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improve_v and_o it_o be_v hard_a fortune_n if_o he_o shall_v prove_v bankrupt_a upon_o so_o fair_a a_o stock_n before_o he_o do_v but_o overlook_v my_o plain_a meaning_n but_o now_o he_o proceed_v to_o pervert_v and_o slander_v it_o and_o his_o peevishness_n become_v malice_n he_o be_v not_o content_a to_o abuse_v the_o people_n with_o dull_a mistake_n and_o to_o defeat_v the_o efficacy_n of_o my_o discourse_n upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n by_o disturb_v its_o method_n and_o represent_v its_o whole_a design_n in_o such_o a_o awkard_n and_o disorderly_a manner_n as_o may_v utter_o confound_v and_o perplex_v their_o thought_n as_o to_o my_o drift_n and_o meaning_n this_o alas_o be_v mean_a revenge_n and_o be_v not_o full_a enough_o of_o mischief_n to_o appease_v his_o wrath_n it_o only_o call_v my_o understanding_n into_o question_n and_o expose_v my_o wit_n to_o the_o cavil_n and_o impertinency_n of_o talk_a people_n and_o therefore_o he_o roundly_o charge_v i_o with_o the_o black_a and_o most_o horrid_a tenet_n he_o aggravate_v and_o set_v off_o their_o horror_n with_o infinite_a repetition_n for_o that_o be_v the_o most_o lofty_a strain_n of_o their_o eloquence_n and_o the_o figure_n that_o move_v the_o passion_n of_o their_o multitude_n and_o employ_v all_o the_o force_n of_o slander_n and_o peevishness_n to_o raise_v popular_a rage_n and_o indignation_n the_o result_n of_o his_o indictment_n be_v that_o i_o assert_v such_o opinion_n 97._o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o whatever_o the_o magistrate_n command_v in_o religion_n his_o authority_n do_v so_o immediate_o affect_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o observe_v it_o on_o pain_n of_o the_o great_a sin_n and_o punishment_n or_o as_o he_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n elsewhere_o 105._o that_o no_o man_n must_v do_v or_o practice_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o what_o be_v prescribe_v appoint_a and_o command_v by_o the_o magistrate_n upon_o pain_n of_o sin_n schism_n rebellion_n and_o all_o that_o follow_v thereon_o these_o be_v big_a word_n indeed_o but_o if_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o this_o charge_n be_v not_o so_o loud_a and_o black_a as_o it_o be_v false_a and_o disingenuous_a i_o will_v give_v he_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o appeal_n to_o all_o mankind_n for_o the_o clear_n of_o his_o integrity_n and_o when_o i_o have_v represent_v upon_o what_o slight_a ground_n he_o raise_v this_o great_a and_o heinous_a accusation_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o his_o disingenuity_n will_v appear_v so_o palpable_a and_o notorious_a that_o it_o will_v expose_v he_o at_o least_o to_o the_o pity_n of_o the_o most_o zealous_a she_o of_o his_o own_o congregation_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o see_v by_o what_o mighty_a topic_n and_o testimony_n he_o make_v good_a so_o high_a a_o charge_n in_o the_o first_o place_n my_o title_n page_n rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o i_o and_o never_o be_v poor_a man_n so_o all-be-confuted_n with_o a_o title_n page_n as_o i_o have_v be_v viz._n 95._o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n over_o the_o conscience_n of_o his_o subject_n in_o religion_n and_o to_o strengthen_v this_o testimony_n two_o other_o proposition_n be_v join_v with_o it_o viz._n that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n to_o govern_v and_o conduct_v their_o conscience_n in_o religious_a affair_n and_o that_o religion_n be_v subject_a to_o his_o dominion_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o affair_n of_o state_n and_o now_o though_o these_o be_v none_o of_o my_o primary_n and_o fundamental_a assertion_n which_o a_o ingenuous_a adversary_n will_v chief_o have_v pursue_v but_o honest_a and_o well-meaning_a say_n that_o the_o context_n will_v abundant_o warrant_v and_o justify_v yet_o will_v i_o for_o ever_o yield_v myself_o a_o baffle_a fellow_n if_o from_o thence_o any_o female_a or_o independent_a logic_n can_v infer_v either_o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v a_o unlimited_a power_n over_o or_o pass_v a_o immediate_a 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reasonableness_n of_o false_a and_o unreasonable_a inference_n but_o from_o this_o great_a head_n of_o impertinency_n he_o proceed_v to_o his_o more_o serviceable_a topick_n of_o forgery_n and_o if_o he_o can_v bring_v the_o mountain_n to_o mahomet_n it_o be_v no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o carry_v mahomet_n to_o the_o mountain_n and_o if_o his_o conclusion_n will_v not_o suit_v with_o my_o assertion_n he_o know_v how_o to_o make_v my_o assertion_n suit_n with_o his_o conclusion_n and_o when_o he_o have_v charge_v i_o with_o a_o false_a inference_n it_o be_v a_o admirable_a way_n to_o justify_v the_o logic_n of_o his_o calumny_n by_o forge_a premise_n and_o thus_o to_o make_v good_a his_o former_a inference_n of_o my_o ascribe_v to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n a_o immediate_a and_o universal_a power_n over_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n he_o tell_v his_o believe_a reader_n i_o have_v affirm_v ibid._n pag._n 27._o that_o it_o be_v a_o sovereignty_n over_o man_n conscience_n in_o 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universal_a obligation_n upon_o the_o
be_v pretend_v to_o be_v the_o only_a matter_n of_o our_o present_a schism_n and_o difference_n and_o it_o be_v these_o thing_n only_o that_o i_o assert_v to_o be_v determinable_a by_o supreme_a authority_n provide_v they_o neither_o encourage_v vice_n nor_o dishonour_n god_n under_o which_o restriction_n whatsoever_o rite_n and_o usage_n they_o may_v enjoin_v can_v never_o be_v conclude_v unlawful_a in_o themselves_o and_o if_o they_o be_v so_o upon_o any_o other_o account_n that_o be_v to_o be_v discourse_v elsewhere_o but_o it_o concern_v not_o our_o present_a enquiry_n that_o only_o undertake_v to_o account_v for_o the_o comparison_n between_o the_o matter_n of_o religious_a worship_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o morality_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n as_o consider_v in_o their_o own_o respective_a nature_n i_o may_v give_v you_o in_o many_o more_o proof_n and_o instance_n of_o his_o abuse_n of_o these_o word_n but_o what_o i_o have_v already_o 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and_o ridiculous_a assertion_n and_o here_o one_o will_v think_v be_v enough_o of_o slander_n and_o calumny_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o do_v with_o so_o pleasant_a a_o argument_n 113._o but_o give_v it_o you_o all_o over_o again_o in_o a_o proclamation_n frame_v out_o of_o the_o suppose_a principle_n and_o direction_n of_o my_o book_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o mere_a repetition_n of_o the_o same_o trash_n that_o i_o have_v already_o cashier_v i_o deem_v it_o neither_o needful_a nor_o pertinent_a to_o return_v he_o any_o other_o answer_n than_o that_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o first_o proclamation_n that_o this_o author_n have_v draw_v up_o so_o i_o pray_v god_n it_o may_v be_v the_o last_o §_o 14._o and_o now_o sir_n tell_v i_o what_o i_o shall_v conclude_v of_o this_o man_n conscience_n must_v i_o impute_v such_o labour_a and_o affect_v mistake_v to_o a_o excusable_a ignorance_n and_o set_v the_o most_o shameless_a falsification_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o inadvertency_n i_o know_v the_o power_n of_o prejudice_n and_o passion_n to_o seal_v up_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n against_o the_o evidence_n of_o truth_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o evidence_n of_o truth_n in_o our_o present_a case_n that_o no_o prejudice_n can_v be_v thick_a enough_o to_o withstand_v or_o passion_n blind_a enough_o to_o defeat_v its_o efficacy_n nothing_o but_o a_o hard_a forehead_n and_o a_o lewd_a conscience_n can_v ever_o embolden_v he_o so_o rude_o to_o spoil_v and_o discompose_v the_o apparent_a aim_n &_o method_n of_o my_o discourse_n and_o so_o impudent_o to_o abuse_v and_o impose_v upon_o the_o world_n by_o such_o groundless_a and_o enormous_a perverting_n a_o multitude_n of_o his_o weak_a cavil_n and_o less_o miscarriage_n i_o be_o incline_v to_o ascribe_v to_o his_o rash_a and_o precipitate_a humour_n for_o i_o know_v he_o be_v wont_a to_o write_v or_o dictate_v book_n as_o fast_o as_o other_o man_n can_v read_v they_o and_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v take_v more_o time_n to_o 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religion_n tush_o that_o be_v grant_v without_o demur_n or_o dispute_v and_o our_o author_n though_o his_o acquaintance_n be_v none_o of_o the_o most_o loyal_a and_o peaceable_a know_v no_o man_n that_o pretend_v exemption_n from_o the_o obligation_n of_o humane_a law_n 139._o but_o only_o on_o this_o plea_n that_o god_n by_o his_o law_n require_v they_o to_o do_v otherwise_o so_o that_o in_o what_o matter_n soever_o the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v not_o require_v they_o to_o do_v otherwise_o there_o humane_a law_n must_v pass_v a_o certain_a obligation_n upon_o conscience_n for_o if_o they_o do_v not_o oblige_v that_o they_o oblige_v nothing_o now_o this_o be_v a_o ample_a grant_n of_o all_o that_o i_o design_v and_o pretend_v to_o prove_v in_o my_o first_o chapter_n viz._n that_o magistrate_n be_v vest_v with_o some_o authority_n over_o conscience_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n so_o that_o in_o this_o it_o seem_v we_o be_v full_o agree_v and_o our_o author_n after_o all_o his_o heat_n and_o talk_v free_o confess_v it_o be_v indispensable_o necessary_a to_o the_o public_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n which_o you_o know_v be_v the_o main_a consideration_n that_o i_o urge_v and_o pursue_v in_o behalf_n of_o my_o opinion_n but_o say_v our_o author_n this_o be_v not_o all_o for_o i_o have_v so_o describe_v and_o discourse_v of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n over_o conscience_n and_o religion_n as_o to_o make_v it_o of_o a_o absolute_a jurisdiction_n a_o unlimited_a extent_n and_o a_o immediate_a obligation_n it_o be_v this_o he_o all_o along_o represent_v and_o upon_o this_o that_o he_o main_o insist_o if_o i_o be_o guilty_a of_o this_o charge_n i_o must_v shift_v as_o i_o can_v but_o if_o i_o be_o not_o what_o hinder_v but_o we_o may_v shake_v hand_n and_o be_v friend_n and_o therefore_o have_v so_o full_o discover_v the_o horrid_a and_o unconceivable_a vanity_n of_o the_o proof_n allege_v against_o i_o to_o this_o purpose_n and_o so_o fair_o clear_v the_o innocence_n and_o honesty_n of_o my_o intention_n i_o may_v i_o hope_v hereafter_o reasonable_o expect_v and_o just_o challenge_v a_o complete_a discharge_n from_o all_o such_o sinister_a and_o idle_a suspicion_n be_v not_o this_o bless_a work_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o write_v so_o much_o to_o so_o little_a purpose_n not_o at_o all_o to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o have_v write_v but_o to_o disprove_v the_o falsehood_n of_o what_o i_o have_v not_o write_v §_o 15._o and_o now_o though_o i_o be_o provide_v with_o remark_n upon_o the_o remain_a passage_n of_o this_o chapter_n yet_o i_o know_v not_o to_o what_o purpose_n i_o shall_v trouble_v myself_o or_o the_o reader_n with_o they_o after_o the_o consideration_n that_o i_o have_v already_o represent_v that_o be_v i_o presume_v competent_a enough_o to_o justify_v the_o innocence_n of_o my_o design_n and_o to_o shame_v
exemplify_v by_o a_o particular_a comparison_n of_o the_o convenience_n and_o inconvenience_n that_o will_v probable_o ensue_v upon_o the_o exercise_n of_o these_o respective_a jurisdiction_n show_v how_o in_o every_o instance_n the_o advantage_n be_v still_o on_o the_o side_n of_o morality_n as_o to_o the_o plea_n of_o exemption_n and_o that_o there_o be_v vast_o less_o danger_n in_o yield_v to_o its_o pretence_n for_o liberty_n from_o the_o determination_n of_o humane_a law_n than_o in_o grant_v the_o same_o measure_n of_o indulgence_n as_o to_o the_o concern_v of_o outward_a religion_n most_o of_o which_o our_o author_n have_v gentle_o slip_v over_o according_a to_o his_o prudent_a and_o laudable_a custom_n of_o overlook_v