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A48884 A letter concerning toleration humbly submitted, etc.; Epistola de tolerantia. English Locke, John, 1632-1704.; Popple, William, d. 1708. 1689 (1689) Wing L2747; ESTC R14566 42,784 72

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any_o people_n contrary_a to_o their_o own_o judgement_n be_v in_o effect_n to_o command_v they_o to_o offend_v god_n which_o consider_v that_o the_o end_n of_o all_o religion_n be_v to_o please_v he_o and_o that_o liberty_n be_v essential_o necessary_a to_o that_o end_n appear_v to_o be_v absurd_a beyond_o expression_n but_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o i_o deny_v unto_o the_o magistrate_n all_o manner_n of_o power_n about_o indifferent_a thing_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o grant_v the_o whole_a subject-matter_n of_o law-making_a be_v take_v away_o no_o i_o ready_o grant_v that_o indifferent_a thing_n and_o perhaps_o none_o but_o such_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o legislative_a power_n but_o it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o the_o magistrate_n may_v ordain_v whatsoever_o he_o please_v concern_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v indifferent_a the_o public_a good_a be_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o all_o law-making_a if_o a_o thing_n be_v not_o useful_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n though_o it_o it_o be_v never_o so_o indifferent_a it_o may_v not_o present_o be_v establish_v by_o law._n and_o further_o thing_n never_o so_o indifferent_a in_o their_o own_o nature_n when_o they_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o magistrate_n jurisdiction_n because_o in_o that_o use_n they_o have_v no_o connection_n at_o all_o with_o civil_a affair_n the_o only_a business_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n and_o it_o no_o way_n concern_v the_o commonwealth_n or_o any_o member_n of_o it_o that_o this_o or_o the_o other_o ceremony_n be_v there_o make_v use_n of_o neither_o the_o use_v nor_o the_o omission_n of_o any_o ceremony_n in_o those_o religious_a assembly_n do_v either_o advantage_n or_o prejudice_v the_o life_n liberty_n or_o estate_n of_o any_o man._n for_o example_n let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o wash_n of_o a_o infant_n with_o water_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o indifferent_a thing_n let_v it_o be_v grant_v also_o that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n understand_v such_o wash_n to_o be_v profitable_a to_o the_o cure_n or_o prevent_v of_o any_o disease_n that_o child_n be_v subject_a unto_o and_o esteem_v the_o matter_n weighty_a enough_o to_o be_v take_v care_n of_o by_o a_o law_n in_o that_o case_n he_o may_v order_v it_o to_o be_v do_v but_o will_v any_o one_o therefore_o say_v that_o a_o magistrate_n have_v the_o same_o right_n to_o ordain_v by_o law_n that_o all_o child_n shall_v be_v baptize_v by_o priest_n in_o the_o sacred_a font_n in_o order_n to_o the_o purification_n of_o their_o soul_n the_o extreme_a difference_n of_o these_o two_o case_n be_v visible_a to_o every_o one_o at_o first_o sight_n or_o let_v we_o apply_v the_o last_o case_n to_o the_o child_n of_o a_o jew_n and_o the_o thing_n speak_v itself_o for_o what_o hinder_v but_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n may_v have_v subject_n that_o be_v jew_n now_o if_o we_o acknowledge_v that_o such_o a_o injury_n may_v not_o be_v do_v unto_o a_o jew_n as_o to_o compel_v he_o against_o his_o own_o opinion_n to_o practise_v in_o his_o religion_n a_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o its_o nature_n indifferent_a how_o can_v we_o maintain_v that_o any_o thing_n of_o this_o kind_n may_v be_v do_v to_o a_o christian_a again_o thing_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a can_v by_o any_o human_a authority_n be_v make_v any_o part_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n for_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o they_o be_v indifferent_a for_o since_o indifferent_a thing_n be_v not_o capable_a by_o any_o virtue_n of_o their_o own_o to_o propitiate_v the_o deity_n no_o human_a power_n or_o authority_n can_v confer_v on_o they_o so_o much_o dignity_n and_o excellency_n as_o to_o enable_v they_o to_o do_v it_o in_o the_o common_a affair_n of_o life_n