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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