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our_o author_n ground_n his_o objection_n on_o rom._n 14._o 23._o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n and_o he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v if_o he_o eat_v and_o this_o objection_n seem_v to_o be_v enforce_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o bishop_n sanderson_n who_o p._n 228._o the_o obligatione_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la say_v thus_o if_o any_o one_o through_o some_o fast_o root_v error_n of_o judgement_n do_v think_v the_o law_n to_o be_v unjust_a which_o be_v not_o so_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n do_v remain_v notwithstanding_o that_o error_n of_o mind_n so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o free_a from_o sin_n if_o he_o do_v not_o obey_v yet_o that_o he_o sin_v more_o grievous_o if_o he_o shall_v obey_v before_o that_o error_n be_v lay_v aside_o which_o ease_n the_o reverend_a casuist_n intend_v to_o speak_v of_o more_o at_o large_a when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o comparison_n of_o both_o obligation_n viz._n as_o i_o suppose_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o of_o conscience_n for_o i_o perceive_v the_o question_n to_o which_o he_o make_v this_o a_o answer_n be_v what_o assurance_n that_o any_o law_n be_v unjust_a be_v require_v to_o secure_v a_o subject_n in_o point_n of_o conscience_n that_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v by_o that_o law_n but_o the_o good_a bishop_n never_o come_v to_o that_o point_n under_o which_o we_o may_v have_v expect_v his_o far_a judgement_n in_o that_o case_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v take_v a_o little_a pain_n in_o find_v out_o his_o resolution_n in_o some_o other_o part_n of_o his_o write_n answer_n the_o bishop_n say_v if_o a_o subject_n because_o that_o probable_a reason_n do_v appear_v on_o both_o side_n know_v not_o nor_o can_v determine_v whether_o a_o law_n be_v just_a or_o no_o so_o that_o his_o judgement_n hang_v in_o aequilibrio_fw-la not_o know_v to_o which_o to_o incline_v in_o this_o case_n the_o subject_n be_v bind_v actual_o to_o obey_v so_o that_o he_o sin_v if_o he_o do_v not_o obey_v and_o if_o he_o do_v obey_v he_o sin_v not_o now_o i_o observe_v that_o when_o the_o bishop_n come_v to_o give_v his_o reason_n why_o a_o subject_n shall_v obey_v against_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n the_o same_o reason_n do_v require_v his_o obedience_n though_o his_o scruple_n he_o inveterate_a and_o obfirm_v yea_o in_o thing_n doubtful_a as_o by_o these_o follow_a reason_n of_o he_o may_v appear_v his_o first_o reason_n be_v because_o by_o a_o reason_n of_o law_n in_o dubiis_fw-la potior_fw-la est_fw-la conditio_fw-la possidentis_fw-la therefore_o where_o there_o be_v a_o contest_v concern_v a_o right_a betwixt_o the_o lawgiver_n and_o the_o subject_n the_o right_n be_v always_o to_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v on_o the_o lawgiver_n side_n as_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o right_n unless_o some_o fit_a reason_n can_v be_v give_v to_o the_o contrary_a but_o in_o this_o case_n i._n e._n in_o thing_n doubtful_a no_o such_o fit_a reason_n can_v
be_v give_v because_o it_o will_v destroy_v the_o supposition_n which_o be_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v equal_o doubt_v of_o a_o second_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o another_o rule_n of_o law_n that_o in_o a_o doubtful_a case_n the_o safe_a part_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v and_o it_o be_v certain_o more_o safe_a to_o obey_v with_o a_o doubt_a conscience_n than_o not_o to_o obey_v with_o a_o doubt_a conscience_n because_o second_o it_o be_v safe_a in_o give_v honour_n to_o superior_n to_o exceed_v that_o measure_n which_o we_o owe_v than_o to_o be_v defective_a in_o it_o three_o because_o from_o the_o same_o rule_n it_o be_v general_o more_o safe_a that_o he_o who_o be_v free_a shall_v think_v himself_o bind_v than_o that_o he_o who_o be_v bind_v shall_v think_v himself_o free_a for_o see_v through_o the_o natural_a pravity_n of_o man_n heart_n he_o sin_v more_o often_o through_o too_o much_o confidence_n than_o through_o too_o much_o fear_n and_o we_o be_v more_o prone_a to_o carnal_a licentiousness_n than_o be_v fit_a and_o we_o be_v all_o too_o impatient_a to_o bear_v the_o yoke_n unless_o we_o do_v with_o full_a purpose_n of_o mind_n resolve_v to_o obey_v such_o law_n as_o be_v not_o evident_o unjust_a the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o craft_n of_o the_o serpent_n thereunto_o add_v will_v often_o suggest_v such_o excuse_n as_o will_v hinder_v we_o from_o do_v our_o duty_n in_o this_o respect_n in_o his_o sermon_n on_o rom._n 14._o 23._o the_o bishop_n first_o show_v what_o a_o doubt_a conscience_n be_v namely_o when_o the_o scale_n hang_v even_o so_o as_o a_o man_n can_v well_o resolve_v whether_o way_n he_o shall_v rather_o take_v sect._n 25._o which_o he_o say_v may_v be_v because_o reason_n seem_v to_o be_v probable_a pro_fw-la and_o con_v and_o there_o be_v learned_a man_n of_o the_o one_o opinion_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o other_o and_o sect._n 28._o he_o say_v if_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o agent_n be_v determine_v by_o some_o superior_a 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non_fw-la sit_fw-la certum_fw-la displicere_fw-la deo_fw-la say_v