false profession
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Of the malice of the devil, I knew nothing; of the misery of the world, I knew nothing whatsoever; and the false profession of people who are called spiritual was also unknown to me.
From Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg by Magdeburg, Matilda of
The heart must be probed to the very bottom, in order that no element of hypocrisy or false profession may be allowed to lodge there.
From Notes on the Book of Genesis by Mackintosh, Charles Henry
And she who had lived during her youth in ignorance of “the false profession of people called spiritual” had to learn amongst “the religious” many a sorrowful lesson.
From Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg by Magdeburg, Matilda of
Yes; a profession—a false profession, Mr Gresham,—a false profession—a false profession.
From Doctor Thorne by Trollope, Anthony
He may deceive the world with a false profession of faith, but can deceive neither God nor himself.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by Brann, William Cowper
