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280 ILLUHINISM IN THE
The remainder deserve particular notice.
19°. Grand Pontiff, i. e. High Priest.
Weishaupt says of his: "You cannot conceive how
much my degree of Priest is admired by our people. But
what is the most extraordinary is, that several great protestant
and reformed divines, who are of our order, really believe
that that part of the*discourse which alludes to religion,
contains the true spirit and real sense of Christianity.
Poor mortals! what could I not make you believe? Candidly
I own to you, that I never thought of becoming the
founder of a religion." *
Cross's Chart treats of the order of high priesthood from
page 129 to page 167. These pages contain much to excite
the reader's surprise; but I will quote only the scripture
passages " made use of, (luring the ceremonies appertaining
to this order." Whether it is solemn mockery thus
to use them, every reader will judge for himself.
" Gen. xiv. 12—24."
From the 12th to the 17th verse, the account is given of
Abraham's pursuing and overcoming the Assyrian conqueror,
and recovering Lot and the other captives, whh their
goods.
17th v. " And the king of Sodom went out to meet him
(after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and
of the kings that were with him) at the valley of Shaveth,
which is the king's dale. And Melchisedeck, king of Salem,
brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the
Most High God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be
Abram of the Most High God, [possessor of heaven and
earth : and blessed be the Most High God,] which hath delivered
thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him
tithes of all. And the king of Sodom said unto Abram,
Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. And
Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my
hund unto the Lord, the Most High God, the possessor of
heaven and EARTH that I will not take -from a thread even to
a shoe latchet. and that I will not take any thing that is