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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Page 95
... Corinth there might be a College of Philofophers , a Society of Painters or Anti- quaries , a Synagogue of Jews , an Assembly of Deifts , and a Church of Chriftians . IV . Each of these being voluntary Socie- ties chufe their own ...
... Corinth there might be a College of Philofophers , a Society of Painters or Anti- quaries , a Synagogue of Jews , an Assembly of Deifts , and a Church of Chriftians . IV . Each of these being voluntary Socie- ties chufe their own ...
Page 102
... Corinth therefore be efteem'd but as one of the reft of these human voluntary Societies , and it may fubfift well enough in a Heathen State , if the Governors do but meerly protect their faithful Subjects , and do not ftretch their Au ...
... Corinth therefore be efteem'd but as one of the reft of these human voluntary Societies , and it may fubfift well enough in a Heathen State , if the Governors do but meerly protect their faithful Subjects , and do not ftretch their Au ...
Page 103
... Corinth fhould join themselves to any of these Societies , whether Philofophers , Antiquaries , Painters , Deifts , or Chriftians , would there be any fufficient Reason why they should be turn'd out of their Pofts in the Government ...
... Corinth fhould join themselves to any of these Societies , whether Philofophers , Antiquaries , Painters , Deifts , or Chriftians , would there be any fufficient Reason why they should be turn'd out of their Pofts in the Government ...
Page 105
... Corinth . XVI . Thus there are fome Advantages which may accrue to the State and some to the Church , whereof the chief Magiftrates are Members . But if the Advances in temporal things which the Church receives from the State be not ...
... Corinth . XVI . Thus there are fome Advantages which may accrue to the State and some to the Church , whereof the chief Magiftrates are Members . But if the Advances in temporal things which the Church receives from the State be not ...
Page 106
... Corinth . The Churches and Societies muft ftill determine for them- felves the Rules and Circumftances of Actions that relate to the Defign of their Affembly , and every Society may make Laws for it felf * and its own Members in things ...
... Corinth . The Churches and Societies muft ftill determine for them- felves the Rules and Circumftances of Actions that relate to the Defign of their Affembly , and every Society may make Laws for it felf * and its own Members in things ...
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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,...