...privilege was not so extensive. But our glorious old Bill of Eights provided " that religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conscience, not by force or violence; and therefore all men are entitled to a free exercise of religion,...

...it, and to declare the reasons by which we are determined. We remonstrate against the said bill ; — Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable...be directed only by reason and conviction, not by MEMORIAL AND REMONSTRANCE. 635 force or violence."* The religion, then, of every man must be left to...

...Madison. " That religion, or the duty we " That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the man- owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be di- ner of discharging it, being under rected only by reason and convic- the direction of reason and...

...ought to be exempted, upon payment of an equivalent to employ another to bear arms in his stead. 20. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and, therefore, all men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to Ike free exercise of religion,...

...ought to be exempted, upon payment of an equivalent to employ another to bear arms in his stead. 20. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and, therefore, all men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to the free exercise of religion,...

...by the 16th Article of the Declaration of Rights, it is provided in the words following, viz. — " That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates...

...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by a- frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. 16. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates...

...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. 16. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates...

...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. 16. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates...

...moderation, temperance. &»• . gality, and virtue, and by frequent recumnc* to fundamental principles. 16. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of ducharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, sot by AD 1776.] HISTORY OF AMERICA....