. A collection of several philosophical writings of Dr. Henry More. you with too tedious a Prologue to thematter in hand concerning the Author of this Bookof Genefis, to wit ^ Mofes; I fhall look upon himmainly in reference to that publick induement idwhich at the very fir ft fight he will appear admi- *^<^^j-rable, viz. as a Politician or a Law giver. In which j^* .^ 7**his skill was fo great, that even in the judgment of Heathen Writers he T^^^i*had the preeminence above all the reft. Diodorus has placed him in the ^poi^^^Vhead of his Catalogue of the moft famous Law-givers, under the nam
. A collection of several philosophical writings of Dr. Henry More. you with too tedious a Prologue to thematter in hand concerning the Author of this Bookof Genefis, to wit ^ Mofes; I fhall look upon himmainly in reference to that publick induement idwhich at the very fir ft fight he will appear admi- *^<^^j-rable, viz. as a Politician or a Law giver. In which j^* .^ 7**his skill was fo great, that even in the judgment of Heathen Writers he T^^^i*had the preeminence above all the reft. Diodorus has placed him in the ^poi^^^Vhead of his Catalogue of the moft famous Law-givers, under the name ;^»5, ii^ ^ufli/n Martyr be not miftaken*, or if he be, atleafthe Protrept. adbears them company that are reputed the beft, refervd for the laft and ^^^ notable Inftance of thofe that entituled their Laws divine, and Yf-^f^ ^ ^made themfelves Spokef-men betwixt God and the People. This ^ Z^Mneves is faid to receive his Laws from Mercury^ as Minos from ^upiter^ jn ^LycurgHs from JpoUo, Zathraufles from his o-jarSos J^cu/^jr, his good 4^. Mneves is faid to receive his Laws from Mercury.^ as Minos from Jupiter^ jn ^ , ^ LycurgHs from ApoUo ^ Zathraufles from his ciya,%i S^ali^jr, his good ?^u-J^J-^v, Genius, Zamolxis from^ Fejla., and Mofes homlao, that is, Jehovah, med ^ W/S«> »>/- 5 THIS laJ^cMOfs Moociriv r IttcS^xaAejj/ivoy r5?or. But he fpeaks like a mere otkttc. Hiflorianin the bufinefs. nepoa-oine-acSitj is the word which he boldly abufes to the diminution of all their Authorities promifcuoufly. For he *^|-?^f^- fays they feigned they received Laws from thefe Deities 5 and adds the y.^-^fi- lii reafon ••^•^^- _£ l7?^ IntroduBion to the Defence. Tealon of it too, but like an arrant States-manor an incredulous Philo-fopher, aif ^icvfjfg^^p :^<&ttav oXmihvoi<»/y,QjLva,v\ t |X«/\\b^ cJcpgAjicrtfv whether it he, fayes he, ?^<tf they judged it an admirable and plainly di-vine froje6i that redounded unto the profi
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