. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. .^.--,v, r .?- . - V. k ..•.;;3~.« ?: ,- -- ?--:?;? »\;>-v:.?r.,_•--. .-?•,- .—^ ? ?_--:--. 11. W. :?? mmm® ks ihi CREATION. Chap. XIV. 355 tho* threatend with certain Death en the Jay be eatthe forbidden Trait, (houd not then dye; who accor-- dingly livd after that femence about 900 years : Mofess erecting the brazen, healing Serpent, wasir. honour of this Serpent, who deiignd fa muchgood to Mankind. .•.-• £.- These Philofophers woud he grofly
. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. .^.--,v, r .?- . - V. k ..•.;;3~.« ?: ,- -- ?--:?;? »\;>-v:.?r.,_•--. .-?•,- .—^ ? ?_--:--. 11. W. :?? mmm® ks ihi CREATION. Chap. XIV. 355 tho* threatend with certain Death en the Jay be eatthe forbidden Trait, (houd not then dye; who accor-- dingly livd after that femence about 900 years : Mofess erecting the brazen, healing Serpent, wasir. honour of this Serpent, who deiignd fa muchgood to Mankind. .•.-• £.- These Philofophers woud he grofly mifiafeen,did they believe this done by 2 Serpent: We fay,it was the Devil, in the fhape of a Serpent, thattempted them. ..• A. TjiESE Fhilofophcrs, indeed, woud fee, thatthe Cbrifiians are now afnamd of the literal interpre-tation of this fiory ; tho St. Paul was of another mind,who exnreii. fays, The Serpent Jeceivd Eve tore fub-tilty. And they, pethapr, woud ask, Whether it wasthe Devil, who is faid to be more fubttl than any Beaflof the jiiid; fince it vt>as this fubtil Bead that faid tothe Woman , * Te jball not furcly die. And it wasUpon the Womans facing, The Serpent beguiled me,end I did cat, that th
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