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no_o reason_n to_o defend_v themâ—lves_n and_o a_o most_o sure_a mean_n to_o justify_v â—e_n most_o strange_a opinion_n they_o have_v â—â—ard_v some_o false_o say_v that_o the_o tigrisâ—d_n â—d_z euphrates_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o same_o â—ead_a and_o they_o have_v hear_v it_o true_o say_v â—at_a pretty_a near_o that_o spring_n they_o hide_v themselves_o under_o the_o earth_n and_o soon_o â—fter_o come_v out_o again_o they_o do_v not_o examine_v the_o length_n of_o this_o hide_a â—nning_n and_o they_o give_v a_o huge_a extent_n â—_o a_o length_n of_o few_o mile_n they_o say_v that_o â—is_n pretend_v spring_n divide_v its_o waâ—ers_n into_o four_o river_n which_o afterward_o â—d_a themselves_o under_o the_o earth_n and_o â—at_a through_o long_a and_o unknown_a turnâ—gs_n under_o many_o country_n and_o sea_n â—hey_v run_v to_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o world_n â—d_a there_o come_v out_o again_o upon_o that_o â—ound_n they_o make_v choice_n of_o what_o â—ivers_v they_o please_v to_o make_v the_o phisonâ—d_n â—d_z gehon_n out_o of_o they_o and_o indeed_o â—iver_v for_o river_n they_o can_v not_o choose_v â—etter_o than_o the_o ganges_n iv._o those_o who_o without_o go_v sâ—_n hyphasis_n far_o believe_v that_o the_o phison_n be_v thâ—_n indus_n or_o hydaspes_n that_o fall_v into_o it_o oâ—_n the_o hyphasis_n which_o as_o some_o think_v falâ—_n also_o into_o it_o or_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o enter_v into_o the_o sea_n bâ—_n its_o proper_a mouth_n find_v in_o it_o some_o oâ—_n the_o advantage_n that_o the_o other_o founâ—_n in_o the_o ganges_n the_o hydaspes_n beaâ—_n gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n and_o philâ—_n storgius_fw-la to_o show_v that_o the_o hyphasisâ—_n â—_z 10._o the_o phison_n say_v there_o grow_v the_o clouâ—_n tree_n which_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o thâ—_n land_n think_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o tree_n o
in_o this_o all_o follow_v calvin_n their_o chief_a reason_n be_v the_o same_o which_o induce_v they_o to_o take_v the_o easterly_a channel_n for_o the_o phison_n for_o that_o be_v lay_v it_o be_v a_o consequence_n of_o their_o opinion_n to_o say_v that_o the_o gehon_n be_v the_o westerly_a channel_n they_o have_v another_o peculiar_a reason_n for_o it_o because_o they_o take_v the_o province_n of_o chus_n water_v by_o that_o river_n for_o arabia_n and_o know_v none_o other_o of_o that_o name_n but_o arabia_n and_o aethiopia_n but_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o appear_v how_o much_o they_o be_v mistake_v in_o that_o particular_a which_o will_v be_v enough_o to_o overthrow_v their_o opinion_n vii_o but_o it_o will_v be_v a_o more_o tigris_n sure_a mean_n to_o do_v it_o if_o we_o show_v that_o the_o gehon_n be_v the_o easterly_a channel_n of_o the_o two_o which_o divide_v the_o euphrates_n and_o tigris_n after_o their_o come_n together_o now_o as_o from_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o 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gehon_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n write_v and_o pronounce_v it_o gichon_n from_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d guach_n which_o signify_v to_o slip_v away_o that_o little_a brook_n near_o jerusalem_n have_v the_o same_o name_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n because_o it_o water_v the_o neighbour_a garden_n it_o be_v call_v otherwise_o siloë_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o word_n in_o 7._o the_o gospel_n be_v render_v by_o that_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schaluach_n that_o be_v to_o say_v send_v slip_v away_o divert_v lead_v to_o water_n the_o soil_n that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o paraphra_v jonathan_n have_v find_v the_o word_n gehon_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n he_o 33_o render_v it_o by_o the_o word_n siloa_n i_o shall_v not_o lose_v time_n in_o produce_v all_o the_o other_o etymology_n of_o that_o word_n which_o the_o father_n the_o interpreter_n and_o the_o rabbin_n contrive_v i_o will_v only_o insist_v on_o that_o which_o josephus_n mention_n he_o 2_o expound_v gehon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v produce_v which_o run_v out_o of_o the_o east_n he_o add_v that_o it_o be_v