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Toleration an attack on Christianity? What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?... I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it.... Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none... God forbid.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none...”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none...”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...”
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading “What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...”
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From this reading Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none...
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Toleration an attack on Christianity?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
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From this reading Toleration an attack on Christianity?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
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From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
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From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
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From this reading Toleration an attack on Christianity?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
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From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none...
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From this reading God forbid.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
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From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
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From this reading God forbid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
not one, and not any
From this reading Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none...
not one thing; not anything
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Toleration an attack on Christianity?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none...
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From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
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From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
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From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
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From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
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From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am persuaded that toleration, so far from being an attack on Christianity, becomes the best and surest support that can possibly be given to it....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
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From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
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From this reading Toleration an attack on Christianity?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, then, are we to come to this pass, to suppose that nothing can support Christianity but the principles of persecution?...
