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Difcourié of Liberty of Confcicncc.

 Arguments proving that Liberty of

Con fcience ought tobc granted to all,
and that nomrlnr {ht ujld be punifhed for
mattérsroof Cotrfcicnceo A t

’ 4- t   God alone be therLord of thc corrfE:i~ Avg. 1:;

'2 .43’ " ~encc,randto him onely it belongs to make
4   lawes to bindc confciencc; then it belongs
2;  it to no man either tO=make»laAw¢'3 , to bindg:
 if.;;, confciencc orto force a man to do that

'=» “'2?  which is contrary to the diétatc ofrhis con...
A ;. r  ”] tx.r«;‘fcie~ncrc,( for by doing thiszhc fhould tlfilrpc
power  Wiitxthority which properly belongs to God)

   

tttl1eref0rc~evrc:ry+ man rnufl be rlfiftr to the liberty of his =Ac:on--

fcience.

A IFitbe%&WfuIl»Forany man to g0c‘argainft~thc diftate of his Avg: 2? Ah

confci=cnce,, and doe that which his comfcience condemns (for V

* _w/fiat e2hJ}{:rtixtw2ot~rofFai2b, ix fim) then not man ought to enioyne
 horenforchte him to do this 3 for no man ought to enforcer
M anothertor chomm-itfin ; thcrcforemrgry man mufl.‘ be left at li-- »
rt berry to dotthrattvwh-ich his Confcitenoét *¢'l1s* himhe fhould doc.

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.21-rg. 5.

_ vert men to God.A The Apdfiles never made uié of force: or A
~ violence, but only of I nformations, iIn{’truc';9tions, perfwafions
Ab t to draw men to the obedience ofchriii, A * A 
A It is not in the power of the M agiitrate, by his zguthotrltytt or A

V Jrg.  0

Ah I ~C2)  i  »
V Iflthe Magifitatc fhoulici iptmiih a-Any yymauit {my ygioing that

y which is gohodfthis is atihciwtiyontt ibutit is igooid (ma mm

to follow the diéicate otiihisiown Confcietnceg He thctefére that
{ball inflifi punifl1n1ent=f0,r’this, exercifétth per£"ecutiQn,}?and is
to be accounted abperfecutor. A  “  f by V 3   
Ah1i.terrr:rs are dcfet‘3:s in a mansjudgc§mc_nt_., at-ifing from the
darkenefl'e,of his tmderftanding: the way tofheilpe theft is,

tightly to informs his iudgement, by pteifcraitiinyg  cleave

Light and Strength amazon for that purpAo§cfi;;::;ttat;i,A" %7fln‘0‘ttt to of-

IV if-ct vioiencc to his will studaf‘I’递tionsAby"'C§i‘ufiii§“Ato .i*L1H‘C&“ Y
that which is trouble.-fame to him. It a man be dim~fight¢d  
by having a. pinnkmd web or} other diieaie in his. eyes, the

way to cttret him, is not tptythate himtbut by'aypp1yyingt {u<A:h‘>me-
dicinesto his eyesgast arefi; torclearc his fight.~A iSo"%fort Aawnan

by vvhofctzndcrftandingisfo Fatrt; clmvded that he cannotyfte y
the ttuthtoftia deity or the truth of the Scgiypture, a priu

fon, of ftripes will not rtducefuch an o_nc, but better-i»nfox~
mation may do ~ ~  ; f 4  A “
I f the yMagi{h~’ate may ufia coercivctPower~f-in tmatters of Re»

Iigion, then jaws and Turkesw may be “forced by the fame;
A t6 the faith of Chrifi, whereas tPreachi.ngs and Perfwafiohs A

and not Priibns and Fines, are the way and mcttnes to cohe-

V any forcible meanes that he can lift?» to bring ofi’ rnens minds

 from any error, to make them be-Iceve any truth, ,or wiIli_ng- A
}y to pctforme any duty 5 Nqw all the CVi.”~*.'Whi‘Ch a man-fha.lIA

furbearc, hr goat! duties which he: (hall. perfonne, if he « doth
not this out of inward principles, but becatryed toit byifaxtei
and violence, by feare or favour or any other’ ouztwa rd induce-

AA i mcnt,,he doth but herein play the hyApoc:'itc,» and: diflhmbles
‘ withiGod and mcn_.,{o that all the force and tviorlence which the

Magifttate {hall ufeto naakc men do i any thing‘ tag2ti;nfi:.itheir
Confcicnces though never fa good,orifo1-bear any cvil},'t‘hot1gh

new (0 ‘bad; fervts A but to malte them play the hypocrites, ’ 

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It is theVMagifiraAmsA d'L>1t3A7AtbAA c,Ah;erifl1,ALen.c!-ct A,confE:ievncAcs 11% Arg, 7m

to a~fl'Z.11:AlAAthem$ T}-‘_leA_pQfiI$?{aiAth§A¢£’;§§A£?Aé Aifiau/£1AAr'4*/9€rA¢4t”0AA
fiefly while i/Je W14 fim’ tbérz ogmd bsswegge Em/agi-,” 1 cm'm8,:

13. NOW this 35 W33 grcagaefl °flAA’3”9e*‘h3«tV ¢‘A‘A‘3: ‘5'A9rv°.’3~fe% that

bath a weak}: cc:;r1{?’c‘ie;1g:c,. fitb AAbeA f'orcé“;ciy_A_.AtA5AA5c§9¢AAAA§Ii&atA whiiqh,

is againffi his ConfcAA'encé.%AAPis ‘for infianCAeA¢;AA?Afoi'_’21}ijrAfifian t;oj be»

forced t0 gog to the publike,CongrcgatAiQn 5 Aand,i0yneA«in"
them": of publike VOrdizA1aAn<_:ies _., _when his C0nAfcieAzzVceVrgoesr
agmmc. A    A  ,     

“ - This will be a} hmdrance tAo%?tAhAAé% difiztaévery bf ‘many_%¢xce1e

Iént tmths,;md the b.AAe skiing Aforth of fuch 116W 1§ghA1:a$ «‘A_;hAAaAthA Arg. 3., A
notwyet becne féema: for if mm may not be fmc Afb-ArAA theifA
judgexncnts and cxpinions, and have-Jiberty no dec1:.2re«and,, ex- A

preife Lhct11’f¢1v¢’:gin kanyncw thing»VVh?A(:h phey havedifiidver-i

ed,¢it vgilldifcoL1Ara;g¢t‘heAni fr<j;.;mAA making {catch andAin.quir~yA
afiei’ fuch truths as have not yet beam: krn01A2ve1wA, though %%veAry~ A
needfull to be known. A A AA  ~ A  A

 Chriftian Mégifirates mufi Follow Cbri{%sAAcxampIénA-, Chriliz Arg» 9»
never gm: any, either g recap; Q1~jAAp]f,§21AAiACi?£'3AI3AVI. Atir.) im,p,§".iAfQn or‘ kill

men**fb:~ Religion fake; thcreféwré theAi‘v’I;igiHAAraAi;e oAug§hcnoI: to.
do,e.AcAhis. A A L \   A A 5 A _ V ~  A A V  A
 There isAnownoiz1'£11IibIe Judge to determine what is He; Arg. 1»
refie orABIafphc-my; that which one .man% conceives toAbe an A

A excellent trtrth, ‘another willbe rgady to Acondemne as hgre-4

A of in the parable. ./M'az}‘,fAI 3. 7:2,

fy. %Thé P&‘pofi1et}1itl1_, that Aafier tbeAArvj2y»_W1z£c/0 A they» fewer cal-7» 4
led berefie /aedia’ we-fjbip tfie  ofbj; ’Fbz(;'},A;rerfJA".’ AAH‘, 2 I 4,  
by this xncanwit may%com‘c topaffe tbacAn‘1en%n1éy A beA pguiifhed
for holding the tmrh.. V Aj j  I A .  V _  % A  ‘g A 
Errors and HerAefies are~tl-1ofV'cAt’arcs %wAI1ich?Aot1i*S2;1vi0L1~rFpeéks [A4,
S,.,a1A1dHrhéf¢A_l1:: izvould not I1A3X§.1CO 5‘ I "
be AP1flC3%Wd 1111?; Icfifl E1??? ~Afl?°U13AA5P1AAuAck {i.1PA’tbed Whééé 3“39A_,aV WAC. A A
%‘let“l7atl.é gkow ‘taget:’2erAzt12tiY[‘AAAt/at     Arg. _1';,>,A
‘ Tc is Chrifls PM 3, that 2¢A1'r>’}2;i’i z§0éi=AvAk5u1d¢tb4tnze2}fl;az,a;121Ardag,; tr) ;J'.,g
At/99 likf‘ we flvonld do toAtbe% 2; :Abt1t,AfA10 manwcypxld tviI1ihg1Ajz§~bc;£6r.

