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Excerpt from A New Universal History of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies and Customs of the Whole World, or a Complete and Impartial View of All the Religions in the Various Nations of the Universe: Both Ancient and Modern, From the Creation Down to the Present Time
III. We must describe such ceremonies as are absurd and inconsistent in themselves, to the reader, that he may see the difference between them, and the simplicity of the true gospel ceremonials, which, as a revelation from God, were calculated to make men virtuous in time, and blessed in eternity.
Last]: We must draw such practical inferences from our accounts of every different religion, as will serve to lead the reader to the practice of morality and piety, as the greatest ornament of human life, the rule of manners, and the sure title to eternal felicity..
Such is the general plan of the present work, but it is necessary we should say some thing more concerning its extensive nature.
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