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The Peril of the Republic of the United States of America - Percy T. Magan

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Scriptures, openly or secretly, especially on any<br />

doubtful or difficult matters, or to read, teach, or<br />

expound <strong>the</strong> Scriptures unless <strong>the</strong>y have duly<br />

studied <strong>the</strong>ology, and been approved by some<br />

renowned university; ... or to preach secretly, or<br />

openly, or to entertain any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> opinions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

above-mentioned heretics; ... on pain, should any<br />

be found to have contravened any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> points<br />

above mentioned, as perturbers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state and <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> general quiet, to be punished in <strong>the</strong> following<br />

manner: that such perturbators <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> general quiet<br />

are to be executed; to wit, <strong>the</strong> men with <strong>the</strong> sword,<br />

and <strong>the</strong> women to be buried alive, if <strong>the</strong>y do not<br />

persist in <strong>the</strong>ir errors; if <strong>the</strong>y do persist in <strong>the</strong>m,<br />

<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong>y are to be executed with fire; all <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

property in both cases to be confiscated to <strong>the</strong><br />

crown.”<br />

“Thus, <strong>the</strong> clemency <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sovereign permitted<br />

<strong>the</strong> repentant heretic to be beheaded or buried<br />

alive, instead <strong>of</strong> being burned.”<br />

All who in any way helped <strong>the</strong> heretic were in<br />

danger <strong>of</strong>, and liable to, <strong>the</strong> same punishment; for<br />

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