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I have tried to place each form of worship in its own light ; that is , as it appeared
to those who sincerely believed it to be of divine origin . But even this candid
method must necessarily produce a very imperfect picture , drawn as it is by a ...
I have tried to place each form of worship in its own light ; that is , as it appeared
to those who sincerely believed it to be of divine origin . But even this candid
method must necessarily produce a very imperfect picture , drawn as it is by a ...
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The Hindoos believed themselves to have been the first inhabitants of this earth ;
and their traditions place the creation of the world many millions of years farther
back than we do . First , there was an age of purity , called the Satya Yug , when ...
The Hindoos believed themselves to have been the first inhabitants of this earth ;
and their traditions place the creation of the world many millions of years farther
back than we do . First , there was an age of purity , called the Satya Yug , when ...
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In times ancient beyond conjecture , there were men among them who withdrew
altogether from the labours and pleasures of the world , and in solitary places
devoted themselves entirely to religious contemplation . This lonely existence on
...
In times ancient beyond conjecture , there were men among them who withdrew
altogether from the labours and pleasures of the world , and in solitary places
devoted themselves entirely to religious contemplation . This lonely existence on
...
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A very ancient sacred poem , called The Mahabharata , contains the following
description of a traveller in the forest approaching one of these holy places : - “
The distant cry of deer , the song of birds , the hum of bees , resounded gently in
his ...
A very ancient sacred poem , called The Mahabharata , contains the following
description of a traveller in the forest approaching one of these holy places : - “
The distant cry of deer , the song of birds , the hum of bees , resounded gently in
his ...
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Pioneers precede the splendid procession , to level high places in the roads ,
and fill up ravines . The lower castes retire to a distance while they pass by , lest
their shadows should happen to touch them , or the consecrated air be polluted
by ...
Pioneers precede the splendid procession , to level high places in the roads ,
and fill up ravines . The lower castes retire to a distance while they pass by , lest
their shadows should happen to touch them , or the consecrated air be polluted
by ...
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Page 400 - And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
Page 398 - And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff-necked people ; now, therefore, let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them ; and I will make of thee a great nation.
Page 417 - And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
Page 427 - And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all. And he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
Page 399 - And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Page 405 - Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you to inherit them for a possession ; they shall be your bondmen for ever : but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
Page 404 - The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart...
Page 428 - And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
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| Title | The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks Volume 1 of The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes, Lydia Maria Child |
| Author | Lydia Maria Child |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | C. S. Francis & Company, 1855 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 30 Nov 2005 |
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