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180 tell many aburd and ridiculous Stories) all this (I ay) uppoes ome ort of Worhip; although they do no themelves, out of their brutih Stupidity, undertand or infer o much, or make Ue of the Light of Nature and the remaining Spark of the Image of God in their Souls, to conider the inviible Being of God by his viible Works, which is the Creation of the World. Rom. i. For which Reaon, intead of attaining the Knowledge of God and true Religion, they are unhappily fallen into many gros Supertitions.

But notwithtanding that all thee Supertitions are authoried by, and grounded upon the Notion they have of the o called Torngaruk, whom their lying Angekuts or Prophets hold for their Oracle, whom they conult on all Occaions; yet the Commonalty know little or nothing of him, except the Name only: Nay, even the Angekuts themelves are divided in their whimical Ideas they have formed of his Being; ome aying, he is without any Form or Shape;