o to_o instruct_v for_o navigation_n he_o have_v obtainâ—…_n this_o prefecture_n from_o saturn_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o afâ—…_n time_n the_o common_a vogue_n so_o far_o obtain_v that_o whatever_o ever_o be_v do_v at_o sea_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o neptune_n and_o therefore_o the_o mariner_n sacrifice_v unto_o he_o thus_o diodorus_n all_o which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v take_v up_o from_o the_o real_a story_n of_o japhet_n &_o his_o posterity_n their_o possess_v the_o land_n in_o the_o midland_n sea_n greece_n etc._n etc._n so_o bochart_n phaleg_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o japhet_n say_v he_o pass_v for_o neptune_n the_o god_n of_o the_o sea_n because_o his_o portion_n be_v in_o the_o land_n
as_o from_o unquestionable_a antiquity_n that_o all_o other_o set_v speech_n whether_o historical_a or_o rhetorical_a be_v but_o the_o progeny_n of_o poesy_n fall_v in_o latter_a time_n from_o its_o wont_a state_n and_o indeed_o its_o evident_a from_o the_o thing_n itself_o that_o all_o the_o ancient_a learning_n of_o the_o grecian_n both_o history_n morality_n philosophy_n and_o theology_n be_v deliver_v in_o poesy_n hence_o orpheus_n and_o other_o poet_n be_v ancient_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teacher_n because_o they_o teach_v man_n theology_n and_o morality_n etc._n etc._n whence_o also_o the_o ancient_a discourse_n of_o the_o philosopher_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d song_n etc._n etc._n because_o they_o deliver_v their_o precept_n of_o philosophy_n in_o verse_n so_o pythagoras_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o philosopher_n of_o his_o sect_n yea_o among_o the_o latin_n carmina_fw-la be_v use_v for_o moral_a precept_n as_o stillingf_n orig._n s._n book_n 1._o chap._n 4._o §_o 2._o human._n that_o divine_a poesy_n be_v most_o ancient_a and_o the_o spring_n or_o idea_n of_o human._n as_o poesy_n be_v the_o first_o piece_n of_o artificial_a discourse_n among_o the_o pagan_n particular_o the_o grecian_n so_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o divine_a poesy_n precede_v human_a yea_o that_o the_o latter_a be_v but_o a_o corrupt_a imitation_n of_o the_o former_a we_o have_v the_o original_n form_n and_o mode_n of_o scripture_n poesy_n lay_v open_a to_o we_o by_o joseph_n scaliger_n animadversiones_fw-la in_o euseb_n chron._n fol._n 6.7_o edit_fw-la 1658._o we_o find_v not_o say_v he_o in_o the_o psalter_n or_o lamentation_n any_o cantick_a bind_v up_o by_o law_n of_o metre_n but_o the_o discourse_n be_v mere_o prose_n animate_v by_o a_o poetic_a character_n only_o the_o cantick_a of_o moses_n in_o the_o last_o chap._n of_o deuteronomie_n the_o proverb_n of_o solomon_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o book_n of_o job_n be_v bind_v up_o under_o the_o necessity_n of_o rhythm_n which_o rhythm_n be_v like_o two_o dimetrian_a iambic_n with_o a_o tinnulus_fw-la to_o the_o ear_n the_o cantick_a of_o moses_n be_v a_o rhythm_n draw_v near_o unto_o a_o tetrameter_n jambick_a not_o unto_o a_o hexameter_n heroick_n as_o josephus_n will_v have_v it_o yea_o there_o be_v no_o hexameter_n or_o pentameter_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o sacred_a bibles_n neither_o do_v the_o rhythm_n in_o they_o consist_v of_o any_o exact_a modes_n but_o the_o rhythm_n be_v sometime_o short_a sometime_o long_o according_a to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o sentence_n etc._n etc._n thus_o much_o for_o the_o judgement_n of_o jos_n scal._n touch_v scripture_n poesy_n its_o several_a modes_n etc._n etc._n that_o moses_n be_v the_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o poet_n be_v prove_v by_o josephus_n l._n 2._o contra_fw-la appion_n as_o mariana_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o genesis_n we_o find_v moses_n