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JyfZ'HAT: the Author propofes in thisWork The Agreement of 



^^ his Philofophy with Chriftianity in two Points— one concern^- 



ing the State of Matt-- the other concerning the Godhead The Hijlory 



of Man the Suhjea of this Volume Materials the Author had pre- 

 pared for it Defgn of the Preface to give a fiort Hi/lory f An^ 



dent Philofophy Egypt the native Country f Philofophy, Arts, and 



Sciences Four Reafons for this-The Genius f different Nations 



different— The Egyptians fitted by Nature for Philofophy and Sciences 

 ^The Greeks for the fine Arts— The Northern and Wefiern l^ations 



not much fitted for either Philofophy in Egypt in the mofi antient 



Times Imported into Greece firft by Orpheus Writings afcribed 



fQ him J Sea of Philofophers bore his Name Thales, the firfi 



Philofopherf the fame School, was taught in Egypt Learned there 



the fundamental Principle rfTheifm, that all Bodies are moved by 



Mind Progref of Philofophy in Egypt— The firfi Philofophy 



there Materialifm So alfo in Greece Obfervations upon Mate- 



rlalifm This Philofophy could not lafi long in Egypt Progrefo 



of the Egyptian Philofophy to the Sublimefi Theology Of Pythago- 

 ras, a mofi extraordinary Man Something betwixt God and Man, 



according to Arifiotle His Hfiory in Egypt Of the incommuni- 

 cative Difpofition f the Egyptian Priefis This overcome by Pytha^ 



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