Loyalty And Religion The Safeguard Of The Nation A Sermon Etc

Author : John Patterson Lundy
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333995119
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Loyalty to Government written by John Patterson Lundy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Loyalty to Government: Sermon Being a social compact for the common good. Its office is to protect its subjects in life, property and reputation, as well from internal rebellion as from external oppression. It is, therefore, the safeguard of the church, and loyalty to the State is not only a Christian duty, but a matter of the highest inte rest. Inasmuch as all government is from God for the good of the governed, so it is plain that sub mission to the lawful authority of the land is a mat ter which concerns the conscience and the welfare of every citizen. National existence depends just as much for its continuance upon the principles of equity and justice on the part of rulers, and of sub mission and obedience on the part of the people, as individual existence does on an observance of the laws of life and health. The State, therefore, has a life peculiar to itself, which must be protected from assault, either on the part of external enemies or of internal traitors. The Church, as the Family, deriving outward protection from the State, is that spiritual compact instituted for the honor of God, in which communities and individuals are trained for another state of being. Its office is to minister to spiritual necessities, and to protect our spiritual interests. The Family welcomes our new existence into the world, and cares for its necessitous help. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.