The History of the works of the learned, or, An impartial account of books lately printed in all parts of Europe Volume 11

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1709 Excerpt: ...Divines who Undertake to Demonstrate it «t this rate. This Conduct of Huetius, puts Mr.Tohmd in Mind of the lllce Practice of Ouqtlius, in his Notes upon Minu'ius Felix s Ottaviui, in bis Citation of a Passagi?quite contrary to his real purpose, out of Manilius Astronomukf; which when he has produe'd and compared with the whole Passige it refers to, he fays, that if these great Defenders of the Faith had been guilty of no worse Faults than Negligence in these Cafes they had been in some Measure excusable, but he adds, that such Fraudulent Practices as these, are to be met with in Thousands of Instances, in those who go under the Name of the Old Fatbtp, especially in Eustbmh Pnefmatto Demonstratio Eiangelka. Bbb And 37 toilVM. 1709,, And these thmgs being considered, he fays, 'tisno wonder tint Hufby the aflistance of such doughty Authorities, was able to demonstrate that all the Ethnic Theology was deriv'd from Mfits Source; and lhat all the Ægyptitn, Vba-nician, Arabian, Persian, Grecian and Upman Gods and Heroes terminated in Most; nay, and that their Kings as Cecreps ard Minet, for instance, and even /fcww/w, all true Chronology notwithstanding; their Legislators, as %oreastery add their very Poets, Musauu, oybeut, Limn, Amphion, Sec. were Very Mofir, and that Mesei was not only known to all the East Indians, as the Chinese and Japanese, to the Thraeuni, Germans, GaSs, Britain, Spaniards, and to the Americans themselves; but was also the fame with the Grecian Infernal Gods, Bactbus,Typhon, Sikmts, Prw/w, &c. After Huetiw has cleared these points Mr. To/and observes that it follows by an eafie consequence for his purpose that all the Fabulous Goddesses terminated in Qpphorah Mofets Wise tho' when Huetiw thinks he has demonstrated this, he ma...