Horæ Mosaicæ: Or, A View of the Mosaical Records, with Respect to Their Coincidence with Profane Antiquity; Their Internal Credibility; and Their Connection with Christianity: Comprehending the Substance of Eight Lectures Read Before the University of Oxford, in the Year 1801; Pursuant to the Will of the Late Rev. John Bampton, A.M. |
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Page 53
... described ; and the oppofition , dur- ing the antediluvian ages , between the de- fcendants of Seth and the children of Cain , feems to be alluded to in the contests be- tween the fons of Bore , and the giants . Whether in this Gothic ...
... described ; and the oppofition , dur- ing the antediluvian ages , between the de- fcendants of Seth and the children of Cain , feems to be alluded to in the contests be- tween the fons of Bore , and the giants . Whether in this Gothic ...
Page 101
... described as furpaffing all creatures in the depth of his cunning , and the artfulness of his perfidy . Two of his children , born from a demon ftyled The Meffenger of ill , are Death ' , and an immenfe Serpent . " The " univerfal ...
... described as furpaffing all creatures in the depth of his cunning , and the artfulness of his perfidy . Two of his children , born from a demon ftyled The Meffenger of ill , are Death ' , and an immenfe Serpent . " The " univerfal ...
Page 111
... to whom all the different fects of phi- lofophers must yield . It is worthy of obfervation , that this ani- mal is described by the Chinese , as being of I. SECT . of a remarkably mild and placid difpofition HORE MOSAICA . 111.
... to whom all the different fects of phi- lofophers must yield . It is worthy of obfervation , that this ani- mal is described by the Chinese , as being of I. SECT . of a remarkably mild and placid difpofition HORE MOSAICA . 111.
Page 216
... described , and the victory of the immortals celebrated , the poet proceeds to speak of the waters of Styx , the first - born of the Ocean ; those waters , which have already been 4 been confidered as allufive to the cata- CHAP ...
... described , and the victory of the immortals celebrated , the poet proceeds to speak of the waters of Styx , the first - born of the Ocean ; those waters , which have already been 4 been confidered as allufive to the cata- CHAP ...
Page 223
... described in the writings and maps of Geographers . But yet I must " not omit , what was confidently attested " to me by the Father Guardian , and Pro- " curator of Jerufalem ; both men in years , " and seemingly not deftitute either of ...
... described in the writings and maps of Geographers . But yet I must " not omit , what was confidently attested " to me by the Father Guardian , and Pro- " curator of Jerufalem ; both men in years , " and seemingly not deftitute either of ...
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Abydenus afferts againſt alfo almoſt alſo anceſtors ancient Apollodorus appears Atargatis Babel becauſe cauſe CHAP Chineſe Chriftian circumftance confequently confiderable darkneſs defcendants defcribed deity deluge Deucalion Diodorus Siculus divine earth Egypt Egyptians eſtabliſhed exiſtence facred facrifice faid fame fays fecond fect feems ferpent ferve feven fhall fhew fhould fimilar fingular firft firſt fome fons foon ftill fuch fufficient fuppofed fuppofition Greeks heaven Herodotus HESIOD Hift himſelf Hindoos hiſtory Ibid Ifrael Ifraelites itſelf Jews leaſt lefs likewife luge midſt Mofaical Mofes moft moſt muft muſt mythology narrative nation Noah obfcure obferved paffage Pagan Patriarch Pentateuch perfon Plagues of Egypt Plutarch poffibly Præp preferved preſent reaſon refpecting repreſented reſemblance Saturn Scripture SECT ſeems ſhall ſpeaking ſtate Tacitus thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tradition truth univerfal uſe waters whole worſhip γαρ δε εν επι και μεν οἱ τε τοις ὡς
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Page 148 - God had •determined to bring upon the earth at once, " the windows of heaven were opened, and the fountains of the great deep broken up.
Page 260 - And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Page 332 - When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand to tread my courts?
Page 16 - All the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Page 332 - And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you : yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear : your hands arc full of blood.
Page 177 - I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Page 262 - And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth ? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Page 261 - And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice : for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.
Page 313 - And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God.
Page 177 - And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.