...the Roman world, during the decline of the Empire ; and which, to adopt Gibbon's sarcastic epigram, "were all considered by the people as equally true,...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." But the history of Popery and its baneful consequences in past ages, is profitable only so far as it...

...Gibbon, as existing in the later days of the Roman empire, when all systems of religion were regarded by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the state as equally indifferent. It is scarcely necessary to say, that we regard such a scheme as alike...

...prevailed in the Roman world, weie all considered by the people as equally true; /by the philosophei as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally...only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord." Pliny, "regardless ali!(e of the homage due to God and to the law of the empire, expelled from his...

...the superstitious, part of their subjects. The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally...magistrate, as equally useful. And thus toleration j)roduced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was...

...the superstitious part of their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Itoman world were all considered by the people as equally...only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered by any mixture of theological rancour; nor was it...

...principles. ' The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all,' he remarks, ' considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful.' Some feeling of this kind constituted the whole of his religious belief; and hence in the fifteenth...

...various modes of worship which prevailed in the Koinan world, were all considered liy the people a» "But nnw having no more place in th I would nskfrom which of these three classes of men were the Christian missionaries to look for protection...

...the matter which is given by Mr Gibbon : " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally...false, and by the magistrate as equally useful : " and I would ask, from which of these three classes of men were the Christian missionaries to look for protection...

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...superstitious, part toleration. of their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally...only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered by any mixture of theological rancour; nor was it...