article of religion

Example Sentences

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If there is any article of religion fundamental, and indispensable to its very existence, it is the knowledge of God.

From Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity by Patterson, Robert

I was not of an age to judge of higher things, and I never missed the article of religion, of which, I believe, he had none.

From Willing to Die by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

The commonplace sound people submit, and compel the rest to submit, because they have been taught to do so as an article of religion and a point of honor.

From Back to Methuselah by Shaw, Bernard

Emily knew but one article of religion, and that bade her preserve, if need be, at the cost of life, the purity of her soul.

From A Life's Morning by Gissing, George

In their case they do not even have the sustaining thought of its being an article of religion, so they are to be complimented the more.

From The Diary of a Goose Girl by Shepperson, Claude A.