Origines Sacrae Or a Rational Account of the Grounds of Natural and Revealed Religion: To which is Added Part of Another Book Upon the Same Subject, Left Unfinished by the Author : Together with a Letter to a Deist, Volume 2 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 5
Page 139
And by the same reason that it is said that Moses only speaks of the origin of the
Jewish nation in the history of Adam , it may as well be said that Moses speaks
only of the making of Canaan , and that part of the heavens which are over it ...
And by the same reason that it is said that Moses only speaks of the origin of the
Jewish nation in the history of Adam , it may as well be said that Moses speaks
only of the making of Canaan , and that part of the heavens which are over it ...
Page 257
... be the Lord of heaven , and called him Beelsamen ; the same , saith he , whom
the Greeks call Zeús . But how came they to imagine any Lord of heaven , if they
knew that the sun was made out of senseless matter , as well as themselves ?
... be the Lord of heaven , and called him Beelsamen ; the same , saith he , whom
the Greeks call Zeús . But how came they to imagine any Lord of heaven , if they
knew that the sun was made out of senseless matter , as well as themselves ?
Page 385
And Tri - CHAP . gautius ( or rather Riccius , who lived a long time in China )
gives this account of the religion of that ancient Christian . and famous kingdom :
That at first they owned the Exped , ap . supreme God , Lord of heaven , but ...
And Tri - CHAP . gautius ( or rather Riccius , who lived a long time in China )
gives this account of the religion of that ancient Christian . and famous kingdom :
That at first they owned the Exped , ap . supreme God , Lord of heaven , but ...
Page 386
He inquired of one of their learned men , what they meant by this solemn worship
of heaven ; whether it was directed to the material heaven ? He answered , that
they took heaven not only for the visible heaven , but for the Creator and ...
He inquired of one of their learned men , what they meant by this solemn worship
of heaven ; whether it was directed to the material heaven ? He answered , that
they took heaven not only for the visible heaven , but for the Creator and ...
Page 399
Æthihad almost overrun Abyssinia , that they had no public opiæ , 1 . i . worship ;
but if any asked them about a supreme God , they would answer , Heaven . So
Dellon saith of the Dellon Re" lation d ' un inhabitants of Madagascar , That they ...
Æthihad almost overrun Abyssinia , that they had no public opiæ , 1 . i . worship ;
but if any asked them about a supreme God , they would answer , Heaven . So
Dellon saith of the Dellon Re" lation d ' un inhabitants of Madagascar , That they ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according ancient animals answer appears argument Aristotle asserted atoms beginning believe better bodies BOOK called Cartes cause CHAP Christian clear comes common concerning consider continue deny Divine doth earth Egyptians Epicurus eternal evident evil excellent existence fall flood follow force formed give given God's gods greater greatest Greece Greeks ground happiness hath heaven hypothesis idea imagine infinite Italy kind language laws learned lived looked mankind manner matter means mind motion nature necessary never object observed opinion origin particles particular persons philosophers Plato Plutarch possible present preserved principle produced prove Providence reason received religion rest saith Scriptures seems sense serve shew soul space speaks substance sufficient suppose taken tells thence things thought tion true truth understand universe whence whole worship