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A66941 A dialogue between Mr. Prejudice, a dissenting country gentleman, and Mr. Reason, a student in the University being a short vindication of the University from popery and an answer to some objections concerning the D. of Y. Wood, Thomas, 1661-1722. 1682 (1682) Wing W3408; ESTC R26396 11,430 27

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Errour I will stand up with Tooth and Nail for the D. of Y. drink his Health throw up my Cap and conform to the Church of England immediately Reason Well Sir as to what you say first That you ought to be zealous for God that your Zeal will excuse you that you ought to follow the just Fact of Phinees Answ c. to the 1. Obj. I answer That you ought to be zealous for God in a good cause not in a bad one that your Zeal can then justifie you not otherwise And as to the Fact of Phinees c. I answer That 't is the opinion of some that you ought no more to imitate it than David's Murther or Adultery c. for 't is a Question whether he did well or no But we will grant he did well because he was commended by God himself in the same Chapter But what then Shall this justifie you How do you know but that he did it by the command of the Magistrate or was a Magistrate himself But if neither thus I shall answer you That men of Heroical Spirits and Gifts such as were David Sampson Phinees c. especially at such a time as they were imployed for the Service of Almighty God were exempt from the Common Rules of Life and did many things with a secret motion of a powerfull Spirit which Motion of the Spirit was as good to them as a special Command from God's mouth But these acts ought not to be followed by others without a particular and certain assurance of the like Instinct But if any of you should pretend to this Motion of the Spirit we will tell you as our Saviour did his Disciples who had more reason to pretend to it than any of you with indignation that you know not what manner of spirit you are of Answ to 2. Obj. As to that passage Numb 17. That the Idolater should be stoned till he die I tell you it cannot be applied to our case 'T is spoken to Jews and not to Christians 'T was a mere Ceremonie We see the Adulterer in Deut. ch 22. v. 22. punish'd with Death in the Gospel John the 8th Christ delivering her But supposing the next Successour to the Crown is an Idolater and the King or Magistrate will not execute this upon him as in truth being not at all bound to it Shall private men usurp his Authority and take upon them to reform what is amiss They may as well establish Laws raise Powers administer Justice execute Malefactours or doe any other thing the Magistrate should doe and would not which if it were once granted every body seeth the end could be no other but Confusion of Church and State As to that passage From among thy Brethren shalt thou set a King over thee and thou shalt not set a Stranger over thee which is not thy Brother c. I answer again 'T is spoken to Jews and not to Christians but if that will not doe I say it is onely a Foretelling and not a Command as may be seen by the 15th verse whom the Lord thy God shall chuse so it was afterwards that Saul and David were anointed by Samuel and Solomon by Nathan Well but if this neither can doe I say that this Law is concerning a Voluntary Election of a King the Kingdom not being hereditary till after Solomon so that this Text maketh nothing against us yea in truth it maketh for us for by Brethren is understood the next in Kin so that if the D. of Y. is next in Kin he must by this Text necessarily inherit Male hoc Zelotae eo trahebant quasi externis Regibus parere non liceret Lex agit de voluntaria electione non de eo quod indixit necessitas saies Grotius upon the place Prejud Truly Sir you have given good plausible Interpretations to these Arguments but I am resolv'd not to be convinc'd and so I believe we had as good break off Reason I wish Sir I could at once overcome your ignorance and ill-nature 'T is a very easie matter to answer all those Arguments which ignorant or mistaken men can bring against us But if you please you may suspend your Judgment if you cannot better inform it The imputation of Popery is very unwelcome to us Pray think that we the Sons of the Church of England worship God in Purity Spirit and Truth That we pray for the Conversion of poor deluded Souls and that as we represent our Saviour crucified between two theives viz. Popery and Fanaticism so that we have Charity to pray that God would make use of an extraordinary Mercy and carry you both along with us into Paradise FINIS