A display of two forraigne sects in the East Indies vizt: the sect of the Banians the ancient natiues of India and the sect of the Persees the ancient inhabitants of Persia· together with the religion and maners of each sect collected into two bookes by Henry Lord sometimes resident in East India and preacher to the Hoble Company of Merchants trading thether
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- A display of two forraigne sects in the East Indies vizt: the sect of the Banians the ancient natiues of India and the sect of the Persees the ancient inhabitants of Persia· together with the religion and maners of each sect collected into two bookes by Henry Lord sometimes resident in East India and preacher to the Hoble Company of Merchants trading thether
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- Lord, Henry, b. 1563.
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- Imprinted at London :: [By T. and R. Cotes] for Francis Constable and are to be sold at his shoppe in Paules Church yard at the signe of the Crane,
- 1630.
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- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800.
- Parsees -- Early works to 1800.
- Legends, Hindu -- Early works to 1800.
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"A display of two forraigne sects in the East Indies vizt: the sect of the Banians the ancient natiues of India and the sect of the Persees the ancient inhabitants of Persia· together with the religion and maners of each sect collected into two bookes by Henry Lord sometimes resident in East India and preacher to the Hoble Company of Merchants trading thether." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A06357.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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THE RELIGION OF THE PERSEES.
As it was Compiled from a Booke of theirs, contayning the Forme of their Worshippe, written in the Persian Character, and by them called their Zundavastaw.
Wherein is shewed the Superstitious Ceremonies vsed amongst them.
More especially their Idolatrous worshippe of Fire.
LEVIT. 10.1.2.And Nadab and Abihu offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not, and there went out a fire from the Lord and deuoured them.
TERTVL. d. Praescript. c. 22.Scripturae ignem alienum imponentes, hoc est Intelli∣gentiam alienam à Deo introducentes, Incensum Domino non suaue, sed execrabile offerunt.
Printed for FRA. CONSTABLE. 1630.