Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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Free thoughts of the penal laws, tests, and some late printed papers touching both in a letter from a person of quality.
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Wing F2123; ESTC R33793
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utter_o impossible_a to_o preserve_v either_o peace_n or_o government_n allow_v liberty_n to_o all_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n for_o this_o be_v to_o allow_v liberty_n to_o faction_n and_o villainy_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a invisibility_n of_o conscienee_n it_o will_v be_v also_o impossible_a to_o allow_v perfect_a liberty_n of_o conscience_n except_o we_o together_o allow_v liberty_n to_o the_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n from_o hence_o it_o seem_v necessary_o conclusible_a that_o they_o who_o will_v consult_v the_o public_a safety_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o government_n even_o abstract_v from_o the_o interest_n of_o religion_n must_v allow_v some_o restraint_n upon_o the_o exercise_n of_o conscience_n and_o consequent_o some_o stand_a penal_a law_n but_o to_o take_v in_o a_o little_a the_o interest_n of_o religion_n whether_o a_o christian_a prince_n allow_v such_o a_o qualify_a liberty_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o conscience_n as_o may_v consist_v with_o the_o security_n of_o government_n aught_o to_o allow_v man_n liberty_n to_o have_v no_o conscience_n or_o to_o be_v of_o no_o religion_n or_o even_o to_o be_v of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o do_v overthrow_v the_o common_a christianity_n will_v be_v another_o question_n worthy_a of_o consideration_n which_o yet_o i_o think_v every_o christian_a man_n will_v resolve_v in_o the_o negative_a distinct_o i_o mean_v that_o though_o we_o grant_v man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compel_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o any_o one_o religion_n yet_o may_v they_o not_o be_v allow_v open_o to_o profess_v atheism_n that_o be_v no_o conscience_n nor_o to_o blaspheme_n and_o in_o the_o same_o breath_n allow_v religion_n to_o be_v true_a and_o yet_o endeavour_v to_o scoff_n it_o out_o of_o the_o world_n nor_o yet_o to_o profess_v or_o practice_n that_o be_v to_o propagate_v such_o a_o religion_n which_o be_v apparent_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o common_a christianity_n as_o judaisme_n mahometanism_n paganism_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o like_o they_o as_o i_o think_v muggletonism_n and_o somewhat_o a_o kin_n to_o it_o the_o sum_n then_o of_o what_o we_o have_v say_v be_v this_o that_o some_o penal_a law_n ought_v to_o stand_v against_o irreligion_n blasphemy_n and_o such_o apparent_o ill_a religion_n as_o these_o mention_v again_o if_o there_o be_v any_o sect_n of_o christian_a religion_n at_o large_a so_o call_v the_o fundamental_a and_o characteristical_a principle_n of_o which_o consist_v not_o with_o the_o security_n of_o civil_a government_n such_o as_o i_o think_v be_v the_o doctrine_n essential_a to_o the_o fifth-monarchy-man_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n jesus_n and_o his_o saint_n alone_o which_o be_v also_o the_o opinion_n of_o several_a of_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o be_v of_o many_o of_o the_o quaker_n in_o the_o year_n 1660._o and_o will_v be_v strike_v for_o whenever_o these_o sect_n be_v powerful_a enough_o and_o how_o desperate_o venner_n with_o his_o forty_o man_n against_o the_o train'dbands_n of_o the_o city_n and_o his_o majesty_n lifeguard_n will_v be_v a_o eternal_a instance_n such_o sect_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v the_o free_a exercise_n of_o their_o conscience_n for_o that_o as_o before_o say_v be_v the_o propagate_a their_o religion_n and_o therefore_o against_o these_o sect_n penal_a law_n ought_v to_o stand_v at_o least_o in_o some_o measure_n for_o the_o restraint_n of_o their_o free_a exercise_n of_o their_o conscience_n as_o they_o will_v pretend_v or_o call_v it_o i_o mean_v for_o the_o restraint_n of_o their_o assemble_v to_o hold_v forth_o and_o propagate_v these_o accurse_a destructive_a doctrine_n and_o now_o we_o be_v come_v to_o the_o point_n that_o have_v long_o pinch_v and_o perhaps_o still_o do_v whether_o the_o religion_n of_o thorow-papists_a as_o some_o distinguish_v they_o that_o be_v of_o those_o who_o hold_v the_o pope_n full_a supremacy_n over_o prince_n