...military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power." Religion is " the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner...entitled to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates of conscience." Lastly, the blessing of liberty can only be preserved by " a firm adherence...

...subordinatiou to, and governed by, the civil power." Religion is "the duty which we owe to our Creator, aud the manner of discharging it can be directed only...entitled to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates of conscience." Lastly, the blessing of liberty can only be preserved by "a firm adherence...

...That religion, or the duty which \ve owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can Ix; directed only by reason and conviction, not by force...entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates ol conscience ; and that it is the duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love...

...rate it was reduced one half, and finally adopted in this simpler form : " That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging...entitled to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates of conscience." Thus it stands to this day in the Bill of Rights of Virginia, and of...

...and governed by, the civil power." As to religion, as that is " the duty which we owe to our Creator, the manner of discharging it can be directed only...entitled to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates of conscience." The great principles here laid down, with a single exception, are now...

...temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. " Religion can be directed only by reason and conviction, not...all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of it, according to the dictates of conscience ; and it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian...

...moderation, temperance, frugality and virtue, and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. XVI. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other. DECLARATION OF...

...either as exceptions to certain specified powers, or as inserted merely for greater caution. I;IV. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...not by force or violence; and, therefore, all men have an equal, natural, and unalienable right to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates...

...be found in Niles' collection, called the " Principles and Acts of the Bevolution," 124. It declares that religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...be directed only by reason and conviction, not by form or violence, and that therefore all men should enjoy the fullest toleration in the exercise of...

...temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. " Religion can be directed only by reason and conviction, not...all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of it, according to the dictates of conscience ; and it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian...