they_o but_o say_v the_o commander_n of_o those_o jew_n and_o those_o soldier_n may_v have_v compel_v they_o in_o those_o case_n i_o say_v if_o any_o of_o they_o can_v they_o ought_v and_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v say_v then_o to_o die_v in_o their_o innocency_n i_o say_v again_o if_o they_o may_v then_o can_v a_o magistrate_n command_v and_o force_v a_o man_n to_o act_v against_o his_o conscience_n then_o can_v he_o command_v he_o to_o sin_n then_o can_v he_o command_v what_o god_n have_v forbid_v then_o must_v man_n be_v above_o god_n the_o earth_n itself_o methinks_v can_v as_o soon_o be_v move_v as_o this_o foundation_n sect_n 12._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o to_o these_o thing_n shall_v we_o complain_v that_o god_n almighty_n have_v put_v in_o man_n such_o a_o sturdy_a thing_n as_o conscience_n be_v which_o make_v he_o so_o often_o to_o become_v refractory_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o his_o superior_n whensoever_o they_o do_v but_o require_v any_o thing_n against_o it_o no_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n god_n shall_v maintain_v to_o himself_o a_o authority_n above_o any_o mortal_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v glorify_v by_o his_o servant_n in_o the_o confession_n of_o it_o to_o be_v world_n or_o shall_v we_o complain_v of_o government_n desire_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o as_o that_o which_o be_v so_o uneasy_a to_o our_o conscience_n that_o we_o can_v hardly_o serve_v god_n but_o we_o must_v disobey_v man_n and_o incur_v danger_n about_o it_o shall_v we_o rise_v up_o therefore_o in_o rebellion_n and_o acquit_v ourselves_o god_n forbid_v it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o heaven_n who_o have_v put_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n a_o awe_n to_o his_o invisible_a be_v as_o our_o supreme_a lord_n to_o constitute_v the_o magistrate_n to_o bear_v his_o image_n and_o representation_n in_o the_o earth_n that_o in_o his_o person_n himself_o may_v be_v honour_v so_o long_o as_o we_o obey_v only_o with_o subordination_n to_o his_o will_n and_o the_o common_a good_a which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o his_o appointment_n if_o neither_o of_o these_o what_o then_o shall_v we_o be_v even_o content_a in_o this_o state_n of_o corruption_n and_o imperfection_n when_o the_o fall_n have_v bring_v so_o much_o difficulty_n upon_o all_o thing_n else_o as_o well_o as_o government_n to_o offer_v the_o best_a composition_n we_o can_v between_o the_o duty_n the_o magistrate_n owe_v to_o god_n and_o his_o people_n and_o the_o obedience_n the_o people_n owe_v to_o he_o and_o their_o conscience_n so_o that_o we_o may_v not_o put_v off_o any_o truth_n which_o stand_v irrefragable_a by_o the_o plead_a inconvenience_n when_o these_o inconvenience_n be_v by_o prudence_n to_o be_v prevent_v and_o if_o we_o do_v it_o but_o as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v that_o be_v as_o the_o state_n of_o man_n corruption_n or_o human_a frailty_n and_o infirmity_n will_v allow_v it_o suffice_v and_o the_o rest_n must_v be_v bear_v shall_v we_o agree_v upon_o this_o if_o we_o shall_v i_o have_v but_o a_o little_a more_o to_o say_v hereunto_o and_o i_o have_v do_v the_o office_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o make_v the_o law_n and_o to_o see_v to_o the_o execution_n in_o all_o thing_n as_o well_o religious_a i_o have_v say_v as_o civil_a which_o be_v for_o the_o people_n good_a he_o may_v pass_v and_o execute_v any_o law_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o man_n conscience_n but_o he_o can_v command_v or_o enforce_v nothing_o which_o be_v against_o man_n conscience_n this_o be_v deliver_v already_o those_o thing_n now_o which_o be_v against_o man_n conscience_n let_v we_o consider_v in_o the_o last_o place_n which_o have_v be_v intimate_v also_o from_o one_o or_o two_o occasion_n before_o be_v either_o such_o as_o be_v against_o the_o universality_n or_o against_o so_o many_o of_o their_o conscience_n as_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o they_o or_o against_o the_o 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that_o pretend_v conscience_n of_o a_o thing_n when_o indeed_o they_o make_v none_o of_o it_o understand_v not_o this_o so_o as_o if_o all_o that_o can_v not_o give_v a_o reason_n sufficient_a for_o what_o they_o hold_v do_v not_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o it_o which_o have_v cause_n a_o great_a prejudice_n and_o false_a reckon_n of_o this_o business_n but_o when_o they_o believe_v not_o the_o thing_n real_o in_o their_o heart_n to_o be_v so_o as_o they_o pretend_v when_o man_n pretend_v they_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o indeed_o do_v not_o i_o will_v have_v the_o magistrate_n above_o all_o man_n to_o execute_v the_o law_n upon_o such_o suppose_v they_o judge_v that_o law_n righteous_a and_o make_v they_o a_o example_n if_o you_o will_v say_v but_o how_o shall_v a_o magistrate_n know_v this_o see_v no_o man_n can_v judge_n of_o another_o heart_n i_o acknowledge_v ready_o this_o be_v a_o difficulty_n and_o the_o chief_a thing_n which_o require_v the_o magistrate_n prudence_n and_o faithfulness_n yet_o this_o i_o say_v that_o every_o man_n for_o all_o that_o be_v judge_n of_o his_o own_o act_n and_o the_o punish_n of_o forbear_v a_o person_n be_v what_o the_o magistrate_n do_v he_o must_v go_v and_o can_v but_o go_v according_a to_o his_o judgement_n he_o use_v the_o medium_n as_o a_o wise_a man_n do_v and_o lawful_o may_v take_v his_o conjecture_n the_o tree_n be_v know_v by_o his_o fruit_n and_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a it_o shall_v be_v certain_a but_o only_o that_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o so_o judge_n and_o if_o he_o be_v convince_v in_o his_o soul_n and_o indeed_o judge_v the_o man_n profession_n only_o to_o be_v pretence_n it_o be_v his_o own_o judgement_n and_o nothing_o else_o can_v determine_v he_o although_o where_o the_o person_n be_v serious_a in_o what_o he_o declare_v and_o not_o under_o any_o public_a note_n of_o perfidiousness_n the_o rule_n of_o charity_n which_o hope_v all_o thing_n and_o believe_v all_o thing_n and_o think_v no_o evil_a must_v incline_v he_o to_o the_o best_a construction_n when_o man_n do_v true_o make_v the_o conscience_n they_o pretend_v let_v the_o justice_n take_v heed_n and_o see_v that_o he_o likewise_o reverence_v conscience_n no_o less_o than_o they_o do_v if_o the_o penalty_n be_v such_o only_a as_o the_o man_n be_v like_a to_o endure_v it_o without_o scruple_n rather_o than_o do_v that_o which_o be_v against_o his_o conscience_n the_o magistrate_n may_v be_v the_o bold_a in_o execute_v that_o law_n upon_o he_o but_o if_o it_o be_v such_o as_o he_o be_v like_a rather_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n against_o his_o conscience_n than_o suffer_v it_o i_o will_v not_o be_v that_o magistrate_n who_o shall_v put_v such_o a_o law_n in_o execution_n upon_o any_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n every_o particular_a man_n for_o himself_o be_v to_o look_v to_o his_o conscience_n as_o his_o judge_n in_o the_o business_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o account_v that_o authority_n void_a to_o he_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o command_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o what_o that_o dictate_v and_o the_o supreme_a authority_n be_v to_o conceive_v that_o those_o that_o act_n under_o it_o will_v use_v prudence_n upon_o that_o account_n which_o prudence_n i_o fear_v i_o real_o in_o this_o case_n can_v hardly_o be_v christian_a but_o it_o must_v come_v to_o this_o that_o either_o they_o must_v total_o forbear_v and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o threaten_v prosecution_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o such_o a_o person_n or_o else_o persuade_v he_o first_o to_o resolution_n to_o bear_v the_o penalty_n and_o not_o do_v the_o thing_n against_o his_o conscience_n they_o must_v in_o effect_n say_v thus_o to_o the_o man_n if_o this_o thing_n be_v against_o your_o conscience_n we_o advise_v you_o not_o
