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and humane things, and of the Caufes in which thefc 
hings are containU^ wherefore we may believe that 
Abraham traind his Houfe, which grew up to a Pe )ple, 
or Nation, in Divine, Moral, and Natural Knew edge. 
IBjHpUmm teftifies that Abraham was moft familiarly 
convcrfant with the Hdwpolitm Prkjh in JEgjpt, and 
taught theiii thofe Sciences he brought wirh him 
cfpecially tlic C^ieftial Science, Afirology. Vales ^acob 
had been we!\ skiliy in Nature, and well feen in theAvays 
of raifing and fortifying the Imagination, and had alio 
known the efficacy and property of the rods he us'd, and 
had well confidefd the powers of the Stars and fit S.afons, 
or he had not provided to himfelf fo many fpotted and 
ring'ftreakd Sheep. The fame Learning was m his Chil- 
dren, and continued in vigour among their pofterity: So 
that Theofhrajius fays the Jews were naturally Philofo- 
phers, they were fo train'd to it from their youth. Many 
more arguments he produces, for proving the continuance 
of good Learning amongft the Hebrexts^ and that it was 
fuppreft by their Slavery in JEgjipt. 
Treating concerning Mofes, he fays there were but fix 
men betwixt him and Adam, viz, Methnfalem^ Noah^ Sem^ 
Ifaac, Jofeph and Amram^ Mofes's Father 5 fo that if weal- 
low not Mofes to have received his knowledge by infpira- 
tion from God, we cannot doubt but he received by Tra- 
dition whatfoever there was of Learning among the A^te-- 
diluvian fathers^ and to hav^ learnt the origine of the Uni- * 
verfe. He fays, it*s well known Ajirology and Chymijhy 
flouriQit in Mgyp in the time of Mofes^ by which the In- 
ward natures of Caeleftial and Terreftrial things are made 
known, his skill in Chymiftry appeared by his reducing the 
Golden Calf to a Powder, and diifolving it . in common- 
water ; And he (ays there is a ready method, known on- 
ly to Philofophers, by which method Gold, having a 
fceret Powder put into it, is prefently made a Powder 
diffolvable in Water, and he conceives this way was^ ufed 
by Mofes. If it he objeded, it*s no way likely that Mofes 
turned the Golden Calf into Powder by Chymijlry^^ut as its 
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