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PENAL LAWS RELIGIOUS.
Want of Notoriety why one cause why the Religious Penal Laws are not executed
General aversion to intolerance another —
Examples of Russia, Holland, Prussia, Pensylvania — In other Colonies should go to Catherine for instruction
From the time of the first opening this Code of Legislation for Carolina to the present
moment has there been a single incident to give a sanction to the fears of mischief
resulting to result from Toleration? Has there in Pensylvania?
Argument from the refusal of the Americans to receive a Bishop, founded in grouted in this action
of vicarious punishment, the bane of Morality. dictated by vengeance. — What has lately posed sums
not very well calculated to conquer that indisposition aversion — if any thing can, it justifies it.
Christians who set a sincere value upon the rights of Conscience
I wonder no friendly monitor from within arose to seal the life of those who urged the
neglect of these Laws as a reason for their continuance. If neither the example (but why only the example) of two ornaments of the Law than which must look far brighter, if authority be the guide, nor - - if reason — if experience — if example —
The Sense of the whole nation manifested by the uninterrupted sleep in which these
Laws have hitherto been continued, is for — we alone therefore will be cruel severe —
In all this time not a hand has offer'd to take up the rod — and we therefore we will invite continue to
it.
It is not to be dissembled that were mere Religion alone concerned, and Political constitution
apart, a Christian who sets a sincere value of upon the rights of Conscience,
a Mahometan Government would be more eligible + + Without any hollow pretensions to the peril the dominating of Xtianity, (as if sworn Courtly Xtianity were synonymous to meekness) without the parade of Crocodile Humility, compassion it fosters with a magnanimity worthy a ......... a religion which it depicts as Idolatry and despises as Superstition
O Senators! where the Glory of loosing those bonds which a
has found insensible, whom view with complacency a rain ready to fall age on the
at the nod of any single fanatic or harpy (if such an one there be in England) which ye were frought
have removed with a little finger and would not,
In who writes this, thought once even as you — like you he &c Athanasian corn — Where the detestable doctrine of universal damnation shines in all it's turpitude.
Damarce & Perfidy - a Riot by Church of England men - Who was then the violator of the Church's Peace? for whom then were Penal Laws wanted? It is much Is it then seriously to be feared that the Dissenters will
when the Laws shall at length speak peace to them, after having maintained an unviolated
obedience for more than 100 years when during which they have spoken nothing but oppression?
Is not a Century yet long enough for a state of probation? — Is the jealousy of
unappeasable & eternal? Is the hard-heartedness of controversy a curse never to be withdrawn
Is the contempt for the rights of conscience to last for ever? Those who voted against the Reform should not profane the name of Toleration — [Where was Warburton it's Panegyrist?] after manufacturing an unrelenting spirit of Hostility they should not insult them with the language of Compassion.
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