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just_a plea_n or_o false_a pretence_n of_o authority_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o man_n in_o the_o civil_a concern_v of_o nation_n however_o it_o can_v be_v pretend_v that_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n give_v the_o least_o occasion_n unto_o any_o disorder_n in_o those_o day_n for_o indeed_o there_o be_v none_o but_o only_o that_o of_o opinion_n and_o judgement_n which_o our_o author_n place_v out_o of_o the_o magistrate_n cognizance_n and_o dispose_n and_o suppose_v it_o be_v as_o a_o thing_n wherein_o the_o public_a peace_n neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v concern_v it_o be_v well_o if_o it_o prove_v so_o but_o this_o liberty_n of_o judgement_n constant_o press_v with_o a_o practice_n contrary_a to_o its_o own_o determination_n will_v i_o fear_v prove_v the_o most_o dangerous_a posture_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n in_o reference_n to_o public_a tranquillity_n that_o they_o can_v be_v well_o dispose_v into_o however_o we_o may_v take_v a_o little_o near_a view_n of_o the_o certain_a remedy_n provide_v for_o all_o these_o evil_n by_o our_o author_n and_o satisfy_v ourselves_o in_o some_o inquiry_n about_o it_o shall_v then_o according_a to_o this_o expedient_a the_o supreme_a magistrate_n govern_v rule_n and_o oblige_v unto_o obedience_n the_o conscience_n of_o his_o subject_n universal_o in_o all_o thing_n in_o religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n so_o that_o appoint_v what_o he_o please_v forbid_v what_o he_o please_v subject_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o observe_v they_o and_o yield_v obedience_n according_o his_o answer_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v gather_v his_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o may_v and_o must_v do_v so_o in_o all_o thing_n take_v care_n that_o what_o he_o command_v shall_v neither_o countenance_n vice_n nor_o disgrace_v the_o deity_n and_o then_o the_o subject_n be_v oblige_v according_a to_o the_o enquiry_n but_o yet_o there_o seem_v another_o limitation_n to_o be_v give_v to_o this_o power_n p._n 37._o where_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o lord_n christ_n have_v give_v severe_a injunction_n to_o secure_v the_o obedience_n of_o man_n to_o all_o lawful_a superior_n except_o where_o they_o run_v direct_o cross_v to_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o seem_v to_o give_v the_o same_o privilege_n of_o exemption_n where_o a_o religion_n be_v introduce_v that_o be_v idolatrous_a or_o superstitious_a i_o will_v then_o a_o little_a far_o inquire_v who_o shall_v judge_v whether_o the_o thing_n command_v in_o religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v idolatrous_a or_o superstitious_a whether_o they_o cross_v direct_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o gospel_n whether_o they_o countenance_n vice_n and_o disgrace_v the_o deity_n or_o no._n to_o say_v that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o judge_v and_o determine_v hereof_o be_v the_o high_a foppery_n imaginable_a for_o no_o magistrate_n unless_o he_o be_v distract_v will_v enjoin_v such_o a_o religion_n to_o observance_n as_o he_o judge_v himself_o to_o fall_v under_o the_o qualification_n mention_v and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v declare_v that_o so_o they_o do_v and_o yet_o require_v obedience_n unto_o they_o beside_o if_o this_o judgement_n be_v sole_o commit_v unto_o he_o indeed_o in_o the_o issue_n there_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v any_o question_n for_o a_o judgement_n to_o be_v pass_v upon_o in_o this_o matter_n for_o his_o injunction_n do_v quite_o render_v useless_a all_o disquisition_n to_o that_o purpose_n the_o judgement_n and_o determination_n hereof_o therefore_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v leave_v unto_o the_o subject_n from_o who_o obedience_n be_v require_v so_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o proposal_n they_o must_v obey_v in_o all_o thing_n but_o such_o and_o therefore_o sure_o must_v judge_v what_o be_v such_o and_o what_o be_v not_o now_o who_o shall_v fix_v bound_n to_o what_o they_o will_v judge_v to_o fall_v under_o one_o or_o other_o of_o these_o limitation_n if_o they_o determine_v according_a to_o the_o best_a light_n they_o have_v that_o the_o religious_a observance_n enjoin_v by_o the_o magistrate_n do_v direct_o cross_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v absolve_v by_o our_o author_n from_o any_o obligation_n in_o conscience_n to_o their_o