 Virginia do enact that no man shall be compelled to frequent or 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...  The American Reader: Words That Moved a Nation - Page 44by Diane Ravitch - 2000 - 656 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Education - 1877 - 972 pages
...errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them. We, the General Assembly, do enact. That no man shall be compelled to frequent...whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burdened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious opinions or... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1877 - 982 pages
...errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them. We, the General Assembly, do enact. That no man shall be compelled to frequent...whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burdened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious opinions or... | |
 | Citizen of Massachusetts, Alfred Ellingwood Giles - Bigamy - 1882 - 80 pages
...dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them. II. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burdened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on ac68 * count of his religious opinions... | |
 | Sydney Howard Gay - Presidents - 1884 - 368 pages
...an act for establishing religious freedom," written by Jefferson seven years before. This provided " that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...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... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1885 - 548 pages
...General Assembly of Virginia in October, 1777. This bill was drafted by Mr. Jefferson. It provides " that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...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... | |
 | Jacob Harris Patton - Church and state - 1887 - 164 pages
...parsonages, and church edifices. The following is the text of the bill : " We the General Assembly do enact : That no man shall be compelled to frequent...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... | |
 | Thomas Armitage - Baptists - 1887 - 1042 pages
...law of Virginia. ' An Act to establish Religious Freedom : ' ' Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religions opinions or belief ; but that all men shall... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1888 - 838 pages
...session the dangerous bill was defeated, and in place thereof it was enacted " that no man shall Ije compelled to frequent or support any religious worship,...enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his bodv or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of" his religious opinions or belief ; but that... | |
 | Philip Schaff - Church and state - 1888 - 176 pages
...against state-churchism and intolerance, declares: " Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...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... | |
 | American Historical Association - History - 1888 - 596 pages
...magnificent preamble which introduced the following act : " Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...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... | |
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