[励志青春]培根散文随笔集第3章：Of Unity in Religion 论宗教一统 （中英对照）

3 of unity in religion 论宗教一统
religion being the chief band of human society, it is a happy thing, when itself is well contained within the true band of unity. the quarrels, and divisions about religion, were evils unknown to the heathen. the reason was, because the religion of the heathen consisted rather in rites and ceremonies than in any constant belief.





if the points fundamental and of substance in religion were truly discerned and distinguished from points not merely of faith, but of opinion, order, or good intention.