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they_o but_o say_v the_o commander_n of_o those_o jew_n and_o those_o soldier_n may_v have_v compel_v they_o in_o those_o case_n i_o say_v if_o any_o of_o they_o can_v they_o ought_v and_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v say_v then_o to_o die_v in_o their_o innocency_n i_o say_v again_o if_o they_o may_v then_o can_v a_o magistrate_n command_v and_o force_v a_o man_n to_o act_v against_o his_o conscience_n then_o can_v he_o command_v he_o to_o sin_n then_o can_v he_o command_v what_o god_n have_v forbid_v then_o must_v man_n be_v above_o god_n the_o earth_n itself_o methinks_v can_v as_o soon_o be_v move_v as_o this_o foundation_n sect_n 12._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o to_o these_o thing_n shall_v we_o complain_v that_o god_n almighty_n have_v put_v in_o man_n such_o a_o sturdy_a thing_n as_o conscience_n be_v which_o make_v he_o so_o often_o to_o become_v refractory_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o his_o superior_n whensoever_o they_o do_v but_o require_v any_o thing_n against_o it_o no_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n god_n shall_v maintain_v to_o himself_o a_o authority_n above_o any_o mortal_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v glorify_v by_o his_o servant_n in_o the_o confession_n of_o it_o to_o be_v world_n or_o shall_v we_o complain_v of_o government_n desire_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o as_o that_o which_o be_v so_o uneasy_a to_o our_o conscience_n that_o we_o can_v hardly_o serve_v god_n but_o we_o must_v disobey_v man_n and_o incur_v danger_n about_o it_o shall_v we_o rise_v up_o therefore_o in_o rebellion_n and_o acquit_v ourselves_o god_n forbid_v it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o heaven_n who_o have_v put_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n a_o awe_n to_o his_o invisible_a be_v as_o our_o supreme_a lord_n to_o constitute_v the_o magistrate_n to_o bear_v his_o image_n and_o representation_n in_o the_o earth_n that_o in_o his_o person_n himself_o may_v be_v honour_v so_o long_o as_o we_o obey_v only_o with_o subordination_n to_o his_o will_n and_o the_o common_a good_a which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o his_o appointment_n if_o neither_o of_o these_o what_o then_o shall_v we_o be_v even_o content_a in_o this_o state_n of_o corruption_n and_o imperfection_n when_o the_o fall_n have_v bring_v so_o much_o difficulty_n upon_o all_o thing_n else_o as_o well_o as_o government_n to_o offer_v the_o best_a composition_n we_o can_v between_o the_o duty_n the_o magistrate_n owe_v to_o god_n and_o his_o people_n and_o the_o obedience_n the_o people_n owe_v to_o he_o and_o their_o conscience_n so_o that_o we_o may_v not_o put_v off_o any_o truth_n which_o stand_v irrefragable_a by_o the_o plead_a inconvenience_n when_o these_o inconvenience_n be_v by_o prudence_n to_o be_v prevent_v and_o if_o we_o do_v it_o but_o as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v that_o be_v as_o the_o state_n of_o man_n corruption_n or_o human_a frailty_n and_o infirmity_n will_v allow_v it_o suffice_v and_o the_o rest_n must_v be_v bear_v shall_v we_o agree_v upon_o this_o if_o we_o shall_v i_o have_v but_o a_o little_a more_o to_o say_v hereunto_o and_o i_o have_v do_v the_o office_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o make_v the_o law_n and_o to_o see_v to_o the_o execution_n in_o all_o thing_n as_o well_o religious_a i_o have_v say_v as_o civil_a which_o be_v for_o the_o people_n good_a he_o may_v pass_v and_o execute_v any_o law_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o man_n conscience_n but_o he_o can_v command_v or_o enforce_v nothing_o which_o be_v against_o man_n conscience_n this_o be_v deliver_v already_o those_o thing_n now_o which_o be_v against_o man_n conscience_n let_v we_o consider_v in_o the_o last_o place_n which_o have_v be_v intimate_v also_o from_o one_o or_o two_o occasion_n before_o be_v either_o such_o as_o be_v against_o the_o universality_n or_o against_o so_o many_o of_o their_o conscience_n as_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o they_o or_o against_o the_o conscience_n only_o of_o so_o few_o as_o be_v not_o meet_v for_o he_o to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o they_o in_o the_o first_o case_n he_o be_v not_o to_o pass_v such_o a_o law_n i_o count_v upon_o any_o term_n if_o he_o do_v he_o sin_n against_o his_o charge_n and_o he_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o sin_n himself_o or_o cause_v any_o to_o sin_n in_o the_o second_o we_o may_v suppose_v that_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o