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complicate_v heresy_n therefore_o to_o avoid_v the_o name_n of_o innovator_n he_o say_v nullum_fw-la etc._n etc._n vadovit_fw-la etc._n apolog._n epist_n ad_fw-la martin_n vadovit_fw-la in_o my_o public_a writing_n i_o assert_v no_o doctrine_n which_o before_o my_o come_n hither_o into_o poland_n have_v not_o be_v own_v by_o other_o in_o this_o kingdom_n or_o elsewhere_o yet_o his_o uncle_n laelius_n who_o have_v be_v his_o teacher_n and_o who_o opinion_n he_o defend_v in_o the_o preface_n of_o his_o explication_n of_o the_o one_a chap._n of_o john_n gospel_n declare_v his_o interpretation_n to_o be_v new_a the_o true_a sense_n whereof_o say_v he_o have_v be_v mistake_v by_o all_o expositor_n that_o be_v before_o it_o be_v true_a that_o general_o most_o of_o his_o heresy_n be_v broach_v before_o he_o whereunto_o his_o uncle_n and_o he_o after_o add_v some_o few_o thing_n and_o thereunto_o give_v a_o new_a form_n which_o to_o give_v a_o great_a authority_n unto_o he_o say_v how_o 382._o how_o epist_n ad_fw-la squarcilupum_fw-la tom._n 1._o p._n 382._o in_o what_o he_o have_v write_v in_o answer_n ad_fw-la palaeo-logum_a de_fw-la magistratu_fw-la he_o own_v no_o other_o master_n or_o teacher_n but_o god_n and_o scripture_n beside_o his_o uncle_n laelius_n dead_a long_o before_o or_o rather_o some_o few_o write_n or_o annotation_n of_o he_o this_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o also_o extend_v to_o the_o universal_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n and_o though_o he_o own_v there_o be_v still_o some_o thing_n which_o he_o may_v learn_v yet_o hitherto_o he_o meet_v with_o none_o therein_o able_a to_o teach_v he_o and_o this_o man_n who_o seem_v to_o scorn_v to_o learn_v any_o thing_n of_o other_o have_v forge_v and_o frame_v a_o new_a body_n of_o divinity_n and_o squeeze_v what_o he_o can_v out_o of_o his_o brain_n that_o very_o same_o he_o publish_v and_o will_v have_v we_o to_o believe_v as_o divine_a truth_n as_o if_o to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n he_o have_v be_v constitute_v the_o only_a true_a interpreter_n of_o god_n word_n however_o this_o must_v be_v say_v that_o to_o gain_v more_o man_n to_o himself_o he_o allow_v other_o the_o same_o liberty_n he_o take_v to_o interpret_v scripture_n as_o they_o please_v yet_o he_o insinuate_v how_o in_o his_o interpretation_n be_v the_o fit_a rule_n for_o they_o to_o go_v by_o and_o to_o please_v many_o man_n about_o this_o they_o give_v leave_v to_o bring_v in_o commodam_fw-la interpretationem_fw-la as_o they_o call_v it_o that_o be_v not_o the_o true_a but_o most_o to_o their_o purpose_n the_o easy_a most_o commodious_a or_o convenient_a under_o which_o cloak_n they_o wrest_v it_o to_o a_o contrary_a sense_n and_o in_o matter_n of_o salvation_n socinus_n be_v so_o complacent_fw-la as_o to_z say_v that_o though_o one_o believe_v thing_n contrary_a to_o scripture_n 502._o tom._n 1._o p._n 502._o as_o to_o believe_v some_o thing_n therein_o to_o be_v forbid_v or_o command_v which_o be_v not_o he_o be_v thereby_o in_o no_o danger_n of_o be_v deprive_v of_o salvation_n or_o exclude_v from_o heaven_n yet_o man_n shall_v know_v how_o the_o gospel_n and_o christian_a religion_n be_v a_o depositum_fw-la a_o thing_n give_v in_o trust_n whereof_o the_o minister_n be_v the_o keeper_n for_o say_v the_o apostle_n to_o his_o disciple_n 6.20_o 1_o tim._n 6.20_o o_o timothy_n keep_v that_o which_o be_v commit_v to_o thy_o trust_n it_o be_v then_o a_o thing_n deliver_v to_o not_o invent_v by_o thou_o not_o thy_o own_o but_o christ_n it_o be_v not_o of_o thy_o contrivance_n but_o like_o a_o steward_n thou_o have_v receive_v it_o and_o must_v dispose_v of_o it_o not_o according_a to_o thy_o own_o fancy_n but_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n prescribe_v thou_o without_o any_o alteration_n but_o as_o their_o principle_n
