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title: '“The Higher Law” in Its Application to the Fugitive Slave Bill: A Sermon on the Duties Men Owe to God and to Governments'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'John Chase Lord'
date: 1851-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Slavery'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 22'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/lord-1851-the-higher-law-in-its-application-to-the-fugitive-slave-bill-a-sermon-on-the-duties-men-owe-to-god-and-to-governments
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# “The Higher Law” in Its Application to the Fugitive Slave Bill: A Sermon on the Duties Men Owe to God and to Governments

Thanksgiving sermon arguing Christians must obey civil authority, rejecting a 'higher law' as justification for violent resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act and urging preservation of the Union.

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