A Discussion of the Question, Is the Roman Catholic Religion, in Any Or in All Its Principles Or Doctrines, Inimical to Civil Or Religious Liberty?: And of the Question, Is the Presbyterian Religion, in Any Or in All Its Principles Or Doctrines, Inimical to Civil Or Religious Liberty?

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John Murphy & Company, 1856 - Freedom of religion - 546 pages
 

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Page 34 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; that no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship.
Page 83 - Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Page 334 - Predestination to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour.
Page 482 - And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming : even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish ; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Page 466 - Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Page 40 - Inasmuch as it is manifest from experience, that if the Holy Bible, translated into the vulgar tongue be indiscriminately allowed to every one, the temerity of men will cause more evil than good to arise from it...
Page 429 - If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Page 273 - Can the Pope, or Cardinals, or any body of men, or any individual of the Church of Rome, absolve or dispense -•with his majesty's subjects from their oath of allegiance, upon any pretext whatsoever ?
Page 40 - ... delivered up such Bible to the ordinary. Booksellers, however, who shall sell, or otherwise dispose of Bibles in the vulgar tongue, to any person not having such permission, shall forfeit the value of the Books, to be applied by the bishop to some pious use ; and be subjected...
Page 371 - For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

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