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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80794	A learned and exceeding well-compiled vindication of liberty of religion: written by Junius Brutus in Latine, and translated into English by N.Y. who desires, as much as in him is, to do good unto all men: wherein these three following propositions are undenyably proved, and all objections to the contrary fully answered. 1. That if magistrates, in case of necessity, promise hereticks liberty of religion; they are bound to performe their promise after that necessity ceaseth. 2 That magistrates may with a safe conscience grant hereticks liberty of religion, and oblige themselves by an oath, or bond of assurance, to provide for their safety and security. 3. That magistrates ought to grant hereticks liberty of religion, and to oblige themselves by an oath, or bond of assurance, to provide for their safety and security.; Vindiciae pro religionis libertate. English.	Crell, Johann, 1590-1633.; N. Y. translator.	1646 (1646)	Wing C6879; Thomason E1178_4; ESTC R208101	37,701	85

A LEARNED And exceeding well-compiled Vindication of Liberty of RELIGION Written by Junius Brutus in Latine And Translated into English by N. Y. who desires as much as in him is to do good unto all men Wherein these three following Propositions are undenyably proved and all Objections to the contrary fully Answered 1. That if Magistrate in case of necessity promise Hereticks Liberty of Religion they are bound to performe their promise after that necessity ceaseth 2 That Magistrates may with a safe Conscience grant Hereticks Liberty of Religion and oblige themselves by an Oath or Bond of assurance to provide for their safety and security 3. That Magistrates ought to grant Hereticks Liberty of Religion and to oblige themselves by an Oath or Bond of assurance to provide for their safety and security Printed in the Year 1646. To the Reader I Have long since most earnestly desired Christian Reader that as there is a harmony and consent in discords of Musick so likewise there might be a sweet sympathy and harmony of Christian charity and civill friendship in the mindes of all men notwithstanding any discords of opinions touching matters of Religion And surely the best course that I can take to accomplish my desire is to convince thy conscience that liberty of Religion is lawfull and allowable which I am fully perswaded this short Treatise that I translate is able to perform if so be thou shalt resolve to reade it over with a minde free from prejudice and disaffection For I am sure that what of any moment can be spoken for or objected against liberty of Religion that is here both strongly urged and fully answered I dare say that every rationall and equall judge will grant that he never saw as yet any Tract of the same length concerning the same Subject of like worth and estimation with this VVouldest thou have strength of Argument good method neat composure perswasive cloquence All these conspire and meet together here If any blemish seem to be in this both solid and beautifull structure as it is set forth in an English dresse I am the cause thereof and not the Author Be not offended Gentle Reader because thou seest the name of Catholiques and Heretiques attributed to them in this Treatise to whom it is usually given by the Papists but rather be pleased to observe that liberty of Religion is here defended against the adversaries thereof even upon their owne termes and conditions For certainly no stronger proof can be brought for the lawfulnesse and right of liberty in Religion than to demonstrate that Papists or other Sects may and ought to grant it although it be supposed to be true in it selfe which they conceite of themselves and all other men who differ from them in religion If thou ask me the question whether it will necessarily follow that Protestants ought as well as Papists to grant freedome of religion I answer yes undoubtedly For Papists have some plea for themselves in the denyall thereof because they believe though falsly That the authority of their Church is infallible and therefore that she cannot erre in the judgment of the spirits in her interpretation of the Scriptures and in her determinations of Controversies But Protestants who hold that the authority of the Church is fallible that the greatest Assembly of Divines may erre and oftentimes have erred in their judgement of the spirits in their interpretation of the Scriptures and in their decisions of Controversies and therefore allow the common people to search the Scriptures and to try the spirits by them as the only Iudge or rather to speak properly as the only Rule cannot have any reasonable pretence to deny it unlesse they will now at length renounce their principles and destroy the grounds of their Reformation and separation from the Church of Rome But whether tends this discourse to shew that a better Treatise than this which I translate could not be set forth to prove that Protestant Magistrates are as much obliged as Papists if not more to grant a toleration of Religion to their Subjects So that now judicious Reader thou mayst clearly perceive that notwithstanding those names of Catholiques and Heretiques thou meetst with in every Leafe and vein almost of this Tract the arguments of it and the answers in it against objections war as strongly and directly for us in this Kingdome against our Protestant adversaries in the cause of toleration and liberty of Religion as it doth for any Sect of Christians against any adversaries whatsoever and that when thou hast read it there is not more promised in the Title page then is made good in the Discourse thereof Thus being mindfull of my Authors brevity and unwilling to offend thy patience I rest Thine in Christ N. Y. THE name of Catholicks and Hereticks is attributed to them in this Treatise to whom it is wont to be given by the Church of Rome that the Controversie may be ended yet notwithstanding without any prejudice or hurt to the Cause it selfe For when as they which dissent from the Church of Rome desire a safe and sound civill peace may be allowed them either it is to be proved that they are not Hereticks or that although they were yet notwithstanding the members of the Church of Rome ought to live peaceably with them The former Controversie cannot be determined unlesse the one side overcome by the Arguments of the other condescend to their opinion Wherefore it would be tedious to expect here an end thereof But the latter may easily he decided yea and ought to be even whilst the former stands in debate and of that only this Treatise takes upon it to discourse Therefore the Author of this Treatise puts the case as if they were such which dissent from the Church of Rome as they account them but hee doth no more affirm it then believe the truth thereof CHAP. I. Catholiques ought to grant them whom they deem Hereticks the liberty of Religion which they promise even then when they could suppresse them without any damage or hurt to themselves THat the Catholique Religion permits freedome of Religion to be granted Hereticks and provision to be made for their safety and security even for the future without any limitation of time when they cannot be suppressed and destroyed without detriment to the Church both the writings of learned men and practise it self doth testifie From hence it followeth the same Religion ought alwayes to grant that afterwards freedome of Religion hath once been promised Heretiques it should not then be taken from them when they may be subverted and borne downe without any damage to the Church For when Catholicks give assurance unto Hereticks that they will not oppresse nor molest them for Religions sake they promise to do them no mischief then especially when they shall have opportunity to do it For why should they promise to abstain from doing that which either they cannot do at all or which they cannot without much hurt