prayer_n deliver_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o poesy_n psal_n 90._o also_o moses_n song_n upon_o god_n deliver_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o pharaoh_n exod._n 15.1_o then_o sing_v moses_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v second_v by_o the_o song_n of_o miriam_n ver_fw-la 20._o likewise_o job_n discourse_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o verse_n all_o which_o piece_n of_o divine_a poesy_n be_v much_o more_o ancient_a than_o any_o piece_n of_o pagan_a poesy_n and_o we_o need_v no_o way_n doubt_v but_o that_o the_o latter_a be_v by_o i_o know_v not_o what_o artificial_a satanick_n imitation_n the_o product_n of_o the_o former_a as_o it_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v both_o by_o inartificial_a and_o rational_a argumentation_n §_o 3._o oracle_n testimony_n to_o prove_v the_o traduction_n of_o pagan_a poesy_n from_o divine_a oracle_n as_o for_o inartificial_a argument_n or_o authority_n we_o shall_v begin_v with_o that_o of_o tertullian_n apolog._n cap._n 47._o who_o be_v there_o say_v he_o of_o the_o poet_n who_o have_v not_o drink_v of_o the_o prophet_n fountain_n &_o c_o thus_o jackson_n in_o his_o learned_a discourse_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n prove_v at_o large_a that_o the_o most_o of_o those_o fabulous_a narration_n and_o feign_a story_n mention_v by_o heathen_a poet_n have_v their_o original_a platform_n as_o also_o their_o main_a foundation_n and_o rise_v from_o some_o real_a issue_n of_o divine_a power_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o some_o historical_a relation_n of_o sacred_a writ_n so_o jack_n of_o the_o scripture_n fol._n 27._o albeit_o the_o event_n which_o the_o most_o ancient_a poet_n relate_v through_o long_a distance_n of_o time_n seem_v most_o strange_a to_o we_o yet_o be_v the_o ground_n such_o as_o upon_o better_a search_n may_v always_o be_v refer_v to_o some_o historical_a truth_n which_o yield_v stuff_n to_o poetic_a structure_n as_o day_n spectacle_n do_v unto_o night_n vision_n again_o the_o same_o jackson_n fol._n 34._o speak_v more_o full_o thus_o continual_o while_o we_o compare_v ancient_a poet_n or_o story_n with_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n and_o other_o volume_n of_o sacred_a antiquity_n these_o sacred_a book_n give_v we_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o wake_a thought_n of_o ancient_a time_n and_o the_o heathen_a poem_n with_o other_o fragment_n of_o ethnic_a writing_n contain_v the_o dream_n and_o fancy_n which_o succeed_v age_n by_o hearsay_n and_o break_a report_n have_v conceive_v concern_v the_o same_o or_o like_a matter_n for_o any_o judicious_a man_n from_o the_o continual_a and_o serious_a observation_n of_o this_o register_n of_o truth_n may_v find_v out_o the_o original_n at_o least_o of_o all_o the_o principal_a head_n or_o common_a place_n of_o poetic_a fiction_n or_o ancient_a tradition_n which_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v they_o shall_v ever_o have_v come_v into_o any_o man_n fancy_n unless_o from_o the_o imitation_n of_o some_o historical_a truth_n or_o the_o impulsion_n of_o great_a event_n stir_v up_o admiration_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a the_o say_a author_n add_v fol._n 49._o where_o he_o prove_v that_o the_o poet_n have_v borrow_v their_o best_a stage_n attire_n from_o the_o glorious_a wardrobe_n of_o israel_n and_o again_o fol._n 56._o the_o sacred_a antiquity_n of_o jewrie_n be_v to_o other_o nation_n as_o nilus_n to_o egypt_n the_o main_a stream_n or_o principal_a river_n thus_o jackson_n of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o §_o 4._o demonstration_n artificial_a demonstration_n we_o proceed_v to_o the_o artificial_a or_o rational_a demonstration_n of_o our_o assertion_n touch_v the_o traduction_n of_o pagan_a poesy_n from_o