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ryansunmytlisoriOO titcricli
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been calledto
nationshavewor-
vestigationofthesub-
gproofwasobtained
A ryanswerethe
ecountrieswhich
TheSaviourswor-
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ans.ThatPagan
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ablewith
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ththatofthe old
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omparative
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thefullest
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f thedisciple,
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peoples
e.Theun-
amongthe
ngestowhich
fromdayto
er i t s l i f e -
ingstruggle
o l d no ton ly
nlybodyintothe
erysystemof
umerous
emeasurecor-
wherebasedon
is truethat
rimitivereli-
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and influ-
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numerous
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ethics.C hrist
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E IGIO NS.
aminationoflan-
o roomfordoubt,
e r e wasas t age, i n th e
whichthe ab-
ongourselveswere
ormednonotions
andintellect,of
yofthe manwho
ay toothersand
fthemanwhowas
todoas he
otingabstractquali-
ghtinwhichmen
the objectswhich
ime whenthe
esightsandsounds,
, s o mebewi lde r i ng , so me t er r i f i c
of themselvesbe-
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d,alifewhichwas
sness,itsjoys,andits
fthatH fewere
ashumanfeelings
asebecameapict-
aslongas thecon-
ime,however,the
dvancedinknowl-
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ciousnesslike
supposedonthe
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ingalanguagenot
utcontainingthe
adadvancedtoa
adrecognized
dthe bondsof
N at u r e , t h e
acompar i so no fanc i e n t
ndspeopledby
irchiefobjectofadora-
the infancyofits
mereluminary,buta
dSaviouroftheworld.
getationwithout
,becomesCr eator,
o f t hewor ld t h e
gawaythedark-
e earth,theSun
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rotectorofall
vi o u ro fmank ind.A s th eSu n
vegetationanddries
ofasaDestroyer
andDestroyertheSun
t heTr ini t y.
entday toreal-
irstdwellerson
T h i nkofman , s a ys
n o f t ime . . . .Was
onder,thefirst be-
allthought,allphi-
m t h e f i r st r eve l at i o n , t he
religion? "
y andgaveitthe
whichmeansto
c e s and fo rmso fnatu r e ,
meofDyausbe-
h e H eaven - a t her, o rA l l -
pedastheMother
onofthe Sky,or
heimmaculatevirgin,
h e d awnor then i g h t ,
encewehavethe
f t h e s ignso f thez odi ac .
ntannualnorthward
cember,thisday
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h e s ignof theV i rg in
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theSunhaving
theV irginrep-
rginwithflowing
arsof corninher
l le d l e sus ( J e sus in
n d Chr i s t i nGreek ( f r om
a n A n o i nt e d O n e , a Me s si a h .
hat themoment
henthe Persian
w year,wasplaced
S e e A p p en d i A .
sanciendyknown
y, w hen theSunm ade t he
e r t hi s s i gn , i twas c a l l ed
e heraldedbya
g - st a r,which r i s e s immed ia t e ly
i l d .A s theSu n
de,itwassaidthat
n,andthesplen-
tobethe halo
catters thedark-
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arnedofthisperil
tthebirthofthe
takehislife.F or
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glyrestsontheearth
mptationsonhis
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ofstormanddark-
i c h ensues ,he i s co n -
andrent,isscat-
he lastlight
ns,tryinvainto
ngageshimself
sherepulsesthem,they
.Temptationsto
hi m i nva in ; heh a s
yhimfromdoingit.
dtoils forthebenefit
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companywithhis
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r,heappearsinall
summitofhis
rdiminishes,andhe
tdeath,fromwhich
t r emesou the rn
i s e nemies da r k -
in vaintowound
y. T h eb r igh tSuno f s u mm er
,andpiercedbythe
w i n te r.Hewhoh as pe r-
s,healingthesick
himself astern
gnominiousdeath.
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tr e t ched tob l e ss thewo r ldhe
o f d a rknes s , t o
ntcustomto use
n,or,ifartificial,to
goneof thesym-
notedthefructify-
ucifiedwasthe
ingpowerisgone.
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oursofthedayor
d i s appe a r i n t he
o f thec loudsof e ven ing b u t t h e
e ns h ehas loved
e easternskyas
r emainwi t hh im ti l l
s o f dew.A th i s
heland.H e
s . I nanc i en t t im es
n e i the ro f r ewardn o r
omeofthe dead,
arily signifying
ve,hole,pit,cav-
eivesthe dead.
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heregion ofdark-
flightand life.
mbertheSunenters
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fromH adesorthe
, a tEas t er, t heSu n
ddenlyrises
rthepowersof
onofthe Sun
wenty-fifthof
maybesaidtobe
,fromthe lower
ddeparted.
hichwereheld
mmonbeingthe
serpent.TheSer-
whenrepresented
rmingacircle. H e
epresentedas
nrepresentedwithhis
f evil.When
t r ee ( c ro s s , t heSe r-
whenithaslostits
itesandceremonies,
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ndthe F allen
nowntothe primi-
pitiatehis gods,
es,offeredsacrifices
yonvegetables,
ter,andflowers;
andspices,and
s o , na t ur a l l y sup -
easedwithwhatever
beimagined
ngmoresacredas
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ofslavesand
theirownchildren,
born.It cameto
veitsprescribed
hegodswould
onementforthe
s e a bel i e f i n the
ingsof aDivine
,or otherwise.
e m i gra t ed to thee a s t
hoots,atthe west,
anotherbuiltA thens
e th eGreekna t ion ; a
thecityon the
rialR ome.A dis-
cavatedthesilver
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ndescendantsfishing
waspeopledby
b an dso fAryans
ehomein C entral
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imalayasintothe
hieflyasB rahmans
hesun-mythswentwith
of time,aftertheir
dworkofreligions,
ytales.O utof
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o s ; t hedevsa n d j i n s
ds,theminordeities,
of Greekmythol-
divinities,thegiantsand
rth; thedwarfsof
odancemerrilyin the
e; t he " good peo -
icksuponstraypeasants
sandgodsandheroes.
gendcomestous
somet im es s c a r ce ly
atthelinksbe-
b e pu zz l edou t ; bu t
enwecome to
sback tothetime
erinthehigh lands
h ey a l lmean the sam e th ings
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b e t ween theSuna nd the
night,ofsummer
cloudandtempest,
e sky.
n s h avep re se rved in
ntsofthe natural
rson theearthsaw
romoutthe darkness
wnmighthigher
antonthearchof
ankdowninits
ftheheavingand
n a t i ons i s t heHindo o .
oetstill wonders
andaskshowhe
whyhedoesnot
nhispath.
wr i t t en , it i s s a i d ,
dredyearsbefore
t h a twemus tgo fo r t he de ve lop -
ma mereluminary
e r, andRewarde r o f
no a Div ineorSu p r emeB e i n g .
