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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A Synopsis of the Contents.
Book I. Of Orientall and Occidentall Barbarick Philosophie.
CHAP. I. Of Philosophie in General; and Sacred Philosophers.
THe Greek 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 from the Hebrew Sophim. 12
Philosophie so called from Love of Wisdome. 3.4.
Philosophers called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉&c. from the Jewish Myste∣ries. 4.
God the first Idea, and Efficient of Philoso∣phie. 5.
Philosophie sprang from Admiration. Ib.
The first Institutors of Philosophie Divine. 6
Adam the greatest human Philosopher. 7
The Philosophie of Seth, & Enoch. 8
Abraham's philosophie. 9 10.11.
Joseph's philosophie. 12.13.
Moses's philosophie. 14.17.
Solomon's philosophie. 17.18.19.
The Jewish Scholes, and Philosophie. 19.20.21
CHAP. 2. Of Egyptian Philosophie, and its Traduction from the Scriptures &c.
THe Egyptians repute for Philosophie. 22.23 24
The Egyptians Mathematicks from the Jews 24
1. Their Astronomie, its rise &c. 24
2. Their Geometrie. 25
3. Their Geographie. 26
The Egyptians Natura Philosophie 26
Their Medicine. 27
Their Moral Philosophie, and Politicks. 28
The Egyptian Laws, and Politicks from the Jews. 28.29
The Egyptian Theologie from Joseph. 29
Egyptian Rites Imitations of the Jewish. 29.30
Of the Egyptian Hieroglyphicks, their origi∣nation from the Jewish Symbols. 32.36
Testimonies to prove the Traduction of E∣gyptian Philosophie from the Jews. 36.37
How Sacred Dogmes were traduced to the E∣gyptians from the Jews. 38
Joseph's care to instruct the Egyptians. 39
The original of the Schole of Alexandria, and the Advantages it had from the Jews. 40
The Derivations the Schole of Alexandria received from the Gospel, and Christian Church. 41.42
CHAP. 3. Of the Phenician Philosophie, its Traduction from the Jews, and Scriptures.
HOw the Phenicians traduced their Philo∣sophie from the Jews. 43.47
The Phenicians skil in Navigation, Geographie, Arithmetick, Astronomie &c. 44 45
Their skill in Mathematicks in general. 45
The Grecians borrowed much of their phi∣losophie from the Phenicians. 45.46
Farther evidence, that the Phenicians re∣ceived their Philosophie from the Jews. 46.47
Of Sanchoniathon his origination. 47.48
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His skill in Philosophie, and Mythologie, 48.49
Sanchoniathon's Philosophie from Taautus, who possibly was Moses. 49
The original of Sanchoniathon's Philosophie from the Jewish Church proved. 50.58
1. From Testimonies of Philo, and Porphyrie. 50 Jerombalus, from whom Porphyrie makes Sanchoniathon to have derived his Phi∣losophie, the same with Gideon. 51
2. From Sanchoniathon's Mythologick mode of Philosophising, which is Judaick. 52
3. The matter of Sanchòniathon's Philoso∣phie Hebraick. 1. his Metaphysicks. 53
His Theogonie of Hebraick origine- Ib.
Beelsamen, from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉Ib.
Eliun from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Gen. 14.19 54
Ilus from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: Eloeim from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉Ib.
Betylia from Bethel. Ib.
Sanchoniathon's imitation of Abraham's offe∣ring up his son Isaac. 55
Of Angels, and the human Soul. Ib.
2. Sanchoniathon's Physicks. 56
His Chaos from Gen. 1.2. Ereb from Gen. 1.5. Ib.
His Mot from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉Mod, & 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉&c. 56.57
3. His Chronologie, & Geographie. 57.
Of Mochus his Origination &c. 58.59.
Mochus's Philosophie Physiologick, or a na∣tural Historie of the Creation. 59 60.
Mochus the first that philosophised of Atomes, which he had by Tradition from Gen. 1.60.
A general proof of the Traduction of the Phe∣nician Philosophie from the Iews. 60.61
The Gospel vouchsafed to the Phenicians. 61.
CHAP. 4. Of the Chaldaick Philosophie, and Philosophers.