what_o he_o can_v answer_v and_o then_o last_o to_o improve_v the_o evidence_n of_o this_o discourse_n beyond_o the_o attempt_n of_o cavil_v and_o exception_n i_o explain_v as_o well_o as_o argue_v its_o reasonableness_n by_o run_v a_o general_a parallel_n between_o the_o nature_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o of_o moral_a virtue_n where_o i_o have_v more_o at_o large_a represent_v their_o agreement_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o show_v how_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o dominion_n over_o both_o be_v extend_v to_o and_o restrain_v within_o the_o same_o bound_n and_o limit_n viz._n that_o in_o both_o there_o be_v some_o instance_n of_o goodness_n of_o a_o universal_a necessity_n and_o unchangeable_a usefulness_n and_o these_o god_n himself_o have_v bind_v upon_o our_o conscience_n by_o his_o own_o immediate_a law_n of_o nature_n and_o revelation_n and_o that_o there_o be_v other_o who_o goodness_n be_v or_o may_v be_v alterable_a according_a to_o the_o various_a accident_n change_n and_o emergency_n of_o humane_a life_n and_o therefore_o the_o government_n of_o these_o he_o have_v entrust_v with_o his_o deputy_n and_o lieutenant_n here_o on_o earth_n to_o settle_v and_o determine_v as_o the_o circumstance_n of_o affair_n shall_v require_v and_o the_o dictate_v of_o their_o own_o discretion_n shall_v direct_v by_o which_o mean_n he_o have_v admirable_o provide_v both_o for_o the_o peaceable_a government_n of_o mankind_n and_o for_o the_o inviolable_a security_n of_o virtue_n and_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n this_o be_v the_o scope_n and_o contexture_n of_o my_o argument_n to_o all_o which_o what_o be_v reply_v by_o our_o author_n â—30_n why_o in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o represent_v its_o sum_n and_o substance_n in_o his_o own_o word_n and_o then_o complain_v of_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o term_n and_o this_o fill_v above_o half_a a_o page_n full_a of_o triumph_n to_o insult_v over_o the_o absurdity_n of_o his_o own_o expression_n in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o except_v against_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o consequence_n 231._o that_o because_o the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n over_o the_o conscience_n of_o his_o subject_n in_o moral_n that_o therefore_o he_o have_v so_o also_o in_o matter_n of_o institute_v worship_n though_o this_o objection_n be_v so_o pregnant_o answer_v to_o his_o hand_n for_o do_v i_o not_o in_o that_o very_a paragraph_n demand_v of_o he_o or_o any_o man_n else_o to_o assign_v any_o tolerable_a reason_n that_o shall_v restrain_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n from_o meddle_v with_o one_o that_o shall_v not_o much_o more_o restrain_v it_o from_o meddle_v with_o both_o do_v i_o not_o inquire_v whether_o the_o right_a practice_n of_o moral_a duty_n be_v as_o necessary_a a_o piece_n of_o religion_n as_o any_o part_n of_o outward_a or_o institute_v worship_n in_o the_o world_n whether_o wrong_a notion_n of_o the_o divine_a worship_n be_v not_o as_o destructive_a of_o the_o peace_n and_o setlement_n of_o commonwealth_n as_o the_o most_o vicious_a and_o licentious_a debauchery_n whether_o the_o rude_a multitude_n be_v not_o more_o incline_v to_o disturb_v government_n by_o superstition_n than_o by_o licentiousness_n and_o whether_o there_o be_v not_o vast_o great_a danger_n of_o the_o magistrate_n err_v in_o matter_n of_o morality_n than_o in_o form_n and_o ceremony_n of_o worship_n in_o that_o those_o be_v the_o main_a essential_a and_o ultimate_a duty_n of_o religion_n whereas_o these_o be_v at_o high_a but_o their_o mean_n and_o instrument_n and_o can_v challenge_v no_o other_o place_n in_o religion_n than_o as_o they_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o purpose_n of_o morality_n what_o then_o shall_v the_o reason_n be_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o more_o tender_a of_o thing_n of_o mere_a positive_a institution_n than_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o natural_a and_o essential_a