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A83437 The casting down of the last and strongest hold of Satan. Or, A treatise against toleration and pretended liberty of conscience: wherein by Scripture, sound reason, fathers, schoolmen, casuists, Protestant divines of all nations, confessions of faith of the Reformed Churches, ecclesiastical histories, and constant practice of the most pious and wisest emperours, princes, states, the best writers of politicks, the experience of all ages; yea, by divers principles, testimonies and proceedings of sectaries themselves, as Donatists, Anabaptists, Brownists, Independents, the unlawfulnesse and mischeif [sic] in Christian commonwealths and kingdoms both of a vniversal toleration of all religions and consciences, and of a limited and bounded of some sects only, are clearly proved and demonstrated, with all the materiall grounds and reasons brought for such tolerations fully answered. / By Thomas Edvvards, Minister of the Gospel. The first part.; Casting down of the last and strongest hold of Satan. Part 1 Edwards, Thomas, 1599-1647. 1647 (1647) Wing E225; Thomason E394_6; ESTC R201621 211,214 231

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page_n 130._o that_o for_o his_o part_n he_o shall_v think_v it_o equal_a and_o meet_v he_o that_o shall_v do_v presumptuous_o and_o not_o hearken_v unto_o what_o be_v by_o infallible_a revelation_n from_o god_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o the_o only_a ground_n bring_v by_o he_o in_o this_o 36._o section_n of_o deny_v this_o power_n to_o magistrate_n now_o be_v their_o uncertainty_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o best_a oracle_n that_o magistrate_n and_o judge_n have_v to_o direct_v they_o in_o doubtful_a case_n about_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v man_n of_o very_a fallible_a judgement_n and_o every_o way_n obnoxious_a unto_o error_n and_o mistake_n and_o therefore_o to_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o old_a law_n be_v now_o in_o force_n because_o it_o be_v once_o give_v to_o the_o jew_n be_v as_o if_o one_o shall_v prove_v that_o a_o man_n may_v safe_o and_o without_o danger_n walk_v among_o bog_n and_o praecipice_n at_o midnight_n because_o he_o may_v well_o 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certain_a in_o religion_n which_o he_o certain_o know_v and_o believe_v whether_o then_o the_o magistrate_n may_v punish_v which_o upon_o this_o very_a question_n whether_o prince_n have_v full_a power_n to_o command_v for_o truth_n be_v well_o observe_v 277._o by_o bishop_n bilson_n long_v since_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o jesuit_n make_v this_o objection_n yea_o but_o who_o shall_v tell_v magistrate_n which_o be_v truth_n that_o be_v not_o this_o question_n when_o we_o reason_n whether_o prince_n may_v command_v for_o truth_n and_o punish_v error_n you_o must_v not_o cavil_n about_o the_o mean_n to_o know_v truth_n from_o error_n but_o suppose_v that_o truth_n be_v confess_v and_o agree_v on_o and_o in_o that_o case_n what_o may_v prince_n do_v for_o truth_n if_o i_o shall_v ask_v you_o whether_o prince_n may_v revenge_v murder_n and_o punish_v theft_n be_v this_o a_o answer_n to_o say_v but_o how_o shall_v they_o know_v what_o murder_n be_v and_o who_o be_v thief_n no_o more_o 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