 Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth " 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.  Constitution of Virginia - Страница 8написао/ла Virginia - 1915 - 150 страницаПуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | United States. Congress. House - 282 страница
...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... | |
 | Robert Baylor Semple - 1810 - 514 страница
...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... | |
 | John Wilson Campbell - 1813 - 322 страница
...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... | |
 | David Benedict - 1813 - 588 страница
...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... | |
 | David Bailie Warden - 1816 - 230 страница
...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... | |
 | 1817 - 442 страница
...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... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1817 - 528 страница
...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... | |
 | United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 страница
...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... | |
 | William White - 1820 - 502 страница
...state, to be laid before the convention of October, 1786 provided in the words 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 by force or violence, and therefore all men are... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 526 страница
...inserted by the convention.) frugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence u fundamental principles. 16. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, ш be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and, therefore that all... | |
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