 It being one chief project of that old deluder Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, as in former times by keeping them in an unknown tongue, so in these latter times by persuading from the use of tongues...  Democracy in America - Page 45by Alexis de Tocqueville - 2000 - 778 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Boston Latin School (Mass.) - Education - 1820 - 378 pages
...to the first law of the Commonwealth establishing grammar schools : " It being one chief project of Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the scriptures, as in former times keeping them in unknown tongues, so in these latter times by persuading from the use of tongues, that so at last the... | |
 | New Hampshire Historical Society - 1832 - 744 pages
...laying the foundations of many generations : "It being one chiefe project of that old deluder, Sathan, to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, as in former times, keeping them in an unknowne tongue, so in these latter times, by perswading them from the use of tongues, so that at least,... | |
 | Joel Hawes - Hartford (Conn.) - 1835 - 92 pages
...is presumed also in the other * The preamble to this law is memorable. " It being one chief object of that old deluder, Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of the scriptures, as in former times keep'ng them in an unknown tongue, so in these latter times, by persuading them from the use of tongues,... | |
 | Central Society of Education (London, England) - Education - 1839 - 482 pages
...hundred families. For this measure they assign the following reason : — " It being one chief project of Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, as in former times keeping them in unknown tongues, so in these latter times by persuading from the use of tongues, that so at least the... | |
 | Central society of education - 1839 - 462 pages
...hundred families. For this measure they assign the following reason:— " It being one chief project of Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, as in former times keeping them in unknown tongues, so in these latter times by persuading from the use of tongues, that so at least the... | |
 | 1846 - 492 pages
...forerathers, in the cause of education. " It being one chief property of Satan," says their act, " to keep men from the knowledge of the scriptures, as, in former times, keeping them in unknown tongues, so in these latter times by persuading from the use of tongues, that so at least the... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - United States - 1849 - 586 pages
...It being one chief project of that old deluder Sathan," says the preamble to this venerable law, " to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures,...unknown tongue, so in these latter times by persuading men from the use of tongues, so that, at least, the true sense and meaning of the original might be... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - United States - 1849 - 584 pages
...It being one chief project of that old deluder Sathan," says the preamble to this venerable law, " to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures,...unknown tongue, so in these latter times by persuading men from the use of tongues, so that, at least, the true sense and meaning of the original might be... | |
 | John Hayward - New Hampshire - 1849 - 292 pages
...Sathan, to keep men from the knowledge of Scriptures, as in former times, keeping them in an unknowne tongue, so in these latter times, by persuading them...from the use of tongues, so that at least, the true sence and meaning of the original might be clouded with false glosses, of saint seeming deceivers ;... | |
 | 1850 - 766 pages
...New-England, is still extant. The . ordinance referred to runs thus : " It being one chief project of Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, as in former times, keeping them in unknown tongues, so in these latter times, hy persuading from the use of tongues, that EO at least... | |
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