 ... support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free...  James Madison - Page 66by Sydney Howard Gay - 1884 - 342 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...of his religious opinions or belief ; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by arguments to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion and...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. And though we well know that this Assembly, elected by the people for the ordinary purposes of legislation... | |
 | David Benedict - Baptists - 1813 - 624 pages
...of his religious opinions 01 belief ; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and...in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil ca» pacities."* [Laws of Rhode-Island, edition of 1798, p. 83, 84. • The following is a brief statement... | |
 | Rhode Island - Session laws - 1822 - 592 pages
...of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and...diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities. An Act for dividing the State into five counties. 1729> ,^ '50, '65, ' Be it enacted by the General... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1823 - 818 pages
...opinions or belief, but all raen be free to profess and by argument to maintain their opinions in m;iiicrs of religion : and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." The petitioner had only published a work, maintaining »pinions by argument. In prosecuting lier for... | |
 | William Wirt - Funeral sermons - 1826 - 690 pages
...of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." , Madison. and directing, on their becoming of age, their colonization, as an independent people, under... | |
 | 1826 - 126 pages
...of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion and...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. And though we will know that this assembly, elected by the people for the ordinary purposes of legislator!... | |
 | Nicholas Biddle - 1827 - 62 pages
...religious opinions, " but that all men shall be free to profess and by argu" ment to maintain their opinion in matters of religion, " and that the same shall...diminish, enlarge, " or affect their civil capacities." The long enjoyment of this blessing has diminished our sensibility to its value, for to the people... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1890 - 928 pages
.... his religious opinions or belief; but that all men, shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion: and...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.'' On motion of Mr. M'Coy, the House then adjourned. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1629. The Convention met at two... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1830 - 456 pages
...religious opinions or belief: but all men be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion; and that the same shall in...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. "And though we well know that this assembly, elected by the people for the ordinary purposes of legislation... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Tobacco - 1832 - 296 pages
...of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. And though we well know that this Assembly, elected by the people for the ordinary purposes of legislation... | |
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