THe Division of Philosophie into Barbarick and Grecian. 62.
The Chaldaick Philosophie its rise &c. 63.64.
The Chaldeans famous chiefly for Astronomie 64
How Astronomie was communicated to the Chal¦deans, by the Patriarchs, and holy seed. 65.
The first Patriarchs much versed in the con∣templation of Celestial Bodies &c. 66
How natural Astronomie, and Astrologie dege∣nerated into Judicial Astrologie. 66 67
The Pagan 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 answerable to the Jew∣ish Teraphims. 67.
The Chaldaick Theologie among the Zabij, with their original, and Rites. 68.
One Rite of Zabiisme Job. 31.26.27. Ib.
Another, piece of Zabiisme consisted in their 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 mentioned Lev. 26.30. 69.
Why the Sun was worshipt under Fire. Ib.
Other Sects of the Chaldeans. 70
The Chaldeans instructed by the Jewish Scholes. 71
CHAP. 5. Of the Magi, Gymnosohpists, Druides, And other Barbarick Philosophers.
THe original of the Persian Magi. 72·
The Magi instituted by Soroaster, and their correspondence with the Zabij. 73
The Indian Philosophers, Gymnosophists, Germanes, Brachmanes. from Manes. 74.75.
The African Philosophers, 1. Atlantick 75.76
2. Ethiopick, whose Divinitie came from the Iews. 76.
European Philosophers. 1. Scythian, 76.
2. Thrachian, 3. Spanish 77.
4. Druides, their original. 78
The Druides first in Britannie, and thence in Gallia Ib.
Their Academies, Privileges, Degrees &c. 79.
Their Philosophie Natural, Moral, Mathema∣tick. 79.
Their Rhetorick, Theologie, and Discipline. 80.
The Druides Worship, and Sacrifice, &c. 81
The Druides called also Saronides Ib.
Their Distribution into Bardi, Evates &c. Ib.
The Druides Oke-Religion from Abraham's
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...Oke of Mamre, and worship there 82
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
THe Grecian Philosophers recourse to E∣gypt, & Phenicia. 83
That the Grecian Philosophie was derived from the Iews is proved by Testimonies of 1. Heathen Philosophers viz. Plato, Numeni∣us, Hermippus, Aristotle, & Diogenes La∣ertius. 84.85.
2. Iews, Aristobulus, & Josephus. 85.86
3. Christian Fathers, Tertullian, Clemens A∣lexand Iustin Martyr, Eusebius, Minucius Fae∣lix, Theodoret, Ioannes Grammaticus, 86.87
4. Moderne Papists, Steuchus Eugubinus, Ju∣stinian. 87.88.
How these Poets disguised Oriental Traditi∣ons. 94.
The use, & abuse of Mythologick Philosophie. Ib.
Symbolick, and Enigmatick Philosophie from the Jewish Types, & Enigmes. 95
Metaphorick, & Allegorick Philosophie from the Iews. 96
The matter of Mythologick Philosophie from sacred Works, & Truths. 97.98.
The Causes of Mythologick, Philosophie. 98.
1. Ignorance, (1.) of the Hebrew Idiome. 98.
(2) of the matter of Judaick Traditions. 99
(3) of the Judaick forme of Doctrine. 99.
(4) from the Imperfection of Judaick Tradi∣tions. 100.
2. Admiration another Cause of all Mytholo∣gick Philosophie, with Aristotle's account. 100.101
3. Imitation a cause of Mythologick Philoso∣phie. 102.103.
Plato's Imitation both Theoretick, & Practick. 103.104.
4. Curiositie, & Affectation of Noveltie another Cause of Symbolick Philosophie. 104.105.
5. Pride- 6. Idolatrie. 7. Carnal Policie. 105
CHAP. 3. Of Ionick Philosophie begun by Thales & its Iudaick Origine.
THe first Distribution of Grecian Philoso∣phie into Ionick, & Italick. 107.
Ionick, and Italick Philosophie received its first impressions and lines from God's Church. 107.108.
Thales's extract from Phenicia. 109.
The Seven Wise men, and their Philosophie. 109.110.
An Abstract of Thales's Philosophie. 110
Thales's Philosophie from the Egyptians, & Phenicians immediately, but Originally from the Scriptures, and Iudaick Church. 110.