s._n bernard_n which_o be_v not_o evident_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o will_n of_o god_n aught_o of_o we_o to_o be_v receive_v and_o obey_v no_o otherwise_o than_o if_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v because_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v we_o to_o obey_v the_o high_a power_n and_o to_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o their_o ordinance_n and_o in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o 29_o sect._n if_o the_o conscience_n be_v only_o doubtful_a whether_o the_o thing_n be_v lawful_a or_o no_o but_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o pass_v a_o peremptory_a judgement_n against_o it_o yea_o although_o he_o rather_o incline_v to_o think_v it_o unlawful_a in_o that_o case_n if_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v command_v it_o to_o be_v do_v the_o subject_n with_o a_o good_a conscience_n may_v do_v it_o nay_o he_o can_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n refuse_v to_o do_v it_o though_o it_o be_v dubitante_fw-la conscientiâ_fw-la and_o he_o be_v 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intolerable_a in_o the_o church_n the_o inward_a thought_n of_o both_o be_v the_o same_o that_o those_o who_o they_o smite_v or_o separate_v from_o be_v bad_a and_o unlovely_a and_o unfit_a for_o better_a usage_n but_o i_o have_v observe_v that_o professor_n of_o religion_n do_v oppose_v and_o deride_v almost_o all_o that_o worship_n of_o god_n out_o of_o pretend_v conscience_n which_o other_o do_v out_o of_o profaneness_n saint_n rest_v part_v 1._o c._n 7._o sect._n 14._o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o old_a cause_n prop._n that_o the_o people_n shall_v have_v liberty_n and_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n in_o all_o matter_n of_o god_n worship_n faith_n and_o conscience_n and_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o old_a cause_n so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o good_a cause_n for_o first_o it_o contradict_v the_o express_a revelation_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n moses_n as_o a_o magistrate_n have_v to_o do_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o so_o have_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n law_n and_o providence_n be_v both_o quite_o change_v if_o toleration_n of_o false_a worship_n and_o other_o abuse_n of_o religion_n tend_v not_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n if_o magistrate_n must_v give_v liberty_n for_o all_o to_o propagate_v a_o false_a religion_n than_o so_o must_v parent_n and_o master_n also_o which_o will_v be_v a_o crime_n so_o horrid_a in_o the_o nature_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o as_o i_o be_o loath_a to_o name_v with_o its_o proper_a title_n the_o magistrate_n will_v quick_o find_v that_o the_o distraction_n of_o the_o church_n will_v breed_v and_o feed_v such_o distraction_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n 309._o as_o may_v make_v they_o wish_v they_o have_v quench_v the_o fire_n while_o it_o be_v yet_o quenchable_a our_o unity_n be_v not_o only_o our_o strength_n but_o their_o strength_n and_o the_o fire_n that_o begin_v in_o the_o church_n may_v if_o let_v alone_o reach_v the_o court._n pag._n 423._o of_o his_o 5._o disputation_n he_o lay_v down_o this_o as_o the_o sum_n of_o what_o he_o have_v say_v that_o man_n may_v determine_v of_o mode_n and_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n necessary_a and_o command_v in_o genere_fw-la but_o not_o determine_v by_o god_n in_o specie_fw-la sect._n 65._o and_o then_o infer_v sect._n 67._o if_o the_o mischoosing_a of_o such_o circumstance_n by_o church-governor_n be_v but_o a_o inconvenience_n and_o do_v not_o destroy_v the_o ordinance_n itself_o or_o frustrate_v the_o end_n of_o it_o we_o be_v to_o obey_v 1._o for_o he_o be_v the_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o work_n and_o not_o we_o 2._o the_o thing_n be_v not_o sinful_a though_o inconvenient_a 3._o obedience_n be_v command_v to_o our_o lawful_a governor_n sect._n 70._o and_o when_o we_o do_v obey_v in_o a_o case_n of_o miscommand_v it_o be_v not_o a_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o as_o some_o do_v misconceive_v but_o it_o be_v only_o a_o submit_v to_o that_o which_o be_v ill-commanded_n but_o not_o evil_a in_o he_o that_o do_v submit_v it_o be_v the_o determiner_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o inconvenience_n and_o not_o the_o obeyer_n nor_o be_v it_o inconvenient_a for_o i_o to_o obey_v though_o it_o be_v worse_o perhaps_o to_o he_o that_o command_v while_o he_o sin_v in_o command_v he_o may_v make_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o obey_v p._n 461._o sect._n 6._o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v obvious_a and_o clear_a even_o because_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o governor_n to_o determine_v of_o such_o circumstance_n it_o be_v the_o pastor_n office_n to_o guide_v and_o oversee_v the_o flock_n and_o when_o he_o determine_v these_o he_o be_v but_o in_o his_o own_o way_n and_o do_v but_o his_o own_o work_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v therein_o the_o judge_n if_o the_o case_n be_v controvertible_a if_o none_o shall_v obey_v a_o magistrate_n or_o pastor_n in_o the_o work_n of_o their_o own_o office_n as_o long_o as_o they_o think_v he_o do_v they_o 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