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conscience_n of_o man_n to_o bind_v the_o faith_n and_o conscience_n for_o look_v what_o god_n have_v by_o his_o law_n command_v to_o be_v do_v it_o be_v good_a it_o be_v holy_a no_o king_n nor_o the_o whole_a church_n can_v make_v any_o part_n of_o it_o evil_a or_o command_v it_o not_o to_o be_v do_v look_v what_o god_n have_v forbid_v to_o be_v do_v that_o same_o be_v evil_a and_o unholy_a no_o king_n nor_o yet_o the_o whole_a church_n can_v make_v it_o good_a and_o holy_a or_o command_v it_o to_o be_v do_v i_o say_v further_o that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v so_o absolute_o perfect_a that_o there_o be_v no_o righteousness_n for_o man_n but_o it_o be_v therein_o contain_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o unrighteousness_n but_o it_o be_v therein_o forbid_a wherefore_o they_o which_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o make_v law_n to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n either_o by_o abrogate_a or_o by_o add_v commit_v most_o high_a and_o blasphemous_a sacrilege_n of_o which_o the_o whole_a popery_n be_v to_o be_v condemue_v but_o now_o there_o be_v certain_a middle_a action_n and_o thing_n which_o we_o call_v indifferent_a because_o if_o we_o simple_o respect_v they_o in_o themselves_o or_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a in_o these_o consist_v one_o part_n of_o christian_a liberty_n to_o use_v or_o not_o to_o use_v with_o knowledge_n and_o discretion_n now_o if_o we_o respect_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o these_o thing_n no_o prince_n or_o church_n can_v change_v it_o as_o to_o make_v they_o to_o become_v necessary_o good_a or_o necessary_o evil_a in_o themselves_o to_o the_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o touch_v not_o taste_v not_o handle_v not_o coloss_n 2._o vers_fw-la 21._o make_v the_o outward_a indifferent_a thing_n unclean_a to_o the_o conscience_n be_v to_o usurp_v a_o antichristian_a power_n over_o the_o conscience_n even_o against_o god_n also_o to_o make_v those_o external_a thing_n to_o be_v of_o necessity_n to_o the_o conscience_n be_v to_o lay_v a_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n and_o against_o this_o we_o be_v will_v to_o stand_v fast_o in_o the_o freedom_n wherewith_o christ_n have_v make_v we_o free_a gal_n 5._o vers_fw-la 1._o hitherto_o master_n barrow_n i_o think_v you_o will_v agree_v with_o i_o but_o now_o touch_v the_o external_a use_n of_o these_o thing_n either_o for_o prince_n to_o make_v politic_a law_n to_o command_v the_o use_n or_o to_o restrain_v the_o use_n of_o they_o or_o for_o the_o church_n to_o make_v cannon_n and_o constitution_n to_o command_v or_o restrain_v the_o use_n as_o shall_v serve_v for_o order_n and_o comeliness_n therein_o lie_v our_o disagreement_n and_o therein_o you_o plead_v for_o your_o annabaptisticall_a freedom_n and_o confusion_n i_o mean_v that_o ataxia_fw-la or_o overthrow_v of_o all_o order_n first_o you_o call_v it_o a_o subtle_a distinction_n which_o master_n caluine_n use_v of_o the_o external_a or_o civil_a court_n and_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n in_o your_o discovery_n pag._n 88_o and_o you_o say_v master_n caluine_n have_v very_o true_o set_v down_o that_o it_o be_v heinous_a presumption_n in_o any_o mortal_a man_n to_o restrain_v or_o make_v law_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v leave_v in_o liberty_n he_o straight_o way_n lest_o he_o shall_v keep_v back_o civil_a magistrate_n from_o receive_v the_o gospel_n invent_v a_o politic_a distinction_n betwixt_o the_o civil_a court_n and_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n say_v that_o this_o outward_a court_n respect_v man_n only_o and_o bind_v not_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o doer_n the_o other_o concern_v matter_n belong_v unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o bind_v the_o conscience_n thus_o have_v he_o both_o lose_v and_o entangle_v himself_o and_o utter_o overthrow_v all_o his_o former_a doctrine_n pag._n 93._o in_o pag._n 247._o of_o