The court of the Gentiles: or A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures, and Jewish church in order to a demonstration, of 1. The perfection of Gods vvord, and church light. 2: The imperfection of natures light, and mischief of vain pholosophie. 3. The right use of human learning, and especially sound philosophie. / By T.G.

A Synopsis of the Contents.

BOOK I. A general account touching the Traduction of Human Literature from the Scriptures. Particularly of Languages.

CHAP. I. The Original of all Arts and Sciences from God.

• THat there is a God. 1
• The Infinite Perfection of God. 2
• The Incomprehensibility of God. 3
• God the first Intelligent and Intelligi∣ble. &c. ib.
• Divine Wisdom and Decrees the Idea of all things created. 4
• Divine Wisdom and Will the effective cause of all that Wisdom which is in Creatures. ib.
• Habitual Ideas of Divine Wisdom stampt on the Creatures, called the Light of Nature. 5
• Human Arts reflexe Ideas of those objective Ideas, imprest on the Creatures. 6
• Human Arts beams of Divine Wisdom. ib.
• The Book of Nature being defaced, God gave a Book of Grace, whence Arts sprung. 7

CHAP. II. A general Demonstration of the Traduction of Human Literature from the Scrip∣ture, and Jewish Church.

• THe Original of human Literature from the Scriptures and Jewish Church. 8
• This is proved 1. By Testimonies 1. Of Jews. ib.
• 2. Of the Fathers. 3. Of Philosophers, Hermip∣pus, &c. 9
• Plato's Divine Word, and old Tradition. 10
• Plato's 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 a Jewish Tradition ib.
• Plato's 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, & 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Jewish. 11
• Why Plato disguised his Jewish Traditions. 12
• How Plato mentions the Jews under the name of Phenicians, Barbarians, Egyptians, Syrians. 13
• Testimonies of Moderne Criticks, Grotius, &c. 14
• 2. Our Assertion proved by the several parts of Literature. 1. Philologie. 2. Philosophie. 15
• Physicks, Ethicks, Metaphysicks. 16
• Mathematicks, Astronomie, Geometrie. 17
• Arithmetick, Navigation, Architecture, &c. 18
• The forme of Grec: Philosophie Jewish. ib.

CHAP. III. The Original of the Phenicians from the Cananites.

• THe Original of the Phenicians from the Ca∣nanitish sons of Anak. 20, 21
• Why the Cananites change their names, &c. 22
• The Phenicians and Cananites agree in Gods. 23
• The Phenicians, Cananites expelled by Joshua. 24

CHAP. IV. The Correspondence betwixt the Jews and Phenicians.

• HOw Abraham instructed the Cananites. 25
• Correspondence 'twixt the Jews and Cana∣nites. 26

• The Jews called Phenicians and Syrians. ib.
• The Phenician Language from the Hebrew. 27
• Grecian Learning from the Phenicians. ib.
• The Phenicians Inventors of Navigation. 28

CHAP. V. Of Phenicians Expedition into Spain and Africa.

• Phenician Expeditions under Hercules. 31
• Phenicians in Spain. 33
• Phenicians in Africa. 33, 34, 35

CHAP. VI. Phenicians Navigations into Greece under Cadmus.

• Phenicians in Greece, under Cadmus. 36
• Cadmus a Cananite and Hivite. 37
• Phenician Fables of Cadmus. 38, 39
• Cadmus brought Letters into Greece. 40, 41

CHAP. VII. Phenician Colonies in Greece.

• Phenician Colonies in Cyclades. 42
• The Idea of the Heliotrope from Ahaz's Dial ib.
• Delus possessed by the Phenicians ib.
• Apollo's Temple and Rites Jewish 43
• Phenicians in Athens and Laconia. 44
• The Pelasgi not the chief Conveyers of Hebrew Language and Letters into Greece. 45
• Phenicians in Cilicia, Pisidia, Caria, &c. ib.