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;thA==re*70t“‘@h4e d1ufi*hotAAdo~mis to “c>'the:%s‘.   V A ‘     i
,I‘hc Apmi-Ie faith that shere muflc be Herefics, I car. 11%. 18.,
A A A A * A 3 % A It

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A Iciyinvainéhfihencfore ’tbfir1ve”.againfl: that hwhxch mufi and

wiA11‘b‘c,h.an%dAco,Afc¢ke‘to‘hind¢rhthat whi~c1;‘cannoc be higxdred.

 TI1Ac§:I’ezg;'§gh‘cWpArinEipaII1.arAguméntsforfhe affirrnative part: AA
x5tfh'iéha%reI5r9tighthto‘_ prove that, '”I7hatall men ought 120 have .

l‘iberty“ofconfcien’cc.

Beforehtheargumhenhtsfcirr thencgativeh part beafwroponndedg L A
  it Willjbe ncceflI'1ryt‘h.athfom¢: “few pofitions be pzemifii-d% cha;

we may ‘the better underflqnd in what fenfe, and‘”"‘wich what 11...
mit“aht_ionstoIcrauon‘for liberty ofConfc1ence is denyed: which
are thef-Ac. "A A A ‘ A A

I; It i: granted, That lighter andAlefl‘er errar: may he tolerated

andhhame nvith, when grqflje AE1'?‘01'J' am?!’ Hxrefiex, yea Bl.-zjjabemiex h
, arena: to “he fixfirered. The Afpafile did hem-Ae with the errour of the

‘I'he1Iai0'zzizzn.r,hnrh0 thozzght“tha:t“thehdqy  Chrifi maxhnemm at band.
a;Thef. 2. I... But he would not endure thé heréjj nf Hymehneug
anJI7’bi“letvuh3A,“ 2219120 held that the refurreffian mu already Apazff, and
tAAh"art ihere[nm.r zz0n2a‘ta%cm1;¢é'. z_ ‘Tina. 2,»iA8».hAhut Jé1iWéred'themH‘ zap
fohSA§s1fhaAAn.hh A .;  A   4 "h A A A V A “  

2,4 That tender _Gonfl:z°er2ce.r ought to he tenderfy uféd; AA hm t'hafi

A c2mA hard!) he ihmght to he truebi-terzder, which can takg lihertj H to Atgae

again]! cleare ‘and: ‘ezziciezzth lighhth qAf‘Scrz"flpture;Ah M
*3. ’That‘th«m!gh men ho/“ii grqflé % dnd,d:zz:gerou: :errorJf, jet Twhile
they hancéalrthern @1722“! 1Le¢pe.them to theazhfélvei 2:: their maze private

 ppiniank,’ they may h&A‘hAomAe with d1l;AA hut i}"hrhey%[é¢/{g to, fpreadhthem

*ahronéi, ,;:0‘i7lf6:¢ff‘Abth”ehfJA‘”’W5ihf them; Amid Adraw apart] zgfierh - them, they
ought not try hehhezzdured, but to he jézaerelj cmfixr-ed. h
4.  flihzzt whmjuch 4.!‘ the‘/7: are cepftred, their pmzfjhment he 11¢?‘

“hcbrVdi2zg‘ta' thir«fiat1gre4%ar‘ :gzt‘;»;lg§gy vafthe ojfezzce, in fhme  '  other:

~ -Agrmrér 5“di2d’ih§2 gr¢4té'fi=h2z2fzAZi.highe_[}Apu2x;§{.hrngnt nezzér to he‘ inflificd,
V hflfiflrr 0flAw§ef"i1ffh8Ahi:ghefl izéitfire, nmnélyflzch Hcrefie: PM are ac-
wovzpavziedwirbslarpberm. h         V 

 *5 f1'hzz£i*hi:Abe21o2zéA4ifter %ma‘72jA infhrmatianr, admanitiow, and

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ufl:-~"of4Ilfi:tz'%:gmiekzazévsgfizrrcclqmigzg A4-.-ad reducing them from

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b That ( underfianding itwith thelb Cautions)

A °liberty ofConfcilenCe oughtnot to be granted A A
I to‘all,lis proved by thefé Arguments»
  A   A  following. l l A

F the Cenfciences of all naturall men beldefiledr, if fometbe

tfearedgt than the Conlfcicncel of thefctis -not tojbe the rule and
meafure by wbichthel Malgiflratc is to bef guided in the Atadmi.
lniflratidn of Juflice, wh etben ; by {paring or punifhing, but he
mull have; fome other rules   thefireaflm its, tbecaufe he mull be
guided-Abby a lull andfiraight’rule,%t not by a crookedl perverfc
rule, filth ,j¢a.s,,.atll clcfilcd and iiearcdt C011l"ciencte$‘atrle. A '

447$} 19

A A A But théi: thcflonfcietnces of all naturall men are dcfiled, of

fometare feared, is Evident by the Scripture. The ’ ApofiIAelfaith

. that, To the pure all thing: arejmre, but to the mzbelewimg nothing

5: pure, but even their mindej and confidence! are ldefiled, l‘I"it~.  135 .

A tyeat, form are To llealred by cufiomc, and a continued courfct of

{inning againfit Confcience, that they havellloll all fence and

l Afeeling of finnlela the Apbftlc fpcakes of filch whofe Confcien--

ces mereféared with an bot Iran, I Tim. 4. 2. when the fiefh of at t

mans body, or the finewes are {cared witha ‘hob lIron5‘l.AthAe,

fence and feeling islofl in that paft. Hence helfpcakes offbme
who being pa]? atllféeling, gawethrqmjélwex fotwantonngflé, L107 cémfizit
all uncleanneflé xvii/9'greedinel[]72,A Eph. 4. 19, There is feuine light A V

Q of Confcience left in every man by nature; but -when th~e?pra~ A

vity ofa Corrupt will fo farm prcvailes againfi this light, tllmc

2.9. man goes on in a continuccl nowifc agaiaflil ir,wiAthI holdtihgtlfis

lrruth in unrighteoufnefle, tlllm  tltmugh thetiull ]ud'gemctlt‘t5f—!
A God) he comes to lofe this:ligh;t, it‘ comes by degrees, to be

‘cxtinguilhcd and ,quite%put out. Hencc the B~pdlllTefalitl1 ofchie ‘A

Gentila, that bgéaufc when  imam God? tbcjyf? didtlzzot

 him) as" God,-, bell gm tglztm gap, to zgi—le-.afi%&im,a m: 310%»  flying!‘ 434- -
 were Wagglflfl. the light qfnamrt, chlavz   lhe" nswmzgat it]; A *uftl:3eA "A
jzrongan, and [fumed in Alufi anatrmandamatlaegwgw Arm: wi~tb“5ihm-t-cm» A .

A mining

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{”'5"55figfi+5t7?i?¥3_[73'v5.Vand i%thAe%%%%‘Wox11anVV did; zi1%e..-1ike,% Ram. If. 21.;
26,27: Then at mar1s.I‘ig:;htis excinguiflied and 1::'>i¥, when his

A Qox1§»¢iet2¢§ W&11»”’a11p§vs,g 1ifi3z§1dAt‘oyc£:%oe~»ati>?%th%"z1k?» A 65%  CW1!"

