 | Frederick Ritso - 1815 - 266 pages
...a truth to which every nation in the world hath, in its turn, borne testimony, either by examples, seemingly well attested, or by prohibitory laws, which...the possibility of a commerce with evil spirits*." There is, indeed, no doubt that this odious and cruel prejudice has reigned in every climate of the... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1819 - 574 pages
...nation in the world, hath, in its turn, borne testimony, by either examples seemingly well attested, or prohibitory laws, which at least suppose the possibility of a commerce with eYil spirits." PART I. lions immediately succeeding, overlooked their own physical v^-v-^' weakness... | |
 | James Heaton - 1822 - 286 pages
...is a truth to which every nation in the world hath in its turn borne testimony, either fcy examples seemingly well attested, or by prohibitory laws which...the possibility of a commerce with evil spirits." (Blackstone's Commentaries. Vol. iv. p. 60. 10th Ed. 1787.) " So many laws argue so many sins," whether... | |
 | Nathan Dane - 1824 - 768 pages
...world hath, in its turn, borne testimony, by either examples, seemingly well attested, or prohibatory laws, which at least suppose the possibility of a commerce with evil spirits;" and the law of God is express, observes this judge, that " thou shall not suffer a witch to live ;"'... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 pages
...is a truth to which every nation in the world hath in it's turn borne testimony, either by examples seemingly well attested, or by prohibitory laws ; which at least suppose the possibility of commerce with evil spirits. The civil law punishes with death not only the sorcerers themselves, but... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 pages
...is a truth to which every nation in the world hath in it's turn borne testimony, either by examples seemingly well attested, or by prohibitory laws ; which at least suppose the possibility of commerce with evil spirits. The civil law punishes with death not only the sorcerers themselves, but... | |
 | 1830 - 736 pages
...itself is a truth to which every nation in the world has in its turn borne testimony, either by examples seemingly well attested, or by prohibitory laws, which...suppose the possibility of a commerce with evil spirits. The civil law punishes with death not only the sorcerers themselves, hut also those who consult them,... | |
 | John Brewster - 1830 - 602 pages
...nation in the world hath in its turn borne testimony, by either examples seemingly well attested, or prohibitory laws, which at least suppose the possibility of a commerce with evil spirits. Wherefore it seems the most eligible way to conclude, with an ingenious writer of our own (Mr. Addison,... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1831 - 316 pages
...is a truth to which every nation in the world hath in its turn, borne testimony, either by examples seemingly well attested, or by prohibitory laws, which at least suppose the possibility of commerce with evil spirits.' It is related, in White's Natural History of Selborne, that the people... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1831 - 302 pages
...is a truth to which every nation in the world hath in its turn, borne testimony, either by examples seemingly well attested, or by prohibitory laws, which at least suppose the possibility of commerce with evil spirits.' A systematic effort seems to have been made during the 16th century to... | |
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... is at once flatly to contradict the revealed word of God, in various passages both of the Old and New Testament: and the thing itself is a truth to which every nation in the world hath in its turn borne testimony, either by examples seemingly well... 
