Moses's Principia - Part II; Of the Circulation of the Heavens, of the Cause of the Motion and Course of the Earth, Moon, &C., Of the Religion, Philosophy, and Emblems of the Heathens Before Moses Writ, and of the Jews After #268398

Enquiry, which without a new Genera tion'fhall contain in itfelf the Caufe of its own Continuance As I am for te viving this Material Philofophy in Motion, 65a and am by and by to bring in the Addition of Senfe fo far as that can go, and of comparing Revelation with the things' Teen, and of drawing Dedué'tions from either or both 3 and as none of the prefent Philofophers were {0 much as the Inventors of the Words, they ufe for their imaginary Powers and as they may {till have the Lone or Liberty-of ufing the old Tables to efiimate the comparative Velo city of each Globe, to find out an Eclipfe, or £97. Or of telling us they im prove them; I can have no great Diffe rence with any of them who are in Being at prefent 3 nor can I fall under the Dif pleafure of the Divines, fince thofe mo dern Authors who have meddled mopc, and as fome tell me mof't learnedly with a few general Names of the Gods of the ancient Heathens and their Worfhip, and the Worfhip of God under the Mofaz'ck Law, have made the Men flupid, their Objects firft living, and then dead Kings, thofe dead Kings Devils, whether real or.