observation_n and_o so_o we_o be_v just_a as_o before_o and_o this_o great_a engine_n for_o public_a tranquillity_n vanish_v into_o air_n and_o smoak_n thus_o this_o author_n himself_o in_o way_n of_o objection_n suppose_v a_o case_n of_o a_o magistrate_n enjoin_v as_o be_v say_v a_o religion_n superstitious_a and_o idolatrous_a this_o he_o acknowledgee_v to_o be_v a_o inconvenience_n yet_o such_o as_o be_v far_o beneath_o the_o mischief_n the_o ensue_v upon_o the_o exemption_n of_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n in_o religion_n from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o the_o magistrate_n which_o i_o confess_v i_o can_v but_o admire_v at_o and_o can_v give_v reason_n why_o i_o do_v so_o admire_v it_o which_o also_o may_v be_v give_v in_o due_a season_n but_o what_o then_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o this_o case_n he_o answer_n it_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v true_a but_o how_o be_v it_o to_o be_v so_o bear_v as_o to_o practice_v and_o observe_v the_o thing_n so_o enjoin_v though_o superstitious_a and_o idolatrous_a though_o his_o word_n be_v dubious_a yet_o i_o suppose_v he_o will_v not_o plain_o say_v so_o not_o can_v he_o unless_o he_o will_v teach_v man_n to_o cast_v off_o all_o respect_n unto_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n and_o open_v such_o a_o door_n to_o atheism_n as_o his_o rhetorical_a prefatory_n invective_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o shut_v the_o bear_v then_o intend_v must_v be_v by_o patient_a suffering_n in_o a_o refusal_n to_o practice_v what_o be_v so_o command_v and_o observe_v the_o contrary_a command_n of_o god_n but_o why_o in_o this_o case_n ought_v they_o to_o suffer_v quiet_o for_o refuse_v a_o compliance_n with_o what_o be_v command_v and_o for_o their_o observance_n of_o the_o contrary_a precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n why_o they_o must_v do_v so_o because_o of_o the_o command_n of_o god_n oblige_v their_o conscience_n unto_o obedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o all_o thing_n wherein_o the_o public_a peace_n be_v concern_v and_o so_o that_o be_v absolute_o secure_v be_v it_o not_o evident_a to_o he_o that_o have_v but_o half_a a_o eye_n that_o we_o be_v come_v about_o again_o where_o we_o be_v before_o let_v this_o be_v apply_v to_o all_o the_o concernment_n of_o religion_n and_o religious_a worship_n and_o there_o will_v arise_v with_o respect_n unto_o they_o the_o same_o security_n which_o in_o this_o case_n be_v deem_v sufficient_a and_o all_o that_o humane_a affair_n be_v capable_a of_o for_o if_o in_o great_a matter_n man_n may_v refuse_v to_o act_v according_a to_o the_o magistrate_n command_v out_o of_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n oblige_v they_o to_o the_o contrary_a and_o yet_o their_o civil_a peaceableness_n and_o obedience_n be_v absolute_o secure_v from_o the_o respect_n of_o their_o conscience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n require_v it_o why_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v admit_v that_o they_o may_v and_o will_v have_v the_o same_o respect_n to_o that_o command_n when_o they_o dissent_v from_o the_o magistrate_n constitution_n in_o lesser_a thing_n on_o the_o same_o account_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n require_v the_o contrary_a of_o they_o shall_v we_o suppose_v that_o they_o will_v cast_v off_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n require_v their_o obedience_n on_o the_o account_n of_o their_o dissatisfaction_n in_o lesser_a thing_n of_o the_o magistrate_n appointment_n when_o they_o will_v not_o do_v so_o for_o all_o the_o violence_n that_o may_v be_v offer_v unto_o they_o in_o thing_n of_o great_a and_o high_a importance_n the_o principle_n therefore_o assert_v be_v as_o useless_a as_o it_o be_v false_a and_o partake_v sufficient_o of_o both_o those_o property_n to_o render_v it_o inconsiderable_a and_o contemptible_a and_o he_o that_o can_v reconcile_v these_o thing_n among_o themselves_o or_o make_v they_o useful_a to_o the_o author_n design_n will_v achieve_v what_o i_o dare_v not_o aspire_v unto_o i_o know_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o remain_v in_o this_o first_o chapter_n deserve_v our_o far_a consideration_n what_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o real_a importance_n or_o to_o have_v any_o aspect_n towards_o the_o cause_n in_o hand_n may_v undergo_v some_o brief_a remark_n and_o so_o leave_v we_o at_o liberty_n to_o a_o far_a progress_n in_o general_a a_o supposition_n be_v lay_v down_o and_o it_o be_v so_o vehement_o assert_v as_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o desire_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o grant_v namely_o that_o if_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n be_v not_o regulate_v in_o the_o choice_n and_o practice_n of_o religion_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n over_o they_o they_o will_v undoubted_o