the_o nile_n according_a to_o the_o error_n of_o the_o ancient_n who_o confound_v the_o indies_n and_o aethiopia_n and_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v as_o well_o as_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o nile_n at_o the_o east_n of_o egypt_n he_o show_v in_o this_o place_n as_o in_o many_o other_o that_o though_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n he_o be_v never_o the_o more_o skill_v for_o that_o in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n for_o he_o derive_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nagah_n which_o signify_v to_o shine_v to_o glitter_v whence_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nogah_n lucifer_n the_o morning_n star_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d noghi_n the_o day_n light_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d giah_n brightness_n splendour_n and_o the_o syriack_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magaha_n the_o aurora_n the_o morning_n and_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d giah_n josephus_n suppose_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gehon_n be_v derive_v not_o know_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gichon_n and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gihen_n or_o if_o he_o know_v it_o yet_o he_o be_v ignorant_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gichon_n have_v a_o more_o natural_a and_o not_o so_o far_o fetch_v derivation_n however_o if_o this_o derivation_n take_v place_n it_o will_v confirm_v my_o opinion_n and_o mark_v the_o situation_n of_o that_o channel_n towards_o the_o east_n in_o respect_n to_o the_o phison_n which_o be_v towards_o the_o west_n ix_o i_o have_v already_o say_v that_o moses_n have_v not_o affix_v euphrates_n so_o many_o mark_n on_o the_o gehon_n as_o on_o the_o phison_n because_o this_o last_o be_v know_v the_o situation_n of_o the_o other_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v they_o know_v for_o the_o phison_n be_v the_o first_o in_o respect_n to_o arabia_n petraea_n where_o moses_n be_v write_v the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o gehon_n be_v necessary_o the_o next_o to_o it_o viz._n the_o easterly_a channel_n of_o the_o two_o into_o which_o the_o euphrates_n be_v divide_v for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v look_v for_o far_a without_o contravening_a the_o word_n of_o moses_n which_o do_v express_o declare_v that_o this_o river_n be_v join_v with_o the_o three_o other_o in_o paradise_n they_o be_v so_o persuade_v of_o it_o that_o as_o i_o think_v nothing_o more_o induce_v man_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o nile_n come_v out_o of_o the_o euphrates_n as_o 14._o pausanias_n and_o philostratus_n do_v assure_v we_o it_o be_v believe_v than_o the_o opinion_n which_o they_o hold_v that_o the_o gehon_n be_v the_o nile_n and_o that_o beside_o it_o go_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o gehon_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o euphrates_n the_o gehon_n have_v perhaps_o be_v more_o easy_o know_v by_o the_o trace_n of_o its_o name_n if_o posterity_n have_v keep_v they_o but_o it_o have_v be_v hide_v under_o the_o name_n of_o phison_n and_o pasitigris_n which_o spread_v themselves_o and_o cover_v it_o as_o i_o show_v before_o chap._n xiii_o continuation_n of_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o thirteen_o verse_n i._o the_o name_n of_o chus_n be_v give_v to_o aethiopia_n arabia_n and_o susiana_n here_o be_v mean_v the_o last_o ii_o which_o in_o scripture_n be_v style_v cutha_n and_o nowadays_o chuzestan_n iii_o we_o find_v some_o footstep_n of_o the_o word_n chus_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o cossean_o and_o cissians_n inhabitant_n of_o susiana_n iv._o why_o it_o be_v say_v that_o memnon_n be_v a_o aethiopian_a v._o of_o memnon_n statue_n which_o they_o say_v speak_v when_o the_o rise_a sun_n shine_v upon_o it_o vi_o the_o truth_n of_o memnon_n history_n vii_o confirm_a by_o the_o testimony_n of_o some_o ancient_n i._o verse_n 13._o the_o same_o be_v it_o that_o compass_v here_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o chus_n this_o be_v the_o chief_a mark_n that_o moses_n give_v we_o to_o know_v the_o gehon_n but_o this_o mark_n be_v peculiar_a it_o will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o a_o thousand_o more_o