CHAP. VIII. Phenicians in the Ilands of the Midland Sea.

• PHenicians in Cyprus, Citium, &c. 47, 48
• Phenicians in Crete 48
• The Fable of Europa's being carried away by Ju∣piter, &c. Phenician. 49
• Phenicians in Melita, now Maltha. ib.
• Phenicians in Sicilie. 50
• Phenicians in Italie. 51
• Phenicians in Sardinia and Corsica. 52

CHAP. IX. Phenicians on the Western Ocean of France, and England, as also in the East.

• THe Ocean whence so called. 54
• Phenicians visit the Westerne Ocean. ib.
• Phenicians in Britannie. ib.
• Britannie called by the Phenicians 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 a land of tin or led. 55
• Britannie called by the Greeks Cassiterides. ib.
• Ireland called Hibernia, from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 56
• Phenicians in Gallia. ib.
• The Affinitie betwixt the old Gauls and Britains, in Language, Gods, and Officers. 57
• Phenician Navigations Eastward. 58
• How far these Conjectures were of use. ib.
• Phenician Learning from the Jews. 59
• How the Egyptians communicated Jewish Dogmes to the Grecians. ib.

CHAP. X: Of the Traduction of all Languages and Letters from the Hebrew.

• THe Original of Philologie 60
• All Words and Languages from the Hebrew 61
• God the first Institutor of Names. ib.
• Names are but pictures of things. 62
• How names signifie from nature; how from In∣stitution. 63
• All Letters from the Hebrews. ib.
• Hebrew the original Language. 64
• The original of Letters from Moses. 65, 66
• Moses stiled Mercurie, and why? 67
• The Hebrews conveyed Letters to the Phenicians, ib.

CHAP. XI. Of the Phenician, and other Oriental Lan∣guages, their Traduction from the Hebrew.

• THe origination of the Hebrew. 69
• The puritie of the Hebrew 'till the Captivi∣tie. 70
• The Phenician tongue the same with the Hebrew. ib.
• This is proved by their Identitie in names, &c. 71
• Punick words of Hebrew origination 72, 73
• Plautus's Paenulus explicated. ib.
• The Phenicians symbolize with the Hebrews in names &c. 74, 75
• The Egyptian Hieroglyphicks from Jewish Sym∣bols. 76
• The Egyptian Simple Language from the Hebrew. 77, 78
• The original of the Coptick from the old Egyp∣tian and Greek. 79, 80
• The Azotian Language from the Hebrew. 80
• The Chaldaick Language from the Hebrew. 81
• The Syriack from the Hebrew. 82, 83
• The Arabick from the Hebrew. 84, 85
• The Persick from the Hebrew. 86
• Persia so called from its fame for horseman-ship, &c. 87
• The original of the Samaritans. 88
• The Samaritan Language from the Hebrew 89
• The Ethiopick from the Hebrew. 90

CHAP. XII. European Languages, especially the Greek and Latin, from the Hebrew.

• The Greek tongue from the Hebrew. 91, 92
• The Grecians Literature from Cadmus. 93
• The Greek Letters from the Phenician. 94, 95, 96
• The Greek Letters originally from the Hebrew. 97
• Instances out of Plato to prove the derivation of the Greek from the Hebrew. 98
• The Latin immediately from the Greek but ori∣ginally from the Hebrew. 99, 100
• Other Westerne Languages from the Hebrew. ib.
• The old Gallick and Britannick from the He∣brew; as tis proved by their Gods, &c. 101

BOOK II. Of Pagan Theologie, both Theo∣gonick, Physick, and Politick; with its Traduction from Sacred Names, Persons, Rites, and Sto∣ries.

CHAP. I. The Theogonie of Saturne and Jupiter from Sacred Names, Persons, and Stories.

