Maryland Act Concerning Religion (October 20, 1654):
<That such as profess Faith in GOD by JESUS CHRIST, though differing in Judgment from the Doctrine, Worship or Discipline...should not be restrained but protected in the Profession of the Faith and Exercise of their Religion... Provided such Liberty was not extended to Popery...nor to...Licentiousness.> 1654MA001
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Endnotes:
1654MA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Maryland Act Concerning Religion, October 20, 1654.