oryoftheV irgin-
benefactorofman-
andrisesagainto
day.
ledmorethan
fullaccountofthe
ppearedinhumanform
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mo v ed to r el i eve t he
in,camedown
virginDevaki,on
SeeNotei.
heheavensbyhis
ebrated,withsong,
piritsandnymphsof
atmidnight,when
eclouds emittedlow,
nrainofflowers.
wasoftheYadava
dia hewasborn
ourneywith his
ity,to payhis
ng .
c av e wasb r il l i ant l y i l l u -
herandmother
y cowherds,
ehim.H ewas
presentedwith
es.Soonafterhis
rophetNared,
infant.Nared
a r ed C r i shna tob e o f
a s wa rnedbyaheavenl y
ul,acrossthe
n g mona rch,Kan s a,
v e r J umnawas
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etiredoneach
ortationofthe
i n d oo t emp le sa r e
flightatmidnight,
a.
ansaorderedthe
borninhisrealm
shnawasborn.The
thesubjectofan
mpleofElephanta.
ple,andeveryother
provesthatits origin
eepoch,hundreds
m a ,whowasbo r na
hoselifewasalso
hedhisteachersby
usmiraclesarerelated
omeofthembeing
ildhoodofJ esus
N ew Tes t amen t.
m i ra c l e s, i nh i sma tur i t y,
estoredthemaimed,
e a l ed the s i ckand
dtheweakagainstthe
thepowerful.The
haccountsofthe
lecrowdedhis
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P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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eswhoaccompanied
ancamewithaves-
tedoils,sandal-
rfumes,and,
s f o r ehead ,poured t he
head.
t h e Ev i lOne in
butheovercamethe
isingthe headof
m.
d b es t- t empe redo f
v e r ynob lyandsub -
se i n r ea l it y ; a nd , a s
ndescendedtowash
,A rjuna,before
whomhesaid :
r f o rm ,what e e r t ho ueat e s t ,
o o r, wha t e e r t h ou
thoudoestasan act
m e, O A r jun a. I
ning Iamthe
.
n ot s o r rowfu l ; f r om a l l
kthouonme,
hipme,andjoin
thusshaltthoucometo
at t h ou r i se tomysu p r eme
onhathneed to
M
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a t h i t r u s t . o
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wr s h ipo fC r i sh na wa s
a nder theGrea t, i na
thejnostfamous
t h ur a ,on the J um naRi ve r.
e f o ur thcen tu ryB .C ,
torybegan,weare
nine-hundredyears
r ed y ea r sbefo r e I s ai ah i s
ed.F romthedate
era,thestoryof
amaticrepresentations
e festivalsheldin
undthenameof
earliestV edicliterature,
d,theH indoos
,orDivineIncarna-
i s hnu i s r ep re s en t e das
t heSongof th e M os t
s i n dange rand tha t i n i qu i t y
fenceofthegood
d; fortheestablish-
lffromagetoage.
ota transitorymani-
sence,atonce
B einginahuman
andtrulyman;
onaturesiscon-
oftheindividualin
M
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our,R edeemer,Pre-
or.H ewascalled
f e , t heL ordo fL o rd s , the
h e GoodShephe rd .
atan,whofigures
hs,issimply thedark
e e n emyof theSu n pe r s on-
s o f ou rAryanan c esto r s .
housanddifferent
udicrous,tosuit
s . Theg od o f one
r.
itsprimitive
heSupremeB eing.
an,B aga ,whoisdescribed
e daas theLo rd o f L i f e ,
r i n ge ro fHapp in e s s,
g - a -boo,o rB u gb ea r, o f
chsuggeststhe
edicpoet,tothe
e s , and to themo d e rn
edwith anuglyand
asubtile,invisible
heyrepresentthe
of threeprinciples:
e materialbody.
ghostorshade,and
onofthesoul.
eas yetonalow
M
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essedbytwogroups
t place:W hatis
enali vinganda
aking,sleep,trance,
d p l ace :Wha ta r e
rindreamsand
h e t wogroupso fphen o m-
hers, saysEdward
y ma deeachhe lp to
ngboth inacon-
paritional-soul,
dreamspossessa
scarcelyappre-
mstodesertthe
localitiesandeven
a partofthe
ossessaseparate
stheeventsinhis
iswakinghours,
hehasaspirit
eGod :B rahma,
S o n andS iva , t heDe-
e,andbecame
houghheappears
treconstructsand
rsonof theTrinity
andwassymbolized
theTrinity
M
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w i sdom,o rL og os,
liesttimeshadits
aptismbothbyi m-
ptismwasprac-
used,anda name
me.Thesymbols
a ns t he c ro ss , s e r-
e,tripod,trefoil,
a r enowve ne r at ed
ngsofB rahmanism
eachingsoftheNew
tsarefromMahab-
enmanycenturies
ve s b yg i f ts su b -
ness; vanquishan
dovercometheevil
rdordeed,to
l t h i s i s t hec on -
mindedmendelight
of theirowninter-
on others,they
ltedabovethe
n wi t h bound l e s spower, who ye t
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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ndhewhoisnot
dwithcostlygifts,
ense,aswith the
gainsandsancti-
he speech,is
.Thewordsof
ithersubstance
sts,duehospi-
thetreescreenswithits
e r t hy f l esh ,be fo r ed e -
thebeautyofthy
e E n der,whosecha r i ot ee r i sS i ck -
upthyfragile
l ayup the onl y t r ea su r e ;
rietyandself-control;
annotabstract,nor
atdeath,which
d.
usness: treat
reated.Do noth-
fterthouwouldst
.Incausingpleas-
M
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odor injuryto
request,aman
ylookingonhis
i t i on so f theHin -
e , ca l l e dSb ma, i n
e of wh ich impa r t ed i mm or-
irits.
ch readsas
chis perpetu-
ftheSun,and
heaven,nosinful
b yad read fu ld rago n.
lplantsandtrees,
hichthenceseparate
ons.
e r ub i r a who
hey weresup-
e a r e to ld ,bya rece n t
ngelbutan ani-
tthat.The
metimesthehead
ndthewingsofa
attheGardenof
simplyadragon.
nowalmostuni-
ofthe Garden
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o
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eGardenofthe
we r e t heabodeo f th ebl e s sed ,
approachthem,
nottouch them,
l l e gory.Theseab o de s o f
t,wheretheSun
he earth.They
i n a seao fb lue
he pureether.Ina
ecloudsat even-tide,the
agesdrawnfrom
ight.
reationisthatSiva,
dtotemptB rahma
ndwascalledSway-
e S el f - e i s t ent , an d f o r th is
blossomof the
nstigatedbyhis
inthisblossom,
rhim immortal
ucceededin doing
medtomiseryand
g-treeisendowed
B uddh is t sw i thm ys -
f Knowledge,or
fa Delugesimi-
enesis,alsoan
sionofTongues.
ndsto the
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o
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am a n dI saac , and s e v-
beingdivided,as
ided,forMosesand
enamewas
m a .Hewaswo r s h ipp ed
h n a ; and the t wo
ncarnationof
S un .
