 | Samuel Laing - Sweden - 1839 - 562 pages
...religion for a better." " The blind obedience which is destructive of national liberty is, he conceives, more firmly established in the northern kingdoms,...of any spiritual superior as that of the pope among Romanists, than in the countries which remained catholic." "The Lutheran clergy retained their political... | |
 | Martin John Spalding - Europe - 1844 - 412 pages
...for a better.' .... 'The blind obedience which is destructive of natural liberty, is, he conceives, more firmly established in the Northern kingdoms by...any spiritual superior, as that of the Pope among Romanists (!), than in the countries which remained Catholic.' "* This observation of Lord Molesworth... | |
 | 1848 - 704 pages
...religion for a better.' The blind obedience which is destructive of natural liberty, is, he conceives, more firmly established in the northern kingdoms,...any spiritual superior, as that of the pope among Romanists, than in the countries which remained Catholic." We might extend our observations much further,... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1855 - 602 pages
...since they changed their religion for a better." " The blind obedience which is destructive of natural liberty is more firmly established in the northern...of any spiritual superior as that of the Pope among Romanists, than in countries which remained Catholic.'' After furnishing many remarkable instances... | |
 | Martin John Spalding - Reformation - 1860 - 508 pages
...a better.' . . . . ' The blind obedience which is destructive of natural liberty, is, he conceives, more firmly established in the northern kingdoms by...any spiritual superior, as that of the Pope among Romanists, than in the countries which remained Catholic.' "* This observation of Lord Molesworth,... | |
 | James J. Treacy - Apologetics - 1885 - 420 pages
...their (268) religion." " The blind obedience which is destructive of national liberty is, he conceives, more firmly established in the northern kingdoms, by the entire and sole dependence of the clergy on the prince, without the interference of any spiritual superior as that of the Pope among the Catholics,... | |
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... the North, the Lutheran church is entirely subservient to the civil power, and the whole of the Northern people of Protestant countries, have lost their liberties ever since they changed their religion for a better.' .... 'The blind obedience which... 