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... Brigham Young - Page viiiby Morris Robert Werner - 1925 - 478 pagesFull view - About this book
| Tobias Smollett - English literature - 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... | |
| Bibliography - 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 - Books - 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 - Byzantine Empire - 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 - Byzantine Empire - 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... | |
| Christianity - 1803 - 430 pages
...as soon as they recollect not only by ivhfm, but likewise to whom, the Divine Revelation was 'given. The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing...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 - Byzantine Empire - 1806 - 530 pages
...soon as they recollect not only by whom, but likewise to •whom, the Divine Revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing...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 - Byzantine Empire - 1810 - 462 pages
...as soon as they recollect not only by whom, but likewise to whom, the Divine Revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing...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... | |
| Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1826 - 468 pages
...to whom, the Divine Revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of desciibing Religion as she descended from Heaven arrayed in her...earth, among a weak and degenerate race of beings. Our curiosity is naturally prompted to inquire by what means ^Ocau'c 5 the Christain faith obtained... | |
| James Douglas (of Cavers.) - Christian heresies - 1831 - 334 pages
...cease, as soon as ihey recollect not only by whom, but likewise to whom the divine revelation was given. The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing...earth, among a weak and degenerate race of beings." The above observation, though written with a sneer, is not the less true, and it overturns nine- tenths... | |
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