The Rise of Religious Liberty in America: A HistoryMacmillan, 1902 - 541 strani |
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... noted , stood in marked contrast with all churchmen and all statesmen of his time . They , with one consent , agreed that the lines of civil and ecclesiastical establishment should intersect , with more or less of dependence of one upon ...
... noted , stood in marked contrast with all churchmen and all statesmen of his time . They , with one consent , agreed that the lines of civil and ecclesiastical establishment should intersect , with more or less of dependence of one upon ...
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... noted , however , that while this relation to the civil government necessarily involves such interferences , and while the interferences are directly antagonistic to our American idea of liberty of the Church , yet it affects the Church ...
... noted , however , that while this relation to the civil government necessarily involves such interferences , and while the interferences are directly antagonistic to our American idea of liberty of the Church , yet it affects the Church ...
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... noted that the study is necessarily con- fined almost entirely to western Christendom . The eastern Church , resigned to the protection of the empire , sank into dependence and subsequent decadence , alien to those move- ments of ...
... noted that the study is necessarily con- fined almost entirely to western Christendom . The eastern Church , resigned to the protection of the empire , sank into dependence and subsequent decadence , alien to those move- ments of ...
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... noted that , while the edict of Galerius gave to Christianity the fullest toleration , yet Paganism still remained the religion of the state , the established religion , so far as the thought of establishment can be applied to the ...
... noted that , while the edict of Galerius gave to Christianity the fullest toleration , yet Paganism still remained the religion of the state , the established religion , so far as the thought of establishment can be applied to the ...
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... noted that these interferences were on the appeal of the Church , without which appeal the emperors did not assume to intervene until after the Christian estab- lishment . Even then the controlling attitude was that of a Christian ...
... noted that these interferences were on the appeal of the Church , without which appeal the emperors did not assume to intervene until after the Christian estab- lishment . Even then the controlling attitude was that of a Christian ...
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Stran 57 - The civil magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of the word and sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven ; yet he hath authority, and it is his duty, to take order that unity and peace be preserved in the church, that the truth of God be kept pure and entire ; that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed, all corruptions and abuses in worship or discipline be prevented or reformed, and all the ordinances of God duly settled, administered, and observed.
Stran 442 - That all persons living in this province who confess and acknowledge the one almighty and eternal God to be the creator, upholder, and ruler of the world...
Stran 498 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief...
Stran 525 - States the sovereign authority is religious, and consequently hypocrisy must be common; but there is no country in the whole world in which the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America; and there can be no greater proof of its utility, and of its conformity to human nature, than that its influence is most powerfully felt over the most enlightened and free nation of the earth.
Stran 97 - I thank God there are no free schools, nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years ; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both...
Stran 166 - This liberty is the proper end and object of authority and cannot subsist without it; and it is a liberty to that only which is good, just, and honest.
Stran 443 - Almighty God being the only Lord of Conscience, Father of Lights and Spirits; and the Author as well as Object of all divine Knowledge, Faith and Worship, who only doth enlighten the Minds, and persuade and convince the Understandings of People, I do hereby grant and declare.
Stran 491 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence...
Stran 376 - And whereas the enforcing of the conscience in matters of religion hath frequently fallen out to be of dangerous consequence...
Stran 376 - That no person or persons whatsoever within this province, or the islands, ports, harbors, creeks, or havens thereunto belonging, professing to believe in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth be any ways troubled, molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion...