 | Isaac Watts - 1813 - 662 pages
...religion, whether heathens, turks, or christians, to preserve them in present peace : Nor do any of these religions alter the nature of civil government*. IX. Whereas if civil government did properly extend it* authority to religion and the things of a future happiness, no government or governors could be... | |
 | John Brown - 1839 - 562 pages
...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... | |
 | Society for the liberation of religion from State patronage and control - 1866 - 356 pages
...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... | |
 | Society for the Liberation of Religion from State Patronage and Control - 1867 - 506 pages
...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... | |
 | Society for the Liberation of Religion from State Patronage and Control - 1867 - 548 pages
...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... | |
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... 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... 