• PAgan Theologie; and its Distribution into Mythick or Theogonick, Physick and Po∣litick. 104
• Mythick Theologie or Theogonie. 105
• Of Zabaisme, and its rise from Scripture. ib.
• Of Hellenisme, and its rise from Scripture 106
• The Theogonie of Saturne, his name of Hebrew origination. 107, 108
• Saturnes parallel with Adam in 6 particulars. 109, 110
• Saturnes parallel with Abraham in four particulars. 111, 112
• Saturnes parallel with Noah in 14 particulars. 112, 113
• Jupiters names Belus, Hammon, Zeus, Sydyk, Tara∣mis, Jupiter &c, from Hebrew. 114, 115, 116
• Fables of Jupiter originally Hebrew. 117

CHAP. II. The Theogonie of Juno, &c. of Hebrew origination,

• THe Theogonie of Juno Hebrew. 118
• Juno the same with Jana from Jah. 119

• Juno the same with Diana i:e: Dea Jana. 119
• Juno called Urania, and Belisama. 120
• Juno the same with Astarte. 120
• The origination of Astarte. 121
• Jo and Isis the same with Juno. 122
• Venus the same with Juno. 123
• The Britannick Adraste, and Saxon Easter the same with Astarte. 124
• The Jewish Astaroth the same with Astarte. 124
• Juno stiled Baaltis. 125
• Juno the same with Chiun. 125, 126
• Juno called by the Chaldeans Nabo; by the Per∣sians Anitis 127
• Juno stiled by the Grecians 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. ib.
• Juno stiled Chora, Libera, Proserpine. 128

CHAP. III. The Theogonie of Bacchus from sacred or Hebrew Names, and Traditions.

• THe Golden, Silver, and Brazen Age. 129
• Bacchus his Names and Attributes from sacred Traditions. 129, 137, 138
• Bacchus from Bar-chus the son of Chus. 130, 137
• Iacchus from Ja-Chus. 130
• Dyonysus from Jehovah Nissi Exod. 17.15. or from Syna. 131
• Attes from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Atta Thou. ib.
• Hues from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 He is sire. Deut. 4.24. 132
• Zagreus an Hunter. 132, 138
• Liber, Thriambus, Lythirambus, &c. 132
• Brisaeus, signifies a lake of honey. ib.
• Jao from Jah. 132, 133
• Adonis from Adonai Gods name. 133
• Eleleus, Evius, Sabus, Hebraick names, ib.
• Bacchus's parallel with Moses in 17 particulars. 134, 135, 136, 137
• Bacchus the same with Nimrod. 137, 138, 139.
• Nebrodes the same with Nimrod. 138
• Belus and Liber the same with Nimrod. 139
• Fables touching Bacchus of sacred origination. 139, 140, 141
• Bacchus's his Expedition into the East of Hebra∣ick rise. 141, 142
• Bacchus's Companion Silenus, the same with Silo. Gen. 49.10,11. 141
• Pan the same with the Hebrew Messias. 142
• The Bacchae, their lamentation, from Prov. 23.29,30. 142, 143

CHAP. IV. The Theogonie af Apollo, Mercurie, Pluto, Enceladus, and Typhon Hebraick.

• THe Theogonie of Apollo. 144
• Apollo, from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 which answers to Shad, and Apollyon. Rev. 9.11. ib.
• Phaebus from Jehova. 145
• Pythius from Phut or Python. ib.
• Delus from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Daal fear 145. ib.
• Belenus from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 baal or beel. 146
• Paean, and Eleleus from sacred Attributes. ib.
• A Parallel 'twixt Apollo's Sacreds and those of the Jewish Temple. 147.
• Apollo's Paean from the Hebrew Hallelujah. 147, 148, 152
• Apollo's Sacrifices from Jewish. 148
• The Parallel 'twixt Apollo and Joshua both as to Names and Things. 149, 150
• Python slain by Apollo the same with Og slain by Joshua. 150, 151, 152
• Apollo's parallel with Phut the Son of Ham. 153
• Mercurie's parallel with Canaan. 154
• Mercurie called Taautus and Theuth. ib.
• Joseph the Egyptian Mercurie. ib.
• The German Tuito or Teuto the same with the Egyptian Theuth. 155
• Mercurie called Monimus and Casmilus. 156
• Pluto's Theogonie, and parallel with Shem. ib.
• Pluto's name Muth from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, 157
• Pluto's name Hades. 157, 158, 159
• Hades Act 2.31, and Seol Ps. 16.10, signifie the state of the dead. 158, 159
• Pluto stiled Axiokersos; and why? 160
• Enceladus the same with the Devil, Esa. 27.1. 161
• Typhons Origination Hebraick. 161, 162
• Typhon's parallel with Moses, 163
• Enceladus called Briareus. 164

