Long livers: a curious history of such persons of both sexes who have liv'd several ages, and grown young again: with the rare secret of rejuvenescency of Arnoldus de Villa Nova, and a great many ... rules to prolong life: as also how to prepare the universal medicine .... / [translated] by Eugenius Philalethes, F.R.S. [i.e. R. Samber].

  • Harcouet de Longeville, approximately 1660-1720
Date:
1722
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Long livers: a curious history of such persons of both sexes who have liv'd several ages, and grown young again: with the rare secret of rejuvenescency of Arnoldus de Villa Nova, and a great many ... rules to prolong life: as also how to prepare the universal medicine .... / [translated] by Eugenius Philalethes, F.R.S. [i.e. R. Samber]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    This holy Patriarch and his Poftcrity per- fevered in their Juft ice till they were in Danger in Egypt to lofe it by the Cruelty of a wicked Prince (who knew not Jofepki) and their Converfation with the Profeflbrs of a pompous luxurious Idolatry: Then God raifed up Mofes^ a great Aftronomer, and a learned Man in Men and Things, who wonderfully freql them from their Servitude after having eaftd and defpoiled their Ene¬ mies of their fuperfluous Gold. Thefe People he delivered from Servi¬ tude after a wonderful Manner from the Fury of an impious King. In the Defert they continued forty Years, tho* their De¬ liverer might have brought them into the Land of Promife in forty Days: But as this was a moft excellent piece of Policy, and worthy the Forefight of Mofes, fo it cannot be fufficiently commended 5 he knew that a Company of raw undifciplined Peo¬ ple, trained up for the moft part in keep¬ ing of Sheep, would not be a Match for thofe warlike People, whofe Cities and Kingdoms they were to take from them ^ befides that they might be in Danger of fall¬ ing into Idolatry, to which by their long Refidence in Egypt^ and their being ac¬ quainted with their Flefli-pots, Ragous, or made Diftes (probably deriving their Origin from