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have_v please_v better_a but_o i_o say_v he_o which_o in_o a_o modern_a story_n shall_v follow_v truth_n too_o near_o the_o heel_n it_o may_v chance_v to_o strike_v out_o his_o tooth_n and_o no_o mistress_n have_v lead_v her_o follower_n into_o great_a misery_n he_o which_o follow_v she_o too_o far_o off_o lose_v she_o and_o himself_o he_o which_o keep_v at_o a_o middle_a distance_n i_o know_v not_o which_o to_o call_v it_o temper_v or_o baseness_n i_o never_o labour_v for_o man_n opinion_n when_o i_o may_v have_v make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o they_o and_o now_o my_o day_n be_v too_o few_o ambitious_o or_o cowardly_o to_o flatter_v between_o the_o bed_n and_o the_o grave_a even_o when_o dâ—ath_n have_v i_o on_o his_o shoulder_n if_o it_o be_v say_v i_o tax_v the_o live_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o dead_a i_o can_v help_v it_o though_o innocent_a if_o any_o find_v themselves_o spot_v like_o the_o tiger_n of_o old_a time_n shall_v find_v fault_n with_o i_o for_o paint_v they_o over_o anew_o they_o shall_v therein_o accuse_v themselves_o just_o and_o i_o false_o for_o i_o protest_v before_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n i_o have_v no_o malice_n against_o any_o man_n under_o the_o sun_n i_o know_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v all_o see_v few_o or_o none_o be_v so_o please_v with_o themselves_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o subjection_n to_o private_a passion_n but_o that_o they_o seem_v divers_a person_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o day_n seneca_n say_v it_o and_o so_o do_v i_o one_o be_v to_o i_o instead_o of_o all_o yea_o as_o it_o have_v deplorable_o fall_v out_o as_o a_o ancient_a philosopher_n say_v one_o be_v enough_o none_o be_v enough_o for_o it_o be_v for_o the_o service_n of_o that_o inestimable_a prince_n henry_n the_o successive_a hope_n and_o one_o of_o the_o great_a of_o the_o christian_a world_n that_o i_o undertake_v this_o work_n and_o it_o please_v he_o to_o peruse_v part_n thereof_o and_o to_o pardon_v what_o be_v amiss_o it_o be_v now_o leave_v to_o the_o world_n without_o a_o master_n from_o which_o all_o that_o be_v present_v to_o it_o receive_v both_o blow_n and_o thanks_o for_o we_o approve_v and_o reprehend_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o every_o judgement_n when_o the_o controversy_n be_v commit_v to_o many_o the_o charitable_a will_v judge_v charitable_o and_o against_o the_o malicious_a my_o present_a adversity_n have_v disarm_v i_o i_o be_o on_o the_o ground_n already_o and_o therefore_o have_v not_o far_o too_o fall_v and_o for_o rise_v again_o as_o in_o the_o natural_a privation_n there_o be_v no_o recession_n to_o habit_n so_o be_v it_o seldom_o see_v in_o the_o politic_a privation_n i_o do_v therefore_o forbear_v to_o style_v my_o reader_n gentle_a courteous_a and_o friendly_a so_o to_o beg_v their_o good_a opinion_n or_o promise_v a_o second_o and_o three_o volume_n which_o i_o intend_v if_o the_o first_o receive_v a_o good_a acceptance_n for_o that_o which_o be_v already_o do_v may_v be_v think_v enough_o and_o too_o much_o and_o let_v we_o claw_v the_o reader_n with_o never_o so_o many_o courteous_a phrase_n yet_o we_o shall_v ever_o be_v think_v fool_n that_o write_v foolish_o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n paragraph_n and_o section_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o first_o age_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o abraham_n §_o 1._o of_o the_o creation_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o world_n page_n 1._o 2._o the_o world_n creation_n acknowledge_v by_o ancient_a philosopher_n 2_o 3._o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o in_o the_o beginning_n 3_o 4._o