his own s entertained after in the Civill 

 wars^and revengeful comentioasof Ztow* 

 But as many Nations embraced, and 

 many left it indifferent, fo others too 

 much affefted, or ftriftly declined this 

 praftice. The Indian Bractunans feeroed 

 too great friends unto fire, who burnt 

 thcmfelves alive, and thought it the no- 

 bleft way to end their dayes in fire 5 ac 

 cording to the expreffion of the Indian, 

 burning himfclf at Athens f , in his laft 

 words upon the pyre unto the a mazed 

 fpeftators , rt / wake j felf* !>*- 



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But the Cba/Juns the great Idolaters 

 of fire, abhorred the burning of their 

 carcaflcs 3 as a pollution of that Deity. 

 The Perfa* U*gt declined it upon the 

 like (cruple, and being only follicitous a- 

 boutthtir bones 3 expofed their tiefli to 

 the prey of Birds and Doggcs. And the 

 Per/w nowin fW**, which expofe their 

 bodies unto Vultures, and endure not fo 

 much as forctra or Beers of Wood, the 

 proper Fuell of fire, are led on with fuch 

 niceties. But whether the ancient Gfri*M 

 who burned their dead, held any fuch 

 fear to pollute their Deity of HerthM* or 



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