 | New Church gen. confer - 1872 - 634 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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, William Jones - Theology - 1818 - 566 pages
...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... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pages
...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 542 pages
...corrupting changes, and I have, with most of the present dissenters in England, some doubts as to his ' " For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight, His can't be wrong whose life is in the right." POPE. divinity ; though it is a question I do not dogmatise upon, -having never studied... | |
 | Sydney - Elections - 1818 - 78 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...For modes of faith let graceless realuts fight, His can't he wrong whuse life is in the right ; ln faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity ; All must he false, that thwarts this one great end ; And all of God, that hless mankind, or mend. 310 Man, like... | |
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For modes of faith, let graceless zealots fight ; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right... 
