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as_o to_o lay_v a_o necessity_n on_o they_o to_o believe_v that_o which_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v or_o not_o to_o believe_v what_o they_o do_v believe_v true_a faith_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n 21._o because_o if_o the_o magistrate_n impose_v upon_o the_o conscience_n he_o must_v either_o do_v it_o as_o a_o magistrate_n or_o as_o a_o christian_a not_o as_o a_o magistrate_n for_o then_o heathen_n be_v magistrate_n have_v the_o same_o power_n to_o impose_v and_o so_o by_o revolution_n and_o conquest_n may_v come_v to_o give_v law_n to_o christian_n and_o compel_v they_o to_o idolatry_n 2._o not_o as_o christian_n for_o that_o contradict_v christ_n saying_n the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n exercise_v lordship_n over_o they_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o for_o all_o you_o be_v erethren_n 22._o because_o by_o the_o same_o rule_n and_o reason_n that_o the_o magistrate_n of_o one_o nation_n ought_v to_o impose_v upon_o and_o persecute_v for_o conscience_n the_o 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they_o know_v not_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v of_o 25._o because_o to_o impose_v upon_o man_n conscience_n and_o to_o destroy_v their_o person_n for_o difference_n in_o religion_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o end_n of_o christ_n come_n who_o say_v he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v man_n life_n but_o to_o save_v they_o 26._o because_o people_n of_o divers_a religion_n in_o one_o nation_n if_o not_o tolerate_v must_v some_o of_o they_o be_v destroy_v or_o remove_v by_o banishment_n if_o destroy_v the_o constancy_n and_o patience_n of_o the_o sufferer_n for_o their_o faith_n move_v pity_n and_o commiseration_n make_v man_n more_o ready_a to_o own_o then_o to_o reject_v their_o faith_n and_o so_o rather_o multiply_v then_o lessen_v the_o number_n of_o its_o professor_n if_o banish_v this_o render_v the_o banish_a as_o so_o many_o enemy_n abroad_o ready_a upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o their_o own_o native_a country_n there_o be_v therefore_o 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of_o εικων_fw-gr βασιλικη_n as_o follow_v pag._n 67._o in_o his_o prayer_n to_o god_n he_o say_v thou_o seeft_v how_o much_o cruelty_n among_o christian_n be_v act_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o religion_n as_o if_o we_o can_v not_o be_v christian_n unless_o we_o crucific_a one_o another_o pag._n 28._o make_v they_o at_o length_n serious_o to_o consider_v that_o nothing_o violent_a and_o injurious_a can_v be_v religious_a pag._n 70._o nor_o be_v it_o so_o proper_a to_o hew_v out_o religious_a reformation_n by_o the_o sword_n as_o to_o polish_v they_o by_o fair_a and_o equal_a disputation_n among_o those_o that_o be_v most_o concern_v in_o the_o difference_n who_o not_o force_n but_o reason_n ought_v to_o convince_v sure_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n those_o truth_n gain_n most_o upon_o man_n judgement_n and_o conscience_n which_o be_v least_o urge_v with_o secular_a violence_n which_o weaken_v truth_n with_o perjudices_fw-la pag._n 115._o it_o be_v a_o office_n not_o only_o of_o humanity_n rather_o to_o use_v reason_n then_o force_v but_o also_o of_o christianity_n to_o seek_v peace_n and_o ensue_v it_o pag._n 91_o 92_o in_o point_n of_o true_a conscientious_a tenderness_n i_o have_v often_o declare_v how_o little_a i_o desire_v my_o law_n and_o sceptre_n shall_v entrench_v on_o god_n sovereignty_n which_o be_v the_o only_a king_n of_o man_n conscience_n pag._n 123._o nor_o do_v i_o desire_v any_o man_n shall_v be_v further_a subject_n unto_o i_o than_o all_o of_o we_o may_v be_v subject_a unto_o god_n concern_v oath_n p._n 76._o the_o enjoin_v of_o oath_n upon_o people_n must_v needs_o in_o thing_n doubtful_a be_v dangerous_a as_o in_o thing_n unlawful_a damnable_a some_o word_n of_o advice_n from_o charles_n the_o first_o to_o the_o then_o prince_n of_o wales_n now_o king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 165._o my_o counsel_n and_o charge_n to_o you_o be_v that_o you_o serious_o
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