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A50917 Of true religion, hæresie, schism, toleration, and what best means may be us'd against the growth of popery the author J.M. Milton, John, 1608-1674. 1673 (1673) Wing M2135; ESTC R8629 8,610 18

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includes all opinions at least founded on Scripture unless we not only tolerate them but patiently hear them and seriously read them If he who thinks himself in the truth professes to have learnt it not by implicit faith but by attentive study of the Scriptures full perswasion of heart with what equity can he refuse to hear or read him who demonstrates to have gained his knowledge by the same way is it a fair course to assert truth by arrogating to himself the only freedome of speech and stopping the mouths of others equally gifted This is the direct way to bring in that Papistical implicit faith which we all disclaim They pretend it would unsettle the weaker sort the same groundless fear is pretended by the Romish Clergy in prohibiting the Scripture At least then let them have leave to write in Latin which the common people understand not that what they hold may be discust among the Learned only We suffer the Idolatrous books of Papists without this fear to be sold read as common as our own Why not much rather of Anabaptists Arians Arminians Socinians There is no Learned man but will confess he hath much profited by reading Controversies his Senses awakt his Judgement sharpn'd and the truth which he holds more firmly establish't If then it be profitable for him to read why should it not at least be tolerable and free for his Adversary to write In Logic they teach that contraries laid together more evidently appear it follows then that all controversies being permitted falshood will appear more false and truth the more true which must needs conduce much not only to the confounding of Popery but to the general confirmation of unimplicit truth The last means to avoid Popery is to amend our lives it is a general complaint that this Nation of late years is grown more numerously and excessively vitious then heretofore Pride Luxury Drunkenness Whoredom Cursing Swearing bold and open Atheism every where abounding Where these grow no wonder if Popery also grow a pace There is no man so wicked but at somtimes his conscience will wring him with thoughts of another world the Peril of his soul the trouble and melancholy which he conceives of true Repentance and amendment he endures not but enclines rather to some carnal Superstion which may pacify and lull his Conscience with some more pleasing Doctrin None more ready and officious to offer her self then the Romish and opens wide her Office with all her faculties to receive him easy Confession easy Absolution Pardons Indulgences Masses for him both quick and dead Agnus Dei's Reliques and the like and he instead of Working out his salvation with fear and trembling strait thinks in his heart like another kind of fool then he in the Psalmes to bribe God as a corrupt judge and by his Proctor some Priest or Fryer to buy out his Peace with money which he cannot with his repentance For God when men sin outragiously and will not be admonisht gives over chastizing them perhaps by Pestilence Fire Sword or Famin which may all turn to their good and takes up his severest punishments hardness besottedness of heart and Idolatry to their final perdition Idolatry brought the Heathen to hainous Transgressions Romans 2 a. And hainous Transgressions oft times bring the slight professors of true Religion to gross Idolatry Thess● 2. 11 12. For this cause God shall send them strong delusion that they should believe a lye that they all might be damed who believe not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteoussness And Isaiah 44. 18. Speaking of Idolaters They have not known nor understood for he hath shut their Eyes that they cannot see and their hearts that they cannot understand Let us therefore using this last means last here spoken of but first to be done amend our lives with all speed least through impenitency we run into that stupidly which we now seek all meansso warilyto avoid the worst of superstitions and the heaviest of all Gods Judgements Popery FINIS