,whowasswallowed_
urt,issimilar tothe
swa l lowedby the w ha l e , .
h,andrepresents'
h e ea r th , a s i t
w e s t, t obecas t
rning.O neof
ona , and theea r th
hologyasahuge
ghts,mentioned
atthewintersol-
onaryforthatlength
n u s .
atemanyaccounts
k e nupa li ve in toh e av en ,
n,andimpressions
tprintswhichlast
S un , a s J oshua i s s ai d
g amongthedis-
B u d dh i s t, by the na me
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hiscommand,
n.A nIndian
tilltohearthe
afterthedeathof
whichc orresponds
w o dreams .
nterwovenwith
thecaseofthe
ardscalledB uddha
w h o , t he l egendsa ys , " l e f t
nto earth,because
the sinsandmis-
lead theminbet-
supon himself,
mes,andmitigatethe
inevitablyendure.
s ai d t ohavebeenacco m-
H olySpirit.
essengerappearedina
-Maya,andsaid:
f or t ha sonbear ing th e
nofroyal lineage,a
shallleavehis
thestateofdevo-
forthedwellersof
shallgivejoyand
y. ( SeeNo te3 .
avendecidethat
F lower-starmakes
M
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A th i sb i r t hah os t
ndannouncetidings
riousandincomparable,
nationsofthe
B .
ppearandworship
, A s i t a , t owhom th e
usbirthofB uddha,
dirghavardana,to
di c t sBuddha s mi s s ion
relatesthatthe
fhis ministersto
nhabitantofthe
powerfulenoughto
Twospies are
sthebirth of
-place,andtheprom-
eshisreportto the
suresto e termi-
he king,saying,
h , t hat t he in f ant sho u l d
A magni f i c en t p r o -
the temple,com-
e b oy oneday ; an d a f te r
heyfindhimin an
t he p as t who l i s ten to
understanding.
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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hismission,meets
ghtypreacher,who,
ciple.Someof
e t o Buddha ,bu t l e av e
notobservethe
f Uruvela,and
ungerforceshim
a s t ,Buddha t a kes
hen heleavesthe
egatesof H eaven,
ragrantflowers.
he d ese r t ,Mara , t h ePr in c e
hpromisesof
dharejectshisoffers,
das.Thetempter
a l ut e B uddha.
wswithtwobuddhas
eshadeof the
nandordinationof
ak e p l ace.Thesed is c i p l es
udraka.B efore
berofapostles,he
eofwhomis after-
a i t h ; ano the r, t he
a . Among the fo l l ow e r so f
De v a da t t a ,who t r i e s t o
ha disgraceful
withseveral
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lytheblack tem-
h a sd i s c ip le s r e c e iv e d
. T heya l sohad t he
s.
dhabeingimpris-
ngel,orspirit,came
iberatedthem.
rsthathis eye
dit outandcastit
i p le , A nanda , a f t er a l on g
womanofthelow
ll,andasksherfor
e is,andthatshe
p l i e s , * ' Mys i s te r, I
iy ; I a skon ly for a
ardsbecomesadis-
f h is l i f eBuddh a
ava,inC eylon.
deduponhim, and
withacircle oflight.
s a s ab r igh t , golden
tnessof theSun
i v i ded in to th r ee
flightissued
noftheB uddh-
signfromB uddha,
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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inghimselfas
eachers.
etheirgooddeeds,
e w orld , t o l ov e
aughtthatall men
e e tendedtoall,
veof allactions
s n e ighbo r.H i sd i s -
enouncetheworld,
racepoverty.
h e f o l lowing: " To
redthemostdifficult
h o g ive sawayhi s r i ch e s i s
l if e ; f o rou r ver y l i f e
u t B uddha ,whe nhi s
lifelikegrass,for
ad : " I nowde s ir e
l l en t l aw.Fo r th i s
B enares,togive
ess,andtoopenthe
aboutcomingtoa
ngsthatwouldhappen
d is c i p leA nanda : " W hen
he r e i snoBuddha ;
ndthe preceptsI
ssors,orrepresent-
ha.
h e h eavenswere to f a l l
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P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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wallowedupand
umeraweretocrackto
iedup,yet,A nanda,
haaretrue.
e e a r th t r embled , t he
dspirits appeared.
achedtothespiritsof
ecoveringsofthe
ofhis coffinwas
andheascended
arkson therocks
whicharebelieved
epsin this
t h e Tribeo fSakya , t he
reatPhysician,the
e go t ten , t heWo rd , t he
h , t he L i f e , t he In t e r-
GoodShepherd,the
n o i n ted , t heCh r i s t , t he
orld,theW ayof
d i n Cey lon then am e
dsynonyms.
odepart,hetold
ntogether,butto
mthe doctrineshe
t o foundschool s a n dm ona s t e ri e s ,
o f c ha r i ty, t h a t
access tothe
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ertreasureswhich
andwatercan
edtothe blind
inneris de-
lson,whowastes
s,but atlastreturns
,afterservingasa
ardoned,and
ei r.
nsivelyalloverthe
a nd f inal l y, ab ou t
h a sdea th, fo un d a n
rtinthepersonof a
wasimbuedwitha
nfluencesome
ntthroughoutIndia,
e y l on ,Pe r si a ,Bab y l on i a,
t o tha tvery pop ulo us
andria.Indeed,they
ntryto which
mmercegave
n e ar th i s t heGran d
rtars,whois re-
The Tartars
asteries,nunneries,
veandtransept,
,incense,thecensor
ices,chaplets,rosa-
persionswithcon-
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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t te n Sono fGod ,wh ohad
amediatorbetween
theirsins.The
idtobethe dayon
dit wascelebrated
wasthat the
nafterhismirac-
magi,whobrought
yrrh.Itwas
a highmountain,
hofDecember,and
heeast,towait
f t h eSun ,wh ich th ey
heshepherds,also,
hemselvesandpray-
e e N o te4 .
g o s , al so the
nd w a sca l led theL am b
essedhimintheir
ords:O L ambof
of theworld,have
ce.Itwasbe-
,A siaMinor,and
nput todeath,been
nagain fromthe
hibitedthebodyof
howaspres-
pleswatched
hetwenty-fourthof
ness,whensud-
M
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mbledworld,and
wicked.
