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.

§. 2. * 1.1 The Phenicians possessed most of the Ilands in the Egean Sea, commonly called the Cyclades, as it is sufficiently manifest, both from the Founders, and Names of the Places. In Cea reigned Aristaeus, the son in law of Cadmus. Bacchus the nephew of Cadmus possessed Naxus. Astypalaea had its name from Astypalaea, the daughter of Phaenix, and mother of Ancae∣us, who held Samus. Oliarus was 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 a Colonie of Si∣donians; as Stephanus. Who tels us also, that Jos was formerly called Phenice. Yea several of the names, which the Phenicians imposed on those places, continued a long time after; * 1.2 as Syra, where the Syrians, or Phenicians arriving, planted a Colonie, and called the place from their own name. This is farther evident from the Knowledge and use of the Heliotrope, which is supposed to have been first invented by these Syrans, but was indeed communicated to them by the Phenicians, who who received it (as Bochart conceives) from the original pat∣terne of Ahaz's dial 2 King. 20.11. This was improved by Pherecydes, Pythagoras's master, who was a Syran, not a Syrian immediately, as most think, but upon a mistake; as Bochart, from his own mouth, informed me: see more Bochart Canaan l. 1. c. 14.

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• * 1.1

  The Phenicians possessors of most of the Cyciades, as Cea, Naxus, Astypalea, Jes, Syra &c.
• * 1.2

  Phenicians in Syra where they communicated the knowledge of the Heliotrope taken from haz's dial. King. 20.11.