CHAP. V. The Theogonie of Hercules and Mars of Hebraick Derivation.

• HErcule's Origination Hebraick. 165
• Hercules's Temple and Pillars of Phenician Origine. 165, 166
• The Rarities in Hercules's Temple. ibid.
• Hercules called Ogmius, and why? ib.
• Hercules in Spain and Gallia. 167, 168
• Hercules's Parallel with Joshua. 168, 169, 170, 171
• Hercules's name melicarthus proper to Joshua. 174
• Melicarthus the same with Mars and Joshua. ib.
• The Ancient Hercules a Phenician contemporary with Joshua. 175, 176
• Mars's Theogonie Hebraick. 176
• Mars's Parallel with Joshua, and Nimrod. 177, 178

CHAP. VI. The Theogonie of Vulcan, Silenus, Pan, Prometheus, Neptune, Janus, Aeolus, Rhea, Minerva, Ceres, Niobe, and the Sirenes.

• VUlcan the same with Tubalcain. 179
• Silenus the same with Silo, Gen. 49,10,11,12 180, 181
• Nysa, where Silenus, reigned, the same with Syna. 180, 181
• The Parallel 'twixt Silenus & Silo from Gen. 49.10,11,12. 181, 182
• Silenus's Parallel with Balaam. 182, 183
• The Theogonie of Pan, and his parallel with Christ. 183, 184
• Silenus, Pan, Faunus, and Satyrus the same. ibid.
• Pans Parallel with the Messias, Abel, and Israel. 185
• Prometheus his Theogonie and Parallel with No∣ah. 185, 186
• Prometheus's Parallel with Magog. 187
• Neptune the same with Japhet. 187, 188, 189
• Janus's Theogonie and Parallel with Noah; as also with Javan. 190
• Aeolus's origination Hebraick. ibid.
• Rhea from Gen. 29.20. 191
• Minerva the same with Naamah, Gen. 4.22. ibid.
• Ceres's parallel with Adam. ibid.
• Niobe the same with Lots wife. ibid.
• The Sirenes from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 a song. ibid.
• A general account of the Theogonie. 192

CHAP. VII. The Theogonie of the Phenician and Egyptian Gods, with their He∣brew origination.

• THe Theogonie of the Phenician Gods He∣braick. 193
• Baal from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and Bel from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. ibid.
• The Theogonie of Baal Hebraick. 194, 195
• The Theogonie of Baalzebub Hebraick. 195, 196
• Moloch the same with Baal. 197
• The Theogonie of Molock Hebraick. 198, 199
• Adramelech, and Anamelech whence. 199
• The Samothracian Cabiri of Phenician or He∣braick extract. 199, 200
• Sydyk or Sadyk from Saddik Gods name. ibid.
• Axieros, Axiokersa, Axiokersos, & Casmilus with Coes their Priest, of Hebrew extract 201
• Eliun from Elion Gen. 14.19.22. Gods name. 202
• Beruth from Berith Judg. 8.33.202. N'yth alonim Valonuth, in Plautus's Poenulus explicated. 202
• The Theogonie of Ʋranus from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 202
• Ilus from El Gods name. 203
• Heliogabalus from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Ela Gabal God the Creator. 204
• Eloeim from Elohim Gods name. 204
• The Phenician Betylia from Bethel Gen. 28.18. 204
• How these Boetylia came to be made Gods. 204, 205
• Abaddar the same with the Boetylus. 206
• Dagon, Taautus, Muth, Astark, Baaltis, Melcarthus, Azizus, and Chrysor. 206