even_o within_o their_o own_o dominion_n be_v any_o more_o consistent_a with_o the_o security_n of_o civil_a government_n general_o take_v that_o be_v let_v the_o prince_n be_v of_o what_o religion_n he_o shall_v than_o that_o of_o the_o millenaries_n or_o of_o any_o other_o like_o sort_n and_o consequent_o whether_o penal_a law_n ought_v not_o to_o stand_v against_o such_o papist_n or_o catholic_n as_o they_o will_v call_v themselves_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o those_o of_o they_o who_o think_v their_o religion_n well_o consistent_a with_o civil_a government_n in_o general_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o whatsoever_o christian_a profession_n he_o shall_v be_v suppose_v a_o protestant_n those_o i_o say_v shall_v not_o be_v against_o or_o contend_v for_o the_o lay_v aside_o or_o not_o have_v a_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n as_o to_o temporal_n at_o least_o for_o whosoever_o appear_v against_o such_o a_o oath_n manifest_o profess_v thereby_o his_o religion_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v obedient_a even_o in_o temporal_n to_o that_o governor_n who_o supremacy_n in_o temporal_n he_o avow_v he_o can_v or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o refuse_v to_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v sure_a both_o the_o body_n of_o the_o praesulatus_fw-la the_o distinct_a 22._o c._n omnes_fw-la sive_fw-la ubi_fw-la etiam_fw-la vide_fw-la glossam_fw-la er_o dist_n 96._o duo_o sunt_fw-la et_fw-la 1_o qu._n 4._o quia_fw-la praesulatus_fw-la canon_n law_n assert_n and_o some_o aliique_fw-la some_o nicolaus_n gelasius_n leo_n iv_o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la aliique_fw-la pope_n have_v express_o decree_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o chair_n of_o st._n peter_n even_o in_o temporal_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n and_o matter_n of_o faith_n so_o as_o that_o to_o believe_v the_o contrary_a be_v heresy_n and_o damnable_a sin._n and_o whatever_o some_o do_v believe_v or_o declare_v as_o i_o have_v hear_v some_o of_o they_o swear_v that_o shall_v their_o father_n confessor_n or_o the_o pope_n himself_o command_v they_o to_o take_v arm_n against_o their_o king_n they_o will_v not_o obey_v yet_o it_o be_v also_o sure_a that_o many_o roman_a catholic_n and_o perhaps_o more_o order_n of_o their_o religious_a than_o one_o do_v to_o this_o day_n so_o believe_v and_o though_o many_o of_o their_o confesser_n may_v not_o press_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n in_o temporal_n on_o the_o conscience_n of_o their_o devotee_n yet_o no_o doubt_n other_o except_o they_o be_v for_o swear_v do_v it_o further_o the_o say_a milites_fw-la say_a xv_o qu_n 6._o c._n alius_fw-la item_n et_fw-fr c._n nos_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la et_fw-fr c_o jurator_n milites_fw-la canon_n law_n allow_v the_o pope_n may_v absolve_v subject_n and_o soldier_n from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o duty_n to_o their_o king_n or_o commander_n and_o several_a aliique_fw-la several_a gelasius_n zacharias_n gregor_n vii_o urbanus_fw-la ii_o locis_fw-la proximè_fw-la jam_fw-la citatis_fw-la aliique_fw-la pope_n have_v decree_v as_o much_o otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o have_v come_v into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n nay_o they_o have_v actual_o do_v it_o wherefore_o it_o will_v seem_v though_o not_o for_o religion_n sake_n in_o general_n yet_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o civil_a government_n penal_a law_n ought_v to_o stand_v against_o such_o a_o strain_n of_o religion_n also_o at_o least_o against_o the_o free_a exercise_n of_o it_o whether_o this_o will_v conclude_v jesuit_n and_o those_o who_o some_o call_v jesuited_a popist_o themselves_o best_o know_v i_o will_v not_o now_o insist_v on_o their_o four_o vow_n the_o result_n of_o all_o be_v that_o a_o absolute_a repeal_n of_o all_o penal_a law_n in_o the_o case_n of_o religion_n or_o even_o of_o such_o penal_a law_n which_o affect_v either_o catholic_n or_o pretend_a protestant_a dissenter_n take_v catholic_n and_o dissenter_n for_o all_o that_o call_v themselves_o so_o be_v not_o safe_a for_o the_o government_n nor_o agreeable_a to_o christian_a conscience_n but_o a_o qualification_n of_o such_o law_n or_o some_o 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possession_n of_o a_o establishment_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o law_n and_o consider_v while_o