The Ruins Or a Survey of the Revolutions of Empires
The Ruins Or a Survey of the Revolutions of Empires
Volney Constantin-François
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- Demonftrate his exiftence by hif- *' torical monuments of fo remote a period " as thofe which we have adduced (37) ; *' for as it appears to be founded on no au- *' thentic teftimony, we abfolutely deny its *' truth ; and we maintain that your gofpels ^' are taken from the books of the Mythriacs " of Periia, and the Effenians of Syria, who " were themfelves only reformed Sama- *^ neans (38)." Thefe words excited a general outcry on the part of the Chriitians, and a nevv^ dif- pute m.ore viole...nt than any preceding one was on the point of taking place, when a groupe of Chinefe Chamans,,and Talapoins of Siam came forward, pretending that they could eafily adjufl: every difference, and pro- duce in the-affembly a uniformity of opi~ F nion. 210 A SURVEY OF THE ilion, and one of them fpeaking for the reft^, feid : " It is time that we fl:iould put an " end to all thefe frivolous difputes, by ** drawing aiide the veil and expofing to *' your view the interior and fecret dodtrine *' w^hich Fot himfelf, on his death-bed, re- *' vealed to his difciples (39).
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