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34seebeier;travels;ii;p137
35edifyingletters;llxii;p95
36beier;travels;ii;p137
37euripides;inathenus;ii;p40
38lifeofhot
39asinchina
40dicinastatica;§3;aphor22
41ibid;aphor23
42travelsintopersia;ii
43beier;travels;ii
bookxxvoflaentofreligionanditsextealpolity
1ofreligioussentintsthepiousnandtheatheistalalkofreligion;theonespeaksofheloves;andtheotherofhefears
2ofthetivesofattaannerinankind
elyaddictedtoidolatry;andyethavenogreatinclinationforthereligionofidolaters;ostattachedtothosereligionsthesatisfactionthatbasenessinostenlightenednations
intoourenttoreligion;beotivesentionedareaddedtoouaturalinorezealousforitspropagation
ightcallthevirginrythetherofgod;theybracedtheirknees;andtheations1
adebythedeity;andapreferenigiheelvestheaketheelievethattheyaretheobjectsofhispreference
areligionburdenedanyorestronglythanthatberepropensitytothingsinployed:etansandthejeployedentirelyinhuntingoronies
nareextrelyinthisisprovedbytheeasehablishedinjapan;andthezealandfondnesshheyeived4
inordertoraiseanattaoralsnelyhonestinthegross;theyloveralityandarkablyevidentinourtheatres:entsavoorality;bythoseitdisapproves
indsandstronglyattaplesandthoseoftheotivethatrenderstheondofareligionisery
3oftelesalstall;adstalltheirhopesandfears
and;indeed;nothingisrefortabletonkindthanaplaceinayfindthedeitypeculiarlypresent;andayasseletogethertonfesstheirelltheirgriefs
butthisnaturalideaneveroccurredtoanybutsuchascultivatedtheland;thoseselvesples
thisadejenghizkhandisversuptforsques5thisprineccheuldnotprehendightnotbeeveryples
thosepeoplepleshavebutasllattaenttoeracechristianity;ericahavesolittlefondnessfortheiroissionarieshavebuiltchurchesinparaguay;thenativesofthatuntryhavebeesozealousforours
asthedeityistherefugeoftheunhappy;andnonearereunhappythanplesanasyluorthoseorenaturaltothegreeks
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;urderers;en;seedtohavenohousesbuttheteles;norotherprotectorsthanthegods
atfirsttheseiittedgreaten;theyhadchgreaterreasontobelievetheyhadoffendedthegods
theseasylultipliedingreeesofnasthe
thelaanbeforetheeyesoftherelativesofthedeforsuesdeservednotaplainalsallpartsghtdisturbthedivineserviittednslaughterhadbeendrivenoutoftheuntry;asaryangthegreeks;theyhadreasontofearthattheyadethestablishcitiesofsafety;ightstaytillthedeathofthehighpriest
4ofthenistersofreligionthefirstn;saysporphyry;11saightbepriestinhisoily
thenaturaldesireofpleasingthedeityltipliedployedinagriallandoffillingupthenuer
partiinisterstotake;inthesanneraseveryestionlybarbarians;sucherlythepedalians;12andsucharestillthewolgusky13
nnseongpeopleedanideaofapersonalpurityneostagreeabletothegods;andfortheperfoonies
theostnationsongtheegyptians;thejeiliesedandperpetuatedtheservientsofafaly;andthisisthepracticeoftheprincipalbranchofchristianity
ishallnotheretreatofthensequenaybetoonurous;and;innsequenall
bythenatureofthehununderstandingoralityostagreeabletothosenationstoitseedleastadapted;anditghtbeattendedostfatalnsequencesinthesoutheuntriesofeurope;ate;thelaoredifficulttoobserve;ithasbeenretained;inthoseofthenorth;itted;inthosethatarevastlypopulousithasbeenrejecteditisobviousthatthesereflectionsrelateonlytothetoogreatextensionofcelibacy;andnottocelibacyitself
5oftheboundsiliesybeextinct;theirilybeextinct;histhereforefixedtoitforever;andcannotgooutofit
particularfaliesyincrease;itisnecessarythenthattheirilyited
itbeyondnityittedtoacquire
theseendlessacquisitionsappeartothepeoplesounreasonablethatheheirdefence
the;toleavetheherightandtotakeahedeed
insountriesofeurope;arespenityoveriovablegoodsaaintheinterestoftheprinortisationinortisation;theyhaveobtainedless;infranisinagreatasureoortin
rendertheancientandnecessarypatrinyoftheclergysacredandinviolable;letitbefixedandeteallikethatbodyitself;butletneancesbeoutoftheirpower
perttheobreaktheruleeanabuse;suffertheabuseentersintotherule
theystillreerinroaedisputesaxi”theentsaythispassagethattheauthorofthisrialterversedinthelanguageofthetaxgatherersthaninthatofreligion
6ofnasteriestheleastdegreeofnsenseusseethatbodiesdesignedforaperpetualntinuanceshould
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notbeallotobeheirstoallthoseenplayagainstthepeople;buttheyholdthebanktheelves
7oftheluxuryofsuperstition”thoseareguiltyofiietytoaintainthattheydonotinterferebysaagnifianyofthelaanyofthoseofplatoonfunerals;adoptedbyeofthelaaonsacrifices16
birds;saysostdivinenthings;saysaspartan;thatayalinourpoohonourthegods
thedesireofntopayhisthegnificenceofthisifhewouldhaveusdespise
”ustthegodsthinkofthegiftsoftheiious;”saidtheadrableplato;”anavillain”
religionoughtnot;underthepretenselves”
norisitproperforreligiontoenurageexpensivefuneralsorenaturalthantotakeastanceandintheveryntunes
8ofthepontifitohaveaonartheeirethesaneetent;thenatureofepersonbutinthisentsofreligion;forinstanustnforinvainaptedtoabolishthetheytriuhedovertyranny
9oftolerationinpointofreligionselvesstallohatthereisagreatdifferencebetoleratingandapprovingareligion
ittheexeranyreligions;itisneongthesereligionstheelvesitisaprineaccidentaltuitarisesfroersecution;itattacksthereligionedit;notasreligion;butastyranny
itisnebroilthestate;butthattheyshallnotraisedisturbanselvesacitizendoesnotfulfilthelaent;itisrequisitethatheshouldnottroubleanycitizensoever
10thesasubjethinksofitsoustthereforebeaverygoodcivillaentofanother19
thisisthenafundantalprincipleofthepoliticallaoreligion;thathestateisatlibertytoreceiveortorejectaneoughttoberejected;isreceiveditoughttobetolerated
11ofustgreatlyexposehielfifhisgoventbedespotisuanytyrannynthinginsuannersandcustoinaninstant;anderapidityastheprincepublishestheordinanceablishesanewreligion
besides;theane;bothbadcitizensandbadbelievers
12ofpenallaprintfear;itistrue;butasreligionhasalsopenallaepassion;theoneiseffacedbytheother;andbetindbeeshardened
thethreateningsofreligionaresoterrible;anditsprosessogreat;thatind;agistrateyusetoobligeustorenounceit;heseetol