Virginia House of Burgesses (1705) ordinance of Williamsburg:
<If a person brought up in the Christian religion denies the being of a God, or the Trinity, or asserts there are more Gods than one, or denies the Christian religion to be true, or the Scriptures to be of Divine authority, he is punishable on the first offense by incapacity to hold any office of employment, ecclesiastical, civil or military; on the second by disability to sue, to take any gift or legacy, to be guardian, executor, or administrator, and by three years' imprisonment without bail.> 1705VA001
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Endnotes:
1705VA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Virginia Ordinances, 1705, of the House of Burgesses, Williamsburg.