| William Sampson - Catholics - 1813 - 278 pages
...which is in these words, " that the liberty of conscience hereby granted, shall rt not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, " or justify practices, inconsistent with the peace or safe(( ty of this state/' The liberty of conscience is granted let it be remarked, and by aprotestant... | |
| Methodist Church - 1834 - 504 pages
...worship, without discrimination or preference, shall for ever be allowed in this state, to all mankind : but the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall...construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practioes inconsistent with the peace or safety of the state." We have been thus particular in quoting... | |
| Moses Severance - American literature - 1835 - 314 pages
...worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this state, to all mankind ; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall not be so construed as \f ixcuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsist.Jlt with the peace or safety of this... | |
| Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1837 - 812 pages
...State the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship to all mankind ; but that the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall not...excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace and safety of this State". The committee deemed it inexpedient to adopt... | |
| William Leggett - Slavery - 1840 - 348 pages
...that " the free exercise and enjoyment of religious professions and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this state to all mankind ;" and so fearful were the framers of that instrument of the dangers to be apprehended from a union of political... | |
| William Leggett - Political science - 1840 - 348 pages
...that " the free exercise and enjoyment of religious professions and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this state to all mankind ;" and so fearful were the framers of that instrument of the dangers to be apprehended from a union of political... | |
| Methodist Church - 1843 - 668 pages
...subject to no exception. It is true that a clause of the article under consideration provides that ' the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness ;' (not licentious opinions ;) ' nor justify practices' (acts, not opinions)... | |
| United States - 1846 - 526 pages
...enjoyment of religions profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall for ever be allowed in this State to all mankind ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a wituess on account of his 0]iinions on matters of religions belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby... | |
| United States - 1846 - 516 pages
...discrimination or preference, shall for ever be allowed in this State to all mankind ; and no person stiall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religions belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured, shall not be so construed as to excnse... | |
| New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1846 - 410 pages
...worship, without discrimination or preference, shall for ever be allowed in this state to all mankind ; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse any acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this... | |
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