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So that the Erastianism of the eighteenth century goes deep enough to make the Church no more than a moral police department of the State.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “So that the Erastianism of the eighteenth century goes deep enough to make the Church no more than a moral police…”
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Laski critiques the role of the Church in the 18th century, suggesting it became subservient to the State.
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