The historie of the world. In five bookes. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the Raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that Kingdome in the Race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders Sucessors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon / By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight.

  • Walter Raleigh
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[1652]
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Credit: The historie of the world. In five bookes. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the Raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that Kingdome in the Race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders Sucessors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon / By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Contents of the Chapters> Paragraphs, and Se&ions, of the Firft Book of the Firft Part of the Hiftory of the World. C h a p. I. • , . I i Of the Creation and Prefervation of the W O R L D. §. i. THat the Invisible God is feen in his Creatures. §. II. That the wifef of the Heathen , whofe Au¬ thority is not to be deffifed,have acknowledged the World to have been created by God. - §. III. ' Of the meaning of In Principle?, Genef. i.ver.i. §• IV. Of the meaning of the words f Heaven and Earth'*] Gen.i.i. §. V. That the fubjlance of the Waters, as mixt tn the body of the Earth , is by Mofes under- flood in the word [_ Earth : and that the Earth, by the Attributes of Vnformed and Void) is deferibed as the Chaos of the ancient Heathen. §. VI. How it is to be underfiood,that the Spirit of God moved upon the Waters: and that this is not to be fearched curioufly. §. V II. Of the Light created, as the mater)all fub- flance of the Sun 3 and of the nature of it, and difficulty of knowledge of it; and of the excel¬ lency and nfe of it: and of motion, and heat ■ annexed unto it. §. VIII. Ofthe Firmament, and of the Waters above the Firmament: and whether there be any Cry ~ jialine Heaven,or any Primum Mobile. k. IX. A conclnfion, repeating the fummt of the worky in the Creation, which are reduced to three heads: The creation of matter3 The form¬ ing of it 3 The finifhing ofit. §. X. That nature is no Principimn per fe 3 nor Forme, the giver of being : and of our igno¬ rance, how fecond caufes fhould have any pro¬ portion with their effects. XI. Of Fate, and that the Stars have great influ¬ ence : and that their operation may diverfly be prevented or furthered. t). XII. Of Preference. §. XIII. OfProvidence. §. XIV. Of Predomination. ■ ’ §. XV. ’ Of Fortune : and of the reafon of fome things that feem to be by Fortune, and againft Reafon and Providence. CHAP. j