Робинзон Крузо

           thathewasomnipotent,coulddoeverythingforus,giveeverythingtous,takeeverythingfromus; andthus,bydegrees,Iopenedhiseyes. Helistenedwithgreatattention,andreceivedwithpleasurethenotionofJesusChristbeingsenttoredeemus,andofthemannerofmakingourprayerstoGod,andHisbeingabletohearus,evenintoheaven. HetoldmeonedaythatifourGodcouldhearusupbeyondthesun,HemustneedsbeagreaterGodthantheirBenamuckee,wholivedbutalittlewayoff,andyetcouldnotheartilltheywentuptothegreatmountainswherehedwelttospeaktohim. Iaskedhimifheeverwentthithertospeaktohim? Hesaid,"No;"theyneverwentthatwereyoungmen; nonewentbuttheoldmen,whomhecalledtheirOowokakee,thatis,asImadehimexplainittome,theirreligiousorclergy; andthattheywenttosayO(sohecalledsayingprayers),andthencameback,andtoldthemwhatBenamuckeesaid. BythisIobservedthatthereispriest-craftevenamongstthemostblinded,ignorantpagansintheworld; andthepolicyofmakingasecretreligioninordertopreservethevenerationofthepeopletotheclergyisnotonlytobefoundintheRoman,butperhapsamongallreligionsintheworld,evenamongthemostbrutishandbarbaroussavages. 

           IendeavoredtoclearupthisfraudtomymanFriday,andtoldhimthatthepretenceoftheiroldmengoinguptothemountainstosayOtotheirgodBenamuckeewasacheat,andtheirbringingwordfromthencewhathesaidwasmuchmoreso; thatiftheymetwithanyanswer,orspokewithanyonethere,itmustbewithanevilspirit; andthenIenteredintoalongdiscoursewithhimaboutthedevil,theoriginalofhim,hisrebellionagainstGod,hisenmitytoman,thereasonofit, hissettinghimselfupinthedarkpartsoftheworldtobeworshippedinsteadofGod,andasGod,andthemanystratagemshemadeuseoftodeludemankindtotheirruin;