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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 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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 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to_o it_o if_o our_o prosecute_n the_o law_n upon_o you_o will_v make_v you_o do_v it_o rather_o than_o suffer_v we_o dare_v not_o prosecute_v you_o to_o destroy_v your_o soul_n but_o if_o you_o will_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o general_a commodity_n or_o good_a example_n bear_v the_o punishment_n rather_o than_o do_v the_o thing_n and_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o it_o then_o can_v we_o do_v our_o office_n without_o hazard_n either_o of_o you_o or_o our_o own_o damnation_n sect_n 13._o after_o this_o i_o begin_v to_o think_v what_o do_v hinder_v but_o that_o this_o worthy_a knight_n my_o friend_n and_o i_o shall_v reconcile_v as_o for_o the_o main_a business_n we_o hold_v together_o against_o any_o that_o shall_v oppose_v we_o that_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o magistrate_n may_v not_o use_v his_o sword_n to_o force_v any_o against_o their_o conscience_n and_o so_o long_o as_o we_o agree_v in_o the_o main_a we_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o abound_v each_o in_o his_o own_o sense_n otherwise_o the_o difference_n than_o we_o have_v under_o this_o agreement_n do_v i_o suppose_v lie_v in_o two_o thing_n the_o one_o be_v that_o in_o thing_n religious_a this_o gentleman_n seem_v to_o deny_v the_o magistrate_n the_o use_n of_o his_o sword_n altogether_o and_o i_o deny_v it_o he_o not_o but_o mere_o when_o such_o thing_n be_v against_o man_n conscience_n and_o herein_o methinks_v he_o shall_v come_v over_o to_o i_o for_o see_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n be_v the_o thing_n main_o he_o be_v engage_v for_o in_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o magistrate_n the_o use_n of_o his_o sword_n in_o these_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o need_n he_o shall_v deny_v it_o at_o all_o when_o conscience_n be_v not_o concern_v in_o they_o the_o other_o be_v that_o in_o civil_a thing_n he_o grant_v the_o magistrate_n the_o use_n of_o his_o sword_n as_o over_o liberal_o as_o he_o take_v it_o away_o in_o religious_a whereas_o i_o suppose_v that_o as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v still_o the_o 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distress_n we_o can_v defend_v she_o in_o any_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o be_v be_v conscience_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o can_v be_v rule_v by_o none_o but_o the_o almighty_a and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o all_o authority_n or_o power_n resolve_v into_o its_o original_n be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v command_v it_o seem_v not_o a_o thing_n consonant_n to_o reason_n to_o suppose_v it_o the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o a_o superior_a shall_v require_v that_o of_o a_o person_n which_o it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o person_n shall_v not_o do_v thing_n then_o which_o be_v civil_a may_v be_v so_o in_o themselves_o and_o yet_o come_v under_o some_o consideration_n which_o be_v religious_a or_o may_v have_v religion_n incidental_a to_o they_o if_o this_o worthy_a gentleman_n be_v content_a to_o hold_v that_o in_o thing_n civil_a under_o every_o consideration_n that_o be_v but_o civil_a the_o magistrate_n may_v use_v his_o sword_n without_o scruple_n i_o yield_v to_o 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and_o rather_o than_o venture_v that_o he_o will_v choose_v to_o suffer_v though_o it_o be_v death_n i_o count_v this_o man_n now_o as_o one_o in_o a_o fever_n that_o be_v touch_v in_o his_o head_n and_o who_o can_v help_v such_o a_o conceit_n his_o opinion_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o revelation_n and_o we_o agree_v that_o in_o matter_n of_o supernatural_a revelation_n the_o magistrate_n may_v not_o force_v any_o against_o their_o conscience_n what_o then_o shall_v he_o do_v i_o answer_v in_o this_o case_n and_o the_o like_a as_o this_o be_v it_o be_v the_o management_n only_o of_o the_o law_n with_o prudence_n will_v decide_v such_o difficulty_n it_o be_v against_o the_o man_n conscience_n voluntary_o to_o pay_v his_o tax_n it_o will_v wound_v his_o soul_n if_o he_o do_v but_o it_o be_v not_o against_o his_o conscience_n nor_o will_v it_o wound_v he_o that_o he_o be_v assess_v and_o that_o the_o officer_n come_v and_o distrain_v and_o pay_v himself_o so_o long_o as_o he_o bear_v his_o 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