ntheZ end-
o r d ,wh ich, j ud g i ng f ro mi t s
illerto beolder
o f C yrus ( B .C . 56 0 .
aster,thefounderof
o k o f theL aw f r om
dersandlightnings,
ountain.W hile
ewereassembled
nfromthemountain
hB ookof theLaw.
enthisaccountof
ntoftheH ebrew
e Tab l e so f theL a w f r om
e ry s t r i k ing .
hallfindthat
thefoundationoftheir
esfor theSunwas
eincarnation,birth,
ysimilarto thosein
Persiansun-gods.
e twenty-fifthof
n ofSebandNeith,
onwastheL ady
h o f Os i r i s avo i c e
e R u le ro f a l l t he
u n - gods ,hemetwi t h
phed,butwas
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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ttheannualfesti-
emoratedhissuffer-
aspeciesofdrama,
hibitedwithloudla-
covered , a swere t ho s e in
wasca rr i e d i nap ro -
oseplaintivetones
hasbeencompared
e,wasfollowedin
umph.H istomb
y S epu l ch rea t J e r u sa-
wastheobjectof
5.
ughoutEgypt,
asthegreat
givinghislife forothers,
G o od, a s theOpen e ro f
ll ofgoodnessandtruth.
d,theoldest B iblein
seeingallthings,
o t i ng thegoodan d e v i l
s t an c i entEgyp t ian
udgeoftheDead,
t,bearingastaff,
t( t hemost comm on
t .A ndrew sc r os s o n
contemporary
ds,whichwerebuilt
aidtohavebeen born.
h e t r efo i l ( t he l ea f of
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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i s t r i p l e in fo rm o nh i s
ntsymbolsofthe
t heTr ini t y.Asseco ndp e r-
heW ord.Inone
iansoccursthe
eryoftheDivine
L o r do fA l l ,wh ic hw as the
i s t he f i r st pe r sona ft e r
et e d , i nf i n i t e, r u l i n gove r a l l t h i ngs
andPinc ombina-
no g r amof J e sus
e r pe n t ,wh ichwas the
t u r ie s l a t e r.A m on g
chaccompanythe
ftemplesandtombs
r e ct e dOne ,E t e r na l R u l e r,
odnessandTruth.
intheEgyp-
robes,mitres,tiaras,
ces,andlustrations.
andwereshorn
rinklingsofholy
sobserved,withthe
E uc h a r is t , t he
hadbeenconse-
e r it a b l e^ ' f l e s hof
dfiveplanetswere
heweek,the
a y, andkep t a sah o l y
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wasbelievedin
; f o ronamonu -
heepitaph:" May
ofallmankind.
ientEgyptianswere
a ven mythand the Tree
asworshippedas
t Mo t he r, ye t an Imma c u-
celebrationheld
t o f Lamps ,wh ichh a s
sC andlemasDay,
ginMary.
fortheSun,was
maculatevirgin
w en t y - fi f t ho fDece mbe r.
n f an tH orus , ly ing in a
g r ea t r e jo ic ings.B e in g
ghtbyTyphon
n c o nsequencehew a s
f B u to .L ikeo t he r
snotvanquished.
art, asovercoming
umphantlyupon
edmanymiracles,
ead.H ewasfinally
.Inthreedayshe
d i n toH eaven .H i s
bratedwithgreat
y a l GoodSheph e rd ,
M
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g o t t en,Sav iou r, t heAn o i n t e d ,
p r e sen t edasH or usSneb ,
yrepresentedasan
sis,orsitting on
erepresentations
ack.A stheSun
isrising,it wassaid
h i s mothe r an das
etherisingofthe
representedas
.
ues,in Italyand
supposedtobe
Maryandtheinfant
o d in thea rmso f h i s
eth,anddrapery,is
gesareadorned
heV irginiscrowned
a n at i ono f these
irginMaryandinfant
ky e t c rownedand c ov e redwi th j ewe l s ,
r e- C hr i s t i ano r ig i n ; t h e y a re
n d p e rhaps , i n somec a se s ,De -
b a p t iz edanew. Inm a ny pa r t s
f t h eHo lyF am i ly,
koftenofgold.
her,withachild on
r s id e .TheLamb
Theyareinscribed
ofIsis andH orus.
M
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nualbeneficent
raohKhoufou-
,accordingto
oleworldwasunder
accordingto
anshavenoaccount
his army,inthe
mstancesattending
i n d , i nEgyp ti anh i s -
Egyptwasinfected
adviceof thesacred
sedtheinfected
untry.Thein-
kingslaves,known
wereinfectedwith
th e m wentunde rC a d -
hegreaternumber
ntleader,toPales-
n-god,whosefol-
s an d B i shopso fC h r i s t.
saviours.
eus( thesky and
hersaviours,onthe
t he t r i pl en ig h t, a s t he
.A thisbirth,
f ro mHeavenan d
lb e bo rn ,of t he r ac e o f
stof thesonsof
s c r ad l e,H e ra , t he l i f e -
M
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heB abylonianlion-
n ofthe
sium,onthebor-
verycharmof
p e r i de s, t heP a r-
ngthegolden
dedbythree
the ever-watch-
a b o rso fH e rcu le s to
o f L i f e .Whenh e a r-
uardedbya
epresentatreewith
rculeshasgath-
dthethree
s.
acchus ,sonofZ eusand
admus,Kingof
fthofDecember.
u i nuponCadmu s ,h e
h,confinedina
L ikeMoses,he
erformedmany
urningofwater
w h i chhecou ldpe r-
dc hangeintoaser-
eR edSeadry-shod,
idedthewatersof
s p e sby the toucho fh i s
-shod.B ythesame
M
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therock andwher-
h wine,milk,
marchingwithhis
htoftheSun
wasdarktoothers.
epresentedashorned.
e r, hi s l awsbeing w r i tt en
N o te 7 .
