INDEX

то THE

DIVINE LEGATION.

A.

ABIMELE CH, account of him

vol. iv. p. 88

Abraham, a brief historical view of the call of God to him and

his family

iii. 342

by some authors taken for Zoroaster

iv. 366

supposed by M. Fourmont to be Cronon

iv. 438

the true meaning of the blessing pronounced on him,

pointed out

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v. 394

-

vi. 3-24

exposition of the history of the command to sacrifice his
son Isaac
explanation of "Our Father Abraham wished to see my
day"

summary of his history

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-

vi. 6

vi. 10

- vi. 14

the import of God's revelation to him explained
in what sense said by Christ to have seen his day, vi.
reply to objections against the historical truth of
lation

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three distinct periods of his history pointed out
an advocate for toleration

summary of his history

Abraxas, (Egyptian Amulet) described

23.31
his re-
vi. 30
vi. 32

vi. 148

Academics and Pyrrhonians, their principles compared,
Academies, Greek, their founders and various sects
-on what principles erected -

Academy Old and Peripatetics, their conformity
Academy, Old and New, their conformity -
Actions, signal instance of divine instruction
them in the case of Abrahamn

ibid.
iii. 54
iii. 140

ii. 97

conveyed by

vi. 3

vi. 45

their eloquence illustrated by an anecdote from the Spartan

Adoption, account of the practice of, in ancient and modern
times

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ii. 91
Adoration, Prideaux's account of the ancient form of, iv. 199
Emilianus, character of
ii. 174
Eneas, exposition of the story of his descent into hell, ii. 78
enquiry into the nature of the poem of the Eneid, ibid.
the image of a perfect lawgiver conveyed in him, ii. 85
personally alludes to Augustus
description of his shield

ii. 98

ii. 160

Esculapius, observation on the ancient story and character

of -

ii. 172

Africans, deductions from their knowledge of a future state
notwithstanding their barbarism

Alcaus, why confounded with Hercules
Alexander the Great, the probable motive of his
nicating to his mother the secrets of the

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the stories of the exploits of Bacchus and
the Indies designed to aggrandize, him
Allegories, often imputed when never intended
-for what purpose introduced in the ancient Pagan-

ture
controversial reflections on their nature with reference to
Job, and the Ode of Horace, " O Navis referunt," v. 447
religious, distinguished

66

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vi. 48
argument deduced from the general passion for, vi. 101
Alliance of Church and State, inutual inducements to enter

into

fundamental article in

Alphabets, origin of, accounted for

political

sacred

reason for discrediting the notion of their

the Israelites -

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invention of, prior to the time of Moses

Hebrew, formed by Moses from an improvement on the
Egyptian

- iv. 163

304

America, remarks on the religion of the Natives of, i.
the forests of, a good nursery for philosophers and free-
thinkers

remarks on the language of

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ii. 331

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iv. 413

Amos, a clear description of a particular providence quoted
from the book of

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-

Anatomy, practised and studied by the ancient

tians

Ancients, enquiry into their opinions concerning the
tality of the soul

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v. 137

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Egyp-
iv. 103
immor-
iii. 148

Animal food, Sir Isaac Newton's opinion of the introduction

of it into Egypt refuted -

Animal worship, origin of, accounted for -
true origin of, amongst the Egyptians
images of animals first worshipped

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afterwards the animals themselves

- iv. 267

- iii. 280

- iv. 183-210

- various opinions of the ancients of its origin
Anscharius, St. anecdote of

Antoninus, Emperor, motives on which he was
initiation in the Eleusinian mysteries

observations on his reflections on the Christians, ii. 315

Apis, the symbol of the Egyptian God Osiris

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iii. 104

- iii. 167

iv. 186

ii. 36

Apollo, explanation of those oracles of his which were quoted
by Eusebius from: Porphyry
Apollo Pythian, his oracles paralleled with the prophecies of
scripture, by Middleton

Dr. Middleton's opinion exposed

Apologue or Fable, its use in oratory
its analogy to hieroglyphic writing

its improvement and contraction in simile and meta-

phor

its change to parable

Apotheosis, Civil, the origin of

when bestowed on deceased heroes among

Apuleius, general intention of his metamorphosis
his personal character

- iv. 138
- iv. 167
i. 307

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the

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Egyp-
iv. 208
ii. 163
ii. 171