11._o there_o be_v one_o thing_n yet_o seem_v want_v i_o do_v speak_v here_o to_o one_o branch_n of_o the_o main_a position_n as_o false_a while_o in_o thing_n religious_a though_o they_o can_v not_o be_v know_v but_o by_o revelation_n and_o the_o world_n can_v be_v govern_v without_o they_o i_o affirm_v the_o magistrate_n have_v authority_n and_o may_v use_v his_o sword_n as_o he_o may_v in_o other_o matter_n that_o be_v provide_v they_o be_v not_o against_o man_n conscience_n but_o as_o to_o the_o other_o branch_n in_o thing_n civil_a and_o and_z moral_a which_o man_n may_v know_v by_o natural_a light_n and_o in_o which_o the_o government_n be_v more_o concern_v i_o have_v not_o say_v whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a i_o will_v proceed_v therefore_o and_o declare_v that_o as_o the_o position_n lay_v down_o at_o first_o or_o the_o worthy_a maintainer_n of_o it_o go_v too_o low_a in_o deny_v the_o magistrate_n the_o use_n of_o his_o sword_n in_o religious_a thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v i_o count_v herein_o as_o in_o other_o matter_n to_o wit_n upon_o supposition_n of_o both_o to_o be_v not_o against_o but_o according_a to_o their_o conscience_n so_o do_v he_o go_v too_o high_a in_o yield_v it_o in_o civil_n without_o the_o same_o limitation_n whereof_o we_o must_v be_v still_o as_o tender_v as_o of_o our_o eye_n or_o of_o our_o salvation_n i_o do_v think_v also_o of_o the_o two_o the_o last_o be_v the_o more_o dangerous_a extremity_n i_o argue_v then_o if_o the_o magistrate_n may_v not_o use_v force_n or_o the_o temporal_a sword_n in_o religious_a affair_n because_o such_o thing_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n as_o the_o conscience_n be_v like_a to_o be_v concer_v in_o they_o and_o if_o it_o be_v against_o their_o conscience_n it_o be_v unlawful_a then_o when_o the_o conscience_n likewise_o be_v concern_v in_o civil_a thing_n he_o may_v not_o use_v the_o sword_n neither_o for_o if_o the_o ground_n be_v good_a in_o the_o one_o it_o must_v be_v good_a in_o the_o other_o if_o it_o will_v not_o hold_v in_o both_o it_o may_v be_v deny_v in_o either_o again_o the_o thing_n perhaps_o be_v civil_a thing_n but_o the_o man_n or_o man_n make_v a_o conscience_n of_o they_o and_o so_o the_o case_n must_v be_v the_o same_o to_o they_o as_o if_o it_o be_v in_o religion_n to_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o command_v or_o forbid_v of_o god_n and_o to_o go_v about_o to_o perform_v or_o avoid_v it_o upon_o that_o account_n but_o to_o do_v or_o leave_v a_o thing_n undo_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o command_n or_o prohibition_n of_o god_n be_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n consequent_o though_o the_o thing_n be_v civil_a yet_o so_o long_o as_o a_o person_n or_o person_n make_v a_o consciscience_n of_o it_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o they_o i_o say_v as_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v religious_a and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n can_v be_v no_o more_o in_o the_o one_o than_o the_o other_o i_o will_v propose_v some_o instance_n doeg_n accuse_v the_o priest_n to_o saul_n he_o hear_v their_o cause_n condemn_v they_o as_o traitor_n command_v his_o servant_n to_o do_v execution_n upon_o they_o they_o refuse_v the_o execution_n it_o be_v against_o their_o conscience_n saul_n here_o have_v no_o authority_n over_o those_o servant_n in_o this_o case_n either_o to_o command_v they_o to_o act_v or_o to_o punish_v they_o for_o not_o act_v against_o their_o conscience_n if_o they_o obey_v he_o they_o sin_n against_o god_n saul_n may_v urge_v here_o the_o thing_n be_v of_o civil_a concern_v and_o if_o all_o shall_v do_v as_o they_o do_v that_o be_v question_v the_o judge_n sentence_n and_o refuse_v to_o execute_v it_o upon_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n the_o government_n can_v not_o stand_v yet_o this_o wont_a serve_v they_o must_v not_o act_v against_o their_o conscience_n for_o all_o that_o if_o he_o fall_v upon_o they_o for_o it_o they_o must_v bear_v it_o but_o it_o will_v be_v tyranny_n over_o they_o and_o injury_n to_o heaven_n the_o superiority_n of_o who_o authority_n over_o he_o be_v the_o thing_n in_o effect_n they_o assert_v by_o that_o refusal_n you_o may_v say_v this_o be_v a_o instance_n indeed_o in_o civil_a thing_n wherein_o the_o magistrate_n have_v not_o authority_n and_o consequent_o when_o civil_a thing_n be_v impose_v against_o a_o man_n conscience_n the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o as_o in_o religious_a but_o you_o will_v add_v the_o conscience_n of_o these_o man_n be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o you_o will_v have_v some_o instance_n in_o civil_a thing_n where_o the_o conscience_n be_v erroneous_a i_o will_v offer_v you_o therefore_o other_o instance_n a_o garrison_n under_o scanderbag_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o turk_n it_o have_v but_o one_o well_o in_o it_o a_o traitor_n throw_v in_o a_o dead_a carrion_n the_o soldier_n be_v under_o a_o superstition_n that_o the_o water_n hereupon_o be_v unclean_a and_o that_o they_o can_v drink_v it_o without_o sin_n rather_o than_o do_v so_o they_o yield_v the_o place_n otherwise_o impregnable_a this_o instance_n i_o once_o use_v elsewhere_o on_o another_o occasion_n let_v i_o offer_v you_o one_o more_o authentic_a out_o of_o the_o maccabee_n the_o jew_n be_v of_o the_o general_a persuasion_n that_o they_o may_v not_o fight_v on_o the_o sabbath_n their_o enemy_n come_v upon_o they_o on_o that_o day_n on_o purpose_n rather_o than_o act_v against_o their_o conscience_n they_o suffer_v themselves_o all_o to_o be_v slay_v i_o will_v ask_v now_o upon_o this_o persuasion_n of_o these_o man_n that_o the_o do_v these_o necessary_a thing_n as_o drink_v that_o water_n and_o defend_v themselves_o be_v sin_n whether_o the_o captain_n of_o those_o soldier_n can_v command_v they_o to_o drink_v or_o to_o fight_v and_o force_v they_o to_o it_o nothing_o can_v be_v plead_v of_o more_o moment_n in_o any_o case_n the_o whole_a government_n and_o their_o life_n depend_v on_o it_o and_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n may_v teach_v they_o that_o necessity_n shall_v take_v place_n of_o their_o superstition_n nevertheless_o until_o they_o have_v consult_v the_o thing_n and_o their_o conscience_n be_v satisfy_v of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o that_o be_v until_o they_o come_v to_o find_v out_o the_o substance_n of_o what_o christ_n afterward_o reveal_v that_o man_n be_v not_o make_v for_o the_o sabbath_n but_o the_o sabbath_n for_o man_n there_o be_v no_o captain_n