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A92140 A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgick Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawlesse liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews. Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1649 (1649) Wing R2379; Thomason E567_2; ESTC R203453 351,532 454

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atheism_n i_o call_v the_o adversary_n libertine_n not_o intend_v to_o reach_v a_o blow_n to_o any_o godly_a man_n or_o to_o wound_v those_o who_o out_o of_o weakness_n be_v captive_v with_o that_o error_n but_o to_o breed_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o godly_a a_o detestation_n of_o that_o way_n which_o in_o truth_n have_v its_o rise_n from_o libertinism_n and_o savour_v rank_o of_o wide_a loose_a and_o bold_a atheistical_a thought_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n as_o if_o our_o conscience_n have_v a_o prerogative_n royal_a beside_o a_o rule_n yea_o which_o be_v prodigious_a in_o its_o simple_a apprehension_n of_o god_n of_o the_o mediator_n of_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n above_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o 1._o this_o way_n bring_v in_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o i_o think_v and_o all_o say_v so_o and_o our_o faith_n and_o hope_n must_v be_v resolve_v in_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o scepticism_n so_o 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〈…〉_z ambro●●us_n 〈…〉_z tibi_fw-la clement_n ad_fw-la 〈…〉_z samaritani_n a_o quibus_fw-la 〈…〉_z crediderunt_fw-la hieronimus_fw-la in_o locu_fw-la ut_fw-la apostolicus_n sermo_fw-la haberet_fw-la efficientiam_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la est_fw-la domini_fw-la nisi_fw-la enim_fw-la ille_fw-la jussetit_fw-la frustra_fw-la dicunt_fw-la apostoli_fw-la ut_fw-la ignis_fw-la discenda●_n the_o case_n of_o elias_n call_v for_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o apostle_n luk._n 9_o much_o different_a swarez_n come_v de_fw-fr virt_n theo._n disp_n 18._o sect_n ●_o nu_fw-la 2._o john_n baptist_n or_o a_o necessity_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n c._n ●_o p._n 10._o n._n 12._o bloody_a tenet_n c._n 29._o p._n 63_o 64._o m._n s._n on_o john_n goodwin_n to_o 2._o 5_o p._n 1._o ancient_a bound_n 5._o p._n 24._o the_o meekness_n of_o christ_n be_v extend_v to_o publican_n extortioner_n and_o harlot_n do_v as_o well_o conclude_v such_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o magistrate_n as_o that_o false_a teacher_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v punish_v by_o he_o by_o place_n from_o the_o meekness_n of_o christ_n socinian_n labour_n to_o prove_v the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o shed_v ●o_o blood_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n s●cinius_n defence_n verae_fw-la scent_n de_fw-fr magist_n polit_fw-la adver_n jac._n pal._n bar_n 2._o so_o 233._o 235._o sed_fw-la negant_fw-la raccovienses_fw-la cum_fw-la qui_fw-la christianus_n effe_n velit_fw-la humanum_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la fundere_fw-la posse_fw-la sive_fw-la privatus_fw-la sit_fw-la sive_fw-la magistratum_fw-la gerat_fw-la par_fw-fr 3._o foe_n 288._o christianus_n judex_n in_o sententia_fw-la ferenda_fw-la christianae_n aequitatis_fw-la &_o clementiae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la obliturus_fw-la ostorodi●s_n inst_n rol._n c._n 28._o praecepta_fw-la christi_fw-la elementissimi_fw-la non_fw-la permittunt_fw-la ulli_fw-la homini_fw-la ad_fw-la amore_fw-la vitam_fw-la ●malcius_fw-la contra_fw-la frantz_n dis_fw-fr 6_o the_o ●on-oper_a 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