The Fathers Said
“Principally and first of all, I recommend my soul to that Almighty Being who gave it and my body I commit to the dust, relying upon the merits of Jesus Christ for a pardon of all my sins.” ~Samuel Adams
“Firstly, I commit my Soul into the hands of God, its great and benevolent author.” ~Josiah Bartlett
“First and principally, I commit my Soul unto Almighty God.” David Brearley
“This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.” ~Patrick Henry
“Unto Him who is the author and giver of all good, I render sincere and humble thanks for His manifold and unmerited blessings, and especially for our redemption and salvation by his beloved Son... Blessed be his holy name” ~John Jay
“My soul I resign into the hands of my Almighty Creator, whose tender mercies are all over His works, who hateth nothing that He hath made, and to the justice and wisdom of whose dispensations I willingly and cheerfully submit, humbly hoping from His unbounded mercy and benevolence, through the merits of my blessed Savior, a remission of my sins.” ~George Mason
“With awful reverence to the Great Almighty God, Creator of all mankind, being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory, thanks be given to Almighty God for the same.” ~John Morton
“I am constrained to express my adoration of the Supreme Being, the Author of my existence, in full belief of His Providential goodness and His forgiving mercy revealed to the world through Jesus Christ, through whom I hope for never ending happiness in a future state.” ~Robert Treat Paine
“To the eternal and only true God be all honor and glory now and forever. Amen!” ~Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
“I think it proper here not only to subscribe to the entire belief of the great and leading doctrines of the Christian religion, such as the being of God, the universal defection and depravity of human nature, the divinity of the person and the completeness of the redemption purchased by the blessed Saviour, the necessity of the operation of the Divine Spirit; of Divine faith accompanied with an habitual virtuous life, and the universality of the Divine Providence; but also, in the bowels of a father’s affection, to exhort and charge them that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, that the way of life held up in the Christian system is calculated for the most complete happiness that can be enjoyed in this mortal state.” ~Richard Stockton
“My hopes of a future life are all founded upon the Gospel of Christ and I cannot cavil or quibble away... the whole tenor of His conduct by which He sometimes positively asserted and at others countenances His disciples in asserting that He was God.” ~John Quincy Adams
“The religion I have to love and fear God, believe in Jesus Christ, do all the good to my neighbor, and myself that I can, do as little harm as I can help, and trust on God’s mercy for the rest.” ~Daniel Boone
“Let divines and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate the age, by impressing the minds of men with the importance of educating their little boys and girls, of inculcating in the minds of youth the fear and love of the Deity and universal philanthropy, and, in subordination to these great principles, the love of their country; of instructing them in the art of self-government without which they never can act a wise part in the government of societies, great or small; in short, of leading them in the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the Christian system.” ~Samuel Adams
“You have been instructed from your childhood in the knowledge of your lost state by nature - the absolute necessity of a change of heart, and an entire renovation of soul to the image of Jesus Christ - of salvation thro’ His meritorious righteousness only - and the indispensable necessity of personal holiness without which no man shall see the Lord.” ~Elias Boudinot
“On the mercy of my Redeemer I rely for salvation and on his merits; not on the works I have done in obedience to his precepts.” ~Charles Carroll
“My object in telling you this is that if anything happens to me you might know, and perhaps it would console you to remember, that on this point my mind is clear; I rest my hopes of salvation on the Lord Jesus Christ.” ~James Kent
“My only hope of salvation is in the infinite transcendent love of God manifested to the world by the death of his Son upon the Cross, Nothing but his blood will wash away my sins. I rely exclusively upon it. Come, Lord Jesus! Come quickly!” ~Benjamin Rush
“Jesus Christ has in the clearest manner inculcated those duties which are productive of the highest moral felicity and consistent with all the innocent enjoyments to which we are impelled by the dictates of nature. Religion, when fairly considered in its genuine simplicity and uncorrupted state, is the source of endless rapture and delight.” ~Zephaniah Swift
“I shall now conclude my discourse by preaching this Savior to all who hear me, and entreating you in the most earnest manner to believe in Jesus Christ, for ‘there is no salvation in any other.’” ~John Witherspoon
“Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love, and reverence toward Almighty God... What a Eutopia, what a Paradise would this region be.” ~John Adams
