...cannot be more fitly and aptly expressed than it has been by Mr. Gibbon, in the following words:—" The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord."* The Religions...

...the superstitious part of their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the known world were all considered by the people as equally...equally false ; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord."* Further on he...

...the superstitious part of their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the known world were all considered by the people as equally...equally false ; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord."* Further on he...

...the reflections of the enlightened, and by the habits of the superstitious part of their subjects ; that the various modes of worship which prevailed...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful ;" and that " this toleration produced not * Mosheim, cent. :i. part ic 2, t Bishop Kayo's Hist. illust....

...result of their indiscriminating notions of Polytheism. " The various modes of worship," says Mr Gibbon, "which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful. — The devout polytheist, though fondly attached tohis national rites, admitted, with implicit faith,...

...gods. Gibbon's splendid description of the Roman religion is true of nearly the whole ancient world. " The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the...false ; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. And thus toleration produced, not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord."f Far different...

...the superstitious part of their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the known world were all considered by the people as equally...equally false ; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord."* Further on he...

...the matter which is given by Mr. Gibbon: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Raman world, were all considered by the people as equally...philosopher as equally false, and by the magistrate as equallv useful : and I would ask from which of these tliree classes of men were the Christian missionaries...

...Gibbon : — " The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered bv the people as equally true, by the philosopher as...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful:" and I would ask from which of these three classes of men were the Christian missionaries to look for...

...declaration, that 1 the various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considercd by the people as equally true, by the philosopher...employed in showing, not that all these forms of devotion * Gibbon's Decline, vol. ic 2 ; Palcy'a Evidence«. 39 were equally false, but that all were equally...