 A man who is converted from Protestantism to Popery, may be sincere : he parts with nothing: he is only superadding to what' he already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism, gives up so much of what he has held as sacred as any thing that he...  The Dublin and London magazine - Page 411825Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 pages
...popery may be sincere; he parts with nothing: he is only soperadding to what he already had. But a convert from popery to protestantism gives up so much...conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting V The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent instances, some of which will occur... | |
 | Robert Armitage - 1850 - 476 pages
...Popery, may be sincere : he parts with nothing : he is only superadding to what he already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism gives up so much...conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." Boswell, the Presbyterian, adds, " The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent... | |
 | Robert Armitage - 1850 - 562 pages
...Popery, may be sincere: he parts with nothing: he is only superadding to what he already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism gives up so much of what he has held as sacred as anything that he retains—there is so much laceration of mind in such a conversion, that it can hardly... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 326 pages
...Popery, may he sincere ; he parts with nothing: he is only superadding to what he already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism, gives up so...conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent instances, some of which will occur... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1854 - 466 pages
...Popery, may be sincere : he parts with nothing : he is only superudding to what he already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism gives up so much...of mind in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere'and lasting.' We may trace to the same source, namely, to the pleasurable ideas and emotions... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 960 pages
...Popery, may be sincere : he parts with nothing : he is only superadding to what he already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism gives up so much...conversion — that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." ' The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many feels that he Is free to choose. What Cowley... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 950 pages
...Popery, may be sincere : he parts with nothing : he is only superadding to what he already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism gives up so much...conversion — that it can hardly be sincere and lasting."' The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many > Dr. Simon Patrick (afterwards Bishop of Ely)... | |
 | 1880 - 1118 pages
...a convert from Popery to Protestantism gives up as much of -what he has held as sacred as anything he retains — there is so much laceration of mind...conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." — (Boswell's " Life of Johnson," ad ann. 1769.) I go further, and think that in any change of communion... | |
 | 1868 - 902 pages
...popery may be sincere. He parts with nothing : he is only superadding to what he already had. But a convert from popery to Protestantism gives up so much of what he has held as sacred as anything he retains ; there is so much laceration of mind in such a conversion that it can hardly be... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 pages
...Popery may be sincere ; he parts with nothing : he is only superadding to what he already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism gives up so much of what he has held as sacred as anything that he retains ; there is so much laceration of mind in such a conversion, that it can hardly... | |
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