A letter to a doctor of physick concerning diascordium, &c.

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1719
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Credit: A letter to a doctor of physick concerning diascordium, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    digin faith (l. z8. c. zy.) Melius Libamma Terreftribus infundebaitfur. Drink Offerings, of Honey were poured out to the Terreftrial Deities. But Bochart (Hierozoic. />. z. 1. 4. c. xa.) makes it appear that they offered Honey to every one of the Heathen Gods. Taufanius (Eliaca) having reckoned up at leaft fifty Altars in the Temple oi Jupiter Olympus, unto fo many feVeral Deities, faith they facrificed upon every one of them once a Month (according to their ancient Ufage) Frankincenl'e, Wheat, Flour, and Honey. And this being fo common a thing among the Gentiles, in their idolatrous Worlhip, it’s likely for this reafon God forbad its Ufe in his Sacrifices, Lev it, z. 11. Tho’ fome have thought, becaufe Honey is a fort of Ferment, it might be forbidden under the Notion of a Leaven, which might pot be offered. Exod. 34- 2f- Thus have I made a Search into the Opi¬ nions and Ufages of Men concerning Honey* and find it to be accounted fo far from perni¬ cious, that it is highly wholfome, falutiferous and prefervatiye. That it hath been efteemcd one or the mod generally ufeful of all things ; affording to the Living Meat* Drink, Medicine? and Sacrifice ; and to the Dead Poilindure, and Matter wherewith to embalm them. That
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