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A84230
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The examiner examined. Certaine questions proposed to the author of Zeale examined concerning his principles. Whereby he endevours to prove; that the magistrate by his authority ought not to advance true religion, but to give a toleration to idolatry and heresie.
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Wing E3733; Thomason E670_8; ESTC R207036
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the_o examiner_n examine_v certain_a question_n propose_v to_o the_o author_n of_o zeal_n examine_v concern_v his_o principle_n whereby_o he_o endeavour_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o magistrate_n by_o his_o authority_n ought_v not_o to_o advance_v true_a religion_n but_o to_o give_v a_o toleration_n to_o idolatry_n and_o heresy_n esay_n 49.22_o 23._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n behold_v i_o will_v lift_v up_o my_o hand_n to_o the_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n and_o king_n shall_v be_v thy_o nurse_n father_n and_o their_o queen_n thy_o nurse_v mother_n revel_v 17.12_o 16._o the_o ten_o horse_n which_o thou_o see_v be_v ten_o king_n these_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o shall_v make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o shall_v eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n print_a at_o london_n for_o john_n wright_n at_o the_o kings-head_n in_o the_o old_a bailey_n 1652._o be_v give_v up_o to_o strong_a delusion_n not_o to_o receive_v the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n yea_o a_o universal_a love_n of_o all_o truth_n but_o if_o he_o propose_v thing_n contrary_a to_o truth_n or_o doubtful_a thing_n for_o resolve_a truth_n as_o indeed_o he_o be_v very_o cloudy_a in_o many_o of_o his_o assertion_n herein_o he_o may_v be_v question_v that_o so_o he_o may_v receive_v light_n in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o he_o err_v by_o be_v certain_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o seek_v more_o clear_a light_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o yet_o see_v but_o in_o a_o mist_n towards_o these_o end_n be_v these_o follow_a inquiry_n which_o if_o they_o shake_v the_o examiner_n principle_n and_o pillar_n and_o the_o house_n build_v thereon_o do_v fall_n it_o will_v be_v no_o great_a loss_n nor_o wonder_n no_o loss_n nor_o wonder_n i_o say_v if_o a_o house_n of_o dagon_n fall_n the_o receptacle_n and_o shelter_n of_o idol_n and_o idolatry_n heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n question_v 1_o whether_o a_o magistrate_n that_o know_v the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n by_o christ_n jesus_n do_v fulfil_v the_o office_n of_o a_o nurse_n father_n if_o he_o do_v not_o cause_v this_o save_a food_n to_o be_v give_v to_o his_o child_n and_o poison_n that_o be_v a_o contrary_a doctrine_n to_o be_v keep_v from_o they_o 2._o whether_o the_o doctrine_n of_o grace._n that_o bring_v salvation_n do_v not_o teach_v man_n to_o live_v godly_a righteous_o and_o sober_o and_o more_o particular_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n and_o to_o live_v in_o love_n and_o peace_n among_o themselves_o and_o whether_o such_o a_o doctrine_n do_v not_o advance_v the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o consequent_o whether_o a_o magistrate_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o advance_v this_o doctrine_n which_o do_v advance_v the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o a_o nation_n 3._o whether_o godliness_n have_v not_o the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o to_o come_v and_o whether_o these_o promise_n do_v not_o contain_v in_o they_o all_o good_a and_o happiness_n and_o if_o so_o whether_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o his_o power_n to_o advance_v that_o godliness_n which_o give_v all_o good_a and_o happiness_n to_o a_o nation_n 4._o whether_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o love_n god_n with_o all_o his_o may_v and_o according_o to_o advance_v his_o glory_n with_o all_o his_o might_n and_o whether_o he_o do_v so_o if_o he_o do_v not_o put_v forth_o all_o his_o might_n in_o advance_v god_n true_a worship_n and_o service_n and_o the_o chief_a good_a of_o god_n people_n commit_v to_o his_o care_n 5._o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o pray_v for_o magistrate_n that_o under_o they_o they_o may_v lead_v a_o peaceable_a &_o quiet_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n whether_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v do_v and_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o also_o bind_v to_o give_v himself_o up_o to_o god_n to_o be_v his_o servant_n and_o instrument_n when_o he_o grant_v this_o prayer_n 6._o whether_o abraham_n and_o the_o head_n of_o other_o family_n before_o the_o law_n 18.19_o gen._n 18.19_o be_v not_o magistrate_n in_o their_o family_n and_o whether_o abraham_n do_v not_o command_v his_o