. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . g ?Oied to be publifhd infix Months from the Dare hereof, the Work being already in great - vardaefs. III. That thofe who fubferibe for fix, fhall have aSeventh gratis. IV. That a Number will b
. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . g ?Oied to be publifhd infix Months from the Dare hereof, the Work being already in great - vardaefs. III. That thofe who fubferibe for fix, fhall have aSeventh gratis. IV. That a Number will be printed on an exceedingfine Imperial Paper, at Double the Price. V. That a Lift of the Subfcribers will be Alpha-cally printed in the Beginning of this Work. PROPOSALS are delivered, and SUBSCRIPTIONS taken in, by Mr. Hitch in Pater-nofier-Row; in St. Pauls Church-yard; R. V/are inJimen-Conur -, Jofeph Hazard near Stationers-Hall;IVilliam and Cluer Dicey in Bow Church-Yard, London,and at the Printing-Offices of Gloucefer, Stamford,and Northampton -? Mr. Thomas Hammond, and , Bookfellers, in York; Mr. hman of Don-caffer ; Mr. Richard Cook of Car life 5 J. Smith ofDaventry ; C. Ratten of Harborough ; J. Rattenof Coventry ; ?. Warren of Birmingham j S. Martin,and G. Brice, Bookfellers in Leicefer; J. Cook ofUppingham 3 and by moft Bookfellers in England. MORAL Emblem V. Creation and Consummation of Worlds. w HEN firft the [a) Breath of Heartn was fent (Abroad, Thenlivnd (b) CHAOS became full of GOD ; His Power Omnipotent that Mafs obeyd, And thence thefe Worlds with all their Hofts were (made \ Earth, Seas, and Heavn in nitid Forms arofe, And evry Starry Orb their Makers Glory fhews 5 The MORAL EMBLEMS. The living Forms Almighty Powr exprefsd, And Natures grateful Voice Thee Natures GOD ( done.—— But fee, alas! when Times laft Age (hall come, All Nature mourns, devouring Flames confume The burning Worlds> that, Sinner, was thy
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