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title: 'The Law-Abiding Conscience, and the Higher Law Conscience; With Remarks on the Fugitive Slave Question: A Sermon, Preached …, Dec. 12, 1850'
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authors:
- 'Samuel Thayer Spear'
date: 1850-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'Politics'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Acts 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/spear-1850-the-law-abiding-conscience-and-the-higher-law-conscience-with-remarks-on-the-fugitive-slave-question-a-sermon-preached-dec-12-1850
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# The Law-Abiding Conscience, and the Higher Law Conscience; With Remarks on the Fugitive Slave Question: A Sermon, Preached …, Dec. 12, 1850

Sermon (1850) contrasts the 'law‑abiding' conscience with the 'higher‑law' conscience, urging respect for civil authority while affirming duty to oppose unjust laws.

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