"TO fear God, is one of the first and greatest Duties of his rational Creatures."

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"TO fear God, is one of the first and greatest Duties of his rational Creatures."

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"It is the Band which unites the Interests of Individuals; it secures to them their respective Rights, and preserves them from Injuries; it is the Source of numberless Blessings, which are interrupted, or wholly vanish, the Moment it is disturbed."

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"IT may be proper to observe further, that this Duty is not confined to those who live under any one particular Form of Government: It extends to the Subjects of all regular States, lawfully established."

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