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A83437 The casting down of the last and strongest hold of Satan. Or, A treatise against toleration and pretended liberty of conscience: wherein by Scripture, sound reason, fathers, schoolmen, casuists, Protestant divines of all nations, confessions of faith of the Reformed Churches, ecclesiastical histories, and constant practice of the most pious and wisest emperours, princes, states, the best writers of politicks, the experience of all ages; yea, by divers principles, testimonies and proceedings of sectaries themselves, as Donatists, Anabaptists, Brownists, Independents, the unlawfulnesse and mischeif [sic] in Christian commonwealths and kingdoms both of a vniversal toleration of all religions and consciences, and of a limited and bounded of some sects only, are clearly proved and demonstrated, with all the materiall grounds and reasons brought for such tolerations fully answered. / By Thomas Edvvards, Minister of the Gospel. The first part.; Casting down of the last and strongest hold of Satan. Part 1 Edwards, Thomas, 1599-1647. 1647 (1647) Wing E225; Thomason E394_6; ESTC R201621 211,214 231

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p._n 170_o 171._o beza_n de_fw-fr haereti●is_n a_o magistratu●_n puniendi●_n p._n 152._o 154_o 155._o and_o by_o zepperus_n in_o his_o explanation_n of_o the_o mosaical_a judicial_a law_n first_o book_n c._n 10._o page_n 72._o and_o 4._o book_n chapt_n 2._o p._n 243._o where_o he_o make_v the_o law_n against_o the_o false_a prophet_n teach_v public_o the_o private_a seducer_n the_o public_a defection_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n &c_n &c_n to_o be_v appendix_n of_o the_o first_o command_n and_o of_o common_a right_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o that_o four_o book_n prove_v by_o several_a reason_n the_o punish_v of_o false_a teacher_n heretic_n blasphemer_n aught_o to_o be_v perpetual_a which_o learned_a author_n notwithstanding_o grant_v the_o kind_n of_o punishment_n the_o particular_a form_n of_o those_o law_n and_o as_o they_o be_v give_v of_o moses_n to_o be_v constitutive_a of_o the_o jew_n policy_n to_o be_v changeable_a and_o not_o bind_v the_o kind_n of_o 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