 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 pages
...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. These are offences punishable at common law by fine and imprisonment, or other infamous corporal punishment... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 pages
...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. These are offences punishable at common law by fine and imprisonment, or other infamous corporal punishment... | |
 | 1825 - 570 pages
...his being or providence ; or, by contumelious reproaches of our Saviour Christ :" — as, also, " by profane scoffing at the holy scripture, or exposing it to contempt and ridicule." To this statement, that profound lawyer, and constitutional writer, adds : " These are offences punishable... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 pages
...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. These are offences punishable at common law by fine and imprisonment, or other infamous corporal punishment... | |
 | William Hough - 1825 - 1028 pages
...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. These are offences punishable at common law by Jine and imprisonment, or other infamous corporal punishment:... | |
 | William Orme - 1828 - 292 pages
...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. These," he says, "are offences punishable at common law by fine and imprisonment, or other infamous... | |
 | Gilbert McMaster - 1832 - 84 pages
...the constitution, and made part of the law being or providence of GOD ; contumelious reproaches of CHRIST ; profane scoffing at the holy scripture, or exposing it to contempt or ridicule " KENT, Ch. J. delivered the opinion of the court. ... The single question is, whether... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 704 pages
...*,,,-. A.-I -ti land. contumelious reproaches of our Saviour Christ. VV hither also may be referred all profane scoffing at the holy scripture, or exposing it to contempt and ridicule. These are offences punishable at common law by fine and imprisonment, or other infamous corporal punishment... | |
 | John Walker - 1838 - 704 pages
...4. " Whither also may be referred—[ie to offences more immediately against God and religion] all profane scoffing at the Holy Scripture, or exposing it to contempt and ridicule. These are offences punishable at common law by fine and imprisonment, or other infamous corporal punishment... | |
 | William Blackstone, John Bethune Bayly - 1840 - 764 pages
...Almighty, by denying his being or providence, or by contumelious reproaches of our Saviour, and all profane scoffing at the Holy Scripture, or exposing it to contempt and ridicule, are offences punishable at the common law by fine and imprisonment By 19 Geo. 2, c. 21, («/,) See... | |
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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... 
