§. 1. * 1.1 THe Cananites having been driven out of Canaan by the Israelites, first sit down upon the Shore of the Midland Sea, which they call Phenicia: but that being too narrow for such a numerous multitude, they thence transplant Colonies, through∣out all Coasts on the Midland Sea; and so disperse themselves into several parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia. We have al∣ready shewen how they sent Colonies into Spain, and Africa, un∣der the Conduct of Hercules, about Joshua's time. We are now to manifest how these Phenicians, or Cananites, about the same time of their expulsion from Canaan by Joshua sent forth Colonies into Greece, and the parts adjacent, under the command of Cad∣mus, and other Phenician Commanders. So Eusebius tels us: that about the time of Joshua and Othoniel, lived Cadmus, and Phaenix; two brothers, or two sons of Agenor King of Phenicia; of whom the first i.e. Cadmus seated himself, first in Baeotia, and
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.
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afterward in Illyricum: this latter Phenix fixed his seat in Thra∣cia, and Bithynia. The like Carion, in his Chronicon lib. 2. de Graecis, acquaints us, that Cadmus sailed from Phenicia into Baeo∣tia &c. And learned Bochart in his Preface to Canaan, addes, that if we believe Mythologists, there sprung from the same fami∣ly of Agenor, Cilix, who gave original to Cilicia; and Thasus, who gave name to the Iland Thasus, and Membliarus, kinsman of Cadmus, who reigned in Thera, near Crete &c. Touching the original of the Grecians we find this general account in Ca∣rion of Greece l. 2. The name Japet, saies he, was well known to the Greeks, but whence it came they knew not. From Japhet de∣scended Javan, from whom the Grecians sprang, as the name Jonia shews. Hellas descended from Hellus, who reigned amongst the Dononaei the offspring of Dodanim the son of Japhet. The lat∣ter name Graecia was from Graecus the son of Thessalus. Thus Carion.
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The Phenicians fend Colonies in∣to Greece under Cadmus &c.