The history of ancient paganism, as delivered by Eusebius, &c. With critical and historical notes. Shewing, first, its origin, progress, decay and revival, thro' a misconstrued Christianity. And, secondly, a Phoenician and Egyptian chronology, from the first Man, down to the first Olympiad, agreeable to the Scripture Accounts. The whole interspers'd with reflections on superstition and arbitrary power, whereby a close and necessary Connection is discover'd between both, and a Right Notion of True Religion and Civil Government established

People / Organizations

• Mary Cooper ("sold by")

Imprint

London : printed for the author, and sold by M. Cooper, in Pater-noster-Row; J. Joliffe, in St. James's-Street; and by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1743.

Publication year

1743

ESTC No.

N511329

Grub Street ID

436996

Description

viii, 128 p. ; 8°.

Note

Sometimes attributed to a Francis Mason or Masson

Deals with the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, as derived from Sanchoniathon and Eusebius

Title word 'Phoenician' printed with an oe ligature

Errata on page [viii], i.e., leaf A4v

Postscript on page 128

Height: 20 cm

Signatures: A-R]4.