Contributions to the Ecclesiastical History of the United States of America: A narrative of events connected with the rise and progress of the Protestant Episcopal Church in VirginiaHarper & Brothers, 1836 |
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Page 62
... attend solely to her own con- cerns . ‡ The circumstances above related furnish , it will be ob- served , testimony to something more than the fact of Crom- well's suspicion of Virginia . There could have been , in the mass of the ...
... attend solely to her own con- cerns . ‡ The circumstances above related furnish , it will be ob- served , testimony to something more than the fact of Crom- well's suspicion of Virginia . There could have been , in the mass of the ...
Page 68
... attending an " unlawful assembly or conventicle , " if taken there , should pay a fine of two hundred pounds of tobacco ... attend upon the service of God ; which want , by reason of our great dis- tance from our native country , cannot ...
... attending an " unlawful assembly or conventicle , " if taken there , should pay a fine of two hundred pounds of tobacco ... attend upon the service of God ; which want , by reason of our great dis- tance from our native country , cannot ...
Page 181
... attend to and inspect the morals and conduct of the clergy , should see that the rules of the church were observed , admonish and reprove , privately , those clergy- men who were negligent , or acted improperly , and should make to each ...
... attend to and inspect the morals and conduct of the clergy , should see that the rules of the church were observed , admonish and reprove , privately , those clergy- men who were negligent , or acted improperly , and should make to each ...
Page 183
... attend their meetings , and the princi- ples of an ecclesiastical union among the churches of the different states were discussed ; nothing , however , was done towards the accomplishment of such a union beyond an agreement entered into ...
... attend their meetings , and the princi- ples of an ecclesiastical union among the churches of the different states were discussed ; nothing , however , was done towards the accomplishment of such a union beyond an agreement entered into ...
Page 232
... attend the dis- cussion of their memorial before the legislature , and in- structed them to propose to that body that the controversy should be submitted to the decision of a proper tribunal of justice . The task becomes truly painful ...
... attend the dis- cussion of their memorial before the legislature , and in- structed them to propose to that body that the controversy should be submitted to the decision of a proper tribunal of justice . The task becomes truly painful ...
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Page 227 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of Magistrate, Legislator, or Judge, to be hereditary.
Page 176 - ... to suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the field of opinion and to restrain the profession or propagation of principles, on the supposition of their ill tendency, is a dangerous fallacy, which at once destroys all religious liberty...
Page 199 - O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily increase in them Thy manifold gifts of grace ; the spirit of wisdom and understanding ; the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength ; the spirit of knowledge and true godliness ; and fill them, O Lord, with the spirit of Thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen.
Page 239 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 176 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.
Page 103 - I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the word of God, and to contain all things necessary to salvation ; and I do solemnly engage to conform to the doctrines and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States.
Page 176 - ... that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor whose...
Page 176 - ... the proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him an incapacity of being called to offices of trust and emolument, unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opinion, is depriving him injuriously of those privileges and advantages to which, in common with his fellow citizens, he has a natural right...
Page 59 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning ! If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy...
Page 212 - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.