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HELLESPONT, (0) join'd EUROPE (p) to ASIA; (g) of whom it was faid, that he fcourg'd the Waves, because they broke down his Bridge.

Sufiana. The chief City of that Province of Perfia between Tygris and Perfia, and five Days Journey from the Euphrates towards the Frontiers of Chaldea. It was built or repaired by Darius Hyftafpis, the Father of Xerxes, as Pliny reports; but Strabo afcribes it to Tython the Father of Memnon, about A. M. 2750, therefore, fome call it Memnonia. It was the Seat of the Perfian Emperors, during the Summer Season, for many Ages. There Daniel the Prophet was buried; and Jofephus lays that his famous Palace there was fresh and beautiful in his Days. Alexander the Great took it and found about 7 Millions in Gold, and 9,000,000 Pound Sterling in Silver, besides other immense Treasures there. Now Soufter, Thevenot. There Alexander the Great married Statyra, and made a Feaft for 9000 Guefts, and gave to each of them a Golden Cup.

(0) Hellefpont; Lat. Gr. i. e. The Sea of Helle, Daughter of Athamas King of Thebes in Greece; which flying with her Brother Phryrus, from the Indignation of her Mother in Law, perifhed there. It is a narrow Sea between the Propontis or white Sea, and the Head of the Archipelago, not above ten or twelve Leagues in Length, at the Mouth it is a large League and a half broad, and at the

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narroweft about feven Furlongs over. It is the Entrance into Conftantinople from the Archipelago, and divides Europe from Afia. Some call it the Streights of Gallipoli, from a City of that Name upon the Weft Side of it; and by the Turks, the Dardanels, from Dardane, an antient City near it, in Afia Minor. It is defended by two new Caftles, which Mahomet IV. 1659. and not from the old Caftiles of Ceftos and Abydos, as fome have thought. See Monf. Tournefort. Over this Sea Xerxes laid a Bridge between Ceftos and Abydos, by which he carried his immenfe Army in feven Days and Nights, into Europe.

(p) Europe; Phan. i. e. A white Face, of a fair Countenance: because the People of it are whiter and fairer, than those of Afia and Africa. One of the four grand Quarters of the World; tho' it be leaft of all, yet it is moft confiderable now for all Manner of Arts, Sciences, Arms, Laws and Learning in the World, &c. It is about 3300 Miles in Length; and 2300 in Breadth. Strabo and other Geographers resemble it to the Shape of a Dragon; whereof the Head to Spain, the Neck to France, the main Body to Empires, and about thirty diffeGermany. Europe contains two rent Kingdoms. It is parted from

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Now DEATH and SIN had brought the Work (by wond'rous Art, fuperior to any we know) to the Outfide of this round World; it was a Ridge of pendent Rock, which they had drawn over the CHAOS, following the Track of SATAN, to the felf-fame Place where he firft lighted and landed: They made all faft with Pins and Chains of Adamant; too fast and too durable they made it! and now in little Space the Confines of Heaven and of this World met; and on the Left-Hand Hell interpos'd with a long Tract between; three feveral Ways in Sight led to thefe three Places. And now they had difcover'd the Opening that led to the Earth, where SATAN had enter'd; and tending first their Way to PARADISE, they beheld him in the Likeness of a bright Angel, between the CENTAUR (r) and the SCORPION, fteering up

from Africa by the Mediterranean Sea on the South, and from Afia by the Archipelago, Hellefpont, Propontis, the Bofphorus, Euxine Sea, the Mæotis, and the great River Volga on the North Eaft.

(9) Afia; Phen. i. e. The Middle because it (efpecially Leffer Afia) lies in the Middle of Europe, Asia, and Africa The third Quarter of the World, larger than the other two, and very famous for being the Original Seat of Man's Creation, Fall and Redemption; for the first and most renowned Tranfa&tions of Mankind, recorded in Sacred Writ, and all antient Hiftories. It is furrounded with Sea on the North, Eat and South, and parted from Europe, as is faid above, on the Welt. Afia extends from the North to the

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South, about 4400 Miles; and
from East to Welt, 7500 Miles.
Antiently it was divided into the
Greater and Leffer Afia; after-
wards into five large Empires,
viz. I. That of the Czar of Muf-
covy.
II. Of the great Cham of
Tatary. III. Of the Great Mo-
gul. IV. Of the Sophy of Perfia.
V. Of the Sultan of the Turks.
To those may be added the Em-
pire of China, which was not
known to the Antients; but as
large as any of thofe Empires.

