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Whether mountains were* 1.1 made at first, or cast up by the flood, there are that dispute. I thinke, made at first. Yet is the earth round (as an apple is, not∣withstanding some knots and bunches in it.) And, that, being 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and so, naturally apt for motion (as the heavens are) it stands firm and unmoveable, Eccles. 1. 3. this is admirable. God hath hang'd it upon nothing, saith Iob, in the midst of the hea∣ven;* 1.2
〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 Archimedes his 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 poized with it's own 〈◊〉〈◊〉. But why took he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Saviour into so high a mountain? That he might thence have the sairer prospect: And perhaps in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God, taking up Mosos into the Mount. The 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉 be Gods ape, that he may, by counterfeiting the like to God, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his holy Ordinances into disgrace. Thus the 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 their sacrisices, washings, tithes, oracles, &c. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and others tell us, that the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, and her 〈◊〉〈◊〉 therein, were made of Cedar. So for Christ bruising the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 head, Satan hath set up Hercules, killing the 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. Which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 who seeth not plainly to have been hatcht in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the Poets, in an 〈◊〉〈◊〉 imitation of God, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his oracle? The like may be said of the fable of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his wife, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 snatcht from him, for looking back 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 which was made out of the story of Lots wife: So their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with his ten labours, was the Scripture 〈◊〉〈◊〉. And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 King of AEgypt, and Priest of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (who was helped from heaven by his God against Senacherib King of 〈◊〉〈◊〉* 1.3 that invaded him) who could it be else, but Hezekiah King of 〈◊〉〈◊〉? 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 (operum Dei Momus) per AEgyptios hoc* 1.4 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ut 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 editum vilesceret, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉, & tanti operis gloria ad 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 rediret. Thus the devil attempted by his AEgyptians to transfer the glory of a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 miracle upon himself.
Psal. 90 2.
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