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Thales's great Principle, That Water was the first Matter of all things; immediately from the Phenicians, but originally from Gen. 1.2. &c. 111.112.113.
CHAP. 4. Of Pherecydes's Philosophie, and its Traduction from the Iews.
PHerecydes's original from Syrus. 118
Pherecydes's Parents, and Birth. 119
Pherecydes's philosophie from the Phenici∣ans, and Jews. Ib.
Pherecydes the first, that writ Philosophie in Prose. 120
Pherecydes's philosophie Mythologick. 120
Pherecydes's Heliotrope from the Jews. 120
...Pherecydes's〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or Theologie. 121
Pherecydes held the Souls Immortalitie. 126
CHAP. 5. Of Pythagoras, and the Traduction of his Philosophie from the Iews.
THe severall Sects of Philosophers. 123
That Pythagoras traduced the main of his Philosophie from the Scriptures, and Iews, is proved by Testimonies: 1. of Pagans, and Jews. 124
2. Of Christian Fathers. 124.125
3. Of Modern Papists, and Protestants. 125
Pythagoras's extract from the Phenicians. 126
Pythagoras's Praeceptors in Greece.••27
Pythagoras's Travels into Phenicia; and con∣verse with the Successors of Mochus, and Priests there. 128
Pythagoras his Travels into Egypt, and cor∣respondence with Jews there. 128.129.130
Pythagoras his Travels to Babylon, and con∣verse with the captive Jews, who inhabi∣ted there. 130.131.132
Pythagoras his coming to, and abode in Ita∣lie. 133.134
Pythagoras his character by Jamblicus, Diog. Laertius, Apuleius, and Justin. 134.135.136
CHAP. 6. Pythagoras his College, and Disci∣pline from the Jews.
PYthagoras his twofold Schole, and Disci∣ples. 137.138
1. His Homoco••ion, or common Schole. 137
2. His 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or ••ollege. 137.138
Pythagoras his Scholes from the Jews. 138.139
The Pythagorean 5 years Probation, and Silence from the Judaick Church. 139 140.141·
The Discipline of Pythagoras his schole. 142
Pythagoras his College, and Confederation from the Jewish Church. 142 143.144
Pythagoras his Symbol of Salt, an imitation of God's, Covenant of Sal••, Levit. 2.13. 144.145.146
The Idea of Pythagoras his College from the Essenes. 14•• 148
The Pythagoreans, as the Essenes, great Se∣paratists. 148.149·
2. The Pythagoreans, as the Essenes, shun∣ned Pleasures. 149.
3. The Pythagoreans, & Essenes injoyed all things in common 149
4. The Pythagoreans Celibat from the Jews, & Essenes. 150
5 Pythagorean Abstinences from the Jews, & Essenes. 151
6 The Pythagorean Purifications. 7. their Festi∣vals from the Jews. 152.
8. The Pythagorean white distinctive Veste∣ments from the Jews. 152.
9. The Pythagorean Silence from the Jews. 153, 154
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10. The Pythagoreans Reverence to their Do∣ctors. 154
11. Their owning Providence; and their Devotion. 154
13. Their daily Studies. 14. Their daily Exercises, Inspections, and Examens of their Actions. 155
15. Their zele against Apostates. 156
16. Their Excommunication. 156
17. A general Parallel betwixt the Essents, and Pythagoreans. 156
CHAP. 7. Of Pythagoras's Philosophie Natu∣ral, and Moral; with its Tra∣duction from the Jews.
THe Distribution of Pythagoras's Philoso∣phie. 157
The several parts of Pythagoras's Philoso∣phie; both what he received from Or∣pheus, Egypt, Chaldea, and Phenicia, from the Jews originally. 158, 159.
Pythagoras's Mathematicks. 159
Pythagoras's Arithmetick from Phenicia. 160
Pythagoras's Musick. 160
Pythagoras's Astronomie. 161
The Earth's Motion. 161
Pythagoras's Geometrie, and Measures. 161
Pythagoras's Physicks: 1. Contemplative. 162
The Origine of the Universe. 162
The First Matter, and Form. 162
Pythagoras's notions of Fire. 163.164
2 Pythagoras's Medicine from the Jews. 165
Pythagoras's Moral Philosophie. 165
1. His Ethicks, Dogmatick, Exhortative, and Characteristick. 166, 167, 168.
2. Pythagoras's Politicks. 169, 170.
CHAP. 8. Pythagoras's Theologie traduced from the Iewish Church.
