American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Virginia House of Burgesses (March 13, 1660) ordinances of Jamestown: <Whereas there is an unreasonable and turbulent sort of people, commonly called Quakers, who contrary to the law do daily gather unto them unlawful Assemblies and congregations of people teaching and publishing, lies, miracles, false visions, prophecies and doctrines, which have influence upon the communities of men both ecclesiastical and civil endeavoring and attempting thereby to destroy religion, laws, communities and all bonds of civil society, leaving it arbitrary to every vain and vicious person whether men shall be safe, laws established, offenders punished, and Governors rule, hereby disturbing the public...

Remonstrance of Flushing (December 27, 1657) addressed to New Netherlands' Governor Peter Stuyvesant: <Right Honorable, You have been pleased to send up unto us a certain prohibition or command that we should not receive or entertain any of those people called Quakers because they are supposed to be by some, seducers of the people. For our part we cannot condemn them in this case, neither can we stretch out our hands against them, to punish, banish or persecute them for out of Christ God is a consuming fire, and it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the...

Virginia House of Burgesses (December 1, 1656) ordinances of Jamestown: <Whereas many congregations in this colony are destitute of ministers whereby religion and devotion cannot but suffer much impairment and decay, which want of the destitute congregations ought to be supplied by all means possible to be used, As also to invite and encourage ministers to repair hither and merchants to bring them in, Be it therefore hereby enacted for the reasons aforesaid, that what person or persons soever shall at his or their proper cost and charge transport a sufficient minister into this colony without agreement made with him shall...

Petition to the New Amsterdam Council (1655) addressed to Governor General Peter Stuyvesant: <We, Jacob Barsimson and Asser Levy, members of the Jewish community wish to be included, not exempted or excluded, from Military Service in the common defense of New Amsterdam.> 1655NA001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1655NA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Petition to the New Amsterdam Council, 1655, addressed to Governor General Peter Stuyvesant.

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 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1654MA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Maryland Act Concerning Religion, October 20, 1654.