| Samuel Shuckford - 1743 - 448 Seiten
...wife rightly apprehend or acknowledge the Workmafter ; but deemed either Fire, or Wind, or the Jwift Air, or the Circle of the Stars, or the 'violent Water,...Lights of Heaven to be the Gods which govern the World (a), '"'• (a) Wifdom xiii. i, Zj 3, 4. being delighted with their Beauty, or aJlonijhed at their... | |
| Samuel Shuckford - 1743 - 552 Seiten
...»xi. 3. ; . . Beajls, Book VIII. and Prophane Hi/lory. 307 Beafts, and creeping Things (h) ; they took the Lights of Heaven to be the Gods -which govern the World (;'), and believed them animated by the Spirits of famous Men, and confecrated Birds and Beafts and... | |
| John Hutchinson - 1749 - 454 Seiten
...acknowledge the Workmailer : Ver. 2. But deemed either Fire, or Wind, orthe fwift Air, or the Circle oj the Stars, or the violent Water, or the Lights of Heaven, to be the Gods which governed the World : Ver. 3. With whofe Beauty they being delighted, took them to be Gods, let them... | |
| John Hutchinson - 1749 - 524 Seiten
...TTiey light them Candle^ yea more than for tbemjelves icbereof they cannot fee one. Wifdom xiiL 2. or the Lights of Heaven to be the Gods "which govern the World. Martin. Lexic. on the Word Candela, Cafaub.--" The Father of Poets calls Pieces of Wood burning in... | |
| William Warburton - 1766 - 426 Seiten
...the Work-^najter : but deemed ct either FIRE or WIND, or thefwift air, or the ** circle of the ftars, or the violent water, or the " LIGHTS OF HEAVEN, to be the GODS which go«' vern the World"1." II, But when now SOCIETY had produced thofe mighty blefiings, which exalt... | |
| William King - 1772 - 278 Seiten
...confidering the Wark, did they acknowledge the WorkmaJler ; but deemed either Fire, or Wind, " or the Jwift Air, or the Circle of the ** Stars, or the violent Water, or the Lights *' of Heaven to he their Gods, whi:h govern »» the World." This feems to- have heen the Original of Idolatry, whi:h... | |
| William King - 1772 - 284 Seiten
...Jf^erk, did they acknowledge the M/ork•'* mafter ; hut deemed either Fire, or Wind, " or the fwift Air, or the Circle of the *' Stars, or the violent Water, or the Lights <e of Heaven to he their Gods, which govern " the World." 'This feems to have heen the Original of... | |
| Henry Owen - 1773 - 328 Seiten
...no fooner did they begin to " efteem either-fire, wind, or the fwift air, the circle of the flars, the violent water, or the lights of heaven to be the gods that governed the world n ;" but, in confequence of the fervice they paid them; in confequence of "... | |
| 1788 - 598 Seiten
...acknowledge the Workmafter 2 But deemed either fire, or wind, or the fwift air, or the circle of the ftars, or the violent water, or the lights of heaven, to be the gods which govern the world. 3 With whofe beauty, if they, being delighted, took them to be gods j let them know how much better... | |
| William Enfield, John Aikin - 1798 - 488 Seiten
...acknowledge the Work-mafter; but deemed either fire, or wind, or the fwift air, or the circle of the ftars, or the violent water, or the lights of heaven, to be the gods which govern the world. With whofe beauty if they, being delighted, took them to be gods, let them know how much better the... | |
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