of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n ibid._n 5._o what_o moses_n mean_v by_o the_o word_n earth_n ibid._n 6._o god_n move_v on_o the_o water_n how_o to_o be_v understand_v ibid._n 7._o the_o creation_n of_o the_o light_n 4_o 8._o the_o firmament_n between_o the_o water_n ibid._n 9_o a_o summary_n of_o the_o creation_n 5_o 10._o nature_n be_v a_o operate_a power_n infuse_v by_o god_n ibid._n 11._o of_o fate_n or_o destiny_n ibid._n 12._o of_o prescience_n 6_o 13._o of_o providence_n ibid._n 14._o of_o predestination_n 7_o 15._o of_o fortune_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v against_o reason_n and_o providence_n ibid._n chap._n ii_o of_o man_n estate_n in_o the_o creation_n and_o of_o god_n rest._n 8_o §_o 1._o man_n the_o last_o and_o most_o admirable_a of_o god_n work_n 9_o 2._o of_o the_o intellectual_a mind_n of_o man_n and_o god_n image_n in_o it_o ibid._n 3._o of_o the_o frailty_n of_o our_o body_n and_o the_o care_n due_a to_o our_o immortal_a soul_n 11_o 4._o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n breathe_v by_o god_n into_o man._n 12_o 5._o man_n a_o little_a world_n his_o mortality_n disobedience_n god_n rest_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n 13_o chap_n iii_o of_o paradise_n and_o the_o various_a opinion_n about_o it_o 14_o §_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v the_o first_o habitation_n of_o man._n ibid._n 2._o by_o some_o hold_v to_o be_v allegorical_a ibid._n 3._o moses_n description_n of_o paradise_n ibid._n 4._o it_o be_v no_o vain_a curiosity_n to_o inquire_v after_o it_o 15_o 5._o paradise_n not_o total_o deface_v by_o the_o flood_n ibid._n 6_o 7_o 8._o paradise_n not_o the_o whole_a earth_n various_a opinion_n about_o it_o 16_o 9_o 10._o paradise_n be_v in_o eden_n 17_o 11_o 12._o two_o objection_n touch_v the_o dvision_n of_o the_o river_n and_o eden_n fertility_n answer_v 19_o 13_o 14._o pison_n and_o gehon_n two_o river_n of_o paradise_n 20_o 21_o 15._o paradise_n most_o pleasant_a and_o fruitful_a be_v in_o 35_o degree_n 21_o chap._n iu_o of_o the_o two_o chief_a tree_n in_o paradise_n 22_o §_o 1._o the_o tree_n of_o life_n a_o material_a tree_n ibid._n 2_o 3._o becanus_n opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o indian_a figtree_n 23_o 4._o of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n and_o adam_n sin_n 24._o chap._n v._n memorable_a thing_n between_o adam_n and_o noah_n 25_o §_o 1_o 2._o cain_n murder_v his_o brother_n dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o nod._n ibid._n 3._o moses_n very_o brief_a in_o the_o story_n of_o cain_n 26_o 4_o 5._o the_o various_a and_o long_a life_n of_o the_o patriarch_n ib._n 6._o the_o patriarch_n deliver_v their_o knowledge_n by_o tradition_n enoch_n write_v before_o the_o flood_n 27._o 7_o 8._o of_o the_o man_n of_o war_n and_o giant_n before_o the_o flood_n 28._o chap._n vi_o the_o original_a of_o idolatry_n and_o relic_n of_o antiquity_n in_o fable_n 29_o §_o 1_o 2_o 3_o ancient_a truth_n in_o old_a corruption_n as_o in_o the_o family_n of_o noah_n and_o the_o old_a egyptian_n ib._n 4_o 5_o 6._o jupiter_n be_v cain_n vulcan_n tubal-cain_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o jupiter_n 30_o 7._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o wise_a
