| 1771 - 422 Seiten
...his whole life ; and that he cannot in confcience do it. Confcience is not controulable by human law, nor amenable to human tribunals. Perfecution, or attempts...hypocrites, or — martyrs. My lords, there never was a fingle inftance from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punilbed for erroneous... | |
| Several Hands - 1771 - 614 Seiten
...Mansfield's fpirited fentiments concerning toleration, and religious liberty, in general. * Confcience is not controulable by human laws, nor amenable to...conviction; and are only calculated to make hypocrites or—martyrs. * My Lords, there never was a fmgle inftance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1771 - 622 Seiten
...Mansfield's fpirited fentimems concerning toleration, and religious liberty, in general. '* Confcieuce is not controulable by human laws, nor amenable to...or attempts to force confcience, will never produce convicYion; and are only caleulated to make hypocrites or—martyrs. * My Lords, there never was a... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1789 - 872 Seiten
...Mansfield, in his admirable fpeech in the Houfe of Lords, faid : " Con" fcience is not controllable by human laws, nor amenable " to human tribunals....are only " calculated to make hypocrites or martyrs. There never " was a fingle inftance, (fays Lord Mansfield) from the *' Saxon times down to our own,... | |
| Richard Burn - 1797 - 584 Seiten
...do it. Confcience is not controulable by human laws, nor amenable to human tribunals. Perfccution, or attempts to force confcience, will never produce...hypocrites, or martyrs. My lords, there never was a {ingle inftance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punifhed for erroneous... | |
| William Seward - 1797 - 752 Seiten
...cenfcience he cannot do it." And then adds he nobly : " Confcience, my Lords, is not *' controllable by human laws, nor amenable to " human tribunals....attempts to " force confcience, will never produce convic" tion, and is only calculated to make hypocrites »' or martyrs." SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS. THIS... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 Seiten
...controllable by human laws, nor amenable to human tribunals. Persecution, or attempts to force conscience, will never produce conviction, and are only calculated...hypocrites or martyrs. My lords, there never was a single instance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punished for erroneous... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 Seiten
...controllable by human laws, nor amenable to, human tribunals. Persecution, or attempts to force conscience, will never produce conviction, and are only calculated...hypocrites or martyrs* My lords, there never was a single instance, from the Saxon times down to our own, in which a man was ever punished for erroneous... | |
| 1808 - 542 Seiten
...controllable by human laws, nor amenable to human tribunals ; persecution or attempts to force conscience wilt never produce conviction, and are only calculated to make hypocrites or martyrs. Saxon times down to our times in which a man was ever punished for erroneous opinions, concerning rites... | |
| Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 516 Seiten
...controllable by human laws, nor amenable to human tribunals ; persecution or attempts to force conscience will never produce conviction, and are only calculated...hypocrites or martyrs. • " My lords, there never was a single instance from the Saxon times down to our times in which a man was ever punished for erroneous... | |
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