(r) Centaur; Lat. from the Gr. 1. e. Pricking a Bull. A fabulous Monster, half Man half Horfe. This Fable rofe from a People of Theffaly, who firft broke Horfes to War, and riding upon Horfeback, drove their Cattle before them. Other Men feeing them at a Dittance, thought they were but one Crea

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wards among innumerable Conftellations, and the Sun rifing in ARIES. He came in a Difguife, but SIN and DEATH foon difcern'd their Parent through it. He, after he had feduc'd Ev E, flunk without being taken Notice of into the neighbouring Wood; and changing his Shape, to obferve the Sequel, faw his deceitful Act feconded by EvE, (though the knew nothing of the Mifchief fhe was about) upon her Hufband: He faw their Shame, and that they had fought vain Coverings to hide it; but when he faw the Son of GOD coming from Heaven to judge them, terrified at that, he fled; not hoping by that Means to escape, but only to fhun the prefent Punishment; fearing (knowing himself to be guilty) what GOD's Wrath might inflict: That paft, he return'd by Night, and lift'ning, where the unhappy Couple fat in their fad Difcourfe and various Complaints thence gather'd the Knowledge of his own Doom; which understanding not inftantly to be inflicted, but in future Time, he now return'd to Hell full of Joy, and fraught with good Tidings; and at the Brink of CHAOS, near the Foot of this new wonderful Bridge, he met, (not hoping nor expecting) his dear Offfpring, who were come to meet him; there was great Joy at their Interview, and it increas'd at Sight of that ftupendous Paffage, which they had made. He ftood long in Admiration, 'till SIN, his fair enchanting Daughter, thus broke the Silence:

O FATHER! thefe are thy great Deeds, these are thy Trophies! which thou vieweft as if they were not thy own; thou art their Author and firft Architect;

ture And fo the poor Americans thought of the Spaniards, when they first invaded them upon Horfes. Here, an Aftron. T. a Southern Constellation, confiling of 37 Stars, which is

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called Sagittarius, Lat. i. e. An Archer or Bowman. It is fo called, because of its vehement Cold when the Rays of it caft forth the piercing Winds in November.

for I no fooner divin'd in my Heart (which by a fecret Harmony still moves with thine, join'd in a sweet Connection) that thou hadst profper'd on Earth, which thy Looks now also bear Witnefs to, but strait I felt (though the Distance of Worlds was betwixt us) that I must follow thee, with this thy SoN; for Fate, and the neceffary Confequence of Things, will for ever unite us three: Hell could no longer hold us, nor this obfcure, unpaffable Gulph detain us from following thy illuftrious Tract. Thou haft atchiev'd our Liberty at laft, though 'till now we have been confin'd within the Gates of Hell: Thou haft given us Power thus far to fortify the dark Abyfs, and to lay over it this wond'rous and portentous Bridge. This World is now all thine; thy Virtue has won what thy Hands did not make: Thy Wisdom has gain'd, with Odds, what War had loft, and fully aveng'd us for the Lofs that we fuftain'd in Heaven: Here thou fhalt reign Monarch; there thou didst not: There let him ftill bear Sway, the Conqueror, as Battle hath adjudg'd him; retiring from this new World, which is now alienated from him by his own Sentence: And let him henceforth only divide with thee the Monarchy of all Things, parted by the Bounds of Heaven, which is his Dominion, from this orbicular World, which is now thine; or let him try another Battle with thee, now grown more dangerous to his Throne.

To whom the Prince of Darkness made this glad Answer: Fair Daughter! and thou who art at the fame Time my Son and Grandchild! you have given, high Proof that ye are of the Race of SATAN, (for I glory in the Name, which declares me the Antagonift of the Almighty King of Heaven) and merit great Praise from me, and all the Infernal Empire; that fo near Heaven have, with this glorious Work and triumphal Act, met me come triumphal from my glorious Act, and have made this World and Heil

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one Realm, (and made it ours) one Continent of eafy Thoroughfare. Therefore while I with Eafe defcend through Darkness, over the Road which ye have made, to my affociate Powers, to acquaint them with what hath happen'd, and to rejoice with them; do you two, this Way, among thefe numerous Orbs, (which are all yours) defcend right down to PARADISE: Dwell there, and reign in Happiness, and thence exercise Dominion on the Earth and in the Air, but chiefly upon MAN, who has been declar'd Lord of all; make him first your Slave and Prisoner, and laftly kill him. I fend ye my Subftitutes, and create ye my Plenipotentiaries on Earth, having matchlefs and full Power iffuing from me: All my Hold of this new Kingdom depends entirely upon your joint Strength; it lying, through my Craft and Management, now expos'd to DEATH through SIN. If your united Power does but prevail, the Affairs of Hell need Fear no Detriment; therefore go, and be ftrong in Evil.

SAYING this, he difmifs'd them, and they with Speed held their Courfe through the thickest of the Constellations, every where fpreading their Bane: The blafted Stars look'd pale, and Planets under evil Influence then fuffer'd real Eclipfe. SATAN went the other Way, down the Caufeway to the Gate of Hell: On either Side, GHAOS (over whofe Realm SIN and DEATH had built the Bridge) beat with rebounding Surge against its Foundation, which it could not remove. SATAN pafs'd through the Gate, that was wide open and unguarded, and found the Place deferted; for thofe who were appointed and us'd to fit there, had (as has been faid) left their Charge, and flown to the upper World: The rest were all retir'd farther within, about the Walls of PANDEMONIUM, the City and proud Seat of LUCIFER: (SATAN having been call'd fo by Allufion, be

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