 | William Paley - Theology - 1825 - 454 pages
...Measure depended. I am willing to accept the account of the matter whieh is given by Mr. Gibbon: " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally fklse, and by the magistrate as equally useful;" and I wonld ask from which of these three classes... | |
 | Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher) - 1825 - 972 pages
...historian of the Roman Empire observes : " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Romau generations ; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ art fou (Gibbon's Rome, vol. i. ch. 2.) But «la Christianity began to spread extensive); and was found hostile... | |
 | Joseph Story - Massachusetts - 1828 - 108 pages
...gods. Gibbon's splendid description of the Roman religion is true of nearly the whole ancient world. ' The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the...only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord.' f Far different is the case with Christianity. It propounds no equivocal doctrines. It recognises no... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1828 - 610 pages
...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...false, and by the magistrate as equally useful:" and I would ask from which of these three classes of men were, the Christian missionaries to look for protection... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1828 - 286 pages
...government, especially in later times, is inimitably described in the following passages of Gibbon : "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in...false, — and by the magistrate, as equally useful. * (Decl. & Fall, ch. 2, vol. 1 , p. 46). " Notwithstanding the fashionable irreligion which prevailed... | |
 | Atheism - 1828 - 290 pages
...goveTnment, especially in later times, is inimitably described in the following passages of Gibbon : "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in...false, — and by the magistrate, as equally .useful. " (Decl. & Fall, ch. 2, vol. 1, p. 46). " Notwithstanding the fashionable irreligion which prevailed... | |
 | Robert Taylor - Free thinkers and freethought - 1829 - 466 pages
...resistance to the only faithful and rational account of the matter, so elegantly given us by Gibbon.f " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...false, — and by the magistrate, as equally useful. " Both the interests of the priests, and the credulity of the people were sufficiently respected. In... | |
 | William Paley - Sermons - 1830 - 378 pages
...mea,sure 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...false, and by the magistrate as equally useful : ' and I would ask, from which of these three classes of men were the Christian missionaries to look for protection... | |
 | William Henry Rowlatt - Sermons, English - 1830 - 454 pages
...whom I have already quoted) to accept the account of the matter which is given by Mr. Gibbon : that the various modes of worship which prevailed in the...all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosophers as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful1." And yet if natural religion... | |
 | John Wade - Great Britain - 1831 - 610 pages
...the superstitious part of their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the known world were all considered by the people as equally...only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord."* Further on he continues, •' Notwithstanding the fashionable irreligion which prevailed in the age... | |
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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. 
