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A85048 Some necessary & seasonable cases of conscience about things indifferent in matters of religion, briefly, yet faithfully stated [a]nd resolved wherein the the [sic] just bounds of imposing on one hand, and of obeying on the other, are truly fixed, / by an indifferent hand. Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693. 1661 (1661) Wing F2517; Thomason E2270_1; ESTC R209648 43,257 226

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only_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o humane_a society_n verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la divinam_fw-la religionem_fw-la but_o also_o in_o matter_n concern_v religion_n and_o divine_a worship_n who_o dare_v offer_v to_o name_v the_o time_n since_o the_o world_n begin_v the_o time_n of_o persecution_n which_o render_v it_o impossible_a only_o except_v wherein_o god_n do_v not_o allow_v &_o governor_n both_o temporal_a and_o ecclesiastical_a do_v not_o assume_v the_o power_n of_o govern_v &_o give_v law_n to_o the_o church_n for_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o black_a and_o bloody_a cloud_n be_v dispel_v by_o the_o favour_n and_o power_n of_o glorious_a constantine_n he_o assume_v this_o supremacy_n he_o put_v down_o idolatry_n he_o establish_v the_o truth_n he_o compose_v difference_n among_o bishop_n suppress_v heresy_n and_o schism_n call_v council_n and_o give_v his_o suffrage_n in_o 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