heathen_n concern_v god_n 31_o 8._o heathenism_n and_o judaism_n when_o destroy_v 32_o 9_o satan_n last_o refuge_n 33_o chap._n vii_o of_o noah_n flood_n §_o 1_o 2_o 3._o god_n forewarn_v of_o it_o neither_o ogyges_n flood_n nor_o that_o of_o deucalion_n nor_o that_o of_o the_o umbri_n be_v noah_n 34_o 35_o 3_o 4._o some_o record_n of_o the_o universal_a island_n noah_n flood_n supernatural_a ibid._n 6._o no_o need_n of_o new_a create_v water_n what_o the_o cataract_n of_o heaven_n be_v ibid._n 8_o 9_o 10._o noah_n memory_n among_o the_o heathen_a his_o ark_n be_v of_o sufficient_a capacity_n rest_v upon_o the_o hill_n taurus_n 36_o 37_o 38._o chap._n viii_o the_o plant_v of_o nation_n noah_n son_n which_o the_o elder_a 45_o §_o 1._o whether_o shem_n or_o ham_n elder_a than_o japhet_n ibid._n 2._o all_o history_n must_v yield_v to_o moses_n lord_n of_o the_o first_o age_n be_v of_o the_o issue_n of_o ham._n 45_o 3_o 4._o of_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o gentile_n of_o gog_n magog_n tubal_n and_o mesech_n 46_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o berosus_n fiction_n gomer_n and_o togarma_n settle_v in_o the_o east_n of_o the_o other_o son_n of_o japhet_n of_o ascanes_n and_o riphath_n gomer_n elder_a son_n of_o the_o four_o son_n of_o javan_n 47_o 48_o 49._o 10._o cush_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o ham_n be_v in_o arabia_n 50_o 11._o mizraim_n chief_a planter_n of_o egypt_n 52._o 12._o the_o bound_n of_o canaan_n his_o eleven_o son_n where_o situate_v ibid._n 13._o the_o son_n of_o cush_n 54_o 14._o the_o issue_n of_o mizraim_n 55_o 15._o sem_n posterity_n 56_o chap._n ix_o the_o beginning_n and_o establishment_n of_o government_n 58_o sect._n 1._o of_o regal_a absolute_a and_o regal_a temper_v by_o law_n 59_o 2._o the_o approve_a sort_n of_o government_n 60_o 3._o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o first_o king_n ibid._n 4._o the_o original_a of_o nobility_n 61_o chap._n x._o of_o nimrod_n belus_n and_o ninus_n 62_o sect._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o nimrod_n first_o sovereign_n after_o the_o flood_n build_v ninive_n establish_v the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n 63_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o of_o ninus_n and_o belus_n in_o who_o time_n image-worship_n begin_v the_o first_o idolater_n 64_o 65_o chap._n xi_o of_o ninus_n semiramis_n and_o belus_n ibid._n book_n ii_o from_o abraham_n death_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o solomon_n temple_n which_o be_v 1525_o year_n 67_o chap._n i._n the_o time_n of_o abraham_n birth_n and_o order_n of_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n ibid._n sect._n 1_o 2_o 3._o some_o successor_n of_o semiramis_n and_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o abraham_n 68_o 4._o terah_n beget_v abraham_n in_o his_o 130th_o year_n 69_o 5_o 6_o 7._o answer_n to_o several_a objection_n about_o abraham_n age._n 70_o 71_o 8._o the_o assyrian_a time_n regulate_v by_o abraham_n history_n ibid._n 9_o amraphel_n probable_o be_v ninias_n 72_o 10_o 11._o arioth_n king_n of_o alassar_n tidal_a king_n of_o nation_n 73_o 12._o chedorlaomer_n chief_a of_o the_o four_n 74_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n from_o cham_n to_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o israelite_n 75_o sect._n 1._o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o history_n ibid._n 2._o i_o be_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o egypt_n after_o the_o flood_n anno_fw-la 191._o ibid._n 3._o the_o dynasty_n be_v not_o king_n but_o vice-roys_n 76_o 4._o cham_fw-mi and_o mizraim_n or_o oris_n ibid._n 5_o 6._o osiris_n reign_n guess_v at_o typhon_n and_o hercules_n their_o reign_n 77_o 7_o 8._o busiris_n or_o orus_n reign_n rathoris_fw-la succeed_v his_o sister_n 78_o chap._n iii_o israel_n delivery_n out_o of_o egypt_n 79_o sect._n 1._o israel_n captivity_n and_o moses_n birth_n ibid._n 2._o city_n of_o egypt_n in_o scripture_n ibid._n 3_o 4_o 5._o moses_n preservation_n and_o education_n pharaoh_n and_o his_o army_n drown_v and_o moses_n passage_n miraculous_a 80_o 81._o chap._n iu._n §_o 1._o the_o israelite_n journey_n from_o the_o red_a sea_n to_o sinai_n 83_o 2._o of_o the_o amalekite_n midianites_n kenites_n and_o of_o jethro_n ibid._n 3._o when_o the_o law_n be_v give_v 84_o chap._n v._o §._o 1_o the_o