...now, or at any time hereafter, Living in this Province, who shall confess and acknowledge one Almighty God to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the world, And who professes, him or herself Obliged in Conscience to Live peaceably and quietly under the civil government,...

...published his first set of laws for the newly founded Pennsylvania, Section 35 read as follows: That all persons living in this province who confess and...peaceably and justly in civil society, shall in no ways be molested or prejudiced for their religious persuasion or practice in matters of faith and worship,...

...not here, for such an holy experiment' (ibid., p. 108). 18 The full text runs (ibid., p. 225): 'That all Persons living in this Province, who confess and...peaceably and justly in Civil Society, shall in no wayes be molested or prejudiced for their Religious Perswasion' (italics in original). 19 The best...

...Glaubensgemeinschaften gleichberechtigt. Die ungehinderte religiöse Betätigung wurde gesetzlich privilegiert: That all Persons living in this Province, who confess and acknowledge the One Almighty and Etemal God, to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the World, and that hold themselves obliged in...

...enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no person . . . who shall confess and acknowledge one Almighty God to be the creator, upholder, and ruler of the world and that professeth him or herself obliged in conscience to live peaceably and justly under the civil government,...

...qualified, shall be capable of the said several employments and privileges, as aforesaid. XXXV. That all persons living in this province, who confess and...peaceably and justly in civil society, shall, in no ways, be molested or prejudiced for their religious persuasion, or practice, in matters of faith and...

...colony "shall be such as possess faith in Jesus Christ." But it also stated without equivocation, "That all persons living in this province, who confess and...peaceably and justly in civil society, shall, in no ways, be molested or prejudiced for their religious persuasion, or practice, in matters of faith and...

...of Rhode leland, I. 28. fHletorjofRhodeliland, 1.200. { Idem, 201. I Idem, 268. II '!••>", 2W. almighty and eternal God to be the creator, upholder, and ruler of the world."** The Baptists of Rhode Island had no laws upon religion, th« greatest infidel of the human rnce carried...

...Pennsylvania, Penn's principles of religious liberty were put into effect. It was provided that all who confess and acknowledge the One Almighty and Eternal...peaceably and justly in Civil Society, shall in no wayes be molested or prejudiced for their Religions Perswasion or Practice in matters of Faith and...

...availability of cheap land — 100 acres for five pounds. And he guaranteed religious freedom to all "who hold themselves obliged in conscience, to live peaceably and justly in civil society." No doubt, Penn expected to enrich his family fortune by selling land, but, as he intended as well,...