 The whole history of the Christian Religion shows, that she is in far greater danger of being corrupted by the alliance of power, than of being crushed by its opposition. Those who thrust temporal sovereignty upon her, treat her as their prototypes treated...  The United States Democratic Review - Page 2481846Full view - About this book
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - American literature - 1882 - 432 pages
...passions. The whole history of the Christian religion shows, he says, that " she is in far greater dangei of being corrupted by the alliance of power than of...their prototypes treated her Author. They bow the knee and spit upon her ; they cry Hail ! and smite her on the cheek; they put a sceptre into her hand,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - English literature - 1883 - 1254 pages
...the powerful and the last hope of the wretched. The whole history of Christianity shows, that she ii in far greater danger of being corrupted by the alliance...their prototypes treated her author. They bow the knee, and spit upon her ; they cry " Hail ! " and smite her on the check ; they put a sceptre in her... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883 - 874 pages
...last restraint of the powerful and the last hope of the wretched. The whole history of Christianity shows, that she is in far greater danger of being...by the alliance of power, than of being crushed by ils opposition. Those who thrust temporal sovereignty upon her treat her as their prototypes treated... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1885 - 916 pages
...last restraint of the powerful and the last hope of the wretehed. Tho whole history of Christianity shows, that she is in far greater danger of being...their prototypes treated her author. They bow the knee, and spit upon her ; they cry " Hail ! " and smite her on the cheek ; they put a sceptre in her... | |
 | Robert Aitkin Bertram - Homiletical illustrations - 1885 - 908 pages
...last restraint of the powerful, and the last hope of the wretched. The whole history of Christianity shows that she is in far greater danger of being corrupted...thrust temporal sovereignty upon her treat her as their protot) pes treated her Author. They bow the knee, and spii upon her ; they cry " Hail I " and smite... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1885 - 1120 pages
...last restraint of the powerful, and the last hope of the "retched. The whole history of Christianity shows that she is in far greater danger of being corrupted by the alliance of power, than of being crashed by its opposition. Those who thrust temporal sovereignty upon her, treat her as their prototypes... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1889 - 656 pages
...directed their attacks against the lust restraint of the powerful and the last hope of the wretched. The whole history of the Christian religion shows...their prototypes treated her author. They bow the knee and spit upon her; they cry, Hail! and smite her on the cheek ; they put a sceptre in her hand,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1890 - 1100 pages
...directed their attacks against the last restraint of the powerful and the last hope of the wretched. on Macaulay knee, and spit upon her; they cry "Hail!" and smite her on the cheek; they put a sceptre in her hand,... | |
 | Lewis Thornton - Philosophy and religion - 1890 - 396 pages
...be more " living" than State - supported bodies. Thus Macaulay : " The whole history of Christianity shows that she is in far greater danger of being corrupted...power, than of being crushed by its opposition."* Or Buckle : " The religion which is tolerated by the Government, though not fully recognised by it,... | |
 | rev. George Barlow - 1891 - 182 pages
...flower of the pleasure that concealed it. — Emerson. National ruin. The whole history of Christianity shows that she is in far greater danger of being corrupted...who thrust temporal sovereignty upon her treat her as^ier prototypes treated her Author. They bow the knee, and spit upon her ; they cry, " Hail ! " and... | |
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