 ... 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,...  Memoirs of the Life of Gilbert Wakefield - Page 122by Gilbert Wakefield - 1804Full view - About this book
 | 1860 - 566 pages
...take an oath withal, which unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight perjure or split his faith; — I thought it better...speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever, thus church-ousted by the prelates, hence may appear the right I have to meddle in these... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pages
...withall, which unless he took « ith a conscience that could retch, he must either strain perforce or split his faith ; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the office of speaking bought and begun with serritude and forswearing." Reasons of Church Gov. PWT ip... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...take an oath wilhal ; which unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to...speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever, thus church-outed by the prelates, hence may appear the right I have to meddle in these... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...take an oath withal; which unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to...speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever, thus church-outed by the prelates, hence may appear the right I have to meddle in these... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...take an oath withal, which, unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight perjure, or split his faith ; I thought it better...speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing. Howsoever thus church-outed by the prelates, hence may appear the right I have to meddle in these matters,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 pages
...take an oath withal; which unless he took with a conscience that would stretch, he must either strain, perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to...bought and begun with servitude and forswearing." There have been some respectable persons in our own day, who have declined entering into the church... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...withall, which unless he took with a conscience that could retch, he must either strain perforce or iplit his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing." Reasons of Church Gov. PW i.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 570 pages
...wiihal, which, unless he took with a conscience that could retch, he must either strain, perforce, or split his faith ; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing." These expressions have been supposed... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 518 pages
...take an oath withal^ which unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either strait perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to...speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing V Let us now' proceed to the punishments inflicted on ror by those who have any compassion ; and the... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 510 pages
...take an oath MTitthal, which unless he took with a conscience that would Ketch, he must either strait perjure, or split his -faith.; I thought it better to prefer a blameless aileoce before the sacred office of speaking, bought and. begun with servitude and forswearing V Let... | |
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