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A34668 A censure of that reverend and learned man of God, Mr. John Cotton, lately of New-England, upon the way of Mr. Henden of Bennenden in Kent, expressed in some animadversions of his upon a letter of Mr. Henden's sometimes sent to Mr. Elmeston (2) a brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion, by a reverend and learned minister, Mr. Geo[r]ge Petter ... (3) Mr. Henden's animadversions on Mr. Elmestons's epistle revised and chastized. Elmeston, John.; Cotton, John, 1584-1652. Censure ... upon the way of Mr. Henden.; Petter, George. Brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion. 1656 (1656) Wing C6415; ESTC R20949 43,719 60

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to_o this_o also_o that_o they_o express_v the_o same_o in_o life_n and_o manner_n with_o severe_a authority_n that_o be_v by_o lawful_a punishment_n mr._n perkins_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o calling_n tom._n 1._o operum_fw-la pag._n 741._o write_v thus_o that_o the_o duty_n of_o magistrate_n wherein_o they_o do_v common_o fail_v be_v this_o that_o they_o use_v not_o the_o sword_n for_o this_o end_n to_o urge_v man_n to_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o first_o table_n to_o a_o practice_n of_o pure_a religion_n and_o to_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n this_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o b●ares_v the_o sword_n especial_o for_o the_o good_a of_o men●_n soul_n see_v also_o dr._n cudworth_n commentary_n upon_o gal._n cap._n 6._o print_v with_o mr._n perkins_n comment_n on_o the_o five_o first_o chapter_n of_o that_o epistle_n as_o a_o supplement_n to_o it_o where_o upon_o the_o 12_o vers●_z of_o that_o 6_o chapter_n this_o question_n be_v propound_v and_o answer_v magistratus_fw-la legum_fw-la severitate_fw-la retine●it_fw-la populum_fw-la in_fw-la ordine_fw-la qu●ad_v auditum_fw-la verbi_fw-la orationis_fw-la communicationem_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la laudi●_z and_o sacram●ntorum_fw-la celebration●m_fw-la incunctanter_fw-la ac_fw-la religi●●●_z frequentet_fw-la vigore_fw-la legum_fw-la et_fw-la virgâ_fw-la disciplin●_z animadvertet_fw-la in_fw-la mores_fw-la subdit●rum_fw-la ●mnium_fw-la co●●c●bitq●e_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la adulteria_fw-la scortationes_fw-la ●brietat●m_fw-la furta_fw-la quod_fw-la et_fw-la ethnici_fw-la magistratus_fw-la faciunt_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la impi●tat●m_fw-la blasphemiam_fw-la h●reses_fw-la sacrilegiae_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la contemptum_fw-la ac_fw-la desertionem_fw-la mu●culus_fw-la loc._n come_v de_fw-fr migistratu_fw-la pag._n