 Divines should not be suffered to go a Hair beyond their Bounds, for fear of breeding Confusion, since there now be so many Religions on Foot. The Matter was not so narrowly to be looked after when there was but one Religion in Christendom : the rest...  Table Talk: Being the Discourses of John Selden - Page 131by John Selden - 1689 - 167 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Selden - 1716 - 156 pages
...Religion in Christendom i the reft would cry him down for an Heretick , and there was no Body to fide with him. 14. We look after Religion as the Butcher...did after his Knife , when he had it in his Mouth. I j. Religion is made a Juggler's Paper , now 'tis a Horfe, now 'tis a Lanthorn , now 'tis a Boar,... | |
 | John Selden - 1786 - 196 pages
...world, divines should not be suffered to go a .hair beyond their bounds, for fear of breeding confusion, since there now be so many religions' on foot. The...an Heretic, and there was nobody to side with him. .XIV. We look after religion as the butcher .eher did after his knife, when he had it m : his mouth.... | |
 | John Selden - 1786 - 190 pages
...hair beyond their bounds, for fear of breeding confu.^ sion, since there now be so many religionson foot. The matter was not so narrowly to be looked after when there was but one re* Hgion in Christendom ; the rest would cry him down for an Heretic, and there was nobody to side... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 230 pages
...world divines should not be suffered to go a hair beyond their bounds, for fear of breeding confusion, since there now be so many religions on foot. The...did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth. 16. Religion is made a juggler's paper; now it is a horse, now it is a lanthorn, now it is a boar,... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...world divines should not be suffered to go a hair beyond their bounds, for fear of breeding confusion, since there now be so many religions on foot. The...so narrowly to be looked after when there was but SACRAMENT. 1. CHRIST suffered Judas to take 1 munion. Those ministers that ke parishioners from it,... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1819 - 378 pages
...wqrld divines should not be suffered to go a hair beyond their bounds, for fear of breeding confusion, since there now be so many religions on foot. The...when there was but one religion in Christendom ; the real would cry him down for an heretic, and there was nobody to side with him. 14. We look after religion... | |
 | 1821 - 328 pages
...world divines should not be suffered to go a hair beyond their bounds, for fear of breeding confusion, since there now be so many religions on foot. The...did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth. 15. Religion is made a juggler's paper; now it to a horse, now it is a lantern, now it is a boar, now... | |
 | John Selden - 1821 - 170 pages
...bounds, for fear of breeding confusion, since there now be so many religions on foot. The matter wa . not so narrowly to be looked after when there was...did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth. 15. Religion is made a juggler's paper; now it is a horse, now it is a lantern, now it is a boar, now... | |
 | 1831 - 368 pages
...character in Bartholomew Fair is Lanthorn Leatherhead. yond their bounds, for fear of breeding confusion, since there now be so many religions on foot. The...religion in Christendom : the rest would cry him down for a heretic, and there was nobody to side with him. 14. We look after religion as the butcher did after... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1836 - 300 pages
...dry spinosities and tortuous labyrinths of theology ! It was a homely saying of Selden, " that men look after religion, as the butcher did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth." Even a sincere religion may be unconsciously mixed up with carnal impulses; for when we cannot bring... | |
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