 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...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 - Baptists - 1813 - 624 pages
...burtheued in 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,...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 - Session laws - 1822 - 592 pages
...nor shall be enforced, re- ious strained, molested or burthened in his body or goods, nor sh'Pshall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions...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... | |
 | Isaac Holmes - History - 1823 - 490 pages
...have made their enactments: thus, in Virginia, the act relative to religion runs as follows: — "Be it therefore enacted, by the general assembly, that...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." In the Eastern States, the Presbyterians, including Congregationalists, are most numerous. This arises... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1823 - 818 pages
...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 pages
...religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on...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 - Funeral sermons - 1826 - 690 pages
...enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on acount of his religious opinions or belief; but that all...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 pages
...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 - Constitutional conventions - 1830 - 932 pages
...shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise sutler on account of his religious opinions or belief; but...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. That the Legislature shall have no power to prescribe any religious test whatever, nor to establish... | |
 | Virginia. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1890 - 928 pages
...m«]erted r burtheiied in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his reli' gious opinions or belief ; but that all men shall be free...matters of religion, and that the same shall in no w se \ mmish, enlarge, or aftect their civil capacities.' That the Legislature shall have no power... | |
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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... 