PYthagoras's Theologie was the Center of his Philosophie. 172, 173
Pythagoras's Tetracty from the Judaick〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 173
Pythagoras's Metaphysick contemplations of God's Being 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, from Exod. 3.14. 174, 1••5
Pythagoras's Scriptural Tradition of God's Ʋnitie. 176
Pythagoras of Gods Simplicitie. 177
Pythagoras his Divine. Idea's the same with the Scriptural tradition of Gods Decrees. 178-183
Parmenides his opinion of Idea's. 179, 180
Timaeus Locrus his Doctrine of Idea's. 181
Divine Idea's either primarie, or secondarie 181
All things made according to God's Exem∣plar. 182
Pythagoras, of God's Providence over all. 183
Pythagoras's Model of Divine worship. 184· 187
1. Against all Images in Divine worship. 184
2. That God is to be worshipped by Rites of his own Institution. 185
3. Pythagoras his exactness in Divine worship. 186
Pythagoras his Daemons, their office, and na∣ture, in Imitation of the Messias. 187, 188
Of the Pythagorean Aeones. 188
Pythagoras his Metempsychosis a corrupt tra∣dition of the Resurrection. 188, 189
A general Idea of Pythagoras's Philosophick, Mystick Theologie. 189, 190
Pythagoras his Divination. 190
CHAP. 9. Of Pythagoras's Symbols, and their Judaick Original, &c.
PYthagoras his Mode of Philosophizing Ju∣daick, and Scriptural. 191, 192
An enumeration of Pythagoras his Symbols, which proves their Judaick original. 193
1. Give the right hand of fellowship to none but Pythagoreans. 194
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2. Abstain from things dead. 194, 195
3. Set down Salt, a Symbol of Amitie. 195
Pythagoras his Ethick Symbols. 196
Pythagoras his Metempsychosis Symbolick. 197
Nebuchadnezar his Metempsychosis. 198
Pythagoras his Abstinence from flesh Symbo∣lick. 198, 199
Pythagoras his Abstinence from beans Sym∣bolick. 199, 200
Numbers Symbols of things Divine. 200
Pythagoras his Symbols of Divine Worship, of Judaick extract. 200.201
Of Pythagoras's Works. 201
Pythagoras his Sectators, and their destru∣ction. 202
The Pride of the Pythagoreans, and all other Philosophers congenial. 204
CHAP. 10. Of the Eleatick Philosophie, &c.
XEnophanes the Founder of the Eleatick Sect. 205
Parmenides his Philosophie. 206
Zeno the Eleatick, Inventor of Logick. 206
Leucippus his Doctrine of Atomes. 207
Democritus, with his opinion of Atomes. 207
His skill in Experimental Philosophie. 208
His Ethicks, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 208
Of the Heraclitians, Epicureans, and Scep∣ticks. 209
BOOK III. Wherein briefly of the Socratick, but more largely of the Pla∣tonick Philosophie.
CHAP. I. Of Socratick Philosophie, its Ori∣ginal, &c.
SOcrates the Author of Moral Philosophie. 212
Why Socrates applied himself chiefly to Moralitie. 212, 213
Socrates an Universal Scholar. 213
Socrates his Metaphysick contemplations, and their Judaick Origine. 214, 215
That all Virtue comes from God. 215
That all true knowledge is by Divine Infusion. &c. 215
Socrates his Daemon, his office, &c. 216
Socrates his Active Philosophie, how far con∣templative, and wherein not. 217, 218
All Philosophie ought to end in Virtue. 218, 219
To know our selves, the first principle of Socra∣tes his Philosophie. 220
His advice for the Government of the Tongue. 221
Socrates his Mode of Philosophizing natural, and familiar, answerable to the Jewish. 221
His Rhetorick mode Ironick. 221
His Dialectick by Induction, and Interrogations from the Judaick Scholes originally. 221, 222
The occasion, and Instruments of his Death, &c. 223
Socrates his Character. 224
His Scholars, and their different perswa∣sions. 224, 225
CHAP. 2. Of Platonick Philosophie, and its Traduction from the Iews.
