[An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies by Robert Knox]@TWC D-Link bookAn Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies PART III 40/205
Which they do by lighting up candles and lamps in his house, and laying flowers every morning before him.
And at some times they boyl victuals and lay it before him.
And the more they perform such ceremonious service to him here, the more shall be their ward hereafter. All blessings and good success, they say, come from the hand of God, but sickness and diseases proceed from the Devil; not that of himself he hath such absolute power, but as servants have power, licence and authority from their Masters, so they from God. [The Priests.] But the Gods will require some to wait at their Altars; and the Temples, men to officiate in them: their Priests therefore fall under the next confederation.
Of these there are three sorts according to the three differences of Gods among them.
And their Temples are also called by three different names. [The first order of them.] The first and highest order of Priests are the Tirinanxes.
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