Pantheus,King
s e i zeBacchus
a c t i on , a shec a l l ed h i m .
isfollowerswere
however,incap-
wasledawayand
hiletheyweregetting
ution,theprisondoors
d thechainsfell
kedfor himhe
O ne , t heS in -B e a re r,
S a vi ou r, and theR e -
n,andascensionwere
yfestivalssimilar
Persians,Egyptians,
steries.Their
amentoftheir
mo s t a ugus to f a l l t he ir
eryfifthyear,in
corn,who,in alle-
M
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o f t heRomanC hurc h ,
un-god,or
n o f t heAl - f ade r,Od in
n d t hev irg ingodd e s s F r igg a .
thornofwinter,de-
ainto lifeandimmor-
worshipped,andthe
a l l t heyea r a t t he
a s c a l ledMothe r-n ig h t .
triuneGod,and
o him,theday
O d in s ,o rWo d e n s ,
Theyobservedthe
endofan Eden,
ntilthe arrivalof
regionofgiants.
ge,fromwhich
aped,bymeansofa
ndingtothe
iath,in whichtheir
ws a h ammera tH un g ni r,
ehammerwasa
dcalled F rey,
d atthewinter
; t he r efo r e, ab oa rw a s
of Yule,now
o te 8 .
davirginmother
e w as O s t a r a, o r
M
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.Inancienttimes
week sindulgence
arne-vale,orthe
dthiswasfollowedbya
centuriesbefore
te 9 .
werealsosun-
hesufferingsand
efoundin the
neoftheirfivesacred
,inspeakingof
himselfallthevir-
y h i s j u s t i c e thew or ld
ofrighteousness.
h .Hemus tpa s s the
nterintohis soul;
L o rdasac ri f i c e
s : " TheHo lyO n e
e l f , but t hegoodo f o th -
d . Ti en i s a lways
i s t i ngwi thh im f ro m
wasmade.
osopherandteacher,
d to bead iv ineemana -
ewassaidto
o t h eb i r tho f thee l e -
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iquetzal,whowas
ot h e r, theQ ueeno f
edX iuleticutle,an
f H eaven .{X iu l e t l
ewasanamewhichthe
e r a ldedbyas t a r, an d
.H etaughtmetal-
government.He
fortydays fast
ewasputto death
ofmankind,after
fwood,withhis
esentedinsome
ntheheavens,within
numberoftheme--
e nt ( t he se rpen t , when rep re -
i ion,denoting
einginthepicture.
edascrucifiedbe-
notedthethree
Sun,as C reator,
t heTr ini t y. I no the r
sof Greekform,
thefeetandhands,
redwithsuns. In
haveblackfaces,
leisstrangelydistorted.
a tl e , " t heSunw asd a rk -
H e descended int o
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H i sdea thand r e s u r-
pring,whenvictims
withanarrow.
ofNutri-
ep i t he t s app li e db y t h e
o ss . The r i t eofB a p t i sm
ocleansefromsin.
hichtaintedthe
world,mightbe
n anew.The
bserved,thebread
e d wi thb lood ; wh ich ,
asgivento the
o ur. ( SeeNo te i i .
meGod wassim-
e hovah ,Tezca t l i poca
c k da rkness . N om a n
edonlyasashade.
MountofTezcatepec,
h,whilefireand
dbeneathhisfeet,
mnipresentand
erfectionandper-
dhimgreatrever-
d,him,intheir
e rv a n t swea re .
n s, t h e f i r s twoman,
eoldSpanish
l es h , i s a lways r e p r e-
male serpent,who
M
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h e Me icans, sh e i s
eseyesblindwith ashes.
er crimebeingthe
a d e l a rba l , t he f rui t
yarestillunable
ofthisfall.
aditionof adeluge,
ngtoNoahwas
k,which landedon
ttoascertainwhen
ohada legend
hwouldreachtothe
hatwasgoingonin
ceofrefugeincase
ldwithwrath
snearingtheclouds,
upon it,which
theworkmen.
aseachfamily
owerreceiveda
derscouldnot
ntMe icans
C holula,asevi-
ee pectedhissecond
t s of C ho lu la tha t h e
straditionwas
ndwhentheSpaniards,
to subduetheland,
vedthatQ uetzalcoatle
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ml e s ( t he sh ips w i th
nSochiquetzalwas
eo g l yph i c . I n thi s sh e
he ambassador,or
ngs tomindthe
t,whichisplaced
istianmadonnas.
atleisrepresentedin
rysacred symbol
and theblessed
ovelyclouds.
andasort of" quiet
waydistinguished.
cationswerethe
L ord , for eve r ? I s t h i s
eformation,butfor
i n : " Impa r t t o u s , o uto f
we arenotworthy
.
B ea r in jur i e s w ith
l a v engeyou. Th es e
l s o : " C lo th e the
verprivationsit
er,theirfleshislike
emarks tha t t heD e v i l
icansthesamethings
hristendom.
M
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teocallis,orH ousesof
u m er ous , t he r ebe i ngsev e ra l
alcitiesofthe king-
nsofpriests,and
credness,aswellas
lebrationsofwor-
d intodistricts,
thechargeofasort
deveryactof relig-
o administeredthe
solution.Theformof
erthings,thefol-
oknowestthesecrets
andfavordescend,
n,towashawaythe
stthatthis poor
nfreewill,butfrom
hichhewasborn.
in-borngod,
uetzalcoatle,ifhewas
rname.The
imilargod,whowas
ather,whosesover-
matized.The
dthattheson of
earthandin-
pondingchar-
Peru.TheSun,
M
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ther eadmission
a i med : " Ha i l t o t he
gh t .
evedinthe
ptismandthesacra-
symbolofthe
B abylonians,and
ents.
a,orW ordof
L ogos.Intheir
ly-BegottenSon, I.
i s p la i nl y t au g ht .
theC reation
mostidenticalwiththe
stheyhadthis
morebeforethe
untinGenesiswas
abylonians.C unei-
Mr.GeorgeSmith,
onclusivelythatthe
thousandyears
irthofC hrist.
nationofthe
otedthegenerating
1 4 .
ntofa deluge,
ebrewaccount.
abletsdiscovered
s e d tobeaso l a rm y th ,
omakeastory.
M
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alledA quarius.
ronomers,and,itis
alltheplanets
hewholeearthmust
water.
oftheB uilding
ntedatesthe
n B aby lon i a ,w hi c h was
purposes,appearsto
egend.This was
abletsdiscovered
d theSta^ s
achoneofthese
,Moon,Saturn,
Mercury.Nebuchado-
:
fthe Seven
f B or s ippa [ B a b e l ,
H ehadcom-
otfinish itshead.
b ecomeru ined . . .
linedmyheartto
derstouching
nythingpertaining
rcesthat the
a b - il ( t heGa te o f Go d ,
romtheroot i/ada/
h e n ce a r i s e s themy s t ic a l e -
M
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w as a p l acewhereh um an
d .
legend,sometwo
htyman,Izdubar,who
gendtheH ebrews
amson.The
th.TheA ssyr-
dSandon,whowas
wasfrequently
, orstandingupon
ofone Z erban
cor r e sponds inman yr e s pec t s
T h e Assy r i ansha da n
, w h ichwas l i ke th a t
o ch a nd theApoca l yp se .
rge S mi th , " f r om th e
[ t h ecune i fo rm , th a t
tween2000and
t i o n [by theB a by lon i a ns
traditionsof the
a be l , ando ther s im i l ar
wever,traditions
riting,andwere
country.
camefamiliarwith
ans,duringtheircap-
rdswrotethemas
ory,thatwhen
M
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contact with
smythswithout
storeproduce
yofnamesand
lymanifestaswe
tiquity.
ews,thattheyadopted
othernations,
and castthemall
smould.
religionswerecor-
ldTestament,once
tyand greatlearn-
f P r o fe s so rMi i l l e r, " a s
temptsofe plaining
u pt i o nso fHebre w.
