The Last Trial for Atheism in England: A Fragment of AutobiographyTrübner & Company, 60, Paternoster Row, 1861 - 124 pages |
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Page 33 - In contempt of our said Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Page 32 - The jurors for our Lady the Queen upon their oath present that...
Page 64 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering ; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any : even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Page 48 - One day when I was dining with him there happened to be at table one of the English lawyers, who took occasion to run out in a high commendation of the severe execution of justice upon thieves, who, as he said, were then hanged so fast, that there were sometimes twenty on one gibbet; and upon that he said he could not wonder enough how it came to pass, that since so few escaped, there were yet so many thieves left who were...
Page 19 - Scripture, and a point of our faith to believe so. Neither in the name of multitude do I only include the base and minor sort of people; there is a rabble even amongst the gentry, a sort of plebeian heads, whose fancy moves with the same wheel as these; men in the same level with mechanics, though their fortunes do somewhat gild their infirmities, and their purses compound for their follies.
Page vi - Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that after the passing of this act neither the justices of the peace acting in and for any county, riding, division, or liberty, nor the recorder of any borough, shall, at any session of the peace, or at any adjournment thereof, try any person or persons for any treason, murder, or capital felony...
Page 13 - I appeal to your heads and your pockets, whether we are not too poor to have a God ? If poor men cost the State as much, they would be put like officers on half-pay, and while our distress lasts, I think it would be wise to do the same thing with the Deity.
Page 19 - ... charity to call these fools ; it is the style all holy writers have afforded them, set down by Solomon in canonical Scripture, and a point of our faith to believe so. Neither in the name of multitude do I...
Page 71 - To be imprisoned in Newgate for a month ; to stand twice in the pillory, with a paper on his forehead, inscribed " Blasphemy ;" to be sent to the house of correction to hard labour for a year ; to pay a fine of 6s.
Page 68 - God and religion, is that of blasphemy against the Almighty, by denying his being or providence ; or by contumelious reproaches of our Saviour Christ. Whither also may be referred all profane scoffing at the holy scripture, . or exposing it to contempt and ridicule.