An Exposition of the Mysteries; Or, Religious Dogmas and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, Pythagoreans, and Druidsauthor, 1835 - 403 pages |
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Page v
... veneration in which it was held by them , and which has descended to the Freemasons . The G indicates Geometry , the knowledge of which was of vast importance to the Egyptians in measuring their lands , —the boundaries of individual ...
... veneration in which it was held by them , and which has descended to the Freemasons . The G indicates Geometry , the knowledge of which was of vast importance to the Egyptians in measuring their lands , —the boundaries of individual ...
Page xv
... venerate them in person . And this I have done , because I had learned from my teachers , that the apostle St. Peter ... veneration for them , and giving occasion for frequent perjury . The legislators of those times employed several ...
... venerate them in person . And this I have done , because I had learned from my teachers , that the apostle St. Peter ... veneration for them , and giving occasion for frequent perjury . The legislators of those times employed several ...
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... veneration for the serpent , which they besides saw honorably placed in the small chest that was the memorial of the state of the first men , and the other cere- monies whose meaning began to be lost . Having already contracted a habit ...
... veneration for the serpent , which they besides saw honorably placed in the small chest that was the memorial of the state of the first men , and the other cere- monies whose meaning began to be lost . Having already contracted a habit ...
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... veneration upon the three or four chief symbols which the Egyptians honored as beneficial powers , and as the authors of all the good they enjoyed . The governor , the woman , the child , and the messenger , or the giver of advices ...
... veneration upon the three or four chief symbols which the Egyptians honored as beneficial powers , and as the authors of all the good they enjoyed . The governor , the woman , the child , and the messenger , or the giver of advices ...
Page 71
... veneration by the Egyptians , as having been the first retreats of their gods , and as being very possibly appointed for that of their dead parents . People never looked without a religious awe upon those in which they knew Osiris and ...
... veneration by the Egyptians , as having been the first retreats of their gods , and as being very possibly appointed for that of their dead parents . People never looked without a religious awe upon those in which they knew Osiris and ...
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