• The origination of the Egyptian Gods Hebraick. 207
• Apis an Hieroglyphick of Joseph. 207
• Apis from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ab Gen. 45.8. 208.
• Serapis the same with Apis. ib.
• Osiris the same with Joseph. ib.
• Mnevis an Hieroglyphick of Joseph. 209,
• Orus, Remphan &c. 210
• The Metamorphoses of the Egyptian Gods. 210 211
• The Causes of Mythick Theologie. 212

CHAP. VIII. Of Pagan Natural Theologie, and its Traduction from Scripture, My∣steries, and Stories.

• The Distribution of Pagan Theologie into My∣thick, Physick, & Politick. 213
• Physick Theologie most ancient. 214
• The Derivation of Natural Theologie from Di∣vine proved. 1. From its end. 214. 2. From its object, which is either supreme or mediate. 215
• The Sun the supreme natural God. 216
• Gods delegated Dominion to the Sun. Gen. 1.16. communicated by Tradition to the Gentiles. ibid.
• The original causes of the Suns Deification 217 unto 221
  • 1. Gods delegated Dominion bestowed on the Sun. 217
  • 2. The glorious composure and regular motion of the Sun. 217, 218
  • 3. The Suns Influence, Jer. 44.17,18. ib.
  • 4. The Suns residence in Heaven. 219
• The Sun Idolized by the Jewes. 221
• The original of Demons. 221, 222
• The Institution of Demons. 222, 223
• The Apotheosis of Demons. 223
• The constitution of Demons. 224
• The Offices of these Demons conformable to those of Christ. 224, 225
• Pagan columnes and Images. 226
• The first Places and Times of Natural Theologie. 227
• Chaldea the first seat of Natural Theologie. 228
• The Sun Worshipt at Ur under the Symbol of fire. 229
• Nimrod the first Institutor of Sacred fire. 230
• The Sun worshipt under Bel and Adad. ibid.
• The original of the Moons Adoration. 231
• The Sun stiled by the Persians Amanus from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and Mithras from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Mithra. 232
• Horses sacrificed to the Sun, 2 King. 23.11. 233
• The Persians rejected all Images. ibid.
• The Zabii and Magi the first institutors of this Natural Theologie. 233, 234
• The Egyptian natural Theologie. 234
• The Sun stiled Orus from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Or. 234
• Osiris, considered Physically the Sun. 235
• The Sun worshipt at Heliopolis under Mnevis, Esa. 19.18. 235, 236
• Apis the Sun. 236
• The Egyptian Demons. 236, 237
• The Natural Theologie of the Phenicians. 237
• Baal & Beelsamen Symbols of the Sun. ibid.
• Moloch the Sun. 238
• Belzebub, Baal Peor, Elagabalus the Sun. 239
• Adonis the Sun. 240
• The Moon stiled Astarte, Belisama, Baaltis, Cijun, &c. 240
• The Phenician Baalim. 240, 241
• The Grecian Natural Theologie. 241
• The first Grecians worshipped Planetarie Dei∣ties. 241
• The Stars Bodies of their Gods. 242
• Philosophers the composers of this Natural Theo∣logie. 243
• The Sun stile Chronos, Zeus, Dis, Jao. 243, 244
• The Sun stiled Apollo. 245
• The Sun stiled Bacchus, Mercurie, &c. 246
• The Grecian Demons. ibid.
• The Reformation of Natural Theologie by the New Platonists. 247
• The Roman Natural Theologie. 248

CHAP. IX. Politick Theologie traduced from Divine Institutes corrupted.

