Religion in America, Or, An Account of the Origin, Progress, Relation to the State, and Present Condition of the Evangelical Churches in the United States: With Notices of the Unevangelical DenominationsHarper, 1844 - Počet stran: 343 |
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Strana vii
... society . Among these are many who rank high in their respective countries for enlightened piety , zeal , and usefulness in their several spheres . From such persons the author has had innumerable inquiries addressed to him , in all the ...
... society . Among these are many who rank high in their respective countries for enlightened piety , zeal , and usefulness in their several spheres . From such persons the author has had innumerable inquiries addressed to him , in all the ...
Strana ix
... society may , without difficulty , understand what follows . Some of these preliminary remarks may be thought at first not very pertinent to the subject in hand , but reasons will probably be found for changing this opinion before the ...
... society may , without difficulty , understand what follows . Some of these preliminary remarks may be thought at first not very pertinent to the subject in hand , but reasons will probably be found for changing this opinion before the ...
Strana xii
... Societies CHAP . XXIV . - The American Prison Discipline Society • 169 CHAP . XXV . - Sundry other Associations 176 CHAP . XXVI . - Influence of the Voluntary Prin- ciple on the Beneficent Institutions of the Country CHAP . XXVII ...
... Societies CHAP . XXIV . - The American Prison Discipline Society • 169 CHAP . XXV . - Sundry other Associations 176 CHAP . XXVI . - Influence of the Voluntary Prin- ciple on the Beneficent Institutions of the Country CHAP . XXVII ...
Strana 39
... SOCIETY . A SECOND class of obstacles which the voluntary system , or , I should rather say , which religion in general has had to en- counter in America , comprehends such as are inseparable from its condition as a new country . the ...
... SOCIETY . A SECOND class of obstacles which the voluntary system , or , I should rather say , which religion in general has had to en- counter in America , comprehends such as are inseparable from its condition as a new country . the ...
Strana 31
... society in which they might serve God according to his Word . The one had no popular government for some years after its foundation ; the other was self - organized and self - governed be- fore it disembarked upon the shores that were ...
... society in which they might serve God according to his Word . The one had no popular government for some years after its foundation ; the other was self - organized and self - governed be- fore it disembarked upon the shores that were ...
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Strana 225 - THE condition of man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith and calling upon God : Wherefore we have no power to do good works, pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God, by Christ, preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.
Strana 105 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence...
Strana 99 - ... that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order...
Strana 105 - ... the institution of the public worship of God, and of public instructions in piety, religion and morality: Therefore, to promote their happiness, and to secure the good order and preservation of their government, the people of this Commonwealth have a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize and require, and the legislature shall, from time to time, authorize and require, the several towns, parishes...
Strana 184 - Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
Strana 111 - A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of the Constitution, and a constant adherence to those of piety, justice, moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality, are absolutely necessary to preserve the advantages of liberty, and to maintain a free government...
Strana 98 - ... that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor whose morals he would make his pattern...
Strana 105 - 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 GOD, and of public instructions in piety, religion and morality...
Strana 38 - Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Strana 128 - ... and it is further ordered, that where any town shall increase to the number of one hundred families or householders they shall set up a grammar school, the master thereof being able to instruct youth so far as they may be fitted for the university...