 | Edward Gibbon - 1792 - 474 Seiten
...the exercife of public worfhip appears to be the only folid foundation of the religious fbntiments of the people, which derive their force from imitation...years, the important work of a national revolution. The memory of theological opinions cannot long be preferved, without the artificial helps of priefts,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1804 - 502 Seiten
...the exercise of public worship appears to be the only solid foundation of the religious sentiments of the people, which derive their force from imitation and habit. The interruption of that public exercise may consummate, in the period of a few years, the important work of a national revolution.... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 420 Seiten
...ftudy : but the exer. cife of public worfhip appears to be the only folid foundation of the religious fentiments of the people, which derive their force from imitation and habit. The interruption of _On the eleventh of November, the feftivai of Reafon and Truth was celebrated in the Cathedral of Paris.... | |
 | Samuel Thomas Bloomfield - 1828 - 830 Seiten
...the exercise of public worship appears to be the only solid foundation of the religious sentiment,? of the people, which derive their force from imitation and habit. The interruption of that public exercise may consummate, in the porind of a few years, the important work of a national revolution.... | |
 | George Wilson Bridges - 1828 - 530 Seiten
...meditation, and study, yet that appears to be the only solid foundation of the religious sentiments of a people which derive their force from imitation and habit. The interruption of that public exercise may consummate, in the period of a few years, the important work of a national revolution.... | |
 | Christian - 1843 - 412 Seiten
...the exercise of public worship appears to be the only solid foundation of the religious sentiments of the people, which derive their force from imitation and habit ; the interruption of that public exercise may consummate in the period of a few years, the important work of a national revolution.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 504 Seiten
...the exercise of public worship appears to be the only solid foundation of the religious sentiments of the people, which derive their force from imitation and habit. The interruption of that public exercise may consummate, in the period of a few years, the important work of a national revolution.... | |
 | John Campbell (of Tolbooth church, Edinb.), John Gordon Lorimer (D.D.) - 1859 - 390 Seiten
...the exercise of public worship appears to be the only solid foundation of the religious sentiments of the people, which derive their force from imitation and habit ; the interruption of that public exercise may consummate in the period of a few years, the important work of a national revolution.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1875 - 672 Seiten
...the exercise of public worship appears to be the only solid foundation of the religious sentiments of the people, which derive their force from imitation and habit. The interruption of that public exercise may consummate, in the period of a few years, the important work of a national revolution.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1880 - 728 Seiten
...nor does St. Augustine (v. 2G) deny the charge. 1 1 have inserted some lines omitted by Gibbon.—M. the people, which derive their force from imitation and habit. The interruption of that public exercise may consummate, in the period of a few years, the important work of a national revolution.... | |
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The devotion of the poet or the philosopher may be secretly nourished by prayer, meditation, and study; but the exercise of public worship appears to be the only solid foundation of the religious sentiments of the people, which derive their force from... 