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enquiry into his prejudices against Christianity
his motives for defending Paganism and mysteries,
foundation of his allegory of the Golden Ass
story of

moral of his story

the corrupt state of the mysteries in his time
Arbitrary will, Zeno the patron of

Areopagus, practice of that court

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remarks on the nature of that jurisdiction
conjectures on the first founding of that court

Argument internal, defined

Aristophanes, review of the dispute between him

Aristotle, character of him and his philosophy
- his opinion of the human soul

his distinction between mind and intellect
Ark, the fatal effects of amongst the Philistines

ii. 174

ii. 179

ii. 181

Arthur, King, and William the Conqueror, the similar outlines

Article VII. of the Church of England, an exposition of, vi. 2
directed against the Manichean error

ibid.

Arts, the inventors of, where placed in Elysium, by Vir-
gil

Ass carries mysteries, origin of that proverb
Astronomy Jewish, observations on

Atheism, examination of Bayle's arguments for

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ii. 148

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ii. 101

v. 361
i. 232

ii. 230

an examination of Plutarch's account of the origin of, iii. 228
Plutarch's parallel between it and superstition
Lord Bacon's parallel between it and superstition, iii. 253
Atheists, whether capable of distinguishing the
ference of good and evil

whether deserving punishment from the

God

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moral dif
i. 232

the effect of his principles on his conduct compared with

the fatalist

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their moral conduct accounted for

summary of their dispute with the divines

their opinion of the human soul

Athenians, the most religious people of Greece,
copy of their test oath

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law relating to the introduction of foreign worship, ii. 319
their behaviour in prosperity and adversity

Atomic theory, a Greek invention

Atossa, her invention of letters fabulous

Attributes Divine, examination of Lord Bolingbroke's no-

Augury of Safety, Dion Cassius's account of
Aurelius, Emperor, his opinion of the firmness of the Chris-
tians

- iv. 38

Austin, St. his ingenious definition of language and let-

ters

Author, the proper objects of his writings

iv. 133

i. 171

on the knowledge of old ones from the phrases they make

the Romans in their edicts against them careful not to
violate the rights of toleration

Bacchus, oath of the priestesses of -

his exploits in the Indies invented to aggrandize the glory
of Alexander

iv. 228
Bacchus,

Bacchus, his identy confounded with Osiris

reasons for proving him to be Noah

iv. 433

Bacon, Lord Chancellor, examination of his parallel between
atheism and superstition

Balaam, his prophecy, Numb. xxiv. 17, expounded
observation on the story of his ass

iii. 253

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iv. 172
iv. 396

- his wish to die the death of the righteous explained, v. 398
Banishment, how far a punishment for offences committed
against society

Baptism, the importance of, established

Baucis and Philemon, whence that fable derived
Bayle, his character as a writer

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i. 211

i. 230

examination of his arguments to prove Atheism not de-
structive to society

his reflections on toleration

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i. 232

Bembine Table, a description of it, contained in Ezekiel's

Bennet, secretary, how brought into disgrace
Bentley, the real existence of Zaleucus, and the authenticity
of his remains defended against him

Bible, how differently represented by Freethinkers, i. 178
summary view of

Bolingbroke, Lord, vindication of divines from his charge of
confederating with Atheists

examination of some of the principles of his first philoso-

his observation on the insufficiency of the Mosaic law to
restrain the people, answered

v. 65
v. 67

consequences of a law upon his principles
-examination of his notion concerning the omission of the
doctrine of a future state in the Mosaic Dispensation, v. 202
Bond, humorous anecdote of a forged oue
iii. 191
Brute-worship, its symbolical nature explained - iv. 185
opinions of the ancients of the origin of it in Egypt, iv. 193
Bryant, his opinion of the origin of human sacrifices ex-
ploded -
vi. 352
Buffoonry, observation on the tendency of it, illustrated
in the instances of Socrates and Lord Chancellor
Hyde
i. 156, 157
Butler, ill effects resulting from his satire against fana-

Casar, Julius, his disavowal of the belief of a future state, in

the senate

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iii. 41
Casar,