• POlitick Theologie, its Idea &c. 250
• 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 from Jah Gods name. 251

• Numa the first Institutor of Politick Theologie 252
• Institutes for the worship of God from God. 253
• The Temple and sacreds at Delphos framed in imitation of the Jewish Temple and sacreds. 254
• Apollo's Cortine, an imitation of the Tabernacle; his Tripos of the Ark; his Holine of the Propi∣tiatorie
• &c. 254, 255.
• Pagan Altars in imitation of Jewish. 255
• Acts 17.23. The Alter to the unknown God. 255
• The Grecian 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and Roman Vesta, an imitation of the Sacred fire, Lev. 6.12. 256
• Pagan Priests in imitation of Jewish. 256
• The Pontifick College and Vestments in imita∣tion of Judaick. 257
• Pagan Pontifick Institutions Levitick. 258
• Pagan Pontifick Purifications Levitick. 258
• Pagan Sacrifices from Judaick. 259
• The Jewish Holocaust imitated by Pagans. 259
• Levit. 1,2,3,4,5,6. largely explicated. 259, 260, 261
• The Scape Goat imitated by Pagans. 262
• The red Heifer imitated by Pagans. 263
• Pagan human sacrifices in imitation of Christs. 264, 265
• Judaick Federal Sacrifices imitated by Pagans. 266, 267
• A Covenant by sacrifice, Psal. 50.5. Gen. 15.9.10. Jer. 34.18,19. fully explicated. ibid.
• Pagan feasting on Sacrifices from the Jewish Feasts. 268
• The Pagan Lectisternia from the Jews. ibid.
• Pagan Tenths and first fruits from Jews. 269
• The Pagans seventh day Sabbath, &c. 270
• Pagan Oracles and Ceremonies from the Jewes. 271, 272, 273

BOOK III. Of Pagan Poesie, &c.

CHAP. I. Of Pagan Poesie, and its Traduction from sacred Oracles.

• POesie the most ancient piece of Literature. 276
• Divine Poesie the spring and Idea of Hu∣man. ibid.
• This is proved by inartificial and artificial ar∣guments. 277
• 1. From the first Authors of Pagan Poesie. 278, &c.
• Linus traduced his Poesie from the Scripture. 279
• Orpheus's Poesie derived from Scripture. 280, 281
• Homers choicest notions from the Scriptures. 282
• Hesiods Poems from Scripture. 282
• Gods Miracles the first occasion of all Poesie. 283, &c.
• Admiration the Impulsive cause of all Poesie. 286
• Ethnick Poesie from Admiration of Divine ef∣fects. 287
• Pagan Poesie parallel to Divine, as to its ends. ibid.
• The forme of Pagan poesie from Divine. 288
• Poefie Originally from Enthusiasme. 288
• The Grecian Paean of sacred extract. 290
• Plato's Enthusiastick Poesie parallelized with Divine. 291
• The Greek Rhapsodist from the Jewish Psalmonist. 291
• Poesie not an Art but a Divine Afflation. 292, &c.
• Pagan Poesie Theologick, Philosophick, Historick from sacred. 294
• Eicastick Poesie its originall, and parts of Comedies and Tragedies. 296
• Phantastick Poesie, its Abuses. ibid.

CHAP. II. Of Pagan Historie, and its Traduction from sacred Records.

• SAcred Historie the Idea of Profane. 298
• Phenician Historie from Sacred. 299
• The Egyptian Annals from Jewish. 300
• Of Manethos his Historie, &c. 302
• The ancient Trismegistus. ib.
• The Chaldean Annals from the Sacred. 302
• The Grecian Historiographie derived from the Mosaick. 304
• Of Cadmus Milesius, and Eumelus. 305
• Hecataeus, Aristeas, Pherecydes, Diodorus. 366
• Eusebius his designe to prove that Ethnick Histo∣rians traduced their choicest materials from the Scriptures. 307
• Cleodemus Malchus his Imitation of Moses's Hi∣storie. ibid.
• Diodorus and Strabo imitate Moses. 308
• The forme of Pagan Historie simple or Mytholo∣gick. ibid.
• Pagan Chronologie from Sacred. 309
• Pagan Geographie from Sacred, Gen. 10, &c. 310
• Moses's Geographie most perfect. 311
• Pagan Mythologick Historie from Scripture My∣steries and relations. 312
• Mythologick Historie Fables of real Truths and events. 313, &c.

