The Travels of the Late Charles Thompson Esq; 3 Vols (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1744 edition. Excerpt: ...can either su-The Reader may find more up. spend or dispense with them, on this Subject in the Universal whenever his own dory, or any History, and Mr. StacUxust wise Ends of his Providence History ostbt Bible. horted horted them to a faithful Observance of his Laws, and by no means to suffer themselves to be drawn into Idolatry. He likewise prevail'd with them to enter into a solemn Covenant, which he not only recorded in the Book of the Law, but set up a Monument in memory of it under an Oak that grew within the Precinct of the Tabernacle, to be "a Testimony against them in case they revolted from the Service of the Almighty. After the Death of Jojhua, no particular Person, that we read of, succeeded him in the Government; and therefore the most probable Opinion is, that every Tribe was govern'd by their respective Heads or Elders, and that in their Wars with the Canaanites they made them their Commanders; for it is to be obscrv'd, that a considerable Part of Canaan remain'd unconquer'd at Joshua's Decease. This Form of Government, or rather Anarchy, continued above thirty Years, till the Time of the valiant Otbniel, who was the first of those Governors of Israel, whom the Scripture calls Judges. During this Interval the whole Nation funk into an amazing Degree of Degeneracy and Apostasy, as if they had lost not only the Remembrance of Jojhua, and of their late solemn Covenant, but even all Sense of Religion, all Fear of God, or Regard to his Commands. Indulging themselves in loose Conversation, and making Intermarriages with the Canaanites, they were drawn into the most monstrous Idolatry, worshipping Baal and Ajhtaroth, and other Idols of the Heathens; which so provoked the Lord, that he left them to themselves, and, being destitute of...