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But from the beginning it was not so.
THere are but very few things either so little, or so great, whe∣ther in Art, or Nature, whether in Politie, or Religion, which are not willing to take advan∣tage from the meer credit of their An••iquity.
First for Art; Any part of Philosophy penn'd by Hermes Trismegistus, any Script of Geography bearing the name of Anaximander, any Musical Composition sung by Amphion to his Harp, any piece of the Mathematicks said to be writ by Zoroastres, any Relique of Carved worke from inspir'd Bezaleel,* 1.1 or any remnant of Embroi∣dery from the Theopneust Aholiab, would at least for the honor of being reckon'd to be the first, be also reckon'd to be the best of any An∣tiquarie's Keimelia.