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No further historical event has been found in their traditions till 

 they impinge on Scriptural history at the dispersion of nations. The 

 dispersion they represent to have arisen from want of love to each 

 other and lack of faith in God, while the difference of language they 

 attribute to the effect of the dispersion. Beyond this they have a 

 tradition of the deluge, and then an account of the creation and fall 

 of man coinciding so minutely with the statements of the Bible, — 

 even preserving the names of Adam and Eve,— that they must have 

 been derived from the written record since the days of Moses. 

 Where, for example, do we find in the traditions of heathen nations 

 that never saw the Bible, biblical facts so accurately stated as in the 

 following stanzas ? 



" Anciently, God commanded, but Satan appeared bringing de- 

 struction. 

 Formerly, God commanded, but Satan appeared deceiving unto 



death. 

 The woman E-u and the man Tha-nai pleased not the eye of the 



dragon, 

 The persons of E-u and Tha-nai pleased not the mind of the dra- 

 gon, 

 The dragon looked on them, — the dragon beguiled the woman 



and Tha-nai. 

 How is this said to have happened ? 



The great dragon succeeded in deceiving — deceiving unto death. 

 How do they say it was done ? 

 A yellow fruit took the great dragon, and gave to the children of 



God; 

 A white fruit took the great dragon, and gave to the daughter 



and son of God. 

 They transgressed the commands of God, and God turned his 



face from them. 

 They transgressed the commands of God, and God turned away 



from them. 

 They kept not all the words of God — were deceived, deceived 



unto sickness ; 

 They kept not all the law of God — were deceived, deceived unto 

 death." 



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