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 THE HISTORY

OF ALL

I. Of PAGANS, or HEATHENS.

LTHOUGHthe Pagans, or Heathens in general, believe that there is one God above all; yet they worship and adore many gods, which are but creatures of their own fancy. Almoft every nation, country, island, and tribe of people have their own gods.

In old times, the Saxons in England had ſeven chief gods, viz 1. The Sun 2. The Moon. 3. Tusk. 4. Wudden. 5. Thur. 6. Fridge. 7, Saturn, —Or, in other words, I. The god of light, who was adored on Sunday. 2, The goddess of night, adored on Monday. 3. The god of ſtrength, adored on Tuesday. 4. The god of war, adored on Wednesday. 5. The god of power, adored on Thursday: 6 The god of love, adored on Friday. And, 7. The god of the earth, adored on Saturday.—From theſe idols, the days of our Week are ſtill named. In Scotland, the fire and the bull were adored.