“It is the duty of mankind on all suitable occasions to acknowledge their dependence on the Divine Being... Almighty God would mercifully interpose and still the rage of war among the nations... He would take this province under His protection, confound the designs and defeat the attempts of its enemies, and unite our hearts and strengthen our hands in every undertaking that may be for the public good, and for our defense and security in this time of danger.” ~Benjamin Franklin
“I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give my verdict in its favor. I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever submitted to the mind of man.” ~Alexander Hamilton
“...Nay, we have heard it said that there is not a Quaker or a Baptist, a Presbyterian or an Episcopalian, a Catholic or a Protestant in heaven; that on entering that gate, we leave those badges of schism behind... Let us not be uneasy about the different roads we may pursue, as believing them the shortest, to that our last abode; but following the guidance of a good conscience, let us be happy in the hope that by these different paths we shall all meet in the end. And that you and I may meet and embrace, is my earnest prayer. And with this assurance I salute you with brotherly esteem and respect.” ~Thomas Jefferson
“It having pleased the Almighty Ruler of the universe to defend the cause of the United American States, and finally to raise up a powerful friend among the princes of the earth, to establish our liberty and independence upon a lasting foundation, it becomes us to set apart a day for gratefully acknowledging the divine goodness, and celebrating the important event, which we owe to His divine interposition.” ~George Washington
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This is but a small snippet of the religious quotes of the Founding Fathers. There are so many volumes of quotes that, indeed, it has filled books. Notice all the different names of reference to God they use. Almighty Ruler of the universe, Providence, Almighty God, Divine Being, Savior, Redeemer, Supreme Being, Author of my existence, Creator, etc.
This is not the speech of infidels and pagans, atheists and deists. This is the words of devout religious, Christian men. Indeed, when the President of the Continental Congress, Richard Henry Lee, died, he bequeathed all of his vast array of letters, papers, documents, manuscripts, and correspondence to his grandson. After studying the material, this is what his grandson had to say...
“The wise and great men of those days were not ashamed publicly to confess the name of our blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! In behalf of the people, as their representatives and rulers, they acknowledged the sublime doctrine of his meditation!”
Jared Williams
“Firstly, I commit my Soul into the hands of God, its great and benevolent author.” ~Josiah Bartlett
“First and principally, I commit my Soul unto Almighty God.” David Brearley
“This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.” ~Patrick Henry
“Unto Him who is the author and giver of all good, I render sincere and humble thanks for His manifold and unmerited blessings, and especially for our redemption and salvation by his beloved Son... Blessed be his holy name” ~John Jay
“My soul I resign into the hands of my Almighty Creator, whose tender mercies are all over His works, who hateth nothing that He hath made, and to the justice and wisdom of whose dispensations I willingly and cheerfully submit, humbly hoping from His unbounded mercy and benevolence, through the merits of my blessed Savior, a remission of my sins.” ~George Mason
“With awful reverence to the Great Almighty God, Creator of all mankind, being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory, thanks be given to Almighty God for the same.” ~John Morton
“I am constrained to express my adoration of the Supreme Being, the Author of my existence, in full belief of His Providential goodness and His forgiving mercy revealed to the world through Jesus Christ, through whom I hope for never ending happiness in a future state.” ~Robert Treat Paine
“To the eternal and only true God be all honor and glory now and forever. Amen!” ~Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
“I think it proper here not only to subscribe to the entire belief of the great and leading doctrines of the Christian religion, such as the being of God, the universal defection and depravity of human nature, the divinity of the person and the completeness of the redemption purchased by the blessed Saviour, the necessity of the operation of the Divine Spirit; of Divine faith accompanied with an habitual virtuous life, and the universality of the Divine Providence; but also, in the bowels of a father’s affection, to exhort and charge them that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, that the way of life held up in the Christian system is calculated for the most complete happiness that can be enjoyed in this mortal state.” ~Richard Stockton
“My hopes of a future life are all founded upon the Gospel of Christ and I cannot cavil or quibble away... the whole tenor of His conduct by which He sometimes positively asserted and at others countenances His disciples in asserting that He was God.” ~John Quincy Adams
