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1760. 6. Lefions of Wifdom, iemo. 1703. 7. Elements, 
introduXory to folid Knowledge, with an Eflay on Logic, 
umo. 1706, in the dialogue form. 8. A Collection of 
Letters, theological and moral, 12010. 1708. 9. Philofo- 
phical Letters on feveral Subjects, 121110. 10. The Un¬ 
believer conducted to Religion by Reafon ; or, Dialogues 
on the Agreement of Reafon and Faith, 121T10. 1710. 11. 
Phyiical Conjectures on the Effefts of Thunder, and on 
other Subjects in natural Philofophy, 121110. 1609. 12. 
On the Knowledge and Love of God, 121110. printed in 
1712, after the author’s death. 13. A Refutation of M. 
Nicole’s Syftern of Univerial Grace; and other controver- 
nal pieces. 
LA'MY (Bernard,) a learned French prieft and various 
writer, was of noble defeent, and born at Mans in the 
year 1640. Having laid a good foundation of grammar- 
learning in his native place, when he was eighteen years 
of age he entered among the religious of the congregation 
of the oratory, in a lioufe belonging to their order at Pa¬ 
ris, where he fpent what was called the year of inllitution, 
and was then lent to ftudy philofophy for two years at the 
college of Saumur. Front the year 1661 to 1667, he was 
employed in teaching the dailies and the belles lettres in 
different feminaries; and, in the year laft mentioned, was 
ordained prieft. Soon afterwards his fuperiors appointed 
him to the fame office in the college attached to the nio- 
naftery at Saumur; and though, at the expiration of two 
years, he was permitted to refign that employment in or¬ 
der to apply more clofely to the ftudy of divinity, they 
appointed him at the fame time to teach philofophy ; 
which he did at Saumur, and afterwards at Angers, till 
the year 1676, with very great reputation. At the com¬ 
mencement of that year he was directed by his fuperiors 
to go to Grenoble, over which diocefe cardinal le Camus 
at that time prelided, who was eminently diftinguidled 
among the prelates of France, for his learning and piety. 
This good bidiop honoured Lamy with his patronage and 
warm frienddiip, and appointed him his coadjutor in vi¬ 
siting his diocefe, in preaching, and inftruXing his flock. 
He alfo eftablidied a feminary at Grenoble for the educa¬ 
tion of ecclefiaftics, in which Lainy was appointed pro- 
felfor of divinity. The duties of this poll he difeharged 
with unwearied diligence, and, to facilitate the ftudy of 
the facred feriptures, publifhed an ufeful introduction to 
them, under the title of “ Apparatus ad Biblia facra, in 
quo de Hebraeorum Gente, Legibus, Ritibus, variifque 
ad Bibliorum Intelligentiam fpeXantibus, Tabulis xx. dif- 
pofitus, &c.” 1678, folio. This work, which was very 
favourably received, he aftemards greatly enlarged, and 
gave it a new form, in which it has been introduced all 
over Europe, and defervedly valued by biblical ftudents. 
In the year 1688, he publifhed “ A Demonftration, or 
clear Proofs of the Truth and Holinefs of Chriftian Mo¬ 
rality,” in two vols. umo. in the form of dialogues ; 
which was afterwards extended, by the addition of new 
matter, to the number of five volumes, and has under¬ 
gone repeated impreffions. In 1689, he fent into the 
world his “ Harmonia feu Concordia Quatuor Evangelif- 
tarum, in qua vera Series AXuum ac Sermonum Domini 
Noftri Jelu Chrifti, See." in two vols. 4to. in which he 
advanced forne notions that proved the means of involving 
him in controverfies with many learned men, which lafted 
more than ten years. But Lamy’s principal work, which 
had engaged his attention for thirty years, and is replete 
with ufeful information, as well as learned and curious 
difeuffion, is his “ De Tabernaculo Foederis de fanXa Ci- 
vitate Jerufalem, et de Templo ejus, Lib. feptem,” folio, 
illuftrated with numerous plates. The author, however, 
did not live to fee its publication, which did not take 
place before the year 1720. His health had for fome time 
been greatly impaired, in confequence of his clofe appli¬ 
cation to his ftudies, his laborious profeffional exertions, 
and the fevere rules of mortification wffiich he obferved ; 
whence his friends perceived, to their great regret, that 
his change was approaching. The burlting of a blood- 
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veffel haftened that event in 1715, when lie was in the 
feventy-fifth year of his age. Father Lamy was as much 
efteeined for his modefty and amiable manners as he was 
refpeXed for his piety and extenfive erudition. Befides 
the articles already mentioned, he was the author of, 5. 
