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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... muft dwell under fome Civil Government , which should be inconfiftent with Civil Government itfelf or the common and focial Welfare of Man- kind . For this very Reason it is that no Religion hath a Right to be tolerated which profeffes ...
... muft dwell under fome Civil Government , which should be inconfiftent with Civil Government itfelf or the common and focial Welfare of Man- kind . For this very Reason it is that no Religion hath a Right to be tolerated which profeffes ...
Page 51
... sciences think neceffary , they muft agree alfo upon particular Times and Places for their peculiar Exercises of publick Worfhip ; and H 2 they G they must support and maintain the Ex- pences of Sect . 7 . Suppos'd to be revealed . 51.
... sciences think neceffary , they muft agree alfo upon particular Times and Places for their peculiar Exercises of publick Worfhip ; and H 2 they G they must support and maintain the Ex- pences of Sect . 7 . Suppos'd to be revealed . 51.
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... muft thefe Civil Affairs then have no one Day appointed for the Transaction of them , because every Day that could be named would interfere with the Profeffions or Pretences of fome Sect or other ? which are not neceffary at that ...
... muft thefe Civil Affairs then have no one Day appointed for the Transaction of them , because every Day that could be named would interfere with the Profeffions or Pretences of fome Sect or other ? which are not neceffary at that ...
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... muft confequently submit to fuch Penalties as the State thinks neceffary for the publick Wel- fare . I fee not how this can be avoided . The State must be the Judge . XII . The State therefore in fuch Cafes , as I faid before , ought to ...
... muft confequently submit to fuch Penalties as the State thinks neceffary for the publick Wel- fare . I fee not how this can be avoided . The State must be the Judge . XII . The State therefore in fuch Cafes , as I faid before , ought to ...
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... muft not have continued for ever Heathen ? And whether any fecular Power or Govern- ment in Europe could ever have regularly be- come Chriftian ? Now furely it would be hard to fay , that that could have been an equitable Law which ...
... muft not have continued for ever Heathen ? And whether any fecular Power or Govern- ment in Europe could ever have regularly be- come Chriftian ? Now furely it would be hard to fay , that that could have been an equitable Law which ...
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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,...