 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 páginas
...rest, And, in proportion as it blesses, blest: 300 Draw to one point, and to one centre bring Beast, man, or angel, servant, lord, or king. For forms of...best: For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight ; 305 His can't be wrong whose life is in the right: In faith and hope the world will disagree, But... | |
 | 1814 - 642 páginas
...Live for ourselves— turn with the fashion'i tide — Nor cast a thought on ought than this beside ! "For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight, His can't be wrong whose life is in the right." Beauty and youth cannot for ever bloom, All must repose in death's cold silent tomb; And... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1872 - 634 páginas
...of this must be apparent to all who have ever seriously thought upon the matter. Pope's couplet, " For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight, His can't be wrong whose life ia in the right," expresses only half a truth, and by consequence conveys a falsehood ; for must surely... | |
 | 1822 - 440 páginas
...falsehood. I know the phrase has been sanctioned, consecrated, if you will, by a Popish infidel : — *' For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight: — His can't be wrong whose life is in the right." But Alexander Pope's faith was not founded on the word of God ; and, though this celebrated... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 páginas
...higotry rather than to sound reason. Yet none can help respecting the errors which arise from principle: For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right. Except by his Utopia, sir Thomas More is now little known us an author: his polemic works... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1817 - 524 páginas
...conceit of meriting such goodness. My sentiments on this head you will see in the copy of an old 1 " For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight, His can't be wrong whose life is in the right.'' roi'i. letter inclosed,1 which I wrote in answer to one from an old religionist whom I... | |
 | Gavin Young - 1817 - 422 páginas
...Whate'ver is best administered is best:" err in the same manner as those who exclaim, " For forms of creeds let graceless zealots fight, " His can't be wrong whose life is in the right." Good laws are the good works of legislators; but liberty, like faith, is the only vital... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 páginas
...apologist is fond of citing two lines, which have been often cited by others with a similar view. " For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight, " His can't be wrong, whose life is in the right." The Christian faith, at its first appearance, endured the trial of ten persecutions, and... | |
 | Sydney - 1818 - 78 páginas
...had no fears about any thing else; and 1 do not see how any sober-minded man could wi;li for more. " For modes of faith, let graceless zealots fight; " His can't be wrong whose life is in the right." For my own part I will honestly confess that I owe allegiance of conscience only to my... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 páginas
...apologist is fond of citing two lines, which have been often cited by others with a similar view. " For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight, " His can't be wrong, whose life is in the right." The Christian faith, at its first appearance, endured the trial of ten persecutions, and... | |
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For forms of government let fools contest ; Whate'er is best administer'd is best : For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight ; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right... 
