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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... Proclamations if not publish'd in this man- ว that knows all things , and can punish False- hood. ner . IV . And for the fame Reason , fince the awful Veneration of a fuperior invifible Power that ments , 22 Sect . 3 . Of Publick Teachers.
... Proclamations if not publish'd in this man- ว that knows all things , and can punish False- hood. ner . IV . And for the fame Reason , fince the awful Veneration of a fuperior invifible Power that ments , 22 Sect . 3 . Of Publick Teachers.
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... fince the Support and Peace of the Civil Government fo much depends upon it * . And perhaps we might venture fo far as to fay , that the Preachers of natural Religion in all the more neceffary and obvious Doc- trines * Long fince this ...
... fince the Support and Peace of the Civil Government fo much depends upon it * . And perhaps we might venture fo far as to fay , that the Preachers of natural Religion in all the more neceffary and obvious Doc- trines * Long fince this ...
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... fince the Wel- fare of the State requires it . V. It will be faid perhaps , that however these Attendances are required by a Law , it is not to be fuppofed they will be punctually perform'd nor this Law obey'd , unless there be fome ...
... fince the Wel- fare of the State requires it . V. It will be faid perhaps , that however these Attendances are required by a Law , it is not to be fuppofed they will be punctually perform'd nor this Law obey'd , unless there be fome ...
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... fince God only is the Lord of Confcience , no Government has any Right or Authority to impofe any thing on the Confciences of its Subjects , which they folemnly declare or fwear they believe to be unlawful or offenfive to God , ( as ...
... fince God only is the Lord of Confcience , no Government has any Right or Authority to impofe any thing on the Confciences of its Subjects , which they folemnly declare or fwear they believe to be unlawful or offenfive to God , ( as ...
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... fince ' tis an Expreffion of Tenderness to the Consciences of good Men , who are in all other respects faithful and obedient to the State . XIII . And after all , every private Person must be left to his own Confcience , to judge or ...
... fince ' tis an Expreffion of Tenderness to the Consciences of good Men , who are in all other respects faithful and obedient to the State . XIII . And after all , every private Person must be left to his own Confcience , to judge or ...
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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,...