A man may be a heretic in the truth; and if he believe things only because his pastor says so, or the Assembly so determines, without knowing other reason, though his belief be true, yet the very truth he holds becomes his heresy. National: A Library for the People - Page 121839Full view - About this book
| John Toland - 1761 - 278 pages
...turn'd loofe to three fheets of paper without E 2 " a licen" a licenfer." In another place he fays, " A man " may be a heretic in the truth : and if he believes " only becaufe his paftor fays fo, or the aflembly " fo determins, without knowing any other... | |
| Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 408 pages
...things only becaufe his Parlor fayes fo, or the Affembly fo determins, without knowing other reafon, though his belief be true, yet the very truth he holds, becomes his herefie. There is not any burden that fom would gladlier poft off to another, then the charge and care... | |
| John Disney - 1793 - 516 pages
...only becaufe his paftor fays fq, or the " aflembly .fo determines, without knowing other rea" fon, though his belief be true, yet the very truth he " holds, becomes his herefy."—.Milton's Areopagitica. •(p. 318.J—edit. affixed to Remarks on Johnfon's Life of Milton,... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 pages
...waters flow not in a perpetual progreffion, they ficken into a muddy pool of conformity and tradition. A man may be a heretic in the truth ; and if he believe things only becaufe his paftor fays fo, or the aflembly fo determines, without knowing other reafon, though his... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 440 pages
...waters flow not in a perpetual progreffion, they ficken into a muddy pool of conformity and tradition. A man may be a heretic in the truth ; and if he believe things only becaule his paflor fays fo, or the aflembly fo determines, without knowing other reafon, though his... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...progression, they sicken into a muddy pool -of .A' conformity and tradition. A man may be a hereticjin <-' the truth ; and if he believe things only because his pastor says so, or the assembly so determines, without_ knp win" other reason, though because his belief be true, yet the very truth he holds becomes... | |
| Francis Maseres - 1809 - 638 pages
...kuUt.h " 'S becaufe his paftor fays ib, or the aflembly fo determines, without knowing other reafon, though, his belief be true, yet the very truth he holds becomes his hcrefjv There is not any burden, that fome would gladlierpoftoiF to another, than the charge and care... | |
| Newmann Hall - 1819 - 242 pages
...candour of his inquiries, and the frank confession of his difficulties. It is a fine remark of Milton's, "A man may be a heretic in the truth; and if he believe things only because his pastors say so, or the assembly so determines, without knowing other reason, though his belief be true,... | |
| John Milton - 1819 - 464 pages
...Truth ; and if he h$leeve things only because his Pastor sayes so,- p*e the Assembly so determins, without knowing other reason, though his belief be true, yet the very Truth he holds, becomes his Heresie6. There is not * A man may be a Heretick in the Truth ; and {f he belong things only because... | |
| John Milton - 1819 - 484 pages
...; and if he beleere things only because his Pastor sayes so, or the Assembly so determins witlniut knowing other reason, though his belief be true, yet the very Truth he holds, becomes his Heresie.] Before theological Disputants gave it a technical appropriation to what each deemed the pravities... | |
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