THat Plato borrowed his choicest notions from the Jews, is proved 1. By Testimo∣nies. (1) of Pagans. 226
Plato his own confession hereof. 227, 228
Plato his ••henician fables Judaick. 228
Plato his 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 some Judaick Tradi∣tion. 228, 229
Plato his Divine Word Judaick. 229
Plato h••••probable Fables Jewish. 229, 230
Why Plato conceled the name of the Jews. 230
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The Testimonie (1) of Numenius. 231
(2) Of Jews, Aristobulus, and Jose•• 231
(3) Of Christians, more Ancient 〈◊〉〈◊〉Martyr, Clem. Alexandrinus, Ambrose, A. 232, 233
(4) Of Modern Christians, Lud••es, Luther, Selden, Cudworth, Stillingfleet, Hornius, &c. 233, 234, 235
CHAP. 3. Of Plato's Life, and Travels for the procurement of Oriental Traditions.
THe Historie of Plato's Life. 236
Plato his Ancestors, and first Instru∣ctors. 236, 237
Plato his Travels into Italie, and his Instru∣ctions from the Pythagoreans. 237, 238
Plato his Travels into Aegypt, where he in∣formed himself in the Jewish wisdom. 239
Plato, whilst in Aegypt, learned from the Jewish Doctrine (1) the Origine of the Universe. (2) the Fall. (3) of God, &c. 240
How Plato might receive Information from the Jewish Records, whilest in Egypt. 241
Plato's skill in the Egyptian, and Phenician Languages, gave him advantage to read the Scriptures. 241, 242
Plato his collections from the Phenician Theo∣logie, and Philosophie. 243, 244
Of Plato his Academie. 244, 245
Plato his Character, and Works. 245, 246
CHAP. 4. Of the Academicks, and New Pla∣tonicks of Alexandria.
THe Old Academie, and its difference from the New in point of suspension. 247, 248
Whether Plato dogmatized? 248, 249
Plato his Successors in the old Academie. 249
The New Academicks, and their 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, with its origine. 249, 250
The difference between the New Acade∣micks, and Scepticks. 251
The original of the New Platonists, and their Schole at Alexandria. 251, 252
Of Potamon, Ammonius, Plutarch, Philo. 252
Of Ammonius the head of the sacred succession, his borrowing his choicest notions from the Scriptures. 253-255
Of Plotinus, and his Character. 255
Of Porphyrie, his origination, &c. 256
Jamblicus, Syrianus, Proclus. 257, 258
Of Johannes Grammaticus. 258, 259
Maximus Tyrius, Alcinous, Apuleius. 259
These New Platonists, called Electicks; be∣cause they chose out the best of all Sects. 260, 261
The general designe of these New Platonists to reform Philosophie. 261, 262
The defects of this Platonick Reformation, be∣gun by Ammonius. 262, 263
Too great extolling of Platonick Philosophie even above the Scriptures. 263
Particular evils, that followed upon this Platonick Reformation. 264
1. As to the confirmation of Paganisme. 264
2. As to the corruption of Christianisme. 265
CHAP. 5. Plato's Pythagorick, and Socratick mode of Philosophizing; with the original of both from the Jewish Church.
PLato his Symbolick mode of Philosophizing, and its various uses. 266, 267
How Plato his Symbols ought to be regula∣ted. 268
Plato his Symbolick mode of Philosophizing from the Jews. 268, 269
Plato affects the Socratick mode of Philoso∣phizing, y•••• with some differences. 270, 271
Plato his mode of reasoning by Dialogues, of Jewish origine. 272
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CHAP. 6. The several distributions of Plato∣nick Philosophie.