that_o we_o may_v show_v it_o we_o must_v explain_v what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o chus_n i_o find_v three_o province_n of_o that_o name_n aethiopia_n arabia_n and_o susiana_n these_o two_o first_o divide_v the_o name_n of_o chus_n which_o be_v a_o general_a word_n comprehend_v the_o country_n that_o be_v on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o arabian_a gulf_n common_o call_v the_o red_a sea_n m._n bochart_n pretend_v in_o his_o phaleg_n that_o aethiopia_n 2._o be_v no_o where_o in_o scripture_n call_v chus_n but_o i_o think_v i_o make_v good_a the_o contrary_a in_o my_o observation_n on_o origen_n this_o region_n of_o chus_n or_o aethiopia_n be_v then_o divide_v into_o two_o part_n along_o both_o the_o side_n of_o the_o arabian_a gulf_n and_o even_o beyond_o its_o mouth_n call_v at_o present_a babelmandâ—l_n the_o easterly_a one_o which_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o great_a peninsula_n of_o arabia_n and_o the_o westerly_a which_o be_v between_o that_o gulf_n and_o the_o nile_n homer_n herodotus_n and_o some_o 70._o other_o divide_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o aethiopian_n who_o inhabit_v that_o country_n and_o be_v neighbour_n to_o egypt_n into_o easterly_a and_o westerly_a and_o eustathius_n tell_v we_o the_o ancient_n so_o understand_v the_o word_n of_o homer_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o homerite_n a_o people_n in_o arabia_n situate_v on_o the_o southerly_a coast_n be_v call_v aethiopian_n by_o stephanus_n the_o geographer_n 〈◊〉_d and_o holstenius_fw-la though_o he_o be_v a_o very_a learned_a man_n yet_o because_o he_o know_v not_o
a_o treatise_n of_o the_o situation_n of_o paradise_n write_v by_o p._n d._n huet_n bishop_n of_o soissons_fw-fr to_o which_o be_v prefix_v a_o map_n of_o the_o adjacent_a country_n translate_v from_o the_o french_a original_a london_n print_v for_o james_n knapton_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n mdcxciv_o to_o the_o reader_n our_o first_o parent_n reader_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o paradise_n for_o their_o disobedience_n many_o of_o their_o posterity_n endeavour_v by_o their_o disbelief_n of_o moses_n write_n to_o turn_v paradise_n out_o of_o the_o world_n to_o stop_v and_o correct_v this_o humour_n several_a learned_a book_n have_v be_v put_v in_o print_n and_o this_o the_o last_o of_o all_o it_o be_v write_v by_o that_o excellent_a and_o much_o celebrate_v peter_n daniel_n huet_n now_o bishop_n of_o soissons_fw-fr in_o france_n because_o the_o french_a copy_n be_v scarce_o and_o like_a to_o be_v so_o and_o the_o argument_n so_o useful_a in_o these_o day_n it_o have_v be_v judge_v very_o expedient_a to_o put_v it_o forth_o in_o english_a atheist_n and_o scoffer_n who_o the_o psalmist_n call_v pest_n usual_o demand_v what_o be_v become_v of_o paradise_n show_v we_o the_o place_n in_o the_o map_n and_o if_o this_o be_v not_o do_v for_o they_o they_o be_v general_o lazy_a with_o all_o exactness_n butt_v and_o bound_v by_o longitude_n and_o latitude_n hedge_v in_o with_o degree_n and_o minute_n measure_v attest_v also_o by_o strabo_n and_o ptolemy_n they_o will_v slide_v into_o a_o disbelief_n first_o of_o genesis_n then_o of_o the_o whole_a bible_n and_o last_o of_o all_o reveal_v religion_n this_o great_a and_o wise_a author_n have_v pitch_v upon_o that_o very_a method_n which_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n call_v for_o he_o treat_v the_o cause_n and_o question_n with_o good_a profane_a history_n which_o they_o so_o much_o love_n and_o humane_a testimony_n can_v the_o situation_n of_o persepolis_n of_o solomon_n tadmor_n the_o course_n of_o virgil_n timavus_n be_v so_o clear_o describe_v and_o set_v out_o i_o suppose_v these_o man_n will_v cease_v their_o dispute_n about_o those_o matter_n in_o the_o present_a controversy_n they_o be_v more_o yare_a for_o shall_v they_o acknowledge_v satisfaction_n in_o this_o point_n they_o must_v alter_v retract_v and_o part_n with_o many_o other_o their_o ill_a ground_a persuasion_n they_o mighty_o doubt_v the_o reality_n of_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n because_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o find_v it_o prove_v to_o be_v local_a this_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o prove_v for_o shall_v one_o come_v from_o the_o dead_a they_o will_v not_o