Book V - Snyder Bible

The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 291
in nightly Genesis, with Mars in the regions of Mars. Very
many of the Germans end their lives by the halter; but all have
not therefore the Moon with Hora begirt by Saturn and Mars.
From all this it appears that the fear of the laws bears sway in
every country, and the freedom of will which is implanted in
man by the spirit complies with the laws; and Genesis can neither
compel the Seres to commit murder, nor the Brahmans to
eat flesh, nor the Persians to shun incest, nor the Indians to
refrain from suttee 9, nor the Medes from being devoured by
dogs, nor the Parthians from having many wives, nor the
women of Mesopotamia from preserving their chastity, nor
the Greeks from athletic exercises, nor the Gallic boys from
being abused; nor can it compel the barbarous nations to be
instructed in the studies of the Greeks; but, as we have said,
each nation observes its own laws according to free will, and
annuls the decrees of Genesis by the strictness of laws.
Chapter XXVI: Climates
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say that Genesis is divided into seven parts, which they call
climates, and that over each climate one of the seven heavenly
bodies bears rule; and that those diverse laws to which we
have referred are not given by men, but by those dominant
stars according to their will, and that that which pleases the
star is observed by men as a law. To this we shall answer, in
the first place, that the world is not divided into seven parts;
and in the second place, that if it were so, we find many different
laws in one part and one country; and therefore there are
neither seven according to the number of the heavenly bodies,
nor twelve according to the number of the signs, nor thirty-six
according to that of the divisions of ten degrees; but they are
innumerable.
9 -TEE): Certain gentlemen from
this writer how suttee had been practiced from
ancient days in their country, but was at least reduced during the British occupation and
also discouraged and further reduced by their government after they had gained their independence.