d by ever so many names or titles, they all, in respect to
worship, relate ultimately to the Sun. [951]Sit Osiris, sit Omphis, Nilus,
Siris, sive quodcunque aliud ab Hierophantis usurpatum nomen, ad unum
tandem _Solem_, antiquissimum Gentium numen, redeunt omnia.
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Notes to Volume I.
[1] Henry VI. founder of Eton and King's College, in Cambridge.
[2] Dr. Priestley, on Philosophical Necessity.
[3] [Greek: Kata theion delonoti chresmon.] Eusebii Chron. p. 10. See also
Syncellus.
[4] [Greek: Aiguptous--pros allelous tai rhemati Amoun chresthai.] Isis et
Osiris. p. 355.
[5] [Greek: Ho de sumbalon tois apo ton aduton heuretheisin apokruphois
AMMOUENON grammasi sunkeimenois, ha de ouk en pasi gnorima, ten mathesin
hapanton autos eskese; kai telos epitheis tei pragmateiai ton kat' archas
muthon kai tas allegorias ekpodon poiesamenos, exenusato ten prothesin.]
Euseb. Praep. Evang. l. 1. c. 9. p. 32.
[6] He makes it exceed the aera of the Mosaic creation 1336 years. See
Marsham's Canon Chron. p. 1.
[7] The Rev. Dr. Barford, Prebendary of Canterbury, and Rector of Kimpton,
Hertfordshire.
[8] Called also Chumus. Lilius Gyraldus speaks of the Phenician God Chumus.
Syntag. 1. p. 7.
[9] Of Amanus, and Omanus, see Strabo. l. 11. p. 779. and l. 15. p. 1066.
He calls the temple [Greek: Hieron Omanou].
[10] Et Solem et calorem [Hebrew: HMH] Chammha vocant (Syri.) Selden de
Diis Syris. Syntag. 2. c. 8. p.247.
[11] The Sun in the Persic language, Hama. Gale's Court of the Gentiles. v.
1. c. 11. p.72.
[12] Camisene, Chamath, Chamane, Choma, Chom, Cuma, Camae, Camelis,
Cambalidus, Comopolis, Comara, &c. All these are either names of places,
where the Amonians settled; or are terms, which have a reference to their
religion and worship.
[13] Plutarch. Amatorius. vol. 2. p.768.
[14] 2 Chron. c. 34. v. 4. [Greek: Oron eiothasi Kaimin prosagoreuein].
Plutarch. Isis et Osiris, vol. 2. p.374.
[15] _I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of
the Chammerim with the priests_. Zephaniah. c. 1. v. 4. From hence we may,
in some degree, infer who are meant by the Baalim.
[16] Hesychius.
[17] Herodotus. l. 2. c. 42.
Ham sub Jovis nomine in Africa diu cultus. Bochart. Geog. Sac. l. 1. c. 1.
p. 5.
[Greek: Ammona Libues ton Dia
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