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''treat of, and peaketh little of their Incription; He divided into many ignes, or Veres, that contain his ordinances and fables, without obervation either of the conequence, or connexion of the dicoure, which is the caue that thou halt finde in this Book, a multitude of incongruous pieces, and divers repetitions of the ame things. It hath been expounded by many Mahometan Doctors, their expoition being as ridiculous as the Text; They affirm the originall of the Alcoran to be, written upon a Table, kept in Heaven, that the Angel Gabriel brought this Copie to Mahomet, who could neither write nor reade, and tile him Prophet, or Apotle, in honor. Thou halt finde at beginning of ome Chapters letters of the Arabique Alphabet, which ome men will not expound; They fear to utter things that may dipleae their fale Prophet: Mot of their Doctors affirm thoe Letters to be the firt letters of the Names of God. Thou halt finde the expoition in this verion; Thou wilt wonder that uch aburdities have infected the bet part of the world, and wilt avouch, that the knowledg of what is contained in this Book, will render that Law contemptible.'' Rh