Almighty God hath created the mind free; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our... The Struggle for Religious Freedom in Virginia: The Baptists - Stran 79avtor: William Taylor Thom - 1900 - 105 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| Richard Vetterli, Gary C. Bryner - 1996 - 294 strani
...influence it by temporal punishments . . . are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone.... | |
| Michael J. Sandel - 1998 - 436 strani
...1981), pp. 6-13. 57. In 1779 Jefferson asserted that God "chose not to propagate" religion by coercion, "as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone"; Jefferson Writings, p. 346. 58. Ibid. 59. Locke, Letter concerning Toleration, p. 46. Jefferson's argument... | |
| Michael Moriarity - 1997 - 300 strani
...beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion, who, being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in His Almighty power to do; that the impious presumption of legislators... | |
| Daniel C. Palm - 1997 - 230 strani
...beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do; that the impious presumption of legislators... | |
| David C. Hammack - 1998 - 508 strani
...to beg habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do; that the impious presumption of legislators... | |
| Mary C. Segers, Ted G. Jelen - 1998 - 216 strani
...beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do: that the impious presumption of legislators... | |
| jeffrey s gurock - 1998 - 516 strani
...and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion, who, being 1 ] 2 Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do; that the impious presumption of legislators... | |
| James W. Fraser - 2000 - 296 strani
...beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1999 - 676 strani
...of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet choose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to exalt it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislature and ruler, civil... | |
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