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 ix
... tell us that war , tumult , hatred , malice , quarrels of all kinds , and murder come from the devil , and are the direct result of our fallen nature ; nevertheless , we remember that Jesus is reported to have said— “ I came not to send ...
... tell us that war , tumult , hatred , malice , quarrels of all kinds , and murder come from the devil , and are the direct result of our fallen nature ; nevertheless , we remember that Jesus is reported to have said— “ I came not to send ...
Page 45
... tell us of a lovely youth , who was educated for a whole year to become a victim , and how , at the end of that time , he was fêted , adorned , and even wor- shipped ; how four of the most charming maidens of Mexico were selected as his ...
... tell us of a lovely youth , who was educated for a whole year to become a victim , and how , at the end of that time , he was fêted , adorned , and even wor- shipped ; how four of the most charming maidens of Mexico were selected as his ...
Page 47
... tell vaguely what was the condition of Anahuac prior to the invasion of Cortez ; but , from the testimony given by Prescott , we believe that there were annual wars between adjoining tribes , who met solely to obtain from their enemies ...
... tell vaguely what was the condition of Anahuac prior to the invasion of Cortez ; but , from the testimony given by Prescott , we believe that there were annual wars between adjoining tribes , who met solely to obtain from their enemies ...
Page 64
... tell you the main difference between a Yankee and an Englishman . If you inform the latter of some new discovery - or propose the use of some recent invention for his own benefit - he will tell you either that the thing is old , or ...
... tell you the main difference between a Yankee and an Englishman . If you inform the latter of some new discovery - or propose the use of some recent invention for his own benefit - he will tell you either that the thing is old , or ...
Page 68
... tell us that in Abyssinia there is a form of religion which is evidently a corrupt form of Christianity , but with this exception , the blacks seem to have no idea of that congeries of fact and fiction , dogma , ritual , and practice ...
... tell us that in Abyssinia there is a form of religion which is evidently a corrupt form of Christianity , but with this exception , the blacks seem to have no idea of that congeries of fact and fiction , dogma , ritual , and practice ...
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