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in_o the_o christian_a religion_n it_o
any_o war_n be_v commence_v upon_o just_a and_o warrantable_a ground_n and_o yet_o how_o few_o be_v they_o that_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o judge_v their_o lawfulness_n all_o man_n here_o think_v their_o prince_n command_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o satisfy_v themselves_o in_o this_o that_o in_o case_n the_o cause_n prove_v to_o be_v unjust_a the_o fault_n liesentire_o upon_o he_o that_o command_v and_o not_o at_o all_o on_o he_o who_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o obey_v and_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o that_o no_o subject_a be_v bind_v to_o take_v up_o arm_n till_o himself_o have_v approve_v the_o justness_n of_o the_o cause_n commonwealth_n must_v be_v brave_o secure_v and_o their_o safety_n must_v lie_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o every_o humoursome_a and_o pragmatical_a fellow_n and_o yet_o to_o this_o piece_n of_o arrogance_n do_v man_n tempt_v themselves_o when_o they_o affect_v to_o be_v think_v more_o godly_a than_o their_o neighbour_n it_o be_v a_o gallant_a thing_n to_o understand_v religion_n better_o than_o their_o superior_n and_o to_o pity_v their_o ignorance_n in_o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o by_o seem_v to_o compassionate_v their_o weakness_n to_o despise_v their_o authority_n but_o if_o prince_n will_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v control_v by_o the_o pride_n and_o insolence_n of_o these_o contentious_a zealot_n they_o do_v but_o tempt_v they_o to_o slight_v both_o their_o person_n and_o their_o government_n and_o if_o they_o will_v endure_v to_o be_v check_v in_o their_o law_n spiritual_a and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o every_o systematical_a theologue_n and_o most_o not_o to_o say_v the_o best_a of_o our_o adversary_n be_v little_o better_o they_o may_v as_o well_o bear_v to_o see_v themselves_o affront_v in_o their_o law_n civil_a and_o government_n of_o the_o state_n by_o every_o village-attorney_n and_o solicitor_n well_o then_o all_o man_n that_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o government_n be_v bind_v in_o all_o matter_n doubtful_a and_o disputable_a to_o submit_v the_o dictate_v of_o private_a conscience_n to_o the_o determination_n of_o public_a authority_n nor_o do_v this_o oblige_v any_o man_n to_o act_v against_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o own_o conscience_n but_o only_o by_o alter_v the_o case_n alter_v his_o persuasion_n i.e._n though_o every_o man_n consider_v absolute_o and_o by_o himself_o be_v bind_v to_o follow_v his_o own_o private_a judgement_n yet_o when_o he_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o member_n of_o a_o society_n then_o must_v be_v govern_v than_o he_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v bind_v to_o submit_v his_o own_o private_a thought_n to_o public_a determination_n and_o it_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o every_o man_n conscience_n that_o be_v not_o turbulent_a and_o seditious_a that_o it_o ought_v in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o of_o a_o great_a &_o apparent_a necessity_n whatever_o be_v own_o private_a judgement_n of_o they_o be_v to_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o determination_n of_o its_o governor_n in_o order_n to_o public_a peace_n and_o unity_n for_o unless_o this_o be_v do_v there_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o eternal_a disorder_n and_o confusion_n in_o the_o church_n in_o that_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a that_o all_o man_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o apprehension_n of_o thing_n and_o consider_v the_o temper_n and_o passion_n of_o mankind_n as_o impossible_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o pursue_v their_o difference_n and_o controversy_n with_o too_o much_o heat_n &_o vehemence_n and_o therefore_o unless_o whatever_o their_o own_o judgement_n and_o apprehension_n be_v they_o be_v bind_v in_o all_o such_o case_n to_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o decision_n and_o determination_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n in_o order_n to_o its_o peace_n and_o setlement_n there_o can_v be_v no_o possible_a way_n of_o avoid_v endless_a squabble_n and_o confusion_n and_o unless_o this_o be_v a_o fundamental_a rule_n &_o dictate_v of_o every_o man_n conscience_n that_o as_o he_o be_v bind_v in_o all_o doubtful_a case_n to_o follow_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o best_a result_n of_o his_o own_o private_a persuasion_n where_o he_o neither_o have_v nor_o be_v oblige_v to_o have_v any_o other_o guide_n or_o rule_v of_o his_o action_n