Arg. 2.,

A rupAt%;%mi1-ides infflsw
things arealtolgether contra ry to‘ it. *

thigfigs 31%~°»“'é1;I“¢%V4i10"It”f«?;ein‘1l3’W%at dAs.%ihci ”5{R041l1c.Af;3cak‘c%%s» “ 4Ram% “-1   23-A )

and canwe t.f’11'7irf1"I{":cw:  Co11(‘ciiefi*§éj.éié{%;i1i»iS»cQ%%bE::é%fic4%i‘uIe for V
the Magifirate t'(5*b,é guided’ by, for his procéedfmgs in the ad-4 A

minifirgtion of Iufiice 2»   A ~«
. I? thé Wqrdflrnufl be the rule cf a%_II "men: a

A :the% M;1gifira“¢es,%4 then: [ :nc)tf otlmr“ mans‘ Gfigifisiénces 35 the rt’-3;f0%1T

is, beCauV(}:’thc‘VCon{'ciencejs of ign0ra11¢f‘me%n,~%av11d‘%rf1eh of ct§n'-
things agree with,_ Lhe 'Wc)».:d,$ ya in fame

 1 Thin: 1:he:I,Wo:rd {is to A be ‘the? rule of every ~r~n.ins a&i0ns is Afieviis

;§dent3f«the: Apnfilc f1ith,t v the *xvbale scripture  gjweh of"Gz2d,;  M2:

ix prqfltilvle inflrufifan Cir: rigbfeaflfitgeflfrg    6,, AV “ IFi1: be

% % jprcgfirable and ‘ficted‘Af0r‘rthis purpof-‘e %t< )‘;%?%ini9cz*§*:A<€’c~' men inihe

L l.1§:e:d%,tQ;¥1is end. W’/aereVna’t,¥2

‘right. vxzayg, and given of Godt fz3rt%hisvcrye11d~,¥ ttgemn it mufi bin

,L;¢:vc:ryVmaLxl1‘tnuffthke hécd td the  4 \7\[jQr€:I% *’FO*r :théfr‘i"g}1§:’otdeIfing

V «hof his *wa¢yA;: .:ym.:rghis is given incharjgé i:~n”*"a.*7 PéC‘?i(1“' mariner to

A ?VPI‘inccsM and Governours, %- Th ;r.t:1tht:7 B Qrjokdj pi? tb,é"   We 3 V‘
  *«2;13nd that th=e‘y = méa?:aéré‘;ad?;~b¢}’&i}_’2  Wafeflayex nf‘ rhea»
 V  ‘tbK1¥‘;‘iIbl§)’:A'f7It4?}' 1e1xne{:a.femgbé45Lurd; (§fg§21gja1§eep  alli/.511 2:5}-2*; 
 I;:_4Ib?',. ’z‘z72d /ai: ardi:z;¢77z7c€,‘"t ‘i*(:°H(_jfe'%‘t./7[%en2",' I7; 19. ” V ”  " 4
f;%, :%%,The%Magifirate kmilgfl h~a%=v<: ’a clea re and certainc %ruIc%%t”cH «
»“fl频fl by in the asdxniniffi*aciOnA$of uPcice,;
;;cq;nPc_ant; alvfvay onba nd‘ thefamc ; 1
&M%¢f¢i§epVcJ¢s¢cahVno4betwu1a,v.%A:!wc~z&%A« ~fév‘er;gIAI Cout&;Aie:zccgarc% of
;%"fcy§1?a1Lrw£izes~  3 Iaui  Fmw .gh:s”  ‘ a§FIdwffij~‘

haéfrgy 3 -i %

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yea-filczh a  r‘l,lI€'V as: 1%:
therefore other mer-ls Con-A

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% % V % % flmlg gt }'oxp'zg_m.z1gz clegnjé/,’2iJ,m§y
Iglkéflgkkafi t3Exerég&"m:c;ording%»tugtlay &:v:furd,—'Rfi;I: ‘I’ "19. 9  t*‘ 
{is fpokem ofi»  i‘%V;:youVng mam“bE1071gs’%*4»%.€é;éver§,? ’r’1:12m5 thergfdrve ~

    .V%%wnd:mér;hi4ghIy arr-
: rovlngfqthagw. +NwAl*1wh amo=c>hé: 9&b‘*h*’o" i‘3r"e”s§jfi 3~*déep1yf’~de~te(’c s;
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n‘t*ci%;a4éee;V

fdeceicfu1I_ah0ve all :hiAnga,“they may eafily pretend that fuch

or fuch things are againit their” Confcience, when indeed it is

not their Confctiexxce, but their corrupt wills andeAaFfe&ions there

{hmd inoppofitibn again{tAAthem.A*    , N A _  

. , The Magifirateis the Minifier of God, and God hathspfut _, , 

theASwT0rde into his hz’m.d, to the end to take ve7zgea2éce,and ¢

execute mratb upm ti9em,tb.z:dr)eewiI1; therefore he mun: not to-~ A

‘ie1‘.iAt€fL'lCh,‘R0m. 13. 4, A A A -A A  M A e
Thaeeteetpdh‘o1d and nmintaine greffierrors and herefies is

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» qgvili, aphpeares ,  

A 1 Becemfe fAa1fetea.hChers are called ez2;'Zlz*vorI{§zrx,PhiI. 3. 2.
and thofe who bid finch God Afpeed, peerage of I/o_eir“e7Jill deedi,
2 Job. 11%.‘ therefore their deeds in holding and fpre:-.idAing
fueh%edo€*crines,are evfisi deeds; and the Chmch mfAEplae_fw his A

I ce)mmAe11ded for not bearing width  t/mt are will, Rev. 2, 72.» A

 ( fpeakizzg eff-‘alfe teacherzék )

2 Hall the truthsof Gad be g0od( efpecially ftmdamentall
m1Lhs)_then it iishan ‘eVil‘1,.¢fi;iiI‘g to econtradei<.‘?c and oppofe
1:hem.qgVVh0can deny it t«:;«ee’be an evill thing to fpe;;1keagain1A’r,
and,-feeke towoverthrowe .themc>{’c cleare and evident‘ truthe of
hoIyeSmiptuhre?§ x  A y r V“ A V. M _%
p 4;; Sinne being atx*a:r1fgreffionAof the Law, allr tranfgreffions

u.

e of theL.-v.W are evilla fimies againfi the firPc%’Tab.1e, as Well as

a,ga‘.infi:heAfecox1de; i11iurieseagain{?cGod, as Well as wrongs to
our dnheighebourg Now it is an injury to;God,e to deny any of the
truths pf h is“ho1y Whoed 5% ea great imuryfto Chrifi, to deny ei...

~theAr his NARtLlf€S3,.OmCCS3 orfany of his~eeA&iox1s which he hath

done for the gm-od of man; therefore_the deniall of thefe
thin gs C which Here-ticks are Wont to doe) being dire8c breve-

A (~:he$~aga7iI1{’r thfi firi’ceTabIe, are evills cobe pLmifl1ed”by the

M;agiflx“atc, as well as Ache breaches of the fecond Table.-,,other-.

