Quote#God & Faith
A protestant is bound to believe the gospel to be divine: and the…
Quote byBaron d'Holbach · 1723–1789
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ecce Homo, A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth.
English (original)
a protestant is bound to believe the gospel to be divine: and the examination of it is permitted only, while he finds there what the ministers of his sect have resolved that he shall find. Beyond this, he is regarded as an ungodly man, and often punished for the weakness of his intellect.
— Baron d'Holbach
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