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 Moes mut needs be qualified, even without the help of Divine Revelation (which her certainly had) to write both of the Original, and all of thoe who were related to them, being bred up in their Country; nay, in their Court till he was XL Years old; and well vered in all the Widom, that was to be found among them, Acts VII. 22. Which Widom of theirs, I doubt not, was much augmented by Abraham's living among them, as I have oberved upon XIII 2.) but epecially by Joeph's long Government of that Country, for the pace of LXXX Years: Who was indued with uch an incomparable Spirit, that the wiet Men among them learnt of him; for he taught their Senators Widom, Palm CV. 22. And, in like manner, Moes lived XL Years more among the Midianites, where, it appears by Jethro, there wanted not Perons of great Knowledge. And from thence he might eaily be intructed in all that the Arabians knew: Who were no mean People (it appears by the Story of Job and his three Friends, and Elihu, who is uppoed by ome to have that admirable Book) and were near Neighbours to the mot famous Nations of the Eatern Countries; From whom, it is evidence by this Hitory, all Learning, Arts, and Sciences originally came. I