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Primitive Religion a Pure Monotheism in Patriarchal Form--Abraham--Melchizadek--The Bible Not a Universal History--Human Tendency Toward Retrogression--Divine Aid Necessary for True Progress--Influence of Surrounding Nations--Assyrian Idolatry--The Pantheism of Babylon--Semitic Theological Conceptions--Zoroastrianism--The Magi--Armenia Affected by Grecian Polytheism but not by Roman Deification of Her Emperors.