divine_a which_o we_o shall_v endeavour_n to_o make_v good_a from_o the_o first_o author_n occasion_n end_n principle_n and_o part_n of_o all_o pagan_a poesy_n grecian_n 1._o from_o the_o first_o author_n of_o poesy_n among_o the_o grecian_n as_o for_o the_o first_o author_n of_o pagan_a poesy_n they_o be_v general_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v the_o grecian_n but_o as_o for_o the_o time_n when_o poesy_n begin_v to_o take_v root_n among_o they_o it_o be_v somewhat_o uncertain_a carion_n in_o his_o chron._n lib._n 2._o make_v linus_n to_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o greek_a poet_n who_o teach_v hercules_n letter_n and_o music_n etc._n etc._n his_o word_n be_v these_o what_o time_n linus_n flourish_v in_o we_o may_v gather_v thence_o operation_n linus_n the_o first_o of_o the_o greek_a poet_n traduce_v the_o choice_a of_o his_o poesy_n from_o sacred_a oracle_n and_o operation_n that_o he_o be_v say_v to_o teach_v hercules_n letter_n and_o music_n who_o when_o young_a be_v chide_v fall_v into_o a_o passion_n of_o anger_n and_o thence_o throw_v the_o table_n wherein_o he_o he_o draw_v his_o letter_n at_o linus_n head_n with_o which_o blow_n he_o die_v they_o say_v that_o linus_n be_v the_o first_o that_o bring_v learn_v into_o greece_n from_o phenicia_n etc._n etc._n hence_o we_o may_v safe_o conjecture_v first_o that_o linus_n be_v by_o birth_n a_o phenician_a for_o such_o the_o ancient_a hercules_n tyrius_n his_o scholar_n be_v as_o before_o 2._o that_o linus_n also_o live_v about_o the_o time_n the_o canaanite_n be_v expel_v canaan_n by_o joshua_n for_o about_o this_o time_n hercules_n tyrius_n also_o live_v who_o transplant_v some_o colony_n of_o these_o canaanite_n or_o phoenicians_n into_o africa_n spain_n and_o such_o part_n as_o border_v on_o the_o midland_n sea_n whence_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o joshua_n achievement_n be_v by_o the_o mythologist_n transfer_v to_o he_o as_o before_o unless_o we_o make_v this_o hercules_n distinct_a from_o and_o after_o hercules_n tyrius_n 3._o whence_o also_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o choice_a material_n of_o linus_n poemp_n be_v of_o sacred_a original_a for_o he_o be_v a_o phenician_a and_o live_v about_o that_o time_n wherein_o god_n wrought_v so_o great_a wonder_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o israelite_n he_o can_v not_o but_o have_v some_o notice_n thereof_o yea_o we_o have_v reason_n enough_o to_o conclude_v
phenician_n as_o sanchoniathon_n etc._n etc._n 2._o egyptian_a as_o manethos_n and_o hermes_n 3._o chaldean_a as_o berosus_n etc._n etc._n 4._o grecian_n as_o cadmus_n milesius_n eumelus_n hecataeus_n aristeas_n pherecydes_n lerius_fw-la and_o diodorus_n the_o 2_o demonstration_n from_o the_o matter_n of_o pagan_a history_n and_o its_o parallel_n with_o many_o matter_n story_v in_o scripture_n eusebius_n great_a design_n to_o prove_v that_o ethnic_a historian_n traduce_v their_o chief_a material_n from_o sacred_a record_n cleodemus_n imitation_n of_o moses_n also_o diodorus_n and_o strabo_n mention_v many_o piece_n of_o moses_n history_n pagan_a chronologie_n derive_v from_o scripture_n account_n of_o time_n pagan_a geography_n from_o sacred_a japetus_n from_o japhet_n chemia_n from_o cham_n cadmus_n from_o cadmonim_n gen._n 15.19_o from_o hermon_n jos_n 11.3_o come_v harmonia_n moses_n geography_n the_o most_o perfect_a idea_n of_o all_o other_o mythologick_n history_n not_o mere_o feign_v but_o fable_n of_o real_a story_n it_o be_v original_a ground_n be_v god_n miraculous_a work_n story_v in_o scripture_n or_o convey_v by_o tradition_n etc._n etc._n §_o 1._o demonstrate_v saered_a history_n the_o original_a idea_n and_o springhead_n of_o all_o pagan_a which_o be_v demonstrate_v have_v go_v through_o poesy_n which_o be_v general_o esteem_v the_o most_o ancient_a of_o grecian_a