so_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o forego_v they_o all_o provide_v his_o plain_a and_o necessary_a duty_n be_v secure_v out_o of_o obedience_n to_o authority_n and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o due_a government_n of_o the_o society_n there_o never_o can_v be_v any_o peace_n or_o setlement_n in_o any_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n in_o the_o world_n and_o every_o conscience_n that_o be_v not_o thus_o persuade_v be_v upon_o that_o account_n to_o be_v reckon_v as_o seditious_a and_o unpeaceable_a and_o so_o to_o be_v treat_v according_o sect._n 7._o he_o that_o with_o a_o implicit_a faith_n and_o confidence_n resign_v up_o his_o own_o reason_n to_o any_o superior_a on_o earth_n in_o all_o thing_n be_v a_o fool_n and_o he_o be_v as_o great_a a_o fool_n to_o say_v no_o worse_o that_o will_v do_v it_o in_o nothing_o for_o as_o all_o man_n be_v immediate_o subject_a to_o god_n alone_o in_o matter_n of_o indispensable_a duty_n that_o be_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v in_o our_o present_a dispute_n so_o be_v they_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o condescend_v to_o the_o decree_n and_o determination_n of_o their_o lawful_a superior_n neither_o be_v this_o to_o put_v man_n upon_o that_o supreme_a folly_n of_o renounce_v the_o use_n and_o guidance_n of_o their_o own_o reason_n out_o of_o obedience_n to_o any_o man_n infallibility_n for_o by_o reason_n we_o mean_v nothing_o but_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n make_v use_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o most_o prudential_a method_n to_o guide_v itself_o in_o all_o its_o action_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o confine_v to_o any_o sort_n of_o maxim_n and_o principle_n in_o philosophy_n but_o it_o extend_v itself_o to_o any_o knowledge_n that_o may_v be_v gain_v by_o prudence_n experience_n and_o observation_n and_o hence_o right_a reason_n when_o it_o be_v employ_v about_o the_o action_n of_o man_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o prudence_n and_o discretion_n now_o the_o reason_n of_o any_o wise_a and_o sober_a man_n will_v tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v most_o prudent_a discreet_a and_o reasonable_a to_o forego_v his_o own_o private_a persuasion_n in_o thing_n doubtful_a and_o disputable_a out_o of_o obedience_n to_o his_o lawful_a superior_n because_o without_o this_o the_o world_n can_v never_o be_v govern_v and_o suppose_v man_n judgement_n and_o understanding_n to_o be_v never_o so_o much_o above_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o all_o humane_a authority_n and_o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v bind_v to_o submit_v his_o reason_n to_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o command_v of_o god_n yet_o every_o man_n owe_v at_o least_o so_o much_o civility_n to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o prince_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o his_o country_n as_o to_o bring_v himself_o to_o a_o compliance_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o public_a judgement_n rather_o than_o to_o disturb_v the_o public_a peace_n for_o the_o gratification_n of_o his_o own_o fancy_n and_o opinion_n which_o be_v no_o enslave_v of_o his_o reason_n to_o any_o man_n usurpation_n over_o his_o faith_n and_o conscience_n but_o only_o a_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o modest_a compliance_n in_o order_n to_o the_o common_a interest_n of_o humane_a society_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o duty_n of_o subjection_n yet_o it_o be_v one_o of_o peaceableness_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o ground_v upon_o our_o obligation_n to_o the_o authority_n itself_o yet_o it_o be_v most_o clear_o derive_v from_o a_o high_a obligation_n that_o all_o man_n be_v under_o to_o advance_v the_o welfare_n of_o mankind_n and_o more_o particular_o of_o that_o society_n they_o live_v in_o that_o be_v antecedent_n to_o those_o of_o government_n which_o be_v institute_v only_o in_o order_n to_o the_o common_a good_a and_o therefore_o though_o our_o duty_n in_o such_o case_n can_v not_o be_v deduce_v from_o our_o obligation_n to_o any_o humane_a authority_n yet_o it_o clear_o arise_v from_o that_o duty_n of_o charity_n we_o owe_v to_o our_o fellow_n creature_n and_o though_o we_o be_v not_o to_o submit_v our_o understand_n to_o any_o humane_a power_n yet_o we_o be_v to_o the_o first_o and_o fundamental_a law_n of_o charity_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a duty_n of_o mankind_n it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a to_o forego_v all_o more_o private_a and_o inferior_a obligation_n when_o they_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o it_o and_o thus_o st._n paul_n notwithstanding_o he_o declaim_v with_o so_o much_o vehemence_n against_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o judaical_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n never_o scruple_v to_o use_v they_o as_o oft_o as_o it_o be_v serviceable_a to_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n
