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The Rise of Moralist Fetes and Infidel Divisions
The passage discusses the love of novelty and paradox in education and religion, noting many sects within Christianity and infidels. It highlights Diotrophes seeking pre-eminence in small circles, and contrasts diverse Christian dissent with infidel splits. A new Moralist sect echoes Paine’s followers, meeting on Sundays for lectures and morals, borrowing from scriptures and inventing hymns.
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Theophilanthropés
France