 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1868 - 670 pages
...part of their subjeets. The various modes of worship, -which prevailed 111 the liomuri world, were nil considered by the people as equally true ; by the...only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not imbittered by any mixture of thcological rancor ; nor was it... | |
 | Thomas Rawson Birks - Church and state - 1869 - 464 pages
...the heathen empire, as Gibbon tells us in his sarcastic style, ' the various forms of worship were considered, by the people as equally true, by the...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful.' The standard of modern liberal policy oscillates uneasily between the second and third of these varieties... | |
 | 1869 - 668 pages
...various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered as equally trii«, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful" (i. 165, ed. 1854). Compare the following sentence of Dean Milman's: — "The sins of the citizens... | |
 | William Paley, John Mackenzie Bacon - Bible - 1870 - 162 pages
...Mr. Gibbon's account is as follows :— "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." From which of these three classes could the Christian missionaries look for protection or impunity... | |
 | 1870 - 340 pages
...and prosperous ; " and has planted in it the sceptic's paradise, where " the various modes of worship were all considered by the people as equally true,...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." But only the most frantic sceptic, with the most wonderful faculty of believing what he wished, and... | |
 | Charles BRADLAUGH - 1870 - 80 pages
...world, in nearly the same words as he used to characterise the various modes of worship at Eome, " all considered by the people as equally true, by the...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." Pierre John George Cabanis, born at Conac, near Breves, 5th June, 1757, died 6th May, 1808, following... | |
 | George Smith Drew - 1871 - 484 pages
...the various modes of worship which prevailed in the Boman world were all considered by the people ai equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful," — describes the policy of the Romnns from the beginning of their conquests. — Comp. Giesclcr, Ecc.... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) - 1871 - 114 pages
...and fall of the Roman Empire: w The various modes of worship (says he) which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosophers as equally false; and by the magistrates as equally useful. And thus toleration produced... | |
 | 1871 - 550 pages
...subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the heathen world, were all considered by tho people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by not to fall below them. This, indeed, was only to be expected by those who know that Christianity was... | |
 | 1871 - 654 pages
..."The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people ics equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate us equally useful." No religion had in it absolute truth, each was the result of national convenience... | |
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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. 
