the greatest parts of Asia. 2. That Ham and his children
Sept. 1781.] JOURNAL.
Saturday, Serrember 1. I made an end of that curious book, Dr. Parson's "Remains of Japhet."
The very ingenious author has struck much light into some of the darkest parts of ancient history; and although I cannot entirely subscribe to every proposition which he advances, yet I apprehend he has sufficiently proved the main of his hypothesis; namely,—
1. That, after the flood, Shem and his descendants peopled the greatest parts of Asia.
2. That Ham and his children peopled Africa. 3. That Europe was peopled by the two sons of Japhet, Gomer and Magog; the southern and southwestern by Gomer and his children; and the north and the north-western by the children of Magog.
4. That the former were called Gomerians, Cimmerians, Cimbrians, and afterwards Celtic, Galate, and Gauls; the latter were called by the general name of Scythians, Scuiti, Scots.
5. That the Gomerians spread swiftly through the north of Europe, as far as the Cimbrian Chersonesus, (including Sweden, Denmark,
Norway, and divers other countries,) and then into Treland, where they multiplied very early into a considerable nation.
6. That some ages after, another part of them who had first settled in Spain, sailed to Ireland, under Milea, or Milesius ; and, conquering the first inhabitants, took possession of the land.
7. That about the same time the Gomerians came to Ireland, the Magogians, or Scythians, came to Britain ; so early that both still spoke the same language, and well understood cach other. 8. That the Irish, spoke by the Gomerians, and the Welsh, spoke by the Magogians, are one and the same language, expressed by the same seventeen letters, which were long after brought by a Gomerian Prince into Greece.
9, That all the languages of Europe, Greek and Latin in particular, are derived from this.
10. That the antediluvian language, spoken by all till after the flood, and then continued in the family of Shem, was Hebrew; and from this (the Hebrew) tongue many of the Eastern languages are derived.
The foregoing particulars this fine writer has made highly probable. And these may be admitted, though we do not agree to his vehement panegyric on the Irish language ; much less, receive all the stories told by the Irish Poets, or Chroniclers, as genuine, authentic history.
At eleven I preached in Camborne Church-town ; and I believe the hearts of all the people were bowed down before the