false profession
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We shall therefore pass on, having once more solemnly warned the reader against every shade and degree of false profession.
From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)
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
But for the third degree, which is Simulation and false profession: that I hold more culpable and less politic, except it be in great and rare matters.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Yes; a profession—a false profession, Mr Gresham,—a false profession—a false profession.
From Doctor Thorne by Trollope, Anthony
Mixture, hypocrisy, and false profession, creep in everywhere.
From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by Ryle, John Charles