 | Impartial hand - Christian sects - 1764 - 500 pages
...malignant, arbitrary, perfecuting, popifh fpirit •, let us put no fetters on mens underftandings, nor any other bounds to their inquiries, but what God and truth have fet. Let us, if we would not give up the Proteftant principle, that the fcriptures are plain and clear... | |
 | James Murray - 1764 - 500 pages
...malignant, arbitrary, perfecuting, popifli fpirit ; let us put 'no fetters on mens underftandings, nor any other bounds to their inquiries, but what God and truth have fet. Let us, if we would not give up the Proteftant principle, that the fcriptures are plain and clear... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1814 - 752 pages
...malignant, arbitrary, persecuting, Popish spirit; let us pat no fetters on men's understandings, uor any other bounds to their inquiries but what God and truth have set: let ns, if we would not give up tlie Protestant principle, that the Scriptures are plain and clear is the... | |
 | John Samuel Thompson - Bible - 1826 - 292 pages
...us lay aside that malignant, arbitrary, persecuting, popish spirit; let us put no fetters on men-s understandings, nor any other bounds to their inquiries,...articles, declare nothing to be necessary, but •what i» clearly revealed in them. Then may we hope to see the study of these divine books, so happily cultivated... | |
 | Thomas Bartlett - Biography - 1839 - 586 pages
...popish spirit; let us put no fetters on men's understandings, nor any other bounds to their enquiries, but what God and truth have set. Let us, if we would not give up the Pro testant principle, that the Scriptures are plain and clear in the necessary articles, declare nothing... | |
 | Tracts - Church and state - 1840 - 514 pages
...from these premises. If, therefore, we will not allow the conclusion, we must shew the premises to be untrue, and that this study will not be attended with...clear in the necessary articles, declare nothing to he necessary but what is clearly revealed in them. Then may we hope to see the study of these divine... | |
 | Robert Cox - Freedom of religion - 1853 - 744 pages
...arbitrary, persecuting, Popish spirit ; let us put no fetters on men's understandings, nor any other hounds to their inquiries but what God and Truth have set....be necessary but what is clearly revealed in them." In Scotland the clergy have even far lea freedom of thought and teaching than their brethren in England... | |
 | Ranley - 1864 - 226 pages
...study of them ; let us lay aside that malignant, arbitrary, persecuting, popish spirit ; [Hear, hear !] let us put no fetters on men's understandings, nor...be necessary but what is clearly revealed in them". [Hear, hear ! It behooves us of the Established church to agitate the question of a Revision of the... | |
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... further than in words ; if we in earnest think them the only rule of faith, let us act as if we thought so. Let us heartily encourage a free and impartial study of them; let us lay aside that malignant, arbitrary, persecuting, Popish spirit; let us... 