common_a consent_n be_v admit_v and_o receive_v among_o they_o beside_o our_o author_n by_o his_o discourse_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v much_o acquaint_v with_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n among_o man_n as_o shall_v be_v demonstrate_v if_o far_a occasion_n be_v give_v thereunto_o however_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v observe_v what_o be_v his_o judgement_n in_o this_o matter_n the_o magistrate_n we_o be_v tell_v have_v not_o his_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n from_o christ_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v such_o as_o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o priesthood_n be_v include_v therein_o the_o exercise_n whereof_o as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o transfer_v to_o other_o so_o he_o may_v if_o he_o please_v reserve_v it_o to_o himself_o p._n 32._o whence_o it_o follow_v not_o only_o that_o it_o can_v be_v give_v by_o christ_n unto_o any_o other_o for_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o magistrate_n power_n which_o he_o have_v not_o limit_v nor_o confine_v by_o any_o subsequent_a law_n nor_o can_v there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d coordinate_a subject_n of_o the_o same_o power_n of_o several_a kind_n so_o that_o all_o the_o interest_n or_o right_o any_o man_n or_o man_n have_v in_o or_o unto_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o be_v but_o transfer_v to_o they_o by_o the_o magistrate_n and_o therefore_o they_o act_v therein_o in_o his_o name_n and_o by_o his_o authority_n only_o and_o hence_o the_o bishop_n as_o such_o be_v say_v to_o be_v minister_n of_o state_n p._n 49._o neither_o can_v it_o be_v pretend_v that_o this_o be_v indeed_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n but_o not_o since_o for_o he_o have_v as_o we_o be_v tell_v all_o that_o he_o ever_o have_v unless_o there_o be_v a_o restraint_n put_v upon_o he_o by_o some_o express_a prohibition_n of_o our_o saviour_n p._n 41._o which_o will_v hardly_o be_v find_v in_o this_o matter_n i_o can_v therefore_o see_v how_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o christian_a priesthood_n there_o be_v on_o these_o principle_n any_o the_o least_o respect_n unto_o jesus_n christ_n or_o his_o authority_n for_o man_n have_v only_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o transfer_v to_o they_o by_o the_o magistrate_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o power_n inherent_a in_o he_o antecedent_n unto_o any_o concession_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o in_o his_o name_n and_o authority_n they_o must_v act_v in_o all_o the_o sacred_a office_n of_o their_o function_n it_o be_v well_o if_o man_n be_v so_o far_o awake_a as_o to_o consider_v the_o tendency_n of_o these_o thing_n at_o length_n scripture_n proof_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o these_o opinion_n be_v produce_v p._n 35_o 36._o and_o the_o first_o plead_v be_v that_o promise_n that_o king_n shall_v be_v nursing_n father_n unto_o the_o church_n it_o be_v true_a this_o be_v promise_v and_o god_n accomplish_v it_o more_o and_o more_o but_o yet_o we_o do_v not_o desire_v such_o nurse_n as_o beget_v the_o child_n they_o nurse_v the_o propose_v prescribe_v command_a bind_a religion_n on_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n be_v rather_o the_o beget_n of_o it_o than_o its_o nurse_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o church_n and_o religion_n that_o it_o receive_v no_o detriment_n by_o all_o the_o way_n and_o mean_v appoint_v by_o god_n and_o useful_a thereunto_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o magistrate_n but_o it_o be_v so_o also_o antecedent_o to_o their_o act_n unto_o this_o purpose_n to_o discern_v aright_o which_o be_v the_o church_n whereunto_o this_o promise_n be_v make_v without_o which_o they_o can_v due_o discharge_v their_o trust_n nor_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n itself_o the_o very_a word_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o metaphor_n do_v imply_v that_o the_o church_n and_o its_o religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n observe_v therein_o be_v constitute_v