Connecticut General Court (1639) established under the Constitution of Connecticut, issued the order:
<That God's word should be the only rule for ordering the affairs of government in this commonwealth.> 1639CT001
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Endnotes:
1639CT001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Connecticut General Court, 1639, established under the Constitution of Connecticut, order issued. Benjamin Franklin Morris, The Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States (Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1864), p. 68. Gary DeMar, God and Government-A Biblical and Historical Study (Atlanta, GA: American Vision Press, 1982), p. 114. Peter Marshall and David Manuel, The Glory of America (Bloomington, MN: Garborg's Heart'N Home, Inc., 1991), 1.9. D.P. Diffine, Ph.D., One Nation Under God-How Close a Separation? (Searcy, Arkansas: Harding University, Belden Center for Private Enterprise Education, 6th edition, 1992), p. 4.