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He accordingly gave his apoflolic fdoAion to this fable. And the peo- pie who were capable of believing that the afs ^^alktd upon the fca, from Jerufalem to Verona, ^^^ were GENERAL HI5TORY. 141 were eafily perfuaded that the Virgin Mary's houfe might have been tranfported from Naza* reth to Loretto, This little boufe was incafed in a magnificent churcbi and in a Ihort timcy by the pilgrimages of devotees^ and the prefents Of feveral crowned heads, this temple became as rich as that of Ephefus.... The Italians, at leaft, found their market in the blind fuperfiition of other nations ; but at the fame time they gave into this fuperftition themfelves, by following the popular prejudice, and the fpirit of the times. You may have had many occafions to obferve that enthufiafm, to which mankind have a natural propenfity, has ferved to render them not only more ftupid, but alfo more wicked. Pure religion foftens the manners by enlightening the underftanding ; and, on the contrary, fuperftition, by blinding the judg- ment, infpires rage and cruelty.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He accordingly gave his apoflolic fdoAion to this fable. And the peo- pie who were capable of believing that the afs ^^alktd upon the fca, from Jerufalem to Verona, ^^^ were GENERAL HI5TORY. 141 were eafily perfuaded that the Virgin Mary's houfe might have been tranfported from Naza* reth to Loretto, This little boufe was incafed in a magnificent churcbi and in a Ihort timcy by the pilgrimages of devotees^ and the prefents Of feveral crowned heads, this temple became as rich as that of Ephefus.... The Italians, at leaft, found their market in the blind fuperfiition of other nations ; but at the fame time they gave into this fuperftition themfelves, by following the popular prejudice, and the fpirit of the times. You may have had many occafions to obferve that enthufiafm, to which mankind have a natural propenfity, has ferved to render them not only more ftupid, but alfo more wicked. Pure religion foftens the manners by enlightening the underftanding ; and, on the contrary, fuperftition, by blinding the judg- ment, infpires rage and cruelty.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Voltaire to read onlineMoreLess
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