family_n to_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o whether_o god_n do_v not_o commend_v he_o for_o do_v so_o 35.2_o gen._n 35.2_o and_o whether_o jacob_n do_v not_o purge_v his_o house_n from_o idol_n and_o cause_v his_o household_n to_o go_v up_o to_o bethell_n to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n 10._o sect._n 10._o and_o whether_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n be_v mere_o fellow_n servant_n with_o their_o servant_n as_o this_o examiner_n say_v and_o their_o household_n may_v command_v abraham_n and_o jacob_n as_o well_o as_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n command_v their_o household_n 7._o whether_o artaxerxes_n do_v well_o in_o make_v a_o decree_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n 7._o ezra_n 7._o and_o in_o cause_v ezra_n to_o teach_v they_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o whether_o the_o king_n of_o niniveh_n do_v well_o to_o command_v his_o people_n to_o keep_v a_o general_a fast_a and_o to_o turn_v from_o their_o evil_a way_n whereby_o he_o save_v that_o great_a city_n or_o whether_o he_o may_v not_o have_v do_v better_a to_o have_v leave_v they_o to_o a_o careless_a liberty_n and_o so_o to_o destruction_n 8._o whether_o any_o of_o the_o prophet_n apostle_n yea_o our_o saviour_n himself_o do_v ever_o except_o at_o the_o magistrate_n auhority_n for_o question_v they_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 9_o if_o a_o believe_a magistrate_n as_o a_o nurse_n father_n recommend_v to_o his_o child_n the_o wholesome_a food_n of_o the_o word_n that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v their_o soul_n and_o encourage_v those_o that_o disperse_v and_o dispense_v it_o and_o withal_o forbid_v other_o to_o give_v abroad_o the_o poison_n contrary_a to_o it_o whether_o the_o examiner_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o say_v that_o this_o be_v a_o ground_n for_o another_o magistrate_n to_o command_v the_o give_v abroad_o of_o poison_n and_o to_o forbid_v the_o deliver_n of_o the_o wholesome_a food_n that_o may_v save_v his_o people_n soul_n 10._o authority_n be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o asa_n to_o advance_v true_a religion_n and_o suppress_v idolatry_n which_o he_o do_v to_o the_o depose_n of_o his_o mother_n whether_o this_o be_v a_o ground_n for_o manasseh_n one_o of_o his_o successor_n to_o set_v up_o idolatry_n and_o a_o principle_n of_o persecution_n whereupon_o he_o may_v kill_v those_o that_o will_v not_o worship_v his_o idol_n 11._o when_o god_n make_v a_o law_n that_o blasphemy_n prove_v by_o two_o witness_n shall_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n whether_o he_o therein_o do_v lay_v a_o principle_n of_o persecution_n or_o murder_n whereby_o jesabel_n by_o two_o false_a witness_n may_v unjust_o put_v naboth_n to_o death_n 12._o whether_o paul_n command_v christian_a father_n to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o the_o nurture_n and_o admonition_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v hereby_o lay_v a_o principle_n 4._o eph._n 6_o 4._o whereupon_o idolatrous_a parent_n may_v bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o the_o nurture_n and_o and_o doctrine_n of_o idolatry_n that_o be_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n 13._o idolatry_n be_v against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n 1._o job_n 3.28_o rom._n 1._o and_o therefore_o punishable_a under_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o so_o acknowledge_v by_o job_n who_o live_v before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n whether_o the_o magistrate_n under_o the_o gospel_n which_o give_v more_o light_a to_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o sinfulness_n and_o guilt_n of_o idolatry_n may_v not_o also_o restrain_v and_o punish_v that_o sin_n 14._o idolatry_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o paul_n draw_v down_o heavy_a plague_n upon_o a_o people_n and_o deliver_v they_o up_o to_o grievous_a and_o abominable_a sin_n seq_fw-la rom._n 1.18_o &_o seq_fw-la the_o worst_a of_o plague_n whereof_o he_o give_v a_o catalogue_n and_o actual_o cause_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o spew_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n whether_o it_o do_v not_o concern_v the_o magistrate_n to_o deliver_v his_o people_n from_o those_o plagve_n 23._o levit._fw-la 20.2_o 3_o 22_o 23._o by_o take_v away_o idol_n the_o cause_n of_o they_o and_o to_o cast_v out_o idolatry_n rather_o than_o it_o shall_v cast_v out_o the_o people_n from_o the_o land_n where_o he_o govern_v 15._o whether_o this_o examiner_n do_v not_o direct_o set_v himself_o to_o confute_v the_o apostle_n paul_n 9_o sect._n 9_o for_o the_o examiner_n argue_v that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o find_v that_o the_o heathen_a shall_v not_o make_v a_o grave_a image_n nor_o any_o marvel_n that_o they_o shall_v by_o the_o form_n of_o some_o creature_n represent_v the_o invisible_a be_v and_o worship_v