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the_o religion_n differ_v from_o that_o establish_a to_o be_v otherwise_o peaceable_a and_o good_a subject_n neither_o rebellious_o or_o seditious_o disturb_v the_o public_a peace_n nor_o injurious_o wrong_v their_o neighbour_n for_o in_o these_o case_n it_o be_v irrational_a for_o they_o to_o expect_v or_o the_o magistrate_n to_o grant_v impunity_n whether_o the_o magistrate_n may_v just_o grant_v they_o a_o toleration_n of_o their_o opinion_n and_o religion_n though_o at_o least_o suppose_a false_a or_o compel_v they_o by_o punishment_n to_o the_o establish_v way_n of_o worship_n which_o be_v suppose_v true_a and_o orthodox_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o answer_n though_o i_o shall_v not_o say_v that_o it_o be_v absolute_o unlawful_a for_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o this_o case_n to_o use_v temporal_a and_o compulsory_a punishment_n yet_o thus_o much_o give_v my_o reason_n for_o it_o i_o think_v i_o may_v safe_o and_o true_o say_v that_o it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a and_o 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semen_fw-mi ecclesiae_fw-la it_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n not_o of_o murder_a heretic_n which_o make_v the_o field_n of_o the_o church_n so_o fruitful_a and_o by_o what_o authority_n we_o shall_v do_v that_o now_o which_o they_o think_v not_o fit_a to_o do_v then_o i_o know_v not_o certain_o as_o they_o best_o know_v what_o mean_n be_v most_o proportionable_a and_o congruous_a both_o for_o the_o plantation_n and_o propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o believe_v that_o those_o medium_n they_o make_v use_v of_o be_v such_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o may_v rational_o conclude_v that_o have_v there_o be_v any_o other_o mean_v as_o congruous_a and_o conducible_a to_o the_o end_n they_o aim_v at_o as_o those_o they_o use_v they_o will_v not_o have_v omit_v they_o see_v then_o neither_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n ever_o command_v or_o by_o their_o example_n or_o practice_n commend_v violence_n or_o any_o coactive_a mean_n to_o make_v or_o 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do_v jurâ—_n ordinario_fw-la whether_o he_o may_v punish_v heresy_n or_o infidelity_n with_o loss_n of_o livelihood_n liberty_n or_o life_n not_o what_o god_n may_v do_v pro_fw-la dominio_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la svo_fw-la absoluto_fw-la extraordinary_a we_o deny_v not_o but_o god_n who_o be_v the_o searcher_n and_o judge_n of_o our_o heart_n who_o know_v perfect_o our_o most_o secret_a sin_n and_o inmost_a iniquity_n together_o with_o the_o nature_n measure_n and_o aggravation_n of_o they_o may_v punish_v heresy_n infidelity_n or_o any_o other_o sin_n how_o and_o when_o he_o will_v so_o he_o punish_v ananias_n and_o sapphira_n with_o death_n but_o we_o deny_v that_o man_n the_o magistrate_n can_v do_v so_o jure_fw-la ordinario_fw-la it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v our_o saviour_n which_o punish_v paul_n 5._o i_o be_o jesus_n who_o thou_o persecute_v and_o so_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o we_o have_v our_o saviour_n example_n for_o coactive_a punishment_n but_o then_o we_o must_v consider_v our_o 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temporal_a but_o spiritual_a kingdom_n and_o so_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n in_o it_o be_v not_o by_o temporal_a but_o spiritual_a punishment_n his_o too_o zealous_a disciple_n will_v have_v have_v fire_n call_v for_o from_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v or_o take_v away_o any_o man_n life_n but_o to_o save_v it_o and_o i_o believe_v he_o do_v not_o delegate_v that_o power_n to_o his_o apostle_n not_o to_o peter_n which_o he_o neither_o do_v nor_o have_v commission_n to_o use_v himself_o 4._o for_o the_o example_n of_o ananias_n and_o sapphira_n and_o elimas_n they_o be_v as_o impertinent_a to_o the_o purpose_n for_o which_o they_o bring_v they_o as_o that_o of_o paul_n for_o 1._o they_o be_v punish_v for_o matter_n of_o fact_n not_o of_o faith_n or_o opinion_n concern_v religion_n ananias_n and_o sapphira_n for_o sacrilege_n and_o rob_v god_n and_o his_o church_n of_o the_o consecrate_a thing_n and_o elimas_n for_o pervert_n by_o sorcery_n and_o seduce_a christian_n as_o by_o the_o text_n appear_v in_o which_o case_n we_o do_v not_o plead_v for_o impunity_n 2._o their_o punishment_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o miraculous_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n not_o of_o any_o man_n or_o magistrate_n this_o be_v clear_a in_o the_o death_n of_o ananias_n 5._o and_o though_o peter_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o sapphira_n death_n yet_o those_o word_n vers_fw-la 