 | Constitutional law - 1783 - 492 pages
...and morality ; therefore, to promote their happinefs, and to fecure the good order and prefervation of their government, the people of this Commonwealth have a right to invert their legiflature with power to authorise and require, and the legiflafure fhall, from time... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 580 pages
...ind morality ; therefore, to promote their happinels, and to fecure the good order and prefervation of their government, the people of this Commonwealth have a right to inveil their legiflature with power to authorife and require, and the legifiture mall, from time to... | |
 | Constitutions - 1804 - 372 pages
...morality: — Therefore, to promote their happinefs, and to fecnre the good order and prefervation of their government, the people of this Commonwealth have a right to invelt their Legiflature with po l.er to authorUe and require, and the Legiflature fiia',1, from time... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - Law - 1810 - 208 pages
...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 The legtslature m. piety, religion and morality : Therefore, to promote entorcJti,e <i"tyeor their... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - New England - 1822 - 550 pages
...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...their Legislature with power to authorize and require, the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, to make suitable... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). Common Council - Boston (Mass.) - 1822 - 148 pages
...religion, and morality; and as these cannot be generally diffused through a community, but by the 3 institution of the public worship of God, and of public...Legislature with power to authorize and require, and the puhlie worship Legislature shall from time to time, authorize and rew he maintained quire, tlie several... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - New England - 1823 - 540 pages
...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...their legislature with power to authorize and require the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, to make suitable... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...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...authorize and require, the several towns, parishes, precints, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, to make suitable provision at their own... | |
 | Constitutions - 1828 - 494 pages
...through the community, hut hy the institution of a puhlic worship of God, and of puhlic institutions in piety, religion, and morality; therefore, to promote...require, and the legislature shall, from time to time, authoriza and require the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other. hodies politic, or religious... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 558 pages
...diffused throughout a community, but by the institution of the public worship of God, the people had a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize and require the several towns, parishes, &c., " to make suitable provision for the institution of the public worship... | |
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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... 
