 | Primitive Baptists - 1852 - 840 pages
...intentions of my parents and friends I was destined of a child, and in mine own resolutions; till arriving to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny...with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight >erjure, or split his faith, I thought it letter to prefer a blameless silence before .his... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 256 pages
...of England, because he could not subscribe to the Thirty-nine Articles. " Whoever became a clergyman must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which, unless he took with a conscience that could not retch, he must strait perjure himself." lie thought it better to preserve a blameless silence,... | |
 | Robert Cox - Freedom of religion - 1853 - 744 pages
...intentions of ray parents and friends, I was destined of a child, and in mine own resolution : till coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny...with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight perjure, or split his faith : I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 322 pages
...friends, I was destined of a child to the service of the church, and in mine own resolutions. Till coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny...withal, which unless he took with a conscience that he would relish, he must either straight perjure or split his faith ; I thought better to prefer a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 pages
...entering into the Church, but in time altered his mind ; for he declared that, whoever became a clergyman must " subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which, unless he took with a conscience that could not retch, he must straight perjure himself. He thought it better to prefer a blameless silence... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 pages
...entering into the church, but in time altered his mind ; for he declared, that whoever became a clergyman must " subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which unless he took with a conscience that could not retch, he must straight perjure himself. He thought it better to prefer a blameless silence... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1854 - 482 pages
...pursuits. He had been designed for the Church, but he renounced his purpose, seeing, he declares, " what tyranny had invaded the Church, that he who would take orders must subscribe Slave." Look upon Milton now in the second stage of his preparation, — his regular education finished, —... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1854 - 496 pages
...pursuits. He had been designed for the Church, but he renounced his purpose, seeing, he declares, " what tyranny had invaded the Church, that he who would take orders must subscribe Slaved" Look upon Milton now in the second stage of his preparation, — his regular education finished,—look... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 900 pages
...intentions of my parente and friends, I was destined of a child, and in my own resolutions ; till coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny...unless he took with a conscience that would retch, ho must either straight perjure himself or split his faith ; I thought it better to prefer a blameless... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - Poets, English - 1855 - 518 pages
...friends I was destined of a child to the service of the Church, and in my own resolutions. Till coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny...withal, which, unless he took with a conscience that he would felish, he must either straight perjure or split his faith — I thought better to prefer... | |
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I was destined of a child, and in mine own resolutions, till coming to some maturity of years and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the Church, that he who would take Orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which unless he took with a... 