“The religion I have to love and fear God, believe in Jesus Christ, do all the good to my neighbor, and myself that I can, do as little harm as I can help, and trust on God’s mercy for the rest.” ~Daniel Boone
“Let divines and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate the age, by impressing the minds of men with the importance of educating their little boys and girls, of inculcating in the minds of youth the fear and love of the Deity and universal philanthropy, and, in subordination to these great principles, the love of their country; of instructing them in the art of self-government without which they never can act a wise part in the government of societies, great or small; in short, of leading them in the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the Christian system.” ~Samuel Adams
“You have been instructed from your childhood in the knowledge of your lost state by nature - the absolute necessity of a change of heart, and an entire renovation of soul to the image of Jesus Christ - of salvation thro’ His meritorious righteousness only - and the indispensable necessity of personal holiness without which no man shall see the Lord.” ~Elias Boudinot
“On the mercy of my Redeemer I rely for salvation and on his merits; not on the works I have done in obedience to his precepts.” ~Charles Carroll
“My object in telling you this is that if anything happens to me you might know, and perhaps it would console you to remember, that on this point my mind is clear; I rest my hopes of salvation on the Lord Jesus Christ.” ~James Kent
“My only hope of salvation is in the infinite transcendent love of God manifested to the world by the death of his Son upon the Cross, Nothing but his blood will wash away my sins. I rely exclusively upon it. Come, Lord Jesus! Come quickly!” ~Benjamin Rush
“Jesus Christ has in the clearest manner inculcated those duties which are productive of the highest moral felicity and consistent with all the innocent enjoyments to which we are impelled by the dictates of nature. Religion, when fairly considered in its genuine simplicity and uncorrupted state, is the source of endless rapture and delight.” ~Zephaniah Swift
“I shall now conclude my discourse by preaching this Savior to all who hear me, and entreating you in the most earnest manner to believe in Jesus Christ, for ‘there is no salvation in any other.’” ~John Witherspoon
“Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love, and reverence toward Almighty God... What a Eutopia, what a Paradise would this region be.” ~John Adams
“It is the duty of mankind on all suitable occasions to acknowledge their dependence on the Divine Being... Almighty God would mercifully interpose and still the rage of war among the nations... He would take this province under His protection, confound the designs and defeat the attempts of its enemies, and unite our hearts and strengthen our hands in every undertaking that may be for the public good, and for our defense and security in this time of danger.” ~Benjamin Franklin
“I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give my verdict in its favor. I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever submitted to the mind of man.” ~Alexander Hamilton
“...Nay, we have heard it said that there is not a Quaker or a Baptist, a Presbyterian or an Episcopalian, a Catholic or a Protestant in heaven; that on entering that gate, we leave those badges of schism behind... Let us not be uneasy about the different roads we may pursue, as believing them the shortest, to that our last abode; but following the guidance of a good conscience, let us be happy in the hope that by these different paths we shall all meet in the end. And that you and I may meet and embrace, is my earnest prayer. And with this assurance I salute you with brotherly esteem and respect.” ~Thomas Jefferson
“It having pleased the Almighty Ruler of the universe to defend the cause of the United American States, and finally to raise up a powerful friend among the princes of the earth, to establish our liberty and independence upon a lasting foundation, it becomes us to set apart a day for gratefully acknowledging the divine goodness, and celebrating the important event, which we owe to His divine interposition.” ~George Washington
**************************************
This is but a small snippet of the religious quotes of the Founding Fathers. There are so many volumes of quotes that, indeed, it has filled books. Notice all the different names of reference to God they use. Almighty Ruler of the universe, Providence, Almighty God, Divine Being, Savior, Redeemer, Supreme Being, Author of my existence, Creator, etc.
This is not the speech of infidels and pagans, atheists and deists. This is the words of devout religious, Christian men. Indeed, when the President of the Continental Congress, Richard Henry Lee, died, he bequeathed all of his vast array of letters, papers, documents, manuscripts, and correspondence to his grandson. After studying the material, this is what his grandson had to say...
“The wise and great men of those days were not ashamed publicly to confess the name of our blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! In behalf of the people, as their representatives and rulers, they acknowledged the sublime doctrine of his meditation!”
Jared Williams
