Animal food, Sir Isaac Newton's opinion of the introduction of it into Egypt refuted- Animal worship, origin of, accounted for - - true origin of, amongst the Egyptians - iv. 267 - iv. 183-210 various opinions of the ancients of its origin Antoninus, Emperor, motives on which he was -- iv. 186 ii. 378 desirous of observations on his reflections on the Christians, Apis, the symbol of the Egyptian God Osiris ii. 315- - iii. 167 iv. 186 Apollo, explanation of those oracles of his which were quoted Apollo Pythian, his oracles paralleled with the prophecies of Dr. Middleton's opinion exposed Apologue or Fable, its use in oratory its analogy to hieroglyphic writing its improvement and contraction in simile and meta- phor its change to parable Apotheosis, Civil, the origin of when bestowed on deceased heroes among Apuleius, general intention of his metamorphosis. - iv. 138- - the - Egyp- iv. 208 - - enquiry into his prejudices against Christianity moral of his story the corrupt state of the mysteries in his time remarks on the nature of that jurisdiction Aristophanes, review of the dispute between him and So- his distinction between mind and intellect of their characters DD 2 iv. 222 Article VII. of the Church of England, an exposition of, vi. 2 ibid. Arts, the inventors of, where placed in Elysium, by Vir- - Ass carries mysteries, origin of that proverb - Atheism, examination of Bayle's arguments for 1 ii. 148 i. 232 - jii. 230 an examination of Plutarch's account of the origin of, iii. 228 - whether deserving punishment from the hand the effect of his principles on his conduct compared with their moral conduct accounted for summary of their dispute with the divines Athenians, the most religious people of Greece, copy of their test oath i. 232 of i. 255 i. 269 i. 270 - i. 295 iii. 148 law relating to the introduction of foreign worship, ii. 319 Atomic theory, a Greek invention Atossa, her invention of letters fabulous. Augury of Safety, Dion Cassius's account of tians iv. 38 Austin, St. his ingenious definition of language and let- on the knowledge of old ones from the phrases they make the Romans in their edicts against them careful not to Bacchus, oath of the priestesses of - his exploits in the Indies invented to aggrandize the glory iv. 228 Bacchus, his identy confounded with Osiris - - iv. 233 - iv. 433 reasons for proving him to be Noah - iii. 253 Balaam, his prophecy, Numb. xxiv. 17, expounded - iv. 172 iv. 396 against society Baptism, the importance of, established Baucis and Philemon, whence that fable derived - i. 211 i. 230 examination of his arguments to prove Atheism not de- his reflections on toleration - i. 232. v. 23 Bembine Table, a description of it, contained in Ezekiel's Bennet, secretary, how brought into disgrace Bible, how differently represented by Freethinkers, i. 178 Bolingbroke, Lord, vindication of divines from his charge of -examination of some of the principles of his first philoso- his observation on the insufficiency of the Mosaic law to consequences of a law upon his principles examination of his notion concerning the omission of the - iii. 191 Bond, humorous anecdote of a forged one Butler, ill effects resulting from his satire against fana- Casar, Julius, his disavowal of the belief of a future state, in the senate DD 3 iii. 41 Casar, Julius, his account of the religion of ancien Calf, Golden, what divinity represented by it - - attached to them why two of them erected by Jeroboam Canaanites, why ordered to be exterminated iv. 429 - iv. 432 invincibly - iv. 293 iv. 284 - i. 304 i. 228 Cardan, his argument to prove the doctrine of the immor- Casaubon, his account of the translation of the Pagan mys- Cato, mentioned in the Æneis, enquiry whether the Censor Cavalry, the situations, proper and improper for the use of - iv. 263 Caylus, Count, his opinions relating to the Egyptian cha- Celsus, his character compared with that of Origen, ii. 4. Cervantes, ill consequence resulting from his satire against Chaos, a description of, from Berosus Charlevoix, F. his sentiments rsepecting the civilization of the ii. 389 Children, the punishment of, for the crimes of their parents, Chinese language, an improvement of the ancient Egyptian improvement of, to its present state to what the different accounts we have received of it is account of, by M. Freret its opposite progress from that of the Egyptian hierogly- - iv. 127 - iv. 128 by P. Parennin by M. Gaubil ibid. - - iv. 174 Chinese language, Du Halde's observations on - iv. 179 the ancient characters of, greatly venerated by the na- Chinese printing, Voltaire's account of - iv. 383 - iv. 389 Christ, remarks on the use he made of his twofold credentials, -- - made no use of traditions - vi. 9 ibid. important argument drawn from his conversation with an exposition of his prophecy of his first and second his account of the last judgment examined Christian religion, how esteemed by the ancient Pagans, ii. 175 first received with complacency by the Pagans occasion of its being persecuted the views and consequences of bringing in Pagan anti- iii. 210 their nocturnal assemblies vindicated from the misrepre- an enquiry into the methods taken by Providence to - iv. 314 the ignorance of the propagators, the means of advancing it DD 4 - iv. 315 |