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and_o that_o this_o he_o do_v aswell_o by_o the_o faith_n as_o his_o own_o power_n and_o no_o wonder_n that_o father_n shall_v so_o write_v who_o say_v also_o that_o heretic_n be_v more_o abominable_a than_o the_o very_a jew_n that_o crucify_v christ_n 16_o histor._n eccles_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 16_o and_o theodoret_n relate_v at_o large_a how_o amphilochius_n bishop_n of_o iconium_n prevail_v with_o theodosius_n to_o exclude_v the_o arian_n conventicle_n out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o bellarmin_n in_o the_o life_n of_o theodosius_n relate_v 286._o bellarm._n in_o vita_fw-la theodos_fw-la pag._n 285_o &_o 286._o that_o honoâ—ius_n and_o theodosius_n publish_v a_o imperial_a edict_n whereby_o they_o decree_v that_o the_o pelagian_o shall_v be_v whole_o suppress_v and_o expel_v rome_n and_o after_o send_v their_o rescript_n to_o aurelius_n bishop_n of_o carthage_n in_o which_o they_o command_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o africa_n and_o as_o cardinal_z hosius_n have_v observe_v 24._o hosius_n de_fw-fr coucilio_n oecomeu_fw-fr cap._n 24._o there_o be_v extant_a among_o the_o proemial_a epistle_n to_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n a_o epistle_n of_o pulcheria_n the_o empress_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o bythinia_n to_o expel_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o place_n where_o that_o council_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v all_o clergyman_n monk_n and_o layman_n who_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o council_n it_o be_v true_a 20._o bilson_n true_a difference_n between_o christian_a subjection_n and_o etc._n etc._n pag_n 19_o 20._o what_o bishop_n bilson_n have_v observe_v concern_v gratian'ss_n toleration_n of_o all_o at_o his_o first_o entrance_n into_o the_o empire_n that_o find_v all_o place_n full_a of_o arian_n and_o the_o law_n of_o valens_n his_o uncle_n make_v for_o they_o fear_v some_o general_a tumult_n if_o he_o shall_v present_o distress_v so_o many_o give_v leave_v that_o every_o religion_n shall_v have_v church_n and_o oratory_n with_o freedom_n and_o immunity_n but_o be_v once_o settle_v and_o join_v with_o theodosius_n he_o command_v that_o all_o heresy_n shall_v keep_v silence_n for_o ever_o and_o this_o be_v the_o course_n as_o beda_n well_o observe_v which_o ethelbert_n the_o saxon_a king_n take_v who_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n himself_o give_v order_n that_o none_o of_o his_o subject_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o become_v christian_n only_o he_o show_v they_o most_o favour_n hist._n beda_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 26._o hist._n and_o kindness_n who_o embrace_v that_o faith_n which_o he_o do_v and_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v observable_a in_o the_o same_o author_n didicerat_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o à _fw-la doctoribus_fw-la autoribusque_fw-la suae_fw-la salutis_fw-la servitum_fw-la christi_fw-la voluntarium_fw-la non_fw-la coactitium_fw-la esse_fw-la debere_fw-la for_o he_o learn_v from_o the_o master_n and_o author_n of_o save_a doctrine_n that_o christ_n worship_n ought_v to_o be_v voluntary_a and_o not_o compel_v but_o the_o first_o of_o our_o nation_n that_o by_o law_n destroy_v idolatry_n be_v ecombertus_n in_o the_o year_n 640._o who_o also_o command_v that_o the_o fast_a of_o 40._o day_n shall_v be_v observe_v through_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n quae_fw-la ne_fw-la facile_fw-la à _fw-la quopiam_fw-la possint_fw-la contemni_fw-la dignas_fw-la punitiones_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_o transgressores_fw-la jussit_fw-la 224._o matthew_n westmonasteriensis_n pag._n 224._o say_v matthew_n of_o westminster_n and_o because_o it_o may_v be_v that_o some_o heretic_n will_v plead_v for_o favour_n from_o the_o carriage_n of_o ethelbert_n above_o mention_v it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n and_o heathen_n who_o never_o have_v knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o bishop_n bilson_n have_v true_o note_v upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n say_v heretic_n of_o all_o sect_n and_o sort_n 26._o bilson_n difference_n between_o christi-subj_a etc._n etc._n pag._n 26._o may_v be_v compel_v to_o follow_v truth_n though_o infidel_n may_v not_o and_o so_o your_o inference_n fail_v when_o you_o say_v no_o law_n force_v jew_n or_o pagan_n from_o their_o persuasion_n therefore_o not_o christian_n nay_o rather_o if_o we_o grant_v jew_n and_o turk_n excusable_a for_o these_o two_o reason_n lack_v of_o knowledge_n and_o want_v of_o promise_n certain_o papist_n be_v neither_o void_a of_o the_o first_o nor_o free_a from_o the_o last_o may_v yea_o mun_o be_v compel_v of_o christian-magistrate_n for_o dread_a of_o punishment_n temper_v with_o good_a instruction_n to_o forsake_v their_o heresy_n and_o forbear_v their_o idolatry_n wherewith_o christ_n be_v dishonour_v and_o his_o truth_n deface_v thus_o he_o whereby_o their_o plea_n be_v further_o make_v void_a whereby_o some_o argue_n from_o toleration_n of_o heathen_a over_o who_o there_o be_v no_o authority_n the_o liberty_n due_a to_o christian_n who_o do_v owe_v submission_n as_o well_o in_o general_n by_o be_v member_n of_o such_o a_o society_n as_o particular_a by_o way_n of_o promise_n either_o implicit_a or_o explicite_fw-la which_o each_o man_n make_v to_o the_o body_n to_o which_o he_o be_v to_o conform_v in_o all_o lawful_a thing_n in_o themselves_o not_o measure_v thing_n lawful_a by_o the_o bent_n of_o our_o conscience_n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o proud_o contrive_v but_o by_o the_o straitness_n of_o some_o rule_n superior_a to_o they_o both_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o cyprian_a more_o ancient_a than_o the_o nicene-council_n or_o constantine_n persecute_v so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v able_a the_o novatian_o have_v no_o secular_a power_n on_o his_o side_n and_o so_o do_v other_o catholick-bishop_n after_o he_o namely_o chrysostome_n and_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o which_o some_o puritan_n of_o our_o day_n with_o a_o fellow-feeling_n as_o it_o be_v of_o their_o brethren_n suffering_n and_o a_o never_o fail_a 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