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CHAPTER VI.

The Author, perfevering in his Research throughout Afia for the Remains of the primitive Doctrine of a divine Triad governing the World, difcovers evident Veftiges of it in THIBET and TARTARY engraved on Medals and Sculptured in Images. An Account of the celebrated MEDAL found in the Deferts of S1BERIA impreffed with the Figure of a triune Deity. - The Scandinavian Theology plainly inculcates the Doctrine in its Three facred Perfons, ODEN, FREA, and THOR. - Extracts from the EDDA decidedly confirming the above Allertion. - From the northern Afia this Doctrine, with other Oriental Dogmas, was propagated to America, demonftrated from Acosta in their great Idol TANGATANGA, or THREE IN ONE. Brief Statement of the theological Evidence adduced from Le

Code of CHINA.

Compte that the Chinese are not without the Notion of à DIVINE TRIAD governing the World.

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'ROM the previous extenfive furvey of the various fyftems of EASTERN THEOLOGY, it is evident that the notion of a Divine Triad governing the univerfe, however darkened and degraded through the prevalence of a long feries of grafs fuperftitions, was a doctrine that immemorially prevailed in the fchools of Afia. From whatever diftant fource derived, through fucceffive generations, and amidst a thousand perverfions, the GREAT TRUTH contended for beams forth with more or lefs fplendor in every country of the ancient world, and darts conviction upon the mind not prejudiced against the reception of it by the suggestions of human pride and the dogmas of false 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 upon fo important a queftion; and is, in fact, to exalt a terreftial judge before the eternal Judge of all things. Since, however, the ancient Jews did not think it repugnant to reason to distinguish the divine Effence into THREE LIGHTS,

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