that_o use_v of_o indifferent_a thing_n which_o god_n have_v not_o forbid_v be_v free_a and_o lawful_a and_o therefore_o in_o those_o thing_n human_a authority_n have_v place_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n thing_n indifferent_a be_v not_o otherwise_o lawful_a in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n than_o as_o they_o be_v institute_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o as_o he_o by_o some_o positive_a command_n have_v ordain_v they_o to_o be_v make_v a_o part_n of_o that_o worship_n which_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o accept_v of_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o poor_a sinful_a man_n nor_o when_o a_o incense_a deity_n shall_v ask_v we_o who_o have_v require_v these_o or_o such_o like_a thing_n at_o our_o hand_n will_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o answer_v he_o that_o the_o magistrate_n command_v they_o if_o civil_a jurisdiction_n extend_v thus_o far_o what_o may_v not_o lawful_o be_v introduce_v into_o religion_n what_o hodgepodge_n of_o ceremony_n what_o superstitious_a invention_n build_v upon_o the_o magistrate_n authority_n may_v not_o against_o conscience_n be_v impose_v upon_o the_o worshipper_n of_o god_n for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o these_o ceremony_n and_o superstion_n consist_v in_o the_o religious_a use_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a nor_o be_v they_o sinful_a upon_o any_o other_o account_n than_o because_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o they_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o water_n and_o the_o use_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v both_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o ordinary_a occasion_n of_o life_n altogether_o indifferent_a will_v any_o man_n therefore_o say_v that_o these_o thing_n can_v have_v be_v introduce_v into_o religion_n and_o make_v a_o part_n of_o divine_a worship_n if_o not_o by_o divine_a institution_n if_o any_o human_a authority_n or_o civil_a power_n can_v have_v do_v this_o why_o may_v it_o not_o also_o enjoin_v the_o eat_n of_o fish_n and_o drink_v of_o ale_n in_o the_o holy_a banquet_n as_o a_o part_n of_o divine_a worship_n why_o not_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o beast_n in_o church_n and_o expiation_n by_o water_n or_o fire_n and_o abundance_n more_o of_o this_o kind_n but_o these_o thing_n how_o indifferent_a soever_o they_o be_v in_o common_a use_n when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v annex_v unto_o divine_a worship_n without_o divine_a authority_n they_o be_v as_o abominable_a to_o god_n as_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o dog._n and_o why_o a_o dog_n so_o abominable_a what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o a_o dog_n and_o a_o goat_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n equal_o and_o infinite_o distant_a from_o all_o affinity_n with_o matter_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o god_n require_v the_o use_n of_o the_o one_o in_o his_o worship_n and_o not_o of_o the_o other_o we_o see_v therefore_o that_o indifferent_a thing_n how_o much_o soever_o they_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n yet_o can_v upon_o that_o pretence_n be_v introduce_v into_o religion_n and_o impose_v upon_o religious_a assembly_n because_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n they_o whole_o cease_v to_o be_v indifferent_a he_o that_o worship_v god_n do_v it_o with_o design_n to_o please_v he_o and_o procure_v his_o favour_n but_o that_o can_v be_v do_v by_o he_o who_o upon_o the_o command_n of_o another_o offers_z unto_o god_n that_o which_o he_o know_v will_v be_v displease_v to_o he_o because_o not_o command_v by_o himself_o this_o be_v not_o to_o please_v god_n or_o appease_v his_o wrath_n but_o willing_o and_o know_o to_o provoke_v he_o by_o a_o manifest_a contempt_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n absolute_o repugnant_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o end_n of_o worship_n but_o it_o will_v here_o be_v ask_v if_o nothing_o belong_v to_o divine_a worship_n be_v leave_v to_o human_a discretion_n how_o be_v it_o then_o that_o church_n themselves_o have_v the_o power_n of_o order_v any_o thing_n about_o the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o worship_n