CHAP. III. Moses his Historie of the Creation imi∣tated by Pagans, &c.

• THat the world had a beginning acknowledged by Pagans. 315, &c.
• Rational Arguments proving that the Pagans traduced their Traditions touching the Origine of the Universe from the Scriptures. 317
• Plato's Ideas from Moses, Gen. 1.31. 318
• Gods real efficience, Gen. 1.1. how far expressed by Pagans. 319
• The Supreme Heaven and Angels, how far under∣stood by Pagans, Gen. 1.1? 320
• The Pagans Chaos from Gen. 1.2. 321
• The first Chaos the seed of the Creation. 322
• The spirits forming the Universe, Gen. 1.2. how expressed by Pagans, Sanchoniathon, &c. 323
• Plato's Soul of the Universe borrowed from the Spirit, Gen. 1.2. 324
• Plato's Description of the Formes of the Universe conformable to that of Moses, Gen. 1.31. 325
• The forme of the Universe consists in its Beautie, Order, and Perfection. 326
• Moses's Description of Light, Gen. 1.3,4,5,6. how far imitated by Pagans. 327
• The primigenious Light was Fire, Gen. 1.3,4. 328
• Out of this Primigenious Light, or fire, the Celestial Lights were composed, Gen. 1.14,15,16. 329
• The Pagans received these Notions of the Sun and Stars being fire from Gen. 1.3 &c. 330
• Pagans held the Night to be elder than the Day from Gen. 1.5. 331
• The firmament Genes. 1.6. a fluid aerial matter. Ibid.
• Pagan Notions of the Firmaments fluid matter. 332

CHAP. IIII.

• ADam's formation out of the dust imitated by Pagans. 333
• The Souls Infusion &c. Gen. 2.7. 334
• Eves formation Gen. 2.21,22. 335
• Mans being formed after the image of God, Gen. 1.27. ibid.
• Mans Happy state in Paradise, Gen. 2.8. 336
• Eves conference with the Serpent, Gen. 3.1. 337
• The difference twixt the Golden and Iron Age. ibid.
• Saturne the same with Adam. 338
• The memorie of Paradise preserved under the Elysian fields. 339
• The Tree of life imitated by Nectar and Ambrosia. 340

CHAP. V. Ethnick stories of Mans Fall and Redemp∣tion by Christ.

• PLato's conceptions of mans fall from Gen. 3:23.24. 341
• Mans general losse by the Fall. 342
• Plato's Traditions of the souls preexistence, and the present slaverie of the soul whilest in the bodie. ibid.
• Plato's Notions of original Sin and its Traducti∣on. 343
• Mans state in Sin termed spiritual death, as Gen 2.17. 344.
• Plato of the Souls universal contagion. ibid, &c.
• The ignorance of the mind. 345
• The depravation of the will and Affections. ibid.
• Mans Redemption and the Restauration of all things by Christ. ibid.
• How far Plato received Traditions of the Trinitie. 346
• The Pagan 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 a Sacrilegious imitation of Christ, the Divine word. 348
• Pagan Fables of Christs Incarnation, Passion, and Ascension. ibid.

CHAP. VI. The History of the Floud imitated by Pagan Writers.

• Solon's conference with the Egyptian Priest about Archeologie. 350, &c.
• The Fables of Phaeton, Pyrrha, Niobe, Phoroneus explicated. 352
• Deucalion's Floud the same with Noahs. 353
• The flouds of Xisuthrus, Prometheus, and Ogyges the same with Noah's. 354
• Noah's Dove and Raven imitated by Pagans. 357

CHAP. VII. Ethnick stories of the Worlds Conflagra∣tion, The last Judgment, Mans fu∣ture Immortal state, from sa∣cred Oracles.

