The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. Longmans' School Composition - Seite 279von David Salmon - 1890 - 305 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 494 Seiten
...spirit of Iby the habits^ pfc , the $Mperstitipus, part of their toleration, ^gjyggtg,, Tfbfcivatjous modes of worship, which . prevailed; in, the Roman world, were all considered by-Tthe people as-equally true ; by tie philosopher, as equally jfalse ; and by the magistrate, .as... | |
| Liber - 1809 - 372 Seiten
...this occasion, and laid the foundation of his future .grandeur. Holcroft's Travek. THE various forms of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the_ people, as equally true; by the .philosopher, as equally false; aud by the magistrate as equally... | |
| William Paley - 1810 - 436 Seiten
...measure depended. I am willing to accept the account of the matter which is given by Mr. Gibbon : " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosophers as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful :" and I would ask,from... | |
| William Paley - 1811 - 388 Seiten
...measure depended. I am willing to accept the account of the matter which is given by Mr Gibbon : '* The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosophers as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful:" and I would ask from... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1817 - 738 Seiten
...gtvn a true account of the matter. «' «* The various modes of worship," s'aye Mr. Gibbto, '* wblck -prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful. — The devout p^olytheist,... | |
| Robert Adam - 1818 - 494 Seiten
...mem.; and another memoir on the same subject, and by the same author, in Tom. 18. mem. some truth, that "the various modes of worship which prevailed in the...were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful."* From which it would... | |
| William Jones - 1819 - 626 Seiten
...subject cannot be more fitly and aptly expressed than it has been by Mr. Gibbon, in the following words. "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...were all considered by the people as equally true ; by the philosopher as equally false ; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration... | |
| William Paley - 1823 - 396 Seiten
...measure depended. I am willing to accept the account of the matter which is given by Mr. Gibbon : ''' The various modes of worship 'which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered i -/-' < i• people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as... | |
| William Paley - 1824 - 408 Seiten
...measure depended. I am willing to accept the account of the matter which is given by Mr. Gibbon : " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful :" and I woufd ask from... | |
| William Paley - 1824 - 426 Seiten
...measure depended. I am willing to accept the account of the matter which is given by Mr. Gibbon : " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful :" and I would ask from... | |
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