 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.  The Quarterly Review - Sayfa 241840Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | John David Macbride - 1848 - 1080 sayfa
...with the remark, that " the various modes of worship that prevailed within its limits were considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus, he continues, toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, buteven religious concord.... | |
 | M. A - 1848 - 878 sayfa
...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...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." Taking this very low and unworthy view of religion, we doubt if our legislators will ever find that... | |
 | 1848 - 596 sayfa
...Gibbon, as existing in the later days of the Roman empire, when all systems of religion were regarded by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the state as equally indifferent. It is scarcely necessary to say, that we regard such a scheme as alike... | |
 | 1851 - 616 sayfa
...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,...equally false, and by the magistrate, as equally useful : and thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 sayfa
...The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all,' he remarks, ' considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful.' Some feeling of this kind constituted the whole of his religious belief; and hence in the fifteenth... | |
 | William Paley - 1851 - 766 sayfa
...various modes of worship which prevailed in the Koinan world, were all considered liy the people a» "But nnw having no more place in th :** and I would nskfrom which of these three classes of men were the Christian missionaries to look... | |
 | John Smythe Memes - 1853 - 752 sayfa
...Mr Gibbon : " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered eems to have much prevailed of late, of attacking...Christianity through the sides of Judaism. Some objection : " and I would ask, from which of these three classes of men were the Christian missionaries to look... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 556 sayfa
...their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true ; by the philosopher...equally false ; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition... | |
 | Rev. Pearson (Thomas), Thomas Pearson - 1854 - 630 sayfa
...ancient Rome, says, "the various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...false,- and by the magistrate as equally useful." The comment of some one is, "after eighteen centuries of the Gospel, we seem unhappily to be coming... | |
 | Robert Hare - 1855 - 556 sayfa
...their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true ; by the philosopher,...false ; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. And thus toleration produced, not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. 1291. "The superstition... | |
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