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A45330	The beauty of magistracy in an exposition of the 82 Psalm, where is set forth the necessity, utility, dignity, duty, and mortality of magistrates : here many other texts of Scripture occasionally are cleared, many quæries and cases of conscience about the magistrates power, are resolved, many anabaptistical cavils are confuted, and many seasonable observations containing many other heads of divinity, are raised : together with references to such authors as clear any point more fully / by Thomas Hall ... ; with an additional sermon on verse 6, by George Swinnock.	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.; Swinnock, George, 1627-1673. Men are gods.	1660 (1660)	Wing H427; ESTC R18061	228,882	316

that they use not the sword for this end to urge men to the keeping of the comma●dments of the first T●ble to a practice of pure religion and to the kee●ing of the Sabbath day This is the main duty of the Magistrate who bears the sword especially for the good of mens souls Thus that worthy and eminent light of England That Magistrates ought to have a special care of Religion See Davenant de Iudice fidei pag. 91 c. Musculu● Loc. Com. de Mag. mihi p. 630. folio D. Go●ge his Arrows on Exod. 17. 15. § 74. p. 323. Mr. Ma●shals Sermon on 1 Tim. 2. 2. Taffyn on Amendmendment of life l. 3. c. 6. pig 327. Gerhard de Magistrat p. 298 c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pag. 24 25. Burroughs Irenicum chap. 7. Cottons Keyes pag. 25. 53. D. Boltons Arraignment of Error pag. 312. to 348. ☞ 2. If men be obstinate the Magistrate may and must compell them to keep the Sabbath and to frequent the Worship of God though he cannot make them believe yet he may make them hear Parents may and ought to do thus much and why not Magistrates then Exod. 2 0. 10. though they cannot compell them to grace yet they may to the means of grace The Magistrate is Ensifer Dei Gods Sword-bearer he must not bear or wear it for a a shew Rom. 13. 4. but draw it out and use it according as God directs him in his word bringing the wheel of justice over the heads of the wicked Prov. 20. 8 26. He must not be like a Cypher of no use but to fill a place like St. George on Horse-back who sits with a drawn Sword but never stirs nor strikes nor like that Log of Wood which Iupiter threw amongst the Frogs to be their King which they soon trampled on with contempt A Magistrate couchant makes offenders rampant sin and error loose nothing by Indulgence such ill weeds if tolerated grow apace 3. If they be Seducing Hereticks he must punish them according to their demerits Evil doers are to be punisht that is confest on all hands but seducing Hereticks are evil doers Phil. 3. 2. 2 Pet. 2. 14. 2. Murder Adultery Theft and such like works of the flesh must be punisht but Heresie is spiritual murder adultery theft and expresly called a work of the flesh Gal 5. 19 20 21. least any should think that this was Legal t is plain that such ought tbe punisht even in Gospel-times Zach. 13. 3. The prophet there speaking of Gospel-times tells us that he who speaks lies in in the name of the Lord shall die for it 2. If they be Idolaters or blasphemers then t is de jure naturae agreeable even to natural light and founded on Reasons of immutable equity as the glory of God the good of his people c. that they should be punisht and so binds for ever Iob tells us that Idolatry is a sin to be punisht by the Judges Iob 31. 27 28. The Arminians and Socinians would have no Hereticks punisht or once molested by the Magistrate that so themselves might escape in that crowd But what mischief and confusion this would bring to Church and State I have elsewhere shewed at Large Indulgence breeds Insolence and Impudence as we have seen by sad experience When Judgement is not speedily executed on evil doers they are hardned and heightned in sin Eccles. 8. 11. Execution is the life of the Law it is the same in Policy which Elocution is in Oratory the first second third thing t is all in all When the woman came to Philip King of Macedon for justice he answered Nolo I will not but she well replied Noli ergo regnare Lay aside your king-ship then So say I will you not punish Blasphemers and Soul-murderers then never bear the sword of justice Either act like Magistrates or never bear the office either discharge the duties of your place or leave it to such as will for shame let not blasphemy escape better then Felony let not a Cut-purse die and a blasphemer live Do not punish him that speaks a word against you and let him scape scot-free that speaks two against Christ. T is a Sin to be calm and cold when God is blasphemed When Servetus that blasphemous Heretick charged Melancthon with harshness in a dispute against him he answered In aliis mitis sum cum blasphematur nomen Christi non ita I can be calm said Melancthon in other cases but not in blasphemy And whereas many plead conscience for what they hold t is against their conscience to renounce such errors and such Heresies Mr. Burroughs shall answer them 1. An erroneous conscience doth not bind you sin notwithstanding your conscience bids you do it 2. Whatsoever you hold though conscience be never so much taken with it if it destroy the power of godliness if this man be in Christian Society after all means used to reduce him if he still persevere in it he is notwithstanding his conscience to be cast out if poyson be got into a glass and you cannot wash it out the poyson and glass too is be thrown into the sink 3. If the error with the profession of it be destructive to the State and he cannot be reclaimed he may likewise be cut off from it or at least be deprived of the priviledges of it and benefits by it notwithstanding his plea of conscience Thus he who yet allows too much liberty in some cases Objection This is persecution Answer Not at all T is justice not persecution to punish Theeves and Murderers These spiritual Theeves and Murderers are the worst of sinners others destroy but the estate or body these kill souls 2 Its Christian wisdom to kill Serpents Wolves Foxes Bears Cant. 2. 15. 3. T is love and compassion to the souls of the wicked and may be a means to convert or at least to restrain them and so they may be the Ministers of God for their good not only civil but spiritual hence the Magistrate is called an heir of restraint Iudges 18. 7. there was no Magistrate or as t is in the fountain Ior●sh gnetzer there was no heir of restraint to repress sin and restrain men from wickedness Thus Sauls reigning was called restraining 1 Sam. 9. 17. because by his authority he restrained men from their licentious practises When these Curbs are gone horses run wild and people are like Sons of Beli●l without a yoke 4. T is an act of mercy to others to keep them from infection t is cruelty to the good to spare the bad 5. Had these Seducers and their followers power they would be the greatest Tyrants and Persecutors in the world witness Iohn a Leyden and his fraternity 6. I would have all mild and gentle means used before men proceed to Judgement Care should be taken to inform their judgements and convince them of their evil wayes The