 | William Guthrie, John Gray - 1764 - 590 pages
...They aniwered, That they never adored the Jun, or paid any fort of divine honours to that luminary, ta the moon, or to the planets ; but only turned themfelves...when praying, becaufe they looked upon it to come neareft to the nature of fire. But even allowing they paid a more than ordinary reverence to the fun,... | |
 | William Heckford - 1791 - 502 pages
...fun) he accordingly afked fome of the priefts of the Perfians fettled in India, at What fv-iifonsj and with what ceremonies they adored the fun ? They...any fort of divine honours to that luminary, to the = ftioon, or to the planets; but only turned themfelves towards the fun when praying, becaufe they... | |
 | Thomas Morell - 1827 - 614 pages
...that " neither they nor their fathers had ever worshipped the sun, or paid any divine honours whatever to that luminary, to the moon, or to the planets ; but only turned themselves toward the sun when praying, because they considered it as coming nearest to the nature... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1846 - 810 pages
...with what ceremonies they adored the Sun. They answered, they never adored the Sun, or paid any sort of divine honours to that luminary, to the moon, or to the planets ; but only turned themselves toward the Sun when praying, because they looked upon it to come nearest to the nature of... | |
 | 1846 - 796 pages
...with what ceremonies they adored the Sun. They answered, they never adored the Sun, or paid any sort of divine honours to that luminary, to the moon, or to the planets ; but only turned themselves toward the Sun when praying, because they looked upon it to come nearest to the nature of... | |
 | 1846 - 792 pages
...with what ceremonies they adored the Sun. They answered, they never adored the Sun, or paid any sort of divine honours to that luminary, to the moon, or to the planets ; but only turned themselves toward the Sun when praying, because they looked, upon it to come nearest to the nature... | |
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... Persia and India, do, without any variation, after so many ages, still hold even to this day." (Anc. Hist. Vol. I. p. 395.) " A friend of Dr. Hyde asked the priests of the Persians at what seasons and with what ceremonies they adored the Sun. They... 