or_o governor_n i_o suppose_v can_v have_v power_n to_o command_v they_o or_o force_v they_o in_o the_o case_n i_o will_v descend_v to_o a_o instance_n frequent_a in_o the_o present_a nation_n it_o be_v a_o civil_a thing_n for_o any_o of_o the_o king_n court_n to_o grant_v a_o writ_n for_o a_o man_n to_o come_v and_o give_v his_o testimony_n by_o oath_n to_o any_o cause_n that_o be_v before_o they_o i_o will_v suppose_v now_o that_o some_o and_o that_o many_o have_v receive_v the_o impression_n that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o swear_v at_o all_o and_o thereupon_o they_o refuse_v to_o swear_v it_o may_v be_v urge_v in_o this_o case_n what_o a_o civil_o evil_a opinion_n this_o be_v which_o be_v both_o destructive_a to_o the_o government_n in_o the_o administration_n and_o injurious_a to_o particular_a person_n who_o may_v be_v undo_v in_o their_o estate_n for_o want_n of_o such_o a_o oath_n nevertheless_o there_o be_v many_o of_o the_o quaker_n ready_a to_o go_v to_o prison_n themselves_o and_o lose_v all_o their_o own_o estate_n and_o we_o may_v suppose_v their_o life_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v be_v induce_v to_o swear_v i_o ask_v what_o will_v you_o say_v now_o to_o this_o case_n have_v the_o magistrate_n power_n over_o these_o man_n conscience_n if_o he_o have_v he_o may_v command_v they_o to_o judge_n otherwise_o than_o they_o do_v and_o punish_v they_o that_o they_o act_n according_a to_o this_o judgement_n and_o if_o he_o can_v command_v and_o use_v his_o sword_n upon_o they_o to_o 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present_a imposition_n of_o conformity_n do_v keep_v within_o that_o compass_n and_o consequent_o be_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a the_o latter_a of_o these_o be_v the_o pitch_a field_n between_o the_o conformist_n and_o nonconformist_a and_o neither_o of_o we_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o enter_v into_o it_o only_o i_o will_v offer_v thus_o much_o by_o the_o way_n the_o conformist_n general_o do_v hold_v that_o the_o thing_n we_o differ_v about_o be_v indifferent_a and_o consequent_o thae_n they_o may_v be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o church_n by_o authority_n without_o sin_n the_o nonconformist_n say_v general_o they_o shall_v sin_v if_o they_o obey_v they_o what_o then_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o case_n but_o if_o my_o friend_n be_v weak_a and_o can_v indeed_o come_v to_o i_o i_o must_v go_v to_o my_o
in_o the_o matter_n of_o religion_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o say_v thus_o far_o as_o far_o as_o conscience_n even_o to_o these_o confine_n and_o it_o must_v go_v no_o far_o it_o be_v god_n authority_n must_v be_v first_o that_o of_o the_o conscience_n next_o and_o then_o the_o magistrate_n so_o long_o as_o the_o magistrate_n command_v trespass_v not_o upon_o conscience_n they_o be_v within_o his_o proper_a territory_n but_o if_o they_o require_v any_o thing_n against_o that_o they_o be_v go_v beyond_o their_o bound_n and_o their_o authority_n cease_v the_o truth_n be_v there_o be_v but_o god_n authority_n and_o man_n in_o all_o and_o the_o conscience_n have_v god_n authority_n which_o must_v therefore_o be_v over_o man_v there_o be_v no_o determination_n almost_o in_o any_o point_n which_o have_v be_v hold_v of_o difficulty_n which_o in_o the_o vertical_a turn_n be_v so_o plain_a clear_a and_o perfect_a as_o this_o the_o magistrate_n i_o say_v have_v power_n over_o his_o subject_n in_o all_o thing_n n.b._n even_o in_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o earth_n that_o he_o can_v do_v as_o to_o the_o external_a act_n i_o have_v say_v and_o the_o subject_n may_v or_o be_v to_o obey_v he_o in_o they_o so_o far_o as_o his_o conscience_n will_v let_v he_o lo_o here_o the_o true_a rule_n or_o bound_n of_o god_n own_o set_n in_o this_o business_n in_o short_a the_o magistrate_n shall_v command_v i_o in_o any_o thing_n but_o my_o conscience_n and_o who_o will_v not_o be_v ready_a to_o say_v now_o that_o this_o be_v indeed_o that_o which_o they_o know_v and_o must_v wonder_v that_o they_o themselves_o do_v not_o make_v the_o determination_n indeed_o how_o shall_v a_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o magistrate_n for_o conscience_n sake_n if_o the_o command_n of_o conscience_n have_v not_o in_o it_o a_o superior_a and_o more_o prevalent_a power_n than_o he_o it_o will_v be_v for_o his_o own_o sake_n and_o not_o for_o conscience_n sake_n if_o his_o authority_n be_v great_a than_o it_o i_o know_v i_o have_v something_o here_o anticipate_v what_o be_v to_o follow_v in_o give_v my_o notion_n so_o soon_o and_o at_o once_o but_o i_o do_v it_o for_o this_o reason_n because_o i_o know_v also_o it_o be_v the_o dry_a light_n at_o last_o and_o that_o alone_a that_o must_v be_v of_o force_n for_o conviction_n of_o those_o that_o will_v receive_v any_o by_o controversy_n sect._n 6._o i_o must_v not_o yet_o leave_v this_o there_o be_v thing_n in_o their_o nature_n indifferent_a and_o thing_n apparent_o forbid_v or_o require_v of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o we_o in_o the_o last_o god_n must_v be_v obey_v in_o such_o thing_n beyond_o question_n duo_o sunt_fw-la genera_fw-la actuum_fw-la imperii_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la jus_o imperantis_fw-la non_fw-la pertinent_a deo_fw-la vetita_fw-la jubere_fw-la deo_fw-la jussa_fw-la vetare_fw-la for_o the_o other_o there_o be_v a_o double_a case_n the_o case_n of_o mere_a indifferency_n and_o the_o case_n of_o doubt_n that_o be_v there_o be_v thing_n which_o be_v indifferent_a in_o their_o nature_n and_o appear_v so_o to_o we_o and_o there_o be_v thing_n indifferent_a in_o their_o nature_n and_o yet_o appear_v to_o we_o unlawful_a in_o the_o one_o case_n the_o resolution_n be_v plain_a to_o do_v a_o thing_n whereof_o i_o be_o in_o doubt_n that_o be_v whereof_o i_o be_o not_o sufficient_o persuade_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o do_v be_v forbid_v whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n but_o the_o magistrate_n have_v not_o power_n to_o command_v i_o to_o sin_n you_o may_v say_v i_o have_v better_o obey_v doubtful_o then_o disobey_v doubtful_o i_o answer_v my_o doubt_n in_o the_o one_o refer_v unto_o god_n in_o the_o other_o unto_o man_n and_o i_o must_v prefer_v god_n before_o man._n if_o i_o disobey_v i_o doubt_v that_o i_o do_v ill_o only_o because_o of_o man_n command_n but_o if_o i_o obey_v i_o doubt_v i_o do_v ill_a because_o of_o go_n i_o must_v be_v resolve_v that_o god_n forbid_v not_o the_o thing_n before_o the_o command_n of_o man_n can_v take_v place_n i_o obey_v then_o doubtful_o but_o i_o forbear_v in_o say_v i_o believe_v and_o be_o assure_v that_o god_n have_v not_o command_v the_o thing_n i_o forbear_v but_o i_o be_o in_o doubt_n whether_o he_o have_v not_o forbid_v what_o i_o obey_v in_o the_o other_o case_n the_o resolution_n in_o general_n be_v that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o obedience_n but_o it_o must_v be_v offer_v not_o indefinite_o but_o with_o the_o distinction_n of_o a_o political_a and_o moral_a obligation_n when_o samuel_n tell_v the_o people_n the_o manner_n of_o their_o king_n that_o he_o will_v take_v their_o son_n for_o his_o charret_n and_o daughter_n for_o confectionary_n their_o field_n and_o vineyard_n to_o give_v unto_o his_o servant_n here_o be_v a_o political_a