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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37480	Compulsion of conscience condemned wherein is plainly demonstrated how inconsistent it is with Scripture, the fundamental laws of England, and common equity &c. / by Tho. De-Laune ...	De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.	1683 (1683)	Wing D890; ESTC R8872	35,062	47

under his Eternal Wrath. With this Belief I content my self and firmly hold That God is not nor cannot be the Author of any Evil but on the contrary that he is the Author of all Good I believe that Mans Damnation is purely and Originally from his own wickedness and that his Eternal Destruction is not from any Decree of God which whosoever saies does at the same time affirm That God does Damn him for what he cannot possibly avoid On the other side I Beleive that no Man can save himself but that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only and sole Author and Cause of Salvation and that he alone purifies the corrupt Wills and Hearts of Men adapting and preparing them to receive his Grace and saving Truths through the Power and Influence of the Holy Spirit This is my Creed in this Point and here I rest not proposing it by way of Imposition on others but to shew that this moderate middle path which in my Judgment is Sound and Orthodox and would lead us to the desireable Mansions of Peace out of which our Pulpit-Wars have a long time kept us I doubt some Intemperate Zealots that would as soon part with their Eyes as their Notions will be grumbling at what I say as too favourable to one side or other But as I regard not unjust censure so I Challenge them to mend it Methinks if these general Truths and some such like be enough for the people to know they do the Church no good service that instead of Preaching Practical Duties will needs be frightening the Auditory with hidden Decrees absolute Reprobation and some such new made Thunder-Bolts able to scare 'em into Despair God Commanded his Gospel to be Preach'd to all the World that such as would receive it should be saved But these Men have got you a hidden Decree which Damns the greatest part of Mankind yet without the hand of any Heavenly Notary to testifie it And pray tell me what is it more or less than to mock the poor people to invite them to believe c. when 't is impossible for them savingly to do it if their Names be Registred in that black and irreversible Muster Roll. I do not design to reflect upon any nor do I List my self with those who follow Arminius or Calvin I am sorry to find extreams on both hands I would only beseech Dissenters to Preach necessary Truths and let the hidden Decrees of God alone with other unnecessary Notions which practice will undoubtedly be of great and useful Consequenc and will preventthe Bawling of such Authors as this is who I believe will not Quarrel with what I here write nor charge his horrible Consequences upon it and yet I am sure all Sober Dissenters are of this mind For I never yet met any of them but upon a sober debate as occasion offered it were obliged by fair Argument to own it And he that believes this believes enough as to this Point and more will but distract and confound the plain and honest Christian I have been the longer about this tolet this Author know that his charge of Heresie is stretcht unreasonably wide and I hope I have gain'd thus much by taking notice of this Pamphlet that upon a serious and unbyass'd perusal of this few Remarks any Reader of common Capacity will see a necessity of better Arguments then he uses And 't is hop'd that our Church will use that way of reducing Dissenters viz. Mild Christian Debates and Conferences Sober Brotherly Perswasions with hearty Prayers for each other which were the Church Weapons of the Primitive Christians not such Whirlwind and Thunder as some certain Renegado's yonder at Algier or thereabouts would Conjure up against a little scatter'd Fleet of their Quondam Friends I profess I cannot but wonder at the unparallel'd Confidence of this Pamphlet that blushes not to charge the greatest part of the Sectaries as its young zeal words it meaning Protestant Dissenters with making God the Author of wickedness in such terms as quoted before which is no less then to charge them with the blackest of Blasphemies Now the Laws of our Land have provided Condign punishment for that most Monstrous of Treasons against the King of Kings And the Author cannot acquit himself of Misprision if he gives not a Catalogue of such horrible Delinquents that the Law may punish them and that all Christians may shun them as the worst of Hereticks Let him produce that together with Legal Evidence and then fiat Justitia let new Tyburns be erected for them if the Legislative Authory thinks fit Reader I have almost done with this Pamphlet which I believe will Proselite only such as are under the Influence of something I shall not name Only give me leave to add a few Lines by way of observation upon the specimen the Author gives of the Wit and Policy of these giddy Sectaries as he calls them Would they have saies he p. 12. Arch-Bishops Bishops the best Clergy all the best Clergy of England Tythes Vniversities Parish Levy's Down This he Answers with a parcel of Gingling Yes Yes Yesses Then to fill up the Vacuities he insinuates that these same Sectaries would Elect Tinkers Taylors Watermen Shoomakers Coffee-men Hat-Dressers c. concluding with a pious Irony That the Christian World must be acquainted with this Honourable Reformation In the first place the Slander is Venemous and the Deportment of the Grave and Reverend Nonconformist Preachers since His Majesties happy Restauration confutes this wild Calumny Let him name those giddy Fools and let them be exposed for their silliness Else let him avoid the charge of turning a false Accuser of the Brethren if he can All that Protestant Dissenters desire is but a Liberty to serve their God according to their Light in Cottages or any where quietly without any Combination against the Government nor do they begrudge the Governours of the Church their Dignities or Revenues When they do otherwise let them be stigmatiz'd with a Witness for me for then they cease from being the Disciples of Christ whose Kingdom is not of this World Secondly If he has been a benefic'd Holder-forth amongst these Sectaries he might have nam'd his own Trade with the rest And should have Demonstrated which of those Mechanicks have aspired to such high Church Dignities without that the Tale signifies nothing There were Mechanick Preachers in the Primitive Times I am sure 't is well they escape this Gentlemans lash he deserves thanks for that Civility however Well but says the Pamphlet p. 13. for forty years they have made no Bank built no Free-Schools purchas'd no Church-Lands pay no Tythes wont consent to have all things common their Preachers go a Begging c. This I must confess is a frightful charge and able to scare their Preachers away from them if they only gape for a Benefice But the Author did not consider that this is a good Argument against his Insinuations of their Ambition for if