 | William Paley - Apologetics - 1849 - 288 pages
...measure depended. I am willing to accept the account of the matter which is given by Mr. Giblwn : ' The various mod*es of worship which prevailed in the...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 which... | |
 | M. A - 1848 - 878 pages
...the views of an infidel who wrote only to blaspheme. " The various modes of worship (says Mr. Gibbon) 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." Taking this very low and unworthy... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1850 - 628 pages
...and pomp, as well as interest many in its preservation by the advantage which they drew from it. " H was moreover interwoven," as Mr. Gibbon rightly represents...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 which... | |
 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - Christianity - 1858 - 580 pages
...within her walls representatives of every faith : gave to all gods a place in her Pantheon. All were considered by the people as equally true ; by the philosophers, as equally false ; by the magistrates, as equally useful. On the banks of the Tiber the Greek saw temples sacred to... | |
 | William Paley - 1851 - 766 pages
...prevailed in the Koinan world, were all considered liy the people ať equally true, by the philosopher th nskfrom which of these three classes of men were the Christian missionaries to look for protection... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...historian. Gibbon had insidiously, though too unequivocally, evinced his adoption of infidel principles. ' The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all,' ho remarks, ' considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher ns equally false, and by... | |
 | English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...the superstitious part of their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Itoman world 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 produced... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1852 - 666 pages
...habits of the superstitious, part of their subjects. The various modes of worship, which prevai'id 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. And thus toleration produced... | |
 | John Smythe Memes - Apologetics - 1853 - 752 pages
...to its ornament and magnificence. It abounded in festival shows and solemnities, to which the 94 95 ts, but not the least emerged from their original...seems a demonstration, that although human reason philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful : " and I would ask, from which... | |
 | Theology - 1853 - 588 pages
...llosgwyd deuddeg neu dair ar ddeg o drefi. Nid oedd sefydliadau y Rhode Island ychwaith yn ddiberygl y 1 " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...all considered by the people as equally true, by the phUoiopher ae equally falle, and by the magistrate ал equally uaeful."— GIBBOH. tro h wn. Gorfu... | |
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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. 