The Art of Speaking, umo. 1675. 6. New Reflexions 
on the Art of Poetry, umo. 1678. 7. A mechanical 
Treatife on the Equilibrium of Solids and Fluids, umo. 
1679. 8. A Treatife on Magnitude in general, compre¬ 
hending Arithmetic, Algebra, and Analyfis, 121110. 1680. 
9. Dialogues on the Sciences, and the belt Manner of ftu- 
dying them, 12010. 1684. 10. Elements of Geometry, 
8vo. 1685. 11. A Treatife on PerfpeXive, 8vo. 1701. 
Moft of the preceding were republiflied, and fome of them 
feveral times during the author’s life, with confiderable 
augmentations. Life prefixed tothe Treatife de Tabernaculo , <3V. 
LAN, a town of Pruflia, in Oberland : fourteen miles 
north-north-eaft of Soldau. 
LAN, a city of China, of thefecond rank, in Pe-tche-li, 
on the river Lan : 113 miles eaft of Pekin. Lat.39.48.N. 
Ion. 118.24. E. 
LAN, a city of China, of the fecond rank, in Chen-fi, 
on the Hoang. This town is not very large, though the 
capital of the weftern part of the province, and the reli- 
dence of the governor. The chief trade is in hides 
brought from Tartary, woollen fluffs, and coarfe fluffs 
made of cow’s hair. It is 655 miles weft-fouth-weft of 
Pekin. Lat. 36. 6. N. Ion. 103. 29. E. 
LAN, a town of China, of the third rank, in Chan-fi: 
twenty-five miles fouth of IColan. 
LAN, a river of China, in Pe-tche-li, which runs into 
the gulf of Leao-tong in lat. 39.18. N. Ion. 118. 36. E. 
LAN-CHAN', a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Hou-quang: twenty-five miles fouth-fouth-eaft of Koue- 
yang. 
LAN-HU'ING, a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Yunnan : eleven miles north-weft of Teng-chouen. 
LAN-JAN', or Lan-jang, a city of Laos, and capital 
of the kingdom, or at lead the fouthern divifion, to which 
it gives name, and is the ufual refidence of the king; on 
the weft fide of the river Mecon ; and on the land-fide 
defended by ditches and high walls. The king’s palace 
is faid to be of vaft extent, and appear like a city, from 
its fize and the number of people who inhabit it. The 
lioufes of the grandees, and perfons of condition, are very 
high and elegant, well contrived and ornamented ; but 
thofe of the inferior people are no better than huts. The 
priefts alone have the privilege of building their houfes 
and convents of brick or ftone. Lat. 18. 30. N. Ion. 101. 
38. E. 
LAN-KI', a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Tche-kiang : twelve miles north-weft of Kin-hoa. 
LAN-TFEN, a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Chen-fi : twenty-two miles eaft-fouth-eaft of Si-ngan. 
LAN-TSAN', a river of Africa, which rifes in the 
north part of the Chinefe province of Yun-nan, on the 
borders of Thibet; erodes the province from north to 
louth, where it changes its name to Kou-long; enters the 
kingdom of Laos, where it takes the name of Mecon ; 
and afterwards runs into the Eaftern Indian Sea. See Me¬ 
con. 
LAN-YAN', a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Ho-nan : twenty-two miles eaft of Kai-fong. 
LANA'GLA, a town of theifland of Forteventura, fi- 
tuated on the eaft coaft. 
LANA'RIA, f. [Lat. woolly, or wool-bearing.] In 
botany, a genus of the clafs hexandria, order monogynia, 
natural order of enfatae, (irides, JuJf.) The generic cha- 
raXers are—Calyx: none. Corolla; one-petalled, fubcam- 
panulated, outwardly wool-haired 5 tube fhort; border 
fix-parted; divificns linear-lanceolate, fomewhat fpread- 
ing. Stamina: filaments fix, filiform, fhorter than the 
corolla, inferted into the bafe of the divifions; anthera: 
ovate, fomewhat incumbent. Piftillum : germ inferior, 
top-fhapedj outwardly woolly; ftyle filiform, upright, 
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