• The Worlds final Conflagration how expressed by Plato and the Stoicks. 359
• The Stoicks 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Ibid.
• Pagan notices of the worlds Conflagration. 361
• Pagan Traditions of the last Judgment. 362
• The Platonick year &c. 363
• A Catholick fame of the souls Immortalitie. 364
• Plato's Notions of the Souls Immortalitie from Scripture. 365
• The general consent of Philosophers, touching the Bodies resurrection and souls immortalitie. 366, &c.
• The Philosophers 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 an Image of the Resurrection. 367

CHAP. VIII. Of the Giants war, the Jewish Asses, &c.

• The Gians war a Fable of those who built the Tower of Babel, or of the Cananites fighting against the Israelites. 368
• The 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 369
• The Fable of the Jewes worshipping the Golden Head of an Asse, whence it sprang. 370
• The Fable of Tacitus and Plutarch concerning the Jewes their having Wels discovered to them by Asses in the wildernesse. 371
• An Ethnick Imitation of Samsons Foxes. 372
• A Fable of Jonah's whale. 372
• How these Jewish Traditions came to be corrup∣ted. ibid, &c.

CHAP. IX. Pagan Laws imitations of Jewish.

• Pagan Laws from Jewish. 373
• Grecian Legislators received their Laws original∣ly

• from the Judaick. 376
• Minos, Lycurgus, and Solon derived their Laws from the Jewes. 377
• Plato's Laws of Judaick Origine. 378
• Plato's Colledge from the Judaick Sanedrim. ibid.
• Plato's Laws for ordering Priests, and excommu∣nication Judaick. ibid. &c.
• Aristotles Laws Judaick. 379
• Roman Lawes of Jewish origine. ibid.
• Numa, Pythagoras, and Zaleucus Traduced their Lawes from the Jewes. 380

CHAP. X. Pagan Rhetorick and Oratorie from Jewish.

• Sacred Rhetorick the Idea of profane. 381
• Longinus's imitation of Moses. 382
• Pagan Rhetorick its cognation with, and Deriva∣tion from Sacred. ibid.
• Pagan symbolick Images of Truth from Sacred. ibid.
• The many advantages of Symbolick Rhetorick. 383
• Plato's Rhetorick Canons of Sacred extract. 384
• 1. Rhetorick is for the Illustration of Truth. ibid.
• 2. Rhetorick must draw men to virtue. 385
• 3. Orators must be Virtuous. ibid. &c.
• 4. Orations must be Uniforme. ibid.
• 5. Orations must be Pathetick. 387
• 6. Rhetorick must be severe and masculine, not glavering. 388
• The mischief of flattering Oratorie. ibid.
• Plato of Examples, Interrogations, and Repetiti∣ons. 389, 390
• Aristotles Rules of Rhetorick. ibid. &c.
• The Perfection of sacred Rhetorick. 392

CHAP. XI. How Jewish Traditions came to be mi∣staken by Pagans.

• How the Jewish Traditions came to be corrupted and mistaken. 393
• Pagan Mythologie the cause of those many mi∣stakes about the Jews. ibid. &c.
• Grecian Mythologie, its Causes. 394
• 1. Mistakes about Hebrew Paronomasies. ibid.
• 2. Mistakes of the Hebrew Idiom. ibid.
• 3. Attributing stories of Oriental Persons to those of their own Nation. 395
• 4. Equivocations of the Hebrew. ibid.
• 5. The Alteration of Names. ibid.
• Motives that inclined Mythologists to alter orien∣tal Traditions. 396
• 1. The Pagans Enmitie against the Jews. ib.
• 2. Grecians assuming to themselves what was Jewish. ibid.
• Pagans ignorance of Jewish Records. 397