,andconsequently
anmythsandlegends.
h e t imeo f the
evenhundredyears
olaters,astheirrecords
dastheH ealer
e d abu l l c al l edA p i s ,
orshippedthesun,
heaven; theywor-
onanaltar,as did
theyworshipped
oweddownto
irginmotherand
a l , Moloch , andC h em osh
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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a n d o ffe r eduphum a n
some instances,
ewsonlybeganto
riesaftertheir
begantocollate
dwrite what
lthistimethat
lsMichael,Uriel,
s,theB attleinH eaven,
he R esurrection
naturalizedamong
ycreateda per-
enanddepraved
beabandoned,
fthecreationin
ct fromGodtothe
t heo r ^ , t hew ho le
a ba n doned ; f o r upon t h i s
domisbuilt.The
Scriptures,the
vity,theIncarnation,the
, i n f a c t , t he en t i r e t he -
, f a l l t o p i ec e s wi th
gma,theIncarnationof
onaccountofSin,
rldby theF allof
eseparated.If
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o
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that theEssenes
m e o fChr i s t sb i r t h , t he
s e c ts t he P har i s e es ,
t h e l a s t only be i ng
beingverylikethe
hadbeenplantedinthe
Ptolemies( Pales-
beforethebeginning
r o v edbyapas sa g e in
n o f t he f amousC ha n -
Greeks.These
Girnur,inGuzerat.
uddhismtookplace
B . C .307 , and i twasn o t
glectedwhenthe
ttentionasthey
es,withoutdoubt,
ws,whohadalways
hefaithofout-
emtolisten tothe
ttheywereunableto
cethemto giveup
o te 1 5 .
ualandsingular
elicitingtheunbounded
dR omans.Severe
oneanotherand
most striking
tallawswere,to
do toothersas
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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m.Theylivedin
dhadallthingsin
ewardtomanagethe
nolawprohibit-
mongthemwedded,
rclass ofthe
econtinuallybe-
outside.W hen
mmunity,hewas
oved,hewasobliged
rGodandbe just
t hepossessed,
therhood.They
toms,a fraternity
r ki n g , r a the r t hanam e nd i ca n t
melevel,the
anotherbeingpro-
ndcallednoman
ne another.
mercy,theyprovided
ndedentirelyupon
ofthe brotherhood.
neys,theytook
edoffensivewar.
versedonsuch
rnedGod and
secularsubjects
prayeddevoutly,
a t . T h e ydidn o t
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o
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spisedmoney,
ghtthesethings
oearthlyenjoy-
y B uddh i s t t ene t . The y c on si d -
ing,whichwascer-
Theygavethanks
eforeenteringthe
erand puton
oughtosustain
uponbeing
mendedthepoor
hirstafterright-
nheart,and the
gofthe body
e G reeknameby
eutae( Esseneisthe
e ,signifieshealer,or
asprofessingto be
it o f hea li ng , mo re
softhe mind.
es,but stroveto
gsacrifice,holyand
t h e irg r ea t a imto
etemplesofthe
rophesy.They
ctforthe Sabbath.
y,and boreall
ullybelievedina
hichthesoul,liberated
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o
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oa Paradisewhere
ntenseheat,and
dbygentleocean-
agesoftheEssenes
nations.
arwiththeGos-
sandtheteach-
n t i ca l . J e susd i ff e r ed
pects,asanylarge
s.H erepudiated
heywereascetics,
ngsoflife. They
ycontactwiththose
utheassociatedwith
a m embero foneo f
t isbutnatural
havebeenmorein
withtheother two
c an t f ac t t hathe f r e -
ndPharisees,but
ere asceticsand
cofJ ewswere
ccasionallymen-
sasignof griefor
sof gaining
fo r immor t a li t y wa s
e w s ; wh i l ecel i b a cy i s
ldTestamentasa
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P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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wivesisregarded
havingaplurality
irectedor,recom-
riestsandL evites
countrye pounding
equently,whenasceti-
gantobe advocated,
s a ndJ e sus, t he i n f er-
dfromwithout,and
chinculcatedthem
ouldbenomen-
ewTes tament , co n side r-
e wi shsec t swere so
lybeaccounted
udeofreferencesin
ledtheB rethren,
were abrother-
hren,as theF ree
theEssenes,doat
thediscipleswere
n t i o ch .Theymus th av e
weknowtheyad-
I f t h eEsseneswe re n o t t h e
enwasC hristianity,
e n tl yo fChr i s t , na y,
T h i swou lde p l a i n t he
E s sa y s ,p . i i6 .Bos t on :18 53 .
M
P u b l i c D o m a i n / h t t p : / / w w w . h
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hushasnotmentioned
a ns . TheEssenesd i s-
erthetimeassigned
t , a nd i t i s suppos e d t ha t
s C hristians.Eu-
thecelebratedecclesiasti-
hristians.H esays:
e c o mmen tar i e s [ Sc r i pt u r e s
E s senes we re t he
stles,and certain
phets,suchas partly
andalsotheother
i
oncerningthe
ntedthattheyand
h e s ame ; and f rom t h e
ouldappearthatit
esaysthatPhilo
es , andconclu desbys ay -
ms e l f gave themthi snam e ,
weresocalled
tianswasnotevery-
eedfulcuriosityto
pandwriterofthe
Essenes,says :
i s t we reca l led J e s s a ei [ o r
edC hristians.They
i . London :163 7 .
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esignificationof
n H ebrews igni f i e s t he s a me
r physician. ^
nsofthe soul,
i d en t bo th in J u daea an d
dtheirsacred
Pythagoreans,asis
nies,anddoctrines,
fJ esse....Ifthe
,astheywerecalled
ists,theEsseneswere
Koinobiilivedin
r Maria,inmon-
sin whichwe
stsorSamaneans,or
whichGymnosophists
rtheasternIndia.
es,churches,bishops,
denticallythesame
e y h adapos tol i c fou nde r s ,
dtheimmediateapos-
elyinspired,thesame
hemwhichhas
ans,andthesameor-
.Theyhadmis-
ir community
h,Galatia,Ephesus,
NewYork:1883.
