 | Tobias Smollett - 1776 - 526 pages
...Revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the pleating tafk of defcribing religion as fhe defcended from heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is impofed on the hiftorian. He mult difcover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption, which ihc... | |
 | 1776 - 586 pages
...Revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the plea&ng talk of defcribing Religion as flic defcended from Heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is impofed on the hUlorian. He mult difcover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption, which (he... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1777 - 588 pages
...Revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the pleafing tak of defcribing religion as (he defcended from Heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is impofed on the hiilorian. He mud difcover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption, which fhe... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1899 - 792 pages
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 | Edward Gibbon - 1783 - 524 pages
...Revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the pleafing taflc of defcribing Religion as flic defcended from Heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is impofed on the hiftorian. He rnufl difcover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption, which fhe... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1787 - 502 pages
...arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is impofed on the hiftorian. He muft difcover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption , which she contracted in a long refidence upon earth , among a weak and degenerate race of beings. Five caufes Our curiofity is naturally... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1899 - 770 pages
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 | 1803 - 430 pages
...but likewise to whom, the Divine Revelation was 'given. The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing Religion as she descended from Heaven,...which she contracted in a long residence upon earth, upon a weak and degenerate race of beings. . . Our curiosity is naturally prompted to inquire by what... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 530 pages
...likewise to •whom, the Divine Revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing Religion as she descended from Heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duly is imposed on the historian. He must discover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1810 - 462 pages
...but likewise to whom, the Divine Revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing Religion as she descended from Heaven,...her native purity. A more melancholy duty is imposed ou the historian. CHAP. He must discover the inevitable mixture of error and Xv" corruption, which... | |
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The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing religion as she descended from heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is imposed on the historian. He must discover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption which she... 
