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 Oracles consulted on all Occasions. To discover Theft. 

 Predictions from Astrological Calculations; not very un- 

 like our Moore's Almanac - - - - 15'3 



Offerings of the Jews of various Kinds - - - 154 



Offerings for various Occasions. With the Egyptians, also, 

 they varied according to Circumstances. The Pig only 

 offered to " the Moon and Bacchus." Different Animals 

 sacrificed in different Parts of Egypt - - - 157 



Certain Rites in some Provinces. The great Gods wor- 

 shipped every where, though more respect was paid to 

 the presiding Deity - - - - - 158 



The same Sacred Animals not respected in different Places 159 



Reasons for some being sacred, that they might abstain 

 from eating them. Prejudice in favour of old Customs, 

 as for the supposed Poems of Isis. The original Motive 

 forgotten in Process of Time - - - - 1 60 



Greeks derided the Religion of Egypt, particularly their 

 Animal Worship . _ . _ . 151 



Plutarch's Observation on the Remark of Xenophanes - 163 



Unjust to mislead the People while the Priests had a Creed 

 peculiar to themselves - - _ . 1(34 



The Religion originally more simple, corrupted in Time. 

 The Emblems often appeared ridiculous - - 165 



The Explanations not to be taken literally. Certain Secrets 

 confined to the Priests to prevent Perversion. Ignorance 

 of the Uninitiated - - - - - 166 



No Egyptian Gods once Human Beings - - 167 



Ignorance of the Greeks respecting their own Religion. 

 Derived from Egypt - - - - 168 



The Greeks considered by the Egyptians Children in point 

 of Antiquity (conf. Joseph, contra Apion. lib. 1.). They 

 ridiculed the Greeks for deriving their Origin from Gods 169 



The Word Piromi, and Remark of the Egyptians to Hero- 

 dotus. Manifestation of Osiris on Earth, a different Idea 170 



The Images of the Gods not intended to represent real 

 Beings. Corruption of the Symbols. Adoration of them 

 in lieu of the Original - - - 171 



Various Forms of the One sole God under dift'erent Names. 