story_n from_o receive_v the_o law_n to_o moses_n death_n 84._o 2._o the_o offer_v of_o the_o twelve_o prince_n the_o passover_n and_o jethro_n departure_n 85_o 3._o israel_n journey_n from_o horeb_n to_o kades_n 86_o 4._o their_o unwillingness_n to_o return_v they_o remove_v to_o zin_n 87_o 5_o 6._o they_o turn_v to_o the_o north._n ibid._n 7._o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o lord_n battle_n and_o other_o lose_a book_n 88_o 8._o moses_n spare_v lot_n issue_n 89_o 9_o the_o midianite_n and_o moabite_n corrupt_v israel_n ibid._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o border_v nation_n of_o other_o renown_a man_n and_o of_o iushua_n acts._n 90_o sect._n 1._o how_o the_o border_a nation_n be_v prepare_v to_o be_v enemy_n to_o israel_n ibid._n 2_o 3._o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o moabite_n of_o the_o midianite_n amalekites_n and_o ismaelite_n 91_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o prometheus_n atlas_n pelasgus_n deucalion_n hermy_n aesculapius_n when_o they_o flourish_v 92_o 93_o 94_o 95._o 8._o of_o joshua_n othoniel_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n 96_o chap._n vii_o sect._n 1_o 2._o of_o the_o phoenician_n kingdom_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o letter_n 99_o 3_o 4._o the_o king_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o jeroboam_n to_o achab._n 101._o chap._n viii_o the_o history_n of_o the_o syrian_n border_v their_o tribe_n on_o jordan_n 103_o chap_n ix_o memorable_a thing_n from_o joshua_n to_o jeptha_n 107_o chap._n x._o the_o war_n and_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 114_o chap._n xi_o of_o samson_n eli_n and_o samuel_n 117_o chap._n xii_o of_o saul_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n 120_o chap._n xiii_o of_o david_n and_o his_o condition_n under_o saul_n his_o reign_n overthrow_v the_o philistine_n and_o hadadezar_n his_o trouble_n last_o act_v his_o vast_a treasure_n his_o cotemporary_n 126_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o solomon_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 2991._o his_o building_n and_o glory_n send_v a_o fleet_n to_o ophir_n his_o fall_n write_n and_o cotemporary_n 133_o chap._n xv._n solomon_n successor_n to_o jehoram_n rehoboam_n impiety_n punishment_n end_v and_o cotemporary_n abija_n succeed_v rehoboam_n asa_n succeed_v abija_n israel_n unhappy_a under_o her_o prince_n jehosaphat_n succeed_v asa._n his_o cotemporary_n 136_o chap._n xvi_o of_o jehoram_n and_o ahaziah_n jehoram_n reign_v alone_o ahaziah_n perish_v with_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n 143_o chap._n xvii_o athaliah_n usurpation_n and_o government_n for_o 6_o year_n 149_o chap._n xviii_o of_o joash_n amaziah_n and_o their_o cotemporary_n the_o death_n of_o jehojada_n and_o apostasy_n of_o joash_n zachariah_n murder_v by_o joash_n the_o death_n of_o joash_n who_o be_v succeed_v by_o amaziah_n who_o be_v overthrow_v by_o joash_n and_o afterward_o slay_v an_fw-mi interregnum_fw-la in_o judah_n of_o amaziah_n cotemporary_n and_o of_o sardanapalus_n 153_o chap._n xix_o of_o uzziah_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o life_n of_o the_o olympian_a game_n jothan_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n achas_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n 165_o chap._n xx._n of_o italy_n and_o rome_n foundation_n the_o aborigines_n the_o latin_a king_n till_o aeneas_n a_o trojan_a of_o the_o blood_n royal_a the_o beginning_n of_o rome_n romulus_n birth_n and_o death_n 171_o chap._n xxi_o of_o hezekiah_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n his_o deliverance_n his_o sickness_n and_o recovery_n king_n in_o media_n in_o his_o reign_n 175_o chap._n xxii_o egyptian_a king_n from_o moses_n to_o hezekiah_n many_o of_o which_o be_v only_a regent_n