Astro-theology: or a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from a survey of the heavens. Illustrated with copper-plates / By W. Derham.

  • Derham, W. (William), 1657-1735.
Date:
MDCCXV
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Credit: Astro-theology: or a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from a survey of the heavens. Illustrated with copper-plates / By W. Derham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    have pretended to Atheifm, and have deduced God's Works from Chance, &e, are lingular and monflrous in their Opinions. Thus faith sElian (i), There never was any (Barbarian that contemned the Deity, nor called in quefti- on whether there be any Gods or no ? or whether they take care of human Affairs ? Ho Man, neither Indian, nor Celt, nor Egyptian ever entertained any fuch Thought as Eumerus the Meffenian, or Dionyfius the Phrygian, or Hippo, or Diagoras, or Socias or Epicurus. So one of Blato’s Arguments for the Proof of a God, is (z) The unani¬ mous Confent of all, both Greeks and Barbarians, who confefs there are Gods. And Blutarch (]) agreeable to what our Bfalmifl affirms, tells us whence they collected this Knowledge of a | Deity. Men, faith he, began to ac- j ------ (1) De var. Hill. L. 2. cap. 31. (2) De Legibus. L. 10. j De Placit. Philof. L, 1. c. 6. B z know*