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Theory of Natural Religion 3.4 Common Notions Concerning Religion – Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury (Thinking About Religion pgs 2-8) Religion is founded on 5 principles or Common Notions: 1) There is a Supreme God – even amongst polytheistic religions there was always one deemed to be superior to all others. He is blessed; He is the end to which all things move; He is the cause of all things, at least in so far as they are good; He is the means by which all things are produced.           	2) This Sovereign Deity ought to be Worshipped – While there is no consensus on how to worship God, it is agreed upon that He must be worshipped. “From this source spring supplications, prayers, sacrifices, acts of thanksgiving; to this end were build shrines, sanctuaries, and finally for this purpose appeared priests, prophets, seers, pontiffs, the whole order of ministers.” 3) The connection of Virtue with Piety, defined in this work as the right conformation of the faculties, is and always has been held to be, the most important part of religious practice. He places a great deal of emphasis on feeling gratitude towards God.           	4) The minds of men have always been filled with horror for their wickedness. Their vices and crimes have been obvious to them. They Must be expiated by repentance. – There is no general agreement on the rites for the expiation of sin, but “General agreement among religions, the nature of divine goodness, and above all conscience, tell us that our crimes may be washed away by true penitence, and that we can be restored to new union with God.” 5) There is Reward of Punishment after this life – “all religion, law, philosophy and, what is more, conscience, teach openly or implicitly that punishment or reward awaits us after this life… That reward or punishment exist is, then, a Common Notion, though there is the greatest difference of opinion as to their nature, quality, extent and mode.” Herbert describes the Common Notions as the foundation upon which the universal church stands and that this doctrine is the method by which all places and men can be understood.

Ref: Strenski,Ivan. Thinking about Religion: A Reader. Malden, MA [u.a: Blackwell Publ., 2006. 2-8. Print. Uscstudyreligion (talk) 21:29, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
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