or_o vice-roys_n 177_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o manasses_n who_o succeed_v sethon_n and_o his_o cotemporary_n his_o bondage_n and_o enlargement_n the_o messenian_a war_n 181_o chap._n xxiv_o of_o ammon_n josiah_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 187_o book_n iii_o from_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o philip_n of_o macedon_n 197_o chap._n i._n from_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o assyrian_a fall_n the_o connection_n of_o sacred_a and_o profane_a history_n the_o babylonish_n captivity_n several_a opinion_n concern_v it_o nebuchadnezzar_n victory_n and_o action_n 197_o chap._n ii_o the_o persian_a greatness_n how_o it_o grow_v 204._o chap._n iii_o cyrus_n the_o first_o persian_a monarch_n he_o take_v babylon_n his_o last_o war_n his_o decree_n for_o building_n god_n temple_n his_o two_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n 206_o chap._n iu_o the_o persian_a affair_n from_o cyrus_n to_o darius_n 110_o chap._n v._o darius_n the_o son_n of_o histaspes_n his_o action_n and_o death_n 212_o cahp._n vi._n xerxes_n emperor_n of_o persia_n his_o vast_a army_n oppose_v by_o leonidas_n burn_v the_o temple_n of_o athens_n the_o peloponesian_o beat_v his_o fleet._n his_o army_n be_v soon_o after_o vanquish_v
providence_n have_v order_v to_o the_o contrary_a by_o ordinary_a mean_n for_o first_o these_o nation_n have_v settle_v there_o from_o the_o beginning_n and_o match_v with_o canaanites_n and_o fall_v to_o their_o idolatry_n and_o have_v have_v neighbourly_a commerce_n with_o they_o it_o can_v not_o be_v but_o they_o shall_v affect_v they_o be_v also_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n second_o the_o israelite_n by_o long_a abode_n in_o egypt_n be_v become_v stranger_n to_o they_o and_o the_o less_o affect_v for_o difference_n in_o religion_n and_o fear_v for_o be_v a_o potent_a unite_a people_n whereas_o the_o canaanite_n be_v divide_v and_o therefore_o not_o fear_v of_o they_o so_o much_o three_o both_o ismalite_n and_o edomite_n be_v carnal_a people_n may_v resent_v the_o action_n of_o israel_n for_o their_o old_a quarrel_n between_o their_o first_o parent_n yet_o none_o of_o these_o direct_o oppose_v they_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o canaanite_n only_o the_o amalekite_n which_o be_v common_o take_v to_o be_v a_o tribe_n of_o edom_n offer_v they_o violence_n 3_o which_o be_v never_o forgive_v §_o 2._o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n and_o moabite_n §_o speak_v of_o the_o canaanite_n we_o understand_v the_o seven_o nation_n descend_v from_o cham_n by_o canaan_n who_o proper_a habitation_n be_v bound_v by_o jordan_n on_o the_o east_n the_o mediterranean_a sea_n on_o the_o west_n of_o these_o the_o first_o we_o read_v of_o be_v hamor_n the_o hittitish_a lord_n in_o iacob_n day_n of_o the_o hittite_n arad_n be_v the_o second_o who_o be_v name_v king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n in_o the_o south_n of_o canaan_n border_v on_o edom_n and_o the_o red_a sea_n sihon_n king_n of_o heshon_n and_o og_n king_n of_o bashan_n be_v next_o who_o have_v drive_v out_o the_o moabite_n and_o ammonite_n out_o of_o all_o the_o valley_n east_n of_o jordan_n adonizedek_n be_v the_o five_o with_o who_o joshua_n name_v four_o other_o king_n all_o amorites_n jabin_n king_n of_o hazor_n or_o which_o afore-time_o be_v head_n of_o those_o kingdom_n and_o jobab_n king_n of_o madon_n then_o adonibezek_n that_o tyrant_n of_o bezek_n and_o jabin_n the_o second_o king_n of_o hazor_n judg._n 4._o overthrow_v by_o baras_n the_o midianite_n descend_v from_o abraham_n by_o midian_a the_o son_n of_o ketura_n some_o of_o they_o dwell_v by_o the_o red_a sea_n where_o ragvell_n or_o revel_v call_v also_o jethro_n and_o kenis_n be_v king_n and_o priest_n other_o of_o