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that the SWdttcees were fotefy inafrnuch, as they aiTtfted at the Worfliip and Sacrifices of the Temple at Jtntjakm: Whereas the Samaritans facrificed on Mount Gerizaim. See Samaritans.

Some Authors afcribe the Original of this Sec?-, to one SaddF, a Difciple of Antigmm Sachaus, who frequently inculcated it on his Scholars, That God is to be ferved for himfelf, and not out of View to any Reward to be received from him in the next World, as Slaves ierve their Mailers merely for Recomperxe. Sadcc, add they, putting a falie Interpretation on thefe Words of his Mailer, publiflied, Thar there was no Reward to befall good Actions done in this World. And hence arofe the Seel of SaduaeSy thus denominated from their Leader Sadoc- St. Epipbaniw, and fome modern Writers alter him, take the Samicees to have been thus called from the Hebrew, Sadie Juif, or Sedec Juttice, in Regard of the great Juftiee they mewed in all rheir Actions.

'Tis obhrv'd, ABs Jixiii. «. that the Saduc>es fay, There is no Reiuneftion, neither any Angei or Spirit ; but tnat the 'Pfcafifees believe both the one and the other. Thefe Words, 'fhe one ani the other-, teem to infinuate, That Aingel and Spirit are one and the fame Thing. But as the Apottles, obferves Oecumemus on tbatPaflage, don't always ufe the exacted Terms, one may underitand by Spirit, all ipiritual Subftancfes ; as if the Saditceeihzd believed that God himfelf was a Body. This, howe- ver, is not Oecnmeuhts's Opinion. He asks, Why the . Scripture lays, '/he one and the other, tho' it fpoke of Three Things, Refurre&im, Angel, and SpiritX And he anfweis, That 'tis either becaule Angel and Spirit are the lame thing 5 or that one and the others which is only properly underftood of Two Things^ is, perhaps, here (poke of Three ; Exact Propriety of Words not being to be required in books wrote by fimple illiterate Fifhermen. 'Tis true, in explaining what goes before, he oblerve.% That the Sadueees, being very ignorant, ' might poffibly disbelieve the Exigence of a God, and on that Account, might be reprefented as denying a Re- furre&ion, &c. But he does not fay. that by Spirit, they might mean all Ipiritual Subftance. 'Tis probable, all meant by it, is the Immortality of rhe Soul; it being the Opinion of the i$a -itceeSy That there is no- thing immortal in Man. 'Tis certain, they denied all Refurrection, and allowed of no Happinefs but what is enjoyed in this Lile - 7 believing, that every Thing told of the other World, had been invented by the 'Pha- rifees. Hence, alio, they denied a Divine Providence, and attributed all Things to Free Will 3 in which, they oppoled the Opinion of the Thar/fees 3 who admitted a kind of Deftiny or Fatality in all our Actions. See

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SvEPHjEXW, in Anatomy, a Vein, which arifing over the Maledm internum up along the Leg, and rhe Inner Part of the Thigh, diicharges rtlelf near the Groin, into the Crural Vein. "Lis this Vein they ulually open when they bleed in the Foot. It has its Name probably from ffrtciff, M&mfeflttSt as lying plain in Sighr.

SAFE-CONDUCT, a Security given by the Prince under his Great Sea!, to a Stranger for his quiet comin» in and palling out of the Realm. The Safe-ConduB is granted to Enemies, rhe Paflport to Friends. Judges iometimes give Safe Gov duel $ to Delinquents, or Prilb- cers, to enable them to act in their Affairs.

SAFE GUARD, Salva gi/ardia, a Protection given by the King to a Per f on fearing the Violence of fome other Ptrlbn, for ieeking his Right by Courfe of Law.

Safe-Giiaris at Sea, is a Rope which faves and fe- cirrtsany Thing: For In (lance, that whereby Perfons walk iecurely over the Bolt Iprit. The Safeguard of the Helm, is a Rope which goes through the Helm, and is fattened to the Buttocks of the Ship. See Rope-

SAFE-PLEDGE, in Law, a Security given for a Man's Appearance againit a Day affigned.