believe_v he_o i_o see_v no_o way_n more_o probable_a to_o remove_v their_o distrust_n than_o experiment_n but_o who_o ought_v to_o be_v at_o the_o pain_n and_o cost_n of_o it_o but_o they_o that_o want_v to_o be_v convince_v well_o then_o if_o these_o man_n stand_v to_o their_o own_o principle_n they_o must_v henceforth_o allow_v the_o 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summary_n declaration_n of_o our_o opinion_n 1_o the_o text_n of_o moses_n where_o the_o situation_n of_o paradise_n be_v describe_v p._n 10_o 2_o the_o opinion_n which_o have_v be_v propose_v hitherto_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n which_o do_v mark_v it_o out_o exact_o p._n 11_o 3_o our_o opinion_n be_v the_o only_a one_o which_o do_v agree_v with_o they_o p._n 12_o 4_o a_o short_a declaration_n of_o our_o opinion_n ibid._n 5_o no_o opinion_n come_v nigh_a â—o_o we_o than_o that_o of_o calvin_n and_o scaliger_n p._n 14_o chap._n ii_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o eight_o verse_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n 1_o the_o obscurity_n and_o ambiguity_n of_o this_o eight_o verse_n p._n 15_o 2_o what_o the_o word_n eden_n signify_v many_o take_v it_o for_o a_o noun_n appellative_a p._n 16_o 3_o other_o differ_v about_o it_o but_o the_o great_a part_n take_v it_o for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n p._n 18_o 4_o a_o frivolous_a distinction_n of_o the_o rabbin_n between_o eden_n mark_v with_o five_o point_n and_o eden_n mark_v with_o six_o p._n 19_o 5_o the_o preposition_n which_o be_v add_v to_o the_o word_n eden_n prove_v that_o it_o be_v a_o name_n of_o a_o place_n ibid._n 6_o many_o place_n have_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o eden_n p._n 21_o 7_o the_o situation_n of_o eden_n where_o paradise_n be_v p._n 22_o chap._n iii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o eight_o verse_n 1_o a_o new_a ambiguity_n in_o this_o verse_n by_o the_o hebrew_n word_n mikkedem_fw-la p._n 26_o 2_o mikkedem_fw-la may_v signify_v time_n and_o place_n but_o here_o it_o do_v signify_v special_o place_n p._n 30_o 3_o one_o may_v allege_v to_o prove_v this_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o christian_n to_o set_v their_o church_n eastward_o p._n 31_o 4_o moses_n have_v always_o use_v the_o word_n mikkedem_fw-la in_o the_o signification_n of_o a_o place_n p._n 33_o 5_o moses_n do_v signify_v here_o by_o the_o word_n mikkedem_fw-la that_o paradise_n be_v situate_v in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o eden_n p._n 34_o chap._n iu_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o ten_o verse_n 1_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o ten_o verse_n p._n 37_o 2_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o opinion_n which_o make_v the_o four_o river_n of_o paradise_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o same_o spring_n and_o to_o dive_v under_o ground_n and_o spring_v again_o some_o where_o else_o p._n 40_o 3_o the_o opinion_n which_o hold_v that_o the_o river_n which_o do_v go_v out_o of_o eden_n to_o water_n paradise_n do_v spring_n without_o paradise_n and_o eden_n be_v better_a ground_v p._n 42_o 4_o it_o be_v support_v by_o the_o description_n which_o moses_n have_v give_v p._n 43_o 5_o a_o approach_n to_o more_o exact_a knowledge_n of_o the_o situation_n of_o paradise_n p._n 44_o chap._n v._o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o ten_o verse_n 1_o a_o new_a ambiguity_n in_o this_o verse_n the_o division_n of_o the_o river_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o garden_n p._n 47_o 2_o the_o four_o head_n into_o which_o the_o river_n be_v divide_v be_v four_o different_a river_n p._n 49_o 3_o why_o these_o four_o river_n be_v call_v head_n p._n 51_o chap._n vi_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o eleven_o verse_n 1_o a_o general_n view_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o euphrates_n and_o tigris_n p._n 56_o 2_o the_o face_n of_o the_o country_n through_o which_o the_o euphrates_n and_o tigris_n run_v be_v very_o much_o change_v since_o moses_n his_o day_n p._n 57_o 3_o the_o euphrates_n at_o first_o have_v but_o one_o channel_n which_o join_v it_o to_o the_o tigris_n but_o since_o many_o other_o have_v be_v make_v p._n 58_o 4_o more_o channel_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o euphrates_n p._n 60_o 5_o other_o alternation_n