He an aposteme of the world, who by being discontented with those things that happen unto him in the world, doth as it were apostatise, and separate himself from common nature's rational administration. From Wordnik.com. [Meditations] Reference
Why do many apostatise, and fall away, but because they never sit down and count the cost?. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord's Prayer] Reference
After one sermon, he was surrounded by Calvinists who offered him his life if he would apostatise. From Wordnik.com. [The hermeneutic of continuity] Reference
FitzHerbert should apostatise was incredible enough; but that one should sell his family -- It was impossible. From Wordnik.com. [Come Rack! Come Rope!] Reference
Judah to apostatise (xxi. 11), and moreover slays all his brethren with the sword (ver. 4) -- the one follows from the other. From Wordnik.com. [Prolegomena] Reference
The sharia (or Islamic law), it is claimed, sanctions the death penalty for any adult Muslim who chooses to leave the faith, or apostatise. From Wordnik.com. [New Statesman] Reference
It was also a singular circumstance, that no Molist was ever known to change sides, whereas, after bathing, many of the Anti-molists were found most shamefully to apostatise. From Wordnik.com. [The Pacha of Many Tales] Reference
Against this, we have the unanimous position of the various schools of Islamic law (fiqh) that shari'a lays down the death penalty for adult male Muslims in possession of their faculties who apostatise. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
The "fearful" are those who, through fear, apostatise: (the law provides for the cowardly, such as those in Gideon's army, Judges vii. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on Revelation] Reference
As I have hinted, there were some in the city to whom such discourses could not fail to be distasteful -- some who refused to attend on his ministry, and were perhaps so stung by what was reported of his sharp but not undeserved reproofs that they were compelled to throw off the mask they had hitherto worn, and soon after openly to apostatise from the faith which for several years they had professed and taught. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics] Reference
Afterwards, I 'm afraid, he would have a hundred chances of inducing her to apostatise, or, at least, of rendering her lukewarm. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Cardinal's Snuff-Box] Reference
Would he apostatise from the faith?. From Wordnik.com. [The Moonstone] Reference
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