DEITY opened so vaft a field for inquiry, and, withal, led to fuch important confequences in our own fyftem of theology, that it was utterly impoffible to contract it within the narrow limits he had prefcribed himself. The prefent is by no means the period for fuppreffing any additional teftimonies to the truth of one of the fundamental articles of that noble system, and he trufts that he has brought together fuch a body of evidence as will decifively establish the following important facts; first, that in the SEPHIROTH, Or THREE SUPERIOR SPLENDORS, of the ancient Hebrews may be difcovered the three hypoftafes of the CHRISTIAN TRINITY; fecondly, that this doctrine flourifhed through nearly all the empires of Afia A THOUSAND YEARS BEFORE PLATO WAS BORN; and, thirdly, that the grand cavern-pagoda of ELEPHANTA, the oldest and and moft magnificent temple of the world, is neither more nor lefs than A SUPERR TEMPLE TO A TRI-UNE GOD, Barlow feulp. The principal Portal of the grand Tem PENT CHA P. II. THE TEMPLES OF INDIA, EGYPT, AND GREECE, EXAMINED AND COMPARED; INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE HISTORICAL SURVEY OF THE PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ORIENTAL NATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE; PARTICULARLY IN SA CRED ARCHITECTURE. The firft-erected Temples formed to resemble Groves and Caverns.-The ftupendous Magnitude and Elevation of the Indian Pagodas. -The most ancient and celebrated in Hindof tan, viz. that of JAGGERNAUT BENARES-that of MATTRA that of that of TRIPPETTY and that of SERINGHAM, fucceffively and minutely defcribed. An affecting Story relative to the first De filement |