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“Wee do freely profess that our Lord the King hath no more power over their Roman Catholics' coonsciences than over ours, and that is none at all ... let people be heretikes, Turks, Jews, or whatsoever, it apperteynes not to the earthly power to punish them in the least measure.”

Quote by Thomas Helwys

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Thomas Helwys (1575-1616) was a prominent religious reformer in 17th-century England. Limited information suggests that he played a significant role in the English Reformation and had a profound impact on the development of religious freedom and democratic thought. more

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