Essays on Peace & War: Which First Appeared in the Christian Mirror, Printed at Portland, Me. New Series |
From inside the book
Page 19
... offensive to a Mr . Payne , who was opposed to him , and who , at one blow of
his cane , brought our hero to the ground . On hearing of this , the whole regiment
was under arms in a moment , and in rapid motion toward the town , burning ...
... offensive to a Mr . Payne , who was opposed to him , and who , at one blow of
his cane , brought our hero to the ground . On hearing of this , the whole regiment
was under arms in a moment , and in rapid motion toward the town , burning ...
Page 25
66 Accustomed , as Christians have been , for many centuries , to consider the
profession of arms as singularly honorable , and martial achievements , however
bloody , as the most glorious of human exploits , it must be PRACTICE OF THE ...
66 Accustomed , as Christians have been , for many centuries , to consider the
profession of arms as singularly honorable , and martial achievements , however
bloody , as the most glorious of human exploits , it must be PRACTICE OF THE ...
Page 27
... that long after the introduction of the Christian Religion into the world , that is ,
while the lamp of Christianity burnt pure and bright , not only the Fathers of the
Church held it unlawful for Christians to bear arms , but those , who came within
the ...
... that long after the introduction of the Christian Religion into the world , that is ,
while the lamp of Christianity burnt pure and bright , not only the Fathers of the
Church held it unlawful for Christians to bear arms , but those , who came within
the ...
Page 28
TERTULLIAN strongly condemned the practice of bearing arms . Among many
quotations is the following : Shall he , who is not to revenge his own wrongs , be
instrumental in bringing others into chains , imprisonment , death ? CYPRIAN is ...
TERTULLIAN strongly condemned the practice of bearing arms . Among many
quotations is the following : Shall he , who is not to revenge his own wrongs , be
instrumental in bringing others into chains , imprisonment , death ? CYPRIAN is ...
Page 29
Celsus , who lived at the end of the second century , attacked the Christian
Religion . He made it one of his charges against the Christians , that they refused
in his times to bear arms for the Emperor even in the case of necessity , and
when ...
Celsus , who lived at the end of the second century , attacked the Christian
Religion . He made it one of his charges against the Christians , that they refused
in his times to bear arms for the Emperor even in the case of necessity , and
when ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Essays on Peace and War: Which First Appeared in the Christian Mirror ... William Ladd No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
ages already appear arms army believe better blood body called cause character Christ Christian church cities common Congress consider continue custom death duty earth effect enemies engaged essays Europe evil father favor fight force friends friends of peace give glory gospel hand honor hope human individuals interest late league less liberty lives mankind manner means ment military militia mind moral murder nations nature never object observe opinion Panama peace peace societies perhaps poor practice present principles profession reason religion respect seems sentiments soldier spirit suffered sword taken thing thought thousand tion town true truth turn United universal wars whole
Popular passages
Page 110 - ... that comes from abroad, or is grown at home - taxes on the raw material - taxes on every fresh value that is added to it by the industry of man — taxes on the sauce which pampers man's appetite, and the drug that restores him to health - on the ermine which decorates the judge, and the rope which hangs the criminal - on the poor man's salt and the rich man's spice - on the brass nails of the coffin, and the ribands of the bride...
Page 110 - ... restores him to health; on the ermine which decorates the judge, and the rope which hangs the criminal; on the poor man's salt, and the rich man's spice; on the brass nails of the coffin and the ribands of the bride; at bed or board; couchant or levant we must pay.
Page 89 - War has means of destruction more formidable than the cannon and the sword. Of the thousands and ten thousands that perished in our late contests with France and Spain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy ; the rest languished in tents and ships, amidst damps and putrefaction ; pale, torpid, spiritless and helpless ; gasping and groaning, unpitied among men, made obdurate by long continuance of hopeless misery ; and were at last whelmed in pits, or heaved into the ocean, without notice...
Page 160 - The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular persons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it.
Page 111 - ... paid a license of a hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately taxed from two to ten per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his virtues are handed down to posterity on taxed marble ; and he is then gathered to his fathers, — to be taxed no more.
Page 110 - TAXES upon every article which enters into the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot — taxes upon...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Essays on Peace & War: Which First Appeared in the Christian Mirror, Printed at Portland, Me. New Series |
| Author | William Ladd |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | A. Shirley, 1827 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 279 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |