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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33935	Liberty of conscience asserted, or, A looking-glass for persecutors being a plain deduction from scripture-history of the original grounds & pretences for persecution : the methods taken to put the same in execution : together with the sad consequences thereof, or, the reward that attends persecuting-spirits.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1687 (1687)	Wing C528; ESTC R31288	50,834	33

to thwart it or like to disgrace or disparage it as it was said of Israel of old 2 Chron. 36. v. 14. That the chief of the Priests and the Prophets transgressed very much after all the abominations of the Heathen and polluted the house of the Lord c. and they had habituated themselves so to do that this was the effect v. 15. That when God had sent to them by his Messengers because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place They v. 16. mocked the messengers of God despised his word and misused his Prophets Their custom to worship in that false way made them now not able to bear with a reprroof or persuasion to return to worship again after the way which God himself had prescribed so zealous were they for that which they had been used to in those days therefore did they persecute and misuse the Messengers whom God had sent to have turned them from their Heathenish way of worshiping which also the Psalmist noted in his time Psal 2. He prophesied that which should come to pass in Christs time Why saith he there do the heathen rage and the people imagin a vain thing The Kings of the earth set themselves and the Rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against his Anointed saying Le ts break their bands assunder and cast away their cords from us When the Lords Anointed should come he would by his Laws alter the Jewish ways of worshiping according to their old Law Traditions and Customs and introduce a new as the Law of God before did contradict and forbid the Heathen Worship which neither the one nor the other could bear with while unconverted therefore would they rage imagin and take counsel against God and Christ how to break their Bands and to cast away their Cords they would none of Christs Government or Laws of which also Christ himself in his days spake to his Disciples John 16. v. 2. that this blind Zeal should put them upon killing of the Opposers thereof The time cometh saith he there that whosoever killeth you will think he doth God good service Their opinion of their own false Way should be so strong that it should prompt them to destroy any who should preach or practice the contrary as for instance it came to pass Such was Pauls Zeal before his Conversion Act. 8. 't is said of him v. 3. That he made havock of the Church entring into every house and haleing men and women and committing them to prison the cause of which was his zeal for his Religion as himself acknowledged Act. 22.3 4. in these words I was zealous towards God as ye all at this day and I persecuted this way unto the death c. All this as the consequent of his mistaken Zeal as he said Acts 26. v. 9. I verily thought with my self that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus which things I also did and the particulars he named in the next verses Being exceeding mad against them I persecuted them c. And again Gal. 1.13 he declared it in these words Ye have heard of my Conversation in times past in the Jews Religion that beyond measure I persecuted the Church of God and wasted it The grounds and reasons stirring him up hereto was his mistaken Zeal as he himself saith in the next verse in these words And profited in the Jews Religion above many of mine equals in mine own Nation being more exceeding zealous of the Traditions of my Fathers Here his blind Zeal he verily thought he ought to do as he did he having been bred up in the strict observation of the Law and of the Jewish Traditions and Customs made him so exceeding mad against all such whose Doctrin or Practice was otherwise could not bear with any alteration or turning out of his accustomed way nor with any who did walk profess or teach otherwise therefore was he so violent in persecuting of Christians and in his endeavors to hinder the spreading of the Gospel till Christ met with him and convinced him to purpose of his mistaken zeal Another instance of this is noted by Daniel in his days Dan. 3. When the King there had set up an Image v. 1. and dedicated it v. 3. and in the following verses proclaimed that all should at such times fall down and worship And the Caldeans great zeal for this Idolatry put them upon accusing Shadrach Meshach and Abednego c. for not worshiping this Image as the Caldeans did worship this also set the King into a great rage too against them such was his zeal also yea to such a degree too that when they had utterly denyed to worship the Image he commanded the Furnace to be heat seventy times hotter and they to be cast in which was executed v. 21. So hot was he for his Image-worship that the Non-complyers must die for it Upon the like ground also did the Scribes and Pharisees quarrel with Christ and his Disciples in those days Mat. 15. Why say they there to Christ do thy Disciples transgress the Traditions of the the Elders for they wash not their hands when they eat Bread v. 2. Their Heat and Fervor for their Religion and Traditions put them upon this Cavelling tho Christ had told them that they by their Traditions had made void the Law of God this Tradition and Custom of theirs is set forth in Mark 7.3 4. thus That the Pharisees and the Jews except they wash their hands oft eat not holding the Traditions of the Elders and when they came from the Market except they washed they would not eat and many other things there be which they have received to hold as the washing of Cups and Pots Brasen-vessels and of Tables or Beds Their Heart engagedness to these Ways and Traditions received of their Father made them quarrel at Christ and his Followers for not observing of them So again for not observing the Sabbath Mat. 12. they said Behold thy Disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day v. 2. And this put them upon endeavoring to ensnare Christ by questions and take counsel against him how they might destroy him they could not bear with such who did not as they did in these matters in those days The Philosophers were so addicted to their Idols Act. 17. that they despised Paul and his Doctrin and said v. 14. What will this babler say he seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods and v. 19 20. they said May we know what this new Doctrin whereof thou speakest is For thou bringest certain things we would know therefore what these things mean These could not bear with the preaching up the true God they being worshipers of Idols the true God was a strange God to them and what Paul had preached were strange things because contrary to what they had been bred up in and their zeal was so hot for their false Worship that they despised

