---
title: 'The History of Civil Liberty'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Louis Roberts'
date: 1852-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Reformation History'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Galatians 5'
- 'Acts 5'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/roberts-1852-the-history-of-civil-liberty
---

# The History of Civil Liberty

Traces civil liberty from feudal and Papal despotism through the Reformation and Puritan migrations to America, arguing religious reform fostered political freedom and inspired the Revolution.

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