literature_n we_o now_o pass_v on_o to_o history_n wherein_o we_o no_o way_n doubt_v but_o to_o give_v evident_a demonstration_n of_o its_o traduction_n from_o sacred_a history_n that_o sacred_a scripture-historie_n be_v most_o ancient_a and_o that_o which_o give_v the_o original_a idea_n and_o platform_n to_o all_o pagan_a history_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o evince_v by_o several_a demonstration_n history_n 1_o from_o a_o inquiry_n into_o the_o original_n of_o all_o pagan_a history_n 1._o this_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o a_o particular_a examen_fw-la or_o inquisition_n into_o the_o most_o ancient_a pagan_a historiographer_n and_o pretender_n to_o antiquity_n among_o historian_n the_o grecian_n come_v so_o far_o short_a of_o any_o real_a pretention_n to_o precedence_n herein_o as_o that_o there_o be_v no_o one_o among_o they_o who_o be_v not_o 500_o year_n and_o more_o young_a than_o the_o trojan_a war_n and_o indeed_o they_o themselves_o ingenuous_o acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o be_v as_o to_o all_o record_n of_o antiquity_n much_o young_a than_o the_o barbarian_n whereby_o we_o must_v understand_v the_o phoenicians_n egyptian_n chaldean_n and_o original_o the_o jew_n who_o sacred_a oracle_n and_o ecclesiastic_a history_n be_v the_o spring_n head_n of_o all_o that_o follow_v scripture_n phenician_a history_n from_o scripture_n the_o first_o piece_n of_o pagan_a history_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v seat_v among_o the_o phoenicians_n who_o have_v among_o they_o two_o famous_a historiographer_n sanchoniathon_n and_o mochus_n sanchoniathon_n who_o be_v by_o bochart_n suppose_v to_o have_v be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o trojan_a war_n write_v in_o the_o phenician_a tongue_n a_o history_n partly_o mythick_n and_o theologick_n touch_v the_o theogonie_n or_o genealogy_n of_o the_o god_n and_o partly_o natural_a touch_v the_o first_o origine_fw-la of_o the_o universe_n the_o chaos_n etc._n etc._n the_o material_n he_o confess_v he_o have_v from_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o great_a god_n jao_n or_o jeno_n i.e._n jehovah_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o the_o pagan_n call_v jao_n as_o before_o b._n 2._o c._n 1._o §_o 8._o and_o c._n 8._o §_o 11._o and_o that_o sanchoniathon_n do_v real_o derive_v the_o choice_a part_n of_o his_o phenician_a history_n from_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n we_o have_v elsewhere_o sufficient_o prove_v by_o a_o parallel_n betwixt_o one_o and_o tother_o according_a to_o what_o fragment_n we_o find_v of_o sanchoniathon_n in_o euseb_n praepar_fw-la l._n 1.10_o out_o of_o philo_n byblius_n his_o version_n thus_o 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heathen_a writer_n we_o have_v the_o same_o confirm_v by_o christian_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a conflagration_n testimony_n of_o ancient_n and_o modern_a touch_v the_o world_n conflagration_n minutius_n faelix_fw-la observe_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o general_a persuasion_n of_o stoic_n epicurean_o and_o plato_n his_o word_n be_v pag._n 110._o these_o among_o the_o stoic_n it_o be_v a_o constant_a opinion_n that_o the_o humour_n be_v consume_v this_o world_n shall_v turn_v into_o fire_n and_o the_o epicurean_o have_v though_o same_o sentiment_n of_o the_o conflagration_n of_o â—he_n element_n and_o of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o universe_n plato_n say_v that_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v now_o be_v drown_v and_o at_o another_o time_n burn_v etc._n etc._n and_o that_o these_o prophetic_a discovery_n of_o this_o final_a conflagration_n be_v diffuse_v among_o the_o gentile_n from_o sacred_a oracle_n original_o be_v confirm_v by_o what_o we_o find_v to_o this_o purpose_n in_o