| Nathaniel Ward - Freedom of religion - 1647 - 120 pages
...Religions, or of one Religion in segregant shapes" (p. 5). "To authorise an untruth," he affirms, " is to build a Sconce against the walls of heaven, to batter God out of his chaire" (p. 6). He brings all his arguments to establish the truth of his position. ' ' Augustines... | |
| 1809 - 878 pages
...mentions toleration of divers religions as one. " To authorize an untruth," says he, " by a toleration of state, is to build a sconce against the walls of heaven, to batter God out of his chair." We select the following passages as specimens of the energy of his mind, the originality of his thoughts,... | |
| 1813 - 560 pages
...religion in segregant shapes. Polypiety is the greatest impiety in the world. To authorize an untruth by toleration of the state, is to build a sconce against...the walls of heaven to batter God out of his chair. He that is willing to tolerate any unsound opinion, that his own may be tolerated though never so sound,... | |
| English literature - 1813 - 1102 pages
...religion in segiegant shapes. Polypiety is the greatest impiety in the world. To authorize an untruth by toleration of the state, is to build a sconce against...the walls of heaven to batter God out of his chair. He that is willing to tolerate any unsound opinion, that his own may be tolerated though never so sound,... | |
| George Weller - 1821 - 370 pages
...is tolerations of divers religions, or of one religion iu segregant shapes. To authorise an untruth by toleration of the state, is to build a sconce against...the walls of Heaven to batter God out of his chair. — That state that will give LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE in matters of religion, must give liberty of conscience... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1821 - 490 pages
...simple rolib.'ernf Agawarn (Ward of Ipswirh in IC4C-7) "To -authorize an untruth by a toleration of state, is to build a sconce against the walls of Heaven, to batter God out of his chair." >'.<it!C, transmutations, and a universal medicine. We should have books to tell us what planets ruled... | |
| 1822 - 412 pages
...writers of NewEngland, " To authorize an untruth bytoleration of the state," was, in their estimation, " to build a sconce against the walls of heaven, to batter God out of his chair." In tracing the causes, therefore, which have led to the freedom of religious profession in this country,... | |
| Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 338 pages
...religions. " Poley-piety," says he, "is the greatest impiety in the world. To authorise an untruth by toleration of the state, is to build a sconce against...willing to tolerate any unsound opinion, that his own may be tolerated, though never so sound, will for a need, hang God's bible at the devil's girdle.... | |
| Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 344 pages
...religions. " Poley-piety," says he, "is the greatest impiety in the world. To authorise an untruth by toleration of the state, is to build a sconce against...Persecution of true religion, and toleration of false, ate the Jannes and Jambres to the kingdom of Christ, whereof the last is by far the worst. He that... | |
| Epaphras Hoyt - Indians of North America - 1824 - 344 pages
...Poley-piety," says he, " is the greatest impiety in the world. To authorise an untruth by toltration of the state, is to build a sconce against the walls...of true religion, and toleration of false, are the Janncs and Jambres to the kingdom of Christ, whereof the last is by far the worst. He that is willing... | |
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