Conscience and Law: Or a Discussion of Our Comparative, Responsibility to Human and Divine Government (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Weston Patton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0483794732 ISBN 13: 9780483794733

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Conscience vs. law: a stirring critique of the Fugitive Slave Act and the limits of civil authority

This concise edition examines how religious and moral obligation can supersede government edicts. It argues that individuals must answer to a higher law than statutes when those laws require wrongdoing, using debates over habeas corpus and fugitive slaves to illustrate the clash between conscience and state power. The work also contrasts divine guidance with secular authority, urging readers to view morality as personal accountability before God.

• See why the author believes laws can oppress conscience and how to respond when civil rules conflict with biblical principles
• Learn the argument that true law comes from higher authority, not just political or constitutional power
• Explore historical examples used to defend liberty and oppose oppression in 19th‑century debates

Ideal for readers interested in historical religious perspectives on law, morality, and the moral stakes of the slavery era.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0483794732
• ISBN 13: 9780483794733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64