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. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence,... Essay on Indifference in Matters of Religion - Page 20by Félicité Robert de Lamennais - 1895 - 300 pagesFull view - About this book
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1776 - 612 pages
...Toleration. produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious con-» cord. * The fupcillition of the people was not embittered by any •mixture...rancour} nor was it confined by the chains of any fpeculative fyflem. The devout polytheiit, though fondly attached to his national rites, admitted with... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1776 - 526 pages
...toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. _ * The lupcrtt i tinn of the people was not embittered, by any mixture of...rancour;, nor was it confined by the chains of any fpeculative fyltem. The devout polytheilt, though, fondly attached to his national rights, admitted... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1776 - 608 pages
...indulgence, but even religious concord. * The fuperftition of the people was not embittered by arty mixture of theological rancour ; nor was it confined by the chains of any fpeculative fyftem. The devout polythetft, though fondly attached to his national rites, admitted with... | |
| 1776 - 612 pages
...equally true ; by the philofopher, as equally falfe ; •and by (he m»»iftrate as equally uftful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. * The fuperftition of the people was not embittered by any mixture of theological rancour ; nor was it confined... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1802 - 496 pages
...toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. of the people, The fuperftition of the people was not embittered by any mixture of...rancour; nor was it confined by the chains of any fpeculative fyftem. The devout polytheift, though fondly attached to his national rites, admitted with... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1802 - 496 pages
...And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The fuperftition of the people was not embittered by any mixture of theological rancour j nor was it confined by the chains of any fpecuhitive fyftem. The devout polytheift, though fondly... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 494 pages
...people as-equally true ; by tie philosopher, as equally jfalse ; and by the magistrate, .as equajly useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. ;,. ,,,. : .,-..-, .., ic .-• 3 The superstition of the people was not embittered by any mixture... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 542 pages
...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...only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord, or the The superstition of the people was not embitpeople. ' tered by any mixture of theological rancour;... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1813 - 532 pages
...indulgence, but even religious concord. Of the The fuperftition of the people was not embitpeopie. tered by any mixture of theological rancour ; nor was it confined by the chains of any fpeculative fyftem. The devout polytheift, though fondly attached to his national rites, admitted with... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 472 pages
...indulgence; but even religious concord. of the The superstition of the people was not embittered people. py any mixture of theological rancour; nor was it confined by the chains of any speculative system. The 1 They were erected about the midway between Labor and Delhi. The conquests of Alexander in Hindostan... | |
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