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A84229 The examiner defended, in a fair and sober answer to the two and twenty questions which lately examined the author of Zeal examined, in this answer are (not unseasonably) touched, Christ's interest in this and all nations. Christ's interest, and the Commonweals, as to the present affairs. The true nature of all civil states. The nature of all civil magistracie, and of the civil sword. The title of Christian magistrate. National churches and covenants. The world of religions ... The permission due to conscience ... Idolatry, and the kindes of it. The spiritual and civil sword, ... The forms of worship. The causes of destruction in nations. The violence to the souls of men; ... The dangerous consequence of such violences, ... Christ Jesus himself, ... The crying guilt of soul-rapes ... The light of nature in spirituals. The acts of Asa, Artaxerxes, &c. The fast of Nineveh. The conscientious differences ... The justice and prudence of state-provision against all uncivilities both of popish and protestant ranters. 1652 (1652) Wing E3732; Thomason E675_2; ESTC R206745 60,783 103

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only_o which_o be_v not_o controvert_v but_o even_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o spiritual_a covenant_n of_o conscience_n in_o god_n worship_n etc._n etc._n if_o these_o question_n be_v build_v upon_o these_o ground_n i_o ask_v if_o these_o root_n be_v find_v rot_a and_o wither_a what_o can_v be_v look_v for_o on_o the_o branch_n three_o i_o ask_v how_o can_v it_o be_v avoid_v but_o that_o one_o of_o these_o two_o consequence_n must_v be_v grant_v either_o first_o if_o magistrate_n as_o magistrate_n magistrate_n the_o dangerous_a hang_n or_o suspend_v magistrate_n be_v keeper_n of_o both_o table_n then_o must_v they_o keep_v they_o and_o interpret_v they_o and_o determine_v controversy_n about_o religion_n by_o those_o eye_n and_o by_o that_o eyesight_n which_o they_o have_v in_o religion_n and_o heavenly_a thing_n be_v it_o pagan_a or_o turkish_a or_o popish_a or_o protestant_n or_o else_o second_o they_o must_v fly_v to_o master_n cotton_v refuge_n of_o suspend_v or_o 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