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郊祀

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1 郊祀:
周宣王時,天下旱,歲惡甚,王憂之。其《》曰:「倬彼雲漢,昭回於天。王曰鳴呼!何辜今之人?天降喪亂,饑饉薦臻。。旱既太甚,蘊隆蟲蟲。不殄祀,自郊徂宮。上下奠瘞,靡神不宗。後稷不克,上帝不臨。耗射下土,寧丁我躬。」宣王自以為不能乎後稷,不中乎上帝,故有此災。有此災,愈恐懼而謹事天。天若不予是家,是家者安得立為天子?立為天子者,天予是家。天予是家者,天使是家。天使是家者,是家天之所予也,天之所使也。天已予之,天已使之,其間不可以接天何哉?故《春秋》凡譏郊,未嘗譏君德不成於郊也。乃不郊而祭山川,失祭之敘,逆於禮,故必譏之。以此觀之,不祭天者,乃不可祭小神也。郊因先卜,不吉不敢郊。百神之祭不卜,而郊獨卜,郊祭最大也。《春秋》譏喪祭,不譏喪郊,郊不闢喪,喪尚不闢,況他物。郊祝曰:「皇皇上天,照臨下土。集地之靈,降甘風雨。庶物群生,各得其所。靡今靡古,維予一人某敬拜皇天之祜。」夫不自為言,而為庶物群生言,以人心庶天無尤焉。天無尤焉,而辭恭順,家珂喜也。右郊祀九句。九句者,陽數也。

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