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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... Prince by Royal Proclamations , which must be read in every Market - Town . Multitudes of People are as ignorant of the Laws as they would be of Proclamations if not publish'd in this man- ว that knows all things , and can punish False ...
... Prince by Royal Proclamations , which must be read in every Market - Town . Multitudes of People are as ignorant of the Laws as they would be of Proclamations if not publish'd in this man- ว that knows all things , and can punish False ...
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... Prince appoint a certain Hour of the firft Day of the Week which Chriftians efteem facred , to be em- ploy'd in hearing these Lectures ? and for the fame reafon might not a Jewish Prince appoint fome part of the laft Day of the Week ...
... Prince appoint a certain Hour of the firft Day of the Week which Chriftians efteem facred , to be em- ploy'd in hearing these Lectures ? and for the fame reafon might not a Jewish Prince appoint fome part of the laft Day of the Week ...
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... Prince impose a Tenth Penny as a Tax to maintain Heathen Worship , would a 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 ...
... Prince impose a Tenth Penny as a Tax to maintain Heathen Worship , would a 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 ...
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... Prince , which have no relation to the Civil Welfare or to Religion . And besides , this Imposition of such a Tax might give a disgust to some of the People who profess a very different Religion , and hinder or discourage them from ...
... Prince , which have no relation to the Civil Welfare or to Religion . And besides , this Imposition of such a Tax might give a disgust to some of the People who profess a very different Religion , and hinder or discourage them from ...
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... Prince or fupreme Power may maintain Teachers of the Mathematicks , Philosophers , Poets , Stargazers , or Priests and Preachers of his Religion the State fuffer no Detriment , but have a full 62 Of a particular Religion Sect . 8 .
... Prince or fupreme Power may maintain Teachers of the Mathematicks , Philosophers , Poets , Stargazers , or Priests and Preachers of his Religion the State fuffer no Detriment , but have a full 62 Of a particular Religion Sect . 8 .
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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,...