THe Distribution of Plato his Philosophie, as to its matter, into Pythagorick, Hera∣chtick, Socratick. 274
Plato as to Theologicks, Pythagorizeth 274, 275
As to Sensibles, Plato follows Heraclitus. 275
As to Morals, Plato follows Socrates. 275, 276
A second Division of Platonick Philosophie, into Contemplative, and Active. 276
A third distribution of Plato his Philosophie into Moral, Natural, and Rational. 277, 278
A fourth distribution of Platonick Philoso∣phie into Organick, and Essential. 278
The last distribution of Platonick Philoso∣phie into Organick, or Rational, Natural, Moral, and Supernatural. 279, 280, 281
Plato his Natural Philosophie. 280
Plato his Mathematicks. 281
Plato his Moral Philosophie. Ibid.
Plato his Metaphysicks. 281, 282
CHAP. 7. General Idea's of Platonick Philo∣sophie, and Philosophers.
PLato his Idea of Natural Philosophie. 283, 284
The Generick notion of Philosophie is Appetition. 283
The object of this Appetition, Sciences. 283
1. Intelligence, the knowledge of first Prin∣ciples. 284
2. Science, or Demonstrative Discourse. 284
3. Faith. 4. Imitation. 285
The Simple object of Philosophie. 285
The Specifick Act, contemplation. 285
The Qualities of this contemplation. 286
The Effect, and end of this contemplation, Truth, as Truth. 286
Plato his Idea of Moral Philosophie. 287
The Genus 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or Prudence. 287
The ultimate end of Moral Philosophie, humane Beatitude. 287
The Intermediate object, Agibles. 287, 288
The offices of Moral Prudence. 288
The parts of Moral Prudence, 1. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Providence. 288
2. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Dexteritie, or Sagacitie. 288, 289
3. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Experience, or Sensation. 289, 290
The subject of Moral Prudence Conscience. 290
The 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or Seat of Principles. 291
The 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or Reflective light of Con∣science. 291, 292
The Rule of Moral Prudence 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. 292
Subjective Fight Reason, What? 292, 293
Plato his Divine Philosophie in the contem∣plation, affection, and Imitation of God. 294, 295
Plato his 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 294
Plato his 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 295, 296
Plato his character of a Philosopher. 296
1. A Philosopher must be 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 296
2. Well instituted. 296
3. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, a Lover of Truth. 297
4. Wholly devoted to Philosophie. 297
5. Not covetous. 6. Nobly disposed. 297
7. Couragious. 8. Not Morose. 298
9. Of an harmonious, Musical nature. 298
10. Virtuous. 299, 299
CHAP. 8. Of Plato's Logick, and its deriva∣tion from the Iews.
PLato his forme of Logick, Dialogick. 299, 300
The original of this Dialogizing mode from the Pleatick Schole. 300, 301
Plato his Dialogizing Logick originally from the Jews. 301
The Scriptural mode of disputing by Dia∣logues. 302
Logick a Key, or Organ for the Disquisition of Truth. 303
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Plato his Logick Precepts for the Disquisition of Truth. 304
1. A Logician must be of mature Age, grave, moderate, not vain-glorious. 304
How far the old Academie was guiltie of con∣tentious Disputes. 304, 305
2. The matter of Logick Disputes momen∣tous. 305
3. Lay good foundation-Principles. 305
4. A methodick procedure from particulars to generals; from the part to the whole. 306
5. The use of Exemplifications. 306, 307
6. Distinguish well 'twixt Truth, and False∣hood. 307
7. State the Affirmative well. 307
8. In the Definition of things, expect not more of certaintie than the matter will bear. 307, 308
9. Libertie in our examens of Things. 308
10. Value Reason, more than Autoritie. 308
11. Modestie, and Moderation in Disputes. 309
Alcinous of Plato's Dialectick. 309-311
CHAP. 9. Of Plato's Physicks, and their Tra∣duction from Sacred Storie.
PLato's Physicks, the storie of the Origine of the Ʋniverse. 313
That Plato had his Storie, concerning the Origine of the Ʋniverse, from Moses, is de∣monstrated; 1. From his own confession. 2. From the Testimonie of others. 313, 314
Plato follows Moses, Gen. 1.1. in asserting the beginning of the Ʋniverse. 314, 315
How Plato affirmes the World to be Eternal. 315
God the first cause of all things. 316
God's Ideal Efficience. 316
Plato his Intelligible World. 316, 317
The difference betwixt Plato his Ideas, and Exemplar. 317