The court of the gentiles, or, A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish church. Part 2, Of philosophie in order to a demonstration of 1. The perfection of Gods word and church light, 2. The imperfection of natures light and mischief of vain philosophie, 3. The right use of human learning and especially sound philosophie / by Theoph. Gale ...

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The court of the gentiles, or, A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish church. Part 2, Of philosophie in order to a demonstration of 1. The perfection of Gods word and church light, 2. The imperfection of natures light and mischief of vain philosophie, 3. The right use of human learning and especially sound philosophie / by Theoph. Gale ...

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Gale, Theophilus, 1628-1678.

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Oxford :: Printed by Will. Hall for Tho. Gilbert,

1670.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE.
• In Opus hoc Eruditione pari, ac Industria Elaboratum.
• Ad Authorem, de Opere hoc utris{que} jam partibus, numeris{que} Omnibus Absoluto.
• On the Second Part of this Learned WORKE.
• To the Author on both Parts of this Learned Work.
• On the Parts of this Learned Work THE COURT OF THE GENTILES.
• A Synopsis of the Contents.
  • Book I. Of Orientall and Occidentall Barbarick Philosophie.
    • CHAP. I. Of Philosophie in General; and Sacred Philosophers.
    • CHAP. 2. Of Egyptian Philosophie, and its Traduction from the Scriptures &c.
    • CHAP. 3. Of the Phenician Philosophie, its Traduction from the Jews, and Scriptures.
    • CHAP. 4. Of the Chaldaick Philosophie, and Philosophers.
    • CHAP. 5. Of the Magi, Gymnosohpists, Druides, And other Barbarick Philosophers.
  • BOOK. II. The Original of the Ionick, but Chiefly of the Italick, or Pythago∣rick Philosophie.
    • CHAP. I. The Traduction of the Grecian Philo∣sophie from the Patriarchs, and Iew∣ish Church proved by Universal Consent
    • CHAP. 2. Of Mythologick Philosophie, & its Traduction from the Jews.
    • CHAP. 3. Of Ionick Philosophie begun by Thales & its Iudaick Origine.
    • CHAP. 4. Of Pherecydes's Philosophie, and its Traduction from the Iews.
    • CHAP. 5. Of Pythagoras, and the Traduction of his Philosophie from the Iews.
    • CHAP. 6. Pythagoras his College, and Disci∣pline from the Jews.
    • CHAP. 7. Of Pythagoras's Philosophie Natu∣ral, and Moral; with its Tra∣duction from the Jews.
    • CHAP. 8. Pythagoras's Theologie traduced from the Iewish Church.
    • CHAP. 9. Of Pythagoras's Symbols, and their Judaick Original, &c.
    • CHAP. 10. Of the Eleatick Philosophie, &c.
  • BOOK III. Wherein briefly of the Socratick, but more largely of the Pla∣tonick Philosophie.
    • CHAP. I. Of Socratick Philosophie, its Ori∣ginal, &c.
    • CHAP. 2. Of Platonick Philosophie, and its Traduction from the Iews.
    • CHAP. 3. Of Plato's Life, and Travels for the procurement of Oriental Traditions.
    • CHAP. 4. Of the Academicks, and New Pla∣tonicks of Alexandria.
    • CHAP. 5. Plato's Pythagorick, and Socratick mode of Philosophizing; with the original of both from the Jewish Church.
    • CHAP. 6. The several distributions of Plato∣nick Philosophie.
    • CHAP. 7. General Idea's of Platonick Philo∣sophie, and Philosophers.
    • CHAP. 8. Of Plato's Logick, and its deriva∣tion from the Iews.
    • CHAP. 9. Of Plato's Physicks, and their Tra∣duction from Sacred Storie.
    • CHAP. 10. A brief Abstract of Plato's Moral, and Metaphysical Philosophie.
  • BOOK IV. Of Peripatetick, Cynick, Stoick, Sceptick, & Epicurean Philosophie.
    • CHAP. 1. Of Aristotelick, or Peripatetick Philoso∣phie, its Traduction from the Jews.
    • CHAP. 2. Of the Cynicks Sect, and their Philosophie.
    • CHAP. 3. Of the Stoick Sect, and Philosophie its Original.
    • CHAP. 4. Of Scepticisme.
    • CHAP. 5. Of Epicurisme.
• Index of Scriptures explicated.
• The Court of the Gentiles. Part II. Of Philosophie.
  • Book I. Of Oriental, and Occidental Barbarick Philosophie.
    • Chap: I. Of Philosophie in General, and Scripture Philosophers.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Egyptian Philosophie, and its Traduction from the Scriptures, &c.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Phenician Philosophie, its Traduction from the Jews.
    • CHAP. IIII. Of the Chaldaick Philosophie, and Philosophers.
    • CHAP. V. Of the Magi, Gymnosophistae, Druides and other Barbarick Philosophers.
  • BOOK II. The Original of the Ionick, but chiefly of the Italick, or Pythagorick Philosophie.
    • CHAP. I. The Traduction of the Grecian Philosophie from the Patriarchs and Jewish Church proved by Universal Consent.
    • CHAP. II. Of Mythologick Philosophie its Traduction from the Jews.
    • CHAP. III. Of the Ionick Philosophie by Thales, and its Jewish Original.
    • CHAP. IV. Pherecydes his Philosophie traduced from the Jews.
    • CHAP. V. Of Pythagoras, and the Traduction of his Philosophie from the Jews.
    • CHAP. VI. Pythagoras's College, and Discipline from the Jews.
    • CHAP. VII. Of Pythagoras's Philosophie Natural, and Moral, &c.
    • CHAP. VIII. Pythagoras's Theologie traduced from the Jewish Church.
    • CHAP. IX. Of Pythagoras's Symbols, and their Jewish Original, &c.
    • CHAP. X. Of the Elatick Philosophie, &c.
  • BOOK III. Wherein more breifly of Socratick, more largly of Platonick Philosophie.
    • CHAP. I. Of Socratick Philosophie, its Original, &c.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Platonick Philosophie, its traduction from the Jews.
    • CHAP. III. Of Plato's Life, and Travels for Oriental Traditions.
    • CHAP. IV. Of the Academicks, and New Platonicks of Alexandria.
    • CHAP. V. Plato's Pythagorick, and Socratick mode of Philo∣sophizing, with the Original of both from the Jewish Church.
    • CHAP. VI. The several Distributions of Platonick Philosophie.
    • CHAP. VII. General Ideas of Platonick Philosophie, and Philosophers.
    • CHAP. VIII. Of Plato's Logick, and it's derivation from the Jews.
    • CHAP. IX. Of Plato's Physicks, and their Traduction from Sacred Storie.
    • CHAP. X. A brief Abstract of Plato's Moral, and Metaphysical Philosophie.
  • BOOK IV. Of Peripatetick, Cynick, Stoick, Sceptick, and Epicurean Philosophie.
    • CHAP. I. Of Aristotelick, or Peripatetick Philosophie, it's Traduction from the Jews.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Cynicks, their Sect, and Philosophie.
    • CHAP. III. Of the Stoick Sect, and Philosophie, its original, &c.
    • CHAP. IIII. Of Scepticisme.
    • CHAP. V. Of Epicurisme.
• The considerable Errata to be thus corrected.