A New Essay on Civil Power in Things Sacred: Or an Enquiry After an Establish'd Religion, Consistent with the Just Liberties of Mankind, ...M. Steen, 1739 - 110 pages |
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... Christian should not intirely neglect the publick Worship of God on a Sunday nor the few on a Saturday ; but as far ... Church of Christ being to be raised up 56 Sect . 7 . Of particular Religions.
... Christian should not intirely neglect the publick Worship of God on a Sunday nor the few on a Saturday ; but as far ... Church of Christ being to be raised up 56 Sect . 7 . Of particular Religions.
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... Church of Christ being to be raised up in all Nations , the Confciences of young Chriftians might be put under too fe- vere a Bondage in fome places , where the Demands of the State might greatly inter- fere with the Religion of the ...
... Church of Christ being to be raised up in all Nations , the Confciences of young Chriftians might be put under too fe- vere a Bondage in fome places , where the Demands of the State might greatly inter- fere with the Religion of the ...
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... Christian willingly pay it , and think himself bound in Confcience to do it ? Is not this evidently the Reason why the People called Quakers in our Nation at home or abroad , refuse to pay the Tythes to the Clergy of the Church of ...
... Christian willingly pay it , and think himself bound in Confcience to do it ? Is not this evidently the Reason why the People called Quakers in our Nation at home or abroad , refuse to pay the Tythes to the Clergy of the Church of ...
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... Christian Church must be govern'd by an Epifcopal Person or Bishop in the way of Monarchy , or by a Synod of Prefbyters in a way of Aristocracy , or by the Vote of the People in a way of Democracy : but it is evident that the Ci- vil ...
... Christian Church must be govern'd by an Epifcopal Person or Bishop in the way of Monarchy , or by a Synod of Prefbyters in a way of Aristocracy , or by the Vote of the People in a way of Democracy : but it is evident that the Ci- vil ...
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... Church . All the Civil Power which he carries with him , reaches no fur- ther than to fee that nothing be done in ... Christian Worship , Schools for Philofophical Experiments or Painting Exercises , Exercifes , & c . and perhaps ...
... Church . All the Civil Power which he carries with him , reaches no fur- ther than to fee that nothing be done in ... Christian Worship , Schools for Philofophical Experiments or Painting Exercises , Exercifes , & c . and perhaps ...
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Page 83 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Page 43 - And whatfoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jefus ; giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Page 9 - ... opinions and worship, with the interior principle and the external expressions of it, under the limitation just announced, he has nothing to do.* The principle that a civil government should interfere with religion, is surely a general one if it be true ; and it seems to lead to this conclusion, that, " if civil government did properly extend its authority to religion, and the things of future happiness, no government or governors could be said to be appointed of God who are of a false religion,...