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onica,preciselysuch
werethoseto
ttersin those
trineswhichare
ite,andI doubt
obefoundamong
r t h u rL i l l i e s ay s :
keDeanMansel,
he t i meo fAle a nd er
uddhamadetheir
T h i s t heo ry i s conf i rmed
uments,inthewest
i nt a i n s the iden ti t y in
a n d thato f t heGym-
dfromthe" sacri-
i na word, t heB u dd h i s t s .
epriestlyreligionsof
ndGreecewereunder-
ticalsocietiesorgan-
a r i es unde r theva r i ous
Neo-Pythagoreans,
uddhismprepared
p os tl eo f t heG e n-
ministerofthe
v o l. i i . p . 43 .Lon do n : 182 7 .
h i sm , p .v i .Londo n : 18 81 .
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tama-B uddha,who
wouldcomeuponearth
i s de a th .Th i s t im e had
u s o fNaza re thwa s p r ocl a im ed
h e s eBuddh i s t J ew s ,
venwithhisreal
ypossessedanature
umanbeingtopos-
havebeenreceived
tsopure andholyas
with Trypho,says
vilized orsemi-civi-
yersin thename
a t h e r andCrea to ro f
J e susandChr i s t
theancients.^
ritinguponthis
nderof allpre-
iveandseparatefrom
gotten,never-to-be-
o-be-answeredca-
s t i an s ] Me l i t o , B i sh op
ydeliveredtothe
ntheyear170,he com-
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ve ationswhich
jectedto, andfor
justiceandpiety
rethatnone ofhis
eprofessorsofthe
a nd D omi t ianon l y,wh oh ad
cts ofallpersua-
ngthe C hristian
irdecrees had
rprisesrebuked,
oninushimself....
claimsthe patronage
anreligion,whichhe
of itshighantiquity^
untrieslyingbeyond
re,inthereignof his
ditsimportationomi-
ernment.^
h a t i nour t imes i s t h e
oknowandfollowis
,calledaccordingto
hethingitself,of
e t h in g i t s e lfwh ich i s
eligionreallywas
ntingat anytime
ace untilthetime
,fromwhencethetrue
isted,begantobe
: 1 8 72 .
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fortheearlyhis-
thathewasbyno means
uth concerningthe
workswhichhe has
on,speakingofhim,
istorians,Euse-
sthathehas related
nd thathehas
thedisgrace,of
entwillnaturally
t er w hohas soopen ly
awsofhistory
othe observance
onwillderiveaddi-
Eusebius,which
andmore practised
almostanyof his
cclesiasticalscholar,
wmanytherewere
urch,whoconsideredit
o h e aven ly t ruth th e
orderthatthenew
ceivedby thewise
.p. 21.
80.Philadelphia:1876.
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ouslies,theywere
oodend.^
f M inuciu sF e l i , s ays :
rainedopiniatryand
eetnessofsongby
t s, b yyou tooc red u l ou s c r ea -
n s havebeenshamefu l ly
wngod.
u g u s ti ne , s ays :
forthesacri-
ridolsyourmartyrs,
mehonors.You
h wineandfeasts;
softheGentiles,
andastotheir
dwithoutanyaltera-
romthePagans,
mbliesapart from
e,M.Turretin,in
anityinthefourthcen-
muchtheempirethat
thefaiththatwas
ge si s , p . 44 .
c i e nceandR e l ig io n , p . 4 8. Ne w
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notthePaganswhowere
C hristianitythatwas
o t h i sma t t e r :
nistersofthe
eprofanemodelwhich
hemostrespecta-
elvesthattheig-
ullyrenouncethe
foundsomere-
,inthebosomof
onstantineachieved
nquestofthe R oman
elveswereinsensibly
quishedrivals. ^
nF athers( a.d.200 ,
mePresbyterofthe
i c a, r e a sons in the f o l lowi ng
h r i s ti an i ty :
yselftobe im-
afool, thanbymy
a s , fo r i n st ance, Im a in t ain
W h y amIno t
h i ng Why,b u t
ng.Imaintain
,thatiswholly
3.
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yabsurd.I main-
heroseagain; and
becauseitwas
gedwithbeinga
EmperorH adrian
hemandthe fol-
dSerapis,whowas
sulServianus,theEm-
e r e [ i nEgyp t C h r i s ti an s
dtoSerapisare
i shopso fC hr i s t . " ^
andhisworship-
d reasontobelieve
rapiswasat first
ndgraduallymerged
ame,no^ substancey
entnotionsand
e s econdcen tury th e s y n-
u p i nAle and ri a , t he
doutin Serapisa
eL ordandC rea t o r o f
f , p . 283 .
ta n Reco rds ,vo l. i i . p . 86 . L on -
n d on :1864 .
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e R a m. I twasa l so cal l e d
as a i d to saveman k ind f rom
dwiththeappella-
r d . I twasca ll e db y t h e
od w h ich t ake thaw ay th e
teesaddresseditin
g t he words, " O L am b
oftheworld,have
p e a ce.
oenicians,brought
a nddesc r i bed in h is
. , t h is " L a mb o f G od " i s
ary.
lhorse ( A ries ,
A r y ans tod i e to s ave a l l
rificing horses.The
P r i nceSakyaB u dd has i ng
ehorse,
,
heregionoftheevil demons,
d.
eand patience,
e r s. ^
o h a vee p i r edp ea c e ful l y
helessdescribedas
h i sm , p .93 .
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smindwasmoved
forthesakeof
esusC hristisa
h i ch some timesa vase w a s
helambflowed.A
bolof eternallife
mesplacedalongside
ethelambwas put
liteshadputthe
esuswasalsorepre-
o d Shephe rd , t ha t
nhis shoulders,just
y,andotherswere
bas-reliefsonsar-
identfromthe story
a n d thatu t t e r lyd iv e s te do f
O u r L ord i s r ep re -
efrombonds,with
s s h ou lde rs . ^
hesubjectsof
f o u rL ordwas r ep re -
rin itsactualform.
fi ionarefound
ouscountries,and
omeoftheseare
e l i g ion ,p ,224 .L ond on :1 87 3 .
n A r t , vo l. i i . p . 1 37 .L on do n :1 86 4 .
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A sfo r thead ora t i on
s ob j ec t t oaga i ns tu s
l l y ou tha twenei t he r ado r e
uitis,yePagans,who
emostlikelypeople
gparts ofthesame
whatelseareyour
crosses,giltand
rophiesnotonlyrepre-
m a nupon i t . ^
erofthesecondand
e P a gans , s ays :
dfromfigures
rowsofimageson
sofcrosses; those
annersarethe
i onwasnot com-
hristians.Itis
A c t so f t heA p os t le s .
ng e d on a t r ee ( A c t s v .
H e s t a t es a g ai n ( x . 3 9
le w an d h an g ed o n a t re e ; " a n d re -
e y t ookh imdown f ro mt he t r ee
T h e re i snoc ruc i fi -
thesestatements.
f , p . 217 .
