 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1779 - 548 pages
...admitted into places of truft or profit, that is a farther confideration. Locke argues, " that promifes, covenants, and oaths, which are the bonds of human Society, can have no hold upon an1 atheift." I admit the obfervation as to oaths, moft fhockingly multiplied among us on every occafion.... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - Philosophy - 1794 - 518 pages
...was the work of an intelligent cause ? * L 3 Jwill • Cicero. I will not go so far as to say, that promises, covenants, and oaths, which are the bonds...of human society, can have no hold upon an atheist ) that the taking away God, but even in thought, dissolves all ; that those, who by their doctrine... | |
 | John Locke - 1796 - 80 pages
...the fame pcrfon to be head of his church who is the fupreme magiftrate in the ftate. Laftly, Thofe are not at all to be tolerated who ' deny the being of a God.' Promifes, covenants, and oaths, which are the bonds of human fociety, can have no hold upon an atheift.... | |
 | 1806 - 854 pages
...good behaviour, who deny that any such can be given; not tn the second, because (as Locke observes) promises, covenants, and oaths« which are the bonds...of human society, can have no hold upon an atheist ; neither to the last, since it can never be consistent with the public safety to tolerate those who... | |
 | Ely Bates - Christian ethics - 1806 - 445 pages
...good behaviour, who deny that any such can be given ; not to the second, because (as Locke observes) promises, covenants, and oaths, which are the bonds...of human society, can have no hold upon an atheist; neither to the last, / since it can never be consistent with the ; public safety to tolerate those... | |
 | English literature - 1807 - 570 pages
...good behaviour, who deny that any such can be given ; not to the second, because fas Locke observes) promises, covenants, and oaths( which are the bonds...of human society, can have no hold upon an atheist ; neither to the last, since it can never be consistent with the public safety to tolerate those who... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1814 - 722 pages
...trust or profit, that is a further consideration. Locke argues, " that promises, covenants, and ouths, which are the bonds of human society, can have no hold upon an Atheist." I admit the observation as to oaths, most shockingly multiplied among us on every occasion. Perhaps... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 588 pages
...acknowledged the same person to be head of his church, who is the supreme magistrate in the state. Lastly, Those are not at all to be tolerated who deny the being of God. Promises, covenants, and oaths, which are the bonds of human society, can have no hold upon an... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1829 - 592 pages
...hands of some men, against their fellows. We refer to the proposition which Locke maintains, that ' those are not at all to be ' tolerated, who deny the being of a God.' Is that a proposition, the truth of which can be established by the kind of demonstration which Locke... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1833 - 418 pages
...where the right, on account of that vice in its constitution, might be disputed.] Nor yet are those at all to be tolerated who deny the being of a God, upon whom no promises, covenants or oaths can have any hold. [Happily, there is no danger at all of... | |
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God. Promises, covenants, and oaths, which are the bonds of human society, can have no hold upon an atheist. The taking away of God, though but even in thought, dissolves all. 