thing_n go_v otherwise_o when_o emperor_n and_o other_o man_n of_o authority_n in_o the_o world_n become_v christian_n than_o they_o become_v nurse_n father_n to_o the_o church_n defend_v and_o maintain_v it_o against_o her_o enemy_n by_o arm_n against_o those_o who_o therewith_o assault_v it_o and_o by_o council_n against_o those_o who_o will_v have_v undermine_v her_o doctrine_n and_o so_o it_o ought_v now_o to_o be_v against_o those_o who_o impious_o blaspheme_n that_o god_n who_o the_o christian_a church_n ever_o own_a and_o worship_v whereunto_o the_o adversary_n agree_v for_o say_v 327._o say_v tom._n 1._o sol._n scrup._n 30._o ad_fw-la eum_fw-la p._n 327._o socinus_n constat_fw-la justinum_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v certain_a that_o justin_n and_o irenaeus_n have_v a_o different_a opinion_n from_o what_o we_o have_v of_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n therefore_o man_n who_o wilful_o recede_v from_o such_o fundamental_a and_o universal_a truth_n and_o blaspheme_n there-against_a may_v very_o well_o be_v restrain_v and_o punish_v and_o by_o a_o argument_n ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la here_o upon_o the_o matter_n i_o return_v socinus_n own_o word_n upon_o himself_o for_o say_v he_o vadovit_fw-la he_o epist_n ad_fw-la mart._n vadovit_fw-la the_o heresiarck_n who_o raise_v sedition_n and_o in_o promote_a their_o heresy_n mind_v only_o their_o own_o conveniency_n ought_v most_o severe_o to_o be_v use_v as_o those_o who_o fault_n and_o vice_n lie_v not_o in_o the_o understanding_n but_o in_o the_o will_n he_o far_o add_v how_o the_o heresiarck_n who_o frailty_n lie_v only_o in_o the_o mind_n aught_o to_o be_v deal_v with_o as_o furious_a man_n and_o out_o of_o their_o sense_n because_o though_o they_o be_v pity-worthy_a yet_o when_o find_v to_o do_v mischief_n be_v restrain_v and_o though_o these_o like_o the_o other_o may_v be_v pity_v yet_o if_o need_n require_v their_o endeavour_n to_o propagate_v their_o doctrine_n ought_v to_o be_v suppress_v even_o if_o otherwise_o it_o can_v be_v do_v with_o bond_n and_o imprisonment_n that_o be_v in_o plain_a english_a if_o they_o have_v the_o power_n in_o their_o hand_n thus_o they_o will_v use_v those_o who_o differ_v from_o they_o and_o by_o they_o be_v call_v heretic_n so_o upon_o themselves_o they_o pass_v a_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n this_o coercive_a power_n at_o several_a time_n have_v by_o the_o magisttrate_n be_v make_v use_n of_o it_o be_v for_o a_o instance_n when_o several_a bishop_n of_o the_o east_n meet_v together_o to_o get_v paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la a_o heresiarck_n well_o know_v to_o socinus_n remove_v from_o bis_fw-la bishopric_n of_o antioch_n for_o his_o heresy_n and_o address_v to_o the_o emperor_n aurelian_a who_o effect_v it_o but_o to_o go_v much_o beyond_o the_o time_n of_o christian_a emperor_n we_o have_v a_o remarkable_a example_n of_o what_o be_v the_o duty_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o care_n of_o prince_n and_o governor_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o power_n which_o god_n have_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n to_o promote_v his_o glory_n and_o suppress_v all_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o 3.29_o dan._n 3.29_o nebuchadnezzar_n decree_n which_o he_o make_v after_o shadrach_n and_o his_o two_o companion_n have_v miraculous_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n that_o every_o not_o only_a person_n but_o nation_n and_o people_n that_o shall_v speak_v any_o thing_n amiss_o or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o old_a translation_n blaspheme_n against_o the_o god_n of_o shadrach_n shall_v be_v cut_v in_o piece_n and_o their_o house_n be_v make_v a_o dunghill_n if_o this_o heathen_a king_n will_v not_o leave_v blasphemy_n unpunished_a but_o move_v by_o god_n spirit_n make_v a_o law_n and_o appoint_v a_o punishment_n for_o such_o transgressor_n much_o more_o ought_v all_o who_o profess_v the_o christian_a religion_n take_v care_n to_o see_v such_o impiety_n suppress_v or_o else_o as_o their_o knowledge_n and_o charge_n be_v great_a if_o therein_o they_o be_v want_v they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o suffer_v double_a punishment_n what_o treason_n be_v in_o humane_a thing_n that_o in_o some_o kind_a blasphemy_n be_v in_o divine_a for_o as_o treason_n be_v against_o the_o king_n person_n or_o government_n so_o blasphemy_n be_v against_o god_n nature_n or_o his_o work_n now_o as_o treason_n be_v just_o punish_v so_o there_o be_v a_o punishment_n due_a to_o blasphemy_n but_o to_o come_v to_o other_o thing_n i_o say_v that_o for_o all_o their_o pretence_n to_o piety_n and_o virtue_n their_o principle_n lead_v quite_o to_o the_o contrary_a and_o what_o i_o be_o go_v to_o say_v though_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o can_v bring_v it_o home_o upon_o they_o here_o i_o positive_o charge_v they_o by_o mean_n of_o some_o of_o their_o damnable_a opinion_n to_o encourage_v vice_n profaneness_n immorality_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n