Ancient Faiths and Modern: A Dissertation Upon Worships, Legends and Divinities in Central and Western Asia, Europe, and Elsewhere, Before the Christian Era. Showing Their Relations to Religious Customs as They Now Exist |
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Page xvi
... morality - but an unsound one . Nature of the unsound- ness . Morality has a reference to a life on earth only . The decalogue super- fluous . Ideas of future rewards and punishments . Dives and Lazarus . The world can exist without a ...
... morality - but an unsound one . Nature of the unsound- ness . Morality has a reference to a life on earth only . The decalogue super- fluous . Ideas of future rewards and punishments . Dives and Lazarus . The world can exist without a ...
Page xix
... morality . Morality and Romanism . Vice encouraged by priests - end in view . Submission to priests more valuable than virtue . Vice better than Scepticism . Theological false witness . Compulsory faith . Supply without demand - in ...
... morality . Morality and Romanism . Vice encouraged by priests - end in view . Submission to priests more valuable than virtue . Vice better than Scepticism . Theological false witness . Compulsory faith . Supply without demand - in ...
Page 40
... morality , and offences were punished with extreme rigour , even with death itself . Youths were taught to eschew vice and cleave to virtue , to abstain from wrath , to offer vio- lence or do wrong to no man , and to do good where ...
... morality , and offences were punished with extreme rigour , even with death itself . Youths were taught to eschew vice and cleave to virtue , to abstain from wrath , to offer vio- lence or do wrong to no man , and to do good where ...
Page 59
... morals of these maidens , and visitors were sent every year to inspect the institutions , and to report on the state of their discipline ; a plan similar to which has been repeatedly proposed in Chris- tian England , yet never ...
... morals of these maidens , and visitors were sent every year to inspect the institutions , and to report on the state of their discipline ; a plan similar to which has been repeatedly proposed in Chris- tian England , yet never ...
Page 77
... have , in a preceding * As a friend , who has been kind enough to assist me to correct these sheets in their passage through the press , considers that I ought to give some volume , spoken at some length concerning the morals and 77.
... have , in a preceding * As a friend , who has been kind enough to assist me to correct these sheets in their passage through the press , considers that I ought to give some volume , spoken at some length concerning the morals and 77.
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adopted amongst ancient angels Aryan asceticism assert Assyrian Babylonian believe Bible Brahmins Buddha Buddhist called celestial Christian Church Creator death deity described Devil Dhammapada disciples divine doctrine doubt earth Elohim endeavour Etruscan existence faith father followers ghosts gods Grecian Greeks heaven Hebrew Hell Herodotus Hindoo holy human idea India individual inquire Jehovah Jesus Jesus of Nazareth Jewish Jews Jupiter king legend live Lord Luke Matt matter Max Müller Medes Mexican mind ministers miracles missionaries modern Moses mother mythology nation nature Nirvana Old Testament origin orthodox Pagan Papal Parsees Persian prayer preached priests prophet punished reason referred regarded religion religious remarks Roman sacred sacrifice Sadducees saints Sakya Muni Scriptures Siddartha spirit story taught teaching temple Testament things thou thought tion told truth virgin whilst wholly wings woman words worship writings Zoroaster