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thereis noevi-
on,ormonument,
dorcrucified under
itus,Plinius,Philo,nor
ereferredtothefact
r e s sanybe l i ef t he r eo n . In
s i s not r e f e r red toa s the
g e d one . ^ E l s e wh e re
odeath.^
on e o f themos t ce l e -
quotedofthe
n t h eau tho r i t yo fhi s
mSaintJ ohnhim-
suswasnotcrucifiedat
utthathelivedto
passage:
rsbelongstoyouth,
obesuchtill the
tiethhe declinesinto
J e sus hav in g a tt a i ned ,he
elderswho,inA sia
c i pl e so f theLord t e s -
h ad t augh t t hem.An d
e d wi th themti l l t he t ime o f
not onlyJ ohnbut
e s uso fNaza re th , p .1 00.
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u l iu sCaesa r.A l l i ed
dhimselfinhis
a i n stH e rodandMar k
e ro i c l i f e and re ign ,he
a n . ' * A n t ony now
erod,andhaving
os s a ndscou rgedh im ,
otherkingbythe
i m to d e at h . ^
riansofthose
aryoccurrence,andthe
owsthatitwascon-
s wor s t c r imes , a nd th a t
u c i fi edKing" w as w ide -
writersthinkthatthere
theGospelstory;
me a s u repu t i n the p l ac e
d w aspu t i n thep l aceo f
oyC rishna.
fessorsofC hris-
cts; butthesemight
ns , o nec ons i s t i ng
h o do ; t h eo th ero f
ainingsects ar-
resupposedto
ied,inthecommonlit-
t h e l a t te r, b e l i eve r s
t hough theya dm it t e d t h e
p . 4 05 .
Nazareth,p.106.
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ve beeninsomemystic
encalledspiritu-
e v e l a ti on ; bu t , n ot -
onstheyheld,they
eallydie,in theliteral
ross.Mr.King,in
t i an s , s ays :
d forcenturies
siaMinor.There,
t o e i s t ence , a s
entofdirectintercourse
andPtolemies.The
aeatEphesus,the
a n s o fCre t e , a r e a l l mere l y
monreligion,and
o sp e lh i s to r i e swere
heGnostics in
ry ofJ esus
J ewswhenthey
gfromthebrowofa
n d when theywere go in g t o
x . 3 1 , 3 9 , w er e n ot e a si l y
esusC hrist,notas
iple,personifiedby
nifiedthe sun,
s i m il a r t o the irow n .
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n d P hi lo , ^ t heE s s en e doc -
greatestpossible
hoodweread-
ra threeyears
onlyswornto
o commitanypor-
e ceptinallegory
i v ed i t ; " f o r t hey
allegoriesand sym-
customto as-
nsofthe H ebrew
mongthem.In re-
f t he Sac redScr ip tur e s
e s si o ns ina l lego ri e s ; f o r
s t o thesemen to re -
presscommand-
dtheinvisiblemeaning
wordsresembles
o u l beg in smos t e -
ongstoitself,as in
wordsthee ceed-
unfoldingand e -
gthesecret meaning
thelightofa
e s, b k . i i . 8 ; a l s oWar s ,b k .x v i i i .
u ou s be ingal soF re e ( B oh n se d . , v ol . i i i .
m e n t s (vo l . i v. , an dE ssayo n t he
l . i v. .
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ottobe tooclosely
eamentsofanyone.
ple,couldlieon the
reedomoffellowship,
indicatewhat
asterafter theflesh.
n e t hee p re s sion mo st
o tookuponhimself
es andsinsof
mortality.^
L ifeofC hrist:
t a me n to fChr i s t s
h u r ch , i n theabsen ceo f
konimagination.
aC hurch fanc i ed i ts
ma r r edmore than th os eo f
s t h avehadnoa t t ra c -
t i n Mar ty r ( a .D .15 0-
utbeautyorattractive-
l e men to fA le -
h i masofanun in vi t i ng
e.Tertullian( a.d.
nordinaryhuman
en ( a .d .230 we n t
m a l l i nbodyandde -
thathisonlybeauty
n A r t , vo l . i . p . 31 .
o l . i. p . 151 .
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pictinghimfinally
eautifuland ador-
hteenyears ofage,
ssionofcountenance,
ngover hisshoulders.
edby adiademor
Pagangods; that
nsculpturedsar-
mosaics,C hristis
th,just asA pollo
angelsare
thesenateof
r i tt e nbyPubl iu sL e n -
u daea in the r e ig no f
manofe -
s u s Chr i s t ,who i sy e t
ple,generally,ac-
meheis calledthe
and curesallman-
dcomelyofstature,
e,suchasthe be-
r ; h i sha i ro f t he
plaindowntohis
wardmoreorientof
s.Inthe midstof
onofhishair,after
a l C hr i s t i an i t y, p. 2 31 .
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hisforeheadveryplain
or wrinkle,beauti-
ndmouthsoformed
with; hisbeard
hairofhis head,
ed i n themids t ; o f
sblue,clear,andquick.
nadmonishingcourteous
ec h , bu tmi edwi t h
thatanyhave
servedhimto
shaped,and
e ed ing the r e s tof
sh,waving,abun-
nearlyallof them
anceoflong,wav-
theraysofthe
ctionboastsofahead
v e r yanci en t . I t i s a
i ng s ayso f i t : " I t
nfrontand crowned
kenforthorns,though
doubtasto thereal
s a y sMr.King , " t ha t
r i t i shA r t ,No . xx x v i i i .
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sthefaceisby a
iedthefirstideafor
aviour. ^
t A l e and r ia ,E gy pt ,
hristianEmperors,
oundationastone
phicsintheform of
eoftheGreekswho
anity,tosignify" the
s s u re sus inh i sS i r om a t i s
hetempleofSerapis
e i r p er sons, i naco n sp ic -
oor I-ha-hou^ which
rnedA bbeB azin
hemostsacredby
H ebrewsadopted,
isappealedto
F i r s tGod, a f t e rwa r d t he
y S p i r i t ^
tiansaresaidto
s c r o s samong thos e l et -
t he i n t er p r e ta t i on
s ma ybeseen in Mur r ay s
alsoSozomen,H ist.Eccl.,vii.
v o l . i i . p . 17 .
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nthehabitof putting
stasC hristiansof
ay.Theplanofthe
chreshastheform
yEgyptianwomen
aybyC hristians.
dbythe Persians
a n der theGrea t ( b . c .
i n th e f or m o f a cr o ss . -
veryvaluablework
e r s ia ^ A rmen ia^ a n d
representationofabas-
hichhe foundat
ainofSepulchres.It
o h o r semen B a -
nkings,anda
sintheact of
ar,and behindhim,
steffacedform
d-bearer,asthe
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