Chapter XIX.

The Man of Sin.

Hindu myth--Gnostic theories--Ophite scheme of redemption-- Rabbinical traditions of Primitive Man--Pauline Pessimism--Law of death--Satan's ownership of Man--Redemption of the Elect-- Contemporary statements--Baptism--Exorcism--The 'new man's' food--Eucharist--Herbert Spencer's explanation--Primitive ideas--Legends of Adam and Seth--Adamites--A Mormon 'Mystery' of initiation