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“Philosophers and common heathen believed one God, to whom all things were referred; but under this God they worshipped many inferior and subservient gods.” quote by Benjamin Stillingfleet — Download Open image

“Philosophers and common heathen believed one God, to whom all things were referred; but under this God they worshipped many inferior and subservient gods.”

Benjamin Stillingfleet

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