Religion in America: Or an Account of the Origin, Relation to the State, and Present Condition of the Evangelical Churches in the United States : with Notices of the Unevangelical DenominationsHarper & brothers, 1844 - 343 pages |
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... doctrines and institutions of the United States , and to trace their influence , from their first appearance in the ... doctrine and vital piety . Not that , as some seem to do , he would treat those things as matters of indifference ...
... doctrines and institutions of the United States , and to trace their influence , from their first appearance in the ... doctrine and vital piety . Not that , as some seem to do , he would treat those things as matters of indifference ...
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... doctrines maintained by Lu- ther . At length an energetic , but corrupt and tyrannical prince , after having been rewarded for writing against Luther , by receiving from the pope the title of " De- fender of the Faith , " thought fit to ...
... doctrines maintained by Lu- ther . At length an energetic , but corrupt and tyrannical prince , after having been rewarded for writing against Luther , by receiving from the pope the title of " De- fender of the Faith , " thought fit to ...
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... doctrines in the popular mind . * During the bloody reign of Edward VI.'s successor , Mary , that is , from 1553 to 1558 , both parties of Protestants were exposed to danger , but especially the Puritans . Thousands fled to the ...
... doctrines in the popular mind . * During the bloody reign of Edward VI.'s successor , Mary , that is , from 1553 to 1558 , both parties of Protestants were exposed to danger , but especially the Puritans . Thousands fled to the ...
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... doctrines and practices of the pa- pacy , and she bore a special hatred to the Puritans , not only because of their differ- ing so much from her in their religious views , but also because of the sentiments they hesitated not to avow on ...
... doctrines and practices of the pa- pacy , and she bore a special hatred to the Puritans , not only because of their differ- ing so much from her in their religious views , but also because of the sentiments they hesitated not to avow on ...
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... doctrines , worship , and govern- , Among others who thus came by way of ment ; and however deeply interested in Holland to America was Robert Living- their secular pursuits , they unquestionably ston , ancestor of the numerous and ...
... doctrines , worship , and govern- , Among others who thus came by way of ment ; and however deeply interested in Holland to America was Robert Living- their secular pursuits , they unquestionably ston , ancestor of the numerous and ...
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Page 69 - ... liberty, because he being of course judge of that tendency will make his opinions the rule of judgment, and approve or condemn the sentiments of others only as they shall square with or differ from his own ; that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order...
Page 69 - 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...
Page 36 - Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the llth of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France and Ireland the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini 1620.
Page 69 - ... the institution of the public worship of God, and of public instructions in piety, religion and morality: Therefore, to promote their happiness, and to secure the good order and preservation of their government, the people of this Commonwealth have a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize and require, and the legislature shall, from time to time, authorize and require, the several towns, parishes...
Page 69 - A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of the Constitution, and a constant adherence to those of piety, justice, moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality, are absolutely necessary to preserve the advantages of liberty, and to maintain a free government...
Page 69 - ... to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical...
Page 69 - As the happiness of a people, and the good order and preservation of civil government, essentially depend upon piety, religion and morality; and as these cannot be generally diffused through a community, but by the institution of the public worship of GOD, and of public instructions in piety, religion and morality...
Page 242 - Come, then, and, added to thy many crowns, . Receive yet one, the crown of all the earth, Thou who alone art worthy ! It was thine By ancient covenant ere nature's birth ; And thou hast made it thine by purchase since, And overpaid its value with thy blood.
Page 36 - Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 19 - Providence, they habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being, for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know him, to serve him, to enjoy him, was with them the great end of existence. They rejected with contempt the ceremonious homage which other sects substituted for the pure worship of the soul. Instead of catching occasional glimpses of the Deity through an obscuring veil, they aspired to gaze full on the intolerable brightness, and...