 | Conyers Middleton - 1744 - 134 pages
...wax ; images. " and as oft as any part of the body is hurr, " as the hand or foot, &c. we preftntly " make a vow to God, or one of his Saints, to whom ''...and make offerings on account of our oxen, horfes, ftiecp ; where a fcrupulous man will qucftion, whether in this we imitate the religion or the fuperftition... | |
 | James Douglas (of Cavers.) - Christian heresies - 1831 - 342 pages
...body is hurt, as the hand or foot, we presently make a vow to God, or one of his saints, to whom, on our recovery, we make an offering of that hand or foot in wax. Which custom is now come to that extravagance, that we do the same thing for our cattle which we do for ourselves,... | |
 | James Douglas (of Cavers.) - Christian heresies - 1841 - 336 pages
...little images of wax, and as oft as any part of the body is hurt, — as the hand or foot, we presently make a vow to God, or one of his saints, to whom, on our recovery, we make an offering of that hand or foot in wax ; which custom is now come to that... | |
 | George William David Evans - Art, Italian - 1835 - 400 pages
...little images of wax, and as oft as any part of the body is hurt, as the hand or foot, &c., we presently make a vow to God, or one of his saints, to whom upon...recovery we make an offering of that hand or foot in wax. To such an extravagant height is this custom now carried, that we do the same thing for our cattle... | |
 | 1838 - 576 pages
...images of wax ; and as of I as any port of the body is hurt, as the hand or foot, &c., we presently make a vow to God, or one of his Saints, to whom,...make an offering of that hand or foot in wax ; which custom is now come to that extravagance, that we do the same thing for our cattle which we do fur ourselves,... | |
 | 1838 - 562 pages
...of wax ; and ns oft as any port of the body is hurt, as the hand or foot, &c., we presently make n vow to God. or one of his Saints, to whom, upon our recovery, we make an offering of that lia'id or foot in wax ; which custom is now conic to that extravagance, that we do the same thing for... | |
 | Spirit - 1840 - 406 pages
...little images of wax, and as oft as any part of the body is hurt, as the hand or foot, we presently make a vow to God, or one of his saints, to whom, on our recovery, we make an offering of that foot or hand in wax. Which custom is now come to that... | |
 | Sketch - 1843 - 312 pages
...little images of wax, and as oft as any part of the body is hurt, as the hand or foot, we presently make a vow to God, or one of his saints, to whom, on our recovery, we make an offering of that foot or hand in wax. Which custom is now come to that... | |
 | John Dowling - Papacy - 1845 - 698 pages
...images of wax ;. and as oft as any part of the body is hurt, as the hand or foot, &c., we presently make a vow to God, or one of his saints, to whom,...make an offering of that hand or foot in wax ; which custom is now come to that extravagance, that we do the same for our cattle which we do for ourselves,... | |
 | 926 pages
...as oft as any part of the body is hurt * * * we presently make a vow to God or to one of Hi* Sainti; to whom upon our recovery we make an offering of that hand or foot in wax ; which custom is now come to that extravagance, that we do the same thing for our cattle as we do for ourselves... | |
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... we presently make a vow to God, or one of his saints, to whom upon our recovery we make an offering of that hand or foot in wax : which custom is now come to that extravagance, that we do the same thing for our... 
