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Sa Lthough the ancient Fleathens did appropriate the firfh — | 
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ge | quently of: Phyficke, fome nto Chiron the C entaurey ? ] 
ISK and others vnto Apollo or culapius his foune , yet : 
gj wee that are Chriflians haueout of a better Schoole: 
7\\\| learned, that God, the Creator of Hleauenand arth; 
ay) | ae the beginning when he created Adam, inspired him 
(hi with the knowledge of allnatural/ things (which fue- 
cefsiuely defcended to Noah afterwardes, and to his. 
e was able to giue names toall the lining (reatures,according 
to their fenerall natures ;fonodoube but hee had alfo theknowled lge, both what 
Hrerbes and Fruits were fit eyther for Meate or Medicine, for Ve or for Delight:~. 
And that Adami might exercife this knowledge,.God planted «Garden for bim to. 
linein, (wherein euen in his innocency he wastolabour and [pend bis.time )which 
hee. flored with the best and choyfeft Herbes and Fruits the earth could produce, 
that-be might haue not onely for nece/sitie whereon to feede, but for pleafure alfo,. 
be place or garden called Paradife importing as much,and more plainly the words. 
[et downe in Genelis the fecond,which are thefe ; Qut of the ground the Lord 
God made to grow eueric tree pleafant to thefight and good for meate " 
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_ and in the 24. of Numbers, the Parable of Balaam, mentioning the Aloe trees 
that God planted ; andin other places if there were neede to recize them. But my 
 purpofeis onely to fhew you, that Paradife was a place(whether you will callita 
Garden,or Orchard,or both, no-doubt of fome large extent) wherein Adam was. 
forft placed to abide, that God was the Planter thereof, baning furnifhed it with: 
trees and herbes sas well pleafant to th fight, as good-for meate, and thar hee being. : ‘= 
to dreffe and Reepet his plac emuft ? of nece/Sity Know all the th ings th at grew there= - 
in, and to what vfes they ferued, or ele bis labour aboutthem, and Knowledgein. = 
them,bad beenin dine, And although Adam lost the place for his tranfgre/Sion;. 
yet be loft not thenaturall knowledge nor y(e of them: bus thatjas God made the 
whole world, and all the Creatures therein for Man; fohee may cfe all things as | 
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