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      they are the more able to work�察�the Utopians look upon these as 


      the wiser sect�察�but they esteem the others as the most holy。 They 


      would indeed laugh at any man�察�who from the principles of reason 


      would prefer an unmarried state to a married�察�or a life of labor 


      to an easy life�察�but they reverence and admire such as do it from 


      the motives of religion。 There is nothing in which they are more 


      cautious than in giving their opinion positively concerning any 


      sort of religion。 The men that lead those severe lives are called 


      in the language of their country Brutheskas�察�which answers to 


      those we call religious orders。





      Their priests are men of eminent piety�察�and therefore they are but 


      few for there are only thirteen in every town�察�one for every 


      temple�察�but when they go to war�察�seven of these go out with their 


      forces�察�and seven others are chosen to supply their room in their 


      absence�察�but these enter again upon their employment when they 


      return�察�and those who served in their absence attend upon the 


      high´priest�察�till vacancies fall by death�察�for there is one set 


      over all the rest。 They are chosen by the people as the other 


      magistrates are�察�by suffrages given in secret�察�for preventing of 


      factions�察�and when they are chosen they are consecrated by the 


      College of Priests。 The care of all sacred things�察�the worship of 


      God�察�and an inspection into the manners of the people�察�are 


      committed to them。 It is a reproach to a man to be sent for by any 


      of them�察�or for them to speak to him in secret�察�for that always 


      gives some suspicion。 All that is incumbent on them is only to 


      exhort and admonish the people�察�for the power of correcting and 


      punishing ill men belongs wholly to the Prince and to the other 


      magistrates。 The severest thing that the priest does is the 


      excluding those that are desperately wicked from joining in their 


      worship。 There is not any sort of punishment more dreaded by them 


      than this�察�for as it loads them with infamy�察�so it fills them with 


      secret horrors�察�such is their reverence to their religion�察�nor 


      will their bodies be long exempted from their share of trouble�察�


      for if they do not very quickly satisfy the priests of the truth 


      of their repentance�察�they are seized on by the Senate�察�and 


      punished for their impiety。 The education of youth belongs to the 


      priests�察�yet they do not take so much care of instructing them in 


      letters as in forming their minds and manners aright�察�they use all 


      possible methods to infuse very early into the tender and flexible 


      minds of children such opinions as are both good in themselves and 


      will be useful to their country。 For when deep impressions of 


      these things are made at that age�察�they follow men through the 


      whole course of their lives�察�and conduce much to preserve the 


      peace of the government�察�which suffers by nothing more than by 


      vices that rise out of ill´opinions。 The wives of their priests 


      are the most extraordinary women of the whole country�察�sometimes 


      the women themselves are made priests�察�though that falls out but 


      seldom�察�nor are any but ancient widows chosen into that order。





      None of the magistrates has greater honor paid him than is paid 


      the priests�察�and if they should happen to commit any crime�察�they 


      would not be questioned for it。 Their punishment is left to God�察�


      and to their own consciences�察�for they do not think it lawful to 


      lay hands on any man�察�how wicked soever he is�察�that has been in a 


      peculiar manner dedicated to God�察�nor do they find any great 


      inconvenience in this�察�both because they have so few priests�察�and 


      because these are chosen with much caution�察�so that it must be a 


      very unusual thing to find one who merely out of regard to his 


      virtue�察�and for his being esteemed a singularly good man�察�was 


      raised up to so great a dignity�察�degenerate into corruption and 


      vice。 And if such a thing should fall out�察�for man is a changeable 


      creature�察�yet there being few priests�察�and these having no 


      authority but what rises out of the respect that is paid them�察�


      nothing of great consequence to the public can proceed from the 


      indemnity that the priests enjoy。





      They have indeed very few of them�察�lest greater numbers sharing in 


      the same honor might make the dignity of that order which they 


      esteem so highly to sink in its reputation。 They also think it 


      difficult to find out many of such an exalted pitch of goodness�察�


      as to be equal to that dignity which demands the exercise of more 


      than ordinary virtues。 Nor are the priests in greater veneration 


      among them than they are among their neighboring nations�察�as you 


      may imagine by that which I think gives occasion for it。





      When the Utopians engage in battle�察�the priests who accompany them 


      to the war�察�apparelled in their sacred vestments�察�kneel down 


      during the action�察�in a place not far from the field�察�and lifting 


      up their hands to heaven�察�pray�察�first for peace�察�and then for 


      victory to their own side�察�and particularly that it may be gained 


      without the effusion of much blood on either side�察�and when the 


      victory turns to their side�察�they run in among their own men to 


      restrain their fury�察�and if any of their enemies see them�察�or call 


      to them�察�they are preserved by that means�察�and such as can come so 


      near them as to touch their garments�察�have not only their lives�察�


      but their fortunes secured to them�察�it is upon this account that 


      all the nations round about consider them so much�察�and treat them 


      with such reverence�察�that they have been often no less able to 


      preserve their own people from the fury of their enemies�察�than to 


      save their enemies from their rage�察�for it has sometimes fallen 


      out�察�that when their armies have been in disorder�察�and forced to 


      fly�察�so that their enemies were running upon the slaughter and 


      spoil�察�the priests by interposing have separated them from one 


      another�察�and stopped the effusion of more blood�察�so that by their 


      mediation a peace has been concluded on very reasonable terms�察�nor 


      is there any nation about them so fierce�察�cruel�察�or barbarous as 


      not to look upon their persons as sacred and inviolable。





      The first and the last day of the month�察�and of the year�察�is a 


      festival。 They measure their months by the course of the moon�察�and 


      their years by the course of the sun。 The first days are called in 


      their language the Cynemernes�察�and the last the Trapemernes�察�which 


      answers in our language to the festival that begins�察�or ends�察�the 


      season。





      They have magnificent temples�察�that are not only nobly built�察�but 


      extremely spacious�察�which is the more necessary�察�as they have so 


      few of them�察�they are a little dark within�察�which proceeds not 


      from any error in the architecture�察�but is done with design�察�for 


      their priests think that too much light dissipates the thoughts�察�


      and that a more moderate degree of it both recollects the mind and 


      raises devotion。 Though there are many different forms of religion 


      among them�察�yet all these�察�how various soever�察�agree in the main 


      point�察�which is the worshipping of the Divine Essence�察�and 


      therefore there is nothing to be seen or heard in 

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