An Historical Survey Of Controversies Pertaining To The Rights' Of Conscience Form The English Reformation To The Settlement Of New England (1851)

Excerpt From An Historical Survey: Of Controversies Pertaining To The Rights Of Con; Science From The English Reformation To The Settlement Of New England 1851. The Present Writer Has Given Some Attention To This Subject With A View To Such An Undertaking. The Materials Are Abund Ant And Are Not Wanting In Interest. Massachusetts And Vir Ginia Furnished The Great Battle-Fields Where The Contest Was Most Violent But Through Nearly All The Older States There 'Were Strifes Su Ticiently Earnest And Significant. The Authority Of Magistrates Over The Conscience Was Both As A Doctrine And A Practice Too Thoroughly A Part Of English National Life To Be Expelled From The Forming Institutions Of This Western World Without Long Debate. Those Who Suffered For Conscience' Sake - Who Declared Steadfastly Through Successive Generations The Principles Of Religious Liberty Which Roger Williams Amrmed And Illustrated In Rhode Island And Won At Last Signal And Glorious Triumphs Most Certainly Merit A Record Of Their Deeds. Such A Record Written In A Spirit Of Candor And Discrimination And After A Full Examination Of All Available Sources Of Informa Tion It May Be Believed Would Be Welcomed By Our Country Men As An Important Contribution To Our History. The Pres Ent Writer Is Not Prepared To Pledge Himself To_Such An Attempt; But Should No Abler Hand Undertake It And Should Divine Providence Give Him Life And Leisure He May At Some Future Period Present Such An Offering To The Public.. About The Publisher. Forgotten Books Publishes Hundreds Of Thousands Of Rare And Classic Books. Find More At Www.Forgottenbooks.Com. This Book Is A Reproduction Of An Important Historical Work. Forgotten Books Uses State-Of-The-Art Technology To Digitally Reconstruct The Work Preserving The Original Format Whilst Repairing Imperfections Present In The Aged Copy. In Rare Cases An Imperfection In The Original Such As A Blemish Or Missing Page May Be Replicated In Our Edition. We Do However Repair The Vast Majority Of Imperfections Successfully; Any Imperfections That Remain Are Intentionally Left To Preserve The State Of Such Historical Works.