and_o this_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o can_v make_v good_a so_o that_o it_o shall_v stick_v and_o let_v they_o wash_v it_o off_o as_o they_o can_v they_o be_v for_o the_o mortality_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n like_o the_o body_n they_o will_v have_v she_o to_o be_v uncapable_a of_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n she_o neither_o act_n nor_o be_v act_v by_o but_o be_v asleep_a together_o with_o the_o body_n till_o the_o resurrection-day_n to_o this_o purpose_n speak_v 507._o speak_v epist_n 5._o ad_fw-la volk_n so._n epist_n 3._o ad_fw-la dudith_n p._n 507._o socinus_n which_o be_v 264.267_o be_v def._n puccii_fw-la ad_fw-la resp_n soc._n tom_n 2._o oper._n soc._n p._n 264.267_o fr._n puccius_n charge_n against_o he_o non_fw-la i_o latet_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v puccius_n i_o know_v that_o thou_o deny_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o who_o be_v not_o christian_n in_o the_o resurrection_n so_o with_o the_o epicurean_o thou_o believe_v the_o impious_a doctrine_n that_o the_o soul_n die_v with_o the_o body_n and_o be_v both_o annihilate_v by_o death_n we_o use_v to_o say_v sin_n be_v link_v together_o and_o go_v by_o couple_n so_o one_o error_n draw_v into_o another_o thus_o by_o a_o good_a consequence_n they_o deny_v there_o be_v now_o a_o triumph_v church_n consist_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o those_o who_o enjoy_v god_n presence_n when_o scripture_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o yea_o say_v the_o spirit_n 14.13_o rev._n 14.13_o that_o they_o may_v rest_v from_o their_o labour_n upon_o this_o subject_a calvin_n have_v write_v a_o excellent_a treatise_n call_v psychopannichia_n about_o the_o condition_n of_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n to_o be_v see_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o opuscula_n which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o not_o to_o trouble_v myself_o with_o refute_v the_o dream_n of_o the_o soul_n fall_v asleep_a after_o death_n till_o the_o resurrection_n they_o also_o deny_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o hell_n be_v for_o a_o total_a annihilation_n that_o be_v after_o judgement_n the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v reduce_v to_o nothing_o as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o be_v than_o no_o torment_n for_o they_o to_o suffer_v upon_o this_o etc._n this_o epist_n 3._o ad_fw-la dudith_n nec_fw-la de_fw-la immortalitate_fw-la animae_fw-la etc._n etc._n socinus_n speak_v plain_a enough_o i_o do_v believe_v that_o any_o where_o in_o the_o whole_a old_a testament_n any_o clear_a mention_n be_v make_v either_o of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o of_o any_o other_o life_n here_o be_v your_o saducee_n but_o what_o be_v become_v of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n solomon_n speak_v to_o the_o purpose_n then_o shall_v the_o dust_n that_o be_v the_o body_n 12.7_o eccles_n 12.7_o return_v to_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v unto_o god_n who_o give_v it_o now_o in_o god_n presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o his_o right-hand_a pleasure_n for_o evermore_o 16.11_o psalm_n 16.11_o certain_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v 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and_o of_o athanasius_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v plain_a enough_o against_o socinian_o and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o agreement_n at_o sandomir_n be_v name_v tritheist_n ebionite_n and_o ari-anabaptiss_a this_o universal_a consent_n of_o they_o be_v in_o write_v present_v to_o three_o of_o their_o king_n sigismond_n augustus_n henry_n and_o stephen_n all_o which_o circumstance_n make_v the_o thing_n the_o more_o considerable_a and_o set_v the_o heart_n of_o many_o against_o socinus_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o blasphemy_n in_o so_o much_o that_o in_o cracow_n where_o he_o then_o reside_v there_o be_v a_o great_a tumult_n by_o the_o scholar_n and_o other_o who_o hurry_v he_o out_o of_o his_o chamber_n half_o naked_a though_o sick_a and_o he_o narrow_o escape_v be_v tear_v in_o piece_n which_o make_v he_o leave_v that_o town_n and_o go_v to_o lokowict_n where_o he_o die_v not_o long_o after_o to_o the_o character_n which_o elsewhere_o i_o give_v of_o that_o heresiark_n 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