 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...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...in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many < 1769- and eminent instances,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...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...in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent instances, some of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...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 retains ; their is so much laceration of mind in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...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...he retains ; there is so much laceration of mind in each a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." The truth of this reflection may be... | |
 | John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...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...in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent instances, some of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...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...in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." The tiuth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent instances, some of... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...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...such a conversion — that it can hardly be sincere and lasting.' The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent instances, some of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 542 pages
...is only superadd ing to what he! already had. But a convert from Popery to Protestantism, gives tip so much of what he has held as sacred as any thing...in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent instances, some of... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 384 pages
...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...he retains ; there is so much laceration of mind in sucli a conversion — that it can hardly be sincere and lasting.' The truth of this reflection may... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...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...in such a conversion, that it can hardly be sincere and lasting." The truth of this reflection may be confirmed by many and eminent instances, some of... | |
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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... 
