{"pages":{"48":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00072-49177559a8ab04a24139.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"48","box":{"x":104,"y":129,"width":38,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":326,"y":133,"width":473,"height":17}},{"text":"and sermon, wherein they receive the most strenuous remonst-","box":{"x":104,"y":179,"width":912,"height":29}},{"text":"rances. Thereafter they are conducted to the Campo Sancto","box":{"x":106,"y":209,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"Lazaro, where the condemned are burned in the presence of the","box":{"x":105,"y":235,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"rest, who look on.","box":{"x":106,"y":262,"width":249,"height":31}},{"text":"43. ROBERT DE NOBILI'S MANIFESTO (1611 A.D.)","box":{"x":164,"y":357,"width":789,"height":32}},{"text":"In this Manifesto, published in Madurai Robert de Nobili answers","box":{"x":183,"y":413,"width":775,"height":28}},{"text":"certain charges that have been brought against him by certain oppo-","box":{"x":148,"y":438,"width":810,"height":32}},{"text":"nents in the city. He disassociates himself from the Portuguese","box":{"x":148,"y":464,"width":812,"height":29}},{"text":"(Parangis), explains the reason for his coming to Madurai, and briefly","box":{"x":147,"y":488,"width":813,"height":29}},{"text":"summarises his teaching. The original text is given by Vico in a","box":{"x":150,"y":514,"width":812,"height":29}},{"text":"letter dated 27 May, 1611. A summary of the earlier unrevised text","box":{"x":150,"y":538,"width":810,"height":28}},{"text":"is given by Laerzio in a report to Aquaviva dated 8 September, 1610.","box":{"x":150,"y":563,"width":810,"height":28}},{"text":"The following is the revised text of the Manifesto, cited in Vincent","box":{"x":144,"y":588,"width":815,"height":28}},{"text":"Cronin, A Pearl to India, pp. 136-138.","box":{"x":145,"y":613,"width":441,"height":25}},{"text":"The Raja Sannyasi who teaches and follows the Sattyavedam","box":{"x":141,"y":669,"width":866,"height":34}},{"text":"(true religion) wishes to all the sannyasis and other men of this","box":{"x":94,"y":695,"width":914,"height":32}},{"text":"city the blessing of Sarveswara, and spiritual happiness.","box":{"x":94,"y":723,"width":778,"height":36}},{"text":"Those who make profession of speaking the truth are accus-","box":{"x":137,"y":775,"width":869,"height":34}},{"text":"tomed to state in writing certain principles, to be made manifest","box":{"x":95,"y":803,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"to every one and appear as clear as day light. Since I find myself","box":{"x":94,"y":831,"width":915,"height":34}},{"text":"obliged to affirm certain truths, it seems to me proper, according","box":{"x":94,"y":858,"width":914,"height":38}},{"text":"to the ancient custom of great scholars, to reduce them to writing.","box":{"x":94,"y":887,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"I am not a Parangi, I was not born in the land of the Parangis,","box":{"x":140,"y":936,"width":862,"height":35}},{"text":"nor was I ever connected with their race. God is my witness that","box":{"x":92,"y":964,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"I speak the truth and if the contrary is proved against me I am","box":{"x":91,"y":992,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"prepared to suffer not only the punishment of hell as a traitor to","box":{"x":90,"y":1020,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"God, but also to submit to any penalty which may be inflicted upon","box":{"x":83,"y":1047,"width":918,"height":36}},{"text":"me by the powers of the earth.","box":{"x":90,"y":1077,"width":410,"height":29}},{"text":"I came from Rome, where my family hold the same rank as","box":{"x":134,"y":1127,"width":864,"height":32}},{"text":"respectable Rajas hold in this country. When I was young I became","box":{"x":91,"y":1154,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"a sannyasi and, after studying wisdom and learning the spiritual","box":{"x":87,"y":1182,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"law, I left my native country as a pilgrim, travelled through many","box":{"x":87,"y":1208,"width":912,"height":36}},{"text":"kingdoms and wherever I dwelt, I lived and conducted myself as a","box":{"x":85,"y":1236,"width":914,"height":35}},{"text":"sannyasi.","box":{"x":85,"y":1266,"width":126,"height":28}},{"text":"When I came to Madurai with the intention of going further","box":{"x":126,"y":1316,"width":871,"height":35}},{"text":"afield, the Padre who lives here received me in his house, and I","box":{"x":85,"y":1345,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"decided to remain for some time in this city of Madurai to do","box":{"x":81,"y":1373,"width":914,"height":34}},{"text":"penance. With the permission of Nagaya Setti I built a house and,","box":{"x":81,"y":1403,"width":914,"height":34}},{"text":"later on, with the help and favour of Errama Setti, I erected a church","box":{"x":84,"y":1430,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"in brick and with the same material a house, where with the help","box":{"x":84,"y":1458,"width":908,"height":38}},{"text":"and favour of the same Setti I have been living to this day.","box":{"x":81,"y":1487,"width":789,"height":35}}]},"49":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00073-28ac0b8175f67acbeee3.