¥Wife A1'1C:“dOth not difcharge his duty _.,e and performs the
%Office ¥andAAworke charged upon; him byhGod hinafelfe,

I

namely, execute Wrath, and take vengeance upon‘ them chaise
doedevill.  ~ e  “ A A e AAA

j The-: Magifiratc gmglltnot to grant‘fi1chAa toleeation as is"Arg;.;5.AMA  

deP:ru&ive‘to the n1o£’cAefTenti,ag worke of the Magifiracc, and’
A A  A A W A A the

A1 Tim. 2;
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<2)“

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iiculays.  V

AA 4 Qth t0;qAui%ctncflE[andgodlimzfreg will appearc in the par» A

1;  is defiAFii&ivAcW to peace ~ and quietne{Te5A for the Apcifilc
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wrdirzg to godlizafi, hm doteVzzbazat gruefliom azizdfirifér cfmord.rV  _aAs_

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1. ¢ .0 ‘

2% Differen ca 111 op; A 1931;. cau~(ethAdifFerjénce in Aafi‘7eAA8fion,A and

A Abotht.hc;iAc cau(E:AAdifI’cre1_1cc in pr~a&iAf?:; A whenca followes finife,
contention, and dangerous violations of the -‘bow? of peace; A %%

‘

Hcnee the Apo{Hc~f"o%ioftmexh-ants Chrifiiansto éé‘likg~?minded;

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fpea%kcAcl%Aive;j8 tliings,  ?d%i;vifi0%nAs will very hardly “bAe* -Ap,nev%entéd;L A

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Church of Antioch, Aéis I 5. 2. Aa.nd~“in the Church of Galmilz,
tGaIat. 5- _15; therefore it coneernes the Governours Of-~bj0tl1
chef}: to take care that no new qpinioraswbe fiarted, or fermented,

( nnlelle they {ball by judicious men he thought to be of great

o eoofequence‘ for the good of the Church ) much leflh that every 
. one lhould have liberty to breach his owne fancies as he plea-
tfeth, and fpread abroad any ebfurd or dangerous" opineion

without: controll; fuch things as thefebeing thenfuall bones

l “ ‘ offirife, and the fuel! whereby’ the fire of contention hath been
A both kindled-and continued. A ‘A A A 

l2l This is defi"rué’tivte as to peace, fo to piety; for the founda-~
tion ofthe praéiice of godlinefleis the doéhcine oi’ godlinefle,

rightly entertained in mens judgements and affefiiotzm Now“

whhcntlhere {hall beliberty grantedlfor any one to coztttadlac

and {peake againlllthie doéteine, yea; to blafplteme and fpeelte 

evill of it, asto cry downe the praé’cice of daily repentance,
humiliationfor finne, of the ufe of the Law of God as a rule
of obedience, of the ohlervation of “Gods Sabbath as a. xtecell‘-“
{any meanes for prefervation of Piety; yea to fpeake againf!

 «the Divinity of the Son of God, or Spiriclof God, to call in

quefiion, and dif uteagainft the authority of the Word, and
deny the trutho holy Scripture 5-, this mull needs be excee-ml

 dingly deeflrufiive to all true piety and godlineilc, and open 3;

widegap toall irreligion and prophaneffe. Mull: not this
needs overthrow allthe power of true piety, when not only-*‘
the rules of it are violated by wickecl prafiiccs,‘ but the do-»
&rine it» felfc is denyed, andtconttadiéted by corrupt licen-~
ztiouslopinions? ’ A A »

l 4 A ”lfHerefie be tafruitlof the flelh, then ‘it oughtnot to be to; Q4:

lerated by the Chrillian Magillrate no more to then Adultery,

A" Murther, Theft, or any other fruit of the flefh. 3311!: the Apofile

ioynes all thefe togcrherein the fame ranke, making them fee
verall fruitsof the flefh, and faith of them all,l that they who doe
fuck tlaingrflmll rzotirzberit the lgingdame"‘of‘God, Gal. =5. 20, 2 I.

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1 l me ~
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Scripture“ « A be
fl>'?g- M» It is the duty‘ Ofelia Magfllrate ta follow fetch‘ Precepte anal
Paetemee as are bem {arch in holy Scripture ; but the Scrip»
ture holds {arch many precepts and pattemes for punifhing
fimlee againfi the fixtll Table, as well as the fec:on&.;, therefwre
the Magillrace ougbe m follow tbcfe. Thee the Scripture
holds furtb commawfle and examples for punli-hing Trazafw
A grefibrs of tl1efiell:'l‘abele,, ( and in particular of fzalfe Pmw
plxets ) is evident by many places. The L0 r& commands three
falfe Proplzmblfbould be put to death» Demmrzomy 13. 4., 5“
Biwfilbemerr, Levie. 24,. 15. Idalaterx, De:-m._17».4, 5. .S'alb,et/an
breafierx, Exod. 31. 15.. l

Ajh, j%/aoflmplaar, Hezelglzb fofiab, exercifed their authority.

in puniihing abufes in the Woirllllp of God, and letting chinge
arlght in matters of fiellgion, a».n& are conamemded form

2Cl)rom I4.o4.3.S, I7. 6, 7.. 39; 3.. to 10» 33. 2,3. 3.3.. ;7_;,if 4. ’

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beach; which charge muff needs belong to Magim~atc:s- By
all which it appeares, that Magifirates are boundl to take care
there be non violation of the precepts of the firfl Table as well
as of the fecord; therefore not to tolerate all manner of Er-
roars and Herefiee, which are violations of the firfl precept in
the firll Table in a high degree. A '

Againfl this Argument fame Exceptions are brought, which
therefore it will be needfull to anfwer, for vindicating 0f the
math and firength of it.

 1., The Commands for punifhing falfe Proplaetsg and othere
of like kinda were branchce af the judicial! Law, which

 

be-» A

A bélongéd ;t§cm>* the

A for punifxhing théAfeAis perpetual].

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:2 The punifhmcnt; fo%rb1Aa(P%hwen1AyWas?to  .infli&:d;,;%%‘no%At
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“ Nations have worfhipped fome God or other, and embraced ‘

fometl-¥;elirgi=on or other. 1N either would they fuffer the God
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whichthey obfizrvecl to be fpoken againflfite beingabhorring
to nature,8Caga‘in{’t the law-of nature,that this lhould be to-

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tmeeGod ?That his name.” fhouldlubc blafphemed, hie wot-~

{hip derided, his molt {achredlandl holy truths, which in his
wordhe hath revealed, to be contradlifiedland cryed down,

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pvay unpunifhed? Shall the foules of many people beliudanw
gated, byllbeineg poyfoncd with damnable A errours, and n“~o-
thing done tOhind6[‘ it? may we fee thofe who are nearefl:

to us, drawne into the way‘ of etefrnall deflrulfiion, and"

fraud Bydand lotdkeon P (faflith l\/Ir“. Burreugbe: Iran. 1?. 24, )

" Théfe are the prlnclpall Argumentsbroughteforh the neg» l

ative part, namely thateliberty "of Confciencc ought ‘A not to

to be granted to all 5 {'0 as ‘in matters of» Religion, every

man may hold and maintains 5 yea hold fotth to ochmj
what he~pl.eafet-hr A ” M A  

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ly thofe for the affirmative or negative, carry thc.gre;u:e{l

l weight with them. And the latter feemitig to fway the baI--
Iance, it followes to be confidéred, whether ‘ there may not l

he a fatisfying anfwer given tothe former,

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That the MagiPcra.tedoth make no Iawesto 'biTndeCont- .

-fcience, but only enjoynes men to doe that which the law of
* God requires, and reftraiues them from doing that Awhich
the law and wordof God forbids, and this is his duty to

doe, namely,-, topuniflt finneg alldfinne and bfeachesh of .-

‘Gods_ Law, whether it be in [ matters of ,Do&xine ‘ or
Praéhfe; do 1  A  A  " A , ‘
  T0'the fifcond, fthatmit is a finne, for any man to do that

‘Which is againfi his cAAonfcience, and therefore ‘that the Ma» 

A gifrrate fhlztll make ehimfin, .2_'aw.-.7 ' A I A.
Anfw. 2. ~Th.e anfwen is, ‘That in the aft of him that hath an er:
roncous Confcicnce, two thiiigearc to be confidered. 