goodness_n that_o whilst_o he_o trust_v these_o great_a and_o indispensable_a duty_n to_o the_o disposal_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o civil_a power_n in_o order_n to_o the_o peace_n and_o security_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n why_o shall_v he_o not_o for_o the_o same_o regard_n commit_v the_o management_n of_o the_o less_o weighty_a affair_n of_o external_n worship_n to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o same_o authority_n to_o all_o which_o be_v it_o not_o think_v you_o a_o wise_a and_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o tell_v we_o there_o be_v or_o at_o least_o there_o may_v be_v a_o difference_n between_o matter_n of_o moral_a and_o positive_a obligation_n without_o attempt_v to_o assign_v any_o particular_a reason_n of_o it_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n for_o suppose_v it_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n between_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o yet_o what_o be_v that_o to_o our_o purpose_n unless_o it_o carry_v in_o it_o a_o special_a relation_n to_o the_o matter_n in_o controversy_n between_o we_o which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o but_o of_o their_o subjection_n to_o the_o royal_a supremacy_n so_o that_o suppose_v the_o difference_n of_o their_o nature_n the_o demand_n of_o the_o argument_n be_v what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o institute_v worship_n that_o shall_v exempt_v it_o from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n that_o be_v not_o as_o much_o or_o more_o discernible_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o moral_a virtue_n and_o till_o this_o be_v assign_v the_o argument_n stand_v firm_a as_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n whatever_o other_o difference_n metaphysic_n wit_n may_v be_v able_a to_o descry_v between_o they_o but_o our_o author_n add_v in_o answer_n to_o one_o of_o the_o forementioned_a inquiry_n 4._o viz._n whether_o there_o be_v not_o more_o danger_n of_o the_o magistrate_n err_v or_o mistake_v about_o moral_a virtue_n than_o about_o rite_n of_o worship_n that_o there_o be_v a_o especial_a and_o formal_a difference_n between_o they_o in_o that_o one_o depend_v as_o to_o their_o be_v and_o discovery_n on_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v certain_a and_o common_a to_o all_o the_o other_o on_o pure_a revelation_n which_o may_v be_v and_o be_v various_o apprehend_v but_o §_o 8.1_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o by_o what_o way_n soever_o god_n have_v reveal_v his_o will_n to_o mankind_n the_o revelation_n be_v sufficient_o clear_a and_o evident_a so_o that_o the_o rule_n of_o institute_v worship_n be_v after_o their_o institution_n no_o less_o certain_a than_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o lawgiver_n to_o express_v his_o law_n with_o as_o much_o fullness_n and_o as_o little_a ambiguity_n as_o be_v possible_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o a_o unmannerly_a reflection_n upon_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n to_o conceive_v he_o have_v not_o declare_v any_o of_o his_o command_n with_o all_o the_o plainness_n imaginable_a so_o that_o all_o the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o what_o way_n soever_o discover_v be_v after_o their_o discovery_n equal_o bright_a and_o evident_a as_o to_o the_o purpose_n of_o life_n and_o practice_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v as_o full_o declare_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n as_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o the_o force_n and_o sense_n of_o this_o answer_n if_o it_o have_v any_o at_o all_o resolve_v itself_o into_o that_o popish_a tenet_n of_o the_o darkness_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o this_o forsooth_o be_v the_o only_a reason_n why_o duty_n institute_v in_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v exempt_a from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n rather_o than_o those_o of_o a_o moral_a and_o natural_a obligation_n because_o one_o be_v perspicuous_a and_o the_o other_o be_v not_o and_o if_o this_o be_v not_o his_o intention_n he_o talk_v he_o know_v not_o what_o and_o that_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o grant_v all_o this_o that_o the_o law_n of_o revelation_n be_v not_o so_o discernible_a as_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n i_o understand_v not_o where_o the_o force_n of_o the_o reason_n lie_v that_o therefore_o man_n persuasion_n about_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v