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":474,"y":164,"width":248,"height":18}},{"text":"49","box":{"x":1015,"y":158,"width":42,"height":21}},{"text":"With those who come to speak with me I discuss no other","box":{"x":188,"y":211,"width":861,"height":32}},{"text":"questions than those which concern the salvation of their souls.","box":{"x":147,"y":238,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"In this matter I treat of the existence of God and His attributes,","box":{"x":146,"y":267,"width":903,"height":29}},{"text":"how He is One and three, how He created the world and men, and","box":{"x":146,"y":295,"width":905,"height":31}},{"text":"all other things.","box":{"x":147,"y":326,"width":209,"height":29}},{"text":"In addition, I teach how that same God became man to save","box":{"x":190,"y":379,"width":859,"height":29}},{"text":"men. I declare that His name is Jesus Christ which means Saviour.","box":{"x":143,"y":407,"width":905,"height":27}},{"text":"that He is true God and true Man, full of grace and Divine gifts,","box":{"x":147,"y":435,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"who delivers us from sin, satisfies for the transgression of all men","box":{"x":143,"y":463,"width":907,"height":31}},{"text":"and offers a remedy against their errors. Moreover I teach that","box":{"x":146,"y":491,"width":903,"height":31}},{"text":"after death God will give each one, according to his merits and with-","box":{"x":148,"y":518,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"out regard for birth or transmigration, an eternal reward or punish-","box":{"x":148,"y":546,"width":901,"height":31}},{"text":"ment. The holy and spiritual law which holds this doctrine of","box":{"x":144,"y":572,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"mine does not make any one lose his caste or pass into another,","box":{"x":146,"y":600,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"nor does it induce anyone to do anything detrimental to the honour","box":{"x":147,"y":628,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"of his family.","box":{"x":143,"y":659,"width":181,"height":29}},{"text":"God is my witness that what I say is true. Just as the Nayak","box":{"x":185,"y":713,"width":868,"height":32}},{"text":"is the Lord of these lands, and all of us who live in them, whether","box":{"x":147,"y":739,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"Brahmins or Rajas or any other caste, are obliged to obey him in","box":{"x":143,"y":768,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"temporal matters, in the same way Sarveswara being the legitimate","box":{"x":144,"y":795,"width":907,"height":36}},{"text":"Lord of all men, it is fitting that all races should live in conformity","box":{"x":143,"y":823,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"with his holy law.","box":{"x":143,"y":855,"width":239,"height":29}},{"text":"The law which I preach is the law of the true God, which from","box":{"x":189,"y":907,"width":861,"height":32}},{"text":"ancient times was by His command proclaimed in these countries,","box":{"x":148,"y":936,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"by sannyasis and saints. Whoever says that it is the law of the","box":{"x":144,"y":964,"width":905,"height":32}},{"text":"Parangis, fit only for the low castes, commits a very great sin, for","box":{"x":141,"y":992,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"the true God is not the God of one race, but the God of all. We","box":{"x":141,"y":1018,"width":908,"height":31}},{"text":"must confess that He deserves to be equally adored by all. There-","box":{"x":146,"y":1048,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"fore he who wants to attain the glory of Paradise must learn about","box":{"x":146,"y":1074,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"this God and walk in conformity with His holy will, and do nothing","box":{"x":144,"y":1101,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"which brings dishonour to his caste, and whoever dares say the","box":{"x":140,"y":1131,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"contrary deserves the punishment of hell.","box":{"x":143,"y":1161,"width":551,"height":32}},{"text":"Perhaps some will deem it unbecoming in a sannyasi like myself","box":{"x":186,"y":1213,"width":866,"height":36}},{"text":"to speak in this olei of his country and family, but as the lies spread","box":{"x":143,"y":1241,"width":907,"height":35}},{"text":"about me are likely to cause greater evils, I am compelled to use","box":{"x":144,"y":1271,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"that means to make known the law which I profess, the people from","box":{"x":141,"y":1298,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"whom I came and the land to which I belong, so as to crush a false-","box":{"x":140,"y":1326,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"hood which might bring disgrace on those I love.","box":{"x":143,"y":1355,"width":680,"height":32}}]}}}