 This light was soon put down by its own ministers, and on its extinction a beastly and pompous priesthood ascended — political potentates, not Christian pastors ; full of false zeal, full of worldly pride, and full of gluttony ; empty of the true religion...  The Annual Biography and Obituary - Sivu 1371821Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Francis Plowden - 1806 - 500 sivua
...Christian religion. This light was soon put down by its own ministers, and on its extinction a beastly and pompous priesthood ascended. Political potentates,...impudent and familiar ; they stood on the altar, as a stepping stool to the throne, glozing in the ear of princes, whom they poisoned with crooked principles... | |
 | Francis Plowden - 1806 - 502 sivua
...beastly and pompous priesthood ascended. Political potentates, not Christian pastors.... full of fahe zeal, full of worldly pride, and full of gluttony......impudent and familiar ; they stood on the altar, as a stepping stool to the throne, glozing in the ear of princes, whom they poisoned with crooked principles... | |
 | Henry Grattan - 1813 - 540 sivua
...extinction, a beastly and pompous priesthood ascended. Political potentates, not Christian pastors — foil of false zeal, full of worldly pride, and full of...their flock oppressive — to their inferior clergy brntalr— to their King abject, and to their God impudent and familiar ; they stood on the altar,... | |
 | 1841 - 862 sivua
...light of apostolic Christianity was put down by its own ministers, and on its extinction a beastly aud pompous priesthood ascended ; political potentates,...pastors, full of false zeal, full of worldly pride, full of gluttony — empty of the true religion. To their flock oppressive, to their inferior clergy... | |
 | 1822 - 762 sivua
...religion. This light was soon put down by its own ministers ; and, on its extinction, a beastly and pompous priesthood ascended — political potentates,...impudent and familiar. They stood on the altar, as a stepping-stone to the throne, glozing in the ear of princes whom theypoisoned with crooked principles... | |
 | 1822 - 766 sivua
...religion. This light was soon put down by its own minifefers ; and, on its extinction, a beastly and pompous priesthood ascended — political potentates,...impudent and familiar. They stood on the altar, as a stepping-stone to the throne, glozing in the ear of princes whom they poisoned with crooked principles... | |
 | 1822 - 768 sivua
...religion. This light was soon put down by its own ministers ; and, on its extinction, a beastly and pompous priesthood ascended — political potentates,...impudent and familiar. They stood on the altar, as a stepping-stone to the throne, glozing in the ear of princes whom they poisoned with crooked principles... | |
 | George Croly - 1825 - 160 sivua
...Apostolic Christianity) was soon put down by its own ministers, and on its extinction a beastly and pompous priesthood ascended. Political potentates,...impudent and familiar; they stood on the Altar as a stepping stool to the throne ; glozing in the ear of princes, whom they poisoned with crooked principles... | |
 | George Croly - 1830 - 568 sivua
...in the apostolic day) was soon put down by its own ministers ; and on its extinction, a beastly and pompous priesthood ascended: political potentates,...impudent and familiar. They stood on the altar as a stepping - stool to the throne, glozing in the ear of princes, whom they poisoned with crooked principles... | |
 | 1836 - 740 sivua
...religion. " This light was soon put down by its own ministers; and, on its extinction, a beastly and pompous priesthood ascended. Political potentates,...of worldly pride, and full of gluttony — empty of true religion. To their flock oppressive; to their inferior clergy brutal; to their king abject ; and... | |
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