...adopted in this century, and became a source of innumerable calamities and mischiefs in the succeeding ages. The first of these maxims was, that it was an act of virtue, to deceive and lye, when by that means the interests of the church might be promoted ; and the second equally horrible,...

...in this century, and became a source of innumerable calamities and mischicfs in the • succeeding ages. The first of these maxims was, that it was an...might be promoted; and the second equally horrible though in another point of view, was, that errors in religion, when maintained and adhered to after...

...igo. VOL. 1. B Besides, if the Fathers of the Church were such indifferent Christians, as to think " that it was an act of virtue to deceive and lie, when by such means the interest of the Church may be promoted, as- Mosheim and the Edinburgh Reviewers assert,...

...(c) We find them abundantly in the fourth century, when the maxim was almost univevsally adopted, " that it was an act of virtue to deceive and lie, when...means the interests of the church might be promoted." Of this period, Mosheim remarks, " a whole volume would be requisite to contain an enumeration of the...

...century, when the maxim was almost universally adopted, " that it was an act of virtue to deceive and Ik, when by that means the interests of the church might be promoted." Of this period, Mosheim remarks, " a whole volume would be requisite to contain an enumeration of the...

...adopted in this century, and became a source of innumerable calamities and mischiefs in the succeeding ages. The first of these maxims was, that it was an...the church might be promoted; and the second equally horrible,though in another point of view, \vas,that errors in religion, when maintained and adhered...

...adopted in this century, and became a source of innumerable calamities and mischiefs in the succeeding ages. The first of these maxims was, that it was an...when by that means the interests of 'the church might bepromoted; and the second equally horrible,though in another point of view, vras,that errors in religion,...

...universally adopted in this century ; " and became a source of innumerable calamities and mischiefs in suc" ceeding ages. " The first of these maxims was, that it was an act of virtue to deceive * u Non potestis, absque evidentissima gravissimaque divini honoris " injuria, obligare vos juramento,...

...posse, diffiderunt. Epis. ad Casauboo, p. 303. quoted in Tindal. MOSIIEIM. It was a maxim of the church, that it was an act of virtue, to deceive and lie, when by that means, the interest of the church might be promoted. — vol. 1. p. 382. PAUL. For if the truth of God hath more...

...became a source of innumerable calamities and mischiefs in the succeeding ages. Of these maxims ' one was, " That it was an act of virtue to deceive " and lie, when by such means the interests of the " church might be promoted;" and the second, equally horrible, though...