A treatise of the situation of Paradise written by P.D. Huet; to which is prefixed a map of the adjacent countries ; translated from the French original.
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- A treatise of the situation of Paradise written by P.D. Huet; to which is prefixed a map of the adjacent countries ; translated from the French original.
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- Huet, Pierre-Daniel, 1630-1721.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for James Knapton ...,
- 1694.
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- Bible -- Geography.
- Paradise.
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TO THE READER.
OUR first Parents, READER, were turned out of Pa∣radise for their Disobedience: Many of their Posterity en∣deavour by their Disbelief of Moses's Writings, to turn Para∣dise out of the World. To stop and correct this Humour, several Learned Books have been put in Print; and this, the last of all.
It was writ by that Ex∣cellent, and much Celebrated Peter Daniel Huet, now Bishop of Soissons in France. Because
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the French Copy was scarce, and like to be so; and the Argument so useful in these days: It hath been judged very expedient to put it forth in English.
Atheists and Scoffers, whom the Psalmist calls Pests, usu∣ally demand, What's become of Paradise? Shew us the place in the Maps? And if this be not done for them (they are gene∣rally lazy) with all exactness, butted and bounded by Lon∣gitude and Latitude; hedged in with Degrees, and Minute Measures; attested also by Strabo and Ptolomy; they will slide into a disbelief first of Genesis, then of the whole Bible, and lastly of all revealed Reli∣gion.
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This great and wise Au∣thor hath pitched upon that very Method, which this sort of Men call for. He treateth the cause and question with good profane History (which they so much love) and Hu∣mane Testimony. Could the Situation of Persepolis, of Solo∣mon's Tadmor, the course of Virgil's Timavus be so clearly described and set out; I suppose these Men would cease their Disputings about those Matters. In the present Controversie they are more yare. For should they acknow∣ledge Satisfaction in this Point, they must alter, retract, and part with many other their ill grounded Perswasions. They mightily doubt the reality of
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the Torments of Hell, because they have not yet found it proved to be Local. This is very difficult to prove; for should one come from the Dead, they would not believe him. I see no way more probable to re∣move their distrust, than Ex∣periment; But who ought to be at the Pains and Cost of it, but they that want to be con∣vinced? Well then; If these Men stand to their own Principles, they must henceforth allow the History of Paradise; for it is here so fully and plainly evi∣denced to be Local, as any thing can possibly be, so distant in time, and remote in Situa∣tion.