A Succinct Account of All the Religions And Various Sects in Religion That Hav
A Succinct Account of All the Religions And Various Sects in Religion That Hav
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I43 No. XXIV. ^he Religion of the Lacedatnonians, LyCURGUS, in the time of the Laceds- loodfe'^'" monians, made feveral falutary laws, among ^^^"^^ cwA which was one refped:ing reHgion, which is all that can be traced from hiftory concern- ing their religious tenets. We are told that in the Spartan'' law, re- garding religion, the flatues of all the gods and goddeffes, worshipped by this people, were reprefented armed, even to Venus her- felf ; the reafon of which was, that the peo*!- pie might... conceive a military life the moft noble and honourable, and not attribute, as other nations did, floth and luxury to the gods. As to facrifices, they confifted of things 144 A SUCCINCT ACCOUNT OF THfi fl^Ti*f ** things of very fmall value ; for which Ly^ before chrift cur2:Lis himfclf gavc this reafon, that want 705. '^ . Might never hinder them from worfliipping the gods. They were forbidden to make long or rafli prayers to the heavenly powers, and were enjoined to ail^ no more, than that they might live honeflly, and difcharge their duty* Graves were permicted to be made within the bounds of the city, contrary to the cuA tomofmofl of the Greek nations ; nay^ they buried clofe by their temples, that all degrees of people might be made familiar \Yith death, and not conceive it fuch a dreadful thing, as it was generally efteemed elfewhere : on the fame account the touching of dead bodies, or affifting at funerals, made none unclean, but were held to be as innocent and honourable duties as any other.
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I43 No. XXIV. ^he Religion of the Lacedatnonians, LyCURGUS, in the time of the Laceds- loodfe'^'" monians, made feveral falutary laws, among ^^^"^^ cwA which was one refped:ing reHgion, which is all that can be traced from hiftory concern- ing their religious tenets. We are told that in the Spartan'' law, re- garding religion, the flatues of all the gods and goddeffes, worshipped by this people, were reprefented armed, even to Venus her- felf ; the reafon of which was, that the peo*!- pie might... conceive a military life the moft noble and honourable, and not attribute, as other nations did, floth and luxury to the gods. As to facrifices, they confifted of things 144 A SUCCINCT ACCOUNT OF THfi fl^Ti*f ** things of very fmall value ; for which Ly^ before chrift cur2:Lis himfclf gavc this reafon, that want 705. '^ . Might never hinder them from worfliipping the gods. They were forbidden to make long or rafli prayers to the heavenly powers, and were enjoined to ail^ no more, than that they might live honeflly, and difcharge their duty* Graves were permicted to be made within the bounds of the city, contrary to the cuA tomofmofl of the Greek nations ; nay^ they buried clofe by their temples, that all degrees of people might be made familiar \Yith death, and not conceive it fuch a dreadful thing, as it was generally efteemed elfewhere : on the fame account the touching of dead bodies, or affifting at funerals, made none unclean, but were held to be as innocent and honourable duties as any other.
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