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ThecarryingaboutofimagesinprocessionisanotherrelicofthereligionoftheGreeksandRomans，fortheyalsocarriedtheiridolsfromplacetoplace，inakindofchariot，whichwaspeculiarlydedicatedtothatuse，whichtheLatinscalledthensa，andvehiculumDeorum；andtheimagewasplacedinaframe，orshrine，whichtheycalledferculum。Andthatwhichtheycalledpompaisthesamethatnowisnamedprocession；accordingwhereunto，amongstthedivinehonourswhichweregiventoJuliusCaesarbytheSenate，thiswasone，thatinthepomp，orprocession，attheCircaeangames，heshouldhavethensametferculum，asacredchariotandashrine；whichwasasmuchastobecarriedupanddownasagod，justasatthisdaythepopesarecarriedbySwitzersunderacanopy。

Totheseprocessionsalsobelongedthebearingofburningtorchesandcandlesbeforetheimagesofthegods，bothamongsttheGreeksandRomans。ForafterwardstheemperorsofRomereceivedthesamehonor；

aswereadofCaligula，thatathisreceptiontotheEmpirehewascarriedfromMisenumtoRomeinthemidstofathrongofpeople，thewaysbesetwithaltars，andbeastsforsacrifice，andburningtorches；

andofCaracalla，thatwasreceivedintoAlexandriawithincense，andwithcastingofflowers，anddadouchiais，thatis，withtorches；

fordadochoiweretheythatamongsttheGreekscarriedtorcheslightedintheprocessionsoftheirgods。Andinprocessoftimethedevoutbutignorantpeopledidmanytimeshonourtheirbishopswiththelikepompofwaxcandles，andtheimagesofourSaviourandthesaints，constantly，inthechurchitself。Andthuscameintheuseofwaxcandlesandwasalsoestablishedbysomeoftheancientcouncils。

Theheathenshadalsotheiraqualustralis，thatistosay，holywater。TheChurchofRomeimitatesthemalsointheirholydays。

Theyhadtheirbacchanalia，andwehaveourwakes，answeringtothem；theytheirsaturnalia，andweourcarnivalsandShroveTuesday’slibertyofservants；theytheirprocessionofPriapus，weourfetchingin，erection，anddancingaboutMaypoles；anddancingisonekindofworship。TheyhadtheirprocessioncalledAmbarvalia，andweourprocessionaboutthefieldsintheRogationweek。NordoIthinkthatthesearealltheceremoniesthathavebeenleftintheChurch，fromthefirstconversionoftheGentiles，buttheyareallthatIcanforthepresentcalltomind。Andifamanwouldwellobservethatwhichisdeliveredinthehistories，concerningthereligiousritesoftheGreeksandRomans，IdoubtnotbuthemightfindmanymoreoftheseoldemptybottlesofGentilismwhichthedoctorsoftheRomanChurch，eitherbynegligenceorambition，havefilledupagainwiththenewwineofChristianity，thatwillnotfailintimetobreakthem。

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