I; The doing offueh a thing as the law and word of God :

requires; ‘ A _ A _ A 1‘ V . 
‘2 The doing of thieagainfir.h'is‘Confcience; ,

Thetfirft of theflehis good, and this onely the. madgiflrate A

enioynesg the other hc_dot7h neither enjoyne not intend. Of
the firfl, heis care/Ezperjé, ‘a true and proper caufe : ofthe fe-”-3

c0nd,‘heisAor1_e1yea:ufa}*2ee”‘1'accidem, an accidentall Cau{°e,*_it_A

being,praeter.fi:ope_:m Aefiicientir, befides thefcope and. intent of

‘ the magifirate, that the manhin doing a good’ -thing fhould A
doeitagainfi his Confcience; and thercfom: hirflfelfe one» ~

Iy, andnot the *‘magifira~te“ is bla.mewort.hj7 in‘ this aétibn.
This may be further cleared by an infiance or two : Sup-
pofe the magifirate hfhould enjoyne a Fuperfiitious Papiftto

takethe, Image which ufually he prayes before, and breake    A
itin pieces or cat’: it into the fire, this would Vgoe againfl the A

t~Don5i'ciente ofthe Papfft, but it would he no finne in the
~ “ A A ‘~ ‘ A Magiflratcg

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AMagi(h*ate ;“h"ecaofe iris the comrnand of God, ihhat’in't«i- ’
agesobeing infiruments of Idolatry fhould ‘he’ deflzroyed :'
and this is the onely thing ‘which the Magifiraote comrhands, " i
and not the doing of it egainfi his confcience, that is "his

gowne fault only: Who ought to have he Confcience better i‘

infotrmedyand not to thinke good , evil}; i
Take another Inftancc 5' God enioynes men to prayand

call upon him : and this is the duty ofeveryman,’ it being is

a part of that homage and honoutwhich ‘ he owes to God 5. A
yet when 21 Wicked man prayes, he finnesgfor the Sacrifice of
the Wicltged it an alaominatim to the Lord, Prov. 1:3-8.” Shall we V
faythen that God is the caufe ofhis finne 2 he is indeed the
proper ohufe of the aétion, becaufe he’ commands it, but
onely an accidentallocaufe of the finfulneffe of it, that refit

ohnelyin the wicked man himfelfeg. becaufe. though heebe

bound to pray, yet for want of faith and other graces, when
ever he does itg, he does it finfully abuts this is not Gods fault

who commads him to doe it, but his om, :who.wants

grace to doe it in the rightmanner. .: So it isgwith the Me»
gifirateg when he commands a men to doe that which God
icoinmands, though hedoes it finfully, for want of a right-
ly informed Confciegncet, and herein appeares the mifery of

him that hath an erroneous ConfciAence, which way foever

A he 7i:urn‘e$ himfelfe, he is Catt into at finfoll {hate 5 if he neg-

leéizstthe duty which God requires, he finnes againfi ‘Gods
if he doth it, hefi-ns a'gainf.’t his Confcienceg. but it is his
ownefault that he hath fuch a Confcience. ‘ 7 A A

To the third Argomenjt, That it is petfizcution to put»-

V ifh"men'f01f not doing that which is againfl their Con-V

fcience. ~A A \ ‘ A   A A A A
A The anfwer isias before, that the Magifirate doth not A”f”"+ 39
puniih any man for following the diéiate of his Confcience
(this not being the thing which he fctikcs at ) but for fol?
lowing wicked opinions and pra8cifes,for oppofing neceffa-go
try truths, for maintaining hereticall dofirines, ieeking to
fptead theft: abroadyand caufe ‘others to be infefted with
t J A C 2 A “ A them,

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them.Whien;hccetick s fuffer puniihment foftheir dange~rouAs‘

and damnAabIe opinions, they do not filffer for righ'«'€0"fi1¢3

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21223; are‘ pufl up ¢bowgb« they know nitbing air?igbf', 2 Timot:h..~
1.. 4. Pridegi-7$~~the-p1*i1}*Cip>.t17i ingredient of‘ their d'i£iem..'

poor." Hereiticizsiare for £iion10iipa~rt men of the fharwpefii
Wirfi, and 1-’mongef’t%piarts» ( Satiban being Wife: enough to '

n1iaakeAchoyc’oi of the abiieft iulimments to doe bisworikc )
Hence, being vviife in their owne conceit, they thinkc

{come to be o.va.nqub~ifhcdi by -their owne .weapons_., to be 
overcome by firemvgth of reafon‘ and ability in arguing i
(wlm-rein;i they. ufually excefll.) As it is pride that Iicada,

them imzo new opinions (becamfé they would {came to i

know more than others) {'0 it makesithenzi texiaciotls“ in _
holding them fafi, Icafl (though they be n1iflaken)tbeyi

Ibouilid: {came to»! befo, which will not fiaind with a proud

. fpiritiaii A tihez*eForei» iifnformaitionsi or pprfwafionsii Wiilii dot: ‘

little good upon {och as thefm. Arim and Felagiw  in forgo
mar Vtimes )ian‘di mzmy laeamned Papiffs ‘at‘ti_fiSday*,«Aha~Ve  _
w.am:od‘ fiIiT’fiCi€n1ti mea?m*s>v of i~nforma>ti0I1' ahd cOlTVif5’Ci0I1si’ 

but all t0iIit‘fl:1e“ purpoib. A

V i'Se<:ondIy, P1=ic.ie‘amd‘ per-vextfencflb boiiwg t5ixc%p1*iincipa‘II*
(ii-f*:;a*fc of fiicreniaks, ioutwiard‘i ipi»1j~n~ikfhimiex1ns axixcicienfureog 
Cwhacnhen Mif7ono+;or other~wa~yes~o)¢7 are; I~ikfe‘ no doe nxqre’ p
good upon them than any izd~Formémio~:7i«s~i 0-If iiiififrtr/¢5’tionois*,* 
wfiicclria x:hiey‘am+e,wont to»ca1‘e[ofi~“ iiwic.l1ii1i‘corm¢:V but tin‘-: mac;
( flhrou*glns ii Gods A bieflifinegy may 3; .,n1em:1¢3’~~?i W * ihflm’bi€tf;;i;
memge, wind»  t‘hem*iwii1&m:g  am ‘regavrci  

 C .3 Viausifore

l l % I  30 l l _ 6,

h before they flightede. VA Prifon dic)l more good to Mme»

A to then .all thepreach§n,c:,*of‘ the Prophetslcould doe. God

e  to B/lanalleh and /92; people lay the Prop/9et.r, but Ike} re... %
gardedyzot, 2gKing, 21.10. 2.lChro. 33.10. but when he fent

the.I-loalt of the tA[‘Ijrz'aé2r, who tookelhim and bound «

him in chafimes, and carried him to Balbell, When he may
in tribulation be j/azembledr/aimjelfe greatly befirrre the Laml5 2 Ch to.

3; '11, 12: Admonitions and other Chfirch_ Cenfures have

been efFe8tual‘lfor Praying the fpreacling of Herefies; Fo nmy

the cenfures of Magiftrates-be when Wifely and l?.~al"o- '

nebly "applyed, and other meanes will take no efi*e€t.' He

that bath a Pin and Web, or other Weaknefleim his fight, A

though beating will not makehimlfee better, yet ifhe
wilfully [hots his eyes,” and will not receive any meclicine,
beating maytaure him oftthis, and make him Willing to

_ receive fuch reemeanes of cure as {hell be fit for recovery
of his fight. It is not the weaknefle of means judgements,

which clouds their Ltnderfirandings {'0 as they cannot {kg-_

the trtitheloftwa Deity, or the truth of the Scriptures, but the 
wickedmefle of ttheirlwflls, which fit correftions and C6El*
t fures may be a meancs to cure. A

Thirdly, If Prifons or other ‘penalties candoe“ no good
for curingof Hereticks themfelvemyct theymay; be a mean es
0; good to others by rellcraining Seducers from liberty
and opportunity of {preading their errours, and infeélring
others with them 1 (whichltheey are alwey molt indultri-;
outs toedoe, there being an itching.’ appetite in them to

fcatterl their fl1’ncies~a,sFarreas%the‘y can )__»aned may be ea V

meanes ofd eterring and difcouraging others from ready en--A
tcrtaining their novelties, whenthey’ fee they are not like

to bring them any applaufe or advantage, but rather dif-‘

grace and danger./ill I jlwel f/mll bears mzdflmre, Deut..:t 3. 1 -I .
faith the Lord id the like cafe. ' 

Tothefifth Argument, Thaeteiflthel Magiflrate mayufe t
coercive power in matters of Religion, then]ew.es and l

T urkes may be forced by the {word to the faith 3 of Chrifi.

