not to the purpose

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In like manner, Ambrosiaster, a Pelagian in his doctrine, which here is not to the purpose, speaks of the "Church being God's house, whose ruler at this time is Damasus."

From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal

I am dying, a fact which may possess some faint interest for you even now—or may not—that is not to the purpose either.

From My Little Lady by Poynter, Eleanor Frances

The proof taken from the weight of bodies is not to the purpose.

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Good or wicked, drunk or sober, it is not to the purpose, my good woman.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

But that is not to the purpose; what I am about to speak of happened in this wise.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Lever, Charles James