This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1745 edition. Excerpt: ...Offirings on it to the Lord, agreeable to the Antediluvian Practices founded upon AbePs Offering (g) of the Firstlings of his Flock. It cannot be inferred by undeniable Consequence, that our Crom-Liagh, or the Briti/h Cromlech bore any Resemblance to Noah's Altar; yet it seems very probable, that there was no material Difference between them in their Make and Figure, We are told by the learned Author (h) before quoted, that the Vord in Hebrew fignifying Edzfimre, to build, imports the erecting of Stones one upon another, and that the Chaldee Word for an Altar signifies Stones orderly erected. Such then are found to be our Crom-liogh, and the Britijh Crom-lech, viz. rude unhewn Stone: placed onenpon another; and such seem to have been the first Altars after the Flood; norcan it be supposed, thrt Noah could be furnished with any other than course unhewed Stones, such as the Mounrains afforded, wherewith to erect his, Altar. It may be presumed also, that they had a strict Precept for such rude Erections, if that PassageExod. xx. 23', (If thou wilt make me on Altar of Stone, thou shall not build it of hewn Stone, for thou Izfl up thy Too! upon it, thou host polluted it) with more Instructions of the same Kind, beaRepetition of the old original Law, which the Patriarchs before that Time in. all liltelyhood strictly observed, and the Nations descending from them, after their Example, probably as strictly followed. From whence it is not absurd to affirm, that the British Crom-Zerhe, and our Crom-Liagh, are only the remaining Effects of that antient Law and Custom of not striking a Too! upon the Stones of their zlltars, but to sacrifice on rude unhewn Stones, such as they could find; the Effects of which Laws planted in the Minds of the...

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