An essay towards a natural history of serpents

I begin with the Division of Serpents, which I distribute into _Terrestrial_, that live upon Land only; _Aquatick_, that live in Water; and _Amphibious_, that inhabit both Eleme...

The Serpents are a numerous Tribe, and their Dominions of large Extent, lying both in Sea and Land: No part of the World but what is replenish’d with them, more or less, in some...

The Emperor _Constantine_ ordered an incombustible sort of Linnen to be made of _Lapis Amianthus_, the growth of _Cyprus_, that might burn in his Lamps, which were in his _Baths...

CONTENTS. _Various Sentiments about the Primæval Serpent: Some say, ’twas a real Serpent; others say, the Passage is allegorical. Some make the Serpent to be Pleasure; others th...

CONTENTS. _Of the_ fiery Serpents _that annoy’d the Camp of_ Israel: _The Reason of that judicial Stroke_, i.e. _Murmuring under a Dispensation of Miracles. Why punish’d by Serp...

_The flying and fiery Serpents. Ungrateful Israel wounded by them, and healed by the Figure of a Serpent. God hears the Intercession of_ Moses, _when deaf to the Cries of that r...

As introductory to the Divinity of Serpents, I shall make a brief Inquiry into the Original of sacred Images, and Idol-Worship; the first Period of which is hard to trace. Some...

_Reasons for worshipping Serpents, seem to rise from Misapplication of some Scripture Passages: But especially, 1. From the Triumphs of the Paradisaic Serpent. Pagan History fro...

_Reasons for worshipping hurtful as well as useful Creatures, founded on a Notion of two eternal contrary Principles: They believe God was good, and could not be the Author of m...