with_o a_o opinion_n of_o the_o antecedent_n necessity_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o now_o from_o hence_o how_o natural_a be_v it_o to_o conclude_v that_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o moysaicall_a institution_n consist_v in_o their_o imposition_n on_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n with_o a_o opinion_n of_o their_o necessity_n antecedent_n to_o that_o imposition_n when_o heaven_n and_o earth_n stand_v not_o at_o a_o wide_a distance_n than_o these_o proposition_n no_o train_n of_o consequence_n nothing_o but_o jacob_n ladder_n unless_o our_o author_n be_v able_a to_o fly_v can_v ever_o convey_v he_o from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o and_o if_o he_o shall_v undertake_v to_o make_v good_a the_o logic_n of_o his_o conclusion_n i_o will_v cross_v myself_o at_o his_o confidence_n but_o if_o he_o shall_v perform_v it_o i_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_n for_o to_o i_o it_o will_v be_v prodigy_n and_o miracle_n and_o that_o man_n need_v not_o in_o my_o opinion_n despair_n of_o remove_v mountain_n who_o think_v he_o can_v prove_v that_o because_o humane_a authority_n can_v impair_v the_o liberty_n of_o our_o mind_n but_o by_o pretence_n of_o a_o antecedent_n obligation_n to_o its_o command_n that_o therefore_o when_o god_n himself_o abridge_n it_o he_o must_v do_v it_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o authoritative_a obligation_n antecedent_n to_o his_o own_o imposition_n when_o his_o authority_n be_v the_o first_o fountain_n and_o original_a reason_n of_o all_o obligation_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o infinite_a contradiction_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n to_o talk_v of_o any_o authority_n antecedent_n or_o superior_a to_o the_o divine_a law_n and_o this_o be_v the_o evident_a reason_n of_o my_o conclusion_n that_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o internal_a liberty_n relate_v to_o the_o power_n of_o god_n over_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o so_o be_v in_o its_o self_n uncapable_a of_o be_v restrain_v or_o impose_v upon_o by_o any_o other_o jurisdiction_n and_o therefore_o 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thing_n themselves_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o divine_a command_n yet_o the_o law_n of_o god_n may_v because_o they_o be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o their_o restraint_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o necessity_n but_o he_o add_v 264._o that_o when_o st._n peter_n dispute_v against_o the_o mosaic_a rite_n and_o call_v they_o a_o yoke_n which_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o fathers-were_a able_a to_o bear_v and_o st._n paul_n charge_v believer_n to_o stand_v fast_o in_o the_o liberty_n wherewith_o christ_n have_v make_v they_o free_a they_o respect_v only_a man_n practice_n with_o regard_n unto_o a_o authoritative_a obligation_n thereunto_o which_o they_o plead_v to_o be_v now_o expire_v and_o remove_v whereby_o however_o he_o intend_v to_o shuffle_v with_o his_o vulgar_a reader_n he_o apparent_o grant_v all_o that_o be_v desire_v or_o demand_v viz._n that_o all_o the_o apostolical_a discourse_n upon_o this_o subject_n respect_v not_o the_o bare_a practice_n of_o these_o thing_n but_o their_o practice_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o authoritative_a obligation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o nothing_o less_o be_v pretend_v by_o the_o jew_n so_o that_o the_o only_a thing_n that_o make_v they_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o