When they urge the sovereignty of the State, their thesis is in truth the sovereignty of the Church; and that means the triumph of men who looked with contemptuous hatred upon Nonconformists of every sect.
This statement critiques the Church's claim of state sovereignty, revealing the underlying contempt for Nonconformists.
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