The Rise of Religious Liberty in America: A HistoryMacmillan, 1902 - 541 strani |
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... petition from some dissenters living near Pamphlico River . They informed the authorities that , " trust- ing to the assurances of liberty , " they had settled in the colony and desired permission to engage a minister of their own faith ...
... petition from some dissenters living near Pamphlico River . They informed the authorities that , " trust- ing to the assurances of liberty , " they had settled in the colony and desired permission to engage a minister of their own faith ...
Stran 127
... petition , signed by Joseph Boone and others , laid their wrongs before parliament . The petition cited the grants of liberty in the charter and the " Fundamental Constitutions , " and alleged that the great majority of the inhabitants ...
... petition , signed by Joseph Boone and others , laid their wrongs before parliament . The petition cited the grants of liberty in the charter and the " Fundamental Constitutions , " and alleged that the great majority of the inhabitants ...
Stran 128
... petition with favor and presented the acts of 1704 to the Queen as " unwarranted by the Char- ter , unreasonable , and an Encouragement to Atheism and Irreligion . " This opinion was sustained by the attorney- general and solicitor ...
... petition with favor and presented the acts of 1704 to the Queen as " unwarranted by the Char- ter , unreasonable , and an Encouragement to Atheism and Irreligion . " This opinion was sustained by the attorney- general and solicitor ...
Stran 134
... petition to the king , which brought temporary disaster to their enterprise . The petition sought a formal allowance to them of liberty in religious matters in their con- templated settlement in America . Strange to say , James , whose ...
... petition to the king , which brought temporary disaster to their enterprise . The petition sought a formal allowance to them of liberty in religious matters in their con- templated settlement in America . Strange to say , James , whose ...
Stran 135
... petition of the Pilgrims . But they were not discouraged by this failure , nor disposed to give up their project of removal to America . They pres- ently entered into arrangements with a number of London merchants , as yet not ...
... petition of the Pilgrims . But they were not discouraged by this failure , nor disposed to give up their project of removal to America . They pres- ently entered into arrangements with a number of London merchants , as yet not ...
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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...