amyraldus_n thesis_n salmur_n par_fw-fr 3._o the_o resurrectione_n pag._n 890._o some_o shadow_n say_v he_o of_o this_o truth_n touch_v the_o resurrection_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v apprehend_v by_o those_o who_o in_o time_n past_o hold_v the_o world_n shall_v be_v purge_v by_o fire_n which_o the_o stoic_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d purification_n by_o fire_n whence_o they_o affirm_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o restore_v as_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v receive_v a_o new_a life_n and_o although_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v fetch_v from_o zeno_n porch_n and_o so_o to_o relate_v to_o their_o fate_n yet_o the_o stoic_n derive_v it_o from_o elsewhere_o for_o zoroafter_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n as_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n strom._n 5._o and_o diegenes_n laertius_n affirm_v that_o theopompus_n a_o peripatetic_a philosopher_n draw_v the_o same_o from_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o magi._n again_o cleme_n alexandrinus_n attribute_n the_o same_o persuasion_n to_o heraclitus_n who_o receive_v it_o from_o the_o barbaric_a philosophy_n i.e._n from_o a_o certain_a consent_n of_o all_o those_o man_n which_o among_o various_a nation_n pass_v for_o wise_a man_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v flow_v original_o hence_o that_o god_n in_o time_n past_o indulge_v his_o people_n with_o some_o knowledge_n of_o the_o destruction_n and_o restauration_n of_o the_o universe_n thus_o amyraldus_n that_o by_o the_o barbaric_a philosophy_n whence_o heraclitus_n derive_v these_o notion_n of_o the_o final_a conflagration_n must_v be_v mean_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o jew_n we_o have_v hereafter_o part_n 2._o book_n 1._o chap._n 2._o prove_v §_o 4._o 3.7_o 2._o pet._n 3.7_o but_o none_o speak_v more_o full_o to_o this_o present_a purpose_n than_o grotius_n in_o his_o annotat_fw-la on_o 2._o pet._n 3.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o say_v he_o be_v a_o most_o ancient_a tradition_n confirm_v by_o christ_n we_o have_v testimony_n of_o this_o tradition_n in_o hystaspes_n the_o sibylle_n and_o
or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pievo_fw-la as_o in_o porphyry_n wherefore_o when_o the_o egyptian_n read_v in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n or_o often_o hear_v from_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o priest_n consult_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pi-jao_a the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o pi-jao_a say_v etc._n etc._n they_o impious_o feign_v that_o pieo_fw-la i.e._n in_o the_o egyptian_a tongue_n a_o ass_n be_v worship_v by_o the_o jew_n thus_o bochart_n owen_n theolog._n lib._n 5._o c._n 10._o pag._n 379._o refer_v this_o fable_n to_o aaron_n calf_n his_o word_n be_v these_o from_o aaron_n calf_n some_o take_v occasion_n of_o coin_v that_o famous_a figment_n of_o a_o ass_n golden_a head_n worship_v by_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v possible_a this_o fable_n of_o the_o jew_n worship_v the_o head_n of_o a_o ass_n may_v have_v its_o rise_n from_o that_o prophecy_n touch_v the_o jewish_a messias_n ride_v on_o a_o ass_n as_o gen._n 49.11_o of_o which_o before_o §_o 3._o wilderness_n tacitus_n fable_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v well_n of_o water_n discover_v to_o they_o by_o ass_n in_o the_o wilderness_n we_o may_v refer_v hereto_o what_o be_v mention_v by_o tacitus_n and_o plutarch_n touch_v the_o jew_n who_o when_o they_o thirst_v in_o the_o wilderness_n have_v well_n discover_v to_o they_o by_o ass_n whereof_o heinsius_n give_v we_o this_o account_n i_o do_v no_o way_n doubt_v say_v he_o but_o that_o this_o error_n spring_v from_o anachronisme_n and_o confusion_n of_o history_n which_o i_o suppose_v may_v have_v its_o rise_n from_o what_o they_o have_v hear_v touch_v the_o ass_n cheek_n wherewith_o samson_n slay_v a_o thousand_o man_n and_o from_o whence_o by_o samson_n prayer_n there_o spring_v a_o fountain_n etc._n etc._n but_o bochart_n de_fw-fr animal_n s._n part_n 1._o lib._n 2._o c._n 18._o fol._n 227._o give_v this_o account_n of_o this_o fable_n we_o conceive_v that_o tacitus_n affirm_v cum_fw-la grex_fw-la asinorum_fw-la agrestium_fw-la è_fw-la pastu_fw-la in_o rupem_fw-la nemore_fw-la opacam_fw-la concessit_fw-la secutus_fw-la moses_n conjectura_fw-la herbidi_fw-la soli_fw-la largas_fw-la aquarum_fw-la venas_fw-la aperit_fw-la do_v hereby_o describe_v the_o desert_n of_o elim_n wherein_o after_o long_a thirst_n the_o israelite_n have_v faint_v have_v not_o god_n by_o a_o miracle_n sweeten_v the_o bitter_a water_n and_o at_o length_n in_o the_o palmtree_n shade_n open_v so_o many_o fountain_n as_o there_o be_v tribe_n of_o the_o people_n 15.27_o exod._n 15.27_o exod._n 15.27_o elim_n in_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v field_n but_o josephus_n antiq._n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o for_o elim_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o it_o have_v its_o original_n from_o ass_n for_o among_o the_o assyrian_n ilim_n signify_v ass_n whether_o this_o fable_n which_o plutarch_n and_o tacitus_n relate_v touch_v the_o ass_n discover_v fountain_n to_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o desert_n spring_v hence_o yea_o or_o no_o i_o leave_v to_o other_o to_o judge_v thus_o bochart_n §_o 4._o we_o may_v add_v hereto_o other_o ethnic_a fable_n which_o be_v of_o jewish_a origination_n i_o shall_v content_v myself_o with_o one_o or_o two_o mention_v by_o bochart_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o histor_n de_fw-fr animal_n s_o fox_n a_o ethnic_a imitation_n of_o samson_n fox_n in_o memory_n say_v he_o of_o samson_n fox_n judg._n 15.4_o there_o be_v let_v loose_a in_o the_o circus_fw-la at_o rome_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o april_n fox_n with_o firebrand_n whereunto_o appertain_v that_o which_o the_o baeotian_o who_o spring_v partly_o from_o the_o phoenicians_n boast_v of_o themselves_o that_o they_o can_v kindle_v any_o thing_n by_o mean_n of_o a_o torch_n assixt_v to_o a_o fox_n and_o that_o of_o lycophron_n a_o cilician_n by_o who_o a_o fox_n be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o its_o shine_a tail_n or_o from_o a_o torch_n hound_n to_o its_o tail_n whale_n a_o fable_n of_o jonahs_n whale_n the_o same_o bochart_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o great_a fish_n which_o swallow_v up_o jonah_n although_o it_o be_v call_v a_o whale_n maâ—_n 12.40_o and_o by_o the_o lxx_o jon._n 2.1_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o whâ—le_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o a_o dog_n face_fw-mi call_v carcharias_n therefore_o in_o the_o grecian_a fable_n hercules_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o a_o dog_n &_o to_o have_v lie_v three_o day_n in_o his_o entrails_n which_o fable_n spring_v from_o the_o sacred_a history_n touch_v jonah_n the_o hebrew_n prophet_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o §_o 5._o thus_o we_o have_v glean_v up_o many_o fragment_n and_o break_a tradition_n of_o pagan_a writer_n in_o imitation_n of_o and_o derivation_n from_o sacred_a story_n and_o record_n corrupt_v how_o these_o jewish_a tradition_n come_v to_o be_v corrupt_v i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o discourse_n with_o some_o account_n how_o these_o sacred_a tradition_n come_v to_o be_v so_o deprave_v and_o convert_v into_o fabulous_a narration_n wherein_o i_o shall_v follow_v the_o vestigia_fw-la of_o learned_a bochart_n and_o stillingfleet_n who_o have_v give_v we_o a_o good_a origination_n hereof_o