claim_n of_o christian_a liberty_n be_v a_o opinion_n of_o their_o necessity_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o antecedent_n obligation_n which_o be_v repeal_v their_o practice_n upon_o other_o ground_n and_o reason_n be_v not_o think_v to_o infringe_v or_o check_v with_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o for_o this_o we_o have_v the_o unquestionable_a warrant_n of_o their_o own_o example_n when_o they_o not_o only_o submit_v to_o restraint_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o own_o liberty_n but_o prescribe_v it_o in_o some_o case_n and_o circumstance_n as_o a_o duty_n to_o other_o christian_n â—_o that_o they_o will_v take_v heed_n lest_o their_o liberty_n shall_v become_v a_o stumble_v block_n to_o they_o that_o be_v weak_a though_o they_o be_v entire_o free_a from_o any_o obligation_n tie_v upon_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n yet_o do_v st._n paul_n seâ—_n fresh_a restraint_n upon_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o apostolical_a authority_n and_o now_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o man_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o yield_v more_o to_o the_o humour_n of_o a_o peevish_a jew_n than_o to_o the_o command_v of_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n for_o the_o first_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o his_o impose_v their_o obligation_n be_v then_o nothing_o but_o mere_a prudence_n and_o condescension_n to_o their_o folly_n but_o in_o our_o case_n it_o be_v matter_n of_o duty_n and_o obedience_n for_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n nothing_o less_o be_v plead_v by_o the_o jewish_a christian_n for_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o ceremony_n than_o the_o unchangeable_a obligation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o yet_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o peace_n they_o will_v submit_v so_o far_o to_o their_o strong_a prejudices_fw-la as_o outward_o to_o comply_v with_o their_o weak_a demand_n though_o it_o be_v with_o some_o hazard_n of_o forfeit_v their_o christian_a liberty_n for_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o that_o their_o compliance_n may_v have_v confirm_v the_o jew_n in_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o have_v draw_v in_o the_o gentile_n to_o a_o imitation_n of_o their_o example_n and_o so_o have_v begin_v a_o prescription_n for_o the_o necessary_a observance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n to_o all_o age_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n whereas_o in_o our_o case_n the_o danger_n of_o that_o pretence_n be_v as_o much_o abolish_v as_o circumcision_n itself_o it_o be_v a_o grant_v and_o establish_v truth_n among_o all_o the_o dissent_v party_n of_o christendom_n unless_o we_o may_v except_v the_o judaise_n sabbatarian_n who_o do_v somewhat_o more_o than_o squint_a towards_o moses_n that_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v for_o ever_o rescind_v to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n and_o no_o magistrate_n pretend_v a_o power_n of_o impose_v thing_n indifferent_a by_o virtue_n of_o a_o divine_a and_o perpetual_a obligation_n but_o only_o by_o force_n of_o a_o transient_a and_o temporary_a institution_n of_o humane_a authority_n for_o the_o end_n of_o discipline_n the_o uniformity_n of_o worship_n and_o the_o security_n of_o government_n §_o 4._o and_o therefore_o our_o author_n next_o inference_n be_v either_o a_o woeful_a impertinence_n to_o our_o present_a enquiry_n or_o a_o bold_a affront_n and_o calumny_n to_o the_o public_a declaration_n of_o our_o church_n when_o he_o conclude_v 264_o that_o if_o christian_a liberty_n be_v of_o force_n enough_o to_o free_v we_o from_o the_o necessary_a practice_n of_o indifferent_a thing_n institute_v by_o god_n it_o be_v at_o least_o of_o equal_a efficacy_n to_o exempt_v we_o from_o the_o necessary_a practice_n of_o thing_n impose_v on_o we_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n by_o men._n this_o imply_v as_o if_o 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