 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 - 1887 - 512 pages
...St. James, v. 16. 1779, and June 9, 1784. 3 See/w/, June 28, 1777, note. Popery The fear of death. Popery to Protestantism gives up so much of what he...thing that he retains ; there is so much laceration of mind'1 in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting2.' The truth of this reflection... | |
 | James Boswell - 1888 - 608 pages
...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 retains...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 504 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 and eminent instances, some of which will occur... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 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 lie retains ; there is so much laceration of »und in such a conversion, that it can... | |
 | Thomas Murphy - 1892 - 128 pages
...But a convert from Popery to Protestantism gives up much of what he has held as sacred as anything he retains. There is so much laceration of mind in...conversion that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." Johnson, notwithstanding his great learning, was in error on many points of Catholic doctrine, but... | |
 | Ethelred Luke Taunton - 1897 - 392 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 - 1900 - 638 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...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 pages
...Popery may be sincere ; he parts with nothing : he is only superadding to what he already had. But a s & co. anything that he retains ; there is so much laceration of mind in such a conversion, that it can hardly... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pages
...Popery may be sincere : he parts with nothing : he is only superadding to what he already had. But a profit in money, there is 404 THE FEAR OF DEATH [1769 The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent instances,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1852
...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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