...ihades could not ferioufty influence the faith or practice of mankind. But the precepts of the gofpek or the church, have at length impofed a pious fervitude on the minds of Chrtitians, and condemn them to expeft, without a murmur, the laft ftroke of difeafe or the executioner,...

...have always refpected the natural * right of a citizen to difyofe of bis life ; but die precepts of f the gofpel, or the church, have at length impofed a pious fervitude * on the minds of Chriftian?, and condemn them to expect, without * a murmur, the loft ftroke of difeafe or the executioner.'...

...of " mankind. But the precepts of the golpel or the church have at length im" pofcd a pious fervhude on the minds of chriftians, and condemn them to " expect without a murmur the laft rtroke of difeafe or the executioner." — This " pious fervitude" of Gibbon is an exa¿t counter-part...