make_v in_o those_o place_n p._n 62_o 6_o some_o have_v deny_v without_o reason_n that_o the_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n after_o their_o conjunction_n separate_v themselves_o before_o they_o fall_v into_o the_o sea_n p._n 64_o chap._n vii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o explanation_n of_o the_o eleven_o verse_n 1_o the_o most_o common_a opinion_n concern_v the_o phison_n be_v that_o it_o be_v the_o ganges_n p._n 67_o 2_o foundation_n of_o this_o opinion_n p._n 68_o 3_o they_o do_v not_o satisfy_v the_o objection_n p._n 70_o 4_o some_o have_v believe_v that_o the_o phison_n be_v indus_n other_o hydaspes_n other_o hyphasis_n p._n 72_o 5_o haython_n believe_v it_o to_o be_v oxus_n ibid._n 6_o many_o rabbin_n nilus_n ibid._n 7_o other_o phasis_n p._n 73_o 8_o some_o danube_n ibid._n 9_o some_z other_o naharmalca_n p._n 74_o 10_o and_o other_o last_o the_o eastern_a channel_n of_o those_o two_o into_o which_o the_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n be_v divide_v after_o their_o former_a conjunction_n p._n 75_o
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doctrine_n or_o tradition_n upon_o this_o subject_a and_o after_o all_o 23._o st._n austin_n declare_v that_o the_o question_n concern_v the_o situation_n of_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n belong_v not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o faith_n by_o which_o we_o be_v make_v christian_n and_o the_o true_a or_o false_a side_n may_v be_v hold_v thereupon_o without_o any_o danger_n of_o heresy_n a_o table_n of_o thing_n remarkable_a a_o abraham_n bring_v up_o among_o the_o sabian_o 126_o persecute_a by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o sabian_o 125_o abulla_o a_o river_n 148_o acis_n a_o river_n of_o sicily_n 133_o adana_n a_o city_n of_o cilicia_n 21_o 110_o adana_n a_o city_n of_o arabia_n 22_o aden_n or_o adana_n ibid._n adonis_n garden_n 145_o adiabene_n a_o country_n of_o assyria_n 138_o aelius_n gallus_n 101_o alcinous's_n garden_n 145_o alexander_n change_v the_o true_a channel_n of_o phison_n 80_o take_v away_o the_o leap_v and_o cataract_n of_o the_o euphrates_n and_o tigrisâ—2_n â—2_z restore_v the_o euphrates_n to_o its_o ancient_a channel_n 60_o 61_o alileans_n 88_o amenophis_n confound_v with_o memnon_n 123_o 129_o king_n of_o egypt_n 129_o andromeda_n 130_o anime_fw-mi bdellium_fw-la anuchtha_n build_v by_o cain_n 149_o arraca_n or_o erec_n 13_o 24_o 25_o arabia_n why_o so_o name_v 28_o arabia_n 88_o 96_o 100_o arabia_n fellix_fw-la 22_o arabia_n only_o afford_v the_o onyx_n 102_o araxus_n gehon_n 6_o or_o 104_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n rest_v upon_o the_o gordiaean_a mountain_n 152_o assyria_n confound_v with_o syria_n 138_o compose_v of_o many_o province_n 138_o assyria_n adiabene_n 138_o 139_o astapus_n what_o it_o signify_v 109_o atergatis_n derceto_n 131_o atyria_n for_o assyria_n 120_o aurora_n why_o name_v cissiana_n 121_o b_o babylonia_n and_o its_o territory_n 24_o baharen_n 8_o 79_o 94_o 96_o afford_v precious_a stone_n 94_o bassalta_n have_v the_o colour_n and_o the_o hardness_n of_o iron_n 126_o bassora_n by_o who_o build_v 125_o situate_v in_o a_o very_a pleasant_a country_n 147_o bavan_n a_o river_n 148_o bdellium_n anime_fw-mi 5_o 92_o 96_o bdellium_n of_o arabia_n 96_o 97_o of_o bactriana_n 97_o of_o scythia_n 96_o diverse_o interpret_v 5_o bedolach_n and_o its_o signification_n 91_o beryl_n a_o kind_n of_o onyx_n 100_o beth_n eden_o a_o valley_n of_o syria_n 2d_o mr._n bochart_n contradict_v himself_o about_o the_o situation_n of_o paradise_n 8_o c_z calvin_n opinion_n about_o the_o situation_n of_o paradise_n 8_o 12_o calthua_n a_o city_n of_o arabia_n 87_o caput_fw-la and_o its_o signification_n 51_o 52_o catif_a a_o city_n of_o arabia_n 96_o carik_n a_o island_n in_o the_o persian_a gulf._n 96_o cassanites_n a_o people_n of_o arabia_n 88_o ch_n aspiration_n 131_o chablasians_n inhabitant_n of_o chavilah_n 86_o chader_n a_o island_n vide_fw-la messene_n 56_o 64_o 80_o a_o island_n whence_o name_v 147_o chammanim_fw-la 124_o the_o cananaean_n leave_v their_o astronomick_a learning_n write_v upon_o stone_n 151_o chariclaea_n a_o aethiopian_a 130_o chavelaean_n inhabitant_n of_o chavilah_n 86_o chavilah_n two_o divers_a province_n of_o arabia_n 84_o chavilah_n or_o chaulan_n 85_o where_o situate_v 5_o 87_o so_o name_v of_o chavilah_n son_n