Them

A and not Prifons or Fines, be fit meanes to convert Iewesa

The a,nf'wer.is; Thathalth-ough preaching and perfwafionsa Aflfm. 5. AA

‘Pétgansgo-r any fuch as are yet fhrangersto the truth; yet

they may be fitter neceflhrymeanesfefbre refiraining Here-
ticks and Apo[%atesA, who have been bred in the Chutch_.',_
from doing mifchiefe and harm: to others, by dra’wingA
them into the fame<detFeé’tion’; yea; they may bea meanes ‘A
oxhhunmblinge them,(~as before was fhewed) and putting
them. into fllch a difpofition, whereby. they may be brought
toa. fight of theirderrours,‘ which they are not like to be,
whileshbehingtolerated they are by their followers not only
favoured, but fomented and applauded , and to more
Pcrengthened in their perverfe Wayes. ‘ A A A 

Secondly, The ufe ot"“cotercive powertnay be 7:: memes
to .reflmi11e»eeven Pagans from Itdolatrous and prophane
pt.a£t-ices; and bring. them to an outward conformity in
matt'ets of religion. V t t h A h h

To thefixth Argument _., That if the Magifirate {hail
enforce rum in matters of religion , by this meaAn"es
he fhalltmake them play the Hypocrites» zthe anfwer
is this:  A ~ A

A 1  Thatthough it be not in the power of the Magi- Aggfnué.

M {trace to make, men beleeve, or yeeld “inward obedience

to the Commands of God (as_Aoe_~it is neither in the 'p0‘W- A
er of the Minifler) yet hehdmay be’ at meadnes to caufe
them make an outward profeffionh, and yeeldan outward
conformity to Gods Command by an outward attendance
upon his ordinances.» A A A V r
2 This outwardconformityeis iflit felfe good, being f.1chA
atthing as God requires; it is in it‘h‘f'fi=:l’fet good to hearethed
words, tofarlfiifie the Sebbothg tojioyneihn performance. of - A
any religions, duties; and this onIy'th.e Megiflrate istthe
proper cauf'e,,tthaI: thtéfctare notdone in the right mzmnetg ~.
that they are done in forma«5ity,"hypoctifie,or upon externed?
grounds ofntely, he is oneIy’,the acgidentall caufe, (. as before
was fl1ewed..):md that there is a defeét in tth‘eTmezmer'of do? e

V be ing, ' x

_i1)g,~~~1:h”e £a1a1Ijt* it 0-nciy in thcmfélvesg . and i not in thge‘ Maga-

V f£%1;gte.* ‘Wham t~h.éo mtaftér of the ft-afls camfed ohisfervantifi +50
A jc‘omp’;e1‘1 fl1.C_h. amwert: bidclen to toomctin to that fuppcr,*Lztl(6

114.‘ -723%.  That isto thgufe of .i.th:e A outward Ordinanocs)
ditdioh.e«n1ak,e them play the hypocriitetsi E’ No, their iicommmg
in was from him, buttttheirtthypoctrifie from ithezmfclves, hee

A was only an accidentallycaufc of that; {o it is with the miatgi-~

A”fw' 7:

. 1"‘

»fir—a.ite,whein he compels men to toutwatd conformity iminatw

tcrs of Religion. A

“ A To the fcvcnth Argument, Thai-t: it is theh/Iagiftratos duty '

‘to ch-triflt tendctconfcienccis, notto offend them .1 The an-
[War i5’ ‘ _

I ‘That tender Coxmfciences ought to he tenderly ufledo;
but as the magifinateitoughtto have charity to cheriih fuch
as 3'I‘€VtI‘{.l1y. tender, 17:: he ought to haveiwifcdomc to difcern
i »etwix_t t_endemeH?e: and Wayward ncfie, betwixt weakncflh

. ‘tmdwilfulneflkgtendernéflé and weakneflégmayiihe pretendetd
i_ and,fet,onthet}op, when waywatrdneflétandtwilfulneffé lye

5,t,the“b’ottome,. ‘

A .2 The moxjettrtlly tender any maonsit Confciencei is, the

more caréfull it makes ‘him to findé out the rule, and to
cleave clofe to it, and that in one thing at.ts,wcI1\ais ttahdother,
(the obediencetof tagood Confcicnoe bjeiug uniforme and
tmiverfall) yea to cIea_ve_moPtc1<ofc_t others, where the rule»
is mofi cleflaroandt cvidcnt. He that fZ:ruplesatttfmal”I things
which can ‘fcarccly homade appear: to the againfi tohctruleg
and takes liberty in greatorand gtcaflér things, thatjatre

  élearely and‘”evic”1ently‘ agziinfi it, may well be £'ufpe&ed to

have no tcnde}: Conicience. Itis not the property of a
tender Confcience to deny clear: éalnd evidant truths of
Scripture; to quefiion the trinity, to denythe divinity of

i A the Ton of God,,oriof thc ho1yGho{t,thc immortality of the

foule of ma n5 thebeing ofanfy true Church on “earth, to
queftion the truth of the Scriptures themfelves and the like.
Tihcfei A things are flzatcciy compaitiblet to a. reéiifyed Com-
ffiienceg they at: not the hfcruplesi of a tender Confcitncp,

but

but rather Afymptomes of at l‘t".'al‘c(wl Conference,
3AWhentl1e Magiflratc infliéts punifhment upon them,
whole Confcienees will allow them to maintaine and fp. cad 

V abroadfuch grofle errors 8: heHrc§es,as were before _n1€nCl0I‘1~A- .
edazif themfelves orothers be offended at it,this" is an offezmce

taken only,not given ;,for itis hisduty to do l£(aS hath been
fhewed} and if he {hould not doe it,he lhould Aoflimd God by
the negleéizof his duty.NowQwhetl1the cafe fo {lands as eithflf
man or God mull: be offended, itishot hard to judge wher-
ther ought tobe perfercd.Truc it is that in things indilfferent A
fitchaa are I eftto our ownliberty, we cannot be toocaretulnol:

 to ofiend a weak=B1'otf1er 5 but neceffary duties, finch as God
i in his word dircétly requires of us,ought not to be declined,

for feare of offending erroneous Confcienccst Yea he that
is offenldled e upon fuch grounds at thefe,hathjulloccafion to

i doubt thht his Confcience is not truly tender 5, at leafl not at
%Confc:ien'ce rightly informed.

Totbe eighthArgumcnt_., That this will be a hinde-

A ranee A to ; the difcovcry of many excellent truths .: the

l. . I That fame new truths had better betnconcealed, then

anfwer is: *3 l Hdnfw‘ 8. l
liberty be given to quellion old ttnths of far greatcrlconfw V A
quence: the {baking of which, Acaufeth the {baking of the

very foundation of-“true religion.  2 '

.2 Oft-A-times gold Errors (being newlyvamilht over )
are by this meanes aobtrudedlupon us, under the names

t and notion of newtruths. As the old error of the Anti-

nomiansl andAAALibAet=tin as, under the name and notion of free ~ A
grace difcovered,aandio.f the Gofpcll in bi its llory, liberty,
and freenelfeg and fuch like.‘ A” Old Pelagianli-no be under the
title of the univerfality of Gods free grace to Manltindet.
in AAACl1”rill, yea the fubllance ofArrianif'me, andliamilifme A
undefgf other fpeciqtlaltitlenand all thetfeunder the notion

ofnew truths. » A A A
W 3 .'TlilOughAAAthere will betdaily at new difcovery of Pto-

  pheticall truths (as the’ accomplilhmcnt of them dtawes

A nearer)

1wv:wci'I‘»')  We Wouaght to.be(ver4§r A'1'::ea1$ou.3 of new d’m‘.’(i*in;a..Ié1‘
F truths, bacaufe -Vw%eAAa7i*cA% b;iddeAn%to Iaaldfafiz tfbefbrm of wlg al-4

fléme zmrdx, arzd of the d05?’r_i72e ml: icb 2': accarding to gadlirzefiiy,

VI Tim;<6. 3. and !:0‘aI)mta22d=finé t/9e[_fZ;it/J which War 07362 giqyepg.

mtiae S4z»int.i~,A jn+d.3'. -The fi1bFcan%ti.1ls~ of faith were but omze
givem n0t %oft:e’n5 thfireforey We rn-uflz contend againfi all
innovmcmsvin mere.                    % {  