and_o by_o consequence_n the_o good_a of_o mankind_n and_o all_o i_o will_v persuade_v man_n to_o be_v only_o that_o they_o will_v do_v as_o much_o out_o of_o duty_n as_o st._n paul_n do_v out_o of_o civility_n that_o as_o he_o comply_v with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o jew_n retain_v his_o own_o private_a judgement_n to_o himself_o for_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o religion_n so_o they_o will_v whatever_o their_o own_o persuasion_n be_v of_o some_o thing_n not_o clear_o and_o absolute_o sinful_a comply_v with_o the_o determination_n of_o their_o governor_n when_o it_o be_v conducive_a to_o the_o noble_a end_n of_o public_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n a_o thing_n in_o itself_o so_o good_a and_o so_o necessary_a that_o there_o be_v very_o few_o action_n that_o it_o will_v not_o render_v virtuous_a whatever_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o whenever_o they_o happen_v to_o be_v useful_a and_o instrumental_a to_o its_o attainment_n and_o therefore_o in_o all_o matter_n that_o be_v no_o indispensable_a duty_n of_o religion_n he_o that_o act_n cross_v to_o the_o command_n of_o authority_n have_v no_o sense_n either_o of_o the_o great_a end_n of_o order_n and_o government_n or_o great_a duty_n of_o humanity_n modest_a peaceableness_n meekness_n and_o civility_n i._n e._n he_o be_v a_o proud_a and_o factious_a person_n and_o have_v no_o other_o motive_n so_o to_o do_v but_o the_o pleasure_n of_o be_v peevish_a and_o disobedient_a in_o fine_a there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o liberty_n and_o authority_n of_o conscience_n the_o former_a consist_v in_o the_o freedom_n of_o a_o man_n own_o judgement_n and_o of_o this_o no_o magistrate_n can_v deprive_v we_o in_o that_o he_o can_v tie_v up_o any_o man_n understanding_n from_o judge_v of_o thing_n as_o himself_o please_v but_o as_o for_o the_o latter_a that_o consist_v in_o the_o power_n over_o man_n outward_a action_n and_o this_o as_o far_o as_o it_o concern_v all_o public_a affair_n every_o man_n do_v and_o of_o necessity_n must_v pass_v away_o to_o the_o ruler_n of_o that_o society_n he_o live_v in_o because_o though_o i_o have_v say_v it_o often_o enough_o already_o yet_o too_o often_o i_o can_v say_v it_o in_o that_o it_o be_v the_o main_a key_n of_o the_o controversy_n and_o yet_o but_o little_a if_o at_o all_o regard_v by_o our_o adversary_n the_o very_a nature_n of_o government_n consist_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o power_n of_o command_n over_o man_n action_n and_o therefore_o unless_o all_o man_n grant_v it_o away_o to_o their_o governor_n they_o live_v not_o under_o government_n but_o in_o a_o state_n of_o anarchy_n every_o man_n will_v be_v prince_n and_o monarch_n to_o himself_o and_o as_o free_v from_o all_o command_n as_o if_o he_o live_v out_o of_o all_o society_n see_v only_a himself_o shall_v have_v any_o real_a dominion_n over_o his_o own_o action_n and_o his_o governor_n shall_v not_o have_v power_n to_o command_v he_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o himself_n first_o think_v fit_a to_o do_v and_o i_o hope_v i_o need_v not_o to_o prove_v that_o this_o be_v a_o plain_a dissolution_n of_o all_o government_n so_o that_o when_o man_n will_v be_v the_o absolute_a master_n of_o their_o own_o action_n it_o be_v not_o the_o freedom_n of_o conscience_n but_o its_o power_n and_o sovereignty_n for_o which_o they_o contend_v they_o will_v endure_v none_o to_o rule_v over_o they_o but_o themselves_o and_o force_v prince_n to_o submit_v their_o law_n to_o their_o saucy_a and_o imperious_a humour_n and_o it_o be_v this_o they_o mean_v by_o their_o pretence_n to_o a_o tender_a conscience_n i._n e._n a_o conscience_n that_o scruple_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o government_n that_o will_v in_o spite_n of_o all_o public_a law_n be_v entire_o at_o its_o own_o liberty_n that_o will_v not_o submit_v itself_o to_o any_o rule_n but_o its_o own_o private_a persuasion_n that_o affect_v to_o be_v nice_a and_o squeamish_a against_o all_o the_o command_n of_o its_o superior_n and_o love_v to_o censure_v they_o upon_o the_o light_a and_o most_o slender_a presumption_n and_o that_o will_v not_o yield_v up_o any_o thing_n of_o its_o own_o fantastic_a humour_n to_o its_o prince_n will_v or_o the_o church_n peace_n i._n e._n in_o effect_n the_o tenderness_n of_o their_o conscience_n for_o which_o forsooth_o they_o must_v be_v bear_v with_o consist_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o