Excerpt from Religious Liberty, an Invaluable Blessing: Illustrated in Two Discourses Preached at Roxbury Decr; 3, 1767, Being the Day of General Thanksgiving
IT IS needlefs to hint to y rafter of King Charles I, whofe arbitrary meafu head to the nzoe/r His prime minifter Was/lz'om Lond,firft bifhop of London, and afterwards A. B. Of Canterbury. He was the advifer of molt arbitrary meafureshand a furious and 'cruel perfecutor of the Puritans Soon after his advancement, he proceeded againft the non conform/1.1 with great feverity. One or Other of the puritmz,mi11il't'ers was, every week, fufpended or deprived, and'their families driven to dif'trefs there was no liberty of confcience,.nor any profpeét of relief the clouds gathered thicker over their heads, and threatned a dreadful fiorm. This put our fo tberr on projecting a fettlement in this Pro'vznoe, where they iniglit be delivered from the hand of op preliion, and enjoy the hberty of their confciences. They arrived firfi at oo/eno 111 1629, and afterwards, (viz. In 1630 in much greater numbers in this neighbourhood, and laid the foundation of thefe fiourifhing churches, in which Izoerfy of confciencc' hath, bleife'd be God, been enjoyed thefe 137 years.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a religious history, examining the development of religious liberty in Christianity and the history of religious liberty in the English and American contexts. The author traces the roots of religious liberty back to the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, who advocated for freedom from religious oppression and the right to worship according to one's conscience. The book goes on to explore the various ways in which religious liberty has been restricted and suppressed throughout history, from the persecution of early Christians to the establishment of state churches and the suppression of dissenters. The author also discusses the role of religious liberty in the development of modern democracy and the importance of protecting this fundamental right. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781332965533_0
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