 My lords, there never was a single instance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punished for erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes of worship, but upon some positive law.  Ecclesiastical Law - Page 203by Richard Burn - 1797Full view - About this book
 | 1771 - 422 pages
...confcience do it. Confcience is not controulable by human law, nor amenable to human tribunals. Perfecution, or attempts to force confcience will never produce...Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punilbed for erroneous opinions- concerning rites or modes of worfliip, but upon fome pofitive law.... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1771 - 622 pages
...confcience, will never produce convicYion; and are only caleulated to make hypocrites or—martyrs. * My Lords, there never was a fingle inftance, from...Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever puniiheti for erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes of worfhip, but upon fomc pofitive law.... | |
 | Several Hands - 1771 - 614 pages
...conviction; and are only calculated to make hypocrites or—martyrs. * My Lords, there never was a fmgle inftance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punilhed for erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes of worlliip, but upon fome pofitive law.... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1789 - 872 pages
...calculated to make hypocrites or martyrs. There never " was a fingle inftance, (fays Lord Mansfield) from the *' Saxon times down to our own, in which...erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes " of worfliip but upon fome poiltive Jaw. Tne common " law of England, which is only common reafon or ufage,... | |
 | 1817 - 798 pages
...House of Lords, in the case of Evans, reported by Dr. Furneaux,) " there never was a single instance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punished for erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes of worship, but upon some positive law. The... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...and are only calculated to make hypocrites or martyrs* My lords, there never was a single instance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punished for erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes of worship, but upon some positive law. The... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...and are only calculated to make hypocrites or martyrs. My lords, there never was a single instance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punished for erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes of worship, but upon some positive law. The... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1813 - 726 pages
...and are only calculated to make hypocrites, or martyrs. My lords, there never was a single inItance from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punished for erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes of worship, but upon some positive law. The... | |
 | William Sampson - Catholics - 1813 - 278 pages
...laid down by Lord Mansfield. His words are these, " JHy Lords, there " never was a single instance, from the Saxon times " down to our own, in which a man was ever punished i(for erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes of " worship, but upon some POSITIVE LAW."... | |
 | Law - 1836 - 596 pages
...and are only calculated to make hypocrites or martyrs. " My lords, there never was a single instance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punished for erroneous opinions concerning rites or modes of worship, but upon some positive law. The... | |
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