 | Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 Seiten
...account 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...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 - 1813 - 624 Seiten
...his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions 01 belief ; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...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 - 1822 - 592 Seiten
...his body or goods, nor sh'Pshall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...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 - 1823 - 818 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1826 - 126 Seiten
...in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...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!... | |
 | William Wirt - 1826 - 690 Seiten
...in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on acount of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." , Madison. and directing, on their becoming of age, their colonization, as an independent people, under... | |
 | Nicholas Biddle - 1827 - 62 Seiten
...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 - 1830 - 932 Seiten
...in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise sutler on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. That the Legislature shall have no power to prescribe any religious test whatever, nor to establish... | |
 | 1830 - 456 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - 1890 - 928 Seiten
...be free to profess, and by argument to maintain their opinions in matters of religion, and that thte same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." Mr. Brodnax explained this to be a literal transcript from the celebrated act drawn by Mr. Jefferson,... | |
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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... 
