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《江淮之俗》

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1 江淮之俗:
江淮之俗,以斗指寅、申、亥為天、地、水三官,按罪錫福之月,而致齋以邀祥焉。滿三年計之,多不得祥而得禍。人曰:「若是乎鬼神之渺茫也。」郁離子曰:果若是,則鬼神不渺茫矣。夫神聰明而正直者也。惟其聰明也,故無蔽焉;惟其正直也,故無私焉:無蔽無私不可欺也,則亦不可媚也。今擇其按罪錫福之辰而齊焉,是欺之也、焚香焫燭,朝夕稽叩拜跪,是媚之也。人之稍有知識者不受欺與媚,而況於聰明正直之鬼神乎?今之致齊者,非濫官、污吏、奸胥、悍卒,即市井豪儈及巨商大賈之為富而不仁者,使鬼神果有按罪錫福之典,則斯人也降之祥乎?降之禍乎。故曰若是則鬼神不渺茫矣。

URN: ctp:yulizi/jianghuaizhisu