of_o chus_n 85_o part_n of_o the_o indies_n through_o which_o the_o ganges_n run_v 5_o 84_o chavilah_n getulia_n 84_o chavilah_n susiana_n 5_o 84_o chaulasians_n inhabitant_n of_o chavilah_n 86_o chaulothaeans_n inhabitant_n of_o chavilah_n 86_o chiddekel_n tigris_n diglath_n 130_o chiddekel_n be_v not_o naharmalca_n 136_o chus_n signify_v aethiopia_n and_o arabia_n 6_o 17_o 112_o the_o arabian_a chus_n be_v not_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o arabian_a gulf._n 118_o chus_n signify_v susiana_n 117_o chuzestan_n otherwise_o churestan_n 113_o 119_o cissia_n a_o province_n of_o susiana_n 121_o a_o city_n of_o susiana_n ibid._n cissians_n a_o people_n of_o susiana_n ibid._n clove-tree_n a_o tree_n of_o paradise_n 72_o column_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o seth._n 151_o cossian_n a_o people_n of_o susiana_n 121_o cutha_n susiana_n 119_o 120_o cuthians_n 120_o cuthus_n a_o river_n ibid._n cydnus_n a_o river_n of_o cilicia_n now_o sichon_n 110_o cyrus_n the_o river_n phison_n 5_o d_o the_o meadow_n of_o damascus_n 148_o danow_n phison_n 5_o 73_o danow_n suppose_v one_o of_o the_o river_n which_o have_v gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n 5_o 73_o darab_n king_n of_o persia_n cast_v out_o into_o the_o river_n oxus_n 111_o degela_n tigris_n 132_o degil_n tigris_n ibid._n derceto_o atergatis_n 131_o dikes_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o persian_a gulf._n 77_o diglath_n tigris_n 132_o diglito_n tigris_n 132_o 134_o diklat_a tigris_n 132_o diridotis_n see_v teredon_n 65_o 97_o the_o dog_n star_n sirius_n 107_o e_o east_n in_o the_o scripture_n signify_v the_o country_n situate_v between_o the_o persian_a gulf_n and_o judaea_n 125_o east_n a_o name_n give_v to_o the_o eastern_a bank_n of_o tigris_n 28_o the_o east_n be_v respect_v by_o the_o hebrew_n in_o their_o geographical_a description_n 70_o the_o eastern_a people_n son_n of_o the_o east_n 122_o eden_n whether_o a_o proper_a name_n or_o a_o appellative_a 16_o a_o name_n of_o divers_a place_n 21_o a_o province_n of_o babylonia_n 24_o a_o region_n join_v to_o saba_n 89_o with_o five_o point_n and_o with_o six_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n 23_o 24_o why_o so_o call_v 147_o its_z name_v give_v to_o the_o island_n gezair_a ibid._n a_o valley_n of_o syria_n 21_o eden_n a_o village_n of_o tripoli_n 22_o christian_a church_n why_o turn_v eastward_o 32_o egypt_n why_o call_v black_a 107_o the_o egyptian_a tongue_n be_v not_o very_o different_a from_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n 12â—_n eldiris_n nubian_n geographer_n 40_o emathion_n memnon_n brother_n 127_o the_o channel_n of_o euphrates_n 15â—_n ereb_n the_o western_a shore_n of_o tigris_n 2d_o ereâ—_n 2d_o aethiopia_n believe_v to_o be_v near_o the_o indies_n 4â—_n aethiopian_n eastern_a and_o western_a 11â—_n etymology_n necessary_a 13â—_n eulaeus_n pasitigris_n tigris_n and_o euphrates_n 82_o euphrates_n its_o divers_a channel_n 5â—_n why_o so_o call_v full_a of_o mud._n â—â—_o be_v very_o high_a 50_o high_o than_o tigris_n 136_o weaken_a by_o the_o arabian_a channel_n 60_o comes_z from_o heaven_n 109_o join_v to_o tigris_n by_o one_o channel_n 57_o euphrates_n nilus_n 42_o 115_o hath_z the_o same_o spring_n as_o tigris_n 42_o overflow_v the_o country_n 59_o its_z bank_n most_o people_v in_o moses_n his_o time_n 90_o elysian_a field_n 145_o g_o ganges_n gehon_n phison_n 12_o 104_o ganges_n and_o nilus_n rise_v out_o from_o the_o same_o spring_n 41_o ganges_n holy_a 68_o a_o heavenly_a river_n 109_o afford_v gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n 69_o hath_z crocodile_n and_o hippopotames_n 41_o its_o overflowing_n ibid._n gehon_n the_o eastern_a channel_n of_o euphrates_n and_o tigris_n 14_o 75_o 112_o gehon_n araxes_n 6_o 104_o ganges_n 104_o naharmalca_n ibid._n naharseres_fw-la ibid._n nilus_n 69_o 105_o oxus_n 109_o gehon_n a_o river_n
