 ... the exquisite sufferings of such a tedious execution, rather than renounce his religion, or blaspheme his Saviour. Such trials seem to me above the strength of human nature, and able to over-bear duty, reason, faith, conviction, nay, and the most...  The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ... - Page 137edited by - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - Apologetics - 1733 - 380 pages
...innumerable multitudes of Martyrs, in thofe flow and painful torments that were inflicted on them. I cannot conceive a man placed in the burning iron chair at Lyons) amid the infults and mockeries of a crouded Amphitheatre, and ftill keeping his feat ; or ftretched upon a grate... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Apologetics - 1753 - 376 pages
...innumerable multitudes of Martyrs, in thole .flow and painful torments that were inflidled on them. 1 cannot conceive a man placed in the burning iron chair at Lyons, amid the infults and mockeries of a crouded Amphitheatre, and ftiH keeping his feat ; or ftretched upon a grate... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1765 - 396 pages
...amid the infults and mockeries of a crouded amphitheatre, and flill keeping his feat; or ftretched upon a grate of iron, over coals of fire, and breathing out his foul among the exquifite fufFerings of fuch a tedious execution, rather than renounce his religion,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1773 - 350 pages
...amid the infults and mockeries 'of a crouded Amphitheatre, and ftill keeping his feat; or ftretched upon a grate of iron, over coals of fire, and breathing out his foul among the cxquifite fufferings of fuch a tedious execution, rather than renounce his religion,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1777 - 358 pages
...innumerable multitudes of Martyrs, in thofe flow and painful torments that were inflicted on them. I cannot conceive a man placed in the burning iron chair at Lyons, amid the infults and mockeries of a crouded Amphitheatre, and ftill keeping his feat, or ftretched upon a grate... | |
 | 1783 - 360 pages
...innumerable multitudes of martyrs, in thofe flow and painful torments that were inflifted on them. We cannot conceive a man placed in the burning iron chair at Lyons, amid the infults and mockeries of a crouded amphitheatre, and ftill keeping his feat ; or ftretched upon a grate... | |
 | Richard Watson - Theology - 1791 - 490 pages
...amidit the infults and mockeries of a crouded amphitheatre, and " ftill keeping his feat; or ftretched upon a grate of iron over coals " of fire, and breathing out his foul among the excjuiiite fufivring* " of fuch a tedious execution, rather than renounce his religion,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1796 - 210 pages
...innumerable multitudes of martyrs, in thofe flow and painful torments that were inflicted on them. I cannot conceive a man placed in the burning iron chair at Lyons, amid the infufts and mockeries of a crowded amphitheatre, and ftill keeping His feat 5 or ftretched upon a grate... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pages
...and the infults and mockeries of a crouded amphitheatre, and ftill keeping his feat : or ftretched upon a grate of iron, over coals of fire, and breathing out his foul among the exquifite fufferings of fuch a tedious execution, rather than renounce his religion... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Apologetics - 1801 - 402 pages
...innumerable multitudes of martyrs, in thofe flow and painful torments that were infficted on them. I cannot conceive a man placed in the burning iron chair at Lyons, amid the infults and mockeries of a crowded amphitheatre, and ftill keeping his feat; or ftretched upon a grate... | |
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