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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. "
The Black Book: An Exposition of Abuses in Church and State, Courts of Law ... - Page 2
de John Wade - 1835 - 815 pages
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 54

1776 - 612 pages
...equally true ; by the philofopher, as equally falfe ; •and by (he m»»iftrate as equally uftful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. * The fuperftition of the people was not embittered by any mixture of theological rancour ; nor was...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 494 pages
...people as-equally true ; by tie philosopher, as equally jfalse ; and by the magistrate, .as equajly useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. ;,. ,,,. : .,-..-, .., ic .-• 3 The superstition of the people was not embittered by any mixture...
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The Works of William Paley, D.D.: A view of the evidences of Christianity

William Paley - 1810 - 436 pages
...the matter which is given by Mr. Gibbon : " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosophers as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful :" and I would ask,from which...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal

1811 - 576 pages
...Gibbon observes that "all the idolatrous systems of the heathen world were considered by the common, people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the politician as equally useful ;" and though Dr. C. does pot seem to go this length with regard to the...
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A view of the evidences of Christianity, Volume 1

William Paley - 1811 - 388 pages
...the matter which is given by Mr Gibbon : '* The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosophers as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful:" and I would ask from which...
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Systematic Education: Or Elementary Instruction in the Various ..., Volume 2

William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - 1815 - 598 pages
...stated the fact, the various modes of worship which, before the birth of Jesus prevailed in the heathen world, " were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false."* And when he adds to this statement, that they were regarded " by the magistrate as equally useful," he...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 472 pages
...the superstitious, part of their subjects. 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 usefu1. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence; but even religious concord. of the...
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The Eclectic Review, Volume 8 ;Volume 26

Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1817 - 738 pages
...the matter. «' «* The various modes of worship," s'aye Mr. Gibbto, '* wblck -prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful. — The devout p^olytheist, though fondly attached to his national rites, admitted, with implicit faith,...
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The Connection of Natural and Revealed Theology: Being an Attempt to ...

Edward William Grinfield - 1818 - 634 pages
...creed. Thus, as Mr. Gibbon expresses it, " The various forms of worship which prevailed in the Heathen world, were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosophers as equally false, and by the legislators as equally useful." Let any reflecting Theist...
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The History of the Christian Church: From the Birth of Christ to ..., Volume 1

William Jones - 1819 - 626 pages
...been by Mr. Gibbon, in the following words. "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally...only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord."* • Decline and Fall of tte Roman Empire, Vol. I. ch. tf. The Religions of the Iiuiians, Egyptians,...
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