fix_v and_o regulate_v by_o god_n himself_o antecedent_o unto_o the_o magistrate_n duty_n and_o power_n about_o it_o they_o be_v to_o nurse_n that_o which_o be_v commit_v to_o they_o and_o not_o what_o themselves_o have_v frame_v or_o beget_v and_o we_o contend_v for_o no_o more_o but_o a_o rule_n concern_v religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n antecedent_n unto_o the_o magistrate_n interpose_v about_o it_o whereby_o both_o his_o act_n in_o his_o place_n and_o those_o of_o subject_n in_o they_o be_v to_o be_v regulate_v mistake_v herein_o have_v engage_v many_o sovereign_a prince_n in_o pursuit_n of_o their_o trust_n as_o nurse_n father_n to_o the_o church_n to_o lay_v out_o their_o strength_n and_o power_n for_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o it_o as_o may_v be_v evidence_v in_o instance_n too_o many_o of_o those_o who_o in_o a_o subserviency_n to_o and_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o papal_a interest_n have_v endeavour_v to_o extirpate_v true_a religion_n out_o of_o the_o world_n such_o a_o nurse_n mother_n we_o have_v sometime_o in_o england_n who_o in_o pursuit_n of_o her_o care_n burn_v so_o many_o bishop_n and_o other_o holy_a man_n to_o ash_n he_o ask_v far_a what_o do_v the_o scripture_n mean_v when_o it_o style_v our_o saviour_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o make_v prince_n his_o vicegerent_n here_o on_o earth_n i_o confess_v according_a to_o this_o gentleman_n principle_n i_o know_v not_o what_o it_o mean_v in_o so_o do_v king_n he_o tell_v we_o have_v not_o their_o authority_n in_o and_o over_o religion_n and_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n from_o he_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o can_v be_v his_o vicegerent_n for_o none_o be_v the_o vicegerent_n of_o another_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o any_o power_n or_o authority_n if_o he_o have_v not_o receive_v that_o power_n and_o authority_n from_o he_o otherwise_o the_o word_n have_v a_o proper_a sense_n but_o nothing_o to_o our_o author_n purpose_n it_o be_v his_o power_n over_o they_o and_o not_o they_o over_o the_o conscience_n of_o their_o subject_n that_o be_v intend_v in_o the_o word_n of_o no_o more_o use_n in_o this_o controversy_n be_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o 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to_o the_o jesuit_n apology_n and_o defence_n in_o the_o three_o part_n p._n 293._o thus_o introduce_v theophilus_n a_o protestant_n divine_a argue_v with_o philander_n a_o jesuit_n about_o these_o matter_n theoph._n as_o for_o the_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o title_n be_v first_o transfer_v from_o the_o pope_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o by_o the_o bishop_n of_o your_o side_n not_o of_o we_o and_o though_o the_o pastor_n in_o king_n edward_n time_n may_v not_o well_o dislike_v much_o less_o dissuade_v the_o style_n of_o the_o crown_n by_o reason_n the_o king_n be_v under_o year_n and_o so_o remain_v until_o he_o die_v yet_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o please_v god_n to_o place_v her_o majesty_n in_o her_o father_n throne_n the_o noble_n and_o preacher_n perceive_v the_o word_n head_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v christ_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a honour_n to_o be_v offensive_a unto_o many_o that_o have_v vehement_o refell_v the_o same_o in_o the_o pope_n beseech_v her_o highness_n the_o meaning_n of_o that_o word_n which_o her_o father_n have_v use_v may_v be_v express_v in_o some_o plain_a and_o apt_a term_n and_o so_o be_v the_o prince_n call_v supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o realm_n that_o be_v ruler_n and_o bearer_n of_o the_o sword_n with_o lawful_a authority_n to_o command_v and_o punish_v answerable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o all_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n or_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o in_o temporal_a and_o no_o foreign_a prince_n or_o prelate_n to_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n superiority_n pre-eminence_n or_o authority_n to_o establish_v prohibit_v correct_v and_o chastise_v with_o public_a law_n or_o temporal_a feign_v any_o crime_n or_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a or_o spiritual_a within_o her_o realm_n philand_n calvin_n say_v this_o be_v sacrilege_n and_o blasphemy_n look_v you_o therefore_o with_o what_o conscience_n you_o take_v that_o oath_n which_o your_o own_o master_n so_o mighty_o 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