 Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon, than...  The Edinburgh Annual Register - Page 151823Full view - About this book
 | Europe - 1823 - 946 pages
...unrelenting vindictiveness with which more than half the Bible," (meaning the Old Testament,) "is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the...publication of several libels, which they respectively set forth in similar terms. " Did the book called the Bible," (meaning the Old Testament,) " excel... | |
 | Daniel McCalla, William Hollinshead - Congregational churches - 1810 - 458 pages
...vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we call it the word of a Demon, than the word of God. It is an history of wickedness that SQO has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind; and for my own part,... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1819 - 736 pages
...torturous exe" cutions, the unrelenting; vindictiveness with " which more than half the Bible is filled, it " would be more consistent that we called it "...history of wickedness that has served " to corrupt and brutalize mankind." page 10. Gentlemen, this sentence, though not in form, yet in effect, consists... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Political science - 1819 - 758 pages
...vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we call it the word of a Demon, than the word of God. It is...history of wickedness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind : and, for my own part, I sincerely detest it as I detest every thing that is cruel.... | |
 | Samuel Drew - Rationalism - 1820 - 130 pages
...cruel and torturous executions^ with which more " than half the Bible is filled, it would be mart " consistent, that we called it the word of a demon, " than the word of God: it is a history of wiched" ness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize " manhind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest... | |
 | Samuel Drew - Rationalism - 1820 - 134 pages
...debaucheries, the " cruel and torturous executions, with which more " than half the Bible is filled, it would be more " consistent, that we called it the word of a daemon, " than the word of God: it is a history of wiched" ness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Chistianity and politics - 1822 - 254 pages
...executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bihle is filled, it would he more consistent that we called it the word of a Demon,...history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and hrutalize mankind; and, for my own part, 1 sincerely detest it, as I detest every thing that is crnel,... | |
 | Richard Carlile - Censorship - 1822 - 242 pages
...torturons executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than one half the Bible i* filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon, than the word of God. It is u history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind." T wish to put it to you,... | |
 | 1823 - 944 pages
...unrelenting vindictiveness with which more than half the Bible," (meaning the Old Testament,) " is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the...publication of several libels, which they respectively set forth in similar terms. " Did the book called the Bible," (meaning the Old Testament,) " excel... | |
 | Richard Carlile - Free thought - 1824 - 844 pages
...torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveuess with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the...history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind ; and for my own part, I sincerely detest it, as I detest every thing that is cruel.... | |
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