not my Anointed and do my Prophets no harm Isaiah records these words Chap. 63.8 9. He was their Saviour in all their afflictions he was afflicted and the Angel of his presence saved them in his love and in his pity he redeemed them c. Here were great Expressions of his care and concernedness for them God himself by the Prophet Zachariah spake thus concerning them Chap. 2. v. 8. He who toucheth you toucheth the Apple of mine eye and in v. 9. he saith of their Enemies Behold I will shake mine hand upon them c. So did Christ himself declare his concernedness for the Church when Saul had persecuted them Act. 9.1 2 3. Christ met him in the way and in the next verses uttered these words Saul Saul why persecutest thou me Who art thou said Saul I am Jesus whom thou persecutest it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks Here Christ evidenced himself to be neerly concerned for his Saints and also he hinted to Saul the danger of persecuting too It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks Then Secondly The Scripture Records the many direful Threatnings against such Persecutors in those days and declared the many sad Effects and Consequents of such doing in those Ages of the World In the general God said Deut. 32. v. 43. That he will revenge the blood of his servants and will render vengeance to the adversaries And again Psal 7.13 He hath ordained his arrows against the Persecutors Yea thus spake he to his People Israel in particular by the Prophet Isaiah Chap. 10. O my people c. be not afraid of the Assyrians he shall smite thee with a rod v. 24. and in v. 25 26. For yet a little while and the indignation shall cease and mine anger in their destruction and the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian Yea and tho their stout Hearts would not take notice of Gods Hand lifted up against them Isa 26. yet God said there That they should see and be ashamed for their envy at the people or towards my people yea said he there the fire of thine enemies shall devour them v. 11. Again Isa 51. I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling the dregs of the cup of my fury thou shalt no more drink it again but I will put it into the hands of them who afflict thee who said to thy soul bow down that we may go over c. v. 22 23. Here God tho he did permit his Peoples Enemies sometimes to lay the Rod on his yet the Dregs of the Cup the Enemies Persecuters themselves are threatned to drink with which God threatned several Nations who had been his Peopls Israels great Enemies and Oppressors for their insolent insulting over them and for all their cruel and severe Dealings with them Ezek. 25. The Amonites for their saying Aha Aha against Gods Sanctuary when it was profaned and against the land of Israel when it was desolate and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity v. 3. and in the next verses there are Threatnings denounced against them for this further and for that That they had claped their hands and rejoyced in heart with all their despight against the Land of Israel v. 6. and in the following verses Threatnings are denounced against them and against Moab too in the 8 9 and following verses and v. 12. 't is said from the Lord That because Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance and hath greatly offended and revenged himself upon them therefore did God threaten them sorely in the next verses and again in v. 15. 't is said of the Philistines thus Because they dealt by revenge and have taken vengeance with a despightful heart to destroy for the old hatred therefore thus saith the Lord I will stretch forth my hand c. in the next verses God also threatens Titus for the lifting up her self against Israel see it at large Ezek. 26. and in Chap. 35. God by the Prophet there saith to Mount Seir thus I am against thee and I will stretch out mine hand against thee and I will make thee most desolate c. v. 1 2 3 4. and in v. 5. he declares the cause in these words Because thou hast a perpetual hatred and hast shed the blood of the Children of Israel by the force of the sword and in the time of their calamity c. and in the next verses he saith I will prepare thee to blood and blood shall pursue thee c. So did God threaten the Heathen in general for the same cause in Chap. 36. at the beginning and in Zephan Chap. 2. did he threaten Moab and Ammon upon this account v. 8. I have heard the reproach of Moab said he and the revilings of the Children of Ammon whereby they have reproached my people and magnified themselves against their borders therefore as I live saith the Lord there v. 9. and so on Moab shall as Sodom c. Nay God threatned the Heads of Jacob and Princes of the house of Israel for their hating of the good and loving of the evil and as the natural consequent thereof their hurting and persecuting of his People Micah 3.1 2 3 4. And again he threatens Edom in Obadiah v. 9 10. for this cause too in these words And thy mighty men O Teman shall be dismayed to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter for thy violence against thy Brother Jacob shame shall cover thee and thou shalt be cut off for ever Thus did God in those days take notice of the abuses done to his and did threaten their Persecutors Yea further in the days of the New Testament too doth the Holy Ghost take special notice of these things Christ himself pronounced a woe in general to such who should offend his Mat. 18. said he there Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned in the depth of the Sea v. 6. and in v. 7. he adds a woe to the world because of offences c. and woe to the man by whom they come this he spake in general but more particular to the Jews He in Mat. 23.29 30. pronounced Woes against them upon this account and spake dreadfully to them v. 34 37. in these words I send you Prophets c. and some of them ye shall kill and crucifie and some of them shall you scourge in your Synagogues and persecute them from City to City That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the Earth from righteous Abel c. According to which the Apostle spake 1 Thess 2. of the Jews he having said to the Thessalonians v. 14. That they also had suffered like things of their Countrymen as they have of the