...prosperous ; " and has planted in it the sceptic's paradise, where " the various modes of worship were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." But only the most frantic sceptic, with the most wonderful faculty of believing what he wished, and...

...account is as follows :— "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." From which of these three classes could the Christian missionaries look for protection or impunity...

...world, in nearly the same words as he used to characterise the various modes of worship at Eome, " all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." Pierre John George Cabanis, born at Conac, near Breves, 5th June, 1757, died 6th May, 1808, following...

...the various modes of worship which prevailed in the Boman world were all considered by the people ai equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful," — describes the policy of the Romnns from the beginning of their conquests. — Comp. Giesclcr, Ecc....

...subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the heathen world, were all considered by tho people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by not to fall below them. This, indeed, was only to be expected by those who know that Christianity was...

..."The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people ics equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate us equally useful." No religion had in it absolute truth, each was the result of national convenience...

...Fall," &c. — Describing the state of Home under the Emperors, observes that " all forms of religion were considered by the people as equally true; by...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." This is likewise the fundamental error of what are called educated and enlightened people and philosophers....

...Gibbon's wellknown sentence, "the various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true ; by the...equally false ; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration," he says, " produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord."...

...climax of her toleration. " All religions," says Gibbon, speaking of the Augustan age, " were regarded by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." It was the idea of the Jus Gentium coming out again in a slightly different subject. Wide experience...

...Emperor. As Gibbon puts it: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true, by the philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as • The passage is this ( Tac. Annal., xv. 44) : " To get rid of the report [that the firing of Rome...