The Anti-universalist, or history of the fallen angels of the Scriptures; proofs of the being of Satan and of evil spirits: intended as a refutation of the three main points of universalism, namely, that there is no hell after death; no devil or Satan as a being; and no future day of final judgment / by Josiah Priest ; embellished with twenty-two engravings. Part I.

  • Priest, Josiah, 1788-1851.
Date:
1837
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Credit: The Anti-universalist, or history of the fallen angels of the Scriptures; proofs of the being of Satan and of evil spirits: intended as a refutation of the three main points of universalism, namely, that there is no hell after death; no devil or Satan as a being; and no future day of final judgment / by Josiah Priest ; embellished with twenty-two engravings. Part I. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cunning, and intellectual condition, is at once perceived, still more than at rest; as there is a steadiness in its manner of con¬ templating objects,—a readiness, and aptitude to learn, and to seem to compreliend, when instructed, as is evident to all who have witnessed their exploits; even the common Ape,—a crea¬ ture, much below the Orang-outang in intellectual endowments, an animal of the same genus, will do astonishing feats of horse¬ manship, and other imitations of human performances, at the word of command, or bare signal of its master, as is often witnes¬ sed iii,;the menageries of the country. Of this creature, the Orang-outang, naturalists relate, that in their native woods, in a wild condition, some of them are very large and strong, exceeding by a considerable amount, the ordi¬ nary size of men, being sometimes found full six feet in height, when stretched up erect, being very savage and tierce, often kill- ing the negroes, when they happen to meet in the forests of Afri¬ ca, and places where they are found. They are more than a iiiatch for the elephant, as they can hurl stones and clubs with great violence and precision, with infiiate grimmace and horrid gestures, so that the elephant is glad to escape so crafty an enemy. At the time Avhen Alexander the Great was in India, where he had been led on by his love of war-—he met a host, or small army of Orang-outangs^ and from their formidable appearance, naked, hairy, horrible, and menacing attitudes, he was induced to make ready to give them battle, in case they came too nigh; but whether a fight took place, is not related by the historian. But Hanno, the Carthaginian general, having met with a simi¬ lar encounter, on an island near the coast of Africa, did in reality, not only make ready his men for the battle, but actually fought a small army of these creatures,—whose clubs and stones were found insuflicient to cope with the spears, slings, and swords of Hanno’s soldiers : fell therefore, in great numbers : and being frightened by the yells of the army, and sound of the drums and trumpets, lied to the forests, leaving to the Carthaginians the held and the victims. Several of these Hanno caused to be skin¬ ned, salted, sewed up, and stuffed with dry grass, and con¬ veyed to Carthage, where they were placed in the temple of Juno, queen of heauen, and were found there, when that city was taken by the Romans. AmeiAEnc. vol. 26, letters ORA. From these accounts, we see this creature is capable of plotting and making resistance in defence of its native haunts, in a man¬ ner very much resembling the actions of men, even acting in concert. No mere animal can ascend as high in cultivation as the Orang-outang, their memories being exceedingly retentive, much more so, than any other beast of the creation. In proof of this, we give the following accounts. There was an Orang-outang, carried from some part of Africa, in a Dutch