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A54417 Samaritanism, or, A treatise of comprehending, compounding and tolerating several religions in one church demonstrating the equity, and necessity of the act and late vote of Parliament against non-conformists, from reason, the ancient church, and the opinions and practice of papists and Puritans now plotting and pleading for toleration. Perrinchief, Richard, 1623?-1673. 1664 (1664) Wing P1604; ESTC R36671 69,567 82

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new_a acquifi●ions_n moderation_n three_o they_o say_v that_o indifferent_a thing_n ought_v to_o remain_v so_o and_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v oblige_v any_o further_a than_o christ_n and_o the_o scripture_n bind_v they_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v as_o false_a dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a to_o all_o church_n and_o all_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n as_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n can_v invent_v any_o thing_n and_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o scripture_n which_o require_v obedience_n as_o likewise_o themselves_o do_v be_v in_o power_n to_o superior_n and_o therefore_o to_o deny_v superior_n that_o wherein_o only_o their_o power_n be_v see_v and_o exercise_v be_v to_o take_v away_o what_o the_o scripture_n grant_v they_o now_o to_o the_o second_o part_n christ_n and_o the_o scripture_n oblige_v man_n to_o be_v subject_a in_o such_o case_n to_o man_n ●●tavo_fw-la calvinus_n adversus_fw-la anaba_n pag._n 27.2_o in_o ●●tavo_fw-la and_o calvin_n express_o say_v 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indifferent_a because_o we_o may_v use_v they_o indifferent_o or_o not_o use_v they_o when_o we_o will_v and_o how_o we_o will_v but_o because_o in_o themselves_o or_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a and_o we_o may_v again_o not_o use_v they_o well_o or_o ill_o furthermore_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o restrain_v the_o use_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a the_o law_n of_o charity_n and_o the_o law_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o author_n in_o another_o place_n say_v 5._o perkins_n case_n of_o conscience_n lib._n 1._o chap._n 5._o action_n indifferent_a in_o the_o case_n of_o offence_n or_o edification_n cease_v to_o be_v indifferent_a and_o come_v under_o some_o commandment_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n in_o which_o st._n paul_n say_v if_o eat_v flesh_n will_v offend_v etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o now_o eat_v flesh_n do_v offend_v at_o some_o time_n and_o that_o not_o equal_n of_o who_o st._n paul_n speak_v but_o superior_n and_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o a_o sincere_a conscience_n ought_v to_o have_v great_a regard_n to_o these_o than_o to_o other_o person_n 9_o calvin_n institut_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o and_o yet_o we_o find_v true_a what_o calvin_n laugh_v at_o in_o his_o day_n thus_o you_o may_v see_v some_o who_o imagine_v their_o liberty_n can_v hold_v unless_o by_o eat_v flesh_n on_o friday_n they_o stand_v possess_v of_o it_o last_o because_o they_o see_v their_o own_o act_n to_o testify_v so_o express_o against_o toleration_n in_o raise_v and_o act_v one_o of_o the_o most_o sad_a and_o unjust_a tragedy_n that_o ever_o england_n feel_v and_o groan_v under_o and_o this_o principal_o to_o introduce_v a_o strange_a worship_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o conscience_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o and_o their_o superior_n it_o not_o be_v possible_a to_o shake_v this_o off_o they_o some_o of_o they_o