their_o be_v the_o great_a and_o most_o notorious_a heretic_n for_o the_o rank_a sort_n of_o heresy_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o product_n of_o a_o peevish_a and_o contentious_a spirit_n and_o a_o heretic_n be_v one_o that_o delight_v in_o quarrel_n and_o faction_n whence_o erasmus_n render_v s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sectarum_fw-la author_n a_o man_n that_o love_v to_o be_v the_o leader_n of_o a_o party_n it_o be_v peevishness_n and_o obstinacy_n of_o will_n that_o turn_v small_a error_n into_o great_a heresy_n pride_n and_o passion_n and_o whatsoever_o can_v make_v a_o opinion_n vicious_a be_v its_o fundamental_a ingredient_n and_o give_v it_o its_o essential_a formality_n this_o vice_n lie_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o opinion_n as_o in_o the_o temper_n of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o stubborn_a and_o refractory_a disposition_n of_o mind_n or_o a_o peremptoriness_n in_o a_o man_n own_o conception_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v by_o saint_n paul_n reckon_v among_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o brutish_a peevishness_n that_o be_v direct_o oppose_v to_o that_o lenity_n and_o yieldingness_n of_o mind_n that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o choice_a fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n whence_o he_o advise_v not_o to_o confute_v but_o to_o admonish_v such_o a_o one_o i_o e._n that_o be_v quarrelsome_a and_o boisterous_a for_o every_o trifle_n and_o every_o fancy_n because_o through_o pride_n and_o perverseness_n he_o be_v uncapable_a of_o instruction_n and_o therefore_o can_v only_o be_v advise_v and_o not_o dispute_v into_o sobriety_n or_o to_o use_v the_o phrase_n of_o saint_n paul_n he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fellow_n that_o be_v troublesome_a and_o contentious_a especial_o about_o the_o external_a rite_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o church_n and_o such_o a_o malapert_a nonconformist_a he_o suppose_v dispute_v in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n that_o their_o woman_n ought_v contrary_a to_o their_o receive_a custom_n to_o be_v uncover_v at_o divine_a service_n but_o he_o take_v he_o up_o with_o this_o short_a and_o peremptory_a answer_n if_o any_o man_n seem_v to_o be_v contentious_a we_o have_v no_o such_o custom_n neither_o the_o church_n of_o god_n i._n e._n in_o thing_n neither_o moral_o good_a nor_o evil_a as_o few_o external_a rite_n be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o warrant_n of_o their_o lawfulness_n and_o reason_n of_o their_o decency_n and_o that_o be_v satisfaction_n enough_o to_o any_o sober_a and_o peaceable_a mind_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v refractory_o persist_v to_o control_v it_o must_v be_v treat_v as_o a_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n i._n e._n pity_v and_o punish_v as_o be_v all_o other_o turbulent_a and_o seditious_a person_n when_o man_n conscience_n be_v so_o squeamish_a or_o so_o humoursome_a as_o that_o they_o will_v rise_v against_o the_o custom_n and_o injunction_n of_o the_o church_n they_o live_v in_o she_o must_v scourge_v they_o into_o order_n and_o chastise_v they_o not_o so_o much_o for_o their_o fond_a persuasion_n as_o for_o their_o troublesome_a peevishness_n and_o this_o use_n of_o the_o church_n rod_n and_o censure_n be_v so_o absolute_o necessary_a that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a effectual_a way_n to_o preserve_v she_o from_o faction_n and_o contention_n not_o only_o because_o upon_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n soft_a method_n can_v make_v no_o impression_n but_o also_o because_o if_o we_o remove_v the_o limit_n and_o boundary_n of_o discipline_n there_o will_v be_v no_o end_n of_o the_o folly_n and_o frenzy_n of_o brainsick_a people_n and_o when_o they_o be_v once_o let_v loose_a who_o then_o can_v set_v bound_n to_o the_o wildness_n of_o godly_a madness_n for_o this_o we_o have_v too_o clear_a a_o proof_n in_o the_o frantic_a practice_n of_o our_o modern_a sectary_n who_o when_o they_o have_v inflame_v their_o little_a zeal_n against_o the_o ceremonial_a constitution_n of_o our_o church_n run_v themselves_o into_o all_o manner_n of_o wild_a and_o extravagant_a gesture_n they_o measure_v the_o simplicity_n of_o christ_n worship_n by_o its_o opposition_n to_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o decency_n all_o institution_n of_o order_n be_v unwarrantable_a invention_n and_o tradition_n of_o man_n all_o custom_n be_v superstition_n and_o all_o discipline_n be_v popish_a and_o antichristian_a novelty_n how_o uncouth_a and_o fantastic_a soever_o be_v their_o only_a rule_n of_o decency_n and_o every_o sect_n distinguish_v itself_o from_o all_o other_o by_o some_o