 ... coming to some maturity of years and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the Church, that he who would take Orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which unless he took with a conscience that would retch he must either straight perjure,...  Willis's Current notesby Willis's Current notes - 1852Full view - About this book
 | 1860 - 566 pages
...took with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight perjure or split his faith; — I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever, thus church-ousted by the prelates, hence may appear the... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 590 pages
...unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either ftrait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the sacred office of speaking, bought, and begun with servitude and forswearing." MILTON Apol. Smectym. b. ii. In trod, ad fin. Works, fol. Amst. I.... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence, before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever, thus church-outed by the prelates, hence may appear the... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...unless te took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence, before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever, thus church-outed by the prelates, hence may appear the... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 pages
...he took with a conscience that would stretch, he must either strain, perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing." There have been some respectable persons in our own day, who have... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight perjure, or split his faith ; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever thus church-outed by the prelates, hence may appear the right... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 518 pages
...unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing V Let us now' proceed to the punishments inflicted on ror by those who... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - 1819 - 344 pages
...unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure or split his faith ; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence, before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever, thus church-outed by the prelates, hence may appear the... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - 1822 - 344 pages
...unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure or split his faith ; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence, before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever, thus church-outed by the prelates, hence may appear the... | |
 | 1824 - 382 pages
...which would retch, he must ei.ther straight perjure or split his faith; I THOUGHT IT BETTER TO PKEFER A BLAMELESS SILENCE BEFORE THE SACRED OFFICE OF SPEAKING, BOUGHT AND BEGUN WITH SERVITUDE AND FORSWEARING." True Liberality. WE have given sufficient proof, we believe, in the... | |
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