 retractation of their errors. Neither the view of the flames kindled to consume them, nor the ignominy of the gibbet, nor the terrors of the sword, could shake their invincible but ill-placed constancy, or induce them to abandon tenets that appeared dearer...  Chambers's Pocket Miscellany - Page 861854Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Seth Youngs - Second Advent - 1856 - 672 pages
...death, in its worst forms, to a retraction of their errors. Neither the view of the flames that were Kindled to consume them, nor the ignominy of the gibbet,...shake their invincible, but ill-placed constancy, or make them abandon tenets that appeared dearer to them than life and all its enjoy- CHAP. x. ments."... | |
 | Benjamin Seth Youngs - Second Advent - 1856 - 682 pages
...death, in its worst forms, to a retraction of their errors. Neither the view of the flames that were kindled to consume them, nor the ignominy of the gibbet,...shake their invincible, but ill-placed constancy, or make them abandon tenets that appeared dearer to them than life and all its enjoy- CHAP. x. ments."... | |
 | David C. Haynes - Baptists - 1856 - 362 pages
...forms," says Mosheim, "to the retraction of their sentiments. Neither the view of the flames that were kindled to consume them, nor the ignominy of the gibbet,...terrors of the sword, could shake their invincible constancy, or make them abandon tenets that appeared dearer to them than life and all its enjoyments.'... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 272 pages
...number of these wretches preferred death in its worst forms to a retractation of their errors. N either the view of the flames kindled to consume them, nor...dearer to them than life and all its enjoyments.' The more enlightened policy of modern times would either leave alone such unhappy beings, or consign... | |
 | Theophilus Bulkeley Hyslop - Mental illness - 1895 - 602 pages
...worst forms to a retraction of their beliefs. Neither the vie«' of the flames kindled to consume them, the ignominy of the gibbet, nor the terrors of the sword could shake their invincible constancy. or induce them to abandon tenets that appeared dearer to them than life and all its enjoyments.... | |
 | Theophilus Bulkeley Hyslop - Brain - 1895 - 620 pages
...worst forms to a retraction of their beliefs. Neither the view of the flames kindled to consume them, the ignominy of the gibbet, nor the terrors of the sword could shake their invincible constancy, or induce them to abandon tenets that appeared dearer to them than life and all its enjoyments.... | |
 | Theophilus Bulkeley Hyslop - Insanity (Law) - 1925 - 320 pages
...worst forms to a retraction of their beliefs. Neither the view of the flames kindled to consume them, the ignominy of the gibbet, nor the terrors of the sword could shake their invincible constancy, or induce them to abandon tenets that appeared dearer to them than life and all its enjoyments.... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 848 pages
...countries of Europe, an unspeakable number of these wretches preferred death in its worst forms to * retractation of their errors. Neither the view of...dearer to them than life and all its enjoyments." The more enlightened policy of modern times would either leave alone such unhappy beings, or consign... | |
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