The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, DublinC. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer, 1766 |
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Page 193
... Christianity , would then have appeared as fingular , and been thought as ab- furd , as it would be at this time to write or discourse in its defence . me . Therefore I freely own , that all appearances are against The fyltem of the ...
... Christianity , would then have appeared as fingular , and been thought as ab- furd , as it would be at this time to write or discourse in its defence . me . Therefore I freely own , that all appearances are against The fyltem of the ...
Page 194
... Christianity is , That it would very much enlarge and establish liberty of confcience , that great bulwark of our nation , and of the Proteftant religion ; which is ftill too much limited by prieftcraft , notwithstanding all the good ...
... Christianity is , That it would very much enlarge and establish liberty of confcience , that great bulwark of our nation , and of the Proteftant religion ; which is ftill too much limited by prieftcraft , notwithstanding all the good ...
Page 195
... fyftem , That it obliges men to the belief of things too difficult for freethinkers , and fuch who have fhaken off the preju- VOL . I. R dices dices that ufually cling to a confined education . To ABOLISHING CHRISTIANITY . 195.
... fyftem , That it obliges men to the belief of things too difficult for freethinkers , and fuch who have fhaken off the preju- VOL . I. R dices dices that ufually cling to a confined education . To ABOLISHING CHRISTIANITY . 195.
Page 197
... Christianity is , the clear gain of one day in feven , which is now entirely loft , and confequently the kingdom one feventh lefs confiderable in trade , bufinefs , and pleasure ; befides the lofs to the public , of fo many ftately ...
... Christianity is , the clear gain of one day in feven , which is now entirely loft , and confequently the kingdom one feventh lefs confiderable in trade , bufinefs , and pleasure ; befides the lofs to the public , of fo many ftately ...
Page 199
... Christianity , or profpect of , " fo great an advantage as is proposed in the abolishings of it . It is again objected , as a very abfurd ridiculous custom , That a fet of men fhould be fuffered , much lefs employed and hired , to bawl ...
... Christianity , or profpect of , " fo great an advantage as is proposed in the abolishings of it . It is again objected , as a very abfurd ridiculous custom , That a fet of men fhould be fuffered , much lefs employed and hired , to bawl ...
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abfolute affiftance againſt alfo ancient anfwer becauſe befides beſt cafe called caufe cauſe Chriftianity church clergy confcience confequence confider confiderable converfation courfe Dean defign defire difcourfe difpute eſtabliſhed faid fame farther fatire fect feems fenfe fent fervant ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince firft firſt fome fometimes foon fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe fure greateſt guife hath Hawkef himſelf honour houſe inftance intereft itſelf JONATHAN SWIFT juft laft laſt leaft learned leaſt lefs Lord mankind modern moft moſt muft muſt myfteries nature neceffary never obferved occafion Orrery paffages paffed perfon Peter Pindar pleaſe poffible prefent preferve prince publiſhed purpoſe raiſed reader reafon refolved reft religion ſeveral ſhall ſtate Swift thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion ufually underſtand underſtood univerfal uſe wherein whofe whole Wotton writers