Volume 2

Revelations of Egyptian mysteries; and allegories of the Greek lyric poets clearly interpreted. History of the works of nature. With a discourse on health, according with the wisdom of the ancients / By Robert Howard, M.D.

  • Howard, Robert, -1812.
Date:
1850
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Revelations of Egyptian mysteries; and allegories of the Greek lyric poets clearly interpreted. History of the works of nature. With a discourse on health, according with the wisdom of the ancients / By Robert Howard, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. THE mind of man cannot repose in a state of ease, tranquillity, and confidence, whilst the former, and the future conditions of his world, and his own origin and destiny, are concealed from his view. In Scripture it is declared that wisdom shall be destroyed: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” This prophecy, respecting the knowledge of nature, has been wonderfully fulfilled in the latter times of the world. The chief object of this work, is to pour a new light upon our knowledge of nature, by which, it has appeared to the author, the greatest possible Lenefit might be conferred upon society, and health and happiness beyond measure promoted. Although, according to the prophecy of Scripture, the wisdom of the wise, or knowledge of nature, has latterly been lost to the mind of man, it has still continued to remain before his eyes; but concealed under the dazzling and splendid masks of allegory, in the sacred writings, and those of the ancient poets. The author has proceeded by un- ravelling, as by a clue, many of those great mys- teries: he has thus interpreted and explained many 1 Cor. Ie 19%