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A09885	A refutation of an epistle apologeticall written by a puritan-papist to perswade the permission of the promiscuous vse and profession of all sects and heresies wherein the vnlawfulnesse and danger of such wicked licence is fully declared by auctoritie of Scriptures, canons, councels, fathers, lawes of Christian emperours, and iudgement of reason. Together with the punishment of heretiques and idolaters.	Powel, Gabriel, 1576-1611.	1605 (1605)	STC 20149; ESTC S114980	80,389	128

worthy of all punishments Athanas de Syn. Arim. Seleuc. alijs Vide Apolog. 11. Epist. ad Solitarios 5 Augustine hath very excellent sayings to this purpose Augustine Thinkest thou saith he to Vincentius No man ought to be forced to righteousnesse when as thou readest that the Master said to his Seruants COMPELL ALL THAT YOV FINDE TO COME IN And also that Paul was forced to receaue and embrace the truth by the great violent compulsion of Christ except thou iudge goods and landes dearer vnto men than their eyes August Epist. 48. Againe Where is now saith he to Bonifacius that which these Donatistes harpe at so much It is free for a Man to beleeue or not to beleeue what violence did Christ vse whom did he compell Behold Paul let them note in him Christ first compelling afterward teaching first striking then comforting Let them not mislike that they be forced but examine whereto they be forced August Epist. 50. And citing that part of the 2. Psal Be wise yee Kings vnderstand yee that iudge the earth serue the Lord in feare But how doe Kings serue the Lord saith he They serue him one way as they are men and another way as they are Kings as they be men they serue him by liuing faithfully and as they be Kings when they forbid and punish with religious seuerity those things which are done against the Commandements of God As Ezechiah did serue him by destroying the groues and temples of Idols as Iosiah did in doing the same things as the King of Niniueh did forcing the whole Citie to please God as Darius did by deliuering the Idoll into the power of Daniel to be broken as Nabuchodonozor did restraining all his subiectes from blaspheming God by a terrible and dreadfull decree August Epist 50. And a little after he addeth What man in his right minde will say vnto Kings Care not you how in your Kingdomes the Church of God be either magnified or impugned for it appertaineth not vnto you who be either religious or sacrilegious seeing he cannot say vnto him It appertaineth not vnto you who within your kingdome be either honest or vnhonest Aug. Ibid. Furthermore Gaudentius his reason that the peace of Christ inuited such as were willing but forced no man vnwilling Augustine refuteth in this wise Where you thinke that none must be forced against their willes you are deceaued not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God which maketh those willing at last which were vnwilling at first Did the Niniuites repent against their wils because they did it at the compulsion of their King What needed the Kings commandement that all men should humbly submit themselues to God but that there were some amongst them which neither would haue regarded nor beleeued Gods message had they not beene terrified by the Kings edict This Princely power and auctoritie giueth many men occasion to be saued which though they were violently brought to the feast of the great house-holder yet being once compelled to come in they finde there good cause to reioyce that they did enter against their willes August contr 2 Gaudentij Epist lib. 2. cap. 17. And against Cresconius he saith Kings serue God in this as it is commanded them if within their dominions they command that good be done and forbid euill to be done not onely in those things which appertaine to humane societie but also in those things which appertaine to Diuine Religion Aug. lib. 4. contr Crescon Grammat lib. 2. And when Petilian obiected that no man must be forced by lawes to do well or to beleeue Augustine replieth To Faith indeede may no man vnwilling be forced but yet by Gods iustice or rather mercie the breath of Faith is chastened with the rod of affliction Because the best things are freelie chosen with good liking must not therefore ill deedes be punished by sincere lawes You are not forced to doe well by those Lawes that are made against you but forbidden to doe euill Preposterous were discipline to reuenge your euill liuing but when you first contemne the doctrine that teacheth you to doe well And euen they which make laws to bridle your headdines are they not those which beare the sword as Paul speaketh not without cause being Gods Ministers and executors of wrath on him that doth ill August contra liter as Petiliani lib. 2. cap. 83. Who list to be farther satisfied that Christian Princes may and ought to compell their Subiects to the worship of God prescribed in his word and punish the refusers let him read at large the places aboue quoted in this Father 6 Ierome treating vpon that place of the Apostle Ierome A little leuen leueneth the whole lump saith Leuen is but a small thing a thing of nothing but when it hath corrupted the whole lumpe by his vigour whatsoeuer it be mingled with is conuerted into the nature of it Euen so peruerse doctrine hauing his beginning from one at first findeth scarce two or three admirers but by little and little the canker creepeth into the body according to the vulgar prouerb One scabbed sheepe infecteth a whole flocke Wherefore as soone as the sparke appeareth it must presently be extinguished the leuen must be remoued from the whole lumpe the rotten flesh must be cut off and the scabbed sheepe chased away from the fold least the whole house lumpe body and sheepe do burne corrupt putrifie perish Arius in Alexandria was but one little sparke but because he was not presently oppressed the flame thereof consumed the whole world Hieronym Comm. in Cap. 5 ad Galat. 7 Gregorie Nazianzene saith Greg. Nazianzene When impietie beginneth to shew it selfe openly we must resist it as much as we may by sword fire or any other meanes least we be partakers of the euill leuen or consent vnto such as be infected with pernicious doctrine Greg. Nazianzen in Orat. propace Again in another place Cut off the Arian impietie cut off the pernicious error of Sabellius This I say vnto the lay-men this I say vnto the Clergie and this I say vnto the Magistrates My wordes fighting for the holy Trinity shall not haue as much efficacie as thy Edict shall if thou wilt represse such as are infected with pernicious opinions Nazian Homil. in dict Euang. vide etiam Epist ad Nectar 8 I can not stand vpon particulars Ambrose The Reader may peruse these places Ambros Epist 32. ad Valent Imp. Idem Orat. ad Auxentium de Basilicis non tradendis Chrysostome Item in Cap. 10. Lucae Chrysostom Homil. de Auarit Optatus Mileuit Irenaeus Cyprian sub finem Tom. 5. Optat. Mileuit contra Parm. lib. 3. Iren. aduers Haeres lib. 3. Cap. 3. quem citat Eusebius lib. 4. cap. 13. Niceph. lib. 3. cap. 30. Cyprian Epist 55.64.73.74 and 76. Item lib. de lapsis de Vnit Eccles tribus locis ac Test ad Quir. lib. Origen And Cyrill Alexandr 3. cap. 78. Orig.