obligation_n on_o this_o people_n to_o deliver_v their_o child_n and_o estate_n for_o the_o king_n use_n upon_o his_o command_n because_o the_o government_n be_v such_o in_o the_o constitution_n that_o if_o he_o do_v so_o they_o may_v not_o resist_v he_o for_o all_o that_o when_o yet_o if_o any_o of_o they_o can_v save_v their_o son_n and_o daughter_n or_o good_n without_o violence_n or_o offend_v the_o king_n no_o doubt_n but_o they_o may_v and_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n to_o god_n a_o political_a obligation_n than_o be_v to_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o thing_n so_o as_o to_o do_v it_o rather_o than_o resist_v a_o moral_n be_v to_o be_v bind_v to_o it_o so_o as_o if_o we_o do_v it_o not_o we_o sin_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v the_o king_n in_o all_o his_o command_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a with_o a_o political_a we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v they_o with_o a_o moral_a obligation_n only_o when_o they_o be_v for_o the_o common_a good_a i_o have_v use_v other_o term_n to_o the_o same_o sense_n in_o my_o other_o book_n and_o i_o be_o free_a in_o they_o be_v explain_v but_o it_o may_v be_v these_o be_v less_o obnoxious_a to_o cavil_v the_o ecclesiastical_a politician_n therefore_o and_o the_o debater_n both_o so_o far_o as_o he_o go_v along_o with_o he_o have_v make_v a_o very_a grievous_a young_a determination_n in_o this_o business_n while_o he_o so_o confound_o assert_v that_o the_o magistrate_n must_v be_v obey_v in_o all_o thing_n not_o intrinsical_o and_o aparent_o evil_a without_o any_o discrimination_n else_o whatsoever_o whereas_o the_o hold_v this_o be_v manifest_o impious_a in_o one_o of_o these_o case_n and_o tyrannous_a or_o intolerable_o oppressive_a to_o the_o conscience_n in_o the_o other_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n indifferent_a i_o say_v in_o their_o nature_n that_o yet_o to_o we_o be_v unlawful_a while_o we_o suppose_v they_o unlawful_a or_o be_v in_o doubt_n of_o it_o and_o to_o do_v they_o in_o that_o doubt_n be_v sin_n and_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n lawful_a but_o so_o inconvenient_a so_o unprofitable_a so_o grievous_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v loath_a always_o when_o then_o outward_a man_n be_v to_o have_v the_o conscience_n also_o charge_v with_o they_o i_o know_v upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n what_o it_o be_v that_o can_v main_o be_v urge_v god_n command_v that_o we_o honour_n and_o obey_v our_o superior_n this_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o five_o commandment_n when_o the_o magistrate_n than_o do_v appoint_v this_o or_o that_o particular_a thing_n a_o obligation_n to_o it_o arise_v upon_o we_o as_o part_v of_o that_o duty_n and_o so_o the_o conscience_n be_v oblige_v by_o god_n and_o that_o indefinite_o in_o all_o law_n i_o answer_v the_o reader_n who_o have_v read_v my_o other_o book_n with_o this_o thus_o far_o i_o will_v receive_v this_o instruction_n as_o one_o use_n of_o the_o whole_a viz._n how_o the_o duty_n which_o god_n require_v of_o we_o the_o five_o commandment_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v thus_o when_o our_o superior_a command_n what_o he_o ought_v we_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o particular_a command_n so_o that_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o do_v we_o sin_n when_o he_o command_v what_o he_o ought_v not_o as_o when_o a_o law_n be_v not_o for_o the_o people_n good_a we_o be_v oblige_v only_o by_o the_o authority_n which_o be_v in_o his_o person_n and_o so_o if_o that_o be_v prefer_v otherwise_o we_o sin_v not_o though_o the_o thing_n be_v leave_v undo_v and_o this_o be_v but_o what_o be_v ordinary_o affirm_v though_o not_o ordinary_o so_o well_o understand_v by_o our_o divine_n in_o their_o say_n that_o the_o command_n of_o man_n do_v oblige_v only_o so_o far_o as_o to_o avoid_v contempt_n and_o scandal_n a_o determination_n i_o must_v say_v to_o be_v receive_v only_o in_o such_o command_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v command_v but_o not_o in_o
such_o where_o the_o superior_a command_n what_o he_o ought_v i_o will_v express_v it_o if_o you_o will_v in_o other_o word_n when_o the_o superior_a command_v any_o thing_n which_o he_o ought_v we_o be_v oblige_v for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o the_o five_o commandment_n require_v we_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n or_o else_o we_o break_v that_o command_n because_o this_o thing_n bear_v in_o it_o the_o authority_n of_o both_o commander_n when_o he_o command_v any_o thing_n which_o he_o ought_v not_o we_o be_v oblige_v for_o wrath_n sake_n and_o the_o five_o commandment_n require_v only_o that_o we_o do_v not_o resist_v so_o that_o if_o we_o resist_v not_o we_o give_v that_o honour_n and_o pay_v that_o duty_n to_o the_o magistrate_n which_o we_o owe_v in_o this_o case_n if_o we_o suffer_v with_o submission_n or_o obey_v rather_o than_o suffer_v or_o avoid_v both_o the_o grievance_n and_o suffering_n with_o prudence_n neither_o bring_v contempt_n on_o his_o authority_n or_o induce_v our_o brethren_n to_o sin_n we_o be_v to_o account_v that_o we_o answer_v the_o intent_n of_o this_o commandment_n i_o must_v add_v still_o that_o this_o be_v as_o much_o too_o as_o the_o magistrate_n himself_o need_v desire_n in_o the_o earth_n see_v if_o he_o be_v strict_a upon_o it_o and_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o sinful_a he_o may_v take_v any_o body_n do_v what_o he_o please_v upon_o this_o account_n as_o for_o our_o prefacer_n it_o must_v be_v yet_o a_o great_a reproof_n to_o his_o undertake_n that_o in_o this_o endeavour_n of_o he_o to_o set_v up_o a_o authority_n in_o the_o magistrate_n over_o the_o conscience_n in_o all_o matter_n external_n he_o be_v certain_o fall_v in_o with_o mr_n hobbs_n who_o yet_o to_o avoid_v the_o odium_fw-la he_o be_v fain_o himself_o to_o confute_v for_o when_o that_o more_o considerable_a person_n according_a to_o his_o principle_n of_o government_n make_v all_o man_n by_o nature_n before_o they_o come_v into_o society_n to_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o war_n that_o give_v every_o man_n right_o to_o every_o thing_n which_o right_a upon_o their_o agreement_n into_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v give_v up_o he_o count_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sovereign_a to_o determine_v propriety_n so_o that_o his_o will_n thenceforth_o become_v the_o measure_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n to_o the_o community_n he_o proceed_v so_o far_o upon_o the_o conceit_n as_o to_o condemn_v these_o two_o position_n that_o every_o man_n be_v judge_v of_o good_a and_o evil_a doctrine_n that_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n do_v against_o his_o conscience_n be_v sin_n see_v his_o leviathan_n c._n 29._o now_o let_v we_o compare_v this_o ingenuous_o as_o we_o ought_v see_v else_o it_o be_v so_o bad_a with_o other_o place_n in_o his_o book_n that_o subject_n owe_v to_o sovereign_n simple_a obedience_n in_o all_o thing_n wherein_o their_o obedience_n be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n i_o have_v prove_v c._n 31._o again_o it_o be_v manifest_a enough_o that_o when_o a_o man_n receive_v two_o contrary_a command_n and_o know_v that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v