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Excerpt from An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 6 of 6: In Which the Rise, Progress, and Variations of Church-Power, Are Considered in Their Connexion With the State of Learning and Philosophy, and the Political History of Europe During That Period W'w'written in golden letters; they are allowed to light candles before these tablets, to make offerings to them of rich perfumes, victuals, fruits, and other delica cies, and even to prostrate the body before them until the head touches the ground. The same cere mony of prostration is performed by the Chinese Christians at the tombs of their ancestors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.