 The people are Protestants; and of that kind which is the most adverse to all implicit submission of mind and opinion. This is a persuasion not only favorable to liberty, but built upon it. I do not think, Sir, that the reason of this averseness in the...  The life of James Otis, of Massachusetts - Page 137by William Tudor - 1823 - 508 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...opinion. This is a persuasion not only favourable to liberty, but built upon it. I do not think, Sir, that the reason of this averseness in the dissenting churches, from all that looka like absolute government, is so much to be sought in their religious tenets, as in their history.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 pages
...as in their hiftory. Every one knows, that the Roman Catholick religion is at leaft coeval with moft of the governments where it prevails ; that it has...them ; and received great favour and every kind of fupport from authority. The church of England too was formed from her cradle under the nurfing care... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...independent of its eloquence, v," The Roman Catholic religion," fays he, *' is, at leaft, coeval with moft of the governments where it prevails; that it has...them, and received great favour and every kind of fupport from authority. The Church of England was formed from her cradle under the nurfmg care oF regular... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...opinion. This is a persuasion not only favourable to liberty, but built upon it. I do not think, Sir, that the reason of this averseness, in the dissenting churches, from all that looks like absolute govern-- ment, is so much to be sought in their religious tenets as in their history. Every one knows,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 pages
...as in their hiftory. Every one knows that the Roman Catholick religion is at leaft coeval with moft of the governments where it prevails ; that it has...them ; and received great favour and every kind of fupport from authority. The church of England too was formed from her cradle under the nurfing care... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pages
...opinion. This is a persuasion not only favourable to liberty, but built upon it. I do not think, sir, that the reason of this averseness in the dissenting churches...as in their history. Every one knows that the Roman Catholick religion is at least coeval with most of the governments where it prevails ; that it has... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pages
...opinion. This is a persuasion not only favourable to liberty, but built upon it. I do not think, sir, that the reason of this averseness in the dissenting churches...as in their history. Every one knows that the Roman Catholick religion is at least coeval with most of the governments where it prevails ; that it has... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1809 - 608 pages
...opinion. This is a persuasion not only favourable to liberty, but built upon it. I do not think, sir, that the reason of this averseness in the dissenting churches from all that looks like abso-. lute government is so much to be sought in their religir ous tenets, as in their history. Every... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1810 - 612 pages
...opinion. This is a persuasion not only favourable to liberty, but built upon it, I do not think, sir, that the reason of this averseness in the dissenting churches...religious tenets, as in their history. Every one knows tlutf Vot. II. 37 the Roman Catholic religion is at least coeval with most of the governments where... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pages
...reason ol this ayerseness in the dissenting churches from all that looks like absolute governIpent is so much to be sought in their religious tenets,...hand with them and received great favour and every kinc °f support from authority. The church °f England too was formed from her «adle under the nursing... | |
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