god_n he_o ought_v to_o obey_v that_o and_o not_o the_o other_o though_o it_o be_v the_o command_n of_o his_o lawful_a sovereign_n or_o his_o father_n c._n 43._o it_o do_v appear_v then_o when_o the_o ecclesiastical_a politician_n do_v confine_v the_o authority_n he_o give_v the_o magistrate_n over_o the_o conscience_n to_o external_a and_o indifferent_a thing_n allow_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o conscience_n over_o the_o magistrate_n in_o thing_n intrinsical_o sinful_a and_o express_o forbid_v by_o god_n he_o do_v but_o the_o same_o which_o mr._n hobbs_n do_v also_o if_o you_o compare_v they_o equal_o take_v one_o place_n with_o another_o but_o herein_o be_v they_o wicked_a companion_n both_o that_o they_o shall_v once_o offer_v to_o take_v away_o from_o reasonable_a agent_n a_o judgement_n of_o private_a discretion_n in_o any_o concernment_n of_o conscience_n whatsoever_o one_o may_v easy_o indeed_o perceive_v what_o the_o content_n of_o this_o young_a man_n paper_n do_v amount_v unto_o he_o dare_v not_o take_v off_o all_o obligation_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n from_o man_n conscience_n antecedent_n to_o humane_a law_n as_o hobbs_n in_o that_o one_o place_n though_o otherwhere_o as_o it_o seem_v he_o intend_v not_o so_o far_o have_v do_v because_o this_o be_v not_o only_o the_o way_n to_o ruin_v religion_n but_o his_o name_n and_o to_o bring_v all_o government_n also_o to_o ruin_n which_o he_o engage_v to_o assert_v but_o he_o will_v take_v off_o all_o obligation_n from_o man_n conscience_n in_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o conformity_n antecedent_n to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o bishop_n so_o as_o their_o act_n must_v be_v the_o rule_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n to_o we_o as_o to_o these_o matter_n he_o do_v tell_v we_o indeed_o of_o a_o liberty_n to_o our_o judgement_n and_o to_o our_o faith_n but_o when_o he_o will_v allow_v we_o to_o judge_v and_o believe_v of_o these_o thing_n as_o we_o do_v and_o will_v yet_o have_v we_o account_v that_o the_o public_a conscience_n the_o law_n and_o not_o the_o private_a dictate_v of_o our_o own_o must_v govern_v our_o outward_a action_n it_o do_v bring_v to_o my_o mind_n one_o passage_n more_o in_o his_o friend_n what_o if_o a_o sovereign_n forbid_v his_o subject_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n i_o answer_v say_v mr._n hobbs_n it_o be_v no_o effect_n because_o belief_n or_o unbelief_n never_o follow_v man_n command_n but_o what_o if_o we_o be_v command_v to_o confess_v with_o our_o tongue_n it_o be_v a_o external_a thing_n and_o no_o more_o than_o any_o other_o gesture_n whereby_o we_o signify_v our_o obedience_n and_o a_o christian_a hold_v firm_o in_o his_o heart_n the_o faith_n of_o christ_n have_v the_o same_o liberty_n herein_o with_o naaman_n leviathan_n c._n 42._o there_o be_v no_o passage_n but_o this_o and_o that_o one_o before_o cite_v that_o in_o my_o read_n over_o that_o book_n i_o observe_v to_o be_v so_o extreme_a bad_a as_o folk_n ordinary_o talk_v but_o this_o i_o note_v for_o a_o devilish_a doctrine_n see_v it_o be_v offer_v thus_o indefinite_o for_o it_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o all_o the_o holy_a martyr_n belief_n and_o practice_n and_o the_o express_a institution_n of_o our_o lord_n that_o he_o that_o confess_v he_o before_o man_n he_o will_v acknowledge_v and_o he_o that_o deni_v he_o he_o will_v deny_v before_o his_o heavenly_a father_n yet_o if_o any_o will_v be_v so_o kind_a to_o the_o old_a gentleman_n as_o i_o have_v be_v before_o to_o produce_v some_o passage_n otherwhere_o that_o may_v confine_v hâ—s_a meaning_n here_o to_o such_o compliance_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o knee_n only_o as_o be_v require_v in_o the_o imposition_n of_o uniformity_n and_o no_o other_o but_o such_o then_o shall_v the_o old_a leviathan_n and_o the_o young_a leviathan_n agree_v very_o thorough_o in_o their_o opinion_n and_o why_o the_o young_a one_o shall_v 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know_v the_o kind_n and_o the_o degree_n of_o their_o obligation_n this_o rule_n i_o have_v advance_v in_o my_o former_a book_n and_o i_o say_v that_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o rule_n in_o moral_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o political_n god_n have_v appoint_v a_o rule_n also_o as_o sure_o and_o that_o be_v the_o common_a good_a the_o law_n of_o the_o magistrate_n as_o the_o sermon_n of_o minister_n do_v carry_v god_n authority_n and_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o people_n so_o far_o and_o so_o much_o and_o no_o further_o or_o more_o than_o they_o be_v commensurate_a with_o their_o rule_n in_o the_o one_o of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o other_o i_o say_v of_o the_o common_a good_a but_o who_o shall_v be_v judge_n whether_o a_o law_n be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a or_o no_o i_o have_v make_v it_o my_o business_n to_o speak_v to_o this_o at_o large_a in_o that_o book_n every_o man_n must_v have_v a_o judgement_n of_o private_a discretion_n to_o compare_v the_o matter_n which_o be_v enjoin_v he_o with_o the_o rule_n in_o respect_n to_o his_o own_o action_n or_o else_o he_o act_v as_o a_o bruit_n or_o howsoever_o he_o act_v he_o can_v act_v out_o of_o conscience_n conscience_n lie_v in_o this_o very_a point_n my_o knowledge_n of_o this_o or_o that_o to_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o god_n but_o no_o human_a law_n have_v any_o authority_n of_o his_o any_o further_a than_o it_o agree_v with_o his_o rule_n note_v here_o i_o do_v not_o resolve_v my_o obedience_n but_o my_o obedience_n out_o of_o conscience_n into_o my_o private_a judgement_n whether_o the_o law_n be_v or_o be_v not_o for_o the_o common_a good_a and_o here_o i_o must_v say_v no_o more_o because_o i_o refer_v you_o thither_o where_o this_o be_v make_v my_o proper_a work_n and_o i_o find_v nothing_o remain_v after_o what_o you_o have_v here_o and_o there_o that_o be_v want_v in_o my_o mind_n but_o the_o satisfy_n two_o objection_n as_o to_o the_o 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can_v escape_v without_o his_o anger_n or_o beat_n and_o it_o be_v better_a the_o thing_n be_v do_v that_o hurt_v he_o a_o little_a then_o that_o i_o suffer_v what_o hurt_v i_o more_o this_o be_v yet_o most_o certain_a that_o a_o coercive_a power_n be_v the_o hedge_n of_o all_o order_n in_o any_o state_n or_o family_n which_o so_o long_o as_o that_o be_v keep_v whole_a it_o be_v safe_a and_o so_o far_o as_o that_o be_v infringe_v and_o that_o only_a it_o verge_n to_o ruin_v the_o other_o may_v be_v offer_v thus_o the_o common_a good_a be_v not_o the_o end_n alone_o of_o government_n but_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v end_n also_o which_o be_v serve_v by_o our_o obedience_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o the_o law_n unless_o they_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n whether_o they_o be_v for_o the_o common_a good_a or_o not_o i_o answer_v the_o foundation_n of_o this_o supposition_n be_v upon_o a_o great_a mistake_n in_o policy_n which_o be_v that_o all_o society_n be_v form_v by_o contract_n between_o the_o governor_n and_o govern_v wherein_o both_o party_n have_v their_o interest_n to_o secure_v which_o lay_v the_o leven_a of_o civil_a war_n whereas_o