they_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o moabite_n and_o dwell_v in_o nabothea_n on_o the_o southeast_n of_o the_o dead_a sea_n who_o five_o prince_n be_v name_v there_o be_v four_o other_o name_v slay_v by_o the_o ephramite_n and_o gideon_n oreb_n and_o zeb_n zeba_n and_o salmunna_n §_o 3._o of_o the_o amalekite_n and_o ismaelite_n of_o amalek_n original_a 3_o §_o of_o they_o and_o of_o the_o israelite_n few_o king_n be_v name_v and_o though_o the_o ismaelite_n be_v more_o in_o number_n yet_o in_o moses_n day_n amalek_n be_v more_o renown_v than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ismaeliet_n as_o after_o in_o the_o day_n of_o saul_n when_o they_o be_v increase_v so_o far_o that_o he_o pursue_v they_o from_o sur_n to_o havila_n it_o seem_v the_o israelite_n have_v leave_v the_o barren_a desert_n of_o arabia_n petraea_n call_v sur_n paran_n and_o sin_n to_o the_o posterity_n of_o ketura_n which_o join_v with_o they_o and_o plant_v themselves_o in_o the_o better_a part_n thereabouts_o nabaioth_n the_o elder_a of_o the_o twelve_o prince_n enjoy_v that_o fruitful_a part_n of_o arabia_n petraea_n which_o border_n on_o judaea_n on_o the_o east_n they_o also_o people_v a_o province_n of_o arabia_n felix_n kedar_n the_o second_o give_v name_n to_o the_o east_n part_n of_o basan_n or_o batanea_n call_v kedarens_n or_o cedrens_n abbiel_n the_o three_o give_v name_n to_o adubenes_n near_o the_o mountain_n and_o divide_v arabia_n felix_n from_o the_o desert_n the_o raabens_n be_v of_o moshma_n which_o join_v to_o the_o orchen_a near_o the_o arabian_a gulf_n by_o zagmais_n duma_n of_o who_o come_v the_o dumeans_n between_o the_o two_o former_a where_o be_v the_o city_n dume_v massa_n breed_v the_o massams_n hadar_n or_o chadar_n the_o athrite_v in_o arabia_n fellix_fw-la by_o the_o napatheans_n thema_fw-la beget_v the_o theminians_n among_o the_o mountain_n where_o be_v the_o city_n thema_fw-la jetur_fw-la father_n of_o iturean_o or_o chamathen_n who_o king_n be_v tohu_n in_o david_n day_n naphish_o breed_v the_o nubeans_n in_o syria_n zoba_fw-la under_o king_n adadezer_n in_o david_n day_n cadma_n of_o who_o come_v the_o cadmonaean_n or_o asitae_fw-la worship_v the_o fire_n as_o do_v the_o babylonian_n the_o amalekite_v oppose_v israel_n from_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n join_v with_o all_o their_o enemy_n as_o with_o the_o canaanite_n moabite_n midianite_n and_o edumaean_o §_o 4._o prometheus_n atlas_n and_o pelasgus_n flourish_v in_o moses_n day_n §_o pelasgus_n be_v now_o choose_v king_n of_o arcadia_n for_o teach_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o erect_a cottage_n and_o to_o make_v food_n and_o bread_n of_o acorn_n who_o before_o live_v on_o root_n and_o herb_n so_o long_o be_v it_o before_o agriculture_n and_o civility_n come_v into_o europe_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o east_n prometheus_n also_o flourish_v in_o this_o age_n of_o the_o world_n of_o who_o it_o be_v report_a he_o form_v man_n out_o of_o clay_n for_o his_o frame_v man_n unto_o wisdom_n augustine_n his_o steal_a fire_n from_o jupiter_n be_v his_o skill_n in_o the_o star_n which_o with_o great_a study_n he_o get_v on_o caucasus_n which_o occasion_v the_o fable_n of_o his_o be_v bind_v there_o etc._n etc._n africanus_n make_v he_o within_o 44_o year_n of_o ogyges_n porphyry_n put_v he_o with_o inachus_n atlas_n his_o brother_n now_o flourish_v both_o son_n of_o japetus_n who_o according_a to_o aescuâ—us_n have_v two_o other_o oceanus_n and_o hesperus_n famous_a in_o the_o west_n there_o be_v other_o of_o the_o same_o name_n but_o mount_n atlas_n south_n of_o morocco_n come_v from_o he_o and_o both_o these_o of_o cepheus_n and_o his_o wife_n cicero_n say_v their_o divine_a knowledge_n occasion_v those_o fable_n atlas_n skill_n in_o astronomy_n produce_v