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o man ought to be persecuted for Matters of Meer Religion, Honesty and Sense. The interest of the Nation, as well as the laws of Christianity require an Absolute, Universal, Equal and Inviolable of Conscience.' This pronouncement by William Popple in i688 was followed in i689 by the familiar declaration in his preface to the translation of Locke's A Letter concerning Toleration: Absolute liberty, just and true liberty, equal and impartial liberty, is the thing that we stand in need of.2 A further affirmation in i690 maintained that Liberty of Conscience, therefore, Universal, Impartial, Inviolable, is the true interest and great duty of Governor and People.3

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