SAFFRON, or Saffian, a Plant which produces a Flower of the fame Name; whence, alio, a Drug called Saffron or Crocus is gathered. See Crocus. Trie Root which produces the Saffron, is a kind of Onion, coveret 4 with feveral bulbous Cartilages. Its Leaves are long, narrow, thick and toft to the Hand. Its Flower, which appears a long Time before the Leaves, is a faint Blue, tinged with a little Yellow at the Extreme towards the Stalk. From the Middle of the Flower arife three red- difh Filaments or Chives, which are properly the Saffron ; the reft of the Flower being of no Ufe. AfToon as the Flower is gathered, they feparate the Chives, and lay them on Hurdles, or in large Sieves, or on a little Kiln for that Purpofe, with a little Coal-fire underneath to dry them. When dry, the Saffron is in its Perfection, and fit for Ufe. 'Tis obferved, that five Pounds of frefli Chives onlv make one Pound of dry Saffron. The good Qualities of Saffron ate, That its Chives be long and broad, that

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they be velveted over with a fine Red, of an agreeable Smell, free of yellow Threads, and very dry. The beft Saffron in Europe is that of England. That brought from Spain is good for nothing; becaufe of the Oil the Spaniards mix with it to keep it. 'Tis u!ed both in foods and Medicines, » chear, fortify, and relblve. 1 is alio uled by illummors, to make a goiden yellow Culour. The Word is tormed from the Arabic, Zapbe- ran, which fignifies the lame Thing.

&AFFRON is alfo a Name given to feveral Chymical Preparations, from the ReftmbUnce of their Colour to that of Saffron, but more ufualiy called Croci: Such is Saffron of Venus. See Copper;

Saffron of Man. See Crocus Martis. Saffron of Gold. See Aurum Fulminant

SAGAPENUM, or Serapinum, a Gum whofe Smell comes very near that of the Pn.e, whence its Name. It flows by Incifion, from the Trunk of a ferulaceous Plant growing in 'BeYflS. The bell is in bright tranlpa- rent lears, of a llrong Smell j and the whiter and freer of Dirt; the better. Sometimes 'tis found as white, both within and without Side, as Milk; tho' this is ve. ry rare. 'Tis efteemed operative and purgative, proper in the Epileply, Atthma and Pally, and is alfo uled externally to affiiage Pains, and refblve Tumors.

SAGATHEE, in Commerce, a (light woollen Stuff, being a kind ot Serge or Rateen ; fometiroes mixed with a little Silk, 'Tis manufactured chiefly it Amiens i tho' we have our Share in England The Word is formed from the French Sriyette, a Diminutive of Saye; which fee. The French Name Sayette, is derived from that of the Thread ufed herein, which is chiefly prepared and fpun in Flanders, about Tiircoing, &c. and called Fit it Sayette,

SAGE, Salvia, a Medicinal Herb of an agreeable, aromatic Tafte ; efteemed an excellent Cephalic of the detergent Kind ; and on that Score likewife uled as a Vulnerary and Diuretic. There are feveral Kinds of Sage ; thofe ufed and cultivated by us are the Tea-Sage, or Sage of Virtue, the Red Sage, and the Wormwood Sage. The firft has the moll agreeable Flower ; and on that Score is cut when young and full of Sap, dried, and kept for Tea. The Hutch dry and prepare their Sage like other Teas, and carry it to the Indies as a very precious Thing. They there find a good Marker for ir; the Chinefe preferring it to the belt of their Indian Teas ; and lor every Pound of Sage Tea, giving, in Exchange; Four Pounds of theirs, which they lell again very dear in Europe. Bur the Wormwood Sage is efteemed of the moll Efficacy in Medicine, and is that alone ufed in the Shops. It makes an excellent Gargarilm, efpecially if lharpened with a little Acid. Its DecOcfion is very grateful and cooling, with the Addition of a little Le- mon.juice. 'Tis both detergent and ablbrbenr, and as liich, finds Place in Dietdriiiks, and medicated Ales, in- tended for Sweerners and Clean'ers of the Blood. The School of Salermim recommend Sage as a Remedy in all Difeales. Hence the Verfe,

Cur moritur homo cuifalvia crefcit in Bortoi

Sage, when viewed with a Microlcope, appears covered all over with little Spiders, which are feeri to walk, gJc about. It yields, bv Dillillation, a very agreeable, aro- matic Oil, of fome Ufe in the Shops.

SAGITTA, in Aftronomy, the Arrow, a Conftellation of the Northern Hemifphere. See Constellation. The Stars in the Conftellation Sagitta, in 'fycho's Cata- logue, are Five, and as many in 4'tolomy's, In Mr. Flmnjfead's Catalogue they are Twenry Three ; The Lon. gitudes, Latitudes, fjfe. whereof are as follow.

Stars in the Conftellation SAGIfTJ.

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Informes over Sagitta, preceding it

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In the Extremity of the Nib In the middle of the Shaft Laft of three in the Shaft

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