of_o cilicia_n be_v the_o same_o as_o pyramus_n 110_o gehon_n near_o jerusalem_n call_v siloe_n 10â—_o the_o old_a geography_n be_v not_o very_o certain_a 41_o 74_o getulia_n chavilath_n 84_o gezair_n why_o so_o call_v 147_o gichon_n a_o name_n of_o nilus_n 105_o giulfal_n afford_v precious_a stone_n 102_o the_o persian_a gulf_n have_v a_o great_a many_o meers_n 77_o gordiaean_a mountain_n 152_o adonis_n garden_n their_o origin_n 17_o alcinous's_n garden_n their_o origin_n 145_o hesperides_n garden_n their_o origin_n ibid._n jupiter_n garden_n their_o origin_n ibid._n golden_a garden_n give_v to_o pompey_n by_o aristobulus_n 17_o garden_n of_o syria_n 146_o garden_n of_o the_o world_n four_o famous_a place_n of_o asia_n 148_o garden_n of_o eastern_a prince_n and_o their_o origin_n 17_o h_n haoula_n ceilan_n 124_o hippopotames_n of_o ganges_n 41_o hippopotames_n of_o the_o river_n petzora_n ibid._n hydaspes_n phison_n 72_o hyphasis_n phison_n ibid._n cure_v fever_n ibid._n bring_v forth_o the_o clove-tree_n ibid._n the_o hebrew_n name_n of_o precious_a stone_n be_v not_o understand_v i_o jatsa_fw-la in_o hebrew_n signify_v a_o course_n of_o water_n 43_o jaxartes_n call_v sichon_n 109_o the_o indies_n and_o aethiopia_n confound_v by_o the_o ancient_n 114_o the_o name_n of_o the_o indies_n from_o eden_n indus_n phison_n 72_o indoscythia_n 97_o josephus_n correct_v 114_o 135_o jraqua_n a_o province_n its_o territory_n â—â—_o happy_a island_n and_o their_o origin_n 145_o jupiter_n be_v nilus_n according_a to_o the_o egyptian_n 108_o k_o kedem_fw-la or_o east_n country_n situate_v near_o the_o eastern_a bank_n of_o the_o tigris_n 28_o 29_o kidmath_n and_o its_o signification_n 137_o l_o lovain_n divine_v their_o opinion_n of_o paradise_n 14_o m_n mahomet_n opinion_n concern_v the_o river_n of_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n 49_o manna_n have_v the_o colour_n of_o bedolach_n 92_o mausal_n confound_v with_o ninive_n 139_o melas_n and_o melo_n name_n of_o the_o nilus_n 106_o memnon_n bear_v in_o susiana_n 28_o 121_o 12â—_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o history_n of_o memnon_n 127_o memnonian_n wall_n of_o sufa_n 121_o palace_n of_o susa_n ibid._n way_n 128_o citadel_n of_o susa_n 124_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o indies_n 95_o the_o sea_n of_o persia_n ibid._n the_o sea_n of_o aethiopia_n ibid._n messene_n island_n 56_o 64_o mocali_n a_o river_n n_o nabathean_a eastern_n 125_o nichal_n name_n of_o nilus_n 106_o naharmalca_n a_o channel_n or_o cut._n 136_o naharfare_n gehon_n 104_o naid_n see_v nod._n nebuchadonozor_n do_v turn_v the_o water_n of_o euphrates_n by_o many_o channel_n 58_o nebuchadonozor_n master_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o persian_a sea_n 62_o nebuchadonozor_n or_o baltasar_n name_v lucifer_n son_n of_o aurora_n 122_o nilus_n why_o so_o name_v 105_o 106_o hath_z its_o spring_n in_o the_o indies_n 2_o come_v from_o euphrates_n 42_o nilus_n gehon_n 5_o 12_o 105_o why_o say_v to_o fall_v from_o jupiter_n 108_o one_o of_o the_o go_n ibid._n esteem_v holy_a ibid._n nilus_n black_a 107_o compare_v to_o a_o arrow_n its_o overflowing_n 108_o ninive_n confound_v with_o mausal_n 139_o nod_n and_o naid_n and_o its_o signification_n 149_o nozelim_n and_o its_o signification_n 52_o nuchul_n name_n of_o nilus_n 107_o o_o onyx_n be_v the_o sardonyx-stone_n 99_o was_z only_o find_v in_o arabia_n 102_o oroatis_n a_o river_n name_v pasitigris_n by_o the_o soldier_n of_o alexander_n 81_o oâ—â—s_n nilus_n 108_o osiris_n nilus_n ibid._n oxus_n gehon_n 109_o p_o pallacopa_n a_o channel_n of_o euphrates_n 61_o the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n where_o situate_v 12_o its_z rivers_z suppose_v to_o run_v under_o ground_n paradise_n of_o god_n what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n 145_o a_o river_n of_o cilicia_n 110_o a_o city_n of_o syria_n 21_o pasitigris_n 81_o pearl_n of_o the_o persian_a gulf._n 93_o pontus_n euxinus_n the_o persian_n ignorant_a in_o navigation_n 61_o persian_a word_n many_o in_o modern_a language_n 133_o pesilim_n stone_n in_o syrias_n 144_o phasis_n phison_n 73_o phison_n be_v the_o western_a channel_n of_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n 13_o 75_o phison_n why_o so_o name_v 76_o have_v give_v its_o name_n to_o other_o river_n 81_o precious_a stone_n in_o the_o persian_a gulf._n 101_o two_o only_a in_o the_o breastplate_n of_o the_o jewish_a highpriest_n have_v keep_v their_o name_n 98_o pliny_n correct_v ibid._n pluto_n meadow_n 145_o pyramus_n gehon_n 101_o r_o regma_n city_n of_o arabia_n 90_o rosch_n and_o its_o signification_n 51_o saint_n schange_v into_o it_o and_o the_o 120_o saba_n near_o chavilah_n 101_o sabbi_n the_o christian_n of_o st._n john_n 125_o sabéans_n rich_a people_n 88_o sabéans_n a_o name_n common_a to_o many_o people_n 89_o sabéans_n people_n 88_o sabian_o eastern_a people_n 124_o