the_o pleyade_n and_o hyades_n augustine_n from_o his_o daughter_n some_o ascribe_v the_o find_v out_o the_o course_n of_o the_o moon_n to_o he_o but_o other_o to_o archas_n of_o who_o arcadia_n take_v name_n who_o boast_v they_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o moon_n that_o be_v before_o her_o motion_n and_o influence_n be_v observe_v come_v but_o isacius_n tzetzes_n a_o curious_a searcher_n of_o antiquity_n ascribe_v it_o to_o atlas_n of_o lybia_n of_o incomparable_a gift_n and_o strength_n of_o who_o thalis_fw-la mirtius_fw-la have_v his_o first_o rudiment_n deucalion_n king_n of_o thessaly_n be_v the_o son_n of_o prometheus_n say_v herodotus_n apollonius_n hesiod_n and_o strabo_n in_o his_o time_n fall_v that_o great_a inundation_n of_o thessaly_n in_o which_o so_o few_o escape_v the_o vengeance_n which_o their_o exceed_a wickedness_n have_v draw_v upon_o they_o only_a deucalion_n and_o pyrrha_n excel_v in_o virtue_n escape_v upon_o his_o father_n forewarn_v phaeton_n confiagration_n happen_v in_o ethiopia_n and_o in_o istria_n and_o the_o mountain_n vesuvius_n §_o 6._o mercurius_n ter-mximus_a call_v hermes_n of_o the_o greek_n now_o flourish_v excel_v all_o the_o heathen_n in_o wisdom_n plato_n ascribe_v all_o invention_n of_o letter_n to_o he_o who_o philo_n biblius_n call_v tauntus_fw-la egyptian_n tâ—oyth_fw-mi alexandrian_n that_fw-mi as_o for_o the_o conjecture_n that_o a_o grecian_a mercury_n carry_v letter_n into_o egypt_n be_v improbable_a see_v all_o profane_a antiquity_n acknowledge_v that_o greece_n have_v learn_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o phoenicia_n and_o that_o cadmus_n bring_v letter_n out_o of_o egypt_n into_o greece_n which_o be_v while_o minos_n be_v king_n of_o crete_n lyncius_fw-la the_o king_n of_o the_o argive_n who_o succeed_v danaus_n who_o have_v reign_v 50_o year_n and_o stenelus_n 10_o year_n before_o he_o and_o crotopus_n before_o he_o in_o who_o 10_o year_n moses_n die_v so_o much_o difference_n of_o time_n be_v between_o hermes_n and_o cadmus_n his_o come_n into_o boetia_n neither_o do_v the_o two_o mercury_n of_o egypt_n mention_v by_o augustine_n come_v out_o of_o greece_n but_o epolemus_n and_o artapance_n ascribe_v that_o invention_n to_o moses_n who_o teach_v it_o the_o hebrew_n of_o who_o the_o phoenician_n have_v it_o and_o cadmus_n from_o they_o ficinus_fw-la be_v deceive_v think_v that_o mercury_n upon_o who_o book_n he_o comment_v be_v four_o descent_n after_o moses_n so_o ludovicus_n vives_n think_v the_o author_n of_o those_o book_n be_v grandchild_n to_o mercury_n ter-maximus_n his_o long_a life_n of_o 300_o year_n may_v give_v ocsion_n to_o some_o to_o find_v he_o at_o one_o time_n to_o other_o at_o another_o and_o they_o
to_o the_o right_a wing_n iâ—_n a_o expedition_n into_o syria_n so_o that_o 2000_o deserted_a their_o country_n and_o go_v to_o dwell_v in_o aethiopia_n he_o win_v asotus_n after_o 29_o year_n siege_n by_o reason_n the_o babylonian_n defer_v it_o long_o the_o report_n of_o breed_v up_o two_o infant_n for_o trial_n of_o the_o original_a language_n be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o and_o that_o the_o first_o word_n they_o speak_v be_v beccus_n which_o in_o the_o phrygian_a language_n be_v bread_n hereof_o goreus_fw-la becanus_n be_v proud_a because_o in_o his_o low_a dutch_a becker_n be_v a_o baker_n etc._n etc._n §_o 3._o manasses_n time_n of_o bondage_n and_o enlargement_n be_v diverse_o dispute_v and_o be_v it_o certain_a it_o be_v like_a we_o shall_v find_v the_o egyptian_a trouble_v no_o small_a occasion_n of_o both_o torniel_n repeat_v 3_o opinion_n 1._o of_o bellarmine_n who_o think_v he_o take_v in_o his_o 15_o the_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 2._o great_a hebrew_n chronologer_n hold_v 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