Whenwithadoctrinethatgivesustheideaofaspiritualsupremebeingwecanstilljointhoseofasensiblenatureandadmitthemintoourworship，wecontractagreaterattachmenttoreligion；becausethosemotiveswhichwehavejustmentionedareaddedtoournaturalinclinationsfortheobjectsofsense。ThustheCatholics，whohavemoreofthiskindofworshipthantheProtestants，aremoreattachedtotheirreligionthantheProtestantsaretotheirs，andmorezealousforitspropagation。
WhenthepeopleofEphesuswereinformedthatthefathersofthecouncilhaddeclaredtheymightcalltheVirginMarytheMotherofGod，theyweretransportedwithjoy，theykissedthehandsofthebishops，theyembracedtheirknees，andthewholecityresoundedwithacclamations。[1]
Whenanintellectualreligionsuperaddsachoicemadebythedeity，andapreferenceforthosewhoprofessitoverthosewhodonot，thisgreatlyattachesustoreligion。TheMahometanswouldnotbesuchgoodMussulmansif，ontheonehand，therewerenotidolatrousnationswhomakethemimaginethemselvesthechampionsoftheunityofGod；andontheotherChristians，tomakethembelievethattheyaretheobjectsofhispreference。
Areligionburdenedwithmanyceremonies[2]attachesustoitmorestronglythanthatwhichhasafewernumber。Wehaveanextremepropensitytothingsinwhichwearecontinuallyemployed：witnesstheobstinateprejudicesoftheMahometansandtheJews，[3]andthereadinesswithwhichbarbarousandsavagenationschangetheirreligion，who，astheyareemployedentirelyinhuntingorwar，havebutfewreligiousceremonies。
Menareextremelyinclinedtothepassionsofhopeandfear；areligion，therefore，thathadneitheraheavennorahellcouldhardlypleasethem。ThisisprovedbytheeasewithwhichforeignreligionshavebeenestablishedinJapan，andthezealandfondnesswithwhichtheywerereceived。[4]