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" 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... "
Principles of Western Civilisation - Page 487
by Benjamin Kidd - 1902 - 538 pages
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Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States

United States. Congress. House - 282 pages
...conftrued as exceptions to certain Specified powers, or as inferted merely for greater caution. Fourth. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be direfted only by reafon and conviction, and not by force or violence, and therefore alt men have an...
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A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia of a ...

Virginia - 1803 - 1026 pages
...owe to oar Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be direfted only by reafoh and conviftion, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercife of religion, according to the dictates of confcienca ; and that it is the mutual duty of aU...
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A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia

Robert Baylor Semple - 1810 - 514 pages
...we hold it for a fundamental and unalienable truth, " that religion, or the duty which we owe to the Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reafon and eonvidion, not by force or violence."* The religion, then, of every man, muft be left to...
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A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With ...

John Wilson Campbell - 1813 - 322 pages
...frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. XVI. That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging...directed only by reason and conviction, not by force and violence; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according...
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A General History of the Baptist Denomination in America: And ..., Volume 2

David Benedict - 1813 - 588 pages
...we hold it for a fundamental and unalienable truth, " that religion, or the duty which we owe to the Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be...reason and conviction, not by force or violence."* The religion, then, of every man, must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man ; and...
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A Chorographical and Statistical Description of the District of Columbia ...

David Bailie Warden - 1816 - 230 pages
...delegates and representatives of Virginia holden at Williamsburgj in May 1766, it was solemnly declared : " that religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...directed only by reason and conviction, not by force and violence ; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of their religion, according...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 12

1817 - 442 pages
...we hold it for a fundamental and unalienable truth, "that religion, or the duty which we owe to the Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be...reason and conviction, not by force or violence."* The religion, then, of every man, must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme ..., Volume 9; Volume 13

United States. Supreme Court - 1817 - 528 pages
...and to withhold from it any support by public taxation. But, although it may be true that « religion can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence," and that "all tfen arc equally entitled to the free exercise of religion according to TERRETT the dictates-of...
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Journal, acts and proceedings, of the convention ... which formed the ...

United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...exceptions to certain specified powers, or as inserted merely for greater caution. iv. That religion, OP the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner...it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, and not by force or violence, and therefore all men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to...
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Memoirs of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America ...

William White - 1820 - 506 pages
...following, viz. — " That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not...to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all, to practice christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other," — which...
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