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Excerpt from An Account of Denmark: As It Was in the Year 1692
Ing fome of the mofi judicious of their, mem bers and fraternities to fetch home knowlege and experience from the remotefi parts of the world. The college deprapagandefide was e fiablilhed under pretence indeed of ferving religion, but we know the founders of it are no farther ?aves'' to religion than it will be ferviceable to them; neither was it fo much through zeal for converfions, as to increafe their revenues, and learn foreign politics in church and Rate affairs. The Jefuits have brought feveral maxims, as well as fums, from as far off as China and Japan; thereby im proving their knowlege, fo as to outwit their friends at home; and by following their ex, ample in this, I am fure we can run no ha: zard, at leali of pa?ing fo''r fools. Thefemep. (whofe firm adherence to the moli exquifite tyranny is manifell by their indefatigable en deavours in behalf of the French king''s ins terefis, as formerly of the houfe of Aufiria''s whilfi it was in its height) have by thefe arts i-ngrolfed to themfelves the education of the youth in all popilh countries. The Luther an priefits, who have an entire dependance on their kings and princes, are intruded with. The like in thofe countries which obferve the. Confeflion of Ausburgh. They alfo fend a''; broad fome of their hopefulleit young flu dents, feveral of which may be mcf with at Oxford, Cambridge, and Paris: the ufe they make of travel being not only to improve their knowlege in fiien''ces, but tolearn fit me.
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Ing fome of the mofi judicious of their, mem bers and fraternities to fetch home knowlege and experience from the remotefi parts of the world. The college deprapagandefide was e fiablilhed under pretence indeed of ferving religion, but we know the founders of it are no farther ?aves'' to religion than it will be ferviceable to them; neither was it fo much through zeal for converfions, as to increafe their revenues, and learn foreign politics in church and Rate affairs. The Jefuits have brought feveral maxims, as well as fums, from as far off as China and Japan; thereby im proving their knowlege, fo as to outwit their friends at home; and by following their ex, ample in this, I am fure we can run no ha: zard, at leali of pa?ing fo''r fools. Thefemep. (whofe firm adherence to the moli exquifite tyranny is manifell by their indefatigable en deavours in behalf of the French king''s ins terefis, as formerly of the houfe of Aufiria''s whilfi it was in its height) have by thefe arts i-ngrolfed to themfelves the education of the youth in all popilh countries. The Luther an priefits, who have an entire dependance on their kings and princes, are intruded with. The like in thofe countries which obferve the. Confeflion of Ausburgh. They alfo fend a''; broad fome of their hopefulleit young flu dents, feveral of which may be mcf with at Oxford, Cambridge, and Paris: the ufe they make of travel being not only to improve their knowlege in fiien''ces, but tolearn fit me.
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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.
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