if_o it_o be_v place_v in_o the_o mutual_a agreement_n of_o the_o people_n themselves_o in_o choose_v their_o governor_n and_o kind_n of_o government_n as_o they_o judge_v best_a for_o their_o general_a advantage_n this_o suppose_v it_o agree_v at_o first_o to_o be_v absolute_a secure_v it_o for_o ever_o be_v set_v up_o and_o answer_v the_o end_n of_o the_o institution_n he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o we_o for_o good_a i_o do_v not_o like_v therefore_o the_o make_v any_o more_o than_o one_o end_n of_o polity_n as_o of_o medicine_n and_o theology_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o ruler_n be_v but_o part_n of_o the_o bonum_fw-la commune_v and_o be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o it_o no_o more_o than_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o citizen_n the_o good_a of_o one_o be_v the_o good_a of_o both_o and_o as_o i_o like_v not_o the_o make_n god_n glory_n and_o man_n salvation_n two_o end_n of_o divinity_n for_o perplexity_n that_o have_v rise_v from_o thence_o so_o do_v i_o account_v that_o the_o glorify_v god_n in_o the_o common_a good_a of_o the_o pars_fw-la imperans_fw-la &_o pars_fw-la subdita_fw-la which_o both_o make_v up_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o be_v one_o end_n of_o politic_n and_o the_o glorify_v god_n in_o man_n salvation_n to_o be_v the_o one_o end_n of_o religion_n let_v every_o art_n science_n and_o profession_n be_v distinguish_v by_o its_o proper_a object_n and_o end_n i_o must_v say_v then_o after_o this_o the_o magistrate_n be_v honour_v in_o our_o subjection_n always_o in_o obedience_n when_o his_o command_n be_v for_o the_o common_a good_a for_o conscience_n sake_n when_o they_o be_v not_o in_o our_o obedience_n only_o for_o fear_n and_o rather_o than_o resist_v or_o in_o take_v heed_n of_o any_o contempt_n or_o provocation_n of_o he_o if_o we_o leave_v his_o command_n undo_v so_o i_o conclude_v if_o any_o receive_v the_o information_n i_o have_v bring_v he_o let_v he_o give_v god_n the_o thanks_o if_o any_o receive_v it_o not_o the_o the_o wrong_n will_v be_v to_o himself_o he_o shall_v do_v i_o no_o hurt_n sect._n 7._o and_o thus_o be_o i_o glad_a that_o i_o have_v have_v opportunity_n to_o say_v all_o i_o have_v need_v and_o desire_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o subject_n of_o my_o other_o book_n which_o the_o prefacer_n have_v mingle_v with_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o i_o shall_v now_o apply_v myself_o whole_o to_o the_o present_a theme_n the_o magistrate_n authority_n in_o thing_n sacred_a i_o will_v begin_v as_o it_o be_v to_o discourse_v of_o it_o afresh_o as_o if_o i_o have_v yet_o say_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o there_o be_v two_o book_n come_v out_o some_o few_o year_n since_o which_o do_v seem_v to_o i_o to_o offer_v something_o both_o in_o their_o kind_n very_o remarkable_a on_o the_o subject_n the_o one_o of_o they_o owe_v its_o birth_n to_o the_o author_n of_o this_o preface_n who_o have_v another_o also_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n which_o i_o shall_v only_o name_v again_o in_o my_o way_n have_v be_v too_o long_o engage_v with_o he_o already_o as_o be_v in_o a_o extreme_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n while_o he_o give_v not_o only_o a_o power_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o the_o religious_a matter_n which_o be_v well_o but_o a_o power_n over_o the_o conscience_n in_o religious_a matter_n the_o other_o have_v a_o person_n of_o honour_n and_o a_o worthy_a student_n for_o its_o author_n who_o have_v propose_v a_o state_n
of_o the_o question_n with_o some_o more_o mature_a thought_n and_o peculiar_a notion_n which_o afford_v i_o a_o ground_n work_n for_o further_a disquisition_n have_v give_v i_o both_o the_o rise_n and_o ability_n to_o carry_v the_o point_n on_o to_o a_o full_a determination_n and_o this_o gentleman_n i_o count_v have_v give_v too_o little_a to_o the_o magistrate_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o religion_n but_o have_v go_v to_o make_v it_o up_o with_o give_v he_o too_o much_o in_o moral_a and_o civil_a matter_n i_o must_v be_v force_v to_o tell_v this_o to_o my_o ordinary_a reader_n who_o else_o will_v perhaps_o hardly_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v i_o who_o stand_v for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n that_o grant_v the_o magistrate_n his_o due_a power_n in_o thing_n sacred_a as_o well_o as_o civil_a and_o it_o be_v he_o be_v not_o tender_a enough_o of_o it_o when_o deny_v he_o what_o be_v his_o due_n the_o use_n of_o his_o sword_n or_o power_n in_o thing_n religious_a he_o have_v leave_v he_o without_o a_o rule_n or_o bound_n to_o his_o command_n in_o other_o matter_n if_o i_o appear_v to_o drive_v on_o my_o purpose_n in_o this_o and_o other_o of_o my_o book_n more_o dry_o and_o scanty_o then_o in_o a_o subject_a or_o subject_n so_o capacious_a may_v be_v expect_v let_v not_o the_o judicious_a reader_n impute_v that_o to_o i_o as_o a_o fault_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o much_o to_o be_v wish_v in_o the_o writing_n of_o other_o that_o i_o do_v single_a out_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o main_a thing_n altogether_o which_o be_v to_o be_v seek_v and_o i_o do_v by_o no_o mean_n deflect_v from_o it_o leave_v whatsoever_o else_o the_o matter_n may_v lead_v to_o as_o more_o copious_a and_o where_o none_o of_o the_o knot_n lie_v to_o the_o volume_n of_o other_o sect._n 8._o the_o first_o of_o these_o book_n then_o be_v a_o discourse_n of_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n the_o design_n whereof_o as_o to_o the_o substance_n consist_v in_o the_o give_v a_o superiority_n to_o the_o magistrate_n over_o the_o conscience_n that_o in_o all_o doubtful_a or_o disputable_a case_n viz._n in_o all_o matter_n in_o their_o nature_n indifferent_a he_o mean_v according_a to_o his_o scope_n in_o all_o matter_n now_o in_o difference_n between_o the_o conformist_n and_o nonconformist_a a_o man_n must_v account_v according_a to_o that_o author_n opinion_n that_o if_o he_o act_v against_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o conscience_n out_o of_o obedience_n to_o the_o lawful_a magistrate_n command_n he_o do_v but_o as_o a_o christian_a and_o be_v justify_v by_o he_o in_o the_o do_n a_o doctrine_n that_o i_o take_v to_o be_v not_o only_o new_a and_o heterodox_n but_o dangerous_a to_o religion_n and_o the_o open_v a_o door_n to_o the_o please_a of_o man_n and_o seek_v preferment_n above_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n before_o god_n in_o thing_n apparent_o and_o intrinsical_o evil_a he_o grant_v that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v but_o how_o can_v this_o stand_v on_o its_o foundation_n if_o conscience_n have_v not_o certain_o a_o authority_n over_o the_o command_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n not_o over_o conscience_n as_o he_o speak_v there_o need_v no_o more_o proof_n that_o conscience_n must_v have_v the_o superiority_n in_o every_o thing_n then_o to_o yield_v it_o in_o any_o thing_n see_v it_o be_v the_o conscience_n of_o every_o particular_a person_n be_v the_o judge_n to_o he_o of_o what_o god_n have_v forbid_v and_o the_o command_n of_o god_n must_v take_v place_n of_o the_o command_n of_o man_n in_o all_o thing_n alike_o whatsoever_o if_o this_o eminent_o accomplish_v