scaliger_n correct_v 119_o schat_n el_fw-es arab_n a_o river_n 45_o 81_o schichor_n nilus_n 106_o schoham_n what_o it_o signify_v 98_o scythia_n and_o indoscythia_n part_n of_o the_o southern_a indies_n 97_o schirath_n be_v syrias_n in_o josephus_n 151_o sichon_n cydnus_n 110_o siloâ—_n a_o torrent_n why_o so_o name_v 113_o 114_o siris_n and_o sirius_n name_n of_o nilus_n 107_o solinus_n correct_v 134_o sollax_n or_o sulax_n tigris_n and_o its_o origin_n 134_o solymi_n pisidian_n 128_o the_o sun_n worship_v by_o many_o people_n 124_o sur_n a_o mountain_n in_o the_o western_a part_n of_o arabia_n near_o the_o holy_a land_n 86_o 163_o susa_n why_o so_o name_v 120_o syrias_n and_o its_o situation_n 144_o syria_n why_o so_o call_v 138_o the_o syrian_n love_n garden_n 146_o schat-el-arab_n a_o river_n of_o the_o arabian_n 81_o the_o fortress_n of_o spasines_n 63_o the_o sabian_o book_n 124_o the_o wise_a man_n câ—me_v from_o saba_n to_o worship_v our_o lord_n 90_o t_n the_o astronomical_a table_n of_o the_o cananaean_n 151_o taijaron_n and_o its_o signification_n 134_o talatha_n see_v thelassar_n 23_o talisman_n image_n of_o the_o sun_n 124_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n why_o turn_v westward_o 32_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o roman_n set_v westward_o and_o after_o eastward_o ibid._n teredon_n a_o city_n near_o the_o channel_n of_o phison_n 65_o 97_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d golden_a garden_n of_o aristobulus_n 17_o thelassar_n or_o talatha_n a_o city_n of_o babylonia_n 23_o thor_n for_o sor._n 120_o tigris_n its_o spring_n course_n and_o its_o divers_a chanal_n 56_o thought_n to_o have_v the_o same_o spring_n as_o euphrates_n 42_o the_o channel_n of_o tigris_n be_v very_o low_a 59_o tigris_n why_o so_o name_v 135_o tigris_n false_a origin_n tigris_n a_o river_n and_o tiger_n a_o animal_n 133_o tigris_n sollax_n and_o sùlax_n 134_o tigris_n a_o common_a name_n to_o many_o river_n 136_o tigris_n signify_v a_o arrow_n in_o the_o persian_a tongue_n 133_o tithonus_n 127_o tojor_n a_o arrow_n in_o the_o persian_a tongue_n 133_o trajan_n in_o danger_n in_o the_o island_n which_o separate_v the_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n 62_o 65_o tylos_n island_n now_o call_v baharen_n 94_o five_o a_o good_a version_n ought_v to_o represent_v all_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o original_a hebrew_n 16_o book_n sell_v by_o james_n knapton_n at_o the_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n the_o memoir_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr pontis_fw-la who_o serve_v in_o the_o french_a army_n 56_o year_n under_o henry_n iu._n lewis_n xiii_o and_o lewis_n fourteen_o king_n of_o france_n contain_v many_o remarkable_a passage_n relate_v to_o the_o war_n the_o court_n and_o the_o government_n of_o those_o prince_n faithful_o english_v at_o the_o request_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o late_a duke_n of_o ormond_n by_o charles_n cotton_n esq_n folio_n lord_n bacon_n essay_n octavo_fw-la scrivener_n direction_n to_o a_o holy_a life_n octavo_fw-la dr._n barrow_n of_o contentment_n etc._n etc._n octavo_fw-la sir_n william_n temple_n memoir_n of_o what_o pass_v in_o christendom_n from_o the_o war_n in_o 1672._o to_o the_o peace_n conclude_v 1679._o octavo_fw-la second_o edition_n sir_n william_n temple_n observation_n upon_o holland_n his_o miscellany_n two_o part_n dr._n tillotson_n sermon_n three_o vol._n four_o sermon_n against_o the_o socinian_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o man_n contention_n for_o the_o present_a enjoyment_n in_o a_o poem_n on_o ecclesiastes_n the_o history_n of_o the_o inquisition_n as_o it_o be_v exercise_v at_o goa_n write_a by_o mr._n dellon_n who_o labour_v five_o year_n under_o its_o severity_n with_o a_o account_n of_o his_o deliverance_n quadraennium_fw-la jacobi_n or_o the_o history_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n ii_o from_o his_o come_n to_o the_o crown_n to_o his_o desertion_n the_o second_o edition_n twelve_o plutarch_n life_n translate_v by_o several_a hand_n 5_o vol._n his_o moral_n 5_o vol._n the_o life_n of_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n do_v into_o english_a from_o the_o french_a of_o mounseur_fw-fr flechier_fw-fr by_o fr._n manning_n octavo_fw-la kilburn_n precedent_n twelve_o seneca_n moral_n by_o sir_n r._n l'estrange_n