The Storehouses of the King

is mind to found another kingdom in the north of Mexico, which should include King George's Sound, in t

had they any idea of religion, having no greater intelligence than that possessed by the brute creation. It was, however, the intention of

him away from the camp of the children of Israel at the ford of the river Jordan, viz. that he (Moses) might carry the glorious tidings of salvation to nations t

was killed by savages-the very people whom he came to reclaim. He visited the coast of North America in a boat made of copper, everything on

to represent the visitant whom they so cruelly deprived of life. The memory of this remarkable event was handed down to posterity from generation to generation, even to the time when Captain Meares

iests nor temples, nor did they offer any sacrifices; but an accidental circumstance led to the discovery that, though devoid of all superstitious observances, and wholly ignorant of

nformed us of all he knew on the subject; and we found, to our surprise, that his story involved a little sketch of their religion. When words were wanting he supplied the deficiency by those expressive actions which nature

es. Thus, he called the first his father, and the next his grandfather: he then took what remained and threw them all into c

g the shore, on which all the people were assembled to contemplate so strange a sight, and that, having thrown one of his copper paddles on shore, he himself landed. The extraordinary stranger then told the

were soaring through the air. He continued to inform us that the people killed the old man, and took his canoe, from which event they derived their fondness for cop

earance and supposed death to the Israelites in Asia. He was the first missionary who carried the glad tidings of God's go

with the chronicles of many kingdoms would be necessary, in order to know the date at which he arrived, and what length of time he sojourned, in each. But as most of the empires which Moses founded ar

ove in the painting at Thebes, where there is a representation of the Ethiopian princess with a boy on her lap.[79] There also went wit

t among the Jews. It will, therefore, not be out of place to rehearse it here, as

s the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye gre

n. Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? Is not he thy

tions the inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. For the Lord's portion is his people;

e god with him. He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields, and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty

e Rock of his salvation. They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods

ation, children in whom is no faith. They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I

heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. The

eared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is

them, and the Lord had shut them up? For their Rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their

the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up or left. And he shall say, Where are their

nd to heaven, and say I live for ever. If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me

e blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adve

e ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. And M

nd your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is you