young_a divine_a then_o be_v not_o too_o proud_a to_o take_v it_o kind_o i_o will_v help_v he_o out_o here_o according_a to_o the_o best_a that_o i_o think_v can_v be_v do_v there_o be_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o universality_n and_o of_o particular_a person_n when_o he_o say_v the_o magistrate_n authority_n be_v over_o the_o conscience_n let_v we_o understand_v his_o meaning_n to_o be_v only_o as_o to_o the_o conscience_n of_o such_o particular_n which_o in_o some_o sense_n may_v be_v grant_v while_o he_o pass_v any_o law_n upon_o the_o account_n that_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o generality_n notwithstanding_o it_o prove_v against_o they_o and_o then_o whereas_o he_o speak_v often_o to_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o conscience_n be_v in_o doubt_n a_o man_n shall_v in_o all_o matter_n indifferent_a make_v the_o law_n or_o will_v of_o the_o magistrate_n his_o rule_n let_v we_o understand_v he_o favourable_o that_o he_o mean_v only_o when_o a_o man_n be_v satisfy_v in_o the_o main_a of_o the_o thing_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a and_o there_o remain_v only_o some_o scruple_n that_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v shake_v off_o in_o which_o case_n divine_v i_o think_v do_v ordinary_o advise_v it_o to_o be_v safe_a to_o obey_v the_o law_n but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v know_v also_o that_o the_o conscience_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v doubtful_a in_o this_o case_n but_o satisfy_v and_o trouble_v only_o as_o the_o traveller_n be_v with_o the_o scrupuli_fw-la the_o gravel_n in_o his_o shoe_n which_o he_o throw_v out_o and_o walk_v on_o whereas_o if_o his_o foot_n be_v real_o wound_v and_o he_o do_v so_o he_o may_v be_v undo_v that_o this_o may_v be_v the_o better_o relish_v i_o will_v entreat_v this_o person_n to_o take_v good_a heed_n only_o to_o a_o certain_a book_n which_o be_v another_o such_o a_o one_o as_o he_o and_o come_v out_o then_o and_o i_o suppose_v he_o like_v well_o a_o book_n entitle_v toleration_n discuss_v where_o he_o may_v read_v these_o passage_n for_o his_o instruction_n be_o i_o to_o believe_v every_o thing_n to_o be_v indifferent_a which_o the_o magistrate_n tell_v i_o be_v so_o though_o it_o be_v wicked_a no_o he_o answer_v sect._n 21._o you_o be_v bind_v there_o by_o a_o superior_a law_n and_o to_o yourself_o you_o be_v judge_n again_o i_o be_o so_o far_o in_o another_o place_n from_o advise_v you_o to_o renounce_v your_o reason_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a i_o will_v have_v you_o absolute_o guide_v and_o conclude_v by_o it_o and_o only_o to_o obey_v for_o quiet_n sake_n so_o far_o as_o you_o can_v possible_o obey_v in_o conscience_n again_o the_o magistrate_n be_v a_o public_a minister_n and_o his_o commission_n reach_v not_o to_o particular_a conscience_n on_o the_o other_o side_n there_o be_v as_o little_a reason_n for_o any_o one_o private_a opinion_n to_o operate_v on_o a_o public_a law_n so_o that_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o we_o be_v upon_o accord_n thus_o far_o that_o every_o particular_a be_v to_o look_v to_o one_o and_o the_o king_n to_o the_o whole_a again_o the_o king_n be_v accountable_a to_o god_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o his_o people_n and_o you_o be_v accountable_a to_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o your_o little_a particular_a if_o you_o can_v obey_v the_o law_n do_v not_o but_o abide_v the_o penalty_n and_o final_o when_o he_o have_v balance_v all_o the_o interest_n he_o can_v for_o the_o law_n with_o this_o alone_a of_o conscience_n he_o have_v the_o same_o close_n and_o yet_o i_o say_v stick_v to_o your_o conscience_n i_o do_v cite_v these_o passage_n with_o pleasure_n to_o see_v a_o reverence_n to_o conscience_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o gentleman_n who_o write_v that_o book_n and_o that_o mere_o out_o of_o conviction_n when_o the_o divine_a who_o write_v this_o discourse_n of_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n have_v so_o carry_v it_o as_o if_o in_o the_o whole_a matter_n which_o be_v now_o in_o agitation_n between_o all_o party_n in_o the_o nation_n the_o magistrate_n authority_n alone_o shall_v satisfy_v every_o body_n when_o the_o dictate_v of_o a_o private_a conscience_n say_v he_o happen_v to_o thwart_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o public_a law_n they_o in_o that_o case_n loose_v their_o bind_a power_n with_o several_a passage_n to_o that_o purpose_n which_o be_v certain_o a_o fair_a beginning_n as_o be_v intimate_v for_o the_o make_v the_o ruler_n favour_n and_o a_o man_n own_o advancement_n very_o quick_o all_o his_o religion_n the_o magistrate_n then_o which_o i_o offer_v as_o what_o himself_o and_o this_o gentleman_n intend_v in_o the_o pass_v any_o law_n the_o matter_n whereof_o be_v against_o any_o of_o his_o subject_n conscience_n be_v to_o be_v conceive_v to_o go_v by_o a_o judgement_n on_o the_o generality_n and_o those_o law_n to_o be_v suppose_v according_a to_o conscience_n because_o they_o be_v according_a to_o his_o own_o and_o those_o of_o the_o generality_n when_o else_o they_o can_v not_o be_v pass_v without_o sin_v against_o god_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n every_o particular_a man_n for_o himself_o be_v
to_o obey_v only_o with_o subordination_n to_o his_o conscience_n and_o be_v not_o to_o have_v ghostly_a encouragement_n to_o go_v against_o the_o dictate_v of_o it_o upon_o any_o score_n which_o as_o it_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o information_n of_o the_o divine_a who_o will_v receive_v it_o perhaps_o from_o such_o a_o hand_n when_o he_o will_v not_o else_o from_o i_o so_o may_v it_o give_v i_o occasion_n to_o ask_v the_o gentleman_n two_o question_n the_o one_o be_v what_o if_o any_o such_o thing_n shall_v again_o come_v to_o be_v put_v in_o a_o bill_n at_o the_o house_n which_o the_o king_n do_v believe_v real_o be_v against_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o generality_n or_o of_o such_o a_o particular_a number_n at_o least_o as_o be_v fit_a and_o necessary_a for_o he_o to_o take_v cognezance_n of_o they_o can_v he_o pass_v such_o a_o bill_n in_o point_n of_o conscience_n the_o other_o than_o follow_v whether_o the_o press_a this_o nation_n in_o the_o main_a to_o conformity_n be_v not_o real_o such_o a_o thing_n at_o this_o season_n when_o the_o generality_n be_v so_o divide_v in_o their_o opinion_n i_o require_v here_o no_o more_o candour_n in_o the_o gentleman_n then_o what_o he_o have_v show_v in_o that_o last_o work_n who_o as_o i_o find_v he_o a_o lover_n of_o learning_n and_o read_v in_o these_o present_a debauch_a time_n shall_v not_o escape_v my_o praise_n notwithstanding_o other_o odium_fw-la for_o his_o industry_n and_o sufficiency_n especial_o as_o one_o of_o the_o laity_n if_o the_o design_n of_o his_o writing_n have_v be_v but_o as_o commendable_a as_o the_o example_n sect._n 9_o the_o other_o book_n be_v those_o paper_n entitle_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v of_o another_o complexion_n and_o mould_v with_o no_o less_o ingenuity_n of_o matter_n than_o the_o other_o in_o expression_n i_o be_o very_a well_o satisfy_v with_o the_o fullness_n aptness_n and_o conviction_n of_o the_o argument_n for_o that_o liberty_n i_o read_v there_o nevertheless_o i_o do_v apprehend_v