6._o be_v praedicentis_fw-la non_fw-la infligentis_fw-la poenam_fw-la he_o only_o foretell_v she_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n not_o he_o will_v be_v upon_o she_o and_o so_o it_o be_v too_o with_o paul_n and_o elimas_n the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v upon_o thou_o 11._o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o he_o that_o make_v he_o blind_a paul_n as_o a_o prophet_n foretell_v what_o god_n as_o a_o just_a judge_n do_v however_o it_o be_v beyond_o dispute_n evident_a that_o those_o punishment_n of_o ananias_n and_o elimas_n be_v extraordinary_n and_o miraculous_a and_o therefore_o can_v possible_o be_v any_o just_a foundation_n of_o a_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n but_o too_o much_o of_o this_o for_o to_o i_o these_o example_n seem_v altogether_o impertinent_a and_o though_o often_o urge_v yet_o to_o little_a purpose_n see_v they_o prove_v nothing_o save_v that_o sure_a they_o want_v better_a argument_n who_o bring_v such_o bad_a one_o as_o these_o 2._o 2._o it_o be_v object_v by_o passim_fw-la many_o and_o great_a man_n that_o the_o gospel_n do_v afford_v example_n of_o coactive_a and_o compulsory_a mean_n use_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o faith_n they_o urge_v that_o parable_n of_o the_o marriage-feast_n luk._n 14._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n compelle_n intrare_fw-la as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a ut_fw-la impleatur_fw-la domus_fw-la mea_fw-la on_o which_o word_n st._n augustine_n thus_o qui_fw-la compellitur_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la cogitur_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la intraverit_fw-la jam_fw-la volens_fw-la pascitur_fw-la hence_o they_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v at_o least_o lawful_a to_o use_v coactive_a mean_n in_o case_n of_o different_a religion_n to_o compel_v man_n to_o the_o best_a but_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o instance_n answer_n which_o be_v so_o much_o urge_v by_o all_o those_o who_o be_v against_o toleration_n i_o say_v 1._o locus_fw-la parabolicus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la argumentativus_fw-la parable_n be_v no_o proof_n nor_o a_o fit_a foundation_n for_o conclude_a argument_n to_o be_v build_v upon_o 2._o but_o however_o it_o be_v true_a what_o grotius_n observe_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o signify_v not_o any_o external_a violence_n or_o coaction_n but_o only_o 23._o instantiam_fw-la vocantis_fw-la the_o instance_n and_o importunity_n of_o the_o call_n christo_fw-la enim_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la convivae_fw-la cogi_fw-la solent_fw-la sed_fw-la importuna_fw-la flagitatione_n so_o theophylact_v expound_v the_o place_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o although_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o all_o man_n do_v voluntary_o believe_v yet_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o call_v but_o compel_v not_o that_o he_o mean_v any_o coaction_n proper_o so_o call_v or_o violence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la ut_fw-la sciamus_fw-la magnae_fw-la virtutis_fw-la dei_fw-la esse_fw-la gentes_fw-la credidisse_fw-la and_o then_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n admir_n abilemtranslationem_fw-la significare_fw-la volens_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la nominavit_fw-la and_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o time_n signify_v no_o more_o but_o a_o earnest_n and_o prevail_a importunity_n even_o in_o scripture_n it_o citato_fw-la self_n 3._o it_o be_v certain_a and_o confess_v that_o in_o this_o parable_n the_o gentile_n be_v mean_v by_o those_o who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v compel_v &c_n and_o yet_o neither_o st._n augustine_n who_o first_o urge_v this_o passage_n against_o the_o donatist_n and_o circumcellian_n nor_o any_o that_o i_o know_v since_o affirm_v pagan_n ought_v to_o be_v compel_v to_o christianity_n and_o so_o they_o quite_o mistake_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o place_n who_o urge_v it_o against_o toleration_n and_o the_o business_n they_o bring_v it_o for_o 2._o beside_o this_o that_o there_o be_v no_o example_n or_o precept_n of_o christ_n 2._o or_o his_o apostle_n that_o they_o do_v or_o we_o shall_v use_v violence_n or_o any_o coactive_a mean_n to_o make_v or_o confirm_v christians_o there_o be_v several_a express_a place_n in_o the_o gospel_n which_o strong_o persuade_v the_o contrary_a that_o no_o violence_n or_o coaction_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v use_v so_o when_o some_o of_o our_o saviour_n disciple_n do_v apostatise_v and_o forsake_v he_o he_o mild_o ask_v the_o twelve_o 7_o will_v you_o also_o go_v away_o he_o neither_o