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Page iii
... had hitherto neglected , and to stop where it had been accustomed to pass on . It may also happen , that there is a learned and a formidable body , which , having given its general sanction to the literal PREFACE . iii.
... had hitherto neglected , and to stop where it had been accustomed to pass on . It may also happen , that there is a learned and a formidable body , which , having given its general sanction to the literal PREFACE . iii.
Page xxi
... learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians ; and I expect to find traces of that wisdom in his works . The learned among the ancient Egyptians were pure theists , as Cudworth has proved . They were deeply skilled in the sciences ; but ...
... learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians ; and I expect to find traces of that wisdom in his works . The learned among the ancient Egyptians were pure theists , as Cudworth has proved . They were deeply skilled in the sciences ; but ...
Page lxxi
... learned author here employs , is founded on the calculations of the modern Hindu astronomers . But what is to be said of the calcu- lations of astronomers , who place the equinoctial points at the beginning of their Caliyuga , nearly ...
... learned author here employs , is founded on the calculations of the modern Hindu astronomers . But what is to be said of the calcu- lations of astronomers , who place the equinoctial points at the beginning of their Caliyuga , nearly ...
Page 53
... learned men secretly renounced , while they continued openly to teach , the errors of Tsabaism , which , in the hands of such men , could have been nothing else than a system of astronomy imposed on the people as a system of religion ...
... learned men secretly renounced , while they continued openly to teach , the errors of Tsabaism , which , in the hands of such men , could have been nothing else than a system of astronomy imposed on the people as a system of religion ...
Page 80
... learned Egyptians was their religion . Hence all the mysteries with which it was enveloped . We know , however , that Plato , Eudoxus , Diodorus Siculus , and Plutarch , were aware that the Egyptians computed the year rightly . The ...
... learned Egyptians was their religion . Hence all the mysteries with which it was enveloped . We know , however , that Plato , Eudoxus , Diodorus Siculus , and Plutarch , were aware that the Egyptians computed the year rightly . The ...
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Page 23 - Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Page 21 - Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass's colt unto the choice vine; He washed his garments in wine, And his clothes in the blood of grapes : His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
Page 30 - The archers have sorely grieved him and shot at him and hated him. But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.
Page 23 - Let Asher be blessed with children ; Let him be acceptable to his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass ; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Page 23 - Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships ; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
Page 23 - Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
Page 6 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace ; then shall the Lord be my God : and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house : and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page 23 - And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. 21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
Page 118 - And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Page xvii - Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.