2  Wife Govcmours. ‘wh.emh¢r« Civ.i~1:&1,vor «E¢cIcfiafi»ique;,

will cafilyknow howito puta difl?ere=n“hc,b£tWixc finch o%pini...
' Oiis as havea?faire,;m:d«1eikeIy probability Afeom: S<:rip1:m*e_.,

a%ncilj%‘fL1<:h*asV carry with" them:qcontraflifiion to ‘clearm

IaVnd~ ‘evitdcm: tmths of Scripture, by e:ou5n.cenam:ing7or at

1ela~f’c c0nniving the one _., «and feeking» to fupprcflé the]

other. 4 ~ i  

 ToAthe;nimhAV Argument, That. Chri£’c.» myger gavef

A cept or example (:6 kill men for religion  5% the anfwer is, “  

  That neither did“ be this for breach bf Ciwill Juflice, A341,

“'4”/"”* 9' Murthergfidulteryg and the like; whm LAacltwA1awEot1s
woman A Was“ Hraug kw before? him, A job. 29.? ;hc>-did not paflfe

% “ ..anVyjudicjalI{é:ntence againfi her, becaufie‘ whenrhe wamon; A
ea rth he did not 2=1<& l:hE1’pant.=Qf a‘-:Ci¥i‘1!l -Magiihatc, Et%1t<:af1aA‘ A

Mirxifferg yea~~of¢%a fuffiaren;  

2 When the c'iv~ill#3 Magifi

izam dMothAex¢cuw‘ :1 juPoi¢ewumm»~ A

tranfgrcffqrs of ghe firfi Table_., efpc\ciaIIy& rum obI?cin,asm;..
_ I*iVercci:;ks%:4a~nc1<« Apofiatesa 3 ‘he; doth not kil‘«l‘;Ame1rfor?thcir A

religivmh but fox%%%irébe1fi»o%1:1; ag4ai:mi3:%th$e %LaweVs:, for Av 7thai<1% im-A
_pie‘ty1,*obflina.cy, and mcked» endeavours: to undermine

and ’ove;rthrow¥’a~I?1figroundsof R;e1ig»ion,M byithcyiyn damriable
%b}af'phemies» 34 Pp WlixflVenhe%y éomje m%nhis.A l1_cigh t: of wickeedgm ,.

ne1Té}the;%i:wordA 0f“nhe~mig~gi4&¥mte  Tismaizn firfl1;ChGd:Y:f01:tIi«t~0# .

tfiéhigfibfiwdbgrec-0i?‘punifl1mc.qGi V   % A v w     4
% %V Trorfhetentha1%g;1n1et1t«: Thaafiiere is nmwIm3«i1a%faIVIi>bIe—~

judge to 'detérIi1ine~A«wli¥m:'~is;:~ h;er¢fie4i“orb1afphcngy: the anfwm
‘ a 48‘ ,. .3 , ' M 
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ifiiucij Iéffe in future ages.

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A ”ibFé(1t3e’ddr%”an”d d%b’nb

Li1I”flil”e;‘ is 3.  CH“I‘i1 ian muff 

‘fog-nething all“: to guide him in ,mat:rers of faith, Bdiideé Or V A A

Jflbéfter then the Scripture. D 2 A In

."01’9.d

Anfnr.,~

 declared:theirjudgeménts about them,» A

A A ‘fit all thing’ ‘negzdfull to falvation, the tScr‘ipture is plaine »
‘Aamd cleare enough : whence itfis compared to awligbt ar lamp,

which may cafily be feene, Pfal. I I 9. 101.. to a ligbtflyining

. in 4 dark; place. 2 Pet. I . 197.]! is {aidtq gig): underflanding to

to tbcfimple P131. 119; VI3Q. P1‘ov.A 1.. 4. and‘ [Qzawledgq it Jaeafic
to him that will zmderflmzd. Pa-"av. 14., 6; d F or other things

that are laid downe in darke obfcurc parts of Scripture on» A
ly,and not in phinc places, iftwe.bd}eAig_noranc of them,  cm
A mittakéu in them, the dam get is notfgreat, pcithcr fha*1I"t_hiAs ~

I

ignorance be .pt‘ciudi'ci.2ll’ to ourfiilvation, wficn it is onely
ta fit“np1e,Aand no afl"e&ed ignorance. ' A d

3 For fuch‘ things as the Scripture holds forthmore dark; t

ly and doubtfully, ‘if we cannot Gatisfie our (‘elves by ‘fuch

meanes asourdfelvcsare able to ufie; the fur¢f’t Way is to re» .
  A ccive fiatisfaétion from diuch A as Godhath bcfi fitted for this »

purpofc; namely fronikfuch as“ are godly, lcagrncd, and heft

A aible toiudge ofthe true fence o£Sc‘ripturc 5 cfpecially when
thcfe (being convened in lawftzlffynodt and ttalfemblics ) 
A have debated thefe things according to Scripture rules, and 2

‘ , 3‘
U M

  tthisistotpm‘ on {aim upon other. mengfléevts. .  M
N 0 it iswfnot; for 1 thefe thfings.thustdoubtéd,:1re notfundée ~
mcntals offafith. A A A  A A   ”

2%Evcry manisz-«flilI= Ieft fr<:'-die; 1:6. iudge of 'thE':mdbjrd..thc

Sgtfiptures. I"u_.t‘bcttcrundd¢:rflandii1g of this,fwc are to take ~
tnoticde ‘of aAAtW0f01d Judgement, that is to be madeufe of in 

“mg ttetrsd of controvcrfie. %
 ‘ There isjudiciznm diféretionir, fiyjxdicinm dc terminzttianix.

A 1% Thergiéaikidgtmcnt of difccrning or difcretion, and
t]M3iis*b<cIu1Jgs tdevety ptivatc%Chi'iRianto‘makc,ufie ofli, ibc- 
Azchufc every‘ one Ought to Ia‘Abt)ur_ to {ca the truthttwithhis 

Vownc eyes fo far at be dis abIAcd.A.l    A .

  fa A -There ‘is a Judgement of determindingh And “defining
Vxhings» that aft d0"b¢fi1H;0fwhich we havea famouaexa m-
; Ie,"tI1is -b¢lo4ngsAAone1yto Church Synod: and afiémblicto

‘  11 5;

  New

A   and idolaters.

. H’(A37‘) ti   A i t
N our in thofe doubtfull truths whertinpwu cannot fads-v

. fie our fclvca, we are to receive faetisfafiion from theft ; yen,

‘in controverfall points( though we be fully fatisfiéd ) weep
ought  fa rrc to acquicfce, in

as not mttktyany oppofition againfi it; to A the diftur-

bing of the Church, atccording to the example of thc .

Churchof Antioch; A6115. 3 1.. Ahd of other Chitrches,
35-1 6. A5 . Theteafon is: " A

. I Bccaufc in controverfall points,wc may Acafily be miRa- A

ken and deceived; btltin thofe truths whereby we are eon-'~
ioyueci to prefetve theiptaceofthc C hutch; we cannot well
be deceived , the Scripture holding thém forth {"0 Apletinely
tous.   . A‘ ft” A A

 « 2 -Bccaufe theft la‘tterAatethpit1gs of farre-greater confe-~

qucuce and neceffity than the other 5 for, A A A
I; It is a true rulc that thofc things alway are of mo{’c ne-
ceflity, whichA“are mofi‘pla'iu'ly' laid downc in Scripture. ‘  A
2 It is a thing offarrc greater conféqttencmmaking morn

M for the: glory of God, and‘ the well being of the‘ Church,‘ to
‘foeke the: prefcrvation of the Churches peace, and ‘main-i»

tztinc unity betwixt: the members of tho myfliqa-ll body, then
eag91:1y~tQ_ uphold any priAvAateA opinionA in controvttfall
points ( yezi‘ oughout" opinion be rig'ht)‘bec;-2-.uf¢ we are
charged in ;1t\\a‘nge ofthc Lord ]‘e‘fi1s Chrifl, that there
fhouidi bu no giivi ” ‘us amongfi us, I Car. 1..
ifit bcpoffibie, and‘P~3;mucl1 as lies in us,‘ we

peace with all men, A

ihould have

Pciff maiutairiittg of a_nj£' rloubtfull orccmtrover{'all point in

matters offieligion ;a-nd therefore we may morcfafcly com-
ccalt: it to our feIves..f~A . i A

A But the jewcs héd+ihe__A_ht-lip: of ~ the Lltim Aand.ThummimA A

to confult with about th€‘putting to death of _b1*a{phe"mcr3

A -3 «But they wan ted the help: of .1 great Apatjuof thowSc:rip+-7
tunes which we now httvc. - A  A A A A A: A A . IA
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the determination. 0fthcif¢ .

