Tetradymus: Containing I. Hodegus; Or the Pillar of Cloud and Fire, that Guided the Israelites in the Wilderness, Not Miraculous: But, as Faithfully Related in Exodus, a Thing Equally Practis'd by Other Nations, and in Those Places Not Onely Useful But Necessary. II. Clidophorus; Or of the Exoteric and Esoteric Philosophy, that Is, of the External and Internal Doctrine of the Antients: the One Open and Public, Accommodated to Popular Prejudices and the Establish'd Religions; the Other Private and Secret, Wherin, to the Few Capable and Discrete, was Taught the Real Truth Stript of All Disguises. III. Hypatia; Or the History of a Most Beautiful, Most Virtuous, Most Learned, and Every Way Accomplish'd Lady; who was Torn to Pieces by the Clergy of Alexandria, to Gratify the Pride, Emulation, and Cruelty of Their Archbishop Cyril, Commonly But Undeservedly Stil'd Saint Cyril. IV. Mangoneutes: Being a Defense of Nazarenus, Address'd to the Right Reverend John Lord Bishop of London; Against His Lordship's Chaplain Dr. Mangey, His Dedicator Dr. Patterson, and (who Ought to Have Been Nam'd First) the Reverend Dr. Brett, Once Belonging to His Lordship's ChurchAnd sold by J. Brotherton and W. Meadows in Cornhill, J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane. W. Meres without Temple-Bar, W. Chetwood in Covent-Garden, S. Chapman in Pall-Mall, and J. Graves in St. James's Street., 1720 - 226 pages |
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Page 86
... how many objects of reverence and falfe wor- fhip , are owing to Fables mifunderstood ? how many Gods and Goddeffes ? whose rites and fefti- vals beget idleness and debauchery , drunkenness and floth , which are the fruitful fources of ...
... how many objects of reverence and falfe wor- fhip , are owing to Fables mifunderstood ? how many Gods and Goddeffes ? whose rites and fefti- vals beget idleness and debauchery , drunkenness and floth , which are the fruitful fources of ...
Page 95
... how dangerous it is made to tell the truth , tis difficult to know when any man declares his real fentiments of things . I have of ten , I confess , read of defires to fome , and defi- ances to others ( not tolerated by the Laws ) to ...
... how dangerous it is made to tell the truth , tis difficult to know when any man declares his real fentiments of things . I have of ten , I confess , read of defires to fome , and defi- ances to others ( not tolerated by the Laws ) to ...
Page 97
... how pathetically does he fet forth , what So , 105 , a hard thing it was , to perfuade him to enter in- to Orders ? how boldly does he own , that he wish'd for death , fooner than to change his Philofophi- cal for an Epifcopal life ...
... how pathetically does he fet forth , what So , 105 , a hard thing it was , to perfuade him to enter in- to Orders ? how boldly does he own , that he wish'd for death , fooner than to change his Philofophi- cal for an Epifcopal life ...
Page 98
... how was it poffible he cou'd be reckon'd a Chriftian , how . ever he might , as things went then , be a very Cod . 26. good Bifhop ? His memory fail'd PHOTIUS , Ibid . when he writes it was in an Epiftle to THEO- PHILUS , that SYNESIUS ...
... how was it poffible he cou'd be reckon'd a Chriftian , how . ever he might , as things went then , be a very Cod . 26. good Bifhop ? His memory fail'd PHOTIUS , Ibid . when he writes it was in an Epiftle to THEO- PHILUS , that SYNESIUS ...
Page 100
... how hard it is to come at TRUTH your felf , and how dangerous a thing to publish it to others . FINIS 100 CLIDOPHORUS .
... how hard it is to come at TRUTH your felf , and how dangerous a thing to publish it to others . FINIS 100 CLIDOPHORUS .
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abfolutely Acroatic alfo allegories Amft anfwer'd antient approv'd APULEIUS ask'd becauſe Bishop call'd Chriftian CICERO CLEMENS Alexandrinus cou'd defigning defirous deliver'd deny'd difcourfes diftinction divine eafily Efoteric doctrine Efoteric Philofophy efta Egyptian Epifcopal Epift Exoteric and Efoteric explain'd Fables fabulous facred fafe faid falfe fame farr fays fecond fecret fect fenfe fhall fhou'd fhow filence fince firft fome fomtimes fooner fpeak fubject fuch fymbols Gods happen'd Heathen HERACLITUS Hiftories himſelf Ibid impoffible intereft Internal Doctrine laft leaft lefs leſs likewife lofophers moft moſt muft Myſteries nature neceffary notwithſtanding obfcure obfervation occafion opinions otherwife paffage pafs PARMENIDES perfons perftition Philofophers PHOTIUS Phyfical PLATO pleaſure PLUTARCH prefent Priefts procede profefs prov'd purpoſe PYTHAGORAS Pythagorean queftion reaſon receiv'd reft Refurrection Religion ſelf ſenſe ſpeak STRABO Superftition SYNESIUS thefe themſelves Theology ther therfore theſe things thofe thoſe thro TRUTH Univerfe uſe VARRO vulgar whofe wou'd ZOROASTER