 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - Freedom of religion - 1838 - 72 pages
...declares, that all men have a right to worship God, that none shall be compelled to support public worship, and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any one sect or sentiment. But this liberality of sentiment, this high religious ground, taken by the intelligent... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1839 - 310 pages
...maintain any ministry against his consent ; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that...religious establishments or modes of worship. SECT. IV. That no person who acknowledges the being of a God and a future state of rewards and punishments,... | |
 | Samuel Miller, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - Church polity - 1839 - 606 pages
...human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishments or modes of worship." This provision is carefully, studiously, and redundantly written, with a view to fence round conscience,... | |
 | Ohio. General Assembly. Senate - Ohio - 1839 - 888 pages
...to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent; and that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious society or mode of worship; and no religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office... | |
 | Charles Hodge, Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater - Bible - 1840 - 644 pages
...maintain any ministry against his consent; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and that...any religious establishments or modes of worship.'"' — ARTICLE IX. Sect. 3. This contains all that is to he found in the article first mentioned, and... | |
 | Presidents - 1841 - 460 pages
...any ministry against his consent ; that no human authority ought, in any case whatever, to control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that...preference shall ever be given by law to any religious societies or modes of worship. 4. That the civil rights, privileges, or capacities of any citizen shall... | |
 | Charles B. Trego - Geology - 1843 - 396 pages
...be compelled to erect or support any place of worship or mamtain any ministry against his consent, and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishment or mode of worship. The freedom of elections, of the printing press, and the right of... | |
 | Horace Binney - Charitable bequests - 1844 - 166 pages
...No human authority can in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship." Art. IX. sec. 3. " No person who acknowledges the being of a God, and a future state of rewards and... | |
 | Horace Binney - Trials (Wills) - 1844 - 330 pages
...human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishments, or modes of worship." Language more comprehensive for the complete protection of every variety of religious opinion could... | |
 | Illinois - Illinois - 1845 - 766 pages
...governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness. control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that...any religious establishments or modes of worship. SEC. 4. That no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust... | |
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God according to the dictates of their own consciences; that no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect or support any place, of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent... 
