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wrought upon it, lest any one of these should be worshipped
in time to come by the ignorant people. Gold, iron silver, or
any other metal, could not answer all these qualities re-
quired in the simple stone. It will be understood, therefore,
that the purest, the most durable, eligible, and the safest ma-
terial for a religious and sacred monument could be none
other than the stone.
Footnote:
1. Wine was not forbidden to the people of Israel.
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The molten bronze statue of the Jupiter worshipped by
the heathen Roman Pontifex Maximus, was taken away from
in time to come by the ignorant people. Gold, iron silver, or
any other metal, could not answer all these qualities re-
quired in the simple stone. It will be understood, therefore,
that the purest, the most durable, eligible, and the safest ma-
terial for a religious and sacred monument could be none
other than the stone.
Footnote:
1. Wine was not forbidden to the people of Israel.
------------end of footnote
The molten bronze statue of the Jupiter worshipped by
the heathen Roman Pontifex Maximus, was taken away from