Volume 5

Indian antiquities: or, dissertations relative to the antient geographical divisions, the pure system of primeval theology, the grand code of civil laws, the original form of government, the widely-extended commerce, and the various profound literature of Hindostan: compared, throughout, with the religion, laws, government, and literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece. The whole intended as introductory to the history of Hindostan. Upon a comprehensive scale / [Thomas Maurice].

  • Maurice, Thomas, 1754-1824.
Date:
1800-12 [vol. I, 1806]
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Credit: Indian antiquities: or, dissertations relative to the antient geographical divisions, the pure system of primeval theology, the grand code of civil laws, the original form of government, the widely-extended commerce, and the various profound literature of Hindostan: compared, throughout, with the religion, laws, government, and literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece. The whole intended as introductory to the history of Hindostan. Upon a comprehensive scale / [Thomas Maurice]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'ROM the previous extenfive furvey of the JL various fyftems of Eastern Theology, it is evident that the notion of a Divine Triad governing the univerfe, how'-ever darkened and degraded through the prevalence of a long fe- ries of grofs fuperftitions, was a dodlrine that immemorially prevailed in the fchools of-Afia. From whatever diftant fource derived, through fucceflive generations, and amidft a thoufand perverfions, the great truth contendedvfor beams forth with more or lefs fplendor in every country of the ancient world, and darts convidlion upon the mind not prejudiced againft the reception of it by the fuggeftions of human pride and the dogmas of falfe phi- lofophy. To try the merits of this great caufe in the court of human reafon, is evidently to bring it before a tribunal incompetent to decide up- on fo important a queftion; and is, in fa£t, to exalt a terreftial judge before the eternal Judge of all things. Since, however, the an- cient Jews did not think it repugnant to rea- fon to diftinguifh the divine Effenceinto three Lights