Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the Great. Describing more particularly the Empires of Persia and Industan ... As also, many ... kingdoms in the oriental India ... (1677)
Herbert, Thomas, Sir, 1606-1682 · London : R. Everingham for R. Scot, etc. · leaf 182
efentator of a more powerful Deity : Their Flamens were a fort of Platonifts *, for albeit they acknowledged many Creatures to be excellent, yet are they no way comparable to the Creator, who is (even as they ac¬ count) the center of all perfection. Pulcrum Caelum, fulcra Terra, fed pulcrior qui… … Their Marriagesare fuch as I have related amongft the banifhed Terfees that live in India ; but their Burials differ : For, in reverence to the Fire thefe not onely forbear to burn the Dead, fearing to offer it an unclean thing*, but even hold it a crime to fpit into the Fire, which yet they repute…
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