Pilgrim Articles (1618) sent by Pilgrim leaders John Robinson and William Brewster to the Counsel of England requestion approval to settle in Virginia:
<Article III. The King's Majesty we acknowledge for Supreme Governor in his Dominion...but in all things obedience is due unto him if the thing commanded be not against God's Word...
Article VII. And lastly, we desire to give unto all Superiors due honor to preserve the unity of the Spirit, with all who fear God, to have peace with all men what in us lieth, and wherein we err to be instructed by any.> 1618PA001
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Endnotes:
1618PA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Pilgrim Articles, 1618.