 | Lance Banning - 1995 - 264 Seiten
...from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and... | |
 | Gordon S. Wood, Louise G. Wood - 1995 - 316 Seiten
...hypocrisy and meanness." Jefferson denounced the "impious presumption" of legislators and rulers, who had "assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible" ones. He protested against the established church,... | |
 | Edwin S. Gaustad - 1996 - 268 Seiten
...politicians to meddle with religion, where they have no business meddling, was "impious presumption." Whereas "fallible and uninspired men have assumed dominion...the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible," must it not then be time for an appropriate... | |
 | Daniel C. Palm - 1997 - 230 Seiten
...from the plan of the Holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in...the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavouring to impose them on others,... | |
 | Michael Moriarity - 1997 - 300 Seiten
...from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion, who, being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in...the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others,... | |
 | Gary L. McDowell, L. Sharon Noble, Sharon L. Noble - 1997 - 350 Seiten
...citizens, he proposed disestablishing the Episcopalian Church. As drafted, Jefferson's bill attacked "the impious presumption of legislators and rulers,...uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others."61 In this fashion, Jefferson disposed of the clergy's pretensions to tutelage. He then struck... | |
 | Mary C. Segers, Ted G. Jelen - 1998 - 216 Seiten
...from the plan of the Holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in...the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavouring to impose them on others,... | |
 | jeffrey s gurock - 1998 - 516 Seiten
...plan of the Holy Author of our religion, who, being 1 ] 2 Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in...the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others,... | |
 | David C. Hammack - 1998 - 508 Seiten
...from the plan of the Holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in...assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavouring... | |
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... all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and... 
