Religious denominations of the world: comprising a general view of the origin, history, and condition, of the various sects of Christians, the Jews and Mahometans, as well as the pagan forms of religion existing in the different countries of the earth; with sketches of the founders of various religious sects . e idea of a triumvirate ofbeings, in which the supreme deity was distinguished both fromthe material evil principle, and from the Creator of this sub-lunary world. That these divisions did really subsist, is evidentfrom the history of the Christian sects which embraced thisphilosophy. Fr
Religious denominations of the world: comprising a general view of the origin, history, and condition, of the various sects of Christians, the Jews and Mahometans, as well as the pagan forms of religion existing in the different countries of the earth; with sketches of the founders of various religious sects . e idea of a triumvirate ofbeings, in which the supreme deity was distinguished both fromthe material evil principle, and from the Creator of this sub-lunary world. That these divisions did really subsist, is evidentfrom the history of the Christian sects which embraced thisphilosophy. From blending the doctrines of the Oriental philosophy withChristianity, the Gnostic sects, which were so numerous in thefirst centuries, derive their origin. Other denominations arose,which aimed to unite Judaism with Christianity. Many of thePagan philosophers, who were converted to the Christian religion,exerted all their art and ingenuity to accommodate the doctrinesof the gospel to their own schemes of philosophy. In each age ofthe church new systems were introduced, till, in process of time,we find the Christian world divided into that prodigious varietyof sentiment which is exhibited in the following pages.* * For the above introduction, we are indebted to Miss Hannah AdamsView of Religions.— I HISTORY OF RELIGIONS. BAPTISTS. The members of this denomination are distinguishedfrom all other professing Christians, by their opinions re-specting the ordinance of Christian Baptism. Conceivingthat positive institutions cannot be established by analogi-cal reasoning, but depend on the will of the Saviour, re-vealed in express precepts, and that apostolical exampleillustrative of this is the rule of duty, they differ fromtheir Christian brethren with regard both to the subjectsand the mode of baptism. With respect to the subjects, from the command whichChrist gave after his resurrection, and in which baptism ismentioned as consequent to faith in the gospel, they con-ceive th
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