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A63902
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An attempt towards an explanation of the theology and mythology of the antient pagans. The first part by John Turner.
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Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.
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1687
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Wing T3302; ESTC R23755
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this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o period_n after_o the_o flood_n for_o there_o be_v king_n and_o city_n and_o the_o true_a god_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o idolatry_n be_v worship_v by_o adam_n by_o cain_n and_o abel_n by_o seth_n and_o enos_n and_o other_o before_o it_o but_o all_o that_o period_n though_o it_o be_v not_o utter_o forget_v by_o the_o greek_n yet_o it_o shall_v be_v very_o clear_a before_o i_o have_v do_v that_o they_o have_v but_o a_o very_a obscure_a remembrance_n of_o it_o plato_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o many_o flood_n which_o from_o time_n to_o time_n be_v suppose_v by_o the_o greek_n ancient_o to_o have_v happen_v affirm_v every_o flood_n to_o have_v wipe_v away_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v before_o it_o there_o be_v only_o leave_v a_o few_o 15._o v._o plat._n in_o critiâ_fw-la p._n 1100_o 1101._o &_o in_o l._n 3._o the_o leg_n statimi_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la &_o euseb_n ex_fw-la platone_n praep_v evang_v l._n 12._o c._n 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such_o universal_a deluge_n that_o have_v happen_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1102._o in_o critiâ_fw-la p._n 1102._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v three_o other_o fatal_a deluge_n before_o that_o of_o deucalion_n and_o at_o other_o he_o seem_v inclinable_a to_o believe_v that_o mankind_n and_o the_o world_n have_v no_o beginning_n at_o all_o so_o that_o these_o thing_n may_v very_o well_o have_v happen_v though_o at_o a_o good_a distance_n from_o one_o another_o yet_o a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o time_n for_o so_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o athenian_a who_o he_o introduce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 875._o l._n b._n de_fw-fr leg._n p._n 875._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o it_o become_v every_o man_n to_o know_v that_o either_o mankind_n have_v never_o any_o beginning_n nor_o shall_v have_v end_n or_o at_o least_o that_o its_o original_a be_v at_o so_o vast_a a_o distance_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o trace_v it_o to_o 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