IV. Caricatures of Faces, and corresponding Characters. V. Foundation of Phyfiognomy, from Ariftotle, Palema, VII. Explication of the Plate prefixed to the firft Section of it. Added-The Speech of an Egyptian Prieft con- cerning the CREATION of the WORLD. VIII. Explication of the Plate prefixed to the second Sec- tion. Added A Tranflation of Orpheus's Hymn to IX. IX. MYTHOLOGY, what? Her magic Robe, enchanted X. COMPEND of Hefiod's THEOGONY. Names of the XII. Veftiges of Divinity in the Creation. Philofophical XIII. VIRTUE Happiness, and VICE Mifery. Pleasure and Pain when only feparable.. XIV. Appeal from HOMER. Orphic Hymns genuine. Sources of Corruption in Mythology. Rife of Religion from Ariftotle. Regulation of it by Plato. XV. MYTHOLOGY fignificant and intelligible. Charac- ter of Porphyry and Jamblichus. Rife and Lofs of holy Rites. No human Institutions permanent. XVI. EUHEMERUS's new Theology. Latter Platonifts. Abbé Banier led aftray by a Greek Word: by the Bi- fhop of Meaux. Inconfiftency of the Bishop. Read- ing the Fathers infectious. Zealous Euhemerifts. My- thology irreducible to one Plan. Slippery Reasoning from Refemblances. Mofes and Bacchus. Mofes and Romulus. Samfon's Feats allegorized. Silenus tortured and Plutarch but middling Divines. Euthyphro, a conceited Bigot, characterized by PLATO. XVII. ABUSE of MYTHOLOGY. Origin of Idolatry. Admiration of the heavenly Bodies. R. Mofes Ben Maimon. JOB. Solar-Worship, enticing. Over all the Earth. SUN's oriental Names. The CABIR or MIGHTY GODS in Samothrace and Lemnos. Their Origin traced from Egypt, and their myftic Names AXIEROS, AXIOKERSOS, AXIOKERSA, KadMILUS, truly derived. USE of FABLE. Firft Garb of Wifdom: neceflary in Politics; Triumphs in Theology; crept even into Hiftory. Poetry split from Philosophy and Legislation; coalefced with the Prieft: His Speech of the Use of holy Rites of Fable in moral Philosophy: in natural. M. Leibnitz, and M. Bernier compared with a Mythologift: TRANSLATIONS always lame. Pleasant Instance from the CORAN. A great King melted by hearing it read. It's fublime Doctrine concerning the Deity. Plato's of a Future State. No found Philofophy without a God and his Providence. XVIII. REAL OPINIONS of the Ancients from SANCHUNIATHON. Jewish Natural Philosophy and Metaphyfics. Lord Verulam's pious Advice: Complied with by great and good Men. TRANSLATION of Sanchuniathon's Fragment, with Notes, and the Phenician Names explained. Records kept at Memphis, Babylon, Jerufalem and Tyre. Whether it be advantageous to a pure Religion, to find many Refemblances to it in a falfe one? XIX. XIX. A CIRCLE, or Succeffion of Religion. Ancient Purity. ZABIANS. Mohammed, and the first Khalifs. Zabian Creed. Melchizedec, Job and his Friends, Jethro, and Balaam, worship one God. Egyptians, Babylonians, Perfians. Oriental Wifdom. The Prophet Isaiah explained. Star-Worship. Myftic Shrines. Origin of our Week, and Names of the Days: of the Chymift's Names of Metals. Amazing Stupidity of the JEWS their Idolatry: their General Joshua's Speech explained. Affinity of the Zabian and Platonic Doctrine. Diotima, Socrates's Inftructress. Origin of the Belief of Spirits. The famous POSTEL a catholic Apofle. PHILOSOPHY evinces a FIRST CAUSE, and a PROVIDENCE. The Creation of the World by GoD from the Timæus of PLATO. Final Judgment concerning the ancient MYTHO LOGY. TRAN Ibid. 23. 'Aygoíxy goow. Ibid. 28. Facie prope, &c. A Country-like Face. With fomething of a Country-Look, fo 1. Di fincero, &c. Of an ingenuous and agreeable Afpect. Ibid. 2. Di Color, &c. A Complexion betwixt fair and brown, Ibid. 7. Una certa, &c. A certain Mjen of undefigning Simplicity, Lies under each, and points both to the EARTH, 6. Principio-The Heaven and Earth, and liquid Plains, |