stillingf_n origin_n s._n book_n 3._o cap._n 5._o sect._n 1._o etc._n etc._n pag._n 578_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o fate_v with_o this_o tradition_n of_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n as_o with_o a_o person_n who_o have_v a_o long_a time_n travel_v in_o foreign_a part_n that_o through_o its_o continual_a pass_v from_o one_o age_n to_o another_o and_o the_o various_a humour_n temper_n and_o design_n of_o man_n it_o receive_v strange_a disgâ—ises_n and_o alteration_n as_o to_o its_o outward_a favour_n and_o complexion_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o such_o certain_a marquess_n remain_v on_o it_o by_o which_o we_o find_v out_o its_o true_a original_n as_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o depravation_n they_o be_v either_o more_o general_a or_o more_o particular_a the_o general_a cause_n or_o mean_n whereby_o these_o jewish_a tradition_n come_v to_o be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o heathen_n be_v 1._o the_o gradual_a decay_n of_o knowledge_n and_o increase_v of_o barbarism_n 2._o the_o gradual_a increase_n of_o idolatry_n 3._o the_o confusion_n of_o language_n 4._o the_o fabulousnes_n of_o poet_n the_o particular_a course_n which_o the_o mythologist_n take_v to_o disguise_v ancient_a tradition_n be_v 1._o by_o attribute_v what_o be_v do_v by_o the_o great_a founder_n of_o mankind_n to_o some_o of_o their_o own_o nation_n as_o noah_n flood_n to_o deucalion_n etc._n etc._n 2._o by_o take_v the_o idiom_n of_o the_o oriental_a language_n in_o a_o proper_a sense_n 3._o by_o alter_v the_o name_n in_o ancient_a tradition_n 4._o in_o equivocal_a phrase_n by_o omit_v the_o sense_n which_o be_v more_o obvious_a and_o proper_a and_o assume_v that_o which_o be_v more_o remote_a and_o fabulous_a 5._o by_o ascribe_v the_o action_n of_o several_a person_n to_o one_o who_o be_v the_o first_o or_o chief_a of_o they_o of_o all_o which_o more_o full_o hereafter_o chap._n ix_o pagan_a law_n imitation_n of_o jewish_n deut._n 4.5,6_o jewish_a law_n the_o fountain_n of_o pagan_a as_o plato_n diodorus_n etc._n etc._n the_o grecian_a law_n traduce_v from_o the_o mosaic_a plato_n of_o the_o grecian_a legislator_n minos_n cretian_a law_n original_o from_o the_o jew_n lycurgus_n and_o solon_n receive_v their_o law_n original_o from_o the_o jew_n plato_n law_n of_o jewish_a origine_fw-la his_o college_n from_o the_o jewish_a sanedrim_n so_o likewise_o his_o order_n of_o priest_n excommunication_n etc._n etc._n roman_n law_n derive_v from_o the_o jew_n numa_n pompilius_n pythagoras_n and_o zaleucus_n receive_v their_o institutes_n from_o the_o mosaic_a §_o 1._o jewish_n pagan_a law_n from_o jewish_n have_v go_v through_o many_o ancient_a piece_n of_o mythology_n and_o pagan_a story_n and_o demonstrate_v their_o traduction_n from_o sacred_a history_n we_o now_o proceed_v to_o a_o five_o piece_n of_o philologie_n which_o regard_v human_a law_n which_o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o demonstrate_v have_v their_o original_n in_o derivation_n from_o and_o imitation_n of_o divine_a law_n communicate_v to_o the_o jewish_a church_n this_o may_v be_v first_o demonstrate_v from_o that_o great_a prophetic_a oracle_n or_o prediction_n lay_v down_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 4.5,6_o deut._n 4.5,6_o deut._n 4.5,6_o behold_v i_o have_v teach_v you_o statute_n and_o judgement_n even_o as_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n command_v i_o keep_v therefore_o and_o do_v they_o for_o this_o be_v your_o wisdom_n and_o your_o understanding_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o shall_v hear_v all_o these_o statute_n and_o say_v sure_o this_o great_a nation_n be_v a_o wise_a and_o understand_a people_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v these_o statute_n and_o judgement_n which_o i_o have_v impart_v to_o