In the unwavering assertion of his views he never changed his position; the sanctity of conscience was the great tenet, which, with all its consequences, he defended, as he first trod the shores of New England; and in his extreme old age it was the last... The Pilgrim Fathers of New England: A History - Page 300by William Carlos Martyn - 1867 - 432 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Bancroft - 1834 - 532 pages
...the circumspection with which he repelled every unjust imputation. In the unwavering assertion of his views he never changed his position ; the sanctity...consequences, he defended, as he first trod the shores of New-England ; and in his extreme old age it was the last pulsation of his heart. But it placed the... | |
| George Bancroft - United States - 1834 - 530 pages
...the circumspection with which he repelled every unjust imputation. In the unwavering assertion of his views he never changed his position; the sanctity...consequences, he defended, as he first trod the shores of New-England ; and in his extreme old age it was the last pulsation of his heart. But it placed the... | |
| English periodicals - 1837 - 666 pages
...he never changed his position ; the sanctity of conscience was the great tenet which, with all itt consequences, he defended as he first trod the shores of New England ; and ib his extreme old age it was the last pulsation of his heart." — Pages 398 — 9. When Williams... | |
| English periodicals - 1837 - 666 pages
...against the Jewish synagogue or the Roman cathedral." • • • "In the unwavering assertion of his views he never changed his position ; the sanctity...extreme old age it was the last pulsation of his heart." — Pages 398 — 9. When Williams arrived in Boston these were far from being the principles of the... | |
| English periodicals - 1837 - 662 pages
...against the Jewish synagogue or the Roman cathedral." • • * " ln the unwavering assertion of his views he never changed his position ; the sanctity of conscience was the great tenet which, with all Us consequences, he defended as he first trod the shores of New England ; and in his extreme old age... | |
| English periodicals - 1837 - 664 pages
...against the Jewish synagogue or the Roman cathedral." • • • "in the unwavering assertion of his views he never changed his position ; the sanctity of conscience was the great tenet which, ,= itk all it* consequences, he defended as he first trod the shores of New England ; and in his extreme... | |
| American and Foreign Bible Society - Bible - 1838 - 1182 pages
...remedy. He announced his discovery under the simple proposition of the tanctity of conscience. This was the great tenet which, with all its consequences,...extreme old age it was the last pulsation of his heart. He was the first person in modern Christendom to assert in its plenitude, the doctrine of the liberty... | |
| George Bancroft - 1839 - 506 pages
...circum spection with which he repelled every unjust imputation. In the unwavering assertion of his views he never changed his position ; the sanctity...whole system on which Massachusetts was founded ; and gentle and forgiving as was his temper, prompt as he was to concede every thing which honesty permitted,... | |
| 1839 - 648 pages
...in his views as thus outlined. " The sanctity of conscience was the great tenet which, u,iik all Us consequences, he defended as he first trod the shores...extreme old age it was the last pulsation of his heart." We shall immediately see that Roger Williams's case forms not only one of the most interesting and... | |
| George Bancroft - United States - 1841 - 368 pages
...should punish guilt, but never violate the freedom of the soul. In the unwavering assertion of his views he never changed his position; the sanctity...extreme old age it was the last pulsation of his heart. So soon, therefore, as Williams arrived in Boston, he found himself among the New England churches,... | |
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