Kenneth Bridges, Ph. D.
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heretofore had, made, enacted ordeyned or prorrided, or ally other matter, cause or thing wliatsoever, to the contrary thereof in anvwise notwitl'rstanding; In witnes whereof, wee hat e caused these our letters to bee made patent. Witnes our Selfe att west.rinster, the eighth day ofJuly; in the Fifteenth yeare of our reigre.
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Preface to the Frame of
Government of Pennsylvania,
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As other colonies n'ied to define thernselues and trteir lauts, williarn, petut, a
Qutker declicated t0 peace and toleration, n-ied to estaltlish a society itt
Pennsyluattia that expanded the libenies of the people tts nttrch as possible, irihtctiug tnto the rights of the acutsed, f,eedoru oJ'religio,. n,cl cr,e pr,cets qf laa,.
Tliese ideas ruade Penttsylaa.nia a ruodel
.fbr the other colonies intl nlso' ntacle
Pe_ttntyluania an extretilely attractiue locatiott.for rttnny colottists, ntnkittg it otte of the.tnost strccessJul and diuerse colonies
in the British'funpirc.
These neit three as designed tnttler the l6g2 chnrteT nnd a staterreny by Pmn on why he fianrecr the goienmrent of his colony in this ntanner. As a Quake4 Penn that he coulcl iot ,lo otherwise snel his feh faith dh'ected bint to fi,eat nll m'n z-oith tlecenry and charity arzcl not tu nppress tbutt. Pentt hod to finish rnatlt legal d.etails before estnblishing the gouernniitt of
I'etntsyluouin btrt belieued that tlte men. liuing tmcrer bis gouirrr,r*t and enforiutg tie laws hetd the uhintnte of the libuties oJ'Permsyluania colonists-thnt
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the precept
Thisnativegoodnesswasequallyhishonour_andhishappiness,andwhilsthestood
of .o.,.i,. or compulsive meansl uent well; th"* *", no need here, all of his innocency' But g*id" and *r,h:i^lii';'.;;:,*tt'r't
'"a,kttptt and the law' that oldivine love
*'d" " 1u*t"t'81" breach upon'it; posterltv' lust prevailitg 'gui"t'i;ry p];;t upon him' and his disobedient under the before had no power ;;;'ilil";;
*ithi", should fall
."*f.r*rfif. p .f" ;tryi"*
that such as would ,".;" i'* *itt'o't' in a Judicial administration' was added reproof and correctio"';i;;'i;; hi';;;;i;;:ir'' t'* (savs he)
This the Apostre ;';;''ll-'"iiu"'.or lril"*i"g ,l.at the law was not made for because o1,
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with therighteousman;U"t'ft"t'"disobedient'nat'ngoify'forsinners'forunholyand f()t'?["Jt that defile themselves fo' *utdt'"rs' lor whoremong.ett' pt'iotta persons' &c" but this is not propirn.' For lyers' flot every soul be
mankind,