I0. And that A

A ‘A . 1 2.1 8.much more: with the members A
of7thcAmy1‘t'ica1Ihody E, but We have no fuch cl_1aArge for the 

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yh_hé~;iy?.g‘c1y¢:uh iacstyfa ppy‘¢ay:~¢ :haf;;y‘¢h5yh con? iced w;:h:;:e ‘Liam

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A y y4yahfd‘Thun1hm’irfi,Vt0 know Axkfhhawt Waé~i&b}atry Oi‘ -yhléfphemyg

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_fihrmc-‘rs flxould be put: ta dqath,‘hut other ygrcundsyg namely the

hneither 5_sht~his "given as a re:-{flan why pétfonhswguilty of thefe

3771;};/vLOf%(.3od,,the nyaturefof finfl11cyyS, fihe ginaufingof the pee?‘ M
_plh¢*tQ erré, the {’tre11gchz}?i.ng#the hands (if will docrs “and

Tuch like_.,Deut.y13. 17. 18. 2:5. éh2._Lez2. 20. 3.  A  L
‘ 3, The law for putting toydemh idolaters, A was given be--
fore chefs was any [Irish or Thumminw, Ex-am’. 22‘,y go. and
flill képc in ufe after chef: Were loft, when finnes agaizzflyche
firfi Table were punifhed by the magiflrate, Em-4.10 8, Nebey,
7-6s.i3.2{-E W ‘      W I
my 4 4.. A The teaimony of Scripture ismmore fgxre t.h—ex1 that of
Ur.?1n and Thummiim for is is more [are 1:h=en_ the voyce of
one; that ihould conic from the dead,hLm!Qy1 6. Laflr. yea theh
a ‘iloyce founding from heavemz Pet. Iy.19.Befides,che Priefis
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colbur and brightnelfc of the precious Hones in the Eflphgdg
yct( Aifthgyywere hotyyyright ) theyyymyight naorc éafily de-’

c_yCiv¢;ht:hcypeQplyye»rifi giving ayynfwext, chm '€h.¢y.,,SCripturcs will A
A decaivc them,yyI7Je“i:au{'c inyythern Gofl hinmfelfe A

[‘p€akC$MiV.fi‘I-I
mqdyiately, 2;. Tim. 3." _ 1:6; M V‘ A

To the elevebnth Arggimche : That errors andheyrefieshare

vePc~5cyhe;;a,11fwe_p;iys, V  V. A , 4   AA A . Ah
‘\ I;By chi; r;{eaf:m* ngaither murthcrcrs, adultercrs, op
anyohtherizwicked perforgs {houldybc punifhed by the magi»
fipategy f-tar mtheytzarreys arg potfonyely heretihcs, but all fuch as
offend and commit; iniquity, Mat. 13; 3'8. 41%.
 H 2  F011 "*i‘ght und»er§fimhding ofthi: parablgfis we
noticc;0ftWo fortaypyf (.:ares.,  A A

thofe rates in the field, whit}; mm‘: bchhhhlctalone till the ham

1 Such as are 0 enly offé”nfi*sic, as allgroffe mud obftinaté M

heretickshhéareg an thofejthat arc: fcandnayloufly wicked in

M their lives, and chef}: are not to be let zalope, for then the

{Word of the magifirace, and Church cenfurcs fhould be in
vaine and to no purpofi.-.  2 Such

W W 0. wage to give anfwer yfroni the’ Urim and Thummim, ‘
Whcthéryyitwere doncyby the motion and flirting, or by the y

are $50 staké A

.   {£9} \
g 2 ~tSz-rah’ as art? cat a tlmidtlfle-~t Ace;m;peAr, rhatt are orthodtozfe %
in theiriurdgements, andgrfrce from groffi-.A fcamllallslln their 1
mega y¢:;‘noc'having _a rootofi grace: in their lheartsg nor
bxfinging fmth any right fruit: in their lives, are in Gods A ac-
count norbettcr then tame, and fo {hall be dealt withell at
lall .3,AAbut(not falling within the reach either? of the civill
or Ecclefiiafliqae {word} thAeyta/re to be let Malone tilllwthe
lharvelil. A A A A t  *5  A
«To thevtwelfthflrgumcntg Them it i'AsCl1Arifls rule, we
mull doe to othersaswe would be done to; the aufiver is5

 I; That thererveean.dsmrertlherersA may tl91ALI.»35/ plead a.gai"n{l*lA”f”"”°

the it:d:gfs.Wli1!5I’1" 116“  lhmtence awgjeinll them_.,or ceufethl

it [Orbit executed on therg, ’ .A AI A A V ~ A e ’ 

 2, his mule hAols:,o.r1e1lyvin:a. rlght=l~y'l»nf‘0r=mec:ljudgement
and a reCtlfied»’lwi‘Ilr 5; wlmt one with finch a fhd-gement and’
W311, woutlch delhre lhomlvd hetfone to him, he mull doe to a--”
noth.er3hutl7uch*re11l owe if he? had iullly cleeferved punifh- 
ment, by violating tl1etl1tz;Weel“ll either of thee firlt or Flecofid’
Tteblet, would willingly lubiefi himfelfe to full punifhu

V mlfntg therefore he defircs alfo that another lhould dot: the
li “e.

 To the thirteenth Argument; That there mufl be here-
fies‘? therefore the magillrate fhoulel not punilh them 5 the
an we: 15,, A    A   A   eA V ~  e to A _‘

MA I That while the world (lands, and there hellwithed men 'A’“f“’+ Us
in it, there will be Wickedncflé in every kinde,( neither can
this be hindred) V [hall therefore no wickedneffe be pu-
nilhed E‘ ' A A A A

a We are toknow that there in twofold neceflity. A
I A neceflity ofcatulhlimy, thtm the fihe burnes necéffirily

be ceufe it is a neceflhryrcaufe*of*'burning=,but fo herefies and
other vvickednelllrs doe not come neceflhrily, but proceed
from the liberty of mans will, which workes freelggall mans
afltions as well «will as good, proceeding from inward primi-
ciples, from his underfianding and will ;.and it being eflflen-~
tiell to thewill to Worliefreetlyg. ( as? freeclome {lands in A

0990*

A A I
ioppofition againfl: natural! or.vioIcm: neceflity ) =-men fail: as

freely to the maintaining of errors» and hcrefies, as they do: 4

to; the committing ofother finnes. ‘ it A ~
z There is a. necefiity of confequence or-inFall~eibi1‘icy,~=axfd

V thus allthings,are.necefl"ary, which come within the reach

of Gods knowledge which cannot“ be deceived, or of “his

providence which cannot be difappointed; but this necef-c

A fity affordeth no excufe, nor exemtion from punif-hmeht to »

any man that dothecvifl : for thus thecrucifying of Chirift
was neceH7ary,bcing forcknownc and foreappointed ofGod,
Adi. 2.23. g. 28. but this was he excufe to the wicked Jews,

who delivered him to death through em/ie and malice, nor 4

to Pilate who to gratifie them didcynjuitly co ndemne him,

A when he found no fault in him; Thus it is fetid that offences

mufl come, but Wtithall it is faid 5 W02 beta him, through whom
they came Mat. 18.7. So woe to them that are the authors of
hcrefies, and actors in fprcadingthem abroad; for though

A hgrefies mufl come, this {hall be no excufe to them. A

p. 2. Lag. for to hiltfg mac by bcatin g, I. 2:». {er fame in-cad fword. p. 5.1-4
go, for the read his. i < A

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