Six Characters in Search of a Republic: Studies in the Political Thought of the American ColoniesRevised version of Part II of [the author's] Seedtime of the Republic. |
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Page 64
... civil power must protect the true religion by punishing errors of doctrine and shortcomings of re- ligious performance , and that it might rightfully persecute for cause of conscience . In short , Williams rejected cate- gorically the ...
... civil power must protect the true religion by punishing errors of doctrine and shortcomings of re- ligious performance , and that it might rightfully persecute for cause of conscience . In short , Williams rejected cate- gorically the ...
Page 104
... civil power is the peo- ple . " Respectfully aware of the presence of God at all levels of human endeavor , Wise nevertheless refused to have anything to do with the Puritan fiction of God as the repository of political sovereignty . He ...
... civil power is the peo- ple . " Respectfully aware of the presence of God at all levels of human endeavor , Wise nevertheless refused to have anything to do with the Puritan fiction of God as the repository of political sovereignty . He ...
Page 139
... civil rulers do not perform the duty of civil rulers , but act directly counter to the sole end and design of their office ; if they injure and oppress their sub- jects , instead of defending their rights and doing them good , they have ...
... civil rulers do not perform the duty of civil rulers , but act directly counter to the sole end and design of their office ; if they injure and oppress their sub- jects , instead of defending their rights and doing them good , they have ...
Contents
Apostle of Soul Liberty | 35 |
A Star of the First Magnitude | 79 |
Herald of Revolution | 116 |
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