 I was destined of a child, and in mine own resolutions : till coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the Church, that he who would take orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which, unless he took with...  An Outline of Locke's Ethical Philosophy ... - Page 5by Mattoon Monroe Curtis - 1890 - 145 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...into the church, but in time altered his mind ; for he declared, that whoever became a clergyman n " subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which unless he took with a " science that could not retch, ha must straight perjure himself. He the • " it better to prefer... | |
 | English literature - 1860 - 566 pages
...some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded in the Church, — that he who would take orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath...perjure or split his faith; — I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 590 pages
...coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the Church, that he who would take Orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath...with a conscience that would retch, he must either ftrait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the sacred... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...entering into the church, but in time altered his mind ; for he declared, that whoever became a clergyman must " subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which unless he took with a con" science that could not retch, he must straight perjure himself. He thought " it better to prefer... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...entering into the Church, but in time altered hi> mind; for he declared, that whoever became a clergyman must " subscribe slave, and take an oath ' withal, which, unless he took with a conscience that could not retch, he must straight perjure himself. He thought it better to prefer a blameless silence... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...eoming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the church, that he who would take orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath...with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence, before the sacred... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...entering into the church, but in time altered his mind ; for he declared, that whoever became a clergyman must < subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, • which, unless he took with a conscience that ; could not retch, lie must straight perjure himself. ' He thought it better to prefer a blameless... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...had invaded the church, that he who would take orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath wilhal ; which unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence, before the sacred... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the church, that he who would take orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal ; which unless te took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure, or split his faith; I thought... | |
 | John Aikin - Biography - 1808 - 730 pages
...coming to some maturity of years, he had perceived what tyranny had invaded it, and that he who would take orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath...withal, which unless he took with a conscience that could retch, he must strait perjure or split his faith." This denotes a man resolved to think and act... | |
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