few_o particular_a person_n only_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o put_v a_o obstruction_n to_o any_o law_n real_o good_a for_o the_o community_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v account_v for_o the_o universality_n sake_n to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o subject_n conscience_n and_o not_o against_o they_o but_o when_o i_o have_v say_v thus_o as_o to_o the_o pass_v of_o the_o law_n i_o must_v say_v also_o that_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o such_o law_n i_o hold_v that_o even_o those_o particular_a person_n ought_v to_o be_v regard_v in_o order_n hereunto_o there_o be_v some_o that_o pretend_v conscience_n of_o a_o thing_n when_o indeed_o they_o make_v none_o of_o it_o understand_v not_o this_o so_o as_o if_o all_o that_o can_v not_o give_v a_o reason_n sufficient_a for_o what_o they_o hold_v do_v not_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o it_o which_o have_v cause_n a_o great_a prejudice_n and_o false_a reckon_n of_o this_o business_n but_o when_o they_o believe_v not_o the_o thing_n real_o in_o their_o heart_n to_o be_v so_o as_o they_o pretend_v when_o man_n pretend_v they_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o indeed_o do_v not_o i_o will_v have_v the_o magistrate_n above_o all_o man_n to_o execute_v the_o law_n upon_o such_o suppose_v they_o judge_v that_o law_n righteous_a and_o make_v they_o a_o example_n if_o you_o will_v say_v but_o how_o shall_v a_o magistrate_n know_v this_o see_v no_o man_n can_v judge_n of_o another_o heart_n i_o acknowledge_v ready_o this_o be_v a_o difficulty_n and_o the_o chief_a thing_n which_o require_v the_o magistrate_n prudence_n and_o faithfulness_n yet_o this_o i_o say_v that_o every_o man_n for_o all_o that_o be_v judge_n of_o his_o own_o act_n and_o the_o punish_n of_o forbear_v a_o person_n be_v what_o the_o magistrate_n do_v he_o must_v go_v and_o can_v but_o go_v according_a to_o his_o judgement_n he_o use_v the_o medium_n as_o a_o wise_a man_n do_v and_o lawful_o may_v take_v his_o conjecture_n the_o tree_n be_v know_v by_o his_o fruit_n and_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a it_o shall_v be_v certain_a but_o only_o that_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o so_o judge_n and_o if_o he_o be_v convince_v in_o his_o soul_n and_o indeed_o judge_v the_o man_n profession_n only_o to_o be_v pretence_n it_o be_v his_o own_o judgement_n and_o nothing_o else_o can_v determine_v he_o although_o where_o the_o person_n be_v serious_a in_o what_o he_o declare_v and_o not_o under_o any_o public_a note_n of_o perfidiousness_n the_o rule_n of_o charity_n which_o hope_v all_o thing_n and_o believe_v all_o thing_n and_o think_v no_o evil_a must_v incline_v he_o to_o the_o best_a construction_n when_o man_n do_v true_o make_v the_o conscience_n they_o pretend_v let_v the_o justice_n take_v heed_n and_o see_v that_o he_o likewise_o reverence_v conscience_n no_o less_o than_o they_o do_v if_o the_o penalty_n be_v such_o only_a as_o the_o man_n be_v like_a to_o endure_v it_o without_o scruple_n rather_o than_o do_v that_o which_o be_v against_o his_o conscience_n the_o magistrate_n may_v be_v the_o bold_a in_o execute_v that_o law_n upon_o he_o but_o if_o it_o be_v such_o as_o he_o be_v like_a rather_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n against_o his_o conscience_n than_o suffer_v it_o i_o will_v not_o be_v that_o magistrate_n who_o shall_v put_v such_o a_o law_n in_o execution_n upon_o any_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n every_o particular_a man_n for_o himself_o be_v to_o look_v to_o his_o conscience_n as_o his_o judge_n in_o the_o business_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o account_v that_o authority_n void_a to_o he_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o command_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o what_o that_o dictate_v and_o the_o supreme_a authority_n be_v to_o conceive_v that_o those_o that_o act_n under_o it_o will_v use_v prudence_n upon_o that_o account_n which_o prudence_n i_o fear_v i_o real_o in_o this_o case_n can_v hardly_o be_v christian_a but_o it_o must_v come_v to_o this_o that_o either_o they_o must_v total_o forbear_v and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o threaten_v prosecution_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o such_o a_o person_n or_o else_o persuade_v he_o first_o to_o resolution_n to_o bear_v the_o penalty_n and_o not_o do_v the_o thing_n against_o his_o conscience_n they_o must_v in_o effect_n say_v thus_o to_o the_o man_n if_o this_o thing_n be_v against_o your_o conscience_n we_o advise_v you_o not_o