The Spirit of Roger Williams (Classic Reprint): With a Portrait of One of His Descendants: With a Portrait of One of His Descendants (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The magistrates and law makers in the days of our forefathers, were not satisfied with defending religion, but took upon themselves also to define it, and then to enforce uniformity by law' With these views, they inflicted punishments, and, in some instances, even death, on those whose sense of duty led them to act differently from the dictates of the standard creed thus becoming the judges of other men's consciences. Roger williams said, in spirit, this enslaves the soul! And takes down the importance, and destroys the dignity of the god like and undying Spirit within. He said, the soul must be free as air - free from all fear. Of men free to Obey the voice of God, by whom alone we must be judged at the last day. He said, we must have unity without uniformity - and in taking this position, he placed a right character in the foreground, and left all opinions, considered as such, in the shade.

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