the_o main_a state_n of_o the_o very_a point_n do_v require_v far_a ventilation_n if_o i_o do_v provoke_v that_o learned_a and_o excel_o worthy_a person_n by_o this_o mean_n to_o write_v again_o on_o this_o subject_a i_o shall_v i_o think_v do_v the_o world_n some_o service_n and_o perhaps_o bring_v more_o light_n to_o my_o own_o understanding_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o whole_a in_o his_o state_v this_o business_n i_o take_v it_o come_v to_o this_o the_o magistrate_n be_v the_o officer_n of_o god_n to_o see_v his_o will_n execute_v which_o unâ—er_v the_o gospel_n he_o must_v do_v in_o that_o manner_n god_n have_v appoint_v and_o therefore_o he_o must_v not_o use_v the_o temporal_a sword_n in_o the_o concern_v of_o religion_n in_o this_o position_n thus_o â—aid_v down_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o judge_v there_o be_v some_o cloud_n but_o not_o without_o truth_n under_o they_o the_o cloud_n be_v to_o be_v remove_v the_o truth_n maintain_v and_o that_o liberty_n which_o be_v irrefragable_a to_o the_o conscience_n must_v not_o be_v lose_v in_o the_o first_o place_n therefore_o there_o be_v a_o distinction_n among_o divines_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n this_o gentleman_n go_v upon_o that_o he_o have_v draw_v beyond_o the_o staple_n this_o distinction_n if_o you_o consult_v their_o common_a place_n on_o that_o head_n de_fw-fr magistratu_fw-la you_o shall_v find_v make_v by_o these_o two_o question_n whether_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o take_v care_n of_o religion_n whether_o he_o be_v to_o compel_v his_o subject_n to_o it_o and_o when_o the_o former_a general_o be_v grant_v the_o latter_a be_v deny_v this_o studious_a person_n it_o be_v like_a meet_v with_o this_o hint_n in_o some_o of_o his_o book_n have_v suffer_v a_o deception_n into_o these_o thought_n that_o the_o magistrate_n therefore_o have_v indeed_o something_o to_o do_v about_o religion_n but_o he_o be_v not_o to_o use_v his_o sword_n about_o it_o for_o the_o 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for_o the_o rescue_v that_o liberty_n which_o he_o will_v assert_v for_o the_o conscience_n that_o under_o the_o gospel_n he_o must_v do_v this_o in_o the_o manner_n also_o that_o christ_n have_v appoint_v and_o so_o not_o by_o the_o temporal_a sword_n a_o great_a mistake_n the_o office_n itself_o of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o bear_v the_o sword_n and_o by_o that_o to_o act_v or_o effect_v what_o it_o have_v to_o do_v where_o a_o person_n have_v no_o power_n of_o coercion_n he_o act_v not_o as_o a_o magistrate_n but_o as_o another_o man_n and_o to_o say_v he_o may_v not_o use_v his_o sword_n in_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o gospel_n be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o deny_v he_o any_o authority_n any_o care_n any_o concernment_n about_o religion_n at_o all_o the_o sword_n say_v bracton_n do_v signify_v potestatem_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o this_o must_v be_v lay_v down_o for_o a_o truth_n undeniable_a that_o unto_o whatsoever_o the_o power_n or_o government_n of_o the_o magistrate_n extend_v his_o sword_n must_v what_o he_o can_v command_v he_o may_v compel_v and_o where_o he_o can_v compel_v he_o can_v command_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a i_o mean_v to_o talk_v of_o rule_n if_o he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o punish_v when_o his_o command_n be_v not_o fulfil_v the_o meaning_n then_o of_o our_o divine_n by_o their_o distinction_n at_o first_o be_v that_o faith_n indeed_o can_v be_v constrain_v and_o so_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v drive_v into_o religion_n by_o force_n but_o yet_o that_o the_o care_n which_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o have_v for_o maintain_v the_o true_a religion_n be_v receive_v be_v authoratative_a and_o to_o be_v manage_v not_o precario_fw-la but_o by_o his_o sword_n be_v with_o they_o also_o out_o of_o question_n in_o the_o second_o place_n here_o be_v a_o difference_n seem_v to_o be_v put_v between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n as_o to_o the_o magistrate_n see_v god_n will_v execute_v in_o the_o manner_n he_o have_v appoint_v whereas_o that_o manner_n god_n have_v appoint_v in_o see_v his_o will_n perform_v be_v only_o that_o his_o officer_n shall_v act_v agreeable_o to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o right_a reason_n in_o apply_v such_o mean_n as_o be_v proper_a to_o that_o end_n whether_o under_o the_o law_n or_o gospel_n for_o magistracy_n itself_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o its_o act_n both_o so_o far_o as_o concern_v god_n appointment_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v do_v derive_v from_o nature_n and_o not_o from_o positive_a institution_n by_o the_o manner_n which_o christ_n have_v appoint_v under_o the_o gospel_n he_o must_v either_o mean_a something_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sword_n or_o not_o in_o opposition_n to_o it_o if_o something_o in_o opposition_n it_o must_v be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o the_o magistrate_n must_v see_v christ_n will_n execute_v by_o some_o other_o way_n then_o the_o use_n of_o his_o sword_n whereas_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n or_o manner_n quâ_fw-la migistrate_n he_o can_v see_v any_o thing_n do_v the_o use_n of_o his_o sword_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o use_v his_o authority_n or_o office_n which_o i_o have_v say_v just_a now_o and_o that_o he_o can_v act_v as_o a_o magistrate_n any_o otherwise_o if_o he_o mean_v something_o not_o in_o opposition_n hereunto_o then_o can_v his_o consequence_n be_v valid_a that_o the_o magistrate_n must_v see_v christ_n will_n do_v only_o in_o the_o manner_n he_o have_v appoint_v and_o therefore_o not_o by_o the_o use_n of_o his_o sword_n see_v the_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v do_v in_o christ_n manner_n and_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sword_n will_v stand_v together_o and_o what_o be_v it_o then_o indeed_o he_o mean_v by_o this_o manner_n christ_n have_v appoint_v i_o turn_v to_o his_o book_n and_o apprehend_v by_o this_o manner_n he_o
understand_v nothing_o but_o by_o the_o mean_n and_o ordinance_n christ_n have_v appoint_v the_o people_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v into_o christianity_n and_o obey_v the_o gospel_n but_o it_o must_v be_v by_o preach_v and_o the_o use_n of_o the_o like_a mean_n for_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o by_o force_v a_o man_n can_v be_v make_v to_o believe_v well_o now_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o sâ—e_v the_o mean_v christ_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v use_v for_o the_o set_n up_o the_o christian_a religion_n therefore_o he_o must_v not_o use_v his_o sword_n to_o the_o end_n i_o answer_v the_o direct_a contrary_n do_v follow_v therefore_o he_o may_v use_v it_o see_v by_o his_o sword_n or_o authority_n it_o be_v that_o he_o must_v cause_v these_o mean_n to_o be_v administer_v it_o be_v true_a the_o will_n of_o christ_n be_v that_o the_o people_n believe_